Official Career Storm
Chapter 636

Chapter 636: Chapter 636

Listening to Wu Qiangwei’s account, Minister Zhou’s brain was working at high speed.

When she finished, Minister Zhou suddenly asked, "Was it Secretary Wu who called to transfer Li Zhuang to Lingjiang?"

"I asked Mayor Zheng to get in touch."

Wu Qiangwei did not hide anything and was very candid.

Minister Zhou uttered an "oh," chuckled, chatted for a few more sentences, and then hung up the phone.

He leaned back in the solid leather chair, roughly understanding what was going on.

Wu Qiangwei had asked Zheng Bihui to deal with Li Zhuang to avoid suspicion.

Li Zhuang reported Zheng Bihui because he clearly knew that Zheng Bihui could not influence his case, couldn’t protect him.

He understood this the moment Zheng Bihui refused to meet him.

At the same time, when he learned that Wang Changwei had already been brought back, he realized that the only one who could save him was himself.

Song Guanchao wouldn’t let him go, and Zheng Bihui wished for his death.

When everything seemed nearly settled, Li Zhuang had only one choice, which was to drag Zheng Bihui down with him!

"This lad, quite a sharp mind."

Minister Zhou smiled. Although Wu Qiangwei had not revealed too much, he was clear that Song Guanchao had probably been guiding everything from behind.

It wasn’t that Wu Qiangwei lacked the intelligence.

Rather, because Wu Qiangwei was not this sinister.

Born into prominence, the education she’d received from a young age made her seldom engage in such treacherous scheming.

She was not lacking in political wisdom, but she was mostly straightforward.

In contrast, Song Guanchao was more suited to the murky cesspool of the officialdom than she.

However, even if Song Guanchao pushed Li Zhuang to this point, the impact it had on Zheng Bihui would not be too significant.

If Li Zhuang really had evidence that could determine Zheng Bihui’s fate, he wouldn’t have waited until now to present it.

Bringing it out when a decision was almost made was nothing more than a final struggle.

He believed Song Guanchao surely understood this too, but the kid still guided Li Zhuang in this way.

Clearly, Song Guanchao didn’t truly want to kill Zheng Bihui, he just wanted to disgust him.

...

In the small conference room at the Lingjiang City Bureau.

Xue He Ping had arrived and saw Zheng Bihui’s dark expression as he continuously smoked.

"Mayor Zheng."

Xue He Ping sat down with a smile.

Zheng Bihui’s expression didn’t change, and he showed no trace of fear, his mayoral authority as strong as ever.

"Mayor Zheng, Li Zhuang has made several accusations against you, take a look." He passed a piece of paper over.

Zheng Bihui glanced at it and scoffed, "Baseless accusations!"

He was sure that Li Zhuang would not possibly have any evidence.

That was the source of his confidence.

Upon arriving at the City Bureau and learning of Li Zhuang’s report against him, his first reaction wasn’t alarm at being reported, but anger!

Last night, Wu Qiangwei had called him to inform Director Qin to transfer Li Zhuang to the Lingjiang City Bureau.

At that time, he had thought it over but didn’t see any issue with that move.

Now he understood where the problem lay.

Wu Qiangwei was deliberately setting a trap for him!

The Provincial Department would surely investigate who ordered the transfer of Li Zhuang to Lingjiang.

If it turned out to be him, then one would inevitably think, was Zheng Bihui planning to silence him?

Actually, procedurally, he was responsible for guiding the public security sector; transferring Li Zhuang to Lingjiang was legal and proper, without any issues.

But this damned Li Zhuang had reported him!

Once reported, the nature of the action changed.

Even if he had no intention of silencing anyone, the Provincial Department would think he did.

This was tantamount to being gratuitously labeled with "suspicion."

And he couldn’t even explain.

Even if he did, Wu Qiangwei would not admit it, and the Provincial Department would not believe it.

Zheng Bihui grew angrier and more frustrated the more he thought about it, feeling so suffocated he could almost vomit blood.

Damn Song Guanchao, to hell with your mother!

Zheng Bihui cursed inwardly.

That call last night certainly wasn’t Wu Qiangwei’s idea.

Only a sneaky bastard like Song Guanchao would notice such details that normal people wouldn’t pay attention to.

Xue He Ping chuckled, pulled out his phone, unlocked it, and pushed it toward him, "Mayor Zheng, have a listen."

What’s this?

He looked at the phone suspiciously and saw an audio file on the screen.

He played it.

"Mayor Zheng, I’ve arranged the girl for you. Just go to the room later, she’ll be clean and waiting for you in bed."

"Uh-huh, well done."

The voice at the beginning was Li Zhuang’s, and the voice at the end was Zheng Bihui’s.

The call wasn’t long, but its content made Zheng Bihui’s face change drastically.

Xue He Ping spoke in a gentle tone, "Mayor Zheng, continue."

Zheng Bihui’s fingers were stiff as he continued to open another audio file.

"Mayor Zheng, Zhang Wei just asked about you at the dinner table, she’ll be waiting for you in the room later."

"Hehe, Xiao Li, you really understand me."

Zhang Wei, the mayor of Panlong Town.

At a dinner party, he had taken a fancy to Zhang Wei, and Li Zhuang, observing his tastes, had brought Zhang Wei to his bed that very night.

"Mayor Zheng, I’ve brought two dance majors from the art college, I’m just worried you won’t be able to handle it."

"Hahaha, what’s two? Even if there were two more, I could handle it. Xiao Li, you did a good job."

There were dozens of such audio recordings.

The more Zheng Bihui listened, the more panicky he became.

This damn Li Zhuang had secretly recorded all their conversations.

But that wasn’t what frightened him the most.

Now he was scared that Li Zhuang had also recorded the audio in which he had told him to frame and set up Song Guanchao.

His worry materialized as he played another audio file.

"Mayor Zheng, how is Xu Xin’s latest performance?"

"Heh, your cousin has quite the personality."

"Don’t worry, Mayor Zheng, I’ll educate her properly later."

...

"Xiao Li, do me a favor."

"Whatever you say, Mayor."

"There’s someone in the City Committee named Song Guanchao. Go get some cash and gold and stash it in his car. Remember, make it clandestine; don’t get caught on camera."

"Rest assured, Mayor, I’ll make sure it’s done right for you!"

Hearing these contents, the last strands of Mayor Zheng’s composure snapped.

His face was devoid of any color, as he stared blankly at the phone.

Xue He Ping took back the phone, the police beside him remained stern and unsmiling.

"Mayor Zheng, do you have anything to explain?"

Zheng Bihui took a deep breath to calm down.

There were only audio files here.

But he was certain that he had always communicated with Li Zhuang using an unregistered burner card.

Even if there were call recordings, so what?

"Baseless accusations!" Zheng Bihui exclaimed angrily: "This Li Zhuang is framing me by any means necessary!"

"I am innocent, and I request the organization to investigate me thoroughly, to clear my name!"

Xue He Ping smiled, "There’s no need for Mayor Zheng to be so agitated. Whether these accusations are baseless or not... heh, we will find out through our investigation."

"Now, Mayor Zheng, please tell me, what exactly is your relationship with Li Zhuang?"

Zheng Bihui let out a heavy sigh, "To be completely honest, Li Zhuang is someone I promoted."

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