Song Guanchao turned and entered the Police Department, finding Jiang Yuan busy on the phone.
After the call ended, he went in and said, "Mayor Jiang, I've thought about it, and it seems inappropriate for me to make direct contact."
Jiang Yuan was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
"If Journalist Lin refuses our request, wouldn't that prematurely leak our anti-corruption operation? If that leads to the operation's failure, the responsibility would be immense."
"The same goes for the Jianyuan City Public Security Bureau, Director Xiao is only the deputy director; he can't make the final decision. It would be useless to approach him."
Song Guanchao stared into his eyes, observing his reaction.
Jiang Yuan's response was to stare blankly, as if he hadn't considered all these factors.
It took a few seconds before an embarrassed expression appeared on his face, and he said, "I failed to consider this thoroughly, ahem, my apologies, Secretary Song."
