Chapter 1946

Chapter 1946: Chapter 1946

If he had a choice, Song Guanchao wouldn’t want their relationship to turn out like this.

But things have gotten to this point, and he can’t have a normal conversation with her or communicate properly, so he has to resort to this.

Song Guanchao is never unreasonable and understands her predicament.

But he wasn’t wrong, flies won’t bite unless the egg is cracked; if she stayed quietly in the hotel, even if people wanted to act maliciously, they’d just be anxious.

Failing to control oneself provides an opportunity for others.

When the unexpected happened, he was the one to resolve it.

Now, instead of being grateful, she’s pinning all the blame on him.

"Take your time, Mr. Rao."

After saying all the nice things, Song Guanchao couldn’t be bothered to argue further with her and left with Zhou Xingjian.

Zhou Xingjian silently glanced at Rao Yinyin and followed Song Guanchao out.

Actually, he didn’t quite understand some things Song Guanchao just said.

For example, the matter in Gwangju, the Han Country, he didn’t get it.

But from Song Guanchao’s tone and Rao Yinyin’s reaction, he could roughly guess what it was about.

It was nothing more than Song Guanchao helping Walmart Company resolve some trouble in Han Country, and now the other party owes him a favor.

And Rao Yinyin doesn’t believe his words.

Rao Yinyin’s face changed; she indeed didn’t believe Song Guanchao’s words.

But not many people knew about what he said.

How did he know?

Rao Yinyin couldn’t figure out if what he said was true or false.

Her original determination to report was shaken.

...

"Old Zhou, contact Jiang Heng and ask him to come over."

Returning to the City Government, as they got out of the car, Song Guanchao said.

"Oh, okay." Zhou Xingjian dialed Jiang Heng’s number, inviting him to come over.

Jiang Heng was somewhat excited when he received the call.

He was shocked when he saw the trending topic about Rao Yinyin yesterday.

He had previously judged that Wu Qiangwei had offended many people based on the protest banner incident.

This trending topic further confirmed his analysis.

The people Wu Qiangwei offended are definitely not ordinary.

The other party has been serially targeting foreign executives on inspection, doing a series of things with the ultimate goal of sabotaging foreign investments in Jiangzhou.

He was wondering at the time if Song Guanchao would blame these things on Wei Zejun.

The call from Zhou Xingjian confirmed his thoughts.

Wei Zejun is likely to become the scapegoat!

He got excited for a while, then calmed down, first called and reported to Wei Zejun, telling him that Song Guanchao had summoned him over.

After that, he headed to the City Government.

Knock knock.

He pushed open the office door, wearing a respectful smile, and quickly walked to the desk, extending his hand, "Hello, Director Song."

"President Jiang, have a seat." Song Guanchao replied with a warm smile, showing no hint of negativity.

Jiang Heng pondered, thinking all officials are smiling tigers.

If he didn’t know about Rao Yinyin’s matter, he would never have realized it was just an act.

Jiang Heng sat down and said, "I heard Director Song was looking for me, so I dropped everything and rushed over."

Song Guanchao said, "Tell me about what Young Master Wei mentioned last time."

Jiang Heng replied, "Director Song, I’m not too clear on this matter, how about I contact Young Master Wei for you two to arrange a time to discuss it?"

"Then call Young Master Wei."

"Alright."

Jiang Heng guessed he was bothered by these consecutive incidents or perhaps scared.

That’s why he bowed to Wei Zejun.

Jiang Heng was secretly disappointed; he didn’t want Song Guanchao to bow down, he hoped he would get angry and target Wei Zejun.

But he understood that it was unlikely to happen.

Knowing the other party has a wealthy father, yet going to make trouble, that’s just being a fool.

"Young Master Wei, Director Song wants to discuss the matter from last time with you; when are you available?"

After Jiang Heng’s inquiry, the other side quickly replied, so he put down the phone and asked, "Young Master Wei is available right now."

"Then come over now."

Jiang Heng acknowledged, putting the phone back to his ear, "Young Master Wei, Director Song is also available now."

After hanging up, Jiang Heng said, "Young Master Wei will be here soon; I’ll go outside to meet him."

"Alright."

Once Jiang Heng left, Song Guanchao’s smile instantly disappeared.

Meanwhile.

Sun Jiajun was calling Zhou Zheng, recounting the experiences of the executives from Sam’s inspection yesterday.

He self-assessed that everything was handled flawlessly.

The only unsatisfactory part was the propaganda department acting too swiftly.

Whether they chose to halt or continue their investment wasn’t up to him.

He had done everything he needed to do.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mayor Sun." Zhou Zheng was relatively satisfied this time; this guy wasn’t completely useless, he could still get things done.

...

About half an hour later, Wei Zejun arrived.

He drove a black Audi, appearing low-key.

After parking, he took off his sunglasses, adjusted his silk suit, took a briefcase from the passenger seat, and opened the car door.

"Young Master Wei." Jiang Heng had been waiting; upon seeing his car, he jogged up to take the briefcase from his hand.

Wei Zejun smiled at him, walking forward while asking, "Why did Director Song suddenly change his mind?"

Contrary to people’s stereotype of second-generation wealthy kids as "playboys," most of them, including Wei Zejun, are well-educated and cultured.

Song Guanchao’s sudden change in attitude raised his caution.

Jiang Heng shook his head, his tone puzzled, "I’m not sure either, but some recent happenings might be related?"

"What happenings?"

"A while ago, outside the industrial park, there were banners blocking the entrance; does Young Master Wei remember?" He had informed Wei Zejun about this matter at the time.

Wei Zejun nodded slightly, of course, he remembered.

But what connection does this have with Song Guanchao’s change in attitude?

"There’s one more thing."

They had entered the City Government, surrounded by officials coming and going, so he lowered his voice, "Yesterday, something in Jiangzhou became a trending topic."

He recounted the explosive story about Rao Yinyin hiring a boy toy without paying.

Then he explained her identity as an executive from Sam.

Wei Zejun was slightly surprised and quickly caught the key point of this piece of news.

Rao Yinyin, as an executive visiting Jiangzhou, being exposed to such explosive news, it was clearly instigated by someone.

Even the incident of her hiring a boy toy was a deliberately set up trap.

The purpose was already quite clear.

It’s someone trying to thwart Sam’s investment.

The one promoting this investment was Wu Qiangwei, so the one wanting to sabotage it must be on the opposing side.

As for who, he couldn’t guess at that moment.

"Mayor Wu is having a tough time in Jiangzhou. I’m wondering if that’s why Director Song changed his mind. After all, Mayor Wu has already offended many people, and if he offends Young Master Wei too, things would only get worse." Jiang Heng purposely steered the conversation towards another possible explanation.

Wei Zejun indeed got distracted by his suggestion, finding it very plausible.

"It’s better when there’s competition; with multiple parties competing, the city becomes more vibrant. If everything’s too harmonious, how can Jiangzhou develop?"

Wei Zejun chuckled and commented, with Song Guanchao’s office already in sight.