Official Career Storm-Chapter 1457

At the same time Song Guanchao arrived at the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Wu Qiangwei also arrived at the City Committee.

Zhou Zheng was somewhat surprised by the unexpected visit of Wu Qiangwei.

She hadn't called before coming, which seemed a bit sudden and presumptuous.

He considered himself to have understood Wu Qiangwei quite well, and this had never happened before.

After the secretary put down the tea, he left the office.

Before Zhou Zheng could inquire, Wu Qiangwei said, "A couple of days ago, Director Song received an anonymous report."

"What kind of report?" Zhou Zheng had an uneasy feeling.

Wu Qiangwei revealed the specific details of the report.

After hearing it, Zhou Zheng's face looked troubled.

He nodded slightly and said, "Just have Director Song hand it over to the Disciplinary Committee."

Wu Qiangwei said, "Director Song volunteered to take on the report."

Zhou Zheng's expression darkened; he pondered for a few seconds and asked, "What do you mean?"

Wu Qiangwei said, "The relevant senior officials of the reported company have already been arrested by the police."

With these words, Zhou Zheng fell silent.

After some time, with a gloomy look, Zhou Zheng said, "Why didn't you report to me immediately?"

Wu Qiangwei calmly said, "Secretary Zhou, you are usually busy with official duties, and besides, matters like this can be handled by the police."

Zhou Zheng understood her implications.

In a good way, she didn't want to disturb him; in a less flattering way, as Mayor Wu, she didn't need to report everything to him.

After all, Wu Qiangwei is the mayor, and there's no requirement for the City Government's work to be reported to him.

If she were to report everything, big or small, she wouldn't need to be the mayor; it would be better for Secretary Zhou to handle everything alone.

Therefore, even though Zhou Zheng knew that Wu Qiangwei was deliberately stalling, he couldn't say anything.

"Fine, very good." Zhou Zheng said, "In the future, it seems Mayor Wu doesn't need to report the City Government's work to me either."

Wu Qiangwei ignored his angry outburst.

She stood up and said, "I'll be going back now."

After she left, Zhou Zheng took the time of a cup of tea to calm down and quickly sorted out this matter in his mind.

He didn't actually know anything about SOEs being sold off cheaply...

But regardless of whether he knew or not, it all happened while he was serving as mayor.

The responsibility, to some extent, had to be shouldered.

He called the secretary in and said, "Go and bring over Secretary Qiu from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission."

The restructuring of SOEs can't bypass the commission.

Secretary Qiu is definitely a link in the chain.

He needed to know how many SOEs Secretary Qiu illegally restructured during his tenure as mayor!

Secretary Pan acknowledged the instructions, left the room, and took out his phone to contact Qiu Zhen Ting.

...

Song Guanchao knocked on the office door of the Party Secretary of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

He pushed the door open and saw Secretary Qiu, who was over fifty years old.

"Hello, Secretary Qiu."

"Hello, Director Song."

Qiu Zhen Ting felt puzzled as to why he was suddenly being visited.

He was just about to ask his secretary to bring tea when he noticed that Song Guanchao had no intention of sitting down.

"Let me introduce someone."

Song Guanchao said, "This is Director Wu from the Disciplinary Committee, Wu Yun."

Disciplinary Committee…

Qiu Zhen Ting's internal radar sensed that Song Guanchao's visit wasn't friendly.

"We've received a report related to Secretary Qiu, and we'll have to trouble Secretary Qiu to come with us."

"Director Song, could you please tell me what the report is about?"

Qiu Zhen Ting acted completely normal, with just the right amount of confusion on his face, and no panic at all.

It was as if he hadn't done anything wrong.

Just as Song Guanchao was about to speak, his phone suddenly rang; it was from Secretary Pan.

"Let me take this call."

Song Guanchao nodded with a smile, showing no intentions to avoid the call.

Qiu Zhen Ting picked up his phone: "Hello, Secretary Pan. Sorry, I have to trouble you to inform Secretary Zhou that I might not be able to go. City Government Office's Director Song has brought colleagues from the Disciplinary Committee to seek information, yes, okay."

After hanging up the call, Qiu Zhen Ting stood up and said, "Director Song, shall we go?"

Going down to the first floor, Qiu Zhen Ting's phone rang again, this time it was Zhou Zheng calling.

"Director Song, please wait a moment, it's Secretary Zhou calling."

He chuckled wryly, and only after getting approval from Song Guanchao did he answer the call.

"Secretary Zhou… Okay, please wait, I'll hand the phone to Director Song."

He handed over the phone: "Director Song, Secretary Zhou wants to talk to you."

But Song Guanchao didn't take the phone: "Secretary Qiu, just hang up the call, please, don't disrupt my work."

Zhou Zheng heard this remark as well.

Feeling somewhat awkward, Qiu Zhen Ting said, "Secretary Zhou, Director Song is rather busy."

Zhou Zheng sternly said, "Put the phone on speakerphone."

So Qiu Zhen Ting put it on speaker, and Zhou Zheng's voice came through: "Song Guanchao, you immediately bring Secretary Qiu to the City Committee, I need to see him."

Under Qiu Zhen Ting's astonished gaze, Song Guanchao took the phone and directly hung up.

"Let's go, Secretary Qiu."

He turned and walked out.

Secretary Qiu was dumbfounded.

Was Director Song always this brash?

Ignoring the City Secretary's call, hanging up just like that?

Isn't he afraid of Zhou Zheng being angry?

Then, it dawned on him.

If Song Guanchao doesn't even give face to the City Secretary, then this trip for him might be fraught with danger.

"Director Song, can I go to the restroom?"

"Go ahead."

"Could I have my phone back for a moment? I want to make a call to my family."

Not making things difficult for him, Song Guanchao handed the phone back.

After just a couple of steps, Qiu Zhen Ting realized that Song Guanchao was following right behind him.

He entered the toilet, went into a stall, closed the door, and made a call to his family.

Standing in the restroom, Song Guanchao glanced at the window, then lit a cigarette.

During the wait, he noticed Qiu Zhen Ting peered out several times through the gap.

All these little actions were clearly seen by him.

Internally, Song Guanchao smirked; luckily he followed him inside.

Otherwise, he wouldn't doubt in the slightest that this guy would use the bathroom as an excuse to escape through the window.

Thankfully, he came personally to catch him; if it had been a policeman, he might have really gotten away.

After finishing the cigarette, he hadn't come out yet, and Song Guanchao showed no intentions to rush him.

If he wanted to drag it out, then just let him, as there was plenty of time.

Besides, all the senior officials of those two companies who needed to be caught had already been caught.

What remained were the other departments and some leaders of the City Government.

If he guessed correctly, Qiu Zhen Ting would be contacting the real mastermind while in the stall.

Seeking intervention from the mastermind to get him out.

Honestly, Song Guanchao was curious to know if the mastermind was indeed Zhang Yan.

After staying in the stall for nearly half an hour, without any prompting from Song Guanchao, giving him great freedom for defecation,

Qiu Zhen Ting sighed internally, knowing his little schemes had been seen through by Song Guanchao, leaving no room for escape.

He opened the door and stepped out of the stall: "Sorry to keep you waiting, Director Song."

"Let's go."

Upon reaching the parking lot, Song Guanchao asked Wu Yun to drive, while he and Qiu Zhen Ting sat in the back seat.

If this guy had any intention of escaping or jumping out of the vehicle, Song Guanchao would be able to notice and stop him immediately.