Official Career Storm
Chapter 607

Chapter 607: Chapter 607

Wu Qiangwei’s attention sharpened, "What happened?"

"The Xuning County Police Department just called me, they found Secretary Song’s phone in a car that lost control and crashed down the mountain."

Wu Qiangwei’s heart suddenly tightened, and she couldn’t help but speak with heightened tension, "Was he in a car accident?"

"So far, Secretary Song’s whereabouts are not found, but the car has been burned down to its frame."

"In addition, aside from Secretary Song’s phone, two other phones were also found inside the car."

Zhang Meilin told her everything he knew.

At the same time, he also relayed some of Director Gu’s analysis to her.

This news threw Wu Qiangwei into turmoil.

She forced herself to remain calm, "Send me Director Gu’s number, and don’t talk about this to anyone else for now."

"Okay."

After hanging up, she took out cigarettes from her drawer, and Zhang Meilin quickly sent the number to her.

She immediately dialed the number, "This is Wu Qiangwei from Lingjiang Municipal Committee."

"Hello, Secretary Wu, I am the Director of Xuning County Police Department."

"Director Gu, have you found any traces of Secretary Song?"

"Not yet, but we have dispatched people to search the vicinity since five o’clock in the morning, and so far, we have found no trace."

Director Gu was irritable, upset due to the heavy rain that had washed away many traces.

Footprints were impossible to find, and the only option was a carpet-style search.

The limited police force made this method very ineffective, requiring substantial manpower and resources.

Especially after learning that the car owner might be Song Guanchao, the pressure on him soared.

His veteran police instincts told him that there was something very unusual about this car accident.

What he feared most now was that the truck driver might have destroyed the bodies of Song Guanchao and the others to cover up the crime.

"Notify me immediately if there are any updates."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Director Gu called the traffic police department, "Did you check the condition of the truck?"

"We just found out and were about to contact you."

"Go ahead."

"The truck is registered in Yuncheng."

"Does the vehicle have insurance?"

"Yes, it does."

"Full coverage?"

"Correct."

"Have you contacted the vehicle owner?"

"No, we feared alerting the suspect, so we’ve contacted the local police in Yuncheng to check at the owner’s residence."

"Keep me informed of any news."

Director Gu, holding his phone, felt more and more that something was amiss with the accident.

A fully insured truck, even if involved in an accident, wouldn’t have to worry about compensation.

Normally, the owner would report the accident to the police right away.

Also, for the truck owner, having casualties would be more preferable than dealing with survivors.

Survivors would mean a bottomless pit of medical expenses.

In case of death, the insurance company would make a lump-sum payment.

But this truck owner did not report the accident.

Director Gu speculated that after the car crashed down, the three people inside might still have been alive and managed to get out of the car themselves.

It’s possible Secretary Song revealed his identity, said something threatening, which triggered the driver’s intent to kill and ultimately decided to dispose of the bodies once and for all...

As for not directly knocking them out and leaving them on the car to burn, that also made sense.

In a state of panic, all actions are subconscious.

The truck driver might have worried about being seen, so he dragged the people away to kill them.

The three phones might have been discovered by the truck driver on the ground near the car after the killings, thinking to throw them into the fire and destroy them.

But just then, someone happened by and reported the accident.

Director Gu had a whole sequence of thoughts in his mind; he felt that this was very likely the truth.

Judging from the condition of the phones, the truck owner must have still been at the scene when the passerby called the police.

Which meant that this truck owner could still be in the mountains right now!

With this thought, he grabbed the walkie-talkie, "Be careful, if you see any suspicious individuals, detain them immediately, you may fire if necessary!"

...

Wu Qiangwei immediately contacted Liang Jianfeng; other than him, she temporarily didn’t know who else to contact.

Following normal procedures, when it involved main personnel of the City Committee, Lingjiang had to notify Xuning County.

Even if the case wasn’t handed over to Lingjiang, Lingjiang would need to be fully involved in the investigation.

But now, her mind was somewhat chaotic.

She always demanded of herself to analyze calmly before making any decisions.

She should not make any decisions when feeling nervous and flustered.

Lighting another cigarette, she forced herself to calm down, to analyze.

Song Guanchao had had an accident...

And it had happened last night.

No wonder he didn’t reply to messages yesterday, and his phone had been off.

Was it an ordinary car accident?

No, it probably wasn’t.

If it were an ordinary accident, why would he turn off his phone?

That did not fit Song Guanchao’s usual behavior.

And both Wu Yun and Zhou Qian’s phones were also off.

This was too abnormal.

Though not present at the scene, she immediately concluded that this was not a simple traffic incident once she pieced together several important pieces of information.

There was something else that couldn’t be explained.

Why would Song Guanchao go to Xuning County at that time?

He was supposed to deal with issues in An County; he should have been resting in the hotel at that time.

Even if Song Guanchao had a personal reason he couldn’t avoid, why did he bring Zhou Qian and Wu Yun with him?

If he brought them along, it must have been official business.

Since it was official business, Song Guanchao was accustomed to reporting to her immediately.

But she did not receive any report.

Although she could not confirm the specific reason, her thoughts were now clear.

She called Liang Jianfeng again; his phone was busy and only went through on the fourth try.

She shared with Liang Jianfeng the problems she had identified, hoping to offer him some help.

"I understand, I will report to Secretary Wu immediately if there are any updates."

"Additionally, please ask Secretary Wu to contact Yining Municipal Committee, we would need assistance with the case here."

This was a necessary procedure that could not be omitted, no matter how urgent the situation.

Liang Jianfeng had just phoned Director Gu, asking them to charge the other two phones and try turning them on.

Then he gave him two numbers to call if the phones could be switched on.

After waiting about ten minutes, Director Gu called.

"The phones can be switched on normally, and the calls can go through."

"Good, I understand."

Liang Jianfeng sighed.

The two phones could be confirmed as belonging to Zhou Qian from the TV station and Wu Yun from the Disciplinary Committee.

Both individuals had extraordinary identities.

One had a high influence in local media; even Miss Lin from the Ministry of Propaganda had praised her.

The provincial authorities were very satisfied with her anti-corruption documentary, and even the Provincial Committee had noted this young, professional host.

The other was Wu Xinan’s daughter.

He hesitated for a few seconds but still called Wu Xinan.

When Wu Xinan learned that his daughter might be in trouble, he did not react emotionally, only asking, "Are you in charge of the case right now?"

"Secretary Wu will contact the Yining Municipal Committee later, and Lingjiang will assist with the case. Whether we transfer the case or not, I’ll decide after I go to the scene."

"I’m heading over as well."

"Old Wu..."

"I will go as a family member of the victim!"

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