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

Seeing Xu Zhipeng and several discipline inspection staff members get out of the car, Lu Ming also opened the car door and walked over.

"Secretary Xu, let's go upstairs."

The group went up the stairs and arrived at Han Jinlai's door. Lu Ming asked Xu Zhipeng to knock on the door, while he followed behind.

It was already late at night, and Han Jinlai was asleep.

Hearing the knocking, he was puzzled, wondering who could be knocking so late at night.

He put on his slippers, turned on the living room light, and peeked through the peephole.

It was pitch black, and you could only vaguely make out a person's figure.

He opened the door and was taken aback when he saw Xu Zhipeng: "Secretary Xu?"

Han Jinlai was quite surprised, and then he saw Lu Ming and several other people behind Xu Zhipeng.

His expression grew even more puzzled, until he noticed the brooch on Xu Zhipeng's suit jacket, at which point his heart skipped a beat.

A suit with a brooch? I'm doomed!

"Secretary Xu...you..."

"Mayor Han, please cooperate and come with us."

Xu Zhipeng interrupted Han Jinlai.

"Secretary Xu, what have I done wrong?"

Xu Zhipeng didn't offer any explanation, but simply took two steps back. Two men stepped forward from behind, one on each side, and grabbed Han Jinlai's arms.

Han Jinlai didn't even try to resist before the two men dragged him into the stairwell.

Then, Xu Zhipeng said to the others, "Go and invite Madam Han out as well."

The group went inside, brought out Han Jinlai's wife, and packed up their cell phones, computers, and other belongings.

Xu Zhipeng looked at Han Jinlai and asked, "Mayor Han, where is your son?"

"He...he lives at school."

"Okay, let's go then."

Xu Zhipeng took them to a hotel, and the couple were each locked in a separate room.

Han Jinlai sat on the bed, his face ashen.

All he wants to know now is where he went wrong and gave the disciplinary committee a handle to use against him!

……

Xu Zhipeng found Lu Ming and said, "Secretary Lu, the person has been locked up."

Lu Ming glanced at the time and said, "Well, let's all rest at the hotel tonight."

Xu Zhipeng nodded and asked, "Secretary Lu, what exactly did Mayor Han do wrong?"

"Don't blame me for being nosy, but I'm from the Discipline Inspection Commission. There must be a legitimate reason to arrest a deputy mayor. Otherwise, we won't know where to start during the interrogation tomorrow."

Lu Ming smiled and said, "I'll handle the trial tomorrow."

Xu Zhipeng looked troubled: "Ah? Secretary Lu, interrogating people is always the job of our Discipline Inspection Commission. It's probably not in accordance with regulations for a secretary like you to do it, isn't it?"

"Of course, I certainly won't tell anyone, but since there are other people around, it's inevitable that gossip will spread."

"Why don't you tell me what you want to ask, and I'll ask for you tomorrow? It'll be the same thing."

Lu Ming glanced at Xu Zhipeng and chuckled, "Secretary Xu, these are not things you should worry about. You should get some rest."

Xu Zhipeng was dissatisfied, but dared not show it, and said awkwardly, "Alright, then Secretary Lu, you should get some rest too. I won't bother you any longer."

After Xu Zhipeng left, Lu Ming immediately called Yu Wei.

"Mayor, I suggest that a special task force be set up to investigate Han Jinlai's case, led by the municipal government, with me serving as the team leader."

Only by establishing a special task force can Lu Ming interrogate Han Jinlai in a reasonable and legal manner.

"I see."

Yu Wei readily agreed.

The next day, when Yu Wei arrived at the municipal government, she said to Lu Ming, "Contact Secretary Lin. I'll go see him at nine o'clock."

"Yes."

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yu Wei brought Lu Ming to the Municipal Party Committee.

Yu Wei went into Secretary Lin's office, while Lu Ming waited outside.

At 9:30, Yu Wei came out of her office and took Lu Ming back to the municipal government.

In the car, Yu Wei said, "I've already spoken to Secretary Lin; you'll be in charge of this case."

Lu Ming nodded, then looked at Yu Wei and asked, "Mayor, can Secretary Lin... be completely trusted?"

Yu Wei knew what Lu Ming meant and said calmly, "I don't know, but he's the top leader, so this kind of thing has to be reported to him!"

"However, based on my interactions with him, he should have nothing to do with this matter."

"You only have this one chance. If you can't bring Qian Kuo to justice this time, you'll be in great danger from now on."

"However, the bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish. If you succeed, this achievement will be enough to promote you to the next level."

Upon returning to the municipal government, Lu Ming went straight to the hotel.

At the same time, Xu Zhipeng also received a call from Qiao Shoujing, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

"From now on, Secretary Lu will be in charge of this case."

"Yes, Secretary Qiao, may I ask another question? What exactly is the situation with this case?"

"Hmph, now you know to ask me? Why didn't you call and ask me when you went to arrest them yesterday?"

Xu Zhipeng said awkwardly, "Secretary Qiao, it's not that I didn't want to report it, but Mayor Yu forbade me to say it."

Qiao Shoujing snorted coldly and hung up the phone.

Hearing the dial tone on the phone, Xu Zhipeng spat and muttered, "Damn, you're really giving me a hard time. Say it or not, it doesn't matter."

A short while later, Lu Ming arrived at the hotel.

"Secretary Xu, you should have received the notification, right?"

"Received, Secretary Lu. Shall we begin the interrogation now?"

"Um."

Upon arriving at Han Jinlai's room, Lu Ming pushed open the door and entered.

Upon hearing the door open, Han Jinlai immediately stood up from the bed.

He didn't sleep a wink last night.

It's not that I'm not sleepy, it's that I simply can't fall asleep.

He didn't touch the food that was delivered today either.

I really have no appetite.

In just one night and half a morning, Han Jinlai seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

After entering the room, Lu Ming pulled out a chair and sat down, smiling as he looked at Han Jinlai and asked, "Secretary Han, it seems you didn't get much rest last night?"

Han Jinlai still couldn't figure out why he had been arrested.

Furthermore, it's even more incomprehensible why the Discipline Inspection Commission would bring Lu Ming, the mayor's secretary, along when arresting people.

Therefore, before figuring out the situation, he didn't dare to act recklessly towards Lu Ming and said with a forced smile, "It's alright, it's alright."

"Okay, let's talk then."

Han Jin glanced at the camera next to him.

The disciplinary committee always turns on the cameras during interrogations, but Lu Ming didn't seem inclined to do so. Was he planning to talk about something else?

Han Jinlai sat down nervously, but Lu Ming didn't rush to ask any questions. Instead, he looked at Xu Zhipeng, who had come over with him.

"Secretary Xu, are you sure you want to stay?"

"Don't blame me for not warning you, curiosity killed the cat."

"There are some things that, once you hear them, you can't pretend you don't know."

"If you don't want to get involved, you can leave now, it's not too late!"

Xu Zhipeng was stunned, realizing that this interrogation was likely to have far-reaching implications!

Although he was curious, after listening to Lu Ming's kind advice, he did not hesitate at all and got up to leave the room.

At this moment, Han Jinlai became even more uneasy.

At this moment, Lu Ming tossed him a cigarette and said, "Mayor Han, take a puff first and calm down."

Han Jinlai picked up the cigarette, took the lighter with trembling hands, and tried to light it several times but failed.

Lu Ming chuckled, took the lighter from his hand, and lit it for him.

"Thank you, thank you."

Han Jinlai shrank his neck and nodded, his expression fawning and almost ingratiating.

His current appearance is completely different from when he was arguing with Lu Ming yesterday.

Lu Ming lit one for himself and asked, "Do you know why we arrested you?"