Official Career Storm
Chapter 626

Chapter 626: Chapter 626

Nuclear deterrence, like keeping an ace up one’s sleeve, only works if you hold onto it tight.

Take nuclear bombs, for example.

You’re a small country, but you have nuclear bombs. When a superpower shows its fangs, you adopt a do-or-die stance. Even top countries would think twice about whether it’s worth it.

Thus, the power of a nuclear bomb doesn’t lie in the destruction it causes after detonation.

Rather, it lies in everyone knowing that this thing could blow up at any moment.

When everyone knows you’re clutching a weapon that can instantly take hundreds of thousands of lives, that’s when it truly becomes a deterrent. Only then can you use it to take a seat at the negotiation table, have conversations and play the strategic game with your opponents.

Li Zhuang was Zheng Bihui’s man, the money and gold in the trunk were placed there by Zheng Bihui.

Song Guanchao knew about this.

And Li Zhuang was his trump card.

However, a trump card like Li Zhuang has a short shelf life.

Song Guanchao could use him to threaten Zheng Bihui and thereby gain some advantages.

The correct course of action was private negotiation.

Not letting Li Zhuang explode.

But Zheng Bihui was too greedy, continually trying to push Song Guanchao away with moves like involving Qu Xiangru and blocking police rescues.

Each of his moves was a deadly strike, seizing every opportunity to deliver a crushing blow.

Outwardly, the two maintained harmony, but privately, they were like fire and water.

A normal person, upon learning Wu Qiangwei had arranged a helicopter, would have given up.

He didn’t.

Not only did he not give up, but he also took a further stab at Wu Qiangwei.

This morning, he even went directly to the province to tattle.

All these actions amounted to him pointing a finger at Song Guanchao’s nose telling him: "I’m out to get you!"

With the other playing the game this way, if he continued to negotiate gently, it would seem a bit cowardly.

Since he wasn’t going to talk, it was time to flip the table.

Let’s see if Zheng Bihui can endure this!

Getting into his car, Song Guanchao called Wu Qiangwei to report on this course of action.

Wu Qiangwei was silent for a long time.

She hadn’t expected Song Guanchao to be this resolute.

But thinking about the way Zheng Bihui had hampered the case, she felt he got what he deserved!

...

Director Liu was numb.

"Damn, you consider exposing Mayor Zheng as making a merit to offset your crimes?"

Shit!

Are you insane!

Don’t drag me into your death wish!

He really wanted to smash the surveillance in the interrogation room.

He wanted nothing to do with this mess.

But now, he couldn’t stay uninvolved.

"Director Liu, don’t be nervous."

Li Zhuang consoled, "What you should do now is call the city. Mayor Zheng’s actions are suspected of being illegal, you should contact the Lingjiang City Public Security Bureau first according to procedure."

"Have the Police Department take Mayor Zheng away for investigation."

"Furthermore, this matter involves a member of the City Committee, so I suggest that after contacting the Police Department, you also notify the main members of the City Committee, like Secretary Lu, Secretary Wu."

Director Liu’s face twitched; were you actually comforting me?

He left the interrogation room without a word, returned to his office, smoked two cigarettes, and then called Mr. Zhu.

Mr. Zhu was quite frightened upon hearing what had happened.

"Mr. Zhu, what should we do? Should we report this to the city authorities?"

"We definitely should."

This was clearly instigated by Song Guanchao; he dared not suppress it.

"Whom should I call?"

"Didn’t Li Zhuang tell you?"

"Alright, I got it."

...

Director Qin had been in a foul mood these past few days.

Ever since Liang Jianfeng had repeatedly gained merit, his position within the Police Department had been on the rise, while his own prestige declined day by day.

Upon learning of Song Guanchao’s disappearance, he was initially happy, and that very night he celebrated with a pint of liquor, firing two rounds on the belly of a university student he had just met.

The very next day, he was summoned back and forth by Wu Qiangwei and Zheng Bihui, caught between a rock and a hard place.

He grabbed the continuously ringing cellphone, glanced at the caller ID, and frowned.

"It’s another damn call from An County."

"What’s the matter?"

"What? Are you sure?"

Damn, reporting Zheng Bihui?

After hanging up the phone, Director Qin frowned deeply.

Zheng Bihui being reported didn’t directly concern him, but he couldn’t be the one to handle this matter.

Who knows if Li Zhuang had any evidence.

Even if it were true, Zheng Bihui wasn’t likely to face any serious punishment.

Considering his understanding of the provincial authorities, unless Li Zhuang could produce undeniable evidence, the province wouldn’t bother.

After all, a mayor framing a secretary’s assistant was despicable and would have a terrible impact if word got out.

Going now to arrest someone, he would inevitably face retaliation later.

He didn’t care about Zheng Bihui making his life difficult; the man didn’t have the capability.

What he worried about was the provincial authorities later blaming him for his heavy-handedness or lack of unity.

Qin Yuejin always managed to conjure unexpected wisdom at critical moments.

Go to the City Committee, find Secretary Lu.

He wasn’t about to take responsibility for this issue.

When he arrived at the City Committee, Secretary Lu and Wu Qiangwei had already received a call from Mr. Zhu.

Right then, Secretary Lu’s heart sank.

He guessed that it must have been Song Guanchao who persuaded Li Zhuang, but what he couldn’t fathom was, what exactly had Song Guanchao promised him?

The guy had intentionally committed murder, albeit unsuccessfully, but it was extremely heinous nonetheless.

Could Song Guanchao have promised to spare him the death penalty?

Did Song Guanchao dare to promise that, and could he actually believe it?

Logically, Li Zhuang’s best move now would be to stick with Zheng Bihui, using this situation to ensure Zheng protected his life.

Why then had he aligned himself with Song Guanchao instead?

He could not understand.

Wu Qiangwei and Director Qin entered the office, both waiting for Secretary Lu to decide.

It involved a mayor, so they needed to deal with it cautiously.

Would the arrest be made directly by the police, or would the Disciplinary Committee handle it? That needed to be decided in advance.

"Let the Disciplinary Committee contact Mayor Zheng to find out more first."

"We can’t just believe whatever Li Zhuang says, right Secretary Wu?"

Wu Qiangwei nodded, "I’ll reach out to Secretary Wang."

...

Nanjiang Province, Provincial Committee.

In the office, Secretary Gao was listening to Zheng Bihui’s work report.

He specifically mentioned that Wu Qiangwei had requested all city police to search for Song Guanchao at Old Mountain.

Deploying the entire city’s police force just because Song Guanchao was missing.

He didn’t comment on whether Wu Qiangwei’s action was inappropriate; he merely stated the facts.

What Secretary Gao thought was none of his business.

"Alright, I’ve got it. Thank you, Mayor Zheng, for making the trip."

Secretary Gao was inscrutable in his reactions.

Just as Zheng Bihui left the office, he came face to face with a familiar figure.

"Director Ma," he greeted with a smile.

The person was none other than the head of the office of the Provincial Organization Department, Ma Jichun.

"Mayor Zheng," Ma Jichun smiled but didn’t ask why he was at the Provincial Committee.

After a brief encounter, Ma Jichun knocked and entered the office.

"Secretary Gao, this is a document just faxed over from the Lingjiang Municipal Committee office."

He set the document down and left.

Secretary Gao opened the document, glanced through it, and his eyebrows slightly raised, a smile appeared on his face.

The document included the work report of the Lingjiang City Public Security Bureau and a joint case report by the Lingjiang City Discipline Inspection Commission and the Dujiang City Public Security Bureau.

According to the report, it was Wu Qiangwei who had arranged for the City Discipline Inspection Committee and Dujiang City to coordinate, jointly arresting Xu Wenchang.

It wasn’t as Zheng Bihui had stated; he hadn’t instructed Director Qin to make the arrest.

It also mentioned, following Song Guanchao’s disappearance, only Liang Jianfeng and four policemen were dispatched for the search.

The action last night of sending the entire city police to Old Mountain to search for Song Guanchao had been ordered by Zheng Bihui.

He closed the file, thinking, the Wu girl still had a sharp sense, knowing Zheng Bihui was there to snitch, she had everything clearly laid out in black and white, sent straight to the province.

...

As Zheng Bihui exited the building, he received a call from Secretary Lu.

"Li Zhuang has reported you."

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