484: Chapter 484: After being severely slashed, the school leaders were all anxious.

Waking up this morning, Qin Chuan checked the two new system updates. After reading them, his eyes narrowed slightly.

“Meng Zhengguo has completed the review of Jiangnan University’s national funding and annual budget. He slashed them in half, and now they only await the signature of the Ministry of Education’s top leader for approval.”

“Tonight, Meng Qingqiu will spend a romantic night with Takahashi Taro in Room 2906 of the Shenlong Hotel.”

The text for these two messages wasn't long, but the content was extremely important, especially the first one.

Qin Chuan thought to himself, as expected, Meng Zhengguo had cut Jiangnan University's budget in half. Generally speaking, once the Vice Minister in charge of the work signs off, the top leader wouldn't say much.

But this time would definitely be different. Qin Chuan had anticipated this and had already mentioned the matter of Jiangnan University's national funding and annual budget approval to the top leader of the Ministry of Education, though he hadn't mentioned Meng Zhengguo specifically.

As the top leader, while he wasn't an official of the Qin Faction, he was close to them and clearly knew Qin Chuan's background.

Minister Zhao had readily agreed over the phone that within the scope of his authority, he would look after Jiangnan University appropriately and told Qin Chuan not to worry.

He had also warmly invited Secretary Qin Chuan to visit his office for some good tea if he ever came to the capital.

To reach Minister Zhao's position, he certainly had some background, but it couldn't compare to the Qin Family. Building a good relationship with the Qin Family and maintaining a good rapport with Qin Chuan only brought benefits.

After reading the two pieces of information in the system, Qin Chuan knew what to do.

The first message could be set aside for now. There was no need to rush a call to Minister Zhao, as the man would surely know what to do.

He just had to wait for the news and watch Meng Zhengguo make a fool of himself.

As for the second message, there was room for manipulation.

Meng Qingqiu had been out of administrative detention for several days now. After enjoying a few days of freedom and even getting involved with a Japanese man, she needed a wake-up call.

Dammit, a fine Chinese woman rolling in the sheets with a Japanese guy—unforgivable.

Shortly after starting work, Qin Chuan called Police Chief Yan Jiandong.

“Chief Yan, if you have time, come to my office for a moment.”

He had to have time. Even though he originally had something else to do, he rushed over immediately upon receiving the call.

“Secretary Qin, you were looking for me?”

“Yes.” Qin Chuan nodded. “Tonight, lead a team yourself to inspect Room 2906 of the Shenlong Hotel. Make sure to bring law enforcement recorders.”

Although he didn't understand why the leader was making such an arrangement, he knew there must be a deep meaning behind it. Police Chief Yan Jiandong didn't ask for the reason and agreed immediately. “Understood, I will lead the team there personally.”

After giving instructions to Police Chief Yan Jiandong and seeing him off, Qin Chuan thought to himself that it would be quite satisfying to see Meng Qingqiu and Takahashi Taro caught in the act by Yan Jiandong tonight.

They might not be able to charge them with solicitation, but they could certainly disgust them.

For instance, they could take them back to the station for questioning regarding solicitation and then notify their families to pick them up. That would be sickening for them.

Meng Qingqiu was married with a husband and a child. Her husband was also within the system, and his family background was similar to hers.

One could easily imagine her husband's reaction to being cuckolded so severely. He just had to wait for the show to begin.

In a good mood, Qin Chuan took a walk around the campus. He observed the freshman military training, which was nearing its end, and chatted with the person in charge for a while. After hearing the report, he returned to his office around eleven o'clock.

He had just sat down and taken a sip of tea when, within minutes, President Wang Shuguo arrived.

Seeing Wang Shuguo push the door open, Qin Chuan knew there was likely trouble, probably regarding the national funding approval and the annual budget application.

President Wang wouldn't come over unless it was something major; he focused most of his energy on scientific research, wishing he had 48 hours in a day.

“Comrade Qin Chuan, something big has happened!”

Qin Chuan said, “President Wang, don't rush. Tell me exactly what happened.”

“A friend of mine in the Ministry told me that Vice Minister Meng has completed the funding and budget approvals for our school. He slashed them heavily—the national funding isn't even five billion, and the budget was only approved for just over ten billion. It's been cut in half!”

“Keep an eye on things at the school; I need to head to the Ministry to see if I can get the approval revised...”

Wang Shuguo was very anxious and said a lot in one breath.

Secretary Qin Chuan listened quietly and then comforted him, “President Wang, I know you're busy, and several of your major research projects are at a critical stage. Leave this matter to me.”

Wang Shuguo was a bit uneasy. “Secretary Qin, can you handle it?”

Qin Chuan said with a look of great confidence, “Let me try first. If it doesn't work, then you can step in. How about that?”

Perhaps sensing the confidence radiating from Qin Chuan, or perhaps thinking of his powerful family background, Wang Shuguo nodded.

“Alright, I'll leave it all to you then. If there's any problem, contact me immediately. We'll work together; we must get this done.”

After a brief chat, Wang Shuguo left with a heavy heart. He was truly busy, and his time was very precious.

By the afternoon, somehow, the news gradually spread among the school leaders of Jiangnan University.

After all, this was a major matter. Both the national funding and the annual budget were too important.

“Have you heard? Our school's annual budget and national funding have both been slashed in half this time. Compared to last year, it's a huge drop!”

“I heard it too. With so much less money, many of the things we planned won't be possible!”

“With the higher-ups acting like this, did we offend someone?”

“...”

The school leaders were discussing the matter with great concern. Some who had acquaintances in the Ministry of Education even made quiet phone calls to inquire.

Confirming that this was indeed the case, they could only sigh in secret.

Jiangnan University's documents had sat with Meng Zhengguo for a few days. Today, he completed the approval and signature, and they were finally placed on Minister Zhao's desk.

“Oh, these are the documents for Jiangnan University.”

Seeing these documents, Minister Zhao's eyes lit up slightly. Qin Chuan had called him specifically a few days ago. Although he hadn't asked for special favors, Minister Zhao knew that within the bounds of his power, he had to look after Jiangnan University appropriately.

Qin Chuan was the third generation of the Qin Family. Serving as the Party Committee Secretary at Jiangnan University, he surely wanted to achieve outstanding results. Minister Zhao couldn't afford to offend him; on the contrary, he had to build a good relationship, which would only benefit him.

Picking up the documents, Minister Zhao began to flip through them, but his expression changed as soon as he saw Meng Zhengguo's comments and signature.