Zhong Baofeng glanced at her. This woman was usually very proud, relying on Mr. Cao, she didn't take anyone in the district governnt seriously.
Yet now she was displaying a compliant attitude.
Zhong Baofeng wasn't a fool; he knew she wanted to build a good relationship with him.
If he wanted to advance further, he had no doubt that Xiao Ting would offer herself.
He withdrew his gaze, took a half step back, and kept his distance from her.
This was his critical period; he didn't want to be affected by this woman.
He dialed Song Guanchao's phone number and walked away.
Xiao Ting wanted to follow, but Zhong Baofeng said, "Director Xiao, please go back to work first. Rember to report to if anything cos up."
Xiao Ting hesitated, sensing his intention to keep his distance from her.
She glanced at him sowhat resentfully and softly replied with an oh.
After she left, the call was connected.
"District Chief Song, Cao Quan had a car accident."
"A car accident?"
Song Guanchao was a bit stunned. How could there be a car accident at this critical mont?
"Yes, he ran a red light and hit soone."
"..."
Song Guanchao didn't even know what to say.
When he first heard it, he thought soone was taking advantage to deliberately ss with Cao Quan.
But it turned out to be a real accident.
"Contact Mayor Liang."
"Okay." Zhong Baofeng added, "I've already persuaded the deceased's family to go back. What should we do next?"
"Wait for my update."
Zhong Baofeng promptly contacted Liang Jianfeng again.
Liang Jianfeng had just received a call from the local police bureau's chief, learning that Cao Quan had hit soone.
Zhong Baofeng's call was mainly to understand the details of the accident.
"Based on the scene, it was caused by Cao Quan running a red light. He is fully liable. The injured has been sent to the hospital and is currently out of life-threatening danger."
Zhong Baofeng cautiously asked, "Will he be sentenced?"
"If it's only minor injuries, not necessarily."
Zhong Baofeng felt a bit disappointed.
However, as fate would have it, less than twenty minutes after the call, Liang Jianfeng called actively.
"Mr. Liang..."
"Cao Quan has been controlled by the police."
"Huh?"
Zhong Baofeng was puzzled. Weren't they saying minor injuries, not necessarily sentenced?
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility.
"Could the injured have passed away?"
"No." Liang Jianfeng didn't let him continue to guess wildly and said, "Cao Quan was driving under the influence."
"Drunk driving?"
Zhong Baofeng was surprised, "He drank in the morning?"
Liang Jianfeng said, "According to his statent, he drank last night, but the alcohol wasn't fully dissipated. The alcohol level still t the drunk driving standard. Let's just say he's unlucky."
A twist of events!
Zhong Baofeng's mood at this mont was like having a sip of ice-cold cola in midsumr.
Liang Jianfeng said, "Drunk driving, running a red light, causing minor injuries, his situation has now t the standard for traffic accident cri. When you have ti, contact Mayor Wu."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Liang."
"Thank for what?"
"I'm thanking Mr. Liang for informing of this news. Otherwise, I would have been waiting for Mr. Cao and couldn't carry out my work."
Liang Jianfeng smiled and hung up the phone.
Zhong Baofeng clenched his fist tightly; if he weren't worried about being seen, he really wanted to wave his fist now.
Originally, Song Guanchao wanted to take down Cao Quan. Now, it's better. He stabbed himself, saving a lot of trouble.
After a short excitent, he quickly cald down and called Wu Qiangwei.
Wu Qiangwei already knew the news, and after receiving the call, she instructed, "You temporarily take charge of Nanhu District and resolve that car accident quickly."
"Understood!"
...
Song Guanchao also learned about Cao Quan's situation from Liang Jianfeng.
He was a bit confused.
Is this Cao Quan an idiot?
Drunk driving, running a red light, hitting people…
Damn, if you don't die, who will?
Song Guanchao was struggling, wondering if he should continue dealing with him.
"Tsk tsk, how did this guy make it this far?"
Cheng Xiang and the other two were also puzzled, finding it very baffling.
It was hard for them to imagine such a stupid maneuver was done by a district chief.
Chen Yirou asked, "Old Song, is the matter resolved then? Should we still post the video of the deceased's family holding banners from this morning?"
"Post it!"
"Still post it? He's already in custody."
"Even if he's in, post it."
Song Guanchao said, "If we're going to do it, finish it thoroughly."
"Besides, opportunities like this are rare. If we don't seize it now, we won't encounter it in the future."
He didn't have the habit of leaving things half-done.
Moreover, the arrow was on the string, and it had to be shot.
If today's video isn't released, the district governnt won't easily co up with the money.
He wanted to play the role of resolving the issue.
In the current situation, directly asking the district governnt for money was possible, but not fully justified.
It was necessary to escalate the situation a bit more, let the higher-ups feel that the situation turned out this way due to Cao Quan's incompetence.
And both he and Zhong Baofeng were just cleaning up after Cao Quan, compelled to spend the district governnt's money.
Of course, he wouldn't take this money for nothing; he would provide a once-and-for-all solution.
"Post it, post it now."
"Got it."
Chen Yirou took out her phone and contacted the reporter.
After the call, Chen Yirou asked, "Where to now?"
"Let's go to the teahouse from yesterday, wait for the situation to escalate, and then we'll show up."
Chen Yirou joked, "If Mayor Wu and Secretary Zhou find out it's you behind the scenes, you're done for."
Song Guanchao laughed, "Wealth is found amidst danger. The greater the benefit, the greater the risk. Besides, we're doing a good deed."
"If we didn't intervene, that driver would be spending his life behind bars."
She was only saying it and didn't truly think Song Guanchao was causing big trouble.
When they went to the teahouse for tea, the video of the deceased's family holding banners that morning had already exploded online.
Minister Liu from the publicity departnt was furious, his eyes turning black with rage.
The fervor from yesterday hadn't subsided, and now there was another scene.
He dialed Cao Quan's number, only to find it turned off.
Minister Liu directly called the district governnt office and learned that Cao Quan was in custody.
His anger subsided imdiately. Upon inquiry, after learning of the specific details, he didn't know what to say.
Drunk driving, hitting people…
Does this guy have a pig's brain?
Why do these stupid things happen at crucial tis?
He then directly called Wu Qiangwei: "Secretary Wu, the deceased's family in the car accident held banners at the district governnt this morning, and the video has exploded online."
"I know." Wu Qiangwei said, "This matter is temporarily in the charge of Mr. Zhong from the district governnt and Song Guanchao from the party school. You can contact them."
Minister Liu swallowed back his words; it was clear Wu Qiangwei didn't intend to handle it personally.
"Okay, I understand."
Minister Liu didn't have Zhong Baofeng's number, so he had to call the office again to get it.
"Mr. Zhong, it's ."
"Hello, Minister Liu."
After a brief chat, Minister Liu asked how he planned to handle the situation.
Zhong Baofeng said, "I just spoke with District Chief Song, and he said he has a way to resolve it."
"Song Guanchao?" Minister Liu had a deep impression of this district chief from Lingjiang.
Not long ago, at the music festival fire, Song Guanchao was impressive, saving the lives of two young girls.
If not for him, the fire would have caused a huge incident, greatly impacting the Provincial City negatively.
In truth, he owed Song Guanchao a favor.
"When will he co over?"
"He's already on his way."
"Then I'll head over as well."
Zhong Baofeng was surprised, "Alright, I'll wait for Minister Liu at the district."
He imdiately contacted Song Guanchao, "Minister Liu is coming over too."
"Let him co then."
Although Minister Liu wasn't part of the plan, it didn't matter; it didn't affect anything.
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