Official Career Storm
Chapter 538

Chapter 538: Chapter 538

"Mr. Chen, Director Yao."

Song Guanchao stepped forward and greeted them proactively.

Chen Guanyun behaved indifferently, even somewhat coldly.

Yao Jinsheng, on the other hand, appeared very aloof, barely acknowledging him.

"County Magistrate Fu, have all the procedures been checked?"

Transporting a prisoner by plane required advance notification and many formalities.

"They have been checked, we can board normally."

"Then, let’s go inside."

The group headed toward the interior of the airport, the prisoner’s hands covered with a garment to hide the handcuffs and avoid unnecessary attention.

After completing the check-in procedures, they sat in the waiting area.

Lin Wanqiu sat apart from them, silently pretending not to know them.

A small sports camera hung in front of her, recording everything about Song Guanchao and the others.

At the same time, she was also reporting to the command group through her smartphone on a scheduled basis.

Time passed, second by second.

At nine-thirty, boarding commenced.

Since they were with a prisoner, they enjoyed the privilege of flying business class.

After settling in, the flight attendant announced over the intercom that everyone should switch their electronic devices to airplane mode.

However, this directive was largely ignored.

Those who were browsing the internet continued doing so.

At ten o’clock sharp, the plane taxied, accelerated, and took off smoothly.

Dujiang City.

Right now, Yang Qingquan was sitting in his office. His political sensitivity was not as acute as Chen Guanyun’s, even less so than Yao Jinsheng’s.

Of course, it was mainly because the incidents happening in Dujiang City were not directly related to him.

He leaned back in his chair, checking the latest documents issued by the City Committee.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated.

An unknown number had sent him a text message.

Thinking it was spam, he instinctively went to delete it, but paused when he saw the content,

"The authorities will eradicate Hou Wen’s interest group from the roots, all of them. If you want to escape, do it now. It will be too late soon."

What did it mean?

Who sent this?

Panic-stricken, he immediately responded, asking who the sender was, but got no reply.

At that moment, everyone related to the Hou Wen Case received the same message.

After a brief panic, they began contacting each other, each confirming they had received the message.

"Don’t panic, everyone come to the City Committee... no, come to my house!"

At eleven in the morning, everyone gathered at Yang Qingquan’s house.

"Who could have sent the message?"

"That’s not important. What matters is, what do we do now?"

"Where are Mr. Chen and Director Yao?"

"They went to Qu City."

"Should we contact them?"

"They’re on a plane and their phones are off. We can’t reach them."

People were anxious.

They were unsure if the sender was telling the truth.

If the authorities were really starting to make their move, they needed to flee.

But how could they be certain?

If the text message was just causing unnecessary alarm and they foolishly went on the run, wouldn’t they just be falling into a trap?

"I’ll ask," Yang Qingquan texted back: "We’ve all met up. How can we believe you?"

This time, the sender replied, "Yao Jinsheng was shot, and the city is keeping it under wraps. Can’t you see the problem?"

The crowd realized upon seeing the message.

They hadn’t paid attention to this incident at all.

Reminded by the sender, they noticed something was off.

Even so, it didn’t necessarily mean they were the targets.

Maybe they only wanted to catch Yao Jinsheng?

Yang Qingquan voiced this thought, but the sender only replied, "Believe it or not, that’s your choice. You only have one chance to flee; take it seriously."

This time, Yang Qingquan waited two minutes before asking, "Are you Mr. Chen?"

Everyone was shocked by his message.

Was the sender Chen Guanyun?

"Yes." Chen Guanyun did not deny, "I will give you half an hour to flee. After that, the city will likely take action against you."

Half an hour...

"What does that mean?"

"Aren’t they on the plane?"

While on the plane, what could he do in half an hour?

Everyone became more frantic.

This was so sudden; there had been no signs beforehand.

Telling them to flee on such short notice, it was difficult for anyone to make a decision.

"Everyone!" said Yang Qingquan, "Let’s flee! Mr. Chen wouldn’t joke about this."

Some questioned, "Just because he says he’s Mr. Chen, should we believe him? What if it’s a prank?"

"It might very well be a prank."

Yang Qingquan knew they were just looking for support, hoping others felt the same way.

"Suit yourselves, then. If you want to stay, stay."

Yang Qingquan turned and left without contacting his wife and children.

There was no need.

The corruption and bribery were his own doing; if there were arrests, they would target him personally. His wife and children wouldn’t be affected.

If he took them now, and they were caught during the escape, it would only burden them.

Seeing Yang Qingquan leave so abruptly made everyone even more unnerved.

"Secretary Yang, where are you going?"

"Fleeing!"

"To where?"

"It doesn’t matter where, just getting away from Dujiang City is what counts!"

Yang Qingquan said, "Mr. Chen has said it, just half an hour. After that, things will definitely change."

"Whether you believe it or not, I suggest you flee."

"If it really is a prank, we can just come back later tonight."

This statement awakened them.

Indeed, if it were just a prank, it would only be for half an hour.

Resolved to flee, they immediately headed out the door and into their cars.

Yang Qingquan first went to the bank.

He had alerted the bank manager beforehand and withdrew several million in cash.

Then he headed to a car rental, where without using his ID card, he paid extra and rented an SUV.

After filling up the gas tank, he didn’t take the highway but drove straight to the countryside.

The others took different approaches.

Some drove their own cars away, some rushed to the highway])]

The others drove onto national roads.

Some forgot to take cash and had to go to the bank midway.

Half an hour later, at eleven.

Director Qin’s phone suddenly received a message from an unknown number.

The content was only one line: "Lu Xiaotian has escaped from prison."

Director Qin widened his eyes, his first thought being: How is this possible?

He immediately called back the number, but no one answered.

Frantic, he rushed to the office: "Mayor Jiang, I just received a message from an unknown number."

"What did it say?"

"Look."

He handed him the message.

Seeing the content, Jiang Yuan immediately stood up, "Have you contacted Yao Jinsheng?"

"Yao Jinsheng is on the plane..."

"Then contact the Deputy Director!"

"I’m on it."

He called the Deputy Director Zhang Chuncheng in front of Jiang Yuan.

"Director Zhang, where is Lu Xiaotian?"

"Huh?" What kind of question is that, Zhang Chuncheng said, "In the detention center, of course."

"Are you sure?"

"I..." He was about to confirm when the sudden question from the other side made him uncertain.

"I need to check."

"Now, immediately, right away!"

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