Wu Ming watched the figures of the two going upstairs, feeling a bit confused.

Knowing my identity, why do they still treat me this way?

He originally thought Song Guanchao knew that Wu Qiangwei was his sister and would be polite.

But damn it, no change at all!

Wu Ming felt a bit unbalanced at heart.

...

Upstairs.

Wu Qiangwei served him a cup of hot tea and asked, "What do you think?"

Song Guanchao said, "Minister Zhou's proposal is fine. But I think we can't put all our hopes on Dujiang City."

Minister Zhou's intention was to hope that through the economic boost of Dujiang City, it would be elevated from a county-level city directly under city jurisdiction to a province-level administrative rank.

Regardless of his selfish motives, this is indeed the best choice Wu Qiangwei can currently make.

But Song Guanchao felt that placing all bets on Dujiang City was too risky.

Wu Qiangwei asked, "Do you have other suggestions?"

"Yes!" Song Guanchao raised three fingers.

Wu Qiangwei was startled; he not only had suggestions but three.

Her eyes curved with a smile, resting her small hand under her chin, looking at him like a neighbor girl listening to the elder brother brag during childhood: "Tell me."

Wu Qiangwei's cheeks blushed slightly with a hint of a smile in her eyes and brows.

This little girl demeanor made Song Guanchao's masculine pride swell up, eager to boast before her.

"Before leaving, Secretary Lu will recommend Zheng Bihui, and by officialdom customs, Zheng Bihui is most likely to succeed."

"But before the succession, the Organization Department will send someone to routinely inquire about other officials."

"First suggestion, let these officials speak ill of Zheng Bihui then."

Wu Qiangwei almost laughed; the term "speak ill" came out, really a bit childish.

"What else?"

"Find Secretary Lu's black spots!"

Song Guanchao said, "If the obvious doesn't work, go for the hidden!"

"Report Secretary Lu during his tenure!"

Wu Qiangwei rolled her eyes beautifully; what kind of suggestions are these?

"What else?"

"And... hehe." Song Guanchao smiled sinisterly: "Cooperate with Secretary Lu."

"Cooperate with him? How?"

"The City Committee focuses on Secretary Lu, whatever he says, we comply unconditionally."

Wu Qiangwei thought for two seconds and said, "You want Secretary Lu to change the recommended person to me before his transfer?"

Song Guanchao nodded and then shook his head: "If he can recommend you, Secretary, that would be the best. Even if not, the change in your attitude toward him will make Mayor Zheng suspicious, wondering if there's some private agreement between you."

Wu Qiangwei got it, it's a tactic to sow discord.

She shook her head, clearly not a good suggestion either.

Mayor Zheng isn't that stupid, and Secretary Lu isn't that foolish.

Trying to sow discord between them has too low a possibility.

"I'm not used to handing over initiative to others."

"Then the only choice is to boost the economy."

Song Guanchao's few ideas were fleeting thoughts and not mature.

There is feasibility, but the actual operation is quite challenging.

Instead, reporting Secretary Lu seems more reliable.

But Secretary Lu, this guy, hasn't made many moves in three years, living mostly in the government compound, with no rumors of extravagance materially.

Moreover, he knows he's been marginalized, so he'd likely be cautious in this area.

Finding mistakes on someone who hasn't erred is very difficult.

Song Guanchao suddenly said, "The lost project files of the high-speed rail?"

Wu Qiangwei understood his meaning at once.

She pondered for a few seconds and said, "Not enough."

A lost project file cannot fundamentally shake Secretary Lu.

The performance in transforming from civil to business can cover this small defect.

The most important thing is that Director Qin is temporarily on Secretary Lu's side.

The City Bureau doesn't have anyone she can use currently.

If you want to use this to trap Secretary Lu, the police bureau is an obstacle hard to bypass.

This thing can only serve as an embellishment.

Wu Qiangwei asked, "How is Jinlong Company's recent negotiation going?"

Song Guanchao said, "I have already communicated the relevant preferential policies from the city to them; they're still comparing."

The establishment of a new car factory isn't something that can be realized in a short time.

For the car enterprise, this relates to the company's development and must be very cautious.

Chu Xiao'e introduced it to him, only providing a possibility.

Whether he can seize this opportunity, what Song Guanchao can do is very limited; it mainly depends on the company's internal planning.

"Go back and rest early."

Wu Qiangwei stood up and said, "Tomorrow, go down to the research with me."

...

Early morning, it started drizzling.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Song Guanchao accompanied Wu Qiangwei to Xunfeng Company.

This is a food production company and the favorite real economy in various places, with an industrial scale of tens of billions. There are three factories in Lingjiang alone.

In Lingjiang city, it's a standard major taxpayer.

The Executive Director and several department heads accompanied Wu Qiangwei to inspect the company.

They walked and chatted, Wu Qiangwei prepared in advance, asking some neither deep nor shallow questions.

Most of the time was spent concerning the company's development and whether there are areas where the government can help.

The answers received were naturally optimistic, harmonious.

Wu Qiangwei didn't know how much truth was in their words. To reach the level of company executives, very few were amateurs, and trying to glean insights from expressions was almost impossible.

As they were about to exit the employee offices, a man wearing glasses suddenly jumped out, blocking the way.

"Secretary Wu, I want to report!"

The man shouted emotionally.

The Executive Director Liu Yun's expression changed abruptly.

Wu Qiangwei's expression remained calm, saying nothing.

Song Guanchao also watched quietly.

The accompanying security personnel stepped forward to restrain the man and were about to leave.

Then one of the executives asked, "What's going on?"

The security personnel paused, looking at Liu Yun, Liu Yun then glanced at this executive, squinting slightly.

The speaking executive was the Vice General Manager overseeing administration and market, Fu Liqing.

Fu Liqing furrowed his brows slightly and then apologized to Wu Qiangwei: "Secretary Wu, sorry for the embarrassment."

Wu Qiangwei sneered internally, this Mr. Fu really treats me like a child.

The City Committee leaders came down to research, only the company's executives knew.

If no one leaked it beforehand, how could the ordinary employees know?

Obviously someone did this intentionally, chose this timing, to report in front of me.

Judging by Liu Yun's expression, the man likely wants to report against him.

As for who leaked the information, it was this Mr. Fu.

These two, an Executive Director and a Vice General Manager, have conflicts.

But the way they handled it was somewhat inept.

Bringing company conflicts to the Deputy Secretary of the City Committee.

Doesn't he know doing this would elicit my resentment?

Wu Qiangwei didn't speak, but looked at Liu Yun.

Chairman Liu smiled apologetically and immediately said, "Take him to the office and ask colleagues from the company's complaint department to come over and ask what this colleague wants to report."

Seeing Wu Qiangwei not speak, Fu Liqing promptly motioned to the man intending to report.

The man shouted, "Secretary Wu, I want to report Liu Yun! He raped my wife and colluded with the police to imprison her!"

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