Official Career Storm

Chapter 1616

After Song Guanchao hung up the phone, he opened the shopping website and searched for laser pointers, finding a local seller.

Then he called them to inquire about the store’s address.

Lu Feng listened curiously: "Class leader, do you want to buy a laser pointer?"

Isn’t he going to catch someone?

Why suddenly buy such a thing?

"You arrange for two people to go and buy it." Song Guanchao sent the address.

"Okay." Lu Feng didn’t ask, anyway, whatever the class leader says goes.

He called the people in the car behind to let them buy a laser pointer.

About twenty minutes later, the car drove into the city.

Song Guanchao said, "Arrange for a car to watch outside the City Committee."

"Alright." Lu Feng continued calling to arrange.

The car behind split up, heading to the City Committee.

While they continued to head to Secretary Xue’s neighborhood.

Ten minutes later, the car drove into the underground parking garage.

Although he managed to steady Secretary Xue, he could only confirm Secretary Xue was in Pinghai City, but couldn’t know the exact location.

This guy is an old fox; a tiny bit of abnormality might be noticed.

So he didn’t dare to probe over the phone.

However, there aren’t many places Secretary Xue could be.

Either at the City Committee or at home; he just arranged for a car to go to the City Committee to monitor both ends.

"Come up with me."

Song Guanchao pushed open the car door.

Secretary Xue lives in a high-end neighborhood; entering and exiting the elevator requires swiping a card.

They could only take the stairs.

Just walking up two steps, Secretary Xue’s call suddenly came in.

He stopped and gestured for silence to others, connected the call, hearing Secretary Xue say: "The first sum of money has been placed where you requested."

"What about the rest of the money?"

"It’s still being prepared, wait for my call."

After hanging up the phone, Song Guanchao said: "Arrange two people to get the money."

He did not plan to hand over this money.

Lu Feng nodded to two people, letting them go to the place to get the money.

The others followed Song Guanchao all the way to the eighth floor.

There was only one unit on this floor.

They didn’t go over to knock on the door, but watched at the stairway.

Time ticked by second by second.

About twenty minutes later, Lu Feng’s phone rang: "Boss, we’ve got the stuff."

"Is it money and gold inside?"

"Yes."

"Circle around twice and see if anyone’s following."

"Got it."

After hanging up, Lu Feng said: "The money is in hand."

Song Guanchao responded with a hum. At this moment, Secretary Xue called again.

He felt something, said to Lu Feng: "You go to the door, listen to see if there’s any sound inside."

Lu Feng instantly understood, quickly walking to the outside of room 801 and putting his ear to the door.

Seeing him ready, Song Guanchao answered the call.

"Secretary Xue..."

"Got the money?"

"Got it." Song Guanchao asked: "Is the rest of the money ready?"

"It’s ready."

"Give it to me!"

"Sure, come and get it."

Song Guanchao pretended not to understand: "Just like before, put the money where I specified."

"That won’t do." Secretary Xue said: "What if you take the money and run, who can I turn to? If you want the money, come and get it in person. I’ve shown my sincerity, now I need to see yours."

"Rest assured Director Song, this amount of money means nothing to me, I’m just looking for security."

Song Guanchao hesitated for a long time, asking: "Where should we meet?"

"Come to the City Committee."

"Impossible!" Song Guanchao was emotionally agitated: "I won’t go to the City Committee, change the location!"

Secretary Xue laughed: "Don’t you have detonators? Strap on the detonators and who would dare to move you?"

"..." Song Guanchao’s mouth twitched.

He knew, surely Secretary Xue figured out those detonators were fake.

"Change the location! I absolutely won’t go to the City Committee!"

"Alright, then we’ll change the location. Let me think, where to change to..."

Secretary Xue thought for a long time, saying: "Come to Xianglin Villa."

"Where is this?"

"My villa, call me when you arrive."

This time, Song Guanchao didn’t refuse.

After hanging up the phone, he signaled Lu Feng with a glance.

Lu Feng came over, shaking his head: "There’s no noise inside."

No noise, it seemed likely he’s not inside this house.

He checked about the villa community mentioned by Secretary Xue, expecting it to be a high-end city villa, but it surprised him.

This villa community is located out of the way, some twenty kilometers from the city.

He checked the villa area’s house prices, averaging just over five thousand.

Such a villa community price couldn’t match Secretary Xue’s identity.

Song Guanchao thought of a possibility.

This villa was probably specifically bought for risk avoidance.

To verify this suspicion, he called Wu Qiangwei: "Mayor, ask Mayor Fang and Director Chen if they know Secretary Xue has a house in Xianglin Villa."

A few minutes later, Song Guanchao heard Wu Qiangwei’s inquiry and the two’s answer from the call.

They didn’t know.

Sure enough!

Song Guanchao knew he might have guessed right.

This villa located in the suburbs, is likely secretly bought by Secretary Xue for dealing with such sudden situations.

"Let’s go!"

Song Guanchao turned to head downstairs.

After leaving the neighborhood, they casually bought some snacks at a nearby mini-market to eat on their way and replenish energy.

At this point, it was already six o’clock, nearing November, the sky darkens early.

Now during the evening rush hour, the roads were extremely congested.

They arrived at the villa area past seven in the evening.

Traveling the twenty plus kilometers took nearly an hour and a half.

The villa’s occupancy rate in the suburbs was extremely low, glancing around, not many villas were lit up, resembling a ghost town.

Their car parked outside an unoccupied villa, then they got out and walked towards the building where Secretary Xue lived.

The villa area is large; it took about ten minutes of walking to finally find Secretary Xue’s villa.

This is a standalone two-story villa, occupying over a hundred square meters of garden, with a courtyard in front, additionally built with a fish pond, raising plump koi inside.

The villa’s hall was brightly lit, the large floor-to-ceiling windows allowed a view of the hall.

Song Guanchao stood outside the courtyard, observing through the floor-to-ceiling windows for a few minutes.

He didn’t see Secretary Xue, but spotted a sexy-figured girl.

Song Guanchao observed the villa’s garage; inside were parked two cars.

One was a regular off-road vehicle, the other a Porsche sports car.

"There shouldn’t be many people inside the villa." Lu Feng said: "But just to be safe, class leader, you better not go in; we should find a place to climb over."

Song Guanchao raised his hand pointing out; the villa walls on all sides were fitted with surveillance, nearly no blind spots.

Once someone enters the villa’s range, they’d immediately be monitored.

Lu Feng clicked his tongue: "Pretty security conscious."

Song Guanchao took out his phone, dialed Lu Feng’s number: "Keep the call connected, wait for my signal."

"Class leader, be careful." Lu Feng said: "If it’s really just Secretary Xue and that beauty inside the villa, you’ll be in danger!"

Song Guanchao understood his implication.

Such a large villa, only the two of them inside, yet Secretary Xue dares to meet Song Guanchao.

What does this mean?

It means Secretary Xue might have a gun!

"Don’t worry."

Song Guanchao placed the phone in his pocket while still on call, walked to the iron gate outside the courtyard, and pressed the video doorbell on the wall.

The next second, the video doorbell connected, a girl’s melodious voice sounded from inside: "Who is it?"

"It’s Song Guanchao."