Official Career Storm
Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Chapter 69

Liang Hao was utterly perplexed.

Even though the Cultural Bureau was like the Qingshui Government, the Director was still at least a division-level official.

A division-level official personally requesting a middleman to invite a driver for a meal.

If word got out, probably no one would believe it.

Moreover, Mr. Song had just had the Deputy Director sent away; why was the Director himself following suit and inviting Mr. Song?

Revenge?

Definitely not.

From the phone call, Director Liu sounded very composed.

Unable to figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it.

"Okay, I’ll make the arrangements for you."

Mr. Song had just finished giving his statement and was chatting with Wu Yun.

Wu Yun had not come to work today, affected by last night’s events.

After chatting for a while, Mr. Song suddenly got a call from the Fengjiang Branch.

"Tian Xue wants to see me?"

"Yes, Tian Secret... Miss Tian wants to see you."

Mr. Song tapped his fingers on the desk, pondered for a long while, and said, "Okay, I’ll head over shortly."

After hanging up the phone, Mr. Song knocked on the door and entered the office to report this matter to Secretary Wu.

Wu Qiangwei showed no emotional reaction upon hearing this, just nodded slightly and allowed him to leave.

Half an hour later, Mr. Song arrived at the Fengjiang Branch and met Tian Xue.

The young and beautiful Miss Tian was messy-haired and disheveled, her eyes red and swollen, no telling how long she had been crying.

Upon seeing Mr. Song, Tian Xue suddenly became very agitated.

The duty officer glanced over, and Tian Xue’s emotions gradually stabilized, and she said, "I have something to tell him."

The officer hesitated a bit; he would have paid no mind to ordinary people.

But one was Secretary Wu’s secretary, and the other a driver.

However, this senior secretary would not be a secretary much longer.

Should he give them this face?

"Could you step out for a moment, officer?" Mr. Song smiled.

This favor had to be given.

The officer nodded, turned around, and walked out, closing the door behind him.

"Tell me, what do you need?" Mr. Song leaned back in his chair.

Tian Xue asked, "Did you drug me?"

"I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"Mr. Song..."

"If there’s nothing serious, I’m leaving."

Tian Xue was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly asked, "Will I go to jail?"

"Starting a riot, you will definitely be sentenced, but..."

Mr. Song paused and teased with a smile.

"But what?"

Tian Xue, grasping at straws, said, "Mr. Song, help me, please! I don’t want to go to jail, help me!"

Mr. Song asked, "Was it voluntary last night?"

"No! They forced me!"

"Were you drugged?"

"I, I don’t know..." Tian Xue was confused; she only knew that something was very wrong with her state last night.

Even though she despised those two old men, her body’s reaction was so intense.

Mr. Song said, "You can request a drug test and, besides, since it wasn’t voluntary, it means you were coerced. Since you were coerced, why are you looking for me? You should talk to the police."

With that, Mr. Song got up and left.

Tian Xue stood there stunned until the sound of the door closing snapped her back to reality.

She shouted towards the outside, "Police, I want to file a report!"

The officer walked in, looking puzzled, "What are you reporting?"

Tian Xue said, "Last night I was coerced, they drugged me and raped me!"

...

Song Guanchao thought, since he was here, he might as well check on Yang Yongqiang.

Yang Yongqiang was in bad shape, having not slept all night after the incident.

"Mr. Song, you damn betrayed me!" Yang Yongqiang’s eyes were bloodshot, wishing he could eat him alive.

Song Guanchao laughed, "Deputy Director Yang, why such a temper? Oh, I remember now, you’re going to jail."

"Damn!" Yang Yongqiang took a deep breath, but still couldn’t suppress his anger.

Song Guanchao lit a cigarette and said, "I’ve checked. For gathering a crowd to create chaos, less than five years for minor cases, only detention or control. With your strong connections, I guess you’ll be out in a few months."

Yang Yongqiang had already found out and didn’t need him to explain.

"Mr. Song, once I get out, you’ll see what I’ll do to you!"

"You still think you’re coming out?" Song Guanchao laughed. "If I’m not mistaken, you and He Yong will soon be arrested and charged with rape by the police."

Yang Yongqiang was taken aback.

At that moment, the interrogation room door was opened, and a police officer came in and said, "Yang Yongqiang, you are suspected of rape..."

The officer stopped halfway when he remembered that Song Guanchao was still there and said, "Mr. Song, we need to proceed with our investigation, please leave for now."

"Sure." Song Guanchao stood up, throwing a cold laugh at Yang Yongqiang.

When leaving the Fengjiang Branch, Song Guanchao received a call from Liang Hao.

The head of the Cultural Bureau, Director Liu, wants to have dinner with me?

What’s this about?

I just took down your deputy, and suddenly you, the head, are inviting me to dinner?

What are you trying to do?

Declare war?

Curious, Song Guanchao accepted the invitation.

That evening.

Song Guanchao arrived as promised.

He was early, and when he walked into the private room, only the siblings, Liang Hao and Liang Hui, were there.

"Brother Song, you’re here."

Liang Hao passed him a cigarette.

Sitting down, Song Guanchao asked, "What is Director Liu’s intention?"

"Ask me? I have no clue. He called early in the morning and said he wanted to meet you."

Liang Hao smiled and said, "But don’t think too much about it. From his tone, it doesn’t seem like he’s looking for trouble with you."

Song Guanchao chuckled; he had never been worried about these things.

Not just the head of the Cultural Bureau, even the Director Qin of the Police Department hadn’t caught his serious concern.

"Brother Song, do you have time tomorrow night?" Liang Hui was almost dropping hints too obviously.

"Been quite busy lately, really can’t make time."

Song Guanchao knew that these siblings were trying to tie him down even tighter with such tactics, but he wasn’t interested.

Moreover, he didn’t want to give Liang Hao any leverage against him.

Though the two appeared united, in a crisis, he imagined Liang Hao would be the first to sell him out.

Liang Hui pouted, looking aggrieved, while Liang Hao internally sighed.

Of course, he hoped that Liang Hui could get closer to Song Guanchao, but Song was a clever man, decisively dealing even with temptations.

A man of immense ambition, he wouldn’t be controlled by a minor district secretary.

Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open, and Director Liu arrived.

"Secretary Liang, I’m really sorry for being late, got stuck in traffic."

Director Liu, real name Liu Li’an, in his early fifties, half of his hair gray, appeared like a small elderly man.

"Is this Mr. Song? Hello, hello."

Liu Li’an hurriedly shook hands with Song Guanchao, his manner surprisingly deferential, leaving Song Guanchao quite perplexed.

After all, he was a director, a senior official.

To be so obsequiously humble before him, a mere driver, was beyond both Song Guanchao and even Secretary Liang’s previous experiences.

After exchanging pleasantries, they sat down at the table.

The waiter brought a box of Moutai, opening two bottles and pouring a full glass for everyone.

Liu Li’an lifted his glass and stood up, saying, "Brother Song, no more words, I’ll go first!"

Then, in front of everyone, he downed his drink in one gulp, leaving both men dumbfounded.

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