449: Chapter 449 Zhao Fenfang Can't Come

Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang's mind was a complete blank as she was taken to the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Her freedom was temporarily restricted; how to handle her would wait for the Provincial Party Committee's decision tomorrow.

The room's environment was actually quite decent; it was clearly a lounge, equipped with a bed and a bathroom, though two police officers stood guard at the door, and the mobile phone and other belongings of Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang had been confiscated.

"Secretary Zhang, I want to make a phone call!"

After gradually regaining her senses, Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang made the request to make a phone call.

Heh, she was really dreaming.

Secretary Zhang Dong said with a stern face, "Deputy Mayor Zhao, you don't even need to think about making a phone call; just get some good rest for now."

Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang was unwilling to give up and shouted, "I want to call Vice Governor Huang! Secretary Zhang Dong, give my phone back to me immediately!"

Secretary Zhang Dong couldn't be bothered to pay her any more mind; he walked away, giving instructions to keep a close watch on Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang.

Watching Secretary Zhang Dong's retreating back, Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang knew in her heart that she was finished; she had never imagined that Manager Xiao would actually be a fake.

Her body felt weak, and she almost collapsed onto the bed, thinking about whether Vice Governor Huang Lize would save her out of their past affection. She hoped he could be magnanimous after finding out about her and Manager Xiao; otherwise, let alone saving her, it would be polite enough if he didn't stomp on her hard.

The treatment of Manager Xiao was much worse.

He was handcuffed and taken to an interrogation room, where he was interrogated throughout the night; for Manager Xiao, tonight was a sleepless night.

The next morning.

Before work even started, Qin Chuan called Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng early to briefly report the matter, including the situation of catching Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang and Manager Xiao red-handed on the big bed in the presidential suite.

After listening to the report from Qin Chuan, Secretary Zhao was very angry and indicated that he would certainly handle the matter severely.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Chuan felt relieved; he just needed to wait for the handling decision from the province.

He didn't need to worry about how to handle Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang; not only could Secretary Zhao not tolerate her, but the person most likely to stomp her to death would probably be Vice Governor Huang Lize.

Oh, Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang, you never imagined you would have a day like this, did you?

The cycle of heaven is reincarnation; who has heaven ever spared?

For someone like you who climbed up by "sleeping" your way to the top and managed to crawl to the position of a deputy department-level official, it was already the organization's greatest mistake; in the days to come, go inside and properly operate a sewing machine.

With such a major incident having occurred, it was not as simple as just dismissing Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang from her post; it went without saying that the Provincial Party Committee would conduct a strict and in-depth investigation into her.

For a female cadre who climbed up by "sleeping" her way to the top, there was no need to even mention her lifestyle; besides that, her corruption was also very serious.

It was said that the water she drank had to be imported, and she spent several million every year at beauty salons; in addition, she had many luxury goods, cosmetics, and the like, all of which required a lot of money. Where did this money come from? It could only come from corruption.

Because Secretary Zhang Dong strictly followed the instructions of Qin Chuan and selected people who were absolute confidants and very reliable, others did not yet know that Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang and Manager Xiao had been arrested.

Minister Qu Boming did not know for the time being.

After finishing breakfast and sitting in his office, Minister Qu Boming was thinking about whether he should go to the Dongjiang Hotel in a while to meet Mr. Xiao.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

A knock sounded outside the office, and his secretary came to inform him, "Leader, we have just received a notice that a Municipal Standing Committee meeting will be held at 9:30."

Looking at the time, there were only about ten minutes until 9:00 AM; there was no time to go to the Dongjiang Hotel for now, so he would have to wait until after the meeting.

He thought to himself, "Hmm, then I will wait until after the meeting to go over; it will be just in time for lunch, and I can accompany Mr. Xiao for lunch."

Perhaps if Mr. Xiao were happy, he could pull some strings for him, help him leave Dongjiang City to take up a post in the province, or even help him advance further in his position; all of that was possible.

He was different from Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang; he no longer wanted to continue staying in Dongjiang City, but wanted to go to the province to serve as a department head or something similar—that would be for the best.

At 9:30 AM, Dongjiang City once again held a Municipal Standing Committee meeting.

Everyone discovered that Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang had actually not yet arrived.

Was she going to be late? It was almost 9:30 AM, and Secretary Qin would be arriving immediately, yet Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang had not arrived.

Soon, footsteps sounded outside the conference room, and Qin Chuan walked into the conference room, sat down in his designated seat, looked around the conference room, nodded slightly, and said in a clear voice.

"Hmm, everyone is here; let us begin the meeting."

Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun reminded him, "Secretary Qin, Deputy Mayor Zhao has not yet arrived."

Because the confidentiality work of Secretary Zhang Dong was done well, even Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun did not know that Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang had been detained last night and would be handed over to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to be taken away this morning.

Qin Chuan said, "Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang cannot come, and from now on, it is impossible for her to participate in our Municipal Standing Committee meetings again."

What!

Almost all the members of the Municipal Standing Committee had their expressions change slightly; the information in what Qin Chuan said was too massive.

As far as everyone knew, Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang had been like she was injected with chicken blood these past few days; ever since she latched onto the big thigh of Manager Xiao, she walked with a spring in her step.

She was doing fine, and had even latched onto a big thigh, so why couldn't she come?

Only Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan seemed to have guessed something, because Qin Chuan had once told him that Manager Xiao was likely a fake.

Seeing everyone's reaction was so great, Qin Chuan said, "Comrade Secretary Zhang Dong, please brief everyone on yesterday's situation."

Secretary Zhang Dong nodded and then reported, "I personally led a team last night, and in the big bed of the presidential suite at the Dongjiang Hotel, we caught Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang and Manager Xiao red-handed..."

As soon as this sentence was spoken, the entire conference room became noisy.

The impact brought by this news was simply too great!

"No way, how could Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang get together with Manager Xiao!"

"How shameful; a dignified Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee actually climbed into someone else's bed!"

"Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang should be five or six years older than Manager Xiao, right? This is an old cow eating tender grass!"

"I had heard before that the life of Deputy Secretary Zhao Fenfang was a bit messy, but now it seems, where is it just a little bit messy? It is simply playing too wildly!"

"..."

The members of the Municipal Standing Committee had a huge reaction, one by one turning their heads and talking to the people next to them; only Minister Qu Boming was stunned like a wooden chicken, as if he had been struck by an acupuncture point.

His mind was thinking frantically, how could Secretary Zhang Dong dare to arrest Manager Xiao? He was the son of a major leader in the capital; did he not have to consider the consequences?

Very quickly, he felt something was a little off; since Secretary Zhang Dong dared to personally lead a team to arrest Manager Xiao, there must be a reason. Why was this?

He absolutely did not dare to think in the direction that Manager Xiao was a fake; he racked his brains, but still could not understand why Secretary Zhang Dong dared to arrest Manager Xiao.

After waiting for a minute or two, feeling it was about time, Qin Chuan said in a loud voice, "Everyone, please quiet down."

The noisy conference room quickly quieted down.

Everyone looked at Qin Chuan one after another, feeling that something major was about to happen.