When Liang Jianfeng was helping him investigate, he noticed something amiss with Hao Jiajia’s information and specifically checked whether Hao Jiajia still retained her nationality.
The information showed that she still held domestic nationality.
Song Guanchao asked, "Green card? Did she immigrate? Isn’t dual nationality not allowed in the country? Why wasn’t her domestic nationality cancelled?"
Liang Jianfeng explained, "A green card is for permanent residency, not citizenship. She would have dual nationality only if she took foreign citizenship. Moreover, even if she did take foreign citizenship, unless she disclosed it herself, it wouldn’t be detected."
"She probably got a foreign green card. A green card is almost like a passport except it doesn’t provide the right to vote or be elected, but she would enjoy all other benefits."
"If she only handled the green card, it wouldn’t show up in the entrance and exit records."
"What do you mean?" Song Guanchao didn’t quite understand.
"For example, if she got a USA green card and traveled directly from the mainland to the USA, there would be an exit and entry record."
"As a civil servant, her frequent trips to the USA would be quite sensitive."
"So, she chose to first travel to Hong Kong Island on a tourist visa. Once in Hong Kong Island, she would use her USA green card to fly directly to the USA. This way, her exit and entry records would only show the trip to Hong Kong Island."
Song Guanchao understood, but then had another question, "A visa for Hong Kong Island only allows a week’s stay, regardless of whether she used it as a transit point. But she stayed for over three months before returning. That doesn’t seem possible with a tourist visa, right?"
Liang Jianfeng replied, "That I’m not sure about. The entry and exit records show that she did travel on a tourist visa."
"Can you track her whereabouts in Hong Kong Island?"
Liang Jianfeng sighed, "I’m just a deputy director in a prefecture-level city, not the Minister of the Ministry of Public Security. I don’t have that much power. Even if the Ministry of Public Security investigated, they would have to contact the airport authorities in Hong Kong Island. Just going through the procedure would take ten days to half a month, and they might not even cooperate."
"It’s unlikely they would go to such lengths for a minor official from the county."
Unable to help himself, Liang Jianfeng asked, "Is this Hao Jiajia very important to you?"
"Not very important."
Primarily, he suspected that Hao Jiajia’s relationship with Tu Zhaorui was unusual.
Because, four years ago, during the more than three months she was gone to Hong Kong Island, it coincided with her pregnancy and resignation, according to the records sent by Minister Cheng.
Song Guanchao had a suspicion.
Hao Jiajia hadn’t left with some wealthy person when she resigned due to pregnancy.
He suspected that the child Hao Jiajia was carrying was Tu Zhaorui’s!
And her leaving the country for over three months was likely to have the child abroad.
After hanging up the phone, Song Guanchao carefully sorted out his thoughts.
He kept comparing Hao Jiajia’s profile with the information provided by Liang Jianfeng.
The timelines matched.
Reviewing the information from Liang Jianfeng, it showed that Hao Jiajia’s most recent trip abroad was two months ago, and she hadn’t returned.
Looking at the time, it was already ten in the evening.
After a brief hesitation, he decided to call Cai Zixiang.
It was difficult for ordinary people, but with the power of the Gu Family, it was not.
The phone rang twice before Cai Zixiang’s voice came through, "Guan Chao, what’s up?"
"Brother Xiang, there’s something I’d like to ask Mr. Gu for help with..."
"Don’t say that, just get to the point."
"Alright, I won’t beat around the bush. I need to ask Mr. Gu to help me check on someone..."
He explained his request, and Cai Zixiang simply stated, "I’ll have an answer for you tomorrow morning."
Hearing Cai Zixiang’s calm voice, Song Guanchao couldn’t help but feel emotional.
Money really could do anything.
Privacy was taken very seriously on Hong Kong Island.
Yet, to check on someone, Cai Zixiang only needed half a day.
Rules and such were a joke to those with money and power.
At ten in the morning.
Cai Zixiang called back, "I’ve found out. I’ll send the information to you shortly."
"Thanks, Brother Xiang."
"If you say that again, I’ll really get mad!"
A few minutes later, Cai Zixiang sent a long string of information.
Song Guanchao carefully reviewed it and suddenly everything clicked.
He was initially puzzled about why Hao Jiajia could stay for more than three months with a tourist visa.
After reading this information, he understood.
Hao Jiajia had indeed entered the country on a tourist visa.
However, she owned a Hong Kong Island Permanent Residency Card, which essentially made her a Hong Kong Islander.
Therefore, she was not subject to any stay duration limits.
She first left the country using her domestic passport, but when entering Hong Kong Island customs, she presented her Hong Kong Island Permanent Residency Card.
Thus, the domestic immigration records showed her exit on a tourist visa.
Moreover, after entering Hong Kong Island, she purchased a ticket to the USA using her American Green Card.
That is, she held Green Cards both from Hong Kong Island and the USA.
If Song Guanchao had only suspected last night that Hao Jiajia was carrying Tu Zhaorui’s child,
after seeing this information, he was now one hundred percent certain.
The child she carried was indeed Tu Zhaorui’s!
Otherwise, there was no way to explain how an ordinary girl like Hao Jiajia could afford to get Green Cards for both Hong Kong Island and the USA.
You should know, a Hong Kong Island Permanent Residency Card could not be obtained without several millions.
It’s the same for a USA Green Card.
This wasn’t something an average person could afford.
A smile curled at the corner of Song Guanchao’s mouth.
He needed to meet Tu Zhaorui!
To talk to him about the positions available in Dujiang County.
If up until last night he was worried that Tu Zhaorui might turn against him,
now, he wasn’t worried at all.
If the public safety issues in Dujiang County were exposed, it would at most impact his political career.
But this impact would only delay his promotion by a few years to a committee member in the prefecture-level city.
But as soon as Song Guanchao exposed his affair with Hao Jiajia to his father-in-law, his major support would crumble.
He found Secretary Wang’s number and dialed it, "Secretary Wang, hello, this is Song Guanchao."
"What’s up, Secretary Song?"
"I need to make a trip to Dujiang County and wanted to inform you."
Secretary Wang was slightly annoyed.
Talking about travel reporting, it wasn’t that serious.
Even if you didn’t report your trip, would the Disciplinary Committee really monitor you 24/7?
"Alright, I’ve got it," Secretary Wang didn’t make it difficult for him.
After hanging up, Song Guanchao headed out.
His car was impounded, so he had to take public transport.
He arrived in Dujiang County just at noon.
He grabbed a quick bite to eat and found a budget hotel to check into.
At three in the afternoon, he contacted Fu Ying to get Tu Zhaorui’s phone number.
Fu Ying, not aware of Song Guanchao’s disciplinary action, didn’t ask anything further and sent him the number.
The phone rang for about seven or eight seconds, and then Tu Zhaorui’s composed voice came through.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Secretary Tu, hello, this is Song Guanchao."
It took Secretary Tu a couple of seconds to register the call, obviously surprised by it.
He then put on a smile, "Oh, it’s Secretary Song. What can I do for you?"
Song Guanchao said, "I just arrived in Dujiang County. Would you be available to meet tonight, Secretary Tu?"
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