Chapter Thirty-Three Resistance

  "In the evening, I contacted that woman and told her to break off the engagement and dump me." Gu Hao said lightly.

  Zhang Ju was speechless for a while, then smiled and said: "Head, any woman with some brains would not actively kick away a diamond-studded old man. What if she doesn't agree?"

  "If she agrees, both face and inside will be hers; if not, forget about face, don't even leave the inside for her." Gu Huang was nonchalant.

  "I wish you all the best, but what if she says no and your family keeps pushing for it, and in the end, they secretly arrange a wedding under the guise of friendship between the two families? What would you do?"

  "What you said makes sense. My mom is eager to hold her grandson and is almost going crazy, so it's better to tell her the truth." Gu Hao said with some impatience.

  "You want to say it yourself?" Zhang Ju asked tentatively.

  "Of course it's you who goes and talks, with my mom's nagging attitude, how can I handle it?"

  "Head ah, I - " Zhang Ju cried out in distress.

  "Just send the rumors and pictures of that woman being a superstar and not coming home at night to her parents, and say I'm in a bad mood. She'll take one look and feel sorry for me before she even has time to get angry with me."

  "Haha, aren't these all just afterthoughts? Now that the old master is calling you back home, it's clear that they're discussing marriage, are you really not going to go back?" Zhang Ju had a bad premonition and advised him to hurry back.

  "It doesn't matter who goes back, it's all the same effect. Just send me to the place and you can go back."

  "Huh? Why me?" Zhang Ju weakly protested.

  "Haven't you always wanted to exercise? Now there's an opportunity, the team staff chief is going to change, I've put the recommendation materials in the first drawer of my office, other materials that need to be prepared, just look at the file and supplement them; this private matter of mine, just take care of it along with the others, okay?"

  "Hey, I was just joking around. This little thing is within my scope of work anyway. I just wanted to have a bit of fun and banter with you to relax. Don't think for a second that I'm trying to overstep my bounds or ask for your authority. After following you around for years, don't you know what kind of person I am?"

  Zhang Ju was speechless at his words.

  "Don't mention those unnecessary things, if you didn't have the ability, I wouldn't have bothered to help you. You've been trained enough and it's not easy to get opportunities, so I just gave you a little push upwards. If you want to stand higher, it still depends on your own abilities."

  Gu Hao waved his hand, indicating that things were settled like this.

  Zhang Ju drove and sent Gu Huan to the entrance of the municipal party committee, Gu Huan asked him to stop the car and hurry back, and he rushed straight to Secretary Mai's office.

  Mai Wenzi was holding a meeting, the secretary-general didn't know Gu Huan but seeing his demeanor and connecting it to Secretary Mai's sudden appointment before, everyone had rumors that he belonged to the imperial court faction of Gu, so hearing this surname, they were exceptionally respectful and sensitive, immediately inviting Gu Huan to sit in the office, serving good tea, turning around to inform Secretary Mai in the meeting room.

  The meeting convened by Mayor Mai Wenzi was the first major case during the city's strict rectification and anti-corruption month. Vice Mayor Zhou reported that Su Luoquan, chairman of the Weilong Group, had embezzled a huge amount of money and committed serious dereliction of duty, and has been reported to the procuratorate for arrest and prosecution.

  Everyone knows that Su Luohe is Zhou Tao's confidant. Seeing him being so righteous and killing his own kin, many people are applauding. Getting rid of Su Luohe is equivalent to cutting off his left and right arms.

  Of course, judging from Vice Mayor Zhou's usual behavior, this move of his makes his political enemies instinctively feel that he must have an even bigger scheme in mind; otherwise, unless he has gone crazy, he would not be digging his own grave.

  Mai Wenzu attaches great importance to this case. Weilong Group is the leader of state-owned enterprises in the city, especially after its recent restructuring has shown some signs of improvement. Arbitrarily replacing the person in charge would be a very dangerous thing. To be honest, Su Luohe's arrest and subsequent reporting made him feel very resentful. As for who can replace Su Luohe, the problems that arise from this are enormous. Several deputy mayors were talking about the merits and abilities of their own recommended candidates, which Mai Wenzu found extremely annoying to listen to.

  Mai Wenzu would not have made any statement, I guess that group of people thought he had just arrived here and didn't understand the actual situation, so they took advantage of his call to stir up trouble for him and cultivate their own private power.

  The new official on duty doesn't want to set off a red light for the city's economy and get himself into trouble.

  The Secretary-General leaned in close and whispered something to Gu Hao. He stood up, expressionless, and said: "You all continue discussing, I'll be right back."

  He walked into the office and saw Gu Huan, so he smiled and went over to shake hands: "What happened last night? I waited for a whole morning without hearing from you, and thought you had returned."

  "Hehe, sorry about that, Uncle Mai. It's just a small matter, but it's not really a small thing either. What were you discussing at the meeting just now?"

  Gu Hao's expression was tinged with respect for his elders, but more so with closeness and familiarity.

  "This - you little guy is a rabbit, long ears, haven't heard yet?" Mai Wenz asked with a smile.

  "Is it about Wei Long Group's Su Luo Chuan?" Gu Han asked directly.

  "Really? - Haha - Isn't it that Su Luoqian's hands can reach the sky, and someone is already speaking above?" asked Mai Wenzhen in a low voice.

  Gu Hao shook his head: "I don't know about that, I just think this is a big conspiracy, want to follow you to see the excitement, and also broaden my horizons."

  "Alas, I'm already worried sick, and you're still in the mood to watch the excitement. If the Weilong Group makes a move, the economy of Dayou City will be severely impacted. Have you already figured out what's going on?" Mai Wenzuo looked like he was in a difficult situation.

  "Just wait and see, you'll have an unexpected gain by tonight; however, for the Procuratorate's side, you should send someone trustworthy to take over Su Luohe's case. I'm worried that something might happen to him, and it would be perfect if he were to die in prison on charges of escaping punishment. The upper echelons of Weilong Group will definitely be severely damaged." Gu Huan calmly poured a cup of tea for Secretary Mai.

  "Same as I was worried about, after hearing the news of the arrest last night in the second half of the night, I sent someone trustworthy to go over there. This is also the reason why I couldn't come and see you personally. Don't mind it with Old Uncle, I'll make it up to you later."

  "Uncle Mai, you're killing me with these words! You've done the right thing, putting public interests before personal ones. Who made us shoulder such heavy responsibilities?" Gu Hao felt a bit ashamed.

  His phone rang, and Da Li told him that Su Mei Liang had been sitting in the library for a while, got excited and slammed her hand on the table, then returned the book and left. After that, she went to the printing shop to get some documents printed, and rushed to the express company to send them separately to several important departments. After finishing all these, she went to the bank to withdraw money, probably to go to the detective agency.

  Gu Hao asked Da Li to escort her all the way, and after picking up the things, it's best to bring her directly to the municipal party secretary's office, he will be waiting here.

  "Will she go with me?"