Official Career Storm

The most feared thing is a sudden silence.

Liang Jianfeng entered the room and saw this scene; his brows immediately furrowed, and he stood still in his spot.

Wu Xinan, on the other hand, was all smiles.

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Wu Yun’s little face was stiff, her eyes hollow, somewhat lost and desolate.

She turned around and hurried off, as if she had never been there.

Song Guanchao sighed quietly.

You can avoid the beginning of the month, but not the fifteenth.

Upon hearing the door open, Liang Jiajia struggled out of his embrace and quickly sat up to adjust the T-shirt that Song Guanchao had lifted.

Looking back to see Liang Jianfeng and Wu Xinan, her little face turned red in an instant.

"Dad, Uncle Wu," Liang Jiajia no longer had the valiant composure of a female police officer; at that moment, she was just a young girl caught in a secret romance by her parents.

Liang Jianfeng collected his emotions and managed a smile as he walked over: "Jiajia, go out first. We need to talk to Secretary Song about something."

"Oh."

Liang Jiajia sneakily glanced up and couldn’t make out any tell from her father’s expression; Uncle Wu was smiling happily.

That made her feel even more embarrassed.

Leaving the ward, Liang Jiajia patted her chest softly and touched her blushing face.

How embarrassing to have her father see that!

It was all the fault of this big pervert!

Just wait until you’re discharged, I’ll see how I deal with you!

Liang Jiajia gritted her tiny teeth with resolution, vowing to drain him completely once he was discharged!

Inside the ward.

Liang Jianfeng did not bring up the matter between him and his daughter.

"Secretary Song, how are your injuries?"

"Not too serious. I could actually be discharged today, but Secretary Wu asked me to rest for a few more days."

Song Guanchao asked, "What did the Propaganda Department say?"

Now that the robbers were caught, it was time to consider the tone for the publicity.

Liang Jianfeng replied, "There will be a meeting when Secretary Wu returns."

Wu Xinan interjected, "There’s a problem with this case."

"What’s the problem?"

"We found some content in the robber’s phone - there’s an inside man in the police force."

"What?" Song Guanchao acted shocked; the performance was so convincing, even an acting coach from the Beijing Film Academy would have to give him a thumbs up.

The two men detailed the situation.

This case was temporarily not to be disclosed publicly, but it did not matter when talking to Song Guanchao.

After all, they were already tight as ticks on a rope with Song Guanchao.

After listening, Song Guanchao suddenly frowned, "Minister Zhou’s son? The squad leader of the security team, Zhou Jun?"

"That’s him."

"It’s actually this kid."

Song Guanchao pretended to ponder, "Following me and connected to the robbers... what exactly does this kid want to do?"

Then he sneered, "No matter what he planned to do, he can’t do it now."

"Director Liang, has he admitted to it?"

"How could he admit it."

Liang Jianfeng shook his head, "He staunchly denies it, saying he doesn’t know He Sha and the other two."

"He doesn’t know them?" Song Guanchao scoffed coldly, "The content of the text messages can’t lie."

Liang Jianfeng suddenly sighed, "The problem now is with the text messages; the SIM card wasn’t registered."

"The phone is his, right? There are his fingerprints on it, right?"

"The fingerprints have been extracted; that we can prove."

"But with just the fingerprints, the strength of the evidence is not enough."

"Moreover, all the robbers are dead; now there’s no counter-evidence, and he insists he didn’t send those messages. It’s really hard to convict him."

Song Guanchao furrowed his brows.

He actually knew that with only these few text messages, it would be difficult to ensure he serves a long sentence.

But even with insufficient evidence, he would still have to spend some time behind bars.

Wu Xinan said, "With someone else, it wouldn’t be so troublesome, but after all, he is Minister Zhou’s son, his only child at that. The Provincial Department has to consider the impact, and Minister Zhou is also utilizing his connections to seek help."

Song Guanchao asked, "Will there be a sentence?"

"The sentence is certain; even disregarding this matter, Zhou Jun is also involved in job-related crimes. But the length of the sentence won’t be too long, and he will certainly apply for medical parole..."

Song Guanchao understood.

Although the outcome differed from his expectations, after this incident, Zhou Jun certainly wouldn’t be able to remain within the police force.

Minister Zhou would also be affected.

His influence in the province wouldn’t last much longer.

No one likes to ally with a ticking time bomb politically.

Anyway, Song Guanchao had acted opportunistically. Bringing down Zhou Jun would have been ideal, but even failing to do so, the outcome exceeded his expectations.

All in all, not a loss.

"By the way, Captain Xue, who came from the Provincial Department, mentioned you today."

Wu Xinan said, "He appreciates you."

Song Guanchao smiled and said, "The main characters this time are Secretary Wu and Mr. Liang; I’m just joining in the excitement."

Wu Xinan said, "The excitement you’ve joined is just perfect. In my opinion, the City Propaganda Department won’t leave you out. Moreover, they will intensify the promotion."

At that moment, Director Liang’s phone rang.

It was Director Qin.

He answered the call right in front of Song Guanchao, "Hello, Director Qin."

"Liang Jianfeng, do you even regard me as your director anymore?" Director Qin’s roar was heard even by Song Guanchao.

Liang Jianfeng replied calmly, "What do you mean by that, Director Qin?"

Director Qin snorted, "Why didn’t you report to me immediately about such a major incident with Zhou Jun? Who authorized you to contact the Provincial Department directly?"

Liang Jianfeng said, "It was Secretary Wu who contacted the Provincial Department."

"Liang Jianfeng, are you using Secretary Wu to press me?"

"Director Qin, you misunderstand."

"Liang Jianfeng, impressive, truly impressive! You think just because you’ve eliminated two robbers and earned some merit, you can disregard me? Let me tell you, as long as I am at the City Bureau for a day, you can forget about advancing!"

"Anything else, Director Qin? If not, I will hang up now, I am visiting Secretary Song."

Director Qin seemed to want to say more, but after hearing the latter part, he snorted and hung up.

Song Guanchao asked, "Director Qin?"

"Yes."

"Has your relationship deteriorated to this extent?"

Song Guanchao was quite surprised; he had assumed that at least superficially, Director Qin would maintain a level of decency, no matter how arrogant he was.

It was only upon ending the call that he realized Director Qin completely treated the police department as his own realm of absolute say.

His attitude towards Liang Jianfeng, the Executive Deputy Director, was such harsh.

Liang Jianfeng said, "There has been no deterioration; it has always been like this. Director Qin is obsequious to those above and bullies those below, pandering in every way."

Song Guanchao asked, "Is he on good terms with Minister Zhou?"

Liang Jianfeng shook his head: "It’s not about being good or bad, it’s simply mutual assistance."

He glanced at the time and said, "Let’s head back first, you..."

He intended to mention his and Liang Jiajia’s matter, but he refrained from saying anything in the end.

Let his daughter deal with her own problems.

He held no grievances against Song Guanchao himself—in fact, he had some admiration for him.

If he wasn’t the Secretary of the Municipal Committee, and his daughter could find such a boyfriend, he would be very happy.

But he was indeed the Secretary of the Municipal Committee.

Immersion in the bureaucracy for many years, he understood better than anyone those in power.

Words like love and fidelity are non-existent in this group.

But he had no choice if his daughter liked him.

Let her like him.

One day, when she comes to a head-broken and bleeding reality, it will be more effective than his painstaking persuasion.