Official Career Storm
Chapter 528

Chapter 528: Chapter 528

Wu Qiangwei heard this and was momentarily startled; she quickly understood the meaning of Song Guanchao’s words.

The observer sees more of the game than the players do.

Standing from an objective viewpoint, Song Guanchao removed himself from her situation and saw some information that she had overlooked.

For instance, the most important point he had mentioned: she had only been in Lingjiang for a few months.

As he said, the problems in Dujiang County were not formed overnight nor were they new.

Even before Wu Qiangwei arrived in Lingjiang, the issues with people like Hou Wen and Chen Guanyun had already existed.

Even if she were to catch all these individuals in one fell swoop, it would not have any negative impact on her.

Not only would there be no negative impact, but there would also be positive repercussions!

Because this would be a significant change brought about by her after taking office.

It was because of her taking office that the serious corruption issue in Dujiang City was resolved, shining as a brilliant achievement!

She fired the first shot in Lingjiang’s anti-corruption campaign!

Wu Qiangwei’s thoughts suddenly became clear, but this good mood did not last long before she shook her head and said, "Doing so would offend too many people."

Song Guanchao was noncommittal, "Is the Secretary worried about offending the local faction, like Mayor Jiang?"

"How could I not worry?" Wu Qiangwei let out a light sigh.

She had thought that upon arrival in Lingjiang, with the assistance of Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng, she could stabilize the situation quickly and firmly grasp authority.

But contrary to her wishes, the complexity of Lingjiang was more severe than she had imagined.

And neither Secretary Lu nor Mayor Zheng were pushovers; each harbored ambitions, and after her arrival, they gradually gained power and began to disperse her authority.

At present, she had indeed steadied her foothold, but it was just maintaining a balance.

If she really wanted to round up everyone, including Chen Guanyun, overtly she would seem to have the upper hand, but behind closed doors, she would have thoroughly offended the local faction, including Jiang Yuan.

It is important to note that Minister Zhou is also a local official.

Her relationship with Minister Zhou was in the honeymoon phase.

This is not how things should be done.

Song Guanchao said, "Secretary, I think you are worrying too much."

"It’s not that I’m overthinking it; this is reality, a reality that must be considered."

"The reality, Secretary, is that this group of people from Dujiang City has limited impact on the local faction in Lingjiang. Those who should be worried are the officials who have receded to the second line or even retired."

"Take He Sen, for example."

Song Guanchao continued, "Dujiang City’s development to its current state, officials like He Sen are the ones truly to blame; if we are to hold someone accountable for past problems, they should carry the burden."

"As for Mayor Jiang, Minister Zhou, and others, two or three decades ago, they were just clerks."

"Besides, I’m not suggesting you directly arrest them; if an arrest is indeed necessary, you would certainly inform them in advance and discuss it with them."

Wu Qiangwei gave a soft yelp; she had also overlooked this approach.

Hearing his detailed analysis, her thoughts were once again wide open.

She looked at Song Guanchao, "Got a cigarette?"

"Secretary, it’s not good for a girl to smoke."

"I’m not a girl, I’m a woman."

"That’s still no good; it’s harmful to your skin, it can cause bad breath, it can affect kissing... cough, Secretary smoking?"

Song Guanchao hurriedly offered her one and lit it with a teasing smile.

Wu Qiangwei took a small drag, silently pondering over the suggestions he had provided.

After only three puffs, she let the cigarette burn out naturally, then extinguished it in a cup of water. Noting the time, she said, "It’s too late, let’s continue tomorrow. Tomorrow morning, you go find Secretary Chu and ask her to contact all the standing committee members in the city for a meeting in Secretary Lu’s office."

Tomorrow’s meeting was ostensibly about discussing arrests.

But, it seemed to be about discussing arrests; in fact, it was about the redistribution of interests.

The arrests weren’t the focus; the real question was, who would take over the vacated positions after these people were arrested?

"Okay," Song Guanchao nodded, then asked, "Secretary, should we contact Governor Qu?"

Qu Xiangru...

Wu Qiangwei pondered for a few seconds before tossing the question back to him, "What do you think?"

Song Guanchao said, "Governor Qu definitely has issues, but as you said, Secretary, her backers haven’t encountered problems, which is strange. Personally, I lean towards having as little contact with her as possible, ideally none at all."

"From her actions, she is definitely problematic, it’s just uncertain what the problem is."

Recently, Qu Xiangru got involved in Dujiang City’s affairs and even tried to meddle with Lingjiang City.

Such behavior is normal for city-level leaders, but she’s a governor, and that makes it bizarre.

He was worried Qu Xiangru might cause a scandal.

Qu Xiangru said, "Still, contact her."

"What worries me more than her causing a scandal is her seeking revenge."

"This time, I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt, at least I can exchange it for a favor."

Song Guanchao took it lightly, "If she really has a problem, what good is this favor?"

Wu Qiangwei said, "It’s not her favor, it’s the favor of the people behind her."

Song Guanchao was taken aback and gave a thumbs up, "Secretary thinks ahead, impressive!"

Wu Qiangwei gritted her teeth and glared, this bastard was being sarcastic again.

"Oh, right." Song Guanchao said, "Secretary, before we make the arrests, we need to contact Tu Zhaorui and get him to send over the list. Since we’re going for a clean sweep, let’s not miss anyone."

If we’re going to reshuffle the cards, then let’s do it thoroughly.

"Hmm, you make the call."

"Okay."

Song Guanchao came down from upstairs and just as he got into the car, Wu Qiangwei suddenly called again.

"Secretary, is there anything else you want to remind me of?"

"Buy me something," Wu Qiangwei’s voice sounded slightly shy.

"Buy what?"

"You know, that thing..."

"Which thing?" Song Guanchao felt like he had heard this conversation before; it seemed familiar.

"Sanitary pads."

"Oh..."

Song Guanchao remembered now; last time he was also asked to buy them.

He hung up the phone and glanced at the date; it was indeed that time of the month.

He silently set a reminder on the calendar so he would know next time.

He arrived at the convenience store near the complex, familiar with the route, and bought two packs of various types.

"Dong dong."

No one opened the door.

"Secretary, I’m here."

"Come in on your own; I’m in the washroom."

Great, just like last time.

Song Guanchao unlocked the door with the code, pushed the door open, and slid a large bag of sanitary pads through a crack in the washroom door.

Then he turned and walked into the kitchen to make some brown sugar water.

When Wu Qiangwei came out, she saw the silhouette in the kitchen and felt an inexplicable familiarity.

It was the second time.

When Song Guanchao came out with the brown sugar water, she was curled up on the couch, hands over her stomach, her face devoid of color, pale as a ghost.

He wasn’t some clueless young boy; seeing her like this, he knew right away she had menstrual cramps.

"Secretary, have some brown sugar water."

"Hmm."

She sat up but seemed unable to even raise her hand.

"I’ll feed you," Song Guanchao took a spoon, blew on it to cool it down a bit, and offered it to her.

This action was indeed intimate, but Wu Qiangwei had no mind to think about that now.

After drinking half a bowl of brown sugar water, her complexion still didn’t improve.

Song Guanchao frowned in concern, "Secretary, let me press on it for you."

"No need..."

"It will feel a lot better," he insisted.

"How would you know? Have you done this for other women before?"

"..." This woman’s focus was really peculiar; he couldn’t help replying, "I did it for the sows in the army; the results were extraordinarily good. After pressing, one gave birth to eight piglets."

Wu Qiangwei couldn’t hold back a laugh at that, but the laughter suddenly pulled at her lower abdomen, making the pain worse.

"Lie down."

"Hmm." This time Wu Qiangwei didn’t refuse, but as she lay down, she couldn’t help curling up and could only lie on her side.

Song Guanchao warmed up his hands and said, "Secretary, lift up your clothes."

She was wearing loose pajamas.

Wu Qiangwei suppressed her embarrassment and quietly lifted her pajama top a bit to reveal her white and firm lower abdomen.

Song Guanchao reached in.

The moment his palm touched her abdomen, her body involuntarily shuddered gently as if the pain eased considerably.

Song Guanchao’s heart was swayed, and he couldn’t help but remark, "So soft."

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