Ji Lin was taken aback, and his brow immediately furrowed.

He had interacted with Song Guanchao only twice in total, so there was no way he could claim to know him well.

But intuition told him that Song Guanchao didn't seem like someone who would do such a thing.

Based on his performance in Lingjiang over the past year, he wasn't the impulsive type.

"Do you have evidence?"

"Evidence?" Yan Han snorted: "Who else but him?"

"I haven't offended anyone normally, besides him, there's no one else!"

Ji Lin said: "Talking is useless in matters like this, you need to show evidence."

"You stay here for now, the police have already started investigating the places you've been in the past two days."

"If something was planted by someone else, it should be traceable."

What he didn't say was that if the other party dared to do it, they weren't afraid of being investigated.

Finding evidence was nearly impossible.

On the other side.

Qu Xiangru suddenly received a call from Zhang Jie.

Seeing the call, Qu Xiangru thought she was going to discuss the subway project proposal with him.

However, she had just answered when, before she even had the chance to speak, Zhang Jie's angry voice came through: "Governor Qu, you're too much!"

Qu Xiangru felt baffled: "What does Director Zhang mean?"

"Don't play dumb!"

"You know what I mean!"

Zhang Jie's voice suddenly heightened, and the anger she had been holding back was now openly expressed.

"Let me be clear with you now, you want the subway project? Fine, let Song Guanchao turn himself in!"

After leaving this message, Zhang Jie directly hung up, not giving Qu Xiangru a chance to speak.

Qu Xiangru frowned at his phone, unable to understand Zhang Jie's meaning.

Let Song Guanchao turn himself in?

What does that mean?

What did he do?

You have to understand, even though the head of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission holds significant real power, comparable to the top-ranking Provincial Committee Member,

In terms of administrative power, there remains a gap between her and Qu Xiangru.

Under normal circumstances, no head of a provincial development and reform commission would dare to speak to an Executive Deputy Governor in such a tone.

However, this also showed that Zhang Jie was very angry, truly angered.

Qu Xiangru felt increasingly bewildered; what exactly had Song Guanchao done to Zhang Jie?

She immediately called Song Guanchao.

But at this time, Song Guanchao was in class.

Seeing the call, he first dismissed it, then sent a message: "I'm in class, what is it?"

"Contact me after class." Qu Xiangru suppressed her curiosity.

At ten thirty, Song Guanchao called.

"Secretary Qu, what's up?"

"Zhang Jie contacted me." Qu Xiangru said: "She's very angry, what did you do?"

"She's angry? Oh, I think I know."

Song Guanchao then recounted the incident of Yan Han's drunk driving and hiding drugs last night to her.

"She probably thinks I did it."

"Not probably, she definitely believes so."

Qu Xiangru said: "Now she's using the subway project to threaten, wanting you to confess, admitting you framed Yan Han."

Song Guanchao squinted: "Is Zhang Jie out of her mind?"

"With no evidence, she just assumes it was me?"

Qu Xiangru said: "She doesn't need evidence; she just wants an outlet for her anger. The timing is very coincidental, it's normal for her to be suspicious of you."

"Ha, then I'm quite unlucky."

Song Guanchao sneered coldly and said: "No need to pay her any mind, if she has evidence, she can come arrest me, if not, let Yan Han rot in jail."

As for the subway project, Song Guanchao couldn't think of a solution for the time being.

But it was impossible for him to admit to something he didn't do just for the subway project.

After hanging up, the more Song Guanchao thought about it, the more upset he felt.

Zhang Jie, relying on her position, wanted him to turn himself in without understanding the situation.

What kind of bullshit is this!

Standing downstairs, Song Guanchao lit a cigarette, pondering a solution.

He didn't care if Yan Han was wrongly accused, he cared about the subway project.

If the subway doesn't get approved, the land can't be sold.

The two plots of land that Liu Lanzi had bought in advance would also be stuck in their hands.

"Snap!"

He crushed the cigarette butt to the ground.

He decided, he would go to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and meet this fool, Director Zhang.

"Old Song, want to go play cards?" Cheng Xiang and three others approached, greeting him.

The four of them had now formed a small group.

"I have something to attend to."

"Going out?"

"Yes, I need to leave now."

Song Guanchao didn't delay, turning and leaving.

Cheng Xiang said: "Where's Old Song heading? He looks pretty serious."

Chen Yirou said: "Don't worry about him, come on, let's go play some cards."

Jiang Yiren glanced at his back, feeling a bit curious.

The Provincial Development and Reform Commission wasn't far from the Party School, in less than twenty minutes, Song Guanchao arrived at the PDRC's parking lot.

After parking, he headed straight to the building, arriving at Zhang Jie's office.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

The secretary looked at the stranger in front of her and smiled as she asked.

"Please inform Director Zhang that Song Guanchao is here to see her."

"Ah, so you're District Chief Song." The secretary obviously recognized his name: "Please wait a moment, District Chief Song."

As the door opened, Song Guanchao heard that there seemed to be other people inside the office.

In a moment, the secretary came back out: "District Chief Song, you may go in now."

"Thank you."

Entering the office, Song Guanchao recognized a familiar figure, it was Ji Lin.

Only then did he notice Zhang Jie behind the desk.

This was his second time seeing Zhang Jie, the first was outside the detention center.

Song Guanchao didn't rush over, instead, he gently closed the office door.

Then, in front of this mother and son pair, he locked the office from the inside.

Noticing his actions, both of their eyes twitched.

She wanted to ask what Song Guanchao was doing, but refused to break the silence first.

She really didn't believe Song Guanchao would dare do anything to her here.

After locking the door, Song Guanchao walked over, pulled aside a chair, and sat down boldly, his eyes cold as he looked at this Provincial-level Director Zhang.

He didn't speak, just quietly stared at her.

As for Ji Lin on the side, it was as if he was being ignored.

Initially, Zhang Jie was furious, but faced with his emotionless gaze, she gradually felt uneasy, even somewhat scared.

She was used to subordinates showing respect, used to mutual courtesy with leaders of the same rank.

But encountering someone like Song Guanchao, who didn't follow the rules and had a touch of a rogue demeanor, she felt quite unsettled.

Also, from the moment Song Guanchao locked the office upon entering, to now, staring at her silently, though he hadn't said a word, she felt a blatant threat.

"District Chief Song." Ji Lin, also feeling some pressure, took the initiative to break the silence.

Song Guanchao didn't even look at him: "Speak."

At this moment, it was as if he was the owner of this office.

This shift in perceived status made Ji Lin feel very uncomfortable.

Yet Song Guanchao's imposing demeanor forced him to suppress his displeasure.

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