"What?"
Liang Jianfeng was startled.
Secretary Lu, Mayor Zheng, and several others were similarly taken aback.
Zheng Bihui asked, "Did you say the military recomnded Song Guanchao?"
"Yes."
"They recomnded Song Guanchao for what? We need a sniper! Not a secretary who doesn’t even understand the most basic rules!"
Hu Zhengrong didn’t want to explain to them and handed his mobile phone to Liang Jianfeng, "This is Secretary Shen Conglin of the Nanjiang Military District Party Committee, you contact him yourself."
Party Committee Secretary...
Liang Jianfeng suddenly felt a great deal of pressure.
In the military district system, the commander and political commissar adopt a dual-leadership system.
The Party Committee Secretary usually also serves as the political commissar, with status and authority equal to that of the commander.
This Secretary Shen, along with Mr. Zeng, were both top commanders of the Nanjiang Military District.
"Secretary Lu, you make the call," he handed the mobile phone to Secretary Lu.
He was just a deputy director of the Police Departnt; with his status, he wasn’t qualified to call Secretary Shen directly.
Besides, with Secretary Lu present, it wasn’t his place to make this call.
Secretary Lu took the phone and dialed Shen Conglin.
A few seconds later, a gentle voice ca from the other end, "Hello, I’m Shen Conglin."
"Hello Secretary Shen, I’m Lu Zhizhong from Lingjiang City."
"Hello Secretary Lu, I heard from Comrade Zhengrong that you want to borrow a sniper from the military?"
"Yes."
"I heard from Comrade Zhengrong that Song Guanchao is in Lingjiang City?"
"He is."
Secretary Lu was puzzled. How could the top commander of the military district know the na Song Guanchao?
"Then let him go."
"Secretary Shen, would that be appropriate?"
"What? Do you think the recomndation of a Party Committee Secretary is unreliable? Hehe, trust my judgnt, Song Guanchao is the best soldier we have in Nanjiang. You’re lucky to have him at such a critical ti."
"Alright, I have other matters to deal with."
Shen Conglin hung up directly.
Secretary Lu’s expression was a bit confused.
Song Guanchao was the best soldier in the Nanjiang Military District?
This young man seed to be doing quite well in the military district?
Although Shen Conglin’s tone was calm, his words highly praised Song Guanchao.
It’s important to note, he was a top commander!
Not just anybody gets rembered by a leader at that level.
Zheng Bihui asked, "What did Secretary Shen say?"
Liang Jianfeng said, "Secretary Shen recomnded Song Guanchao."
Zheng Bihui thought Hu Zhengrong was just talking nonsense, but it turned out to be a genuine recomndation?
Jiang Yuan and Minister Zhou were also a bit curious.
They knew that Song Guanchao had served in the military before, but had only served for a few years before he was discharged to take up a civilian job.
If he had been doing well in the military district, it was improbable that he would leave to beco a re driver.
Yet now, a top commander was actively recomnding him.
It was truly strange, strange at every turn.
If he was really excellent, why would he leave the military?
Now wasn’t the ti to be curious about these things, Secretary Lu said, "Secretary Wu, please contact Song Guanchao for us."
Secretary Wu took out her mobile phone and said, "My phone’s battery is dead."
It really wasn’t intentional; her phone was indeed out of power.
Secretary Lu sighed and had no choice but to make the call himself.
Just the thought of having just relieved Song Guanchao from his duties and now having to ask him for a favor again...
Even soone as composed as Secretary Lu felt a bit of heat on his face at the mont.
"Beep beep... The number you dialed is currently on another call."
Song Guanchao had hung up the phone.
Secretary Lu’s eyelid twitched involuntarily, he continued to dial, and continued to be hung up on.
After being hung up on five consecutive calls, Secretary Lu couldn’t contain his frustration anymore.
"Director Liang, you make the contact."
Liang Jianfeng remained silent but dialed Song Guanchao’s number.
This ti the call connected imdiately, and he turned on the speakerphone: "Secretary Song..."
"Stop, I’ve been dismissed and am no longer a secretary."
"..." Liang Jianfeng was montarily amused.
This kid was clever. Secretary Lu had made five calls in a row, and now he himself was calling. The kid surely guessed that Secretary Lu needed sothing from him.
"Give that," Secretary Lu grabbed the phone and said, "Secretary Song, where are you?"
"Who’s this?"
"I’m Lu Zhizhong!"
"Lu Zhizhong? Oh, Secretary Lu, look at my mory. I’m so used to hearing only the title that I didn’t recognize the full na at once."
"Where are you?"
"I’ve been dismissed, feeling upset and wandering around aimlessly."
"We need your assistance right now, please co over imdiately."
"I’ve been dismissed, what help could I possibly offer? Secretary Lu, you couldn’t possibly be joking with , could you?"
"Song Guanchao, as of now, your position has been reinstated."
"Are you Lu Zhizhong?"
"Yes!"
"How much I don’t believe that... Since when has Secretary Lu beco so fickle?"
"Song Guanchao!" Secretary Lu knew he was joking, but even so, was this the right ti to joke around?
"Secretary Lu, keep it down, don’t burst my eardrums."
"Co over imdiately, that is an order!"
"Huh? What did you say, Secretary Lu? The signal here is pretty poor, I can’t hear you, beep beep..."
Song Guanchao hung up the phone.
Liang Jiajia nearly burst into laughter at the sight; this was indeed sothing Song Guanchao would do.
Zhou Qian and Lin Wanqiu were also holding back their laughter.
"Disgraceful!" Zheng Bihui rebuked, "This Song Guanchao is totally out of line! Throwing a tantrum without considering the situation!"
"Secretary Wu, why don’t you give him a call..."
"My phone’s dead," Wu Qiangwei replied indifferently, "But Song Secretary’s reaction is quite understandable. After all, you, Secretary Lu, just dismissed him not too long ago. If I were in his place, I wouldn’t believe the call was really from Secretary Lu either."
Secretary Lu refrained from arguing with her; he was in no mood for it.
He continued dialing.
"Song Guanchao, I’m Lu Zhizhong."
"Oh, Secretary Lu, the signal just now was really bad, what’s the matter?"
"Please co over imdiately, we need your support here."
"Tsk." This ti Song Guanchao didn’t feign deafness but said, "Secretary Lu, your words are quite interesting. When I voiced my opinions, you told to shut up. Now that I am silent, you want my support. This puts in a difficult position, Secretary Lu."
Secretary Lu knew what he wanted and said, "I apologize for my previous behavior, I’m sorry!"
On the sidelines, Liang Jianfeng and the others were taken aback.
This Secretary Lu was really bending over backward.
To apologize to a secretary in front of so many people was quite sothing.
Now it was Song Guanchao who found it hard to respond.
"Secretary Lu’s technique is quite sothing, apologizing to in front of so many people, making look bad whichever way I turn. What, planning to use and then label as disrespectful to leadership?"
"Song Guanchao, what exactly do you want?"
Secretary Lu was also annoyed.
He had given enough ground, but Song Guanchao was pushing even further, inch by inch.
"Secretary Lu, you say that, but what can a re secretary like do?"
After his sarcastic comnts, Song Guanchao asked, "Tell , Secretary Lu, what do you need to do?"
Secretary Lu didn’t tell him directly, instead, he handed the phone to Liang Jianfeng.
"We need a sniper," Liang Jianfeng said, "and the military recomnded you."
Song Guanchao was not at all surprised. After pausing to think, he said, "I can serve as a sniper, but I have one condition."
"Na it."
"I want command over this operation."
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