Chapter 66 Seems Like the Sea

fluence."Then what do you suggest How can we participate in the bidding session… but our credentials aren’t as impressive as others'," Zeng Ke was visibly worried.Su Cai shook his head. "Not necessari...Chapter 66 Just Like the Sea

The post, which was once popular with its title "Brother Night's Sobbing," suddenly showed up as pending review status overnight. Some threads were directly deleted. The thousands of replies in dedicated topics vanished without a trace.

A few days ago, newspapers had been wildly publishing articles with different opinions and disputes. Professional commentators had engaged in furious verbal battles, the intensity of which indirectly boosted newspaper sales. Citizens eagerly flipped through them.

In this new day, people hurriedly cycled to newsstands with breakfast in hand or drove cars to buy newspapers while rolling down their windows. Some took the paper into their offices and brewed a cup of tea, getting ready for another round of sharp-tongued debates among subscribers only to find that the front page was not what they expected but rather an article about provincial government policies or city economic topics.

After flipping through several pages, people discovered that the previous days' excitement had vanished overnight. The newspaper atmosphere was calm as if nothing had ever happened.

The people who threw newspapers angrily on their tables could not accept that it hadn't happened!

Therefore, the major provincial newspapers received a barrage of letters from furious citizens demanding the restoration of tracking and discussions about the southern situation. Some letters carried an air of cynicism and indignation: "My daily work is to start at nine in the morning and end at six in the evening; I don't know what fun there is in this dreary office. Your reports gave me a bit of joy, but now you want to take that away! How sad!"

The editors-in-chief of several major newspapers helplessly watched as public sentiment grew increasingly agitated yet found themselves powerless to act. They had been instructed not to publish or distribute articles like these; how could they continue to do so with such explicit instructions Although the loss was indeed painful.

Sunlight streamed through the glass walls of the shop, where a corner had been set aside for a rocking chair. Su Can was lounging in it with a cup of tea on a nearby coffee table and a thick stack of newspapers laid out on another table. As he flipped through the newspapers one by one, occasionally sipping his tea, the air carried an aromatic scent, giving him an appearance of leisure.

Wang Ming was busily arranging things next to him, sorting out nearly a week's worth of newspapers and handing them over for Su Can to review. Seeing him so at ease made her feel indignant; this guy could sit there drinking tea while she worked tirelessly like a servant. Yet, despite herself, she did it earnestly. Thinking about it in this way, Wang Yu didn't know whether she should be angry or amused.

Su Can had been closely monitoring the movements after Lin Guozhou's departure and Wang Bo being repeatedly questioned by special investigation teams over economic issues that weren’t yet fully clarified. Now there was another issue: photos of Wang Bo being intimately held by two women outside were exposed. Through sporadic revelations from Lin Luoran and Lin Zouwu recently, it had been revealed that on one occasion when Wang Bo attended a business meeting, two female students wanted to take pictures with him. Wang Bo thought they were venue staff members and agreed. But at the moment of taking the photo, the two women posed in bold postures, shocking Wang Bo who failed to react.

People generally think that girls nowadays are more open, but few have delved deeper into the issue.

Who would have thought that during the investigation by the task force, the two girls testified consistently about having a sexual relationship with Wang Bo. Initially, Wang Bo had used coercive methods to get them involved. However, the poses in the photos were too explicit, and Wang Bo did not show any clear signs of resistance but seemed quite natural instead, leading to widespread speculation.

With these highly unfavorable factors emerging after Zhang Zhimao's downfall, all fingers pointed at Wang Bo. Through these successive attacks, it is obvious that there is a hidden hand working behind the scenes, aiming to thoroughly bring down Wang Bo.

The most likely person behind this is Liu Cheng. His connections and influence in the province are sufficient to orchestrate everything, cutting off Wang Bo's access to information beforehand and then swiftly revealing one piece of evidence after another. As for why he would put so much effort into targeting Wang Bo, apart from factional strife, only he knows the reason.

Using two women to smear Wang Bo, the purpose seems to be merely to eliminate Wang Bo's support, specifically his wife with a background in the Ministry of Public Security. Regarding the highway project funding issue, as long as some internal arrangements are made, connecting Zhang Zhimao's downfall with certain issues related to Wang Bo can also drag him down.

This is likely just the first wave of smoke and mirrors. There might be even more ruthless tactics aimed at Wang Bo next. Liu Cheng indeed has a heart as venomous as a scorpion.

Currently, what Su Can worries about most isn't Wang Bo's issue; after all, Wang Bo is the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee in Xiahai City and part of the Wang faction. To move against him would be no small feat. At present, the province clearly only has doubts and hasn’t initiated secret investigations but instead directly sent a task force, indicating that what Liu Cheng concocted hasn't yet posed substantial threats to Wang Bo. There is still no critical evidence capable of bringing down Wang Bo; he can withstand the assault for now.

What worries Su Can more is Lin Guozhou's side. After returning to Beijing, Lin Guozhou seemed to have fallen silent. Considering that all information related to the article about him has vanished from both online and traditional media, it’s clear that Lin Guozhou’s advice must have encountered setbacks and triggered a backlash, leading some factions to block this unclearly directed commentary.

Has Lin Guozhou failed

Su Can sighed. Indeed, influencing such significant events isn't easy. All he has accomplished is writing an article that affected the市委書記of a city and a minister at an embassy; this is already quite impressive. The former version of him before "Assuming Rebirth" probably couldn’t even touch the hem of this person’s robe. Now...

He got Lin Luoran on the phone. Recently, he mostly learned about Wang Bo's situation from idle chats with her. Even Lin Luoran didn't understand why she had such a strong preference for hearing Su Can's voice and talking to him lately; perhaps it was because Wang Weiwei’s family wasn’t going well recently, causing Wang Bo’s brows to be furrowed daily even though he tried not to affect others emotionally. Despite his forced smiles, one could still see the fatigue and weariness in him.

In addition, with her father, whom she rarely saw, about to leave again, Lin Luoran's heart often felt empty inside; perhaps chatting with Su Can slightly alleviated this sense of emptiness.

"Uncle Wang is fine, but someone from the inspection team visited yesterday and had a few conversations with Uncle Wang. He says there are people slandering him here; please have the task force investigate clearly. I don't know what's going on either; my mind is quite chaotic. My uncle is already asking my brother to leave Xiahai and transfer to Gecheng or another school, but now is when we need Wang Weiwei the most. How can we just leave"

"I understand," Su Can sighed with relief. "Don't worry; Secretary Wang will be fine, and everything at the Wang family will be alright too. Has your father contacted you I would like to talk to him but don’t know how to reach out to him"

"Then come to my house before nine tonight. My dad will call me at nine." For some reason, Lin Luoran felt a bit relieved seeing her usually proud father being able to communicate with Su Can; it was a comforting sight.

Su Can's heart skipped a beat when he thought about the possibility of contacting Lin Guozhou tonight.

The issue he feared most now was his lack of understanding about the situation in Beijing, where Lin Guozhou currently resided. He could only guess at some basic trends from newspaper reports but had no idea about the true core situations. Whether Lin Guozhou faced significant resistance and difficulties or had successfully shaken certain high-level figures' intentions were urgent matters Su Can needed to understand.

They ate dinner at the main store that evening; several classmates who used to come over for meals from time to time recently left Xiahai, so Zeng Ke, feeling guilty about neglecting his son due to running the business, specially prepared a chicken stew and had Su Licheng make sweet and sour fish at home. The whole family gathered around the table in the store, enjoying each other's company.

"Hey, Su Can, were you eating at one of your classmates' place recently This classmate—could it be a girl" Zeng He suddenly asked out of curiosity.

Su Can almost choked and turned to look at Zeng He. "Why are you asking such questions"

"Nothing, just curious. We didn't ask about this before, but is this girl Ling Shan"

Is it obvious that you're sure it's a girl

Su Can raised his eyebrows.

"Haha, not really. It’s just that Ling Shan came to our store yesterday."

"When did this happen"

Zeng He suddenly became interested, "It was in the afternoon. My husband and I didn't recognize her at first, but later on, when we noticed that she kept looking at us, I remembered it was Manager Chen's daughter.

She even asked if you were around. I told her you went out to play with Xue Yiyang. She looked a bit disappointed and left after buying some pens and notebooks. Ling Shan used to be very well-behaved and cute when she was young, and now that she's grown up—tsk tsk, she's really getting more beautiful by the day, right Su Xiaocan

"Mind your own business!" Zeng He's teasing tone and expression left Su Cen somewhat at a loss. While he could remain calm in front of many people, his mother’s nagging unsettled him easily.

So I'm just asking if you spent some time eating at someone else's house during that period. You never tell your parents the truth. If there are any conflicts, boys should be more understanding and shouldn't wait for girls to take the initiative; they tend to feel more hurt when someone isn’t around.

Su Cen was momentarily stunned by this.

Su Licheng used his chopsticks to scoop up some rice and shot a disapproving look at Zeng He, "So that's how you are. Your son has grown up now and is more mature. You should give young people their space instead of meddling like this!"

Su Cen couldn't help but苦笑 in his heart. Dad, are you trying to defend me Even turning white into black.

Then, with a serious look at Su Cen, he said, "Son, now that you've grown up, dad doesn’t have many expectations for you. I know that no matter the education or ability, your son is better than me. But still, men can bear many hardships, but women cannot endure certain losses. Before you are capable of taking responsibility, don't do anything that you can't be responsible for—shouldn't you take on as much responsibility as your shoulders allow

Then I might exhaust myself.

Su Cen nodded slightly, rarely hearing his father speak like this. The sense of loss from no longer being his son's admiration and the faint comfort in it stirred a complex mix of emotions within him.

This broad and deep feeling is like the sea; sometimes it requires one’s life to measure its depth.bout her days as an ordinary worker, and some sense of inferiority and insecurity showed through. In truth, she missed those past years.But without breakthroughs, there wouldn't be progress. After lea...