Evening, Gusu City, in a private room of a restaurant.

Lu Zhou came out of the high-speed train station and immediately headed here.

Opening the door, he saw a young figure.

Before coming, he had already looked at a photo of Song Guanchao.

"Hello, Secretary Song."

He stepped forward and proactively shook his hand.

"President Lu, please sit."

Song Guanchao took out a cigarette to entertain him, without small talk or formalities: "Chu Yue's fraud team, we've almost located them."

Lu Zhou was overjoyed.

He didn't expect to receive such good news right away.

"I've long heard of Secretary Song's methods, and seeing it today, it truly lives up to the reputation!"

This wasn't him just flattering Song Guanchao.

Not to mention before, just this time, Song Guanchao being able to determine Chu Yue's group's location in such a short time, this capability deserves his praise.

Song Guanchao smiled slightly, not humble, and said, "Just capturing people is useless. It's most important to get the money back from abroad."

"President Lu might have heard, this fraud team didn't just deceive the bank, some developers were also scammed."

Lu Zhou nodded, of course he knew about this.

Even though the municipal government kept it from being reported, those who need to know still knew.

Song Guanchao said, "I invited President Lu here today mainly to ask about one thing."

"Go ahead."

"I want to know how the bank plans to handle Chairman Du."

"Du Lingchun?"

"Yes."

Lu Zhou was a bit puzzled, why the sudden inquiry about this.

"Is there a conflict between Secretary Song and Chairman Du?"

"No," Song Guanchao said, "President Lu, don't misunderstand, I'm just purely inquiring."

Lu Zhou said, "Chairman Du is currently under investigation by the Disciplinary Committee, the specific handling depends on the results from them."

Song Guanchao asked, "If it's confirmed that Chairman Du is involved in embezzlement or bribery, how will the bank handle it?"

Lu Zhou replied, "Dismissal."

Song Guanchao said, "If Chairman Du leaves, I have a recommendation."

Lu Zhou felt slightly intrigued, Song Guanchao first asked about dealing with Du Lingchun, then proceeded to recommend someone.

What is he up to?

Why does he think that the person he recommends would definitely be chosen?

Could it be...

Lu Zhou's heart fluttered, his pupils constricted slightly.

Could it be that Song Guanchao has already secured the money recovery?

Yes, it must be so!

Otherwise, where does he get the confidence to negotiate conditions with him?

Lu Zhou was somewhat excited, "Please go ahead, Secretary Song."

"Zhang Yue," Song Guanchao said, "President Lu should know Mr. Zhang, right?"

"Mayor Li's wife?"

"Yes."

Song Guanchao said, "Her qualifications should suffice to be the branch president of the city, don't you agree?"

"Her qualifications are indeed enough."

Lu Zhou hinted, "But it will have to wait until this matter is resolved."

The implication was that the money needed to be recovered first.

Song Guanchao smiled slightly, "Besides recommending a candidate, there's one more thing."

Lu Zhou became increasingly certain that Song Guanchao probably had a solid assurance, or perhaps he had indeed controlled the money.

"Please go ahead, Secretary Song."

"Lingjiang City Government will be looking to get a loan from the bank soon."

What kind of problem is this?

The municipal government's loan, the bank is very willing to lend.

Even if he didn't mention it now, there wouldn't be any difficulties later on anyway.

"The loan matter is not a problem."

He thought Song Guanchao might not understand the bank's business, this is entirely a mutually beneficial gesture.

Song Guanchao said, "The loan I'm talking about might not be the same as what President Lu understands."

"I hope the bank can provide an interest-free loan."

"What?"

Lu Zhou frowned, "Secretary Song, that might be difficult."

Song Guanchao sighed and said, "President Lu also knows, this time the City Government also lost two government buildings. Although the buildings are old and not worth much, rebuilding would at least require a few billion."

"If this loss isn't handled well, it will also impact Secretary Qu and Secretary Wu."

"President Lu might not know, some city leaders have proposed that after the money is recovered, the loss for the two buildings should be compensated first. The rest can be discussed later."

Lu Zhou's brow twitched hard.

This guy is threatening him!

To fill the loss of two government buildings at the city's expense, making the bank cover it!

If it weren't for still relying on Song Guanchao to recover that sum of money, given his temperament, hearing such an unreasonable request, he would have long slammed the table.

Lu Zhou pondered for a few seconds, "How much does the City Government want to borrow?"

Song Guanchao shook his head, "Not sure at the moment, just giving President Lu a heads-up. If it works out, when the money is recovered, the bank will definitely be the first to be repaid."

"As for those developers, ha ha, their money, there's no rush."

For the first time, Lu Zhou took a serious appraisal of this young man.

A secretary to the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, where does he get the ability to recover money transferred abroad?

It's simply unscientific.

"Let's talk while eating."

Song Guanchao called for the waiter, "Serve the dishes."

When the food was served, Song Guanchao didn't order alcohol but got two bottles of freshly squeezed juice.

This meal, Lu Zhou didn't enjoy much.

But this was already the best outcome.

Originally, it was the bank's mistake, theoretically speaking, the government had no obligation to clean up after them.

Even if reported to the police, they wouldn't have the ability to help recover the money.

So if Song Guanchao could recover the money, then he indeed had the capacity to make such seemingly unreasonable requests.

After eating their fill, Song Guanchao stood up and said, "It's getting late, I still need to track the fraud team, President Lu, see you next time."

With a faint smile, Song Guanchao left.

Lu Zhou leaned back in his chair, lit a cigarette, and recalled the conversation with Song Guanchao tonight, increasingly feeling that this young man was extraordinary.

From the meeting to the conversation, the initiative was completely in the hands of Song Guanchao.

The two demands Song Guanchao put forward, he didn't even have the slightest room for countering.

However, Lu Zhou didn't mind these much.

If Song Guanchao could really recover the money, even an interest-free loan could be agreed upon.

...

Time quickly passed in a week.

This week, Song Guanchao took Liang Jiajia all over Jiangnan.

Shopping during the day, entwined in the hotel at night.

Today, they were preparing to return.

Returning to Lingjiang, it was already late at night.

The next morning, Song Guanchao donned his long-unworn suit and went to the City Committee.

It was eight-thirty in the morning.

Wu Qiangwei saw the office door open and saw the figure of Song Guanchao, her expression softened: "Back?"

Song Guanchao turned around, looking at Wu Qiangwei, whom he hadn't seen for a while, and felt a bit of longing: "Secretary, morning."

He brewed some tea and immediately reported the contact he had with the bank and developers during this period to her.

Wu Qiangwei was a bit surprised, evidently not expecting that Qu Xiangru would make connections for him, allowing the bank and developers to owe him a favor.

She suddenly thought of the words Qu Xiangru said in the car heading to the province.

In her heart, an inexplicable sense of crisis arose.

She could see that Qu Xiangru was serious.

She truly had an interest in Song Guanchao.

No, she couldn't let Qu Xiangru succeed!

Song Guanchao was her secretary, she wouldn't allow others to touch him!

"Are you free tonight?" Wu Qiangwei suddenly asked.

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