Official Career Storm
Chapter 492

Chapter 492: Chapter 492

Jin Rong jumped in fright.

Call Governor Qu...

If Governor Qu were to find out about the situation here, he was afraid he’d be scolded to death.

"No way." Jin Rong shook his head, "Governor Qu will scold me to death!"

This statement completely stumped Song Guanchao, who fell silent for two or three seconds.

"Secretary Jin, when did you become Governor Qu’s secretary?"

"Why ask that?"

Song Guanchao sighed, "Since you’re a secretary, you should know that what leaders hate the most is subordinates keeping secrets and not reporting."

"Besides, being scolded by a leader is one thing, but leaving behind a hidden danger that could bury your political career at any moment, which do you think is more serious?"

"I’m not forcing you. It’s up to you to consider whether to call or not. If you don’t want to call, I’ll talk to Mr. Chen, and you can sleep peacefully tonight, but I can’t guarantee your safety in the future."

Having said that, Song Guanchao sat up from the bed and stopped paying attention to him.

When Secretary Jin heard the phrase "keeping secrets and not reporting," the panic at the bottom of his heart was swept away, replaced by a clear head.

What leaders fear most is subordinates doing things they shouldn’t do behind their backs.

To a leader, this is like a ticking time bomb, set to explode at any moment.

Leaders aren’t afraid of subordinates making mistakes; they are afraid you won’t tell them, they are afraid that you make your own decisions.

Secretary Jin had been in a state of panic and wouldn’t have thought of these if not for Song Guanchao’s reminder.

Now that he had figured it out, he sat up from the bed, grabbed his cell phone, and dialed Governor Qu’s number.

Seeing his movement, Chen Guanyun inwardly cursed, hurriedly sat up, and grabbed his arm, "Secretary Jin, this is all a misunderstanding."

Jin Rong’s face was filled with malice: "Let go!"

"Secretary Jin, this is really a misunderstanding."

At this point, Chen Guanyun dared not let go; if this call really went through, who knows what the consequences would be.

"A misunderstanding?" Jin Rong sneered, shaking off his hand, and pointing to the two women on the bed, "Tell me, is this a misunderstanding?"

With a cold snort, he pressed the call button.

Chen Guanyun was frantically pacing, but he dared not snatch the cell phone away.

The call was quickly connected, and Qu Xiangru’s voice, as always void of emotion, rang out.

"Speak."

"Governor, I’m in Dujiang City, and something has happened."

"What’s the matter?"

Jin Rong dared not hide anything and explained the whole event clearly and plainly.

Qu Xiangru was silent for a few seconds before asking, "Who told you to make this call?"

Jin Rong didn’t understand, why would Qu Xiangru ask this?

Shouldn’t he let Chen Guanyun take the call?

"It was Secretary Song."

"Song Guanchao?"

"Yes."

"Give the phone to Chen Guanyun."

"Yes."

He handed the phone over, and Chen Guanyun reluctantly took it: "Governor Qu..."

"Two things," Qu Xiangru said in a tone that was as flat as ever but overflowing with daunting authority.

"One, collect all the mobile phones from everyone present tonight and place them on the table."

"Two, have them stay in the room. They are not allowed to leave before I arrive."

Chen Guanyun’s heart shuddered, "Governor Qu, you’re coming here?"

"Is there a problem?"

"No, no... only, for such a trivial matter, you needn’t..."

"Are you teaching me how to handle matters?"

"Not at all, not at all."

"Give the phone to Secretary Jin."

"Yes."

The phone was returned to Secretary Jin, and Qu Xiangru instructed, "I’ve told Chen Guanyun to collect everyone’s phones, and no one is to leave. Keep an eye on them."

"Yes."

After hanging up, Secretary Jin let out a sigh of relief, his heart was no longer uneasy.

Governor Qu was coming in person!

This matter would definitely be completely resolved tonight.

After the call, Chen Guanyun said, "Everyone take out your mobile phones and put them on the table. This is Governor Qu’s request."

Everyone naturally did not dare to disobey, and took out their mobile phones, including Song Guanchao.

Only Wu Yun was still holding her phone and recording.

Chen Guanyun continued, "Governor Qu is on her way here. Before she arrives, everyone should stay put and not go anywhere."

Song Guanchao’s group had no objections; the headache now was for Chen Guanyun’s people.

He casually picked up Jin Rong’s clothes, "Secretary Jin, put these on."

"Thank you."

Jin Rong expressed his thanks somewhat uncomfortably.

Song Guanchao smiled; this fool, he had been tricked by him and still had to thank him.

After he got dressed, Song Guanchao took out a cigarette, "Go over there for a smoke?"

Jin Rong sensed that he seemed to have something to say to him and walked with him to the window.

Pushing open the window, Song Guanchao lit the cigarette and asked in a low voice, "Did you pass out from drinking too much, or what happened?"

Jin Rong did not dare to hide it, because he knew that Song Guanchao was genuinely trying to help him.

"After the door opened, someone pulled me into the room, then knocked me out."

So that was it.

Song Guanchao had originally thought that Jin Rong had been seduced by a woman, unable to resist temptation.

"Pulling you in... the surveillance might not have captured it, after all, Mr. Chen came prepared, and it’s very likely the surveillance went down in advance."

Song Guanchao said, "You should have Governor Qu bring something over."

"What thing?"

"Prescription medicine," Song Guanchao said. "Have her get some stimulants from the hospital."

Jin Rong was puzzled, "What do we need that for?"

"To get you off the hook," Song Guanchao said. "With your current situation, even if Governor Qu comes over, you’ll still need evidence. Without surveillance, you won’t die, but you’ll be skinned alive."

"This medicine will get me off the hook?"

"Yes, after taking the medicine, you can say you felt unwell because someone drugged you secretly, and they can check for it with a blood test later."

"Okay, I got it."

Jin Rong was a bit impressed by him; this guy’s mind worked really fast, coming up with a solution so quickly.

After he finished his cigarette, he turned around, picked up his phone, and sent a text message to Qu Xiangru. After receiving a reply from Qu Xiangru, he immediately deleted the message.

Jiangzhou City, the capital of Nanjiang Province, about three hundred kilometers away from Lingjiang and less than four hundred kilometers away from Dujiang City, was connected by expressway all the way.

Night driving was convenient; at a fast pace, it would take only two hours to arrive.

During this time, everyone’s mobile phones on the table rang now and then; they did not dare to answer.

Half an hour later, Director Yao returned.

Secretary Sun asked, "How’s the surveillance check going?"

Director Yao said, "The surveillance on this floor is broken."

Immediately he looked at the Disciplinary Committee colleague who had gone with him to check the surveillance, "He’s been with me the whole time, you can ask him."

The colleague from the Disciplinary Committee nodded, "It’s indeed broken."

Secretary Sun asked, "When did it break?"

The Committee said, "Apparently, it had been reported for repair a couple of days ago."

A couple of days ago...

It didn’t seem like a coincidence.

But it was also not a certainty; they might have been well-prepared with their rhetoric in advance.

Several people looked at Secretary Jin, all feeling a bit of sympathy.

The surveillance was down; nothing was caught on tape, which would make it hard to believe any explanation from Secretary Jin.

After all, his participation in a threesome had been caught by the police red-handed.

Jin Rong’s face looked bad; the surveillance was really broken.

He was glad, in his heart, that Song Guanchao had many tricks up his sleeve; otherwise, he really would not be able to clear his name even by jumping into the Yellow River.

Time quickly reached 10:30 p.m.

During this period, Song Guanchao’s phone also rang several times, with both calls and text messages.

He didn’t answer.

But there was one call that kept ringing, ringing over a dozen times.

He went to look, and it was Ning Lin calling.

Suddenly, he remembered that Liu Lanzi also had a dinner party tonight.

Logically, it should be Liu Lanzi who contacted him, so why was it Ning Lin?

And moreover, calling so many times.

Song Guanchao had a bad premonition and immediately grabbed the phone.

But as soon as he picked up the phone, Chen Guanyun’s voice rang out from the side, "Before Governor Qu arrives, Secretary Song better put down the phone, so as not to go against Governor Qu’s instructions."

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