Liang Jiajia lay on Song Guanchao's arm, her cheeks showing a faint blush, somewhat languid.

Song Guanchao was like a brute bull, leaving her whole body weak and unable to muster any strength.

"Why did Qin Yuejin commit suicide for no reason?"

Song Guanchao knew she would ask, "Afraid of being investigated, I guess."

"He's not even afraid of death, would he really be afraid of that?"

This girl is much more naive, not as informed about politics as Zeng Li.

Song Guanchao broke it down for her, letting her understand the intricacies.

"So that's how it is." Liang Jiajia suddenly realized and asked, "Does this mean the case ends with him and won't be pursued further?"

"In theory, it shouldn't be continued."

"In practice?"

"In practice, it must continue."

"Investigating thoroughly, won't it be dangerous?"

Liang Jiajia frowned, "Besides, will Secretary Qu let you investigate?"

"She's the one who asked me to investigate."

"Really? Why? Isn't she afraid too many people will be implicated and things will get out of hand?"

"Her recent kidnapping had severe repercussions; it must be investigated thoroughly."

Song Guanchao said, "Don't worry, there'll be no danger. The forces behind Qin Yuejin won't dare act recklessly. After all, Qin Yuejin went too far this time, and the forces backing him will definitely sacrifice some to quell Secretary Qu's anger."

Seeing she still wanted to inquire further, Song Guanchao suddenly dived under the covers, spreading her legs apart, and indulged in her tenderness.

"Ah~"

Her body trembled, and those thoughts vanished instantly, quickly immersing in the pleasure.

Song Guanchao was rough, her voice like a plaintive plea, as if about to cry.

Song Guanchao ignored it, continued his violent exertion, and Liang Jiajia felt she nearly fainted several times.

By dawn, she was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.

Only then did Song Guanchao breathe a sigh of relief.

The next morning.

Song Guanchao arrived at the City Committee, reporting yesterday's conversation with Tu Zhaorui to Wu Qiangwei.

"Yunhai Club?"

Wu Qiangwei was very surprised, not expecting Yunhai Club to be behind Qin Yuejin.

This meant, since she came to Lingjiang, Yunhai Club had been approaching her.

The purpose of the approach was clearly to corrupt her.

However, it didn't succeed.

"Investigate! Fully investigate!"

Wu Qiangwei's attitude suddenly became resolute.

Earlier, she hoped Song Guanchao wouldn't get involved.

But now, she changed her mind.

Because she realized Yunhai Club's ambitions were vast!

So far, it's known that Qin Yuejin and Zhang Yulin have been compromised by Yunhai Club.

These two, one is the Public Security Bureau Chief, the other a district head.

Apart from them, there must be others!

But who they are, she currently doesn't know.

What is certain is that the number of officials controlled by Yunhai Club is not small!

Moreover, they even tried to drag her down.

What are their intentions behind this?

She knows many businessmen bribe the relevant leaders to secure government projects.

This is unavoidable.

But Yunhai Club's acts have exceeded ordinary bribery.

They're not just bribing, they're controlling!

Bribery, at least, is mutually beneficial.

And not all officials will do anything just for money.

After all, they must consider impacts.

But once controlled, the implications change.

If they have dirt on you that can end your political career anytime, in this case, whatever they demand, you have no choice but to comply.

If you dare refuse, there's only one outcome, being reported, expelled, or even imprisoned.

No sensible businessman would do such a thing.

Yet, the owner of Yunhai Club attempts to control government officials.

This scares Wu Qiangwei.

Because the actions of Yunhai Club's owner made her feel that they are gradually corroding Lingjiang's political and judicial systems.

They're trying to control Lingjiang's political scene!

Such actions touch the bottom line of the City Committee and Municipal Government, and no leader can tolerate it.

"Don't worry, Secretary, I will investigate Yunhai Club thoroughly!"

He also wants to find out who exactly the owner of Yunhai Club is!

And behind this owner, who is the real power!

It's unlikely that a businessman can go to such lengths.

Song Guanchao highly suspects there's a bigwig supporting the owner from behind.

Unknown is the level of this bigwig.

Simultaneously, he feels a bit worried.

He fears that, with Qu Xiangru and Wu Qiangwei's positions, it will be challenging to completely root out those behind Yunhai Club!

"Secretary, should we report this case to the provincial level?"

To be safe, he thinks it's best to keep the provincial level in the loop.

If Secretary Gao's support can be secured, then the investigation can proceed without any pressure.

He truly doubts that the backing behind an entertainment club could be bigger than the Provincial Committee head?

If there truly were such a high-level backing, they probably wouldn't be concerned about an entertainment club anyway.

Therefore, Song Guanchao speculates that the highest support Yunhai Club's backing has might just be at the vice-provincial level.

Wu Qiangwei pondered, "You investigate first, gather information on Yunhai Club, and report to me."

"I will discuss the reporting matter with Secretary Qu."

"Alright." Song Guanchao said, "Then I'll go to the criminal police team first. Also, Secretary, please give Mayor Zheng a heads-up; I want to interrogate Secretary Sun. Just make sure Mayor Zheng knows about it, don't let Secretary Sun know."

Secretary Sun is highly likely involved too, but being Zheng Bihui's secretary, it's essential to inform beforehand before investigating him.

To prevent Zheng Bihui from feeling targeted by the City Committee again.

Leaving the office, he called on Wu Yun and Jiang Yiren.

Wu Yun was bright-eyed and cheerful, happy to be with Song Guanchao again.

Jiang Yiren concluded there was definitely something between her and Song Guanchao.

Jiang Yiren suddenly felt a bit down.

In looks, figure, or otherwise, she considered herself not inferior to Wu Yun.

But seeing how familiar Wu Yun was with him, even if they haven't slept together, they've surely had intimate moments, flirtatious gestures.

She didn't get it, why could Song Guanchao accept her but not try accepting herself?

Once in the car, Wu Yun sat in the driver's seat, taking on the driving: "Where should we go?"

"No rush, let me make a call first."

He dialed Captain Shi's number, asking, "Captain Shi, before you arrested Zhang Yulin, did you inform Secretary Zhang?"

Captain Shi was silent for a few seconds: "What is the relationship between Zhang Yulin and Secretary Zhang?"

"..." This time it was Guanchao's turn to be silent.

Well, he actually didn't know these two were cousins.

"Cousins." Song Guanchao said, "Never mind, since he's been arrested, I'll handle it."

After hanging up, Song Guanchao said, "To the City Government."

Wu Yun was curious, "Not going to the criminal police team?"

Jiang Yiren was curious too, "Aren't we going to interrogate Zhang Yulin?"

Song Guanchao shook his head, "Zhang Yulin is Secretary Zhang's cousin; before the interrogation, I need to inform Secretary Zhang."

"Why?" both women asked in unison.

Song Guanchao smiled wryly, making it a lesson for them.

"The hardest part about officialdom is familial connections."

"If such matters are not handled well, it's easy to offend people."

"We're arresting Zhang Yulin to investigate the case, but since he is Secretary Zhang's cousin, it's best to inform Secretary Zhang during the arrest, to avoid any unpleasantness."

"This was something I overlooked yesterday, so I need to make amends now."

Zhang Xiaoxian is a smart person, understanding that he's dealing with matters, not personal grievances.

So even if he wasn't informed yesterday, he believes that if he goes now, Zhang Xiaoxian won't have any complaints.

Unlike Qin Yuejin, who no matter how thoroughly you explain, his mind just can't grasp it and only thinks you're targeting him.

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