Official Career Storm

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The next day.

Song Guanchao held the documents and reviewed them carefully.

The City Government Office is definitely the busiest department of the City Government, without a doubt.

It connects with the Mayor above and all the city departments below.

According to the process, if a city department has any issues, they must first submit the materials to the City Government Office, which then reviews them.

Minor issues are handled by the General Affairs Section directly, while those that exceed their authority are handed over to Song Guanchao.

Song Guanchao holds significant authority, as many documents requiring Wu Qiangwei's signature are signed by him directly.

This is unique to Song Guanchao; anyone else in his position wouldn't have such autonomous decision-making power.

"Knock, knock."

"Come in."

Song Guanchao didn't even look up.

He didn't need to; just by the familiar footsteps, he knew it was Jiang Yiren.

He only put down the documents when she walked up to the table: "What's the matter?"

Since that dinner gathering, the woman had been coming by more frequently.

Jiang Yiren said, "District Chief Yang came to visit Mayor Sun."

Song Guanchao replied, "Mayor Sun just took office; meeting the district chiefs to get acquainted is normal."

Jiang Yiren whispered, "I heard that Shi Qin is quite close to Mayor Sun."

"This is my office; there's no need to whisper."

"Just worried about being overheard."

Jiang Yiren stuck out her tongue.

Song Guanchao asked, "Who did you hear it from?"

"Colleagues from the department said they saw her going to Mayor Sun's office frequently, several times just yesterday and today."

Song Guanchao found this quite normal.

The incident where Shi Qin had someone secretly install surveillance in his office seemed to have passed, but everyone understood that Song Guanchao hadn't forgotten about it.

In fact, he did remember it; he just hadn't found an opportunity to deal with her yet.

Moreover, at the last department dinner, she tried to get Jiang Yiren drunk, and if he hadn't intervened, Jiang Yiren would have been in trouble.

And she knew well that Jiang Yiren was one of Wu Qiangwei's people and had a good relationship with him, yet she still acted that way.

Clearly, she's reaching a breaking point and isn't afraid to offend both him and Wu Qiangwei.

Now with a new Vice Mayor in office, she is attempting to cozy up as a form of protection.

"Ignore her. Just be cautious yourself."

"She won't be scheming against me again." Jiang Yiren wrinkled her nose.

The last incident left a substantial psychological shadow, and she shudders every time she thinks about it.

"By the way, do you have time tonight? My aunt says she wants to invite you for dinner, and she's been saying it for a while."

Even though Yu Susu is her aunt and currently single, Song Guanchao felt it was a bit strange.

He did feel somewhat remorseful about what happened that night.

But since it already happened, brooding over it seemed unnecessary.

As things stand, Yu Susu doesn't seem to have any intention of clinging to him. Her asking Jiang Yiren to inquire was probably out of a simple physiological need, wanting some satisfaction.

"Let's talk about it tonight. If I'm not busy, I'll come over."

"Okay."

Seeing him finally not brushing her off, Jiang Yiren beamed radiantly.

By noon, after finishing work, Song Guanchao went to the cafeteria for lunch and then leaned back in his chair to check emails.

He had already emailed Pinghai City Government Office, indicating that Wu Qiangwei would bring people to their charity gala on the 15th of this month.

The email was sent last Friday, and it's now Wednesday, yet there's no reply.

Uncertain whether it was overlooked or intentionally ignored.

Song Guanchao decided to call in the afternoon to inquire.

By 2:30 in the afternoon, Song Guanchao dialed the Pinghai City Government Office.

Amid the ringing, a man's voice answered from the other side.

"Hello, this is the Pinghai City Government Office. Who are you looking for?"

"Hello, I am the Director of Jiangzhou Municipal Government Office, Song Guanchao."

After identifying himself, Song Guanchao stated his purpose.

"Alright, I will report to Director Chen and get back to you shortly."

"Thank you."

About twenty minutes later, the phone rang; it was the same man: "Director Song, I have reported to Director Chen. How many people will you have attending on your side? I can arrange the hotel in advance."

"We'll handle the hotel booking ourselves, no trouble. As long as Director Chen knows, it's fine."

After hanging up, Song Guanchao pondered who to bring along to the event.

Both he and Wu Qiangwei were confirmed to attend, and Jiang Yiren, as the Deputy Director of the Secretary Section, was also brought along.

Shu Xue, who's Wu Qiangwei's secretary, depends on Wu Qiangwei for the decision.

Zeng Li... it's not his call to make.

He thought for a moment and added Zhou Xingjian's name.

But it still seemed too few.

Besides Wu Qiangwei and Jiang Yiren, there was only Zhou Xingjian, making the leadership team appear lacking in prestige.

At least a Vice Mayor or a District Chief should be included.

Of Jiangzhou City's nine districts, Song Guanchao had only really dealt with Cao Quan from Nanhu District and Yang Jian from Gulou District.

His interaction with the former was during a traffic accident in Lingjiang Tongchi District, where he intervened to resolve it.

The latter was during a recent cafeteria poisoning incident, and the guy likely still held a grudge.

He never considered bringing him into his circle.

As for the other districts, Song Guanchao wasn't familiar with them.

Regarding the Vice Mayors, apart from Liang Jianfeng, he hadn't interacted much with the others.

Grabbing his phone, Song Guanchao called Zhou Xingjian to seek his advice.

Zhou Xingjian soon arrived: "Director Song, you wanted to see me?"

Song Guanchao pushed the list over: "Mid-month, Mayor Wu will go to Pinghai City for a charity gala. This is the list."

Zhou Xingjian took a glance, and his name was on it.

Other than himself, there was only Jiang Yiren.

He felt pleased, knowing he had earned Song Guanchao's trust.

"The number of people is a bit small. I plan to invite another District Chief or Vice Mayor. Whom do you think is suitable?"

Zhou Xingjian thought and said, "District Chief Geng from Ding'an District; he was promoted by the old Secretary."

"The old Secretary?" Song Guanchao questioned, "Why is the old Secretary still interfering in the City Government's personnel appointments?"

Zhou Xingjian explained, "It's exactly because of the old Secretary's interference that he remained a District Chief for four years, repeatedly missing chances to be promoted to Vice Mayor."

Song Guanchao quickly grasped the situation.

It seemed that back then, the old Secretary forcibly intervened in the City Government's personnel matters. Although he was promoted, it left District Chief Geng marked with the old Secretary's insignia.

Being a District Chief, but affiliated with the City Committee's personnel, the City Government wouldn't promote him even if opportunities arose. Promoting him would mean grooming talent for the old Secretary.

This left District Chief Geng in a precarious position between luck and misfortune.

However, given this background, he perfectly matched Song Guanchao's criteria.

"Let's go with him." Song Guanchao said, "Contact District Chief Geng later, inform him, and let him prepare in advance and clear his schedule."

"Okay."

...

As it was nearing the end of the workday.

Jiang Yiren promptly found Song Guanchao: "Do you have time tonight?"

Just as Song Guanchao was about to respond, his phone rang—it was Wu Qiangwei.

He gestured and picked up: "Hello, Mayor…"

Wu Qiangwei: "Come with me to meet someone tonight."