Chapter 1313

The time spent with A-Fang at her place today really drained that slut, and as Zhao Desan took out his keys to open the door, he couldn't help but gasp at the thought of having to pay his "public grain" to Su Qing. He opened the living room door and went in, only to find the lights off, with light spilling out only from the direction of the bedroom. Thinking Su Qing had grown tired of waiting and fallen asleep, Zhao Desan changed into his slippers and walked silently toward the bedroom, only to discover that Su Qing was not inside.

Just as he was hesitating, Su Qing's voice suddenly came from the study next door: "Desan, is that you?" Su Qing, who had been sitting in the study surfing the internet while waiting for Zhao Desan, had heard footsteps passing by the door and asked accordingly.

Hearing Su Qing's voice from the study, Zhao Desan left the bedroom, walked to the study door, and pushed it open. Seeing Su Qing sitting in front of the computer, he asked with concern, "Sister Su, why are you still up so late?"

Su Qing turned her head, caught the strong smell of alcohol on Zhao Desan, and rolled her eyes at him, saying, "You drank so much!"

Zhao Desan chuckled and said, "Sister Su, you know my tolerance; I don't get drunk."

Su Qing rolled her eyes again, didn't press the matter, and said in an authoritative tone, "Go take a shower first!"

"Mm." Zhao Desan nodded obediently and turned toward the bathroom. In truth, he didn't need Su Qing to tell him; he had planned to shower before paying his "public grain" anyway. He had just been with A-Fang before returning, and he had only wiped himself off with toilet paper. Because he was in a rush, he hadn't cleaned up thoroughly, and if Su Qing got in the mood and wanted to perform oral sex, her tongue would immediately taste the strange odor that only comes after such acts. Walking to the sofa, he stripped down to his underwear in a flash and walked into the bathroom naked to shower.

Su Qing was in no rush to get up and return to the bedroom to wait for him. Just before he returned, she had happened upon a post online that interested her. Seeing Zhao Desan go into the bathroom, Su Qing turned back to click on the post she found so intriguing. She didn't know what to expect, but once she read it, she was shocked and immediately leaned in to read it carefully. The post was over a thousand words long, accompanied by a photo, and the content was well-reasoned and identical to the information Su Qing possessed.

"Desan, Desan..." Su Qing was deeply shocked upon seeing the post titled "Hebei Province Construction Committee Operates Behind Closed Doors to Illegally Promote Cadres" and immediately shouted for Zhao Desan.

Zhao Desan, who was showering in the bathroom, didn't hear Su Qing calling him due to the sound of the rushing water; he continued whistling and scrubbing his body back and forth with a towel.

Su Qing called for Zhao Desan twice, but the only response was the sound of the water in the bathroom, so she stopped calling him and continued sitting in front of the computer, staring straight at the screen at the dark secrets of the Construction Committee's personnel appointments exposed on this major website. Su Qing hadn't known much about the situation regarding Zheng Tulu's daughter, Zheng Ru, but from the post, she learned that Zheng Ru's college entrance exam scores had been poor in her early years, and Zheng Tulu had sent her to a diploma mill abroad to "gild" her resume. However, the graduation certificate and academic credentials issued by that branch of a British university located in Singapore were not recognized by the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education. Put this way, the appointment and promotion of Zheng Ru was not just a matter of insufficient work experience, but also involved an issue with her academic credentials. Su Qing's first reaction upon seeing the post was that if this matter were to blow up online and be investigated by the province, not only would the appointment have to be halted and voided, but the relevant responsible parties would also be unable to escape the consequences. At the same time, Su Qing didn't quite understand who would post this secret, which was known to everyone in the Construction Committee, online. And what was the purpose? Unless this matter harmed the poster's interests, those in the officialdom were long since accustomed to fathers promoting their children; they would usually prefer to avoid trouble rather than engage in such self-defeating behavior.

Su Qing roughly understood: the poster must be someone from within the Construction Committee, as the process of Zheng Tulu's daughter being illegally promoted was described in great detail, and it was even accompanied by an internal public notice from the committee. By the time Su Qing saw the post, it had already become one of the top ten trending topics of the day, with over five hundred comments. "Nepotism," "another official's child inheriting their father's career"... the numerous comments were all scathing condemnations of such illegal behavior in today's Chinese officialdom. Seeing the posts filled with dissatisfaction toward government officials, Su Qing felt her face burning. As the dignified Minister of the Provincial Organization Department, a high-level leader at the center of provincial power, she felt incredibly ashamed when reading these comments. One comment in particular was deeply imprinted in Su Qing's mind: "The contradiction in today's Chinese society is the contradiction between the increasingly declining morality of officials and the increasingly rising intelligence of the general public." This post caused Su Qing, as Minister of the Organization Department, to sit before the computer in deep contemplation, reflecting on her own actions over her many years in officialdom. Although Su Qing had once committed acts that violated organizational discipline for the sake of promotion and had offered bribes to superiors, she believed that in all these years, she had never done anything to hurt the feelings of the masses. Facing the sharp accusations against officials online, Su Qing felt her conscience was clear. However, as a high-level provincial leader, seeing such a post, even if she felt her conscience was clear upon self-reflection, she now represented not just herself, but the entire organizational system of Hebei Province. Originally, the matter of Zheng Tulu's daughter was being handled by the Personnel Department, and she hadn't wanted to intervene, but seeing someone post the truth online with such great dissatisfaction and cause such a strong reaction from so many netizens made Su Qing start to worry about the potential consequences. Although it didn't concern her directly, if the reaction became too large and attracted the attention of the province, once an investigation began, the relevant responsible parties would be unable to escape, and as the leading department for leadership personnel transfers, it would inevitably cause turmoil in the Organization Department. Perhaps the provincial leadership would use this incident to launch a campaign on work style and discipline, and if that campaign continued, it would be difficult to promote Zhao Desan to a prominent position in the future.

After a while, Zhao Desan finished showering, wrapped a bath towel around his lower body, and walked out of the bathroom. As he passed through the living room to return to the bedroom, he noticed the bedroom door was open and Sister Su was still sitting in front of the computer, thinking about something without moving. Zhao Desan decided to tease her, so he lightened his footsteps, walked up quietly, and covered her eyes from behind.

"Desan, don't mess around, I have something to tell you." Su Qing knew it was Zhao Desan teasing her, so she said this while prying his hands off.