Official Career Storm-Chapter 1428

Song Guanchao carried the groceries inside with her.

As soon as she entered the house, Chu Xiao’e glared at him fiercely: "You went to the Provincial City for a few months and you’ve turned bad!"

He wasn’t like this before.

She wasn’t like this before either.

Song Guanchao chuckled and pinched her somewhat sore butt: "Go make dinner, I’m hungry."

"I’m going to take a shower."

Chu Xiao’e put down the groceries and quickly walked into the bathroom.

Eight o’clock in the evening.

The two had their fill and were lounging on the sofa.

Song Guanchao held her while talking about some recent happenings in the Provincial City.

"Why did you suddenly come back today?"

She didn’t believe Song Guanchao came back specifically to see her.

This guy didn’t have that kind of heart.

Song Guanchao said, "I brought Zhou Qian back."

"Zhou Qian?" Chu Xiao’e asked, "The reporter?"

"Hmm."

"I invited her to the Provincial City to cover a case."

"What case?"

"A series of gold shop thefts from last year."

He briefly explained the case.

After listening, Chu Xiao’e’s expression changed slightly: "Aren’t you afraid of offending Zhou Zheng by doing this?"

"Whether I do it or not, I’ve already offended him, so one more won’t make a difference."

Chu Xiao’e pursed her lips, remaining silent for a moment.

She didn’t quite understand why Song Guanchao wanted to do this.

This kind of behavior only had drawbacks for him, no benefits.

Even if he had offended in the past, he should be trying to mend the rift between them, not pour fuel on the fire and escalate things.

"It’s best not to do this," Chu Xiao’e advised.

"I know what I’m doing."

Seeing that he was determined, Chu Xiao’e sighed inwardly and refrained from advising further.

Yet, she felt somewhat restless inside.

Now that she was the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, her status was not what it once was.

If she wanted to advance further, relying solely on personal ability was almost impossible.

Moreover, her abilities were not outstanding.

She appeared to be Wu Qiangwei’s person, but in private, she had little contact with Wu Qiangwei.

And her relationship with Song Guanchao was kept in the dark.

Furthermore, Song Guanchao was merely a director with not much real power.

Of course, she hadn’t thought about relying on Wu Qiangwei.

What worried her now was being implicated because of her association with Wu Qiangwei.

If she gained benefits, being affected would be acceptable.

But she couldn’t be beaten without even eating a piece of meat, could she?

That would be too frustrating.

Yet, there was nothing she could do about it.

Since she chose Wu Qiangwei in the past, getting out now wouldn’t be easy.

The only thing she could do was try to accumulate more political achievements.

And pray that Wu Qiangwei would provoke Zhou Zheng less and offend fewer people.

Yes, to her, what Song Guanchao was doing was all under Wu Qiangwei’s instructions.

She didn’t think a director like Song Guanchao could have any interactions with the City Secretary.

He was merely acting as Wu Qiangwei’s tool.

Song Guanchao didn’t notice her change in expression and had no idea what was on her mind.

After sitting for a while, Song Guanchao got up and said, "I’m going to shower."

"Okay."

Chu Xiao’e also got up and headed to the bedroom.

After his shower, Chu Xiao’e had already made the bed.

Song Guanchao lifted the covers, glanced at her graceful figure under the nightgown, and chuckled before pouncing over.

"Turn off the lights." Chu Xiao’e worried he might notice that something was off with her.

Click.

He turned off the lights, and Song Guanchao lifted the nightgown and stripped her bare. Before long, Chu Xiao’e was in the mood, all worries forgotten.

Since Song Guanchao went to the Provincial City, they only saw each other once every few months.

During this time, she received quite a few advances from young men.

In terms of looks and physique, they weren’t bad either.

But Chu Xiao’e wasn’t tempted.

She’s now the Deputy Secretary, and many are watching for her to make a mistake.

Plus, she wasn’t stupid; she could clearly see that those people were approaching her with an agenda.

Of course, there were other reasons too.

For example, her work was too hectic, leaving her with little time and energy to think about these things.

Meeting Song Guanchao once every couple of months and being well-fed each time seemed really good to her.

Song Guanchao left early the next morning.

He didn’t meet Xu Xin, nor did he meet Wu Yun.

Walking into the City Government Building, the passing staff members all greeted him with respectful smiles.

The gold theft case was unknown to ordinary citizens, but they had heard about it.

The masterminds were actually two deputy directors.

They broke the law knowing the law and committed embezzlement!

That Director Luo even wanted to silence someone!

When they learned about it, it felt absurd.

This kind of case, regardless of the era, is always quite shocking and horrifying.

But what shocked them even more was that before Luo Yaowen was caught, Secretary Zhou had tried to mediate by shifting all the blame onto the deceased deputy director, Chen Peng, in an attempt to save Luo Yaowen.

And it was said that at the time Mayor Wu and Director Liang had agreed.

Yet, just as Luo Yaowen was leaving the City Committee, Song Guanchao caught him and filed a case swiftly.

Song Guanchao’s action was like delivering a hard slap to Secretary Zhou’s face.

This kind of tough person is definitely not to be provoked.

And in private chats, everyone’s opinions on Song Guanchao and Secretary Zhou varied.

Though Secretary Zhou’s cover-up was excessive, many felt that Secretary Zhou was a good leader.

At least he shielded his people!

You could follow such a leader with confidence, knowing that if something really happens, he would certainly protect you!

But if something real happens, they felt that it still had to be Director Song.

Look at that, treating everyone equally.

Even if you’re backed by the City Secretary, even if the City Secretary gave orders, he’d still not hesitate to catch you!

But all of this had nothing to do with them, serving only as idle chatter over tea and meals.

Back at his office, Song Guanchao had just set his cup down when he received a message from Zhou Qian.

The news had started broadcasting.

He immediately opened his phone, tuning into the TV station.

The afternoon news broadcast had begun.

As it was a local station, its reach was limited to Lingjiang City.

But that didn’t matter; the internet was the best medium for spreading news these days.

In no more than half an hour, this news would spread like wildfire across the web.

Song Guanchao leaned back on his chair, legs propped on the desk, watching the screen where Zhou Qian, dressed in uniform, looked composed.

Just as the news ended, about twenty minutes later.

The phones of Jiangzhou City’s leaders rang simultaneously.

Then, they received the same message.

Wu Qiangwei put down her phone, opened a short video, and saw that the top trending topic was "Jiangzhou City Gold Shop Serial Theft Case Solved, Culprit is a Deputy Director of the Police Department."

After scanning the video, and seeing the video had garnered over a million likes and hundreds of thousands of comments, Wu Qiangwei massaged her temples.

She could already envision how furious Zhou Zheng would be upon seeing the news.