Chapter 1965

Chapter 1965: Chapter 1965

"Chairman Wei, this is a real-name report, and the evidence is conclusive. Now the police are also involved in the investigation. It’s not up to me to just let it go," Bao Qi suppressed his dissatisfaction and patiently explained to him.

Wei Shoucheng said, "I’ll arrange for someone to turn themselves in."

"This... that works too," Bao Qi, speechless, understood that Wei Shoucheng was planning to yield.

Then, Wei Shoucheng made a call to the senior management of Hong’an Real Estate, casually arranging for someone to go to the police station and confess.

About half an hour later, Bao Qi received a call from Ma Guowei.

"Secretary Bao, an employee of Hong’an Real Estate came to the police station to confess, admitting that the cash found at Song Guanchao’s home was placed there by him."

"Oh? Is that so?" Bao Qi looked surprised.

"Yes, let them go," Ma Guowei, disinclined to continue the act, notified him and then hung up the phone.

Bao Qi had been staying in the detention room; he went to Song Guanchao’s room, knocked on the door, and then pushed it open to enter.

Song Guanchao was lying on the bed, taking a nap.

He didn’t open his eyes upon hearing the door open.

"Director Song, wake up."

Only then did Song Guanchao open his eyes and slowly sit up, "Secretary Bao, is there progress on the case?"

"Yes, there’s been progress." Bao Qi maintained a faint smile and said, "The case has been cleared up; someone deliberately framed you."

"Oh? Who framed me?"

"An employee from Hong’an Real Estate, he just went to the police station to confess."

"Ha, it’s strange. I don’t have any vendetta with Hong’an Real Estate; why would they frame me?"

"Ahem, the police will continue to investigate this. Director Song, let’s go; I’ll take you home."

Bao Qi handed over his phone, keys, and other belongings to him.

Song Guanchao took them, put on his shoes, and said, "Let’s go."

Bao Qi personally drove him home. As soon as the door opened, he saw shoe prints everywhere and traces of rummaging all over.

"It’s quite a mess." Song Guanchao sneered, "Secretary Bao, I won’t keep you for tea."

Bao Qi felt a bit awkward; anyone would be uncomfortable having their home turned upside down.

He nodded and left the house.

In the car, he called Wei Shoucheng, informing him that Song Guanchao had returned home.

Wei Shoucheng acknowledged with a hum, indicating he understood.

At this moment, Meng Yuan came over: "Chairman Wei, Governor Lu has time now; you can go in."

"Okay, thank you."

Wei Shoucheng felt relieved; indeed, Lu Zhizhong still cared about his attitude.

He had just arranged for someone to wrap up the case, and there he was, ready to meet him.

From this, it can be seen that Lu Zhizhong didn’t want to strain relations with him too much.

He entered the office, walking with a calm pace.

Lu Zhizhong didn’t deliberately put on airs or give him a cold shoulder because of this matter.

He stood up in advance, extending his right hand across the table.

"Chairman Wei, thank you for waiting, please have a seat," Lu Zhizhong lightly brushed off the fact that he had been waiting outside for a while.

Wei Shoucheng naturally didn’t fuss over it, took a seat, accepted the tea handed over by Meng Yuan, and thanked him.

After Meng Yuan left the office, Lu Zhizhong asked, "What brings Chairman Wei to me?"

Wei Shoucheng said, "I heard Mayor Wu of Jiangzhou City wants to revitalize the industrial park, so I thought to lend a hand. Back when I was doing business, the City Government gave me a lot of support. Now that there’s a need, I can’t just stand by idly."

His words were beautifully crafted, creating the impression of reciprocation, while also showing his commitment to align with Jiangzhou City.

He said this because earlier, to suppress Song Guanchao, he specifically mentioned transferring industries.

This was also a way to show loyalty.

"I’ve read the City Government’s work report; it’s good that you have this idea. However, it’s not appropriate for the province to directly intervene. I’ll give Mayor Wu a call to discuss. You can find a time to visit him and talk to him face-to-face."

"Okay, I understand."

"By the way," Lu Zhizhong said, "I heard Chairman Wei is quite interested in Huizhou?"

Chairman Wei internally sighed, fearing the inevitable, realizing he couldn’t avoid it.

"The leaders of Huizhou contacted several of my company’s executives, wanting them to convince me to move the business there."

Chairman Wei didn’t directly deny, instead choosing a different approach: "But I am a local in Nanjiang, and my business grew under the support of the local government. Speaking of not forgetting the benefactor, purely from a business perspective, Huizhou’s business environment and market are far inferior to Nanjiang."

Lu Zhizhong nodded slightly, picking up his teacup.

Chairman Wei, seeing this, knew he was being dismissed, and thus took his leave.

Sitting in his car, Chairman Wei, looking through the car window at the Provincial Government building, couldn’t help but feel somewhat dejected, as if he had aged several years all of a sudden.

Ever since his rapid wealth accumulation and being the richest person in Jiangzhou for several years, he had looked down on everyone.

Even with the leaders of the Provincial Committee, he was respectful on the surface but disdainful secretly, believing they were no longer qualified to stand on equal footing with him.

After stumbling over this rather significant issue, he suddenly awakened, once again feeling a reverence for public authority.

A million in assets is nothing in front of a millionaire.

A millionaire is insignificant in front of someone with billions.

Being worth billions, he is simply a guest in front of Provincial Committee leaders.

His wealth indeed allows him to stand on equal footing with Secretary Gao and others, maybe even surpass them.

However, there are always greater people beyond oneself.

Anyone who can assume the position of a governor has some backing; none have climbed out of the system unscathed.

In terms of difficulty, it’s not easier than making money.

Wei Shoucheng’s spirit diminished quite a bit, though his thoughts were clearer than before.

When he returned home, he received a call from Chairman Hu, learning that the Central Disciplinary Inspection Committee leader had already left, no longer mentioning the investigation.

He knew that he had temporarily crossed this hurdle.

But his name was noted by Lu Zhizhong.

Next time there’s trouble, it won’t be just a procedural visit from the Central Disciplinary Inspection Committee.

At his level of business, the bottom won’t be completely clean.

In the bank account, among those numbers that ordinary people can’t earn in a lifetime, some are indeed unclean.

Whether Lu Zhizhong acts against him will depend on whether he’s obedient.

"Dad."

Wei Zejun, sitting on the sofa playing with the cat, noticed his dad’s unusual mood and cautiously called out.

Wei Shoucheng looked at him without speaking, just quietly watching him.

This gaze made Wei Zejun uncomfortable all over.

After a while, Wei Shoucheng said, "Later, come with me to the City Government; I’ll take you to visit Mayor Wu."

Wei Zejun couldn’t understand what his dad was thinking, but he nodded obediently.

"Close Qin Garden," Wei Shoucheng added.

Wei Zejun froze, "Dad..."

"Listen." Wei Shoucheng didn’t say anything heavy, just using the gentle tone of a parent advised, "In the future, don’t always think about taking the city’s subsidies. Close the companies that need closing. For now, focus on understanding the situation in the city. Once you have a clear grasp, I’ll give you some money to support Mayor Wu’s work."

"Eventually, these family businesses need someone to take over; you should settle down."

Wei Zejun’s eyes widened, heart racing; was his dad planning for him to take over the company?