Chapter 149
"This is Zuo Zhengyang, the Deputy Secretary’s archenemy. Hey, you know about the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, right?"
Ye Tian nodded, "What do you mean by archenemy? Do Provincial Ministerial Level officials still have archenemies?"
"Buddy, this is where you’re clueless. Huaxia now advocates political inclusiveness, which sounds nice, but actually, it means streamlining the organization. For the Secretary of the Municipal Committee, especially in a directly-controlled municipality like this, he’s essentially at the national level. There are regulations now, the mayoral position has been gradually taken over, if not by the Secretary then by the Deputy Secretary, inevitably. It’s because of the sensitive status of Tianhe City that the decision from above hasn’t been finalized yet, but the general trend is inevitable. See, the Deputy Secretary and the Secretary have already started their open and covert fights."
"For the Deputy Secretary, isn’t the next step to become the Secretary?"
"Advance my ass! This Tang Guoqing is of bad character, he has a daughter who runs a nightclub, and this daughter is rumored to be his illegitimate child. This is a major violation of party discipline and ethics, unless he now finds someone with enough clout to pave the way for him to the central government, otherwise, hmm."
"Rascal, what nonsense are you talking about! Watch your mouth," warned a person close to the rascal in a low voice.
The rascal shook his head indicating it’s okay, and coughed to clear his throat, straightened up, "Learn this, brother. None of the people here are fools; they’d all want their hearts to be as complicated as a hornet’s nest."
Ye Tian nodded and looked towards the host on the stage. As usual, they had to invite someone to speak before the auction began. Even a mediocre host wouldn’t steal the limelight when both Secretaries were present.