Official Career Storm
Chapter 510

Chapter 510: Chapter 510

After listening to Song Guanchao’s suggestion, Secretary Lu and others understood what Song Guanchao had in mind from the beginning.

"This guy, he’s truly talented."

He not only ended Lu Xiaotian’s gang but also made them all show their faces.

This case, Song Guanchao wouldn’t be able to hog all the benefits for himself.

He knew that, so he spoke openly about it.

Anyway, his goal was to take down Lu Xiaotian; if he had to share some benefits with them, then so be it.

Wu Qiangwei said, "Secretary Lu, what do you think?"

Secretary Lu smiled, "Mr. Jiang, what do you think?"

Jiang Renyuan said, "I have no objections."

"Then let’s decide on that," Secretary Lu said. "I’ll call Director Qin over..."

"Secretary Lu, I need to go to the airport now, I’m running out of time," Jiang Renyuan interrupted.

"Alright."

After Jiang Renyuan left, Secretary Lu called Director Qin and Secretary Wang to come over.

When they arrived in the conference room and heard Secretary Lu’s words, Director Qin’s heart quivered slightly.

Was it time to move against Lu Xiaotian?

He had some ties with Lu Xiaotian.

Though there hadn’t been any contact in recent years, the things he had done in the past were not few.

Seemingly aware of his worries, Secretary Lu said, "For this case, I’ll set the tone here."

His expression stern, he continued, "In our official circles, we cannot have any connections with the underworld, and I hope everyone present understands that."

Wu Qiangwei nodded, and Song Guanchao also understood his implication.

He meant to say that targeting Lu Xiaotian should only involve Lu Xiaotian.

There was to be no expansion of the case, especially not to the point of pulling out radishes that bring up dirt.

If they did bring dirt up, it would certainly cause a number of officials to fall with them.

This, Secretary Lu would not allow.

It wasn’t that he meant to protect anyone, but if officials were implicated, then the so-called crackdown on criminal forces would no longer be pure.

Criminal forces were just that, criminal forces, representing bad elements hidden among the populace.

Only this way could the case be used as a model for positive promotion and not tarnish the image of the Lingjiang Government.

Song Guanchao didn’t mind; he hadn’t thought about expanding the scope anyway.

Plus, now was not the time for expansion.

Director Qin said, "But what if the investigation reveals..."

Secretary Lu interrupted him, "Director Qin, our goal is to eradicate the criminal forces led by Lu Xiaotian. Whatever we find in the process is a separate case and should not be reflected in this one."

"I understand."

"In a while, I will contact the provincial authorities to exchange views, and they will reach out to the Ministry of Public Security. Before the Ministry sends people down, you should establish a special team, draw on professional manpower, and secretly surveil Lu Xiaotian."

Secretary Lu stressed, "If Lu Xiaotian senses something wrong and flees or causes any trouble, Qin Yuejin, you bear full responsibility!"

Director Qin tensed up, "Rest assured, Secretary Lu, I will handle this matter properly and deliver a satisfactory report!"

At that moment, Jiang Yuan said, "Secretary Lu, we should also touch base with Dujiang City. Inform Mr. Chen and the others, so they are aware of the situation."

Did Lu Xiaotian have backers? Certainly.

Who were they backing him?

They all actually knew.

Jiang Yuan meant they should give these individuals a heads-up that actions against Lu Xiaotian were imminent, so they would keep a low profile and not draw attention to themselves.

Secretary Lu hummed in agreement, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Secretary Song is currently overseeing Dujiang City. You will handle this matter; any problems?"

"No problem, I guarantee to complete the task assigned by the leadership."

"That settles it, meeting adjourned."

Emerging from the conference room, Song Guanchao followed Wu Qiangwei back to their office.

Wu Qiangwei glanced casually at his wrist, noticing the watch on his wrist, the one she had given him.

Wu Qiangwei’s lips curled up slightly.

"The position of Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee in Dujiang City, Minister Zhou and I have already decided on the candidate."

"That quick?" Song Guanchao asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"The captain of the Criminal Police, Hu Yaodong."

"Captain Hu?" Song Guanchao was quite surprised.

Hu Yaodong was Liang Jianfeng’s man, and Liang Jianfeng belonged to Wu Qiangwei’s faction.

In other words, this time, Minister Zhou had given this position to Wu Qiangwei.

Song Guanchao asked, "Has Governor Qu decided on the candidates for the Finance Bureau and Housing and Construction Bureau?"

"Not yet," Wu Qiangwei said. "Don’t worry about her side for now. Go and tell Zhang Meilin to schedule Hu Yaodong for the Standing Committee’s agenda."

"Okay."

Song Guanchao checked the time and said, "Secretary, I should head back now. Chen Guanyun invited me to dinner tonight, and it’s the perfect opportunity to convey Secretary Lu’s message to him."

"Feng Sheng is here again," Wu Qiangwei suddenly said.

Song Guanchao was startled.

Feng Sheng?

Who was this guy?

After two seconds, his mind clicked into place, and he remembered.

That pretty boy who always went running with Wu Qiangwei, trying to seduce her.

Was the guy discharged from the hospital?

By his calculations, it had already been two or three months.

He had almost forgotten about this fellow.

He suddenly remembered that he had always been investigating the Yunhai Club, which seemed to have yielded nothing up to now.

"Is he still running?"

"Yeah."

"I’ll take care of him when I get back."

He had a lot on his plate right now and really couldn’t spare the time.

He had always been curious about who was behind the Yunhai Club.

It seemed that he would have to make time to specifically investigate it.

By the time he returned to Dujiang City, it was approaching evening.

After staying at the hostel for a while, he went to the hotel to attend the banquet.

Tonight, everyone was present.

Chen Guanyun had called his own people, the Disciplinary Committee’s Yang Qingquan, the Ministry of Public Security’s Yao Jinsheng, and the court’s Dean Hu and others.

The inspection team was all here, too.

Secretary Sun and Li Jun had already received calls from Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng, knowing what Song Guanchao had done that morning.

To be honest, when Secretary Sun heard about it, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

He felt like a complete waste in front of Song Guanchao.

In his view, the only way to deal with the Lu Xiaotian situation was to ask local officials for coordination.

Yet Song Guanchao had come up with a second method on his own.

He was troubled that he couldn’t think of it himself.

Li Jun was also quite troubled, but besides feeling troubled, he was more envious.

They both were secretaries, but he had entered the system earlier than Song Guanchao.

However, in front of him, Li Jun felt like a greenhorn.

He had heard Minister Zhou mention Song Guanchao a few times, always with admiration.

At first, he was skeptical, feeling that Minister Zhou was overrating him.

But as he came to understand Song Guanchao more, he belatedly realized that Minister Zhou hadn’t overestimated him.

Li Jun felt fortunate, fortunate he had never had a conflict with Song Guanchao.

He glanced at Secretary Sun and shook his head secretly.

That guy had had quite a few run-ins with Song Guanchao; now it just depended on whether Song Guanchao wanted to deal with him.

If Song Guanchao wanted to deal with him, Sun’s downfall was inevitable.

He certainly didn’t think Secretary Sun’s skills were enough to withstand Song Guanchao’s onslaught.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere in the private room became more animated as everyone clinked glasses and toasted each other.

Chen Guanyun gave a meaningful look to Director Fu of the Commerce Bureau.

Director Fu got the hint and turned towards Xiao Song, "Xiao Song, let’s have a few drinks."

Xiao Song raised his glass with a smile, but Director Fu wasn’t satisfied, "Xiao Song, your glass is too small."

He turned to the waiter and ordered, "Switch to a bigger glass!"

The waiter brought over two wine glasses, and Director Fu grabbed the white liquor, pouring it with a clang.

There must have been at least six ounces in that glass.

Director Fu, carrying two glasses of liquor, came over and said, "Come on, Xiao Song, bottoms up!"

Xiao Song looked at the glass and then at the nonchalant Chen Guanyun in the main seat.

He knew this was Chen Guanyun’s doing.

Interesting.

Clearly, they wanted to ask for his help, yet they were giving him a hard time with drinking.

This Secretary Chen was truly used to being a tyrant in ordinary times.

He probably thought that since this was Dujiang City, his turf, even if he needed help, he couldn’t learn to lower his stance.

From this, it was clear that the local clique of Dujiang City hadn’t suffered much and didn’t understand the etiquette of asking for favors.

He originally planned to communicate Secretary Lu’s message to them in a good-natured way.

Now, it seemed unnecessary.

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