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

Yu Wei pondered for a moment, then asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Lu Ming had already thought about it on the way here.

Although he came up with a solution, his rank was too low and his authority was insufficient, so he needed Yu Wei's approval.

His strategy was simple: on the one hand, he secretly contacted the senior executives of the state-owned enterprises that had been sold off cheaply.

They certainly have accurate information about the company's operations, whether it's profitable or losing money; they can find out with just a question.

Once we obtain the financial statements from them, we will have key evidence for the lawsuit.

On the other hand, they secretly investigated evidence of crimes committed by Jia Jitong, Jiang Ling, and Han Jinlai.

Yu Wei nodded after hearing this, but then her brows furrowed.

Lu Ming saw through her thoughts and asked, "Is the mayor worried about staffing?"

Yu Wei nodded and said, "This matter involves an unprecedented range of people and is extremely complex. At present, it involves the head of the Songxi State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and two vice mayors."

"These are just the people who know; there are probably many more who don't."

"We have no idea whether anyone from the public security bureau or the discipline inspection commission was involved."

At this point, Yu Wei sighed softly, realizing that she truly had no one else available to help her.

She has been in Songxi for two months and seems to have established herself and achieved some success.

In reality, she didn't know those leaders well enough, so in the current situation, she didn't dare to send someone to investigate rashly.

After all, who knows if the people she sent to investigate had already been won over by Qian Kuo?

Lu Ming spoke up, "Director Ding should be trustworthy, right?"

Yu Wei tapped her fingers lightly on the coffee table. She had only known Ding Jian for about a month, and it seemed that he was on her side.

But you can know a person's face but not their heart. Who knows if he has any connection with Qian Kuo?

Yu Wei thought for a moment and said, "If we're talking about the one most likely to have nothing to do with Qian Kuo right now, the only one left is probably the Discipline Inspection Commission."

Lu Ming's expression was strange; he was very curious as to why Yu Wei would say such a thing.

It should be noted that Xu Zhipeng once frequented Qian Kuo's Lanting Club and even ordered Li Wen there!

Yu Wei explained, "Qian Kuo's embezzlement of state-owned assets will definitely cause dissatisfaction and protests among employees, so the public security department will definitely have his people to suppress it."

"However, the Discipline Inspection Commission is different. This department has always been the type to not investigate unless the people complain, and it almost never even looks at anonymous reports."

"So, if I were Qian Kuo, I wouldn't provoke the Discipline Inspection Commission."

Lu Ming understood what Yu Wei meant.

At this moment, Yu Wei looked at Lu Ming and said, "If you continue your investigation, I'm afraid Qian Kuo will find out soon."

Lu Ming said, "I know, but I'm not afraid."

Yu Wei shook her head: "This isn't a matter of being afraid or not. Qian Kuo isn't a legal representative and doesn't hold any shares. Even if it's investigated, they can't convict him."

"Besides, we don't know who else in officialdom is on his side."

"At that time, Jia Jitong can simply say it was a work mistake and completely absolve himself of responsibility."

"You know the principle of officials protecting each other without me explaining it. I'm afraid that in the end, he will at most receive a reprimand or a warning."

Lu Ming frowned and asked, "Does the mayor mean... that's the end of it?"

Yu Wei shook her head: "It's not over yet, but we'll hold back for now until we're confident we can bring them to justice, so as not to alert them."

Stay put?

To be fair, Yu Wei's decision was perfectly reasonable.

She is still in the early stages of her career and has very few capable subordinates. If she acts rashly, she is very likely to end up with nothing.

Once fully exposed, Qian Kuo and Secretary Jia will inevitably become more vigilant and will not give them a second chance to act.

Moreover, they would definitely strike first, trying every possible way to harm themselves and Yu Wei.

The infighting within the system may be somewhat restrained, since people still have some consideration for personal relationships and rules.

But Qian Kuo wasn't part of the system, so naturally he wouldn't follow the rules that everyone assumed.

He will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and even if you escape his schemes and tricks, you are not necessarily safe.

If conventional methods fail, he may very well resort to murder.

Li Wen's death is the best example.

Seeing the unwilling look on Lu Ming's face, Yu Wei understood.

However, circumstances dictate their actions, and if they acted rashly, they would have virtually no chance of winning.

"Alright, go back and rest."

Just then, Lu Ming looked up at Yu Wei and said, "Mayor, I have another idea."

Yu Wei looked inquiring, her heart filled with curiosity.

Lu Ming's performance in these incidents has been outstanding.

Therefore, Yu Wei no longer simply regarded him as a secretary; many times, she subconsciously treated him as an equal.

Lu Ming said, "Qingwu Lane is where Qian Kuo entertains dignitaries, so it must be equipped with a large number of pinhole cameras."

"He definitely secretly photographed the evidence of bribing officials and transferring benefits."

"If we can find these surveillance videos, we can take the initiative."

The powerful and influential people who frequent Qingwu Lane are usually superior to others and would never tolerate being manipulated or threatened by a merchant!

Therefore, Qian Kuo's videos are for saving his life in critical moments, and he dares not release them easily.

Otherwise, once those high-ranking leaders find out, they won't even need to intervene; those people won't let him off the hook.

Only when Qian Kuo is dead can they be truly at ease.

Yu Wei thought Lu Ming had some good ideas, but she didn't expect it to be this!

"Find those videos? How are you going to find them? You don't think you can sneak into Qian Kuo's house undetected, do you?"

"Even if you manage to sneak in, how would you know where he's hiding?"

"Besides, you don't even know his addresses, how are you going to find him?"

In Yu Wei's opinion, Lu Ming's idea was completely unworkable.

Lu Ming smiled as he listened to Yu Wei's series of questions.

Looking at Lu Ming's confident smile, Yu Wei suddenly realized that this guy's plan was definitely more than what he had just said.

"Mayor, the key issue has now shifted."

"It's not about whether we can find those videos, but about letting those officials know that Qian Kuo installed surveillance cameras in Qingwufang!"

"Furthermore, we've tricked them into believing that the videos captured by these surveillance cameras are in our hands."

"As long as they believe we have the video, it doesn't matter whether it actually is in our hands or not."

Lu Ming knew, of course, that it was almost impossible to get his hands on the surveillance video, so he never intended to do so from the beginning.

All he had to do was guide.

They guided Jia Ji and these people to believe that the surveillance video was truly in their hands.

Yu Wei urged, "Stop keeping me in suspense."

Lu Ming continued, "This is how I plan to act."

"First, I secretly installed a surveillance camera in Qingwufang."

"Whether it's Han Jinlai or Jia Jitong, as long as we can get a video of one of them messing around in Qingwufang, we can use that video as bait."

"Secondly, I will go to those high-ranking officials of state-owned enterprises; they must have crucial evidence in their hands."

"Third, investigate Qian Kuo's shareholding. Even if he had someone else hold the shares, no matter how clean he was, he would definitely leave some clues."

"Even if we can't find them in the end, it doesn't matter. As long as we can get videos of Han Jinlai or Jia Jitong, I'm confident that they will come forward to accuse Qian Kuo."

After saying that, Lu Ming asked, "What does the mayor think?"