The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 197: [ - 0] Suddenly Became a Hot Commodity

Chapter 197: [Chapter 0197] Suddenly Became a Hot Commodity

Liu Song dejectedly hung up the phone, staring blankly at the familiar surroundings, waiting for fate’s judgment.

The joint investigation team did not keep Liu Song waiting for long.

Soon after, the office door was forcefully pushed open.

Flanked by a crowd, Zhang Gao strode into the party secretary’s office.

"Comrade Liu Song, I am Zhang Gao, the leader of the provincial government’s joint investigation team. There are some questions, we need your cooperation with the investigation, please come with us," Zhang said.

Liu Song replied with a bitter smile, "It seems that the governor takes me very seriously, to personally send his top aide to arrest me."

"Please."

Liu Song was forthright, not dawdling or attempting to argue. He straightened his collar and took one final reluctant look at the office that represented the power center of Ji County.

Then, with determination, he stepped out of the office, following Zhang Gao.

The county party secretary had been taken away!!

Like a category twelve hurricane, the news spread throughout Ji County in an instant!

For a while, the people of Ji County were in a state of panic!

The leaders that Liu Song had promoted were all scared out of their wits.

They tried to find out what had happened through various channels!

Eventually, they arrived at a terrifying conclusion!

The county chief had brought down Secretary Liu!

The governor’s top aide, Director Zhang of the provincial government, personally took Secretary Liu away!

This was too frightening!

Would the county chief’s next target fall on them?

As the various leaders were nervously on edge, one person became excited, sensing an opportunity!

That was Jin Zhanpeng!

He was the seasoned deputy party secretary of the county committee and, in terms of seniority, was definitely qualified to rise to county party secretary!

If he became the county party secretary, he could confidently suppress Shen Manwen!

He would be able to take a satisfying revenge!

With plenty of local specialties prepared, Jin Zhanpeng wasted no time in heading to the provincial capital to lobby for his advancement.

A few days ago, the county chief’s office had been deserted.

Now, it became as bustling as a marketplace.

Leaders from all levels, one after another, came to Shen Manwen to report on their work!

Especially those leaders promoted by Liu Song, who had deep ties with him, behaved as actively as model workers.

Cheng Yuan finally went to report at the Second Secretariat Section.

Cheng Yuan personally chaired a meeting to get acquainted with his new colleagues.

Then he promptly appointed a deputy director and handed over all the work to him.

Because Cheng Yuan’s main task was to handle the Weidong River project, and once the project was completed, he would be transferred elsewhere.

There was no need for him to cling to the work in the Second Secretariat Section.

Cheng Yuan closed the inner office door, turned on his computer, and began to slack off.

After lunch, Cheng Yuan suddenly remembered something very important and hastily took out his phone to call Pan Minghe.

The call was quickly connected, and Pan Minghe’s voice came through, brimming with excitement.

"A Yuan, was it you who maneuvered this for me?"

"Yes."

"I heard the county party secretary has been taken away? Is that true?"

Cheng Yuan was taken aback. Had the news spread this fast?

It was just a morning, and it had already reached the public?

"Yes, Secretary Liu has been taken away. He’s probably finished for good! Regarding the matter we spoke about that night, you have to act quickly."

Pan Minghe instantly understood what Cheng Yuan meant.

At least one of those addresses was a hiding place for Liu Song’s illicit wealth.

Such ill-gotten gains were not to be missed!

If they took it, not only could it slightly lessen Liu Song’s crimes, but Liu Song would likely be grateful to them too!

"I’ve already scouted the places. I’ll act tonight! Liu Song won’t spill the beans right away, will he?"

Cheng Yuan assured in a low voice, "Uncle Pan, rest assured, Liu Song will hold out for at least three days. He needs to leave room and time for negotiations with various parties."

"Then that’s fine."

"By the way, you pick up Bao’er tonight."

"Hmm."

Cheng Yuan had a pleasant day slacking off.

He drove home.

What he didn’t expect was to see five or six familiar faces in the stairwell!

They were leaders from various levels he had interacted with before.

Yan Wenzheng and Geng Rui were among them.

Yan Wenzheng’s eyes were sharp. From a distance, he spotted Cheng Yuan and enthusiastically waved him over.

"Brother-in-law, over here!"

Cheng Yuan’s head throbbed.

"Secretary Yan, don’t call me that! Xinyu and I are just friends for now."

Yan Wenzheng chuckled, "Brother-in-law, don’t take it so seriously. Sooner or later, we’re family."

Cheng Yuan gave a wry smile, "Secretary Yan, Director Geng, Mayor Liu, Director Yang... what are you waiting for me here for? If you have any instructions, just call me."

Geng Rui smiled, "Who doesn’t know that Brother Cheng is the county chief’s favorite? How could we dare to instruct you? We’re here to report work to you."

"Director Geng, are you mocking me? You’re a director-level official, and I’m just a deputy section head. How can you report work to me? You should go report to the county chief!"

Geng Rui gave a bitter smile, "Brother Cheng, you think we don’t want to report work to the county chief? The place at the county chief’s house is already swamped! We small fries simply can’t get a look in! We might as well take a detour through Brother Cheng to reach him."

"Director Geng, you’ve helped me a lot before. Rest assured, for the county chief, I will put in a good word for you."

Geng Rui responded with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Cheng. So, what do you say, shall we have a talk inside?"

Cheng Yuan sighed. With so many leaders gathered in the hallway, it indeed did not look good.

"My home is modest; I hope the leaders won’t mind."

Soon, the leaders were inside, and Cheng Yuan poured tea for everyone.

Geng Rui directly slapped a briefcase on the table, clicked it open, and revealed its contents.

Inside were stacks of bright red banknotes!

Cheng Yuan quickly counted, a total of two hundred thousand!

This gave him quite a fright. Director Geng’s approach was rather blunt, wasn’t it?