Official Career Storm
Chapter 512

Chapter 512: Chapter 512

The inspection team had left.

The private room remained so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and everyone barely dared to breathe too heavily.

Only when Mr. Chen returned to his seat did Secretary Yang inquire, "Mr. Chen, what did Secretary Sun want?"

The anticipation in their gazes was palpable as they yearned to know what had transpired.

Mr. Chen’s hand shook as he reached for a cigarette, struggling to light it several times without success.

The increasing panic in the eyes of the others was evident, wondering why Mr. Chen was so disturbed. What was going on?

"Inhale~"

Mr. Chen took a drag of his cigarette and, once his emotions had calmed slightly, he announced, "Lu Xiaotian has caused a disaster."

Lu Xiaotian?

Everyone exchanged bewildered looks.

Just Lu Xiaotian?

How was that a big deal?

Mr. Chen explained, "The high-speed rail project, you all know about it, right? Lu Xiaotian bought those factories, and he’s opened his mouth wide, asking the project team for thirty thousand per square meter."

They were, of course, aware of it.

Lu Xiaotian was their representative of vested interests on the surface, and all present had stakes in those factories.

Otherwise, how could Lu Xiaotian dare to force such deals and swallow such a big piece of the pie alone?

Secretary Yang asked, "Asking sky-high prices isn’t illegal, right?"

Mr. Chen gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Asking sky-high prices isn’t illegal, but he coerced and enticed the project team into signing the contract!"

"What?"

Everyone was shocked, several of them standing up suddenly.

Someone immediately cursed, "Has Lu Xiaotian lost his mind?"

"That idiot, damn it!"

"Does he not have a brain?"

Mr. Chen gestured for calm: "Quiet."

"Lu Xiaotian was set up by someone, but regardless, the contract has been signed, and it’s a done deal."

"The chief engineer of the project team has reported the matter to Yanjing."

"What..."

Everyone’s heads spun as the problem had literally skyrocketed!

Mr. Chen sighed, "The leaders of Lingjiang have already contacted the Ministry of Public Security, intending to use Lu Xiaotian as a typical example for crackdowns on organized crime. This time, no one can save him."

"The, the Ministry of Public Security..."

"Oh my God..."

The people in the room felt their bodies go slack, and several who had stood up slumped back into their seats.

Mr. Chen continued, "The city’s intent is very clear, this time the joint operation with the Ministry of Public Security is extensive, and we cannot let anyone from Lu Xiaotian’s gang go."

"But everyone, don’t panic too much, this operation mainly targets Lu Xiaotian, it has nothing to do with us, and the case will not be expanded."

His gaze swept over the crowd, slowly regaining a bit of solemnity: "I’ll make it clear to you all, Lu Xiaotian is definitely done for this time. If anyone dares to tip him off, letting Lu Xiaotian know the news beforehand, they can forget their career, and they might as well spend their next life in prison."

Everyone shook their heads, indicating they would comply.

They could still distinguish the importance of the matter.

"Act normal until the Ministry of Public Security implements the arrest operation. No matter if Lu Xiaotian approaches any of you, don’t give anything away."

Secretary Yang asked, "Should we cut ties with Lu Xiaotian?"

Mr. Chen replied, "How do you plan to cut ties? Can you even manage that?"

"I stated it already, they won’t expand this case. If they intended to, they wouldn’t have informed me today, and you wouldn’t have had the chance to know."

"Just do nothing, carry on with work as usual."

The others felt that made sense.

If those above really wanted to dig deep and unearth everything, they wouldn’t have let them know.

Since they were asked to cooperate, it meant there were no plans to make moves against them.

They had panicked too much without thinking it through.

At that moment, Secretary Yang suddenly asked, "Mr. Chen, who set up Lu Xiaotian?"

"Song Guanchao," Mr. Chen replied. "Stay away from him in the future."

They wouldn’t dare provoke him.

Asking this was simply to steer clear.

This little secretary, unassuming and discrete, but deadly effective when making a move.

Suddenly, they remembered that Song Guanchao had a good relationship with Zhang Meilin and wondered if he would assist Zhang Meilin in making moves against them.

Upon leaving the restaurant, Yao Jinsheng called for a ride-sharing service.

On the drive home, he felt unsettled.

Tonight’s events had impacted him greatly.

Although Mr. Chen had said that the upper echelons would not expand the case or shake down everyone involved, he still felt that it couldn’t be that simple.

Others might escape the ordeal, but he was the chief of the police department.

If a city harbored sinister forces, the chief of the police department was primarily accountable.

Whether such forces could rise was inseparable from the police department.

With Lu Xiaotian being used as a typical example for a crackdown, his position as chief was far from secure.

If they hadn’t acted against him this time, it was to promote the anti-gang campaign positively.

But once this matter was over, they would undoubtedly act against him, definitely!

Yao Jinsheng was panicked. He didn’t want to get arrested; he didn’t want to go to jail.

But he knew all too well, based on his actions, that a life sentence would be a mercy, and the probability of immediate execution was high.

"No, no... I need to save myself!"

Yao Jinsheng felt an intense crisis.

He couldn’t just sit and wait for doom.

"I need to run!"

This thought crossed Yao Jinsheng’s mind.

But soon, he suppressed the thought of fleeing.

He thought of Hou Wen.

Even a character like Hou Wen hadn’t managed to escape; could he possibly manage it?

They would probably arrest him by noon if he bought a plane ticket in the morning.

Furthermore, running away still required him to consider how to handle his finances.

Over the years, he had made quite a lot of money, owning properties in many cities within the province.

Moreover, his dealings hadn’t been as clean as Hou Wen’s. Since Dujiang City had previously been just a county town, he had openly arranged for his associates to start companies and undertake government projects.

In other words, investigating him wouldn’t require much effort.

This straightforward money-making method now made it impossible for him to transfer his wealth.

"What should I do, what should I do..."

Yao Jinsheng felt he was going insane.

Though he was officially free, it felt as if an invisible barrier confined him, blocking his view of hope.

He dared not transfer his assets nor flee.

Because the authorities hadn’t moved against him yet.

But once he ran, he feared he would lose even the last bit of his freedom.

Yet doing nothing, merely waiting passively, gave him a sense of counting down to his end.

Upon returning home, he sat in the living room, smoking one cigarette after another.

Unbeknownst to him, dawn had broken outside.

Suddenly, he stood up.

He would go to the city, he needed to meet with Hou Wen!

Previously, whenever he encountered insurmountable problems, he habitually sought out Hou Wen, the former leader.

Each time, Hou Wen had offered counsel that resolved his issues.

This time, he thought of Hou Wen again, hoping to find a solution from his old leader.

But he couldn’t go directly.

He feared being too obvious in his intentions, which might alert the city’s leaders.

"Let me think, let me think..."

Trapped, Yao Jinsheng’s intellect surged.

In less than ten minutes, he had a plan.

At nine in the morning, Yao Jinsheng arrived at the City Committee.

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