162: Chapter 162 My Father Qin Zhendong

In front of Vice Governor Qian, Qin Chuan took out his phone and dialed his father's number.

"Dad, there is something I want to talk to you about."

"Son, what is it?"

"Dad, it's like this. As I told you before, and you agreed and supported, we are about to hold a press conference. But Vice Governor Qian called me over, and his intention is that we shouldn't hold this press conference..."

After briefly explaining the situation, Qin Chuan said, "Dad, higher-ranking officials can crush those below them. Vice Governor Qian insists that we cancel the press conference to protect Wuniu Group. This puts me in a difficult position. Why don't you have a word with him?"

Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong felt a surge of anger. This was utter nonsense; to think someone would actually take sides to support Wuniu Group.

"Hand the phone to him, I will speak with him."

Qin Chuan nodded and said, "Vice Governor Qian, my father wants to speak with you."

Vice Governor Qian was sneering in disdain.

He thought to himself: "Who the hell is your father? He doesn't know his place. I'm a Vice Governor!"

He instinctively assumed that Qin Chuan's father was an ordinary person, and even if he had some weight, he could never compare to a Vice Governor.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of taking the phone, Qin Chuan said again, "Vice Governor Qian, my father wants to speak to you."

Vice Governor Qian looked at him with contempt, "Who is your father? I don't know him!"

Qin Chuan said, "Vice Governor Qian, my father is Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong, the Provincial Party Secretary of Handong Province. You surely know him."

"What!"

Vice Governor Qian was stunned, thinking he had misheard!

After realizing what was said, he asked in disbelief, "Your father is Secretary Zhendong!"

"Yes, my father is Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong, the Provincial Party Secretary of Handong Province!"

Vice Governor Qian trembled, immediately taking the phone respectfully, "Hello, Secretary Zhendong."

"Vice Governor Qian, holding the press conference immediately is a decision made by the Provincial Party Committee. If you have any objections, you can come directly to my office and say so in person."

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."

Cold sweat broke out on Vice Governor Qian's forehead, "Secretary Zhendong, I have no objections. I fully support holding the press conference. For an enterprise like Wuniu Group, we must deal with it severely, quickly, and strictly."

After finishing the call, he finally wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

The pressure from the Provincial Party Secretary was truly immense.

He returned the phone to Qin Chuan with both hands, his attitude doing a complete 180-degree turn, "Comrade Qin Chuan, that was entirely a misunderstanding just now."

"How about this? I will personally attend the press conference in a little while."

He chatted with Qin Chuan for at least ten minutes, even concernedly asking about Qin Chuan's work and personal life, before politely seeing Qin Chuan to the office door.

Shortly after, the press conference regarding the Toxic Milk Powder Incident was held as scheduled.

Qin Chuan hosted the press conference.

Many people were surprised to find that provincial leaders had come to the press conference; Vice Governor Qian attended in person, and there were many officials at the department and bureau levels.

There were many media reporters, as this was the hottest news at the moment.

Facing dozens of media reporters, Qin Chuan was not nervous at all, appearing calm and composed. He first announced the preliminary investigation results and released relevant data.

For example, the melamine contamination levels and the situation of the affected infants, among other things.

When sets of data and photographs were released, there was a stir at the scene, and the sense of justice among the media reporters instantly exploded.

Soon, news reports appeared on the internet and television, and in an instant, this press conference in Handong Province shot to the top of the trending topics.

Wuniu Group.

Chairwoman Niu Wenhua was throwing a tantrum, the kind with a lot of anger.

"What on earth is Handong Province up to? Our Wuniu Group is a major taxpayer and a famous dairy company!"

"Who exactly is causing trouble behind the scenes? If I find out, I will kill them!"

"..."

Several vice presidents were standing nearby, not daring to breathe loudly, because they all knew Chairwoman Niu Wenhua's temper—whoever provoked her would be finished.

Even though they all knew that this was not the time for throwing tantrums.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

A knock sounded at the door, and Chairwoman Niu Wenhua's assistant pushed the door open and reported cautiously.

"Chairwoman, Director Qin Chuan of the joint Task Force wants to interview you and requests that you go to the Market Supervision Bureau now."

"Deputy team leader, Director Qin Chuan?"

Chairwoman Niu Wenhua asked coldly, "Are you talking about that young kid who held the press conference today?"

"Yes, that's him. He is also the Director of the Market Supervision Bureau of Jianning City, and the deputy leader of this Task Force."

Chairwoman Niu Wenhua said, "That wet-behind-the-ears brat, tell him to get lost!"

The assistant didn't dare to say anything and immediately went to handle it according to her instructions.

...

Provincial Bureau.

As a deputy leader, Qin Chuan had a temporary office here, and he had just received a call from Wuniu Group.

The other party made an excuse, saying that their Chairwoman Niu could not come, but if someone was really needed, they could send a senior executive over.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Chuan gave a cold smile.

At a time like this, Chairwoman Niu Wenhua was still putting on airs. Since that was the case, they could adopt coercive measures early.

Hmm, there would be a Task Force meeting in a while; he could bring it up at the meeting to take coercive measures against Chairwoman Niu Wenhua to prevent her from running away.

A while later, the Task Force held a meeting. The Task Force leader introduced the basic situation so far, such as the investigation status, social reaction, leadership concerns, and instructions, etc.

Several deputy leaders also spoke one by one, including Qin Chuan.

Then, everyone began to discuss the next steps of the work.

When it was Qin Chuan's turn to speak, he stated very clearly, "Everyone, the current situation is very serious, and the social reaction is too great. I am worried that Chairwoman Niu Wenhua will run away beforehand. If she manages to flee abroad, that would be terrible."

"I hereby propose to the Task Force that we immediately adopt coercive measures and first control all senior executives of Wuniu Group, including Chairwoman Niu Wenhua, to prevent them from running away."

"This..."

Many people were stunned; this step was a bit too drastic.

Someone immediately said, "Comrade Qin Chuan, has it not reached that point yet!"

"I object. Chairwoman Niu Wenhua is a famous entrepreneur, and Wuniu Group is a major taxpayer. Adopting coercive measures is a bit too intense."

"Director Qin, you really are a newborn calf that isn't afraid of the tiger. Have you thought about it? If we take coercive measures against Chairwoman Niu Wenhua now, have you thought about the consequences it will cause?"

Most people objected, while only a few neither objected nor agreed.

The only one who agreed was Deputy Director Xiao Xinhe, who was also the Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security Bureau.

But having only him agree was not enough; counting Qin Chuan, there were only two people.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan smiled helplessly.

He was too young and had the lowest rank among the deputy leaders, so this situation was expected.

Qin Chuan said, "Although most of you do not agree with my proposal, I request that this proposal be written into the meeting minutes of this meeting."

Someone smiled, probably feeling that it was making a mountain out of a molehill—since everyone basically didn't agree, what was the point of writing it into the meeting minutes?

The Task Force leader nodded, "Then we will follow Comrade Qin Chuan's request and write it into the meeting minutes."

A while later, the meeting adjourned.

Everyone stood up and walked out of the conference room. Qin Chuan was also preparing to leave, but Deputy Director Xiao Xinhe called out to him.