Official Career Storm

Song Guanchao's response was almost like saying outright, I want to oppose you.

Secretary Tian's face showed no expression, his eyes were cold.

"Secretary Song, are you unwilling to give me this favor?"

Song Guanchao didn't answer, just smiled and looked at him.

Secretary Tian nodded, understanding Song Guanchao's attitude.

To be honest, Song Guanchao's refusal surprised him.

After all, that was tens of billions.

It was an opportunity to gain tens of billions and a favor from a Provincial Committee Deputy Secretary.

Even with such conditions, he still chose to refuse.

He wasn't too concerned about why Song Guanchao refused.

He only knew that he was very unhappy now.

"It's getting late, Secretary Tian, I'll get going."

"Okay."

Secretary Tian didn't open his mouth to curse; there was no point, and there wasn't a need to expose an unrefined side in front of a minor secretary.

After Song Guanchao left, Secretary Tong came in and stood to the side.

Secretary Tian silently drank coffee, his expression contemplative.

He was considering whether to detain Song Guanchao.

Ultimately, he gave up on that thought.

This young man was very shrewd, fearing that once he left the café, he'd immediately leave Guangling City, not giving him a chance.

He had no opportunity with this case.

He took out his phone, calling Jiang Yuan.

"How's the task I assigned you going?"

"It's already underway."

"Implement it as soon as possible."

"Okay, I got it."

Jiang Yuan had a bit of a headache.

Originally, according to the plan, he would have delivered the second whistleblower letter to the City Committee last week.

Yet due to this sudden incident, he could only delay temporarily.

But now, with Secretary Tian calling to urge, he had to schedule this matter quickly.

He called in his secretary, pulling out the whistleblower letter: "Send it to the City Committee and Disciplinary Committee."

...

Song Guanchao walked a bit, not noticing anyone tailing him.

"Have they given up?"

Even though he hadn't noticed, he still didn't plan to stay here any longer.

He needed a new location.

On his way to find Liang Jiajia, he called Qu Xiangru.

"Secretary Tian sought me out again today."

"What did he say?"

"He spelled it out clearly, told me not to meddle in this matter."

Song Guanchao said, "I've basically torn the relationship with him, Secretary Qu, you have to cover me in the future. Otherwise, if this Deputy Secretary really makes time to deal with me, I can't handle it."

This time, Qu Xiangru indeed owes him a favor again.

"He wouldn't dare touch you."

"Is there anything this Secretary Tian dares not to do?"

Song Guanchao chuckled, "I'll head back in a couple of days, remember your promise to me."

Qu Xiangru's face darkened, he gave a hum, then hung up the phone.

This attitude made Song Guanchao a bit suspicious—was this woman planning to renege when he got back?

...

Monday morning.

Jiang Yiren arrived at the City Committee early, finding an extra letter on her desk.

She felt a sense of déjà vu with this scene.

Picking it up, the big words "whistleblower letter" caught her eye.

As expected…

She walked into the office, Qu Xiangru hadn't arrived yet.

She placed the whistleblower letter on the desk and began cleaning.

At eight-thirty, Qu Xiangru arrived, immediately noticing the envelope on the table.

"Secretary, this was placed on my desk this morning," Jiang Yiren explained.

Qu Xiangru gave a hum, calmly opened it.

Sure enough, it was the same person behind the previous whistleblower letter.

Again, it was a report against Zhang Yulin, the District Chief of Zhujiang District.

The other party obviously wouldn't stop until achieving their goal.

This time, she couldn't pretend not to see it.

Nine o'clock.

Secretary Wang called, just like last time, having something to report.

He came to the office, seeing the whistleblower letter on the table, knowing the other party submitted a whistleblower letter to both the Disciplinary Committee and City Committee, just like last time.

He quietly watched Qu Xiangru, wanting to know how she would handle it this time.

"You go back first."

Secretary Wang nodded, got up from the chair, and left.

After he left, Qu Xiangru called Zheng Bihui, asking him to come over.

Half an hour later, Zheng Bihui arrived.

Seeing the whistleblower letter, he understood why Qu Xiangru called him over.

He was now one of Qu Xiangru's people, also understanding that he probably had no chance of advancing further in this lifetime.

Just being able to secure his position as mayor was already good enough.

But to keep the position, he had to fully support Qu Xiangru.

"We can't suppress it anymore this time; it must be dealt with officially," said Zheng Bihui. "But before handling it, we should inform Secretary Zhang."

"Also, we need to investigate the whistleblower's identity."

What he suggested was exactly what Qu Xiangru was thinking.

"Please ask Secretary Zhang to come over."

She also wanted to know who was behind the whistleblowing.

The person could freely enter and exit the City Committee, managing to deliver the whistleblower letter accurately twice.

This indicated that the person's identity was not necessarily lower than Zhang Yulin, who was being reported.

Therefore, this report didn't seem to be a personal grudge.

After all, the content of the whistleblower letter was reasonable and well-founded.

The person could easily expose it on the internet.

Once exposed, the City Committee and Municipal Government would be forced to investigate and deal with it.

The worst outcome would also be direct dismissal.

However, the person didn't do that, instead turning a simple issue into something complex.

This led to consideration of what the person's true intentions were.

Secretary Zhang arrived, and upon seeing the whistleblower letter, he realized what was going on.

Zheng Bihui asked directly, "Secretary Zhang, have you recently offended anyone?"

Zhang Xiaoxian shook his head, looking at Qu Xiangru, "Secretary Qu, let's handle this officially. Disciplinary action as needed, dismissal as needed."

Qu Xiangru had given him enough face, but the whistleblower didn't intend to let his cousin go.

The other party seemed determined to take Zhang Yulin down, and under such circumstances, forcibly keeping Zhang Yulin would only complicate matters.

For now, they only needed to deal with Zhang Yulin.

If they tried to protect Zhang Yulin, it would likely trigger a chain reaction, possibly causing responsible persons to be implicated and disciplined.

The weight of matters, he could still discern.

Qu Xiangru said, "Mayor Zheng, you handle this matter."

"Investigate only what the whistleblower stated, and do not spread unrelated information."

"Also, this District Chief Zhang has usually been diligent in work; while handling, consider not erasing past achievements for one mistake."

"I understand," thought Zheng Bihui, realizing how seasoned Secretary Qu was in handling matters.

Saying this in front of Zhang Xiaoxian was plainly to give him face, to earn Zhang Xiaoxian's goodwill.

Zhang Xiaoxian also understood the intention behind Qu Xiangru's actions.

He wasn't like a fresh graduate who didn't understand anything and would be overwhelmingly grateful for a few words.

However, Qu Xiangru's mature way of handling things gave him a sense of relief.

At least, this Secretary Qu wasn't someone who would call for extreme measures or pursue things relentlessly.

She still hoped everyone could coexist harmoniously.

At that moment, a knock sounded on the door.

Jiang Yiren entered, saying, "Secretary Qu, the head of the provincial branch of Lingjiang Bank is looking for you."