Official Career Storm
Chapter 414

Chapter 414: Chapter 414

On the drive, Fu Ying was extremely puzzled.

Why was Song Guanchao in the detention center?

And it was in the early hours of the morning.

With her doubts, she met Song Guanchao at the detention center.

As soon as Song Guanchao got into the car, he said, "Let’s talk when we get back."

"Oh."

Back at home, Song Guanchao took a shower first, and just as he lay down, Fu Ying leaned over and asked, "Why were you at the detention center?"

"Let’s deal with the important stuff first, we can talk about that later."

Song Guanchao turned over and pinned her down.

After a bit of tossing and turning, it was already two o’clock in the morning.

Song Guanchao said, "Let’s sleep first, we’ll talk tomorrow."

"No, tell me now."

Song Guanchao had no choice but to cut to the chase and highlight the important points.

After listening, Fu Ying said in surprise, "You put County Magistrate Hou and Director Yao in the detention center?"

"Mhm."

"This..."

"They won’t be able to jump around much longer anyway. If we don’t deal with them now, we’ll never have the chance later."

Song Guanchao said, "The reason I’m looking for you tonight is to remind you of something."

"What is it?"

"Secretary Tu must have given you the evidence of those people’s corruption and malfeasance, right?"

"Not yet."

"It should be soon, then."

Song Guanchao said, "After he gives you the evidence, don’t rush into action. Wait for my signal."

"What about Zhang Meilin?"

"I will talk to him."

"Okay, I got it."

"Let’s go to sleep."

"I still want to!"

Fu Ying lifted her leg and climbed on top.

...

The next day, Song Guanchao slept until ten in the morning.

When he got up, Fu Ying had already gone out.

After freshening up and having something to eat, he sent a message to Fu Ying before leaving.

Back at home, Song Guanchao contacted Zhang Meilin, arranging to dine out that evening.

Zhang Meilin was extremely surprised when he received the call.

"You’re out?"

"Hm?" Song Guanchao was taken aback by the question.

Zhang Meilin said, "Weren’t you detained?"

"I’m out now."

"Oh, see you tonight."

Zhang Meilin was curious. Detained yesterday, released today—what was going on in Dujiang County?

Meanwhile.

Director Qin received a call from the Deputy Director of the Dujiang County Public Security Bureau.

"Director Qin, Secretary Song’s detention has been revoked."

"Revoked? What happened?"

"Cough, there was a mistake with the case."

Seeing him beating around the bush and not willing to tell the truth, Director Qin said, "Have Director Yao call me."

"Director Yao... he might not be able to make a call at the moment."

"What happened to him?"

"He’s on a business trip."

"A business trip? Where did he go that he can’t even make a phone call?"

"Director Qin, please don’t ask."

The vaguer the Deputy Director was, the more curious Director Qin became.

"Don’t beat around the bush with me. What exactly happened to Director Yao?"

The Deputy Director was silent for a few seconds before saying, "He’s in the detention center."

"What’s his condition?"

"He offended someone." The Deputy Director sighed, "Last night, someone from the military came over to vouch for Secretary Song, so the case was revoked. The officers handling the case have also been dealt with."

"Director Yao offended the military last night, so they threw him into the detention center."

"..."

Director Qin’s mouth hung open, incredulous as if listening to a myth, his face filled with disbelief.

Under his questioning, he learned about the incident that happened last night in Dujiang County.

After hanging up the phone, Director Qin leaned back in his chair with a mind in complete disarray.

He suddenly remembered that yesterday Secretary Wu had asked him to hold off on reporting Song Guanchao’s detention to the Disciplinary Committee.

It looked like the involvement of the military was Secretary Wu’s doing.

However, this was clearly not Wu Qiangwei’s idea; it was Director Yao courting death on his own.

Treating the military like armed robbers and arresting them.

And to arrest ten of them at once.

The military is known for not taking things lightly; getting into this mess wasn’t really surprising.

After considering for a moment, Director Qin found a clerk to document the revocation of Song Guanchao’s detention and dispatched someone to deliver it to several leaders of the City Committee and Municipal Government.

Wu Qiangwei had the military intervene precisely to lift the punishment hanging over Song Guanchao’s head.

He couldn’t afford to drag his feet.

Director Qin lit a cigarette and looked at his phone.

Without any surprise, several leaders would certainly be contacting him to get the details.

...

When Secretary Wang received the document, he breathed a sigh of relief.

It was good that he listened to advice and didn’t rush to issue the punishment.

Otherwise, it would be his turn to fumble now.

"Secretary Wu is really decisive," Secretary Wang clicked his tongue in admiration.

Mayor Zheng and Secretary Lu were momentarily dumbfounded when they saw the document revoking the detention.

What was going on?

Detained yesterday, released today.

It felt like some kind of joke.

Mayor Zheng immediately contacted Director Qin, who held nothing back and told him everything he knew.

Right after hanging up, Secretary Lu called as well.

After both got to know the details, they were neither surprised by Wu Qiangwei’s relationship with the military nor apprehensive due to her firm approach.

In their view, Wu Qiangwei’s move was faultless.

The military had stepped in and handled it impartially, clearing the reason for Song Guanchao’s punishment at its root.

Since there was no assault on their own, he naturally shouldn’t be punished.

Face-wise, it would also be acceptable to the provincial level.

If it had ended here, Wu Qiangwei’s handling could be considered highly skillful.

However, the military had thrown Director Yao into the detention center.

This action was creating enemies for Wu Qiangwei.

And for Song Guanchao as well.

They guessed Song Guanchao probably didn’t know about this.

They were also a bit eager to see how Song Guanchao would react once he found out about the military’s action; they supposed he would be crying.

After all, Dujiang County had already become Dujiang City now.

Offending a city bureau director without his own knowledge was definitely an undeserved disaster.

"Secretary Lu, do you think Song Guanchao can return to the City Committee?" Secretary Sun asked.

Secretary Lu shook his head, "It’s doubtful."

The punishment itself wasn’t much.

But the real Sword of Damocles above Song Guanchao’s head was the cash discovered in his trunk.

Without a clear explanation for the origin of this money, Song Guanchao couldn’t dream of returning to the City Committee.

Plus, this case couldn’t be dragged out for too long.

Secretary Lu wondered whether it might be wise to use this case to negotiate with Wu Qiangwei, offering Huayuan District as a bargaining chip in exchange for Song Guanchao’s smooth landing.

This thought lingered in his mind for only three seconds before he made up his mind.

Have a talk.

Whether it would work or not, having the talk would do no harm.

It was like hitting a date tree with a stick; you might not get dates, but it was worth a shot.

Besides, he wasn’t worried that Wu Qiangwei would suspect that he was the one who reported Song Guanchao.

The moment Liang Hao’s report appeared, everyone was considered a possible informant.

That report was nothing short of a stroke of genius.

"Go ahead with your work then."

After sending Liang Hao away, Secretary Lu went to the office of Wu Qiangwei.

Wu Qiangwei already knew that Song Guanchao had been released.

Last night, when Zeng Li inquired about Song Guanchao, she had learned that Zeng Yingrong would intervene.

But she never expected the matter would be resolved on the same day.

"Secretary Wu, am I disturbing you?" Secretary Lu sat down with a smile.

"Secretary Lu, what brings you here?"

Without beating around the bush, Secretary Lu said, "I want to talk to you about Secretary Song’s matter."

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