Official Career Storm
Chapter 313

Chapter 313: Chapter 313

Normally, Mayor Zheng would never allow someone else to take full responsibility for a project he had secured.

Yet, he did just that.

This explained the loss of the project documents.

The loss was staged.

Wu Qiangwei was waiting for this whistleblower letter.

Secretary Lu felt it was very tricky and quite puzzling.

You see, since Wu Qiangwei arrived in Lingjiang, he and Mayor Zheng had reaped great benefits.

Thanks to Qiangwei, they both had the chance to reclaim power.

And both had been cooperating with Wu Qiangwei.

Though each of them also wanted to advance further, their relationship with Qiangwei was outwardly good.

But now, Mayor Zheng had done such a thing.

When had his relationship with Wu Qiangwei deteriorated so badly?

Badly enough to go after her secretary!

Initially, at the standing committee meetings, the two just put on an act for others to see.

Now, the act had become real...

Secretary Lu tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, his thoughts not on how to mend their relationship, but on the rare opportunity this presented for himself.

Why was Mayor Zheng so eager to boost the economy?

Because economic achievements are most visible!

But Lingjiang, as a city, had its limits.

If economic accomplishments were the benchmark, he and Mayor Zheng were doomed to let only one reach the provincial level.

Mayor Zheng had been vigorously attracting investment recently, but in reality, Secretary Lu had not been idle.

Just not as ostentatious as Mayor Zheng.

He had actually thought about taking down Mayor Zheng.

But he couldn’t be too brazen, as it would leave a bad impression on the leaders.

Also, he hadn’t found the opportunity.

Now, the opportunity had arrived.

He was considering going against Mayor Zheng, and Wu Qiangwei had just handed him the knife.

Not to use it would be unjustifiable.

But it couldn’t be too obvious.

On the surface, he had to seem like he was trying to maintain the relationship, but in reality, he needed to take advantage of the situation.

"Could there be some misunderstanding here?" Secretary Lu furrowed his brows, seemingly not wanting to see the two at such odds.

Wu Qiangwei showed no intention to explain, "Let’s follow the procedure."

She stood up, "I’ll head over now."

"Ah... alright." Secretary Lu feigned an attempt to keep her.

After she left, Secretary Lu dropped his hand, closed his eyes to feign rest, and carefully sorted through his thoughts, looking for more information that could be used against Mayor Zheng.

...

After leaving, Song Guanchao said, "Secretary, I’ll go get some food."

"Alright."

He brought back the meal and sat opposite Wu Qiangwei, saying, "Secretary, what did Secretary Lu say?"

"He didn’t say much, but he made his intention very clear, he does not want the incident to escalate, worried that it might affect my relationship with Mayor Zheng."

Wu Qiangwei spoke indifferently, "He’s putting on a show for me, probably thinking his acting is so good, I couldn’t see through it."

Song Guanchao smiled, "After all, pretenses must be kept up, but the more Secretary Lu thinks this way, the less we can afford to let him succeed. It’s best to keep them in a state of balance."

If Mayor Zheng were to fall, Secretary Lu would pick up the baton.

Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng were different, for even with all the Mayor’s bluster, he was still the second in command and only managed the municipal government, unable to extend his reach to the City Committee.

Secretary Lu was unlike him.

He was the de facto leader, in charge of the City Committee.

One could disregard him privately, but if he made a request at the standing committee meeting, even Wu Qiangwei had to comply.

So even if Song Guanchao wanted to take down Mayor Zheng, he had to consider the potential aftermath.

Wu Qiangwei, of course, understood this without being told.

She tapped Song Guanchao’s bowl, "Eat your food, talk less."

After lunch.

Song Guanchao suddenly received a call from Zhou Qian.

He slapped his forehead, he’d forgotten again; he’d forgotten about this girl!

"Hello, Miss Zhou, I was just about to call you."

"Call me?" Zhou Qian was asked to the point where she forgot why she had called in the first place: "Why call me?"

"To invite you out to dinner," Song Guanchao said seriously.

"Really?"

"Really."

"Tonight?"

"Mm, do you have time tonight?"

"I really don’t tonight," Zhou Qian sighed and then added, "Right, I almost forgot the important matter."

"Go ahead."

"I just received an anonymous email related to the Lingjiang high-speed rail project."

"What does it say?"

"I’ll send it to you."

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Song Guanchao checked his email.

The content was similar to that of a whistleblower’s letter.

The person in charge of the high-speed rail project, Song Guanchao, had used his position to purchase houses involved with the construction of the high-speed rail ahead of time.

If the homeowners were unwilling to sell, Song Guanchao would send thugs to cut off their water and electricity to threaten them.

Hoping that the television station could go to the scene to report, to broadcast this shameless behavior that severely endangered the citizens’ lives and expose Song Guanchao.

After reading the email, Song Guanchao returned the call.

Zhou Qian asked, "Is the content of the email true?"

"What do you think?"

"I don’t know, I don’t know you."

Song Guanchao grinned; this girl was really interesting.

"It’s fake."

"It’s fake? Well, should I still go interview?"

"Interview!"

"Ah? So I really should go interview?"

"Of course, you should interview, and what’s more, you should do it in front of the police!"

"Police? Will the police go this afternoon?"

"Mm, Director Qin will personally take people over to investigate, though they’ll be in plain clothes, so you’ll need to keep a close eye. Make sure Director Qin knows that you came to interview because you received an anonymous email."

"Mm-hm, got it."

"I’ll take you out for dinner tomorrow night, is there anything you’d particularly like to eat?"

"Japanese food, the same place as last time."

"Alright."

Just as he’d hung up the phone, Zeng Li came in, furious, "Who are you taking out for Japanese food?"

"Zhou Qian, the TV host; you’ll know if you check."

Song Guanchao got up and walked into his office.

The simplest way to deal with Zeng Li was to tell her the truth.

As long as you’re honest, her jealousy will dissipate on its own.

Even if you’re dining out with a woman, as long as you’re upfront about it, she would automatically rationalize it as just regular social interaction and not suspect any romantic involvement.

Song Guanchao relayed the email situation to Wu Qiangwei.

"It must have been Secretary Lu’s doing," Wu Qiangwei inquired, "What do you think should be done?"

Song Guanchao replied, "Zhou Qian will go for an interview later, I’ve arranged for her to do it in front of Director Qin. At the City Committee meeting tomorrow, Director Qin should mention it."

"It will have the best effect coming from his mouth. If he doesn’t mention it, then the secretary can bring up the email again."

He had organized everything neatly, sparing Wu Qiangwei the worry and saving her a lot of energy.

Yet, the more flawlessly Song Guanchao performed, the more Wu Qiangwei felt a sense of defeat.

As a leader, barely needing to lift a finger for anything big or small hardly reflected the role of leadership.

"Right," Song Guanchao asked, "Secretary, what do you think about seizing the opportunity to take over the high-speed rail project?"

Wu Qiangwei was somewhat surprised, clearly not expecting him to ask such a question.

After all, he handled everything perfectly on his own; it would seem he wouldn’t need to ask for her advice.

Wu Qiangwei thought to herself that he wasn’t so perfect after all; there were times when he still needed her suggestions.

She reclaimed her authority as a leader and asked probingly, "What do you think?"

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