Official Career Storm-Chapter 1464
Song Guanchao walked around the table and approached her.
Wen Ru's expression was calm, but the occasional flicker in her eyes revealed her inner tension to Song Guanchao.
He slowly squatted down until he was level with her gaze.
Then, he took her hand and placed it in his palm, gripping it tightly.
Wen Ru tried to pull away, but Song Guanchao held on tightly, and she couldn't break free.
After a few attempts, she gave up.
She took a silent breath and looked at him calmly.
Song Guanchao asked, "Still angry?"
Wen Ru shook her head, "No."
"Oh."
With a light sigh, Song Guanchao stood up, pulling her hand and lifting her from her chair, bringing her into his arms.
Song Guanchao stroked her hair and spoke softly, "Something held me up that night, I apologize to you."
Wen Ru's eyelashes quivered slightly, she didn't speak but felt much better.
"Do you have time tonight?" Song Guanchao asked.
"No." Wen Ru said defiantly.
Song Guanchao let out a sigh of relief.
Being defiant is a good sign.
At least she is willing to express her emotions instead of bottling them up.
"No problem, I'll wait for you."
"Wait until you're done."
"I'll buy groceries and cook for you at your place so that you'll have something to eat once you're finished."
Song Guanchao said shamelessly.
Wen Ru let out a light nasal sound, neither agreeing nor rejecting.
Women are emotional creatures; no matter the issue, it can be remedied with a bit of time and effort.
"Come on, give me a kiss."
Song Guanchao leaned down to kiss her, but Wen Ru pushed him away, dodging him.
"What, still shy?"
Song Guanchao chuckled mischievously, chasing her for a kiss like a rogue.
Wen Ru lowered her head and pushed him away, dodging several times, but ultimately couldn't avoid being kissed, leaving her face wet and feeling both angry and helpless.
"Tonight, I'll definitely apologize properly."
Song Guanchao pinched her butt, his words filled with suggestion.
Wen Ru glared at him fiercely, but her heart was quietly racing.
Their relationship wasn't like this before; Wen Ru had always been reserved, with Song Guanchao taking the initiative each time.
It took her a lot to break through her self-restraint and invite Song Guanchao, only to be rejected.
This incident had quite an impact on her.
Fortunately, Song Guanchao managed to open her heart again.
At least for now, she wasn't as angry anymore.
"Finish your work early."
Song Guanchao patted her little tush and gently bit her earlobe.
Caught off guard, Wen Ru instinctively let out an "ah" and then quickly closed her mouth, blushing as she faced Song Guanchao.
Song Guanchao released her, smiling mischievously, "I'm going now."
After he left, Wen Ru lightly patted her face, trying to bring down the temperature quickly.
When she saw Song Guanchao lock the door behind him, she actually thought he might do something to her in the office...
At that time, she was somewhat saddened, feeling that Song Guanchao didn't respect her, treating her like a tool for indulgence.
However, he didn't do that.
He treated her as gently as soothing a child.
At that moment, Wen Ru actually felt a sense of being in love.
She had never been in love before but felt that this was what being in love should feel like.
There's sweetness, also disputes, there would be sulking, and he would make efforts to cheer you up.
Suddenly, Wen Ru didn't want to go to work, wanting to go home earlier.
...
Leaving the municipal bureau, Song Guanchao tossed the car keys to Wu Yun and got into the passenger seat.
"Where to?"
"Let's head to the City Government first."
"Alright." Wu Yun drove, and Song Guanchao called Captain Cao from the economic investigation team.
As the call connected, Song Guanchao said, "Is this Captain Cao? I'm Song Guanchao from the City Government Office, and I need some help from the economic investigation team on a case..."
He briefly explained his request.
"By tomorrow at the latest, I'll contact you then," Captain Cao replied.
"Thanks a lot, Captain Cao."
"It's nothing, we're all in the same line of duty."
From the voice, Captain Cao seemed like a particularly straightforward person.
As they neared the City Government, Song Guanchao said, "Pull over."
Wu Yun parked the car at the side, and just as she was about to ask, Song Guanchao had already stepped out.
She watched Song Guanchao walk across the street and enter a milk tea shop.
She snorted softly, mumbling, "Jerk."
A moment later, Song Guanchao returned with a cup of hot milk.
Back at the City Government Office, entering the room, Wu Yun asked, "Is the case going smoothly?"
"It's alright."
"But you seem a bit unhappy?"
"It didn't align with my expectations."
Song Guanchao sighed.
"In what way?" She wanted to help ease Song Guanchao's worries.
Lighting a cigarette, Song Guanchao replied, "I thought Mayor Zhang must be involved behind this case, but it turns out she has nothing to do with it."
"Huh?" Wu Yun was shocked, "How is that possible?"
Song Guanchao chuckled bitterly, "I think it seems unlikely too, but it's truly unrelated to her."
"But..." Wu Yun said, "There are nine state-owned enterprises involved, how could Mayor Zhang not be aware of any of it?"
Song Guanchao replied, "Zhao Jian forged Mayor Zhang's signature and sneakily used the official seal when she was absent."
"It can be done like this?" Wu Yun was stunned; Zhao Jian, being a secretary, was unbelievably audacious.
Actually, Song Guanchao still found something amiss.
Even if Zhao Jian could secretly forge official seals and signatures without anyone noticing, it's understandable if it's done once or twice without getting discovered.
Over a span of seven years, involving nine state-owned enterprises.
The likelihood of this is incredibly low.
Moreover, City Government requires annual archiving, and some departments need auditing.
How did Zhao Jian manage to avoid these?
He didn't feel Zhao Jian had concealed anything from him.
If this case were directed by Zhang Yan, there's no way Zhao Jian would hide it.
After all, being instructed by Zhang Yan to handle business and forging signatures and seals in private are vastly different in terms of culpability.
Extinguishing the cigarette, he said, "You can rest here for a while; I'm going to see the Mayor."
Heading upstairs, he walked into the office.
Wu Qiangwei asked, "Did Zhao Jian confess?"
Zhao Jian's arrest had already spread across the City Government, and Shu Xue had immediately reported it to her.
"He confessed."
Song Guanchao replied, "Zhao Jian forged the signature, secretly used the official seal, it has nothing to do with Zhang Yan."
Hearing this, Wu Qiangwei was equally surprised and caught off guard.
"That's Zhao Jian's original words?"
"Yes."
Wu Qiangwei pondered, "Something feels off."
Song Guanchao said, "I think so too, but that's the situation."
Wu Qiangwei inquired, "Who bribed Zhao Jian to act this way?"
"A private entrepreneur named Guo Tong."
Song Guanchao said, "I have already asked the comrades from the economic investigation team to look into it, we should have results by tomorrow."
Wu Qiangwei acknowledged with a nod and suddenly asked, "Do you have time tonight?"
Song Guanchao blinked, "Does the Mayor have something?"
"I've been saying to treat you to dinner and keep forgetting, if you have time, I'd like to invite you tonight."
Wu Qiangwei spoke calmly, but Song Guanchao noticed that she made a hair toss motion while speaking.
He knew Wu Qiangwei too well, whenever she had such movements, it meant she was not as calm inside.
She was nervous!
Song Guanchao was tempted but already had plans with Wen Ru tonight.
"I can't tonight, tomorrow night... tomorrow may not work either, I might need to treat Captain Cao from the investigation team to dinner."
He didn't mention why tonight wasn't possible, instead deliberately stated whom he would treat tomorrow night.
This way of speaking might lead Wu Qiangwei to assume that he's also treating some important figures tonight, discussing work matters.
Sure enough, Wu Qiangwei didn't overthink: "Then let's wait until next time when you're available."
