Official Career Storm

Ji Lin just stepped out of his house and headed towards the parking lot.

The three-day deadline set by Song Guanchao had arrived.

He didn't know if his mother had approved the subway project.

But he didn't care anymore; it had nothing to do with him.

He planned to run away.

He was completely disappointed with his mother.

He didn't want to lose a finger because of Yan Han.

Ji Lin was lost in thought when suddenly, a van slowly approached as if it was going to pass by him.

He stopped, intending to let the vehicle go first.

But when the van reached him, it suddenly stopped.

Before he could react, the door was yanked open from inside, and two masked men jumped out, pulling him into the van.

He tried to scream, but a hand covered his mouth.

A strong sense of dizziness hit him, and Ji Lin felt his consciousness slipping away.

...

Song Guanchao received a call; the person had been captured.

"Don't let him see your faces."

"Don't worry, I'm a professional at this."

Lu Feng was full of confidence.

Song Guanchao didn't rush over immediately; he still had an afternoon class to teach.

Meanwhile.

Zhang Jie called her son, but his phone was turned off the entire time.

She started to panic.

Today was the deadline Song Guanchao had mentioned, and she couldn't reach her son at all.

It was hard not to imagine the worst.

Zhang Jie paced back and forth in her office, several times wanting to call Song Guanchao, but she held back each time.

Uneasy, she checked the home surveillance and found that her son had left home half an hour ago.

She rushed home and found her son's car parked in the lot.

The car was there, but he was gone.

And his phone was off.

Something was definitely wrong.

She was inclined to believe that her son had been taken by Song Guanchao.

"That bastard!"

Zhang Jie didn't expect Song Guanchao to be so bold to actually lay hands on her son.

She wanted to call the police and have them arrest Song Guanchao immediately.

But reason told her that even if the police caught him, there would be no evidence.

If he dared to confront her directly with threats, he must have been fully prepared not to leave any evidence behind.

Calling the police might not help.

Zhang Jie sighed helplessly and reluctantly took out her phone to call her secretary.

"Send the Lingjiang subway project proposal to the City Committee."

"Okay." The secretary was a little puzzled as to why Director Zhang suddenly changed her mind.

Zhang Jie didn't want to, but with her son missing, she couldn't take the risk.

If she lost the gamble, she couldn't bear the consequences.

Then she called Qu Xiangru.

"Governor Qu, I've forwarded the subway project proposal to the Provincial Committee."

Qu Xiangru was quite surprised and even suspected if there was some scheme involved.

"Please pass the message to District Chief Song."

"Hmm?" Qu Xiangru asked, "Song Guanchao?"

"Yes, please make sure to tell him."

Zhang Jie spoke with a very serious tone.

Her tone piqued Qu Xiangru's curiosity.

It seemed that Zhang Jie's compromise was due to Song Guanchao.

She really wanted to know what exactly Song Guanchao had done.

Even she couldn't make Zhang Jie relent, so how did Song Guanchao manage it?

She glanced at the time; by now, Song Guanchao should have just finished eating.

She dialed his number, and the call was picked up quickly.

"The subway project proposal has been sent to the Provincial Committee."

"Did Zhang Jie call you?"

This woman really wouldn't shed a tear until she saw the coffin.

She must have discovered Ji Lin's disappearance and had no choice but to compromise.

Qu Xiangru acknowledged with a sound, then asked, "How did you do it?"

Song Guanchao didn't hide anything from her, recounting the conversation he had with Zhang Jie in her office that day.

Qu Xiangru's heart skipped a beat: "You touched her son?"

"I captured him, planning to act tonight, but that woman isn't completely stupid; she must have compromised after realizing Ji Lin was missing."

"Are you insane?"

Qu Xiangru's voice suddenly rose: "Do you know what you're doing?"

"If she reports you to the police, you'll be arrested!"

"She won't dare call the police," Song Guanchao replied calmly, "I don't do things I'm not sure of."

"With people like her, you can only use this method."

"Besides, she was the one who broke the rules first."

"Her nephew was caught with drunk driving and drug possession, yet she didn't investigate or verify, just pinned all the blame on me. Don't you think it's ridiculous to talk about rules with someone who doesn't follow them?"

Qu Xiangru wanted to say something but found she couldn't refute Song Guanchao.

"Don't leave any evidence," Qu Xiangru could only remind him.

Since it was already done, he should focus on not leaving any evidence behind.

After all, his actions had completely put him at odds with Zhang Jie.

If Zhang Jie ever found any incriminating evidence, it would be Song Guanchao who would suffer.

"Rest assured, I know what I'm doing."

Song Guanchao changed the subject: "May Day is coming soon; the Party school will be on holiday."

"You don't need to report your personal life to me; I'm busy."

Qu Xiangru hung up the phone directly.

Song Guanchao sighed in frustration; he had wanted to chat with Qu Xiangru to build some rapport.

It was already the 27th; in three days, the May Day holiday would begin.

He was definitely going back to Lingjiang then.

However, judging by the timeline, if nothing unexpected happened, the subway project might also be cleared before May Day.

In that case, he might not have much free time.

He chose not to overthink it and contacted Lu Feng to release the person.

"Release him now?"

"Yes, things have been resolved; let him go."

"Then shall we head directly back to Lingjiang?"

"Yes."

"Got it."

Although Lu Feng felt a bit disappointed, since the class monitor had given an order, he could only comply.

He returned to the abandoned factory, untied the ropes binding Ji Lin's hands and feet, and told the two guys with him, "Let's go."

Ji Lin had woken up earlier but didn't dare say a word; he was terrified.

After realizing his hands and feet were free and hearing the sound of cars driving away in the distance, he still didn't dare to move.

He lay there for ten more minutes before he was sure no one was around. Only then did he slowly get up from the ground.

He carefully removed his blindfold.

Quickly looking around to confirm they had left, Ji Lin finally exhaled a long breath of relief.

Everything felt surreal to him.

They had captured him, only to release him.

What was the point of that?

To scare him?

No, Song Guanchao definitely wouldn't be so frivolous.

He guessed that his mother must have compromised.

Yes, it must be that!

Cold sweat broke out across Ji Lin's back.

He saw his phone lying on the ground, grabbed it, and turned it on.

There was a string of missed calls, all from his mother.

Gritting his teeth, he decided not to call her back.

If she had compromised earlier, he wouldn't have been treated like this.

He brushed the dirt off his clothes and walked towards the exit.

His phone rang again; it was his mother calling.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he picked up.

"Son, are you okay?" Zhang Jie asked, her voice filled with tension and worry.

"I'm fine."

Ji Lin replied coldly and hung up the phone, not wanting to say another word to her.

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