Official Career Storm
Chapter 374

Chapter 374: Chapter 374

"Thud, thud."

Wu Qiangwei thought it was Wu Ming and was going to ask him not to disturb her, but when she opened the door and saw Uncle Hong, she swallowed back the words that had reached her lips.

"Uncle Hong."

Uncle Hong entered the room, placed the food on the table, "Have something to eat."

"Uncle Hong, I’m not hungry."

"You have to eat even if you’re not hungry, be good."

Uncle Hong opened the lunch box and took a whiff, "Stinky tofu with pork intestine stew, your childhood favorite."

He opened a bottle of white liquor, "Have some with this old man."

Wu Qiangwei had no choice but to sit down.

Indeed she had no appetite, but as the smell of the food wafted over, her stomach that had been empty all day made its protest known.

Uncle Hong passed her the rice and chopsticks, then served her some spareribs and braised pork.

Wu Qiangwei picked up her chopsticks and began to eat in silence.

Uncle Hong popped a peanut into his mouth, "I won’t ask too much about work, but you need to have your meals regularly. The old man has come here for two reasons, one is to protect you, and the other is to make sure you eat properly."

"Mm," Wu Qiangwei ate her meal without speaking.

After she had eaten enough, Uncle Hong stood up to clean up, and with a plastic bag in hand, he said, "Go to bed early."

Coming down from upstairs, Wu Ming quickly followed, "Uncle Hong, how is it?"

"She’s eaten."

"Did elder sister say how she’s going to deal with Song Guanchao?"

"She didn’t say."

"Did you ask her?"

"I didn’t ask."

"???" Wu Ming was baffled, "Why didn’t you ask?"

"Why should I? None of the old man’s business."

Zeng Li couldn’t hold back anymore, "Uncle Hong, you have to ask. Song Guanchao is Sister Weiwei’s secretary. Plus, he’s quite capable. If he gets fired, Sister Weiwei will be too busy to manage on her own. Besides, she can’t just find a new secretary just like that. Even if she does, there’s no way to trust them."

Uncle Hong looked her over, "You girl, since when did you start caring so much about Qiangwei?"

Zeng Li, feeling a little guilty under his gaze, pouted, "I’ve always cared, okay."

Uncle Hong chuckled, "Alright, the girls will handle their own matters, you lot don’t need to meddle. It’s late, Wu Ming, you should take the girl from Zeng Family home. Actually, I’ll do it, don’t want any more trouble in the middle of the night."

...

Late at night, at Minister Zhou’s residence.

Secretary Zhang Meilin was also present.

In his early years, Zhang Meilin was indeed Minister Zhou’s secretary, and under Minister Zhou’s support, he had gradually begun to stand on his own.

Nowadays, he and Minister Zhou were no longer in a secretary-leader relationship but political allies.

But in Zhang Meilin’s heart, Minister Zhou had always been his old leader.

"Minister Zhou, there’s something I don’t understand."

Zhang Meilin put down his glass of wine, and voiced his doubt, "Why would someone target Secretary Song in this way?"

Minister Zhou said calmly, "Kicking someone when they’re down is usually for two reasons, a grudge or for some scheme."

Zhang Meilin said, "Secretary Song has certainly offended a lot of people, but that’s several million in cash. Besides, it’s still uncertain whether they can charge Secretary Song with bribery. I think the likelihood of simple revenge is not high."

"Hm, go on," Minister Zhou sipped his wine slowly.

"But if it’s with some ulterior motive, it’s also hard to explain."

Zhang Meilin said, "The traces of smearing are too obvious, and they are clearly aimed at Secretary Wu. If someone wants to snatch something from Secretary Wu’s hands at this time, it’s like revealing their hand."

"Such despicable framing is too dirty; once their identity is exposed, they will be isolated by everyone, even if that person is Secretary Lu. So, I don’t understand, why they would do this."

This was the part Zhang Meilin couldn’t comprehend the most.

Wu Qiangwei’s current situation was indeed a prime opportunity for others to fish in troubled waters and snatch benefits from her.

It was just that the method was so lowly, abhorrent to the point of being unbearable to witness.

Minister Zhou held the wine glass, pondered for a few seconds, then spoke, "Let’s wait and see, see if they will jump out."

He too found the opponent’s methods quite vile and foolish.

At the same time, he was also curious about what benefits the assailant really wanted to take from Wu Qiangwei.

The next day, morning.

Secretary Wang looked at the pile of complaint letters on his desk, which were stacked like a small hill.

This time he didn’t let his secretary sort them; he picked them up one by one.

He wanted to know if today there would be another complaint letter related to Song Guanchao.

He checked them first, then had the secretary review them again.

Suddenly, he froze, looking at the whistleblower letter in his hands, cursing madly inwardly.

"Fuck!"

He couldn’t help but curse out loud.

The secretary was startled, "Secretary..."

Secretary Wang’s face was grim.

On the whistleblower letter, it read "Reporting Vice Mayor Liang Hao".

Liang Hao was Wu Qiangwei’s man!

Who in the official circles didn’t know that?

Yesterday, they reported Song Guanchao, and today they reported Liang Hao.

They were going after Wu Qiangwei with a vengeance!

He took a deep breath, picked up the landline, and began to contact the standing committee members.

Ten o’clock in the morning.

At the City Committee, in the conference room.

Several standing committee members had already guessed what was coming when they received the call.

When Secretary Wang laid the whistleblower letter in front of them, the déjà vu made them sense the imminent danger, like the eerie calm before the storm.

Having read the whistleblower letter, they realized.

The person who reported Liang Hao today was the same one who reported Song Guanchao yesterday.

Minister Zhou’s eyes lit up after reading the report.

If it weren’t for the inappropriate setting, he would have loved to praise the brilliant tactics aloud.

Only yesterday, Song Guanchao was reported, and he was still wondering what the other party’s next move would be.

Well, here came the next step.

The adversary’s goal was now painfully clear: they wanted Huayuan District!

But the way they pursued it was particularly sophisticated, highly skillful.

Instead of going directly to Wu Qiangwei for a talk, they reported Liang Hao.

The contents of the report were: Song Guanchao reported Li Fuhai and promised Liang Hao the position of Vice Mayor in return. For this, Liang Hao bribed Song Guanchao.

Although it wasn’t directly stated that the cash found in Song Guanchao’s car yesterday was the bribe from Liang Hao, that was the implication between the lines.

Whether the cash was actually from Liang Hao or not didn’t matter.

What mattered was the perfect timing of this arrangement.

First, Song Guanchao’s car contained a large amount of cash and gold.

Next, they linked Liang Hao’s promotion to Vice Mayor with Song Guanchao’s report against Li Fuhai.

This string of allegations was watertight, simply perfect.

Beyond admiring the ploy, Minister Zhou also sighed softly.

This time, Song Guanchao probably couldn’t turn the tables.

Their adversary didn’t want to negotiate with Wu Qiangwei at all.

Even if Wu Qiangwei was willing to give up Huayuan District peacefully, they wouldn’t let Song Guanchao off.

After all, the whistleblower letter had been sent.

Sent out, meaning the Disciplinary Committee had to initiate an investigation.

Once the investigation started, there could only be two outcomes.

Either they would find evidence of financial transactions between Song Guanchao and Liang Hao and handle them strictly.

Or they would find the allegations to be false and exonerate them both.

As for identifying the false accuser, that was highly unlikely.

In other words, no matter the outcome, the adversary would suffer no loss.

In contrast, Song Guanchao and Liang Hao would spend a considerable amount of time in the doldrums.

Minister Zhou slowly glanced over at Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng.

The former had a deeply furrowed brow with a strange expression.

The latter was a mix of surprise with a hint of shock.

A person’s subconscious reaction is the most genuine, and no matter how well one hides or pretends, it can’t be faked in such matters.

"Strange," Minister Zhou murmured inwardly.

It wasn’t Secretary Lu, nor Mayor Zheng.

This was truly peculiar.

Originally, he had suspected that the person who reported Song Guanchao was Mayor Zheng.

But judging from Mayor Zheng’s reaction, it seemed that it wasn’t him.

This was truly too cryptic.

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