Official Career Storm
Chapter 350

Chapter 350: Chapter 350

Song Guanchao leaned back in his chair, leisurely looking through the documents.

This whistleblowing letter had once again thrown the City Committee and Municipal Government into complete chaos.

Let it be chaotic.

A little chaos is good.

Chu Xiao’e had sent him a message to come over.

When he arrived at the office, he didn’t see her secretary.

"Secretary Lu wants to change secretaries," Chu Xiao’e said, causing Song Guanchao to be stunned for a while.

He furrowed his brow, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, he asked me for a list, probably happening soon."

Chu Xiao’e asked, "Aren’t you happy?"

She thought Song Guanchao would be pleased.

Song Guanchao said, "What’s there to be happy about? Secretary Sun is just a scapegoat, easy to manipulate. Getting someone new means starting from scratch."

It seemed that Zhang Kai’s matter had pushed Secretary Lu’s dissatisfaction with Secretary Sun to the breaking point.

Song Guanchao felt both pity for his misfortune and anger at his lack of struggle.

Couldn’t you, Sun Xiangwei, put in a bit more effort?

Though capability wasn’t the top priority in the system, you can’t be completely incompetent.

"No, we can’t let him change secretaries!"

Who was behind Secretary Sun, Song Guanchao wasn’t sure.

But he believed that Secretary Lu must know that Secretary Sun was deliberately placed by his side.

He absolutely couldn’t let him replace Sun Xiangwei.

If he did, he would have one less constraint, and his power would further be unleashed.

Chu Xiao’e responded with a bitter smile, "It’s not something you can decide just by saying no."

Song Guanchao fell silent.

Indeed, he wasn’t in a position to command a City Secretary.

No matter how much real power he had, it wasn’t enough to point fingers at the City Secretary.

Since he couldn’t alter the ultimate course of this matter, why not add fuel to the fire?

He sought out Secretary Sun.

Secretary Sun was feeling agitated at the moment.

He had botched the task assigned by Secretary Lu.

Suddenly seeing Song Guanchao, his instinct was to want him to get lost, but looking at his face, he remembered how ruthlessly Song Guanchao had acted before.

"Brother Song, looking for Secretary Lu?"

"I’m looking for you, Brother Sun." Song Guanchao flicked a cigarette, "Want one?"

Entering the corridor, Song Guanchao lit it for him.

This excessively polite demeanor made Secretary Sun quite uncomfortable.

He found that Song Guanchao was very similar to Secretary Lu.

Regardless of what happened behind closed doors, he gave all due respects publicly.

Even if he had attacked you the day before, he could still smile gleefully the next day as if nothing had happened.

This type of "smiling tiger" sent chills down his spine.

"Brother Sun, I heard something."

"What is it?"

"Heh, just rumors and hearsay. Let me just say it, and you just listen. Don’t repeat this outside, but even if you do, I won’t acknowledge it."

"Go ahead."

His mysterious demeanor had piqued Secretary Sun’s interest.

Song Guanchao glanced towards the entrance of the corridor and lowered his voice, "I heard that Secretary Lu is planning to change secretaries."

Secretary Sun’s body jerked, his eyes momentarily glazed over.

Only when the smoke from the cigarette stung his eyes did he snap back to reality.

"Where did you hear that?"

He suddenly panicked.

He wanted to tell himself that it was false, that what Song Guanchao said was untrue!

But then, he suddenly remembered that Chu Xiao’e had recently met with Secretary Lu.

After Chu Xiao’e left, her secretary came over, carrying a stack of documents.

What does Secretary Lu want with Chu Xiao’e?

She is the Chief Secretary, in charge of the Secretariat...

Could it be, was she delivering a list of alternatives?

"Brother Sun, I told you, all you need to do is listen. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."

Song Guanchao patted his shoulder, "I, for one, have enjoyed working with you, Brother Sun, and don’t really want to see you get transferred. But Secretary Lu’s decision is out of our hands."

"But I believe that Secretary Lu will definitely arrange something suitable for you. Maybe, he will place you in a local position to govern an area."

"Alright, I’m heading back now."

After Song Guanchao left, Secretary Sun paced back and forth in the corridor, growing more anxious by the minute.

He had no idea where Song Guanchao had gotten his information from, but it was highly likely to be true.

Because he had no reason to play such a game on himself.

He rushed down the stairs to the parking lot, got into his car, and then dialed Director Qin’s number.

...

At four in the afternoon,

Song Guanchao suddenly received a call from Jiang Yuan’s secretary, Fang Wei.

"Secretary Song, are you free tonight? Mayor Jiang would like to have dinner with you."

This doesn’t bode well.

Song Guanchao sensed unease.

"I’m available."

"I’ll send you the address later."

After hanging up, Song Guanchao immediately went into his office.

"Mayor Jiang invited you to dinner?" Wu Qiangwei’s first reaction was, "Does Mayor Jiang still have suspicions?"

Song Guanchao said, "I’ve already made arrangements on Li Fuhai and Zhang Ming’s side; he won’t find anything."

Despite saying this, Song Guanchao was still somewhat worried.

He had never dealt with Jiang Yuan and was unfamiliar with the Deputy Mayor’s personality and method of doing things.

If these rumors were to cause misunderstandings leading to hostility, it would be a big loss.

"Go ahead and meet him, see what Mayor Jiang’s attitude is."

Wu Qiangwei said, "I have dinner plans with Minister Zhou tonight to discuss the next personnel appointments for Dujiang County."

Song Guanchao felt slightly reassured, at least Minister Zhou, for now, was on the same page as Secretary Wu.

After work,

Chu Xiao’e deliberately waited to take the elevator down with Song Guanchao.

As they walked towards the parking lot, Chu Xiao’e said, "Are you busy tonight? I have something to discuss with you."

"Not tonight, Mayor Jiang has asked me out."

"Jiang Yuan?"

"Yes."

"Is it about those rumors?"

"Yes."

"You..." Chu Xiao’e stopped, she had intended to ask if he truly reported Li Fuhai.

Then she felt it wasn’t appropriate to ask.

She quickened her pace to catch up and said, "Secretary Lu met with the Director of the Judicial Bureau, Director Yan, today."

Song Guanchao wasn’t very concerned about this; Secretary Lu’s actions were open and not meant to be hidden from anyone.

Chu Xiao’e said, "In Division One of the secretariat, there’s a young lady named Yan Tao, Director Yan’s niece."

Song Guanchao stopped and asked, "Judicial Bureau?"

"Yes."

"Whose person is this Director Yan?"

Any organization’s power falls into three types: legislative, judicial, and administrative.

The Judicial Bureau, a significant city-level authority department similar to the Police Department, held substantial power.

Given the situation in Lingjiang, even Director Qin dares to disregard the top two leaders, so the position of the head of the Judicial Bureau must certainly be high.

Was Secretary Lu perhaps trying to bind his fate to Director Yan’s niece’s promotion?

But, the head of the Judicial Bureau likely isn’t at the stage of needing to ingratiate a has-been secretary.

Chu Xiao’e shook her head, "Not clear."

"How is Director Yan’s relationship with Director Qin?"

"Not clear," Chu Xiao’e was in the dark.

"Keep an eye on it," Song Guanchao checked the time, "I need to go, I can’t keep Mayor Jiang waiting."

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