The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

Liu Yi was in a fit of anger.

He saw that this person had no sense of propriety, and he came in together with Gu Mengsheng.

He shouted angrily, "Get out, get out of here! Is this a place where you should have a ringing phone?"

But the man didn't care at all.

He directly took out his phone and put it to his ear.

Seeing this, Liu Yi shouted at Tang Guozheng's secretary, Yuan Jun, "Secretary Yuan, go call the security personnel. I want to see if the Shangqing City Standing Committee meeting room is a place where any Tom, Dick, or Harry can enter."

Yuan Jun was Tang Guozheng's secretary.

He instinctively looked at Tang Guozheng.

Tang Guozheng was just about to make a statement.

The man on the phone spoke up.

"Leader, I've picked up the person, but we've run into a bit of trouble and are detained in Shangqing City. There might be a flight delay."

The person speaking was undoubtedly Shangguan Shoudong's secretary, Li Chong.

On the other end of the line, Shangguan Shoudong asked, "Detained in Shangqing City, what's the situation?"

Li Chong covered the mouthpiece and quietly explained what had happened.

After a brief silence.

Shangguan Shoudong said, "I'll call them."

"Okay."

After Li Chong hung up the phone, Liu Yi had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation. Seeing Yuan Jun not moving, he couldn't wait anymore and directly took out his phone and dialed a number.

The call was quickly connected.

On the other end was the duty room of the Shangqing Municipal Committee's security department.

About a minute later.

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor.

Immediately after.

Deputy Director of the Security Department, Tang Jingen, appeared with six security officers.

Liu Yi pointed at Li Chong and shouted, "Comrade Jingen, take this person out and investigate properly. What the hell is his identity? He's bold enough to cause trouble in the meeting room!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Tang Jingen was about to take action.

Just then.

The Deputy Secretary-General of the City Committee Office suddenly appeared at the door, breathless, and shouted inside, "Secretary Tang, there's a phone call."

Tang Guozheng furrowed his brows and asked, "Where's it from?"

"The red hotline, the Government... Administrative Bureau... Mr. Shangguan called."

The stuttering words barely finished.

Tang Guozheng suddenly stood up.

Not just him.

Everyone else was equally shocked.

Everyone knew that Shangguan Shoudong was the next key figure. Why would he suddenly call the Shangqing Municipal Committee?

Tang Guozheng swallowed nervously.

Without another word, he ran out.

This call from the highest level clearly disrupted everyone's pace.

Each person began whispering in low voices.

Liu Yi was the same.

His mind kept speculating the purpose of this call.

In just two or three minutes.

The sound of Tang Guozheng's footsteps echoed again.

Everyone quickly looked up towards the door.

Sure enough.

The anxious-looking Tang Guozheng appeared.

Liu Yi was the first to stand up, eagerly asking, "Secretary Tang, Mr. Shangguan over there..."

"Secretary Li, Secretary Li, why didn't you mention your arrival earlier... Oh dear... It's our Shangqing City that provided poor hospitality, blame me, blame me..."

Tang Guozheng didn't pay any attention to Liu Yi.

Instead, he went directly to Li Chong, speaking deferentially.

Everyone present was utterly confused.

Especially Liu Yi, who instinctively asked, "Secretary Li, which Secretary Li?"

"Oh, oh, oh, let me introduce everyone to Comrade Li Chong, personal secretary to Mr. Shangguan."

Tang Guozheng's voice still had a hint of trembling.

He deliberately added the words "personal" to emphasize the closeness between Li Chong and Shangguan Shoudong.

Saying so, of course, had its subtle purpose.

Upon receiving the call from Shangguan Shoudong, Tang Guozheng was dumbfounded.

His mind went blank.

Upon learning that the man in the meeting room was his secretary, and that the ambiguous woman summoned by Chen Fang was actually Shangguan Shoudong's daughter.

His heart almost jumped out of his throat.

On the way to the meeting room after hanging up the phone, Tang Guozheng calmed down, grateful he hadn't gone along with Liu Yi's pace earlier, or he wouldn't have been able to save face now.

Since the whole situation was orchestrated by Liu Yi.

He decided to shift all responsibility onto Liu Yi.

Shangguan Shoudong's secretary?

This identity was enough to make Liu Yi shiver.

He shuddered slightly, finding it hard to believe.

"Chen... Comrade Chen Fang, what's the matter? Secretary Li comes over, and you didn't report it earlier? What... what are you trying to do?"

Liu Yi immediately turned his focus towards Chen Fang.

Chen Fang shrugged and said, "This time Brother Chong came to Shangqing City to pick up Miss Gu. His movements needed to be kept confidential. If it weren't for explaining the relationship between Miss Gu and me in this meeting, I wouldn't have let him come over."

Pick up Miss Gu?

What does that mean?

Shangguan Shoudong's secretary came to Shangqing City just to pick up this young lady?

Liu Yi looked at Tang Guozheng in disbelief.

Tang Guozheng nodded and said, "Miss Gu is... Mr. Shangguan's daughter."

With a buzz.

Everyone present felt their minds explode.

Especially Liu Yi, who instantly felt disoriented and found it hard to stand.

He initially wanted to use these two photos to accuse Chen Fang of a chaotic private life.

Now that Chen Fang and Gu Mengsheng had both acknowledged it, he didn't dare to pursue it any further. After all, considering Gu Mengsheng's special identity, if things blew up, where would Shangguan Shoudong's dignity be put?

"Mayor Liu, right? I've admitted that my relationship with Chen Fang is not ordinary. Do I need to go to the province with you for an investigation?"

Seeing the situation.

Gu Mengsheng asked Liu Yi.

Liu Yi was now in a dilemma.

If he really wanted to handle Chen Fang, he couldn't get past Shangguan Shoudong.

After all, within a month or two, he'd be the key figure holding the fort, going against him would be suicidal, wouldn't it?

If he didn't deal with Chen Fang, then what he said today would just be a farce.

Chen Fang admits to inappropriate conduct, but the words he let out wouldn't hold water, and wouldn't he lose face?

In a flash.

With a quick thought.

He looked at Cui Liansheng and said, "Secretary Cui, I think you owe me an explanation for this matter, don't you?"

What situation is this?

How did it get tied to Cui Liansheng?

He didn't even have time to speak.

Liu Yi immediately said, "Miss Gu, Comrade Chen Fang, let me be honest, these two photos were brought to me by Comrade Cui Qisheng, Cui Liansheng's son. Of course, I believe in Comrade Chen Fang's character, which is why I brought it up at the Standing Committee for discussion. Ultimately, to find out why these two photos exist, Comrade Liansheng needs to be asked."

At this point, there's no other way.

Cui Liansheng can only be the scapegoat.

Even if he turns to the other side after this matter, it can't be helped anymore.