Song Guanchao's expression immediately stiffened.

This woman...

She must be doing this on purpose!

Although she didn't say why the underwear wasn't on her, there were only three people in the house.

It's impossible that it was Wu Qiangwei who took it off herself.

It's blatantly suggesting that it was you, Song Guanchao, who did it.

Song Guanchao was dumbfounded by her words and couldn't figure out how to respond for a moment.

"You showered last night, washed your underwear, and hung it in the bathroom," Wu Qiangwei said.

Song Guanchao let out a long breath.

He remembered now, Qu Xiangru wasn't wearing it last night.

He almost fell into her trap.

"Oh, right, I forgot."

Qu Xiangru smiled embarrassedly, shyly looking at Song Guanchao: "I thought someone had taken it off."

That look, that tone, almost openly saying she suspects Song Guanchao did something to her last night.

Song Guanchao saw through it; she was deliberately trying to stir things between him and Wu Qiangwei.

This move, to be honest, was a bit beyond him.

He didn't understand why Qu Xiangru wanted to do this.

There didn't seem to be any conflict between her and Wu Qiangwei.

After breakfast, Song Guanchao drove and dropped both women off at the City Committee.

Today is Saturday, but the two women didn't have any time off, still busy with work.

Song Guanchao didn't go up; he was going to see Liu Lanzi today.

Half an hour later, Song Guanchao arrived at the villa.

Liu Lanzi was uncharacteristically free today, and when Song Guanchao arrived, she was dressed in yoga pants and a sports vest, sweaty from the treadmill.

"I'll go take a shower, wait for me a bit."

After her shower, she changed into a sexy silk nightgown.

She threw herself into Song Guanchao's arms, her hand sliding down his chest, deftly unfastening his belt, slipping into his pants, and gripping the responsive Xiao Song.

Song Guanchao couldn't resist such temptation and decided to set aside the topic they were supposed to discuss, attending to her needs first.

After a passionate session, Song Guanchao lay naked on the sofa.

Liu Lanzi's nightgown was pushed up to her waist, her ample hips and long legs entangled around him, creating a provocative and stimulating scene.

Her breathing was still slightly labored, and she asked, "What did you come to me for?"

Song Guanchao explained his intentions and asked her to assess the budget for the reconstruction of two buildings, planning to give her the project.

Liu Lanzi was known for her swift and decisive actions; what could be done today was never put off until tomorrow.

Right then, she called Ning Lin, instructing her to tell the budgeting department to draft a budget.

After the call, Liu Lanzi kneeled beside him, slowly crawling under him...

…

In a tea room, Jiang Yuan was having tea with Qin Yuejin.

"Mayor Jiang, what did you want to discuss?" Qin Yuejin didn't like beating around the bush.

Jiang Yuan asked, "Do you know who reported District Chief Zhang?"

"No idea."

Thinking about this matter frustrated Qin Yuejin; he and He Kang had been investigating for a while but hadn't found any useful information.

Jiang Yuan frowned, lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and said, "I heard that District Chief Zhang's house was burglarized?"

"Yes," Qin Yuejin replied, "but only some insignificant things were stolen."

He thought Jiang Yuan might have some shady dealings with Zhang Yulin, thus his concern.

Jiang Yuan said, "You were involved with the company Zhang Yulin mingled with, right?"

Qin Yuejin wasn't surprised; this detail couldn't be hidden from those who investigated with intent, especially from someone local like the Mayor.

Moreover, the person in front of him was the local mayor.

Qin Yuejin said, "I've already cleaned house on my end."

Jiang Yuan said, "Cleaning up doesn't mean there aren't any issues; just be cautious. I suspect the target this time is the City Government."

Qin Yuejin's eyes flickered: "What do you mean?"

"Exactly what I said."

Jiang Yuan's expression suddenly turned grim: "This time, I lost four departments. It just so happens that at this moment, District Chief Zhang is reported."

Qin Yuejin suddenly widened his eyes: "Mayor Jiang suspects Secretary Qu?"

Jiang Yuan didn't speak, but his meaning was clear.

He was indeed suspecting Qu Xiangru.

Of course, this was purposely shown to Qin Yuejin.

After all, the person who reported District Chief Zhang was Jiang Yuan himself.

He did it to shift the blame and prepare for what he intended to do next.

"If there are no further reports against you, then District Chief Zhang's report might simply be because he offended someone."

"But if there are subsequent reports..."

At this point, he paused and looked at Qin Yuejin: "Then the next person to be reported could very well be you!"

"If you do get reported, it will prove that reporting District Chief Zhang was just a decoy. The real target is you, me, the entire City Government!"

"The aim is for a massive cleanup of the City Government!"

Qin Yuejin felt a cold chill up his spine, understanding Jiang Yuan's point.

"Damn!"

Suddenly, Qin Yuejin burst into anger: "What is Qu Xiangru trying to do? She and I have no enmity; why target me?"

Jiang Yuan secretly chuckled; this guy truly lacked brains and was easy to fool.

He believed whatever was told to him.

Such a person was simply too ideal to wield as a tool.

"This is just my speculation, at least for now, there's no report."

"You and I are still safe."

Jiang Yuan extinguished his cigarette butt and said: "But it's never wrong to be cautious; you should also prepare a bit."

Qin Yuejin earnestly asked for advice: "How should I prepare?"

Jiang Yuan said, "The burglars who targeted District Chief Zhang's safe probably wanted evidence related to you."

"There's nothing in the safe, so their next move might be to target your home."

Qin Yuejin hurriedly said, "I've already placed a tracker in the safe; if they dare to steal, I can uncover their identity!"

Jiang Yuan was somewhat surprised, pausing for two seconds.

He had approached Qin Yuejin today precisely to suggest installing a tracker in the safe.

Unexpectedly, this guy had already thought of it.

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but stare at his head for two seconds.

This guy, when did he start using his brain?

Seeing his reaction, Qin Yuejin felt rather smug, though he feigned humility: "What Mayor Jiang thought of, I naturally thought of, too."

"..." Jiang Yuan's lip twitched, sarcastically saying: "That's good."

Inwardly, he felt a bit anxious.

Fortunately, he had always been prudent, planning for every eventuality, without hastily proceeding to steal from Qin Yuejin's home safe.

Otherwise, his plan to redirect blame and incriminate would have completely collapsed.

Jiang Yuan kept reminding himself never to underestimate anyone.

Even if someone typically lacks intelligence, they can have a moment of clarity, sparking a flash of wisdom.

Leaving the tea room, on the way back, Secretary Fang Wei asked: "Mayor, should we act tonight?"

"No rush."

Jiang Yuan shook his head: "Let's wait until the fraud case is resolved."

For now, he still depended on the City Committee to solve this case.

If the case remains unresolved, he doesn't want to cause additional complications.

However, it should be soon.

Song Guanchao has already returned.

Chances are, the money has been retrieved.

It should be any day now.

Originally, the plan was to continue reporting Qin Yuejin after Zhang Yulin surrendered.

But then he changed his mind.

Because Qu Xiangru went too far!

This time, she seized four core departments of the City Government!

You have no benevolence, don't blame me for being ruthless.

He wanted to stir up a fight between Qin Yuejin and Qu Xiangru!

Along the way, he'd drag Song Guanchao into it and use this opportunity to eliminate them all!

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