Chapter 1329

"Since everyone has left, what else can we do? It just depends on whether these two reporters have any professional ethics and whether they'll write nonsense. But I don't think they'll write nonsense. As long as you didn't let anything slip, Old Zheng, there shouldn't be much of a problem," He Liping said after thinking it over carefully.

Zheng Tulu carefully recalled the reporters' questions and his own answers from earlier. Feeling there were no slip-ups, he let out a sigh of relief.

Zhao Desan had been waiting for the latest developments all day and had no heart for work. Late in the afternoon, just before getting off work, Su Qing suddenly called him. This left Zhao Desan a bit puzzled; under normal circumstances, Su Qing wouldn't call during work hours. Driven by curiosity, Zhao Desan walked out to a corner and answered the phone: "Hello, Sister Su."

"Hello, Desan, are you busy at work right now?" Su Qing asked.

"Not really busy. Why is Sister Su calling me now? Is something the matter?" Zhao Desan asked, because if Su Qing had no business, she would never call to disturb his work while he was on the clock.

"Two reporters came to the Organization Department this afternoon to interview me about your unit's recent personnel appointment. Have they been to your unit yet?" Su Qing said.

Upon hearing this news, Zhao Desan's first reaction was surprise, followed by great joy. If reporters from the Global Times went directly to the Organization Department for an interview, it meant they intended to get to the bottom of the matter. If that happened, the cancellation of this personnel appointment was basically a done deal. "They have been here. They came this morning," Zhao Desan said, appearing somewhat delighted.

"Did they interview your leaders?" Su Qing asked.

"They did," Zhao Desan said. "Sister Su, how did the reporters interview you?"

"They just asked about this personnel appointment at the Construction Committee. But since this matter is the responsibility of the Personnel Department, I didn't say much; I'll just see how Zheng Liangyu handles it. However, the impact of this matter on the internet is too great. I estimate that with this much of a stir and such strong public opinion, the provincial leaders will definitely start an investigation," Su Qing said. "Alright, I just wanted to ask you; there's nothing else. Go back to your work."

Zhao Desan wanted to ask more, but Su Qing had already hung up.

It turned out that after the two reporters from the Global Times who came to the unit in the morning finished interviewing Zheng Tulu, they had lunch outside and went straight to the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department to continue investigating this matter, which had caused such a strong reaction online.

In the afternoon, just as Su Qing came out of the lounge and sat down in her office, someone knocked on the door. The visitor introduced themselves as a reporter from the Global Times. Su Qing was a bit puzzled, but after clarifying the purpose of their visit, she had someone pour tea and accepted their interview. Regarding the appointment of Zheng Ru, Su Qing didn't know the specific process, and the Organization Department hadn't handled it directly. Su Qing said what needed to be said, sent the reporters away, and then called Zhao Desan.

After finishing the call, Zhao Desan knew that this matter had blown up. Once news media gets involved, things are pushed to the forefront of public attention. What Zhao Desan hoped for was that the more people who knew about it, the stronger the social reaction would be, eventually catching the attention of the high-level provincial leadership.

Zhao Desan stood at the end of the corridor smoking, wondering if the final outcome of this matter would go according to his plan, when suddenly a familiar figure caught his eye downstairs. He focused his gaze and saw that it was Zheng Jie, the wife of Zhao Da, walking into the Construction Committee. Because of the distance, although he couldn't see the expression on Zheng Jie's face, her medium height and plump yet graceful figure were a beautiful landscape to behold. As she walked, the two mounds of her chest, wrapped in professional attire, bounced rhythmically, and her slender willow waist swayed in tandem with her plump, beautiful hips. Her plump and graceful figure was rich but not greasy, and her gait was elegant and charming, carrying an extremely strong visual impact. The powerful temptation left Zhao Desan upstairs feeling mesmerized. His gaze followed Zheng Jie's figure closely, moving with her until she walked into the office building, at which point he finally stopped.

Zhao Desan, who had originally intended to return to his office, changed his route to have an accidental "collision" with Zheng Jie. He went straight to the stairwell and hid there, secretly watching the movement in the stairs. After a moment, he heard the loud "thump, thump, thump" sound of high heels hitting the floor. Immediately after, he saw Zheng Jie walking up from the first floor. Zhao Desan quickly pulled back his head, pricking up his ears to listen to her footsteps to judge her distance from him, while keeping his eyes fixed on the floor of the stairwell to observe her shadow.