Official Career Storm

Chapter 1622

Song Guanchao?

The name sounds very familiar.

He had heard it somewhere, but couldn’t recall instantly.

"Jiangzhou City, City Government Office director," Song Guanchao reminded.

Director Ma suddenly realized, he remembered.

Wanted criminal!

This afternoon, they were just wanted!

Besides him, there was Wu Qiangwei.

Director Ma only knew they were wanted, but didn’t know why.

Even though he was a deputy director, he had long been excluded from the core circle.

Whether city decisions or bureau actions, he was completely out of touch.

"Director Ma should have heard of my name, right?"

"You’re wanted."

"That’s right." Song Guanchao smiled, "Director Ma, do you know why I’m wanted?"

"I don’t know."

"Because we discovered issues in Pinghai City, because Secretary Xue found out we were investigating Pinghai City’s issues."

Director Ma’s heart tightened.

"The Nanjiang Provincial Public Security Department and Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau have both sent people over. Hall Director Qi is personally leading the team from the provincial department, and Director Liang is leading the team from the bureau."

"In half an hour, they will arrive in Pinghai City."

"Tonight, we will arrest all the corrupt officials in Pinghai City overnight."

This series of words shook Director Ma’s heart, feeling unbelievable.

He swiftly calmed down and asked, "Why contact me?"

If what Song Guanchao said was true, he couldn’t figure out why they would contact him.

Why bother contacting him.

When the people from the provincial department and bureau arrive, they could just arrest them directly.

He didn’t think, as a marginalized deputy director, he could be of any help.

Song Guanchao said, "We need someone who understands Pinghai City to help us analyze the situation, to let us know whom to trust."

"Oh, by the way, Secretary Xue, Mayor Fang, and Director Hu have already been captured."

"What?" Director Ma couldn’t even remember how many times he was shocked that night.

"Are you playing me?" Director Ma raised his eyebrows and said coldly.

Song Guanchao was puzzled, "Why do you say that, Director Ma?"

"You just said that the people from the provincial department and bureau haven’t arrived, and now you tell me Secretary Xue and the others are caught. Don’t you think your words are contradictory, Director Song? Or, you aren’t Song Guanchao at all!"

Song Guanchao’s words were full of errors and inconsistencies, making Director Ma doubt his identity.

Song Guanchao chuckled, "I am indeed Song Guanchao, and Secretary Xue and the others have indeed been caught. I am at the bureau’s entrance now, if you don’t believe me, you can come over yourself."

Director Ma squinted his eyes slightly, "Fine."

After speaking, he hung up the phone.

Song Guanchao turned back to look, Director Hu was beaten until he was weak and almost collapsed, being supported on both sides.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a private car drove over.

The car stopped by the roadside, and a middle-aged man around forty got out, walking over to them.

"Director Song?" The man came over, eyeing Song Guanchao up and down.

Before he came, he had specially checked, and the man in front of him was indeed Song Guanchao.

"Director Ma?"

"It’s me."

Director Ma was just about to ask when he was suddenly distracted by a commotion not far away.

Turning to look, he saw Director Hu being pressed against the wall and beaten.

He opened his mouth wide in shock, rubbed his eyes hard to make sure he wasn’t seeing things.

It really was Director Hu!

Song Guanchao smiled and said, "Does Director Ma still doubt my words now?"

Director Ma looked at Lu Feng and the others, then turned to Song Guanchao, "They are not police!"

As an experienced policeman, Director Ma instantly recognized that these people were definitely not police.

"Indeed, they are not," Song Guanchao said, "Director Hu knows some things, but he’s tight-lipped and refuses to talk. We had no choice but to use this method to make him speak."

Director Ma’s eye twitched; forced confessions were done by many police, but not by him.

Song Guanchao wasn’t someone from the public security system, and coupled with the fact that Director Hu wasn’t a good person, it was easy for him to beat him up without any psychological burden.

Moreover, he didn’t hide it from him at all.

Though it was only their first meeting, Director Ma had gotten a general understanding of this Director Song from Jiangzhou.

This Director Song didn’t adhere to rules and had a certain wild bravado.

"What do you need me to do?" Director Ma now believed that Secretary Xue and Mayor Fang indeed had been caught.

He felt a bit excited inside.

As a local of Pinghai City and a deputy director at that, he had deep feelings for this city.

He always wanted change, but he was just one person, facing the Pinghai officialdom centered around Secretary Xue, he could do nothing, change nothing.

But now, everything had changed.

Suddenly, it had changed!

Secretary Xue was caught, Mayor Fang and Director Hu were caught too!

He seemed to see a glimmer of hope for Pinghai City!

"Arrest them," Song Guanchao said, "But before making arrests, we must first take control of the bureau."

He pointed to Director Hu and those little policemen who were handcuffed and thrown into the car, "Besides them, who else in the bureau are Director Hu’s people?"

Director Ma immediately got into the mode, he understood what Song Guanchao meant.

Even though Director Hu was caught, the bureau was a complete system.

Besides the director, there were several deputy directors.

It’s not like catching Director Hu would easily allow control over the bureau.

"Almost all of the bureau’s police are Director Hu’s people."

Director Ma said, "To find people to use, you’ll have to go to the police stations."

Song Guanchao said, "Then please trouble Director Ma to find a way to gather a few people."

"Leave it to me." Director Ma was also a straightforward person, with Secretary Xue’s downfall imminent, he didn’t hesitate.

This was both to restore order and to vent the anger of being suppressed and marginalized over the years.

He made call after call, given the current situation, he contacted those who were trustworthy, who had similar values as him, were like-minded, and firmly upheld justice in their hearts.

After the last call, Director Ma said, "They’ll come soon."

About fifteen minutes later, vehicles came one after another.

"Director Ma."

As soon as they got off the car, they saw Director Hu, beaten with a bruised and battered face.

Director Ma had only notified them to come, without explaining the specifics.

Considering the urgency and weight of the task, he didn’t want to waste time and decided to explain once they all arrived.

So, when they saw Director Hu being violently beaten, they widened their eyes in disbelief.

"Is that... Director Hu?"

Once the last person arrived, Director Ma said, "Alright, listen to me."

The crowd held back their surprise and doubts.

Director Ma briefly and quickly explained the current situation.

After listening, their reactions mirrored that of Director Ma when he first heard it.

Shock, disbelief, a dizzying confusion, and a profound sense of unreality!

A middle-aged policeman nearing forty frowned, "Director Ma, you called us over..."

"To control the bureau!" Director Ma said, "We need to take charge of the bureau, arrest all of Director Hu’s people! Then await support from the provincial department, once they arrive, arrest people!"

Upon hearing this, the older policemen, hearts were pounding heavily.

They were a bit hesitant.

Among them, some young policemen in their twenties, their faces flushed, eyes bloodshot, emotions clearly excited.

The older policemen, while upholding justice, were ultimately older and had families.

Before making such decisions, they had to consider their families.

But unlike these young policemen, who could disregard everything for justice.

Director Hu noticed their hesitation and said, "Everyone knows the problems in Pinghai City, how Secretary Xue and others have been profiting and committing crimes over the years in Pinghai City, the severity is self-evident."

"Now that Pinghai City’s problem is finally exposed, the provincial leaders have dispatched the provincial department to personally handle it."

"What we need to do is to complete the preliminary work before the leaders arrive in Pinghai."

"When the leaders arrive in Pinghai, cooperate with them to arrest people."

Director Ma paused and, after they digested this, finally said, "The tune of Pinghai City is set! Pinghai City is about to change dramatically!"

This was not only an opportunity to change the current situation of Pinghai but also a chance to change their own fate.

After hearing his words, the originally hesitant middle-aged policemen now only had determination in their eyes.

"Director Ma, let’s act!"

"Arrest this lawless police trash!"

Director Ma glanced over at everyone and nodded slightly.

"Follow me!"