Official Career Storm
Chapter 678

Chapter 678: Chapter 678

Jiang Wangshan’s body froze, and he thought to himself, "This is bad."

He originally intended to stop Song Guanchao, ensuring this guy absolutely couldn’t meet the leaders inside.

But then, the leader came out voluntarily.

And he heard himself cursing.

He hurriedly said, "Minister Tang..."

Before he could explain, he suddenly saw Minister Tang looking at Song Guanchao.

Then, to his astonishment, he said, "Guanchao, what are you doing standing at the door?"

Guanchao?

Minister Tang knows him?

And this form of address...

He suddenly remembered what Song Guanchao just said.

He said he was here for a meal?

Combined with Minister Tang’s address...

Jiang Wangshan suddenly realized.

The person Minister Tang was waiting for was Song Guanchao!

This revelation overturned his inner world, as he was shocked beyond words.

He was a bit dazed, with only "How could it be?" in his mind.

How could Song Guanchao, a small secretary from a prefecture-level city, have any connection with a big shot from the Ministry of Public Security?

This person is different from Luo Ke Gong and the others.

He’s not retired; he’s still in office!

Jiang Wangshan couldn’t understand many things, but now was not the time to ponder these issues.

He felt uneasy, his complexion pale, heart racing, flustered and palpitating, his overall state was at its lowest.

Minister Tang smiled as he glanced at Jiang Wangshan, then looked at Song Guanchao.

His sharp eyesight and seasoned experience allowed him to discern the tension, simply from Jiang Wangshan’s earlier "Get out" and his current reaction.

And it was quite significant.

"Director Jiang, have you finished using the restroom?"

"Huh?" Jiang Wangshan instantly snapped back: "Finished, finished."

"If you’re done, let’s go in. I’ll introduce you to Guanchao later."

After saying this, he patted Song Guanchao’s shoulder: "Go inside and sit, I’ll use the restroom."

After Minister Tang left, Jiang Wangshan wanted to say something to Song Guanchao, but Song Guanchao didn’t acknowledge him and stepped into the private room.

Upon entering, he saw several familiar figures.

Old acquaintances indeed.

"Guanchao, you’ve arrived."

Jia Peinan, Director Tan, and Captain Li all stood up to welcome him.

Seeing their actions, Director Chu was extremely surprised.

Their actions suggested they were quite familiar with Song Guanchao.

He stood up and joined them without maintaining the airs of a director.

"Mr. Jia."

"Oh, Director Tan is here too?"

"Old Li, hahaha, come, let’s hug."

Song Guanchao hugged Captain Li tightly, causing Captain Li to grimace: "Let go, let go quickly. Damn, are you trying to strangle me?"

Seeing Song Guanchao and these leaders from the Investigation Bureau interact as if they were brothers, Director Chu was increasingly surprised.

And Jiang Wangshan, who followed inside, was utterly shocked.

After seeing Luo Ke Gong and Secretary Yang last night, he already had a high opinion of Song Guanchao.

Yet now, he realized Song Guanchao’s status was even higher than he imagined!

He seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious aura.

This person’s identity was incredibly mysterious!

"This is Director Chu from the municipal bureau."

"Director Chu, this is Secretary Song."

Jia Peinan introduced.

"Hello, Director Chu."

Facing him, Song Guanchao was noticeably more polite.

"Secretary Song is young and promising."

Director Chu didn’t deliberately lower his stance and shook hands with him normally.

Before long, Minister Tang returned.

Director Chu glanced at Jiang Wangshan, frowned slightly, cleared his throat, and said, "Director Jiang, let the server bring the dishes."

"Oh, oh, okay."

Jiang Wangshan quickly went to find a server and then returned after a while.

Director Chu looked at him somewhat displeased.

He was called here for this dinner to meet a few leaders.

This Song Guanchao clearly wasn’t an ordinary person, but Jiang Wangshan hadn’t even greeted him.

This Jiang Wangshan seemed clever on usual occasions, which was why Director Chu was willing to assist him.

What’s up with him today?

Like he’s lost his soul.

But being a deputy director, Director Chu couldn’t ignore it, so he proactively said, "Secretary Song, let me introduce you."

"This is our municipal bureau’s deputy director, Jiang Wangshan."

"Director Jiang, this is Secretary Song from the Lingjiang Municipal Committee; don’t underestimate him, he’s highly capable."

Even with a lot of anger towards Song Guanchao, Jiang Wangshan dared not show it now.

He stood up and extended his hand towards Song Guanchao: "Hello, Secretary Song."

Song Guanchao didn’t rush to stand up, merely chuckled at his extended hand.

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, then stood up and said, "For Director Chu’s sake."

After that, he shook hands with him.

Then sat back down.

And this sentence slightly altered the atmosphere of the dinner.

Even an idiot could tell there was tension between the two.

Director Chu frowned, seriously looking at Jiang Wangshan and asking, "Director Jiang, do you know Secretary Song?"

Ignoring the Ministry of Public Security leaders present, Song Guanchao directly said such words, which was like revealing their feud.

Frankly, Director Chu felt Song Guanchao was a bit impolite and lacked discernment.

Even if there’s a conflict, there’s no need to announce it before so many leaders, right?

How should the leaders react to this?

However, Minister Tang and others had no objection to Song Guanchao.

They had dealt with Song Guanchao multiple times and knew what kind of temperament he had.

If it weren’t for this temperament, their relationship wouldn’t be so good.

Jiang Wangshan broke into cold sweat and quickly said, "Just some small conflicts."

"Small conflicts?"

Just as he finished saying this, Minister Tang suddenly spoke, "I just heard Director Jiang tell Guanchao to get out; doesn’t sound like a small conflict."

With this big shot speaking, Director Chu and Jiang Wangshan were both shaken internally.

Damn!

Minister Tang was siding with Song Guanchao?

What on earth is the relationship between these two?

Even if it were a biological son, it wouldn’t be like this, right?

Jiang Wangshan opened his mouth several times, finally deciding to speak truthfully.

He briefly recounted last night’s event, focusing on the key points.

However, he omitted mentioning his abuse of power and pulling the gun.

"That’s nonsense!"

Director Chu scolded, "Jiang Wangshan, you are a deputy director. How can you allow your brother-in-law to be so arrogant?"

Jiang Wangshan lowered his head and quickly admitted his fault: "Yes, Director Chu, it’s indeed my brother-in-law’s problem. I strictly criticized him at the time! Also, I apologized to Secretary Song, and this morning, I sent my brother-in-law to apologize in person to Secretary Zhang from Dujiang City."

"Hehe." Song Guanchao said lightly, "Since Director Jiang mentioned it, why not tell the full story?"

Jiang Wangshan’s heart tightened, nearly despairing; was this guy really trying to push him to the brink?

Director Chu scolded, "Jiang Wangshan, what are you hiding?"

"I, I..."

"Alright, if Director Jiang doesn’t want to speak, then there’s nothing to say. Fortunately, I recorded a video last night; Director Chu, if you’re interested, you can watch it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wangshan’s heart completely sank.

The last hope within him was shattered.