At the Pinnacle of Power: The Female Leader and Her Chief Advisor

Lu Ming understood what she meant.

They're trying to harm Chen Ning and have come to ask for my help.

The fact that she came to see me means that she truly listened to what I said last time and made a decision.

Lu Ming lit a cigarette and said, "Tell me your plan."

Upon hearing this, Xu Su knew that Lu Ming intended to help.

Xu Ru said, "I have some evidence of his illegal and criminal activities."

Lu Ming clicked his tongue and said, "Looks like you don't care about old feelings at all."

Xu Ru shook her head: "I don't really want to remove him from his position, that wouldn't do me any good. I just want him to back down and voluntarily step down. Besides, I think now is the perfect time."

Lu Ming asked, "Why do you say that?"

Xu Ru said, "Because Wang Qiang has already been arrested."

Lu Ming was taken aback at first, then he understood what Xu Ru meant.

Last time, when Wang Qiang framed Lu Ming, Chen Ning sided with Lu Ming.

Now that Wang Qiang has been arrested, if someone uses evidence against Chen Ning at this time, Chen Ning's first reaction will definitely be that Mayor Jiang is retaliating against Lu Ming.

A rare hint of appreciation appeared in Lu Ming's eyes.

Xu Ru is not only smart, but also decisive and thoughtful. Most importantly, she knows how to leverage external forces.

Lu Ming nodded and said, "Compile his dirt and put it on a USB drive for me."

After saying that, Xu Ru reached into her bag and took out a black USB flash drive.

Lu Ming chuckled; this woman was certainly well-prepared.

Lu Ming took the USB drive and asked, "Is the problem inside serious?"

Xu Ru shook her head: "It's not serious, at most it's a party warning. If you want something more serious, I have those too."

Lu Ming nodded: "That's enough. Now that we've brought everything, let's settle this today to avoid any unforeseen complications."

Xu Ru was taken aback: "Today? What are you planning to do?"

Lu Ming didn't say anything, but found Xu Zhipeng's phone number and called him.

To this day, Lu Ming increasingly feels that his decision not to immediately use the video to kill Xu Zhipeng was an incredibly wise one.

This deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission is much more useful than I imagined.

"Secretary Lu, is there something you need?"

Seeing Lu Ming's call, Xu Zhipeng felt incredibly disgusted.

He didn't want to answer, but he didn't dare not.

"Are you busy?"

"not busy."

"Okay, let's talk in person then. Where are you? I'll come find you!"

Xu Zhipeng felt annoyed and reluctantly gave an address.

Lu Ming took a sip of water, stood up, and said to Xu Ru, "You eat first, I'll be right back."

"Do you want me to come with you?" Xu Ru asked.

If Lu Ming doesn't agree, then she should stay here obediently.

But she secretly wanted to go with him; she was very curious about who Lu Ming was going to see.

"Okay, then tell the waiter to serve the food later."

Fifteen minutes later, the two arrived at a restaurant parking lot.

Lu Ming opened the car door and got out, saying to Xu Ru, "You just sit in the car."

He walked a short distance away by himself, and soon a familiar figure appeared in Xu Ru's sight.

That's... Xu Zhipeng, the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission?

Xu Ru was surprised; she hadn't expected that the person Lu Ming wanted to see was him.

Lu Ming exchanged a few words with Xu Zhipeng and then handed over the USB drive.

Due to her position, Xu Ru did not see Xu Zhipeng's expression or reaction.

After Xu Zhipeng left, Lu Ming returned to his car.

On the way back, Xu Ru really wanted to ask Lu Ming what his relationship with Xu Zhipeng was.

Because she remembered very clearly that it was Xu Zhipeng who was placed under investigation for Song Chuhe.

Logically speaking, he and Xu Zhipeng should be sworn enemies in this situation, but it seems that their relationship is quite good now.

Lu Ming said, "If nothing unexpected happens, Chen Ning will call you later. I don't need to teach you how to talk to him, right?"

"I know how to say it."

Xu Ru was thrilled; she hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

Back at the restaurant, we had only been eating for a short while when Chen Ning called.

She answered the call directly on speakerphone: "Hello, District Chief Chen."

"Xiao Xu, where are you now?"

"Having dinner with friends, what's up?"

"Come over here right now."

Chen Ning's voice sounded very anxious and flustered.

"Come here? Where to?"

"My house, quick!"

"Your home? Your wife isn't home?"

"Well... how about this, send me your location and I'll come find you."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ru shook her head. This Chen Ning was really unreliable; he became like a headless fly over the smallest things.

She sent the address and said to Lu Ming, "He'll be here in a bit."

Lu Ming replied "okay" while eating, then, estimating that it was about time, wiped his mouth, stood up, and said, "I'll go to the parking lot. Tell me when you're done talking."

"Um."

About twenty minutes later, Chen Ning arrived.

Seeing his furrowed brows and serious expression, Xu Ru also showed just the right amount of nervousness and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Chen Ning sat down, lit a cigarette, and said in a deep voice, "Something's happened!"

"Secretary Xu from the Discipline Inspection Commission just spoke to me!"

"The Discipline Inspection Commission?" Xu Ru tensed up. "What...what does he want with you?"

Chen Ning placed a USB drive on the table and said, "Someone reported me, and the item has been delivered to him."

Xu Ru glanced at the USB drive; it was the very one she had given to Lu Ming.

"Did he say who reported it?"

Chen Ning shook his head: "No, it's just that not knowing is annoying!"

After thinking it over, Chen Ning asked himself why someone was trying to target him when he had only ever focused on making money and hadn't offended anyone.

After a moment, Xu Ru asked, "Is what's inside serious?"

"It's not serious, at most it'll be a party warning, but I'm afraid it'll be a warning to me too. After all, if they can get their hands on this, they can probably get their hands on other things too!"

Xu Ru comforted her, "Don't worry, things might not be as bad as you think."

"Look, Secretary Xu has already given you the USB drive, which means he doesn't really intend to deal with you."

"Think about it carefully. Have you offended anyone recently?"

Chen Ning said, "Who could I possibly offend? I'm usually as low-key as I can be."

He said something and then continued smoking with his head down.

He still remembers the first time he tried to make money through illegal means. He was terrified for a long time. After getting the money, he couldn't sleep well for several days and felt extremely regretful.

At that time, he was even prepared to be discovered.

But the money came too fast and too easily; once you'd made a lot, you weren't so afraid anymore.

And everyone does it, so why am I the unlucky one who got caught?

As it turned out, bad luck struck tonight.

When Xu Zhipeng handed him the USB drive, he felt like his whole body had crashed and he felt ice cold!

Suddenly, Xu Ru spoke up: "I know who it is!"