231: Chapter 231 A bunch of clowns, nothing to worry about.

Secretary Pei Yuantao and his subordinates began to mobilize, aggressively exposing Qin Chuan on the internet, specifically focusing on the key point: a 27-year-old County Party Secretary.

This was very eye-catching.

Soon, many people followed suit; it was truly a case of a single spark starting a prairie fire.

Secretary Pei Yuantao had been monitoring the situation, and seeing it intensify and develop exactly in the direction he had anticipated, he was suddenly delighted.

Inside the office.

After reviewing a few documents, Secretary Pei Yuantao put down his fountain pen in a good mood and asked his secretary, "Little Zhao, based on the current situation, how long do you think it will take for Qin Chuan's matter to trend on the hot search?"

Secretary Zhao Jun buttered him up, replying, "Leader, I don't think it will take more than two days for it to reach the hot search."

"By then, the whole country will be watching this 27-year-old County Party Secretary, Qin Chuan. Netizens are very capable; a lot of things about him will be dug up."

"Leader, this is killing two birds with one stone. We can take Qin Chuan down, and at the same time, divert everyone's attention to him, allowing Young Master Pei to land safely."

Secretary Pei Yuantao nodded, "Two days is too long. I want Qin Chuan's matter to be on the hot search within a day. Notify the relevant personnel to come for a meeting; we need to increase the intensity!"

"Understood, I will call everyone immediately."

Led by Secretary Pei Yuantao, a force pushed from behind, and reports about Qin Chuan on the internet increased. Some people even fabricated groundless dirt to begin smearing Qin Chuan.

Wanshun County.

Xia Hai rushed into Qin Chuan's office, and as soon as he entered, he said anxiously.

"Secretary, it's bad. A large number of reports about you have started appearing on the internet, all questioning how you became a County Party Secretary at twenty-seven."

Compared to Xia Hai's anxiety, Qin Chuan was as steady as Mount Tai, "I have noticed the situation. Don't worry; if you are upright, you have nothing to fear."

"Secretary, this can't go on. You need to think of a way quickly..."

Xia Hai didn't believe in any "if you are upright, you have nothing to fear" rhetoric at all.

Especially on the internet, that doesn't exist. There are internet trolls who are best at manipulating the narrative; they can paint white as black.

Qin Chuan naturally knew this. He said "if you are upright, you have nothing to fear" on purpose; he couldn't exactly say, "My father is the Provincial Party Secretary, and my grandfather is a pillar of the establishment."

"Little Xia, someone is deliberately trying to target me. It's just a bunch of clowns, nothing to worry about. Don't be concerned. Come, accompany me to the Shenlong New Energy Automobile Factory to take a look."

Seeing that his leader didn't seem to be worried, Xia Hai was much relieved.

In the next hour, Qin Chuan received several calls, all from people who had noticed the situation on the internet and were calling to express their concern.

For example, County Mayor Sheng Huaian, Director Hu Bing, and other county leaders, and even city leaders like Secretary Kang Kewu.

The happiest person was none other than Zhang Qun.

Hearing the report that many articles about Qin Chuan had appeared on the internet, he immediately became happy, even thinking to himself, "Qin Chuan, you are done for this time. Completely done for."

However...

The reports about Qin Chuan seemed to have a slight shift in direction, gradually developing in a way that Secretary Pei Yuantao and his group did not want.

In their anticipation, negative reports about Qin Chuan would increase, a lot of dirt would be exposed, and then it would hit the hot search.

All netizens should be filled with righteous indignation, calling for a thorough investigation into why he could become a County Party Secretary at twenty-seven.

In reality, the heat of this matter was rapidly declining, and then, the direction of the narrative completely turned in favor of Qin Chuan.

Many internet celebrities, big names, and a large number of well-known forums and websites began to publish positive reports about Qin Chuan.

Some of Qin Chuan's achievements began to appear on the internet, such as the fact that he was a graduate of Jingcheng University, a top domestic institution, and the things he had done for the common people, the huge achievements he had made, and so on.

"So, the super gold mine in Wanshun County was discovered by Secretary Qin Chuan!"

"Secretary Qin Chuan is amazing; he actually brought in a huge investment of 20 billion for Wanshun County!"

"Seniority-based promotion is unacceptable. I completely support someone as capable as Secretary Qin Chuan being a County Party Secretary!"

"At the very beginning, was someone deliberately smearing Secretary Qin Chuan with the goal of lowering the heat on the incident involving Deputy County Party Secretary Pei Lin!"

"..."

It had been more than half a day.

Qin Chuan's matter failed to reach the hot search, and even if there were reports about him on the internet, they were all positive.

The hot search for Deputy County Party Secretary Pei Lin remained high, still occupying the first and second positions.

Secretary Pei Yuantao's face turned livid.

Why did things turn out like this!

He could feel that there seemed to be a massive force influencing public opinion, a force so powerful that even he felt afraid.

Could it be... that Qin Chuan has heaven-defying connections!

That shouldn't be possible.

After this guess emerged in his heart, Secretary Pei Yuantao was first startled, but gradually he expressed disbelief. As far as he knew, Qin Chuan's backer was Governor Zhou Yuan; other than that, there was no other background.

Investigate. He must investigate thoroughly.

If there really was no heaven-defying background, this was a bit inexplicable.

His heart was conflicted and very complex. After a long time, Secretary Pei Yuantao picked up the phone and called his secretary in.

Secretary Zhao Jun was a little nervous, thinking his leader would throw a tantrum. Who would have known that he was only instructed to do one thing: use all channels and resources to investigate Qin Chuan's background.

The investigation into Qin Chuan had not started long ago, and nothing of value had been found yet, when the evening News Broadcast on CCTV scared Secretary Pei Yuantao into a cold sweat.

Like most other leading cadres, Secretary Pei Yuantao would watch the day's News Broadcast every night starting at seven o'clock.

Today was the same; he sat in front of the television at seven. At first, everything was normal, but about twenty minutes into the News Broadcast, a piece of news appeared.

It was not long, only about thirty seconds.

But the content inside almost scared Secretary Pei Yuantao to death.

The news prominently broadcasted the traffic accident that occurred in Wanshun County and provided commentary. As Deputy County Party Secretary, Deputy County Party Secretary Pei Lin had insulted and beaten the girl who was hit, and it was also exposed that he wore luxury watches and expensive clothing, causing such a huge public opinion on the internet. The news demanded that the local government handle it fairly and justly, and they must give the vast number of netizens and the common people an explanation.

Although the commentary was very short, the wording was very severe.

The key was that this was the News Broadcast; no wonder Secretary Pei Yuantao broke out in a cold sweat.

At this moment, he knew that his son was completely done for, and it might even implicate himself. He began to think rapidly in his mind.

At this time, he could only sacrifice the pawn to save the chariot.

His son could be subject to legal sanctions and could go to jail for a few years, but he himself could not be affected, and even less could he be investigated, because he knew himself that he could not withstand an investigation at all.