Chapter 1793

Chapter 1793: Chapter 1793

Song Guanchao rented her two apartments, one of which was located in the High-tech Zone, just a five-minute walk from the district government.

He didn’t drive directly to the neighborhood to avoid being noticed.

He parked the car nearby, put on a mask, turned up his collar, and walked into the neighborhood.

Finding Fu Ying’s building, he entered the elevator and came to Fu Ying’s door, knocking gently.

After waiting a moment, Fu Ying opened the door.

Probably because they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, Song Guanchao saw a trace of shyness and awkwardness in her eyes.

Song Guanchao walked in and casually closed the door.

Although this place was rented recently, all the furniture and appliances were new, bought by Song Guanchao.

Fu Ying only brought one suitcase, but she basically didn’t lack anything.

"Haven’t washed yet?" Song Guanchao noticed she was still wearing her clothes from dinner.

"Just got back." Fu Ying knowingly asked, "What brings you here?"

"Go take a shower first, we can talk after."

She wanted to pretend, and Song Guanchao played along with her charade.

"Then make yourself comfortable." Fu Ying returned to her room to grab clothes and headed to the bathroom.

Before long, the sound of running water could be heard.

Song Guanchao stood up, unbuttoning his shirt as he walked toward the bathroom.

He grabbed the door handle and gently pushed it open.

Fu Ying’s body tensed slightly, with her back turned to him.

Song Guanchao approached, embraced her from behind, and without saying a word, tilted his head and kissed her cheek.

The atmosphere in the bathroom gradually heated up, followed by murmurs of pleasure.

...

"There are a few people in the city government you should pay attention to."

"One is Sun Jiajun, another is Chang Youcai, plus a few departmental directors..."

On the bed, after the passion subsided, Song Guanchao held her in his arms, explaining some basic situations of the Jiangzhou Municipal Government.

Fu Ying, her face still flushed with residual blush, listened attentively to his explanation.

After he finished speaking, Fu Ying asked, "What’s the situation in the park right now?"

Song Guanchao then told her about the handling results of the polluting companies, and Fu Ying noted this mentally, planning to take some time in the next few days to understand properly.

She was now the district chief of the High-tech Zone, and the park was also her responsibility. Future communications with the Lin Family would also be primarily her task.

"It’s late, let’s sleep." Song Guanchao yawned.

Fu Ying looked up at him, "It’s only eleven o’clock."

"..." Song Guanchao twitched his mouth, silently got up, and pressed her down beneath him.

...

...

Over the weekend, Song Guanchao sneakily came over every night.

To prevent Wu Qiangwei from overthinking, he texted her right after work saying he was going over to her place.

Fortunately, Bai Ruyi came these two days, so the two of them didn’t have a chance to meet alone.

Time passed day by day, and Fu Ying quickly adapted to the role of district chief.

During this period, she mainly did two things.

The first was selecting a secretary.

For the secretary’s position, her requirements were simple: familiarity with the various bureaus and committees of the High-tech Zone government, and preferably being female.

Having a secretary made handling many tasks much more convenient.

As for whether the secretary had a clean background, that was not within her immediate concerns.

If necessary, once she fully familiarized herself with the situation in the High-tech Zone, she could always make a change.

The second was conducting inspections.

In the days since she arrived at the High-tech Zone, she had almost never stayed in her office. Her primary focus was naturally the park.

Next, she planned to have private discussions with some leaders of the district government.

Another week passed in the blink of an eye.

This morning, Tan Miao brought Wu Yun to the city government.

The matter that Song Guanchao had him investigate had come to a close.

Tan Miao leaned back in his chair, smoking a cigarette handed to him by Song Guanchao, while Wu Yun, beside him, reported the work on his behalf: "We secretly investigated all public elementary and middle schools in Gaoshui County and its towns. The rumors about salary arrears are partially true."

"Partially? What do you mean?" Song Guanchao asked.

Wu Yun replied, "In several towns under Gaoshui County, a total of four elementary schools and four middle schools all have had salary arrears. The longest delay is 17 months."

"In Gaoshui County itself, there are seven elementary schools and four middle schools, which also show salary arrears. But not all teachers have experienced delays, and the longest delay is only three months."

Song Guanchao laughed, "Even in salary arrears, they show favoritism?"

Wu Yun said, "Towns, after all, aren’t like the county seat. If the delay is too long, it can easily cause trouble."

Song Guanchao said, "Do they think town teachers are easy to push around?"

Wu Yun wanted to say more, but Tan Miao interrupted, "Director Song, should we proceed with the reporting process?"

"There’s no rush. Secretary Tan, you can head back first, wait for my instructions on this matter." Song Guanchao, without needing to think, clearly had a plan in mind long ago.

"Okay." Tan Miao extinguished the cigarette, patted the ash off his body, stood up, and looked at Wu Yun, "Let’s go."

Wu Yun cast a gloomy glance at Song Guanchao and silently followed Tan Miao out.

After they left, Song Guanchao went to Wu Qiangwei’s office to relay the matter.

"You can go down for inspections in the next few days," Song Guanchao said.

"How do you plan to handle this matter?"

He chose this timing to go for inspections, certainly not to do something pointless. It seemed he planned to deal with these two matters together.

Song Guanchao said: "First, finalize the inspection itinerary and have Secretary Shu contact County Magistrate Cao. Then, I’ll pass on the news that Yang Ling’s coming to Jiangzhou to report Yang Ling to County Magistrate Cao’s ears."

Wu Qiangwei’s eyes lit up, understanding his scheme.

She nodded, picked up the landline, "Secretary Shu, please come in."

Shu Xue walked in, and Wu Qiangwei said, "Contact Gaoshui County, and arrange to go down for inspections the day after tomorrow."

"Understood." Shu Xue waited a few more seconds, seeing she had no further instructions, then left.

After staying a while, Song Guanchao left too.

His plan was simple: first, let County Magistrate Cao know Wu Qiangwei would be going down for inspections.

Then, pass on the news of Yang Ling’s reporting in Jiangzhou to them.

With the Mayor coming for inspections, such matters arising meant County Magistrate Cao would most likely directly detain the teachers reporting from the towns.

As long as Cao Xiaolou did this, then it could be basically confirmed that Cao Xiaolou’s power in Gaoshui County had grown overwhelming.

Because behind Cao Xiaolou was Zhou Zheng, and Wu Qiangwei didn’t want to make things too big.

But as long as he did this, it equated to giving Wu Qiangwei a chance to question him.

Now it just remained to be seen whether Cao Xiaolou would make the arrest.

He called Lu Feng, "Madman, take a few people to Gaoshui County and watch someone."

"Who?"

"Yang Ling, a teacher at Sanwan Town Primary School in Gaoshui County. Go today and keep an eye on her 24/7. Tomorrow someone might come to arrest her, remember to record it."

"Okay."

...

Shu Xue got in touch with the director of the Gaoshui County Government Office, Zhao Kang.

She told him that Wu Qiangwei would arrive in Gaoshui County at ten o’clock on Thursday morning, and that they should arrange the accompanying inspection personnel properly.

She emphasized to keep everything simple and avoid any formality.

Zhao Kang agreed, and immediately reported to Cao Xiaolou.

"Wu Qiangwei..." Cao Xiaolou took a puff of his cigarette and asked, "Did they mention which areas they plan to inspect?"

"They didn’t say."

"Didn’t you ask?"

"I did, but Secretary Shu didn’t reply to me."

"Alright, go make the arrangements."

After Zhao Kang left, Cao Xiaolou pulled out Zhou Zheng’s number.