Official Career Storm-Chapter 1330

Under the assurance and promise of Wu Qiangwei, these people handed over the USB drive to her and followed her down from the rooftop.

It seemed like the situation had been perfectly resolved.

But Zhang Yan and Yao Guangsong both knew that his position as the director of the City Government Office was no longer secure.

Sure enough, just after Wu Qiangwei appeased them and sent them out of the City Government, Shu Xue came over and said, "Mayor, Secretary Zhou is aware of this situation here and wants you to call him back after you're done."

Wu Qiangwei nodded and returned to her office to contact Zhou Zheng.

"Secretary Zhou."

"Mayor Wu, how did such a thing happen at the City Government?"

Zhou Zheng's tone was quite stern, with a hint of reproach.

Wu Qiangwei raised her eyebrows slightly. What does this tone of interrogating mean?

After all, they are both vice provincial level officials.

Of course, Zhou Zheng is still a Provincial Committee Member, certainly having more authority than her.

But such a tone at this moment still made Wu Qiangwei feel quite uncomfortable.

She suddenly recalled some evaluations Song Guanchao had made about Zhou Zheng during their last conversation.

Suppressing her distractions, Wu Qiangwei briefly explained and said, "Someone is pushing this from behind. I will contact the Disciplinary Committee to investigate later."

Zhou Zheng said, "Mayor Wu, stability is the priority. Pay more attention to these matters at the City Government. Make sure such things never happen again."

"Yes." Wu Qiangwei didn't want to listen to him speak in such a lecturing tone.

After hanging up, she opened the USB drive and took a quick look.

The so-called evidence in the USB drive was mostly speculative and had no substantial evidence.

But this was already enough.

There are almost no absolutely clean people in politics.

The difference is whether the higher-ups want to investigate you.

If they want to, they can definitely find issues.

She called Secretary Bao from the Disciplinary Committee, asking him to come over.

On the other side, Yao Guangsong was in Zhang Yan's office, shifting uneasily.

"Mayor Zhang, you must help me."

"Help you? How?"

Zhang Yan shook her head, "Instead of wasting time here, you should go find Wu Qiangwei and confess your mistakes. Perhaps you can still come out unscathed."

Yao Guangsong's face turned pale, "Has the situation gotten this serious?"

Zhang Yan said, "Can't you see it? Wu Qiangwei is targeting your position! If you don't give it up, she won't let go."

Yao Guangsong's eyes flickered with uncertainty and finally gritted his teeth, "I understand now, thank you for the advice, Mayor Zhang."

He left the office, smoked two cigarettes in the hallway, and then headed to Wu Qiangwei's office.

"Secretary Shu, I need to speak with Mayor Wu," Yao Guangsong said in a low voice.

"Please wait a moment, Director Yao."

Having experienced the events of the past two days firsthand, Shu Xue was internally shocked.

She hadn't expected that a simple matter of romance, under Song Guanchao's manipulation, could wield such a significant influence.

She entered the office to report and soon came out, "Director Yao, please come in."

Yao Guangsong took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and walked into the office.

"Mayor Wu."

He remained standing in front of the desk without taking a seat.

"Sit down."

"No, I prefer to stand."

Yao Guangsong said with a guilty face, "Mayor Wu, I've made a mistake."

Wu Qiangwei looked at him with a smile, curious to hear what he might say.

Yao Guangsong said, "I failed to control my desires and engaged in activities with a female subordinate that have disgraced the government's reputation. I admit my faults to Mayor Wu."

Wu Qiangwei said, "There's no need to tell me this. With things coming to this point, my attitude is irrelevant. I must provide an explanation to those gentlemen."

Yao Guangsong's heart sank, "Mayor Wu, I'm willing to resign!"

"Oh?" Wu Qiangwei was not surprised at all. In fact, she found it quite normal.

He is, after all, a senior official at the bureau level. If he couldn't discern the gravity of the situation by now, his role as the Office Director would be pointless.

For him, resigning is a significant loss.

It means that from now on, he has no avenue for financial gain.

But he knows well that if he doesn't resign, the consequences would be more severe.

"Resign..." Wu Qiangwei pondered, "How about this, go talk to those gentlemen. If they are willing to forgive, then come back."

At her words, Yao Guangsong felt a sudden relief.

There's a chance, he saw an opportunity!

"Thank you, Mayor Wu!"

Yao Guangsong left the office with a look of joy.

Shortly after he left, Secretary Bao from the Disciplinary Committee came over.

Wu Qiangwei didn't take out the USB drive.

She didn't want to push Yao Guangsong to the edge; since he was willing to vacate his position, she would give him a chance.

"Did Secretary Bao hear about what happened at the City Government this morning?"

Secretary Bao nodded.

Wu Qiangwei said, "Someone is orchestrating this from behind. I've already asked my secretary to contact Minister Liu from the Publicity Department to investigate who is streaming this."

"Additionally, I've received a report that the mastermind behind this is Zhou Xingjian, the deputy director of the City Government Office."

"Secretary Bao, I'd like you to have a chat with Director Zhou."

"Okay."

Secretary Bao thought to himself, someone must be deliberately targeting Wu Qiangwei with this sudden incident at the City Government.

Though the matter seems resolved for now, the impact from the morning's live broadcast persists.

Wu Qiangwei can't just let this go.

And yes, she's starting to investigate now.

Moreover, such matters are actually quite easy to investigate.

Secretary Bao left the office and went directly to find Zhou Xingjian.

Zhou Xingjian was sitting at his desk with a relaxed expression, his lips couldn't suppress an upward curve.

"Director Zhou, could you come over for a moment?"

A voice sounded beside him, and Zhou Xingjian turned to see a very familiar figure.

He was somewhat stunned. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

He recognized Secretary Bao from the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee.

But why was Secretary Bao here?

And why did he come to see him?

"Secretary Bao?" He stood up, wanting to ask, but Secretary Bao had already turned to leave.

He followed along in confusion, gradually forming a few guesses on the way.

It must be that Mayor Wu handed the USB drive to Secretary Bao.

Secretary Bao's looking for him was definitely to gather information about Yao Guangsong.

Yes, that must be it!

Unexpectedly, Mayor Wu's efficiency was so high, he felt increasingly excited.

They entered a small conference room one after the other.

As soon as they sat down, Secretary Bao said, "Were those men who jumped this morning arranged by you?"

Zhou Xingjian's smile froze, a momentary daze appearing on his face.

Then panic set in, his eyes darting around.

"Secretary Bao, what... what are you talking about?"

"Director Zhou, I advise you to cooperate."

Secretary Bao said, "This matter has a great impact and is very serious."

"I, this has nothing to do with me." He certainly couldn't admit it and felt a bit troubled.

Weren't you supposed to investigate Yao Guangsong?

Why are you targeting me?

Secretary Bao's expression darkened and said, "Director Zhou, if you don't admit it, I'll have no choice but to request the surveillance footage."

Zhou Xingjian's heart skipped a beat, and he became even more flustered.

Just then, Secretary Bao's phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at it and didn't avoid Zhou Xingjian, answering right in front of him, "Mayor Wu."