Official Career Storm
Chapter 676

Chapter 676: Chapter 676

At ten in the morning, Song Guanchao finally got out of bed.

While washing up, he checked his phone for any missed calls.

Jia Peinan had called once, and also a bigwig from the Ministry of Public Security had called.

After rinsing his mouth, he called Jia Peinan back: "Mr. Jia, if I come over now, will I be wasting time?"

"Come on over, it’s just right to have a meal together. Director Chu has already made the reservation."

"By the way, Minister Tang is also here."

"Minister Tang?"

The bigwig from the Ministry of Public Security actually came on his own initiative.

It seems there’s no way for him to decline the Ministry’s invitation.

Song Guanchao felt a bit itchy.

After hanging up, he called Minister Tang at the Ministry of Public Security: "Minister Tang."

"Coming over?"

"Not yet, I’ll head out in a bit."

"Alright, let’s talk when you get here."

Song Guanchao got dressed, grabbed his room card, and headed straight to the restaurant.

Meanwhile.

Outside the bathroom at the Police Department.

Director Chu pulled aside Jia Peinan, who had just exited the restroom, whispering, "Old Jia, why did Minister Tang come?"

Minister Tang’s sudden appearance at the city bureau gave Director Chu quite a scare.

When leaders of this level come for inspections, it’s customary to notify in advance.

But as the director, Director Chu hadn’t heard a whisper of it.

He was scared out of his wits.

He even wondered if Minister Tang was planning an impromptu inspection.

Taking advantage of Minister Tang being in the office having tea, he quickly slipped out for an inquiry.

Jia Peinan chuckled: "Minister Tang wants to meet Secretary Song, and is coincidentally joining us for a casual meal at noon."

Director Chu widened his eyes: "Meeting Secretary Song? Is he trying to understand the Hou Wen Case?"

"More or less." Jia Peinan replied ambiguously.

Luckily, Director Chu’s mind wasn’t focused on that, and he didn’t notice this nuance.

"You really should’ve told me earlier; I would have chosen a different place for the meal."

"Choose what? Are you trying to be wasteful and extravagant?"

Jia Peinan said: "Minister Tang has had all kinds of delicacies, you think he’s missing your dish? The man came here for work, not enjoyment, don’t pull that luxurious and pompous stuff."

"Yes, yes, yes, you’re right, old Jia."

Even though Director Chu is the city bureau director, logically he should be closest to the Ministry of Public Security.

But the reality is, he’s only seen Minister Tang occasionally in meetings.

Privately, the two have almost never interacted.

Regarding Minister Tang, he is utterly clueless.

Director Chu thought for a moment, then took out his phone and dialed Jiang Wangshan: "Director Jiang, where are you?"

After receiving Li He’s call, Jiang Wangshan immediately headed to his father-in-law’s house, preparing to discuss the handling of the situation with Song Guanchao.

Suddenly receiving the call, Jiang Wangshan didn’t answer directly but asked instead: "What arrangements does Director Chu have?"

"Minister Tang has come to the bureau; first go to Xu’s Private Kitchen and order some dishes, then arrange for a few frontline officers to come for the meal."

Minister Tang!

Jiang Wangshan was startled, realizing this was a rare opportunity.

"Alright, I’ll arrange it now."

In the middle of the road, he hung up the phone, instantly turned the steering wheel, and headed towards the restaurant.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, he arranged for a few frontline officers to come first and then ordered the dishes.

He didn’t understand why Director Chu wanted to arrange frontline officers, given that Minister Tang is obviously not their level.

After they finished ordering, shortly after, the door to the private room was pushed open.

The sound of laughter immediately filled the private room.

Jiang Wangshan reflexively stood up from the sofa, smiled, and approached, his gaze landing on the elderly figure in the center.

"Minister Tang," Jiang Wangshan called out.

"Minister Tang, let me introduce you, this is our bureau’s deputy director overseeing the intelligence command center, tech support department, big data department, SWAT unit, and security unit. Comrade Jiang Wangshan."

Minister Tang reached out and shook his hand firmly: "Director Jiang is quite young."

Director Chu chimed in: "Indeed, Director Jiang is only 33 this year, transitioned from the military system, very capable."

"Not bad," Minister Tang smiled and offered a simple praise.

Jiang Wangshan was both flattered and startled; he didn’t dare to stand out too much, loosened his grip, and retreated to the side, inwardly excited.

Even just leaving a slight impression on Minister Tang was enough.

Being able to sit as a deputy director at such a young age was closely related to both family and personal ability.

He handled his relationships in the bureau very well, especially with Director Chu.

So when considering today’s gathering, Director Chu first thought of him.

"Minister Tang, this is our department’s comrade, Zhang Wu, an exceptional frontline officer."

Director Chu’s arrangement of these frontline officers was simply to show Minister Tang that their police work was outstanding.

Besides, since Minister Tang is a leader from the Ministry of Public Security, any questions he might have would likely be directed at the frontline officers.

From them, one can get firsthand information.

It was essentially catering to expectations.

And on Minister Tang’s side, he wasn’t alone; he’d brought along several colleagues from the department.

The private room was spacious, featuring both dining and speaking areas.

Everyone sat on the sofas, as servers brought over tea.

Minister Tang introduced the colleagues he had brought.

"These are all comrades from the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Director Tan, Captain Li..."

Director Chu dared not be slow in response.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau, not just a criminal investigation team!

The Criminal Investigation Bureau is one of the internal departments of the Ministry of Public Security!

Closer to the power center than my own position as a director.

This department holds significant power; the "cross-national cases" often seen in the news are mostly handled by this department.

Thus, they often interact with higher-level leaders.

Therefore, despite their personal ranks potentially not being very high, the actual weight of their authority is on a different scale altogether.

These comrades from the Criminal Investigation Bureau showed no pretense and chatted warmly with several frontline officers.

At first, the frontline officers felt a bit uneasy, considering that Minister Tang is such a bigwig whom they usually only see on TV.

But once they got talking, they realized these leaders truly had no pretense, genuinely not seeing themselves as leaders.

What surprised them the most was that when they talked about regular frontline work, these leaders actually understood.

"Director Tan, have you worked as a street officer?" Officer Zhang curiously asked.

Director Tan smiled proudly: "Not to boast, but when I worked as a street officer, the area I was responsible for had the best security!"

"Wow, awesome." Officer Zhang grabbed his teacup, "Come on, let’s have a drink..."

He then realized he held tea.

Director Tan turned to Minister Tang: "Minister, how about having some drinks later?"

Minister Tang, equally enjoying the conversation, said, "Sure, let’s have some."

Upon hearing about drinking, Jiang Wangshan’s eyes lit up.

Drinking is great.

Drinking can enhance relationships and offer a chance for displaying oneself.

After a bit of chatting, the topic gradually shifted to the Ministry of Public Security’s handling of major international cases.

"Director Tan, I’ve heard that there’s a fiercely talented bigwig in our department, involved in various international cases in recent years, could you tell me more?"

Hearing about this topic, Jiang Wangshan was also intrigued.

He’s heard legends about that mysterious bigwig.

As a deputy director, he knows more than these frontline officers.

He knows about this mysterious bigwig, code-named "No.1!"

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