"Secretary Tu's backer?"
"Yes," Song Guanchao said. "Secretary, think about it: Secretary Tu wanting to kill County Magistrate Hou so badly indicates that their conflict is deep and serious."
"Given such a level of conflict, why could County Magistrate Hou still allow him to rise through the ranks?"
"I guess that Secretary Tu must have been favored by a certain leader. And this leader, there's a nine out of ten chance they're from the provincial government."
This speculation was quite reasonable.
Wu Qiangwei grabbed her phone: "I'll ask around."
Song Guanchao stood up, ready to leave the room.
"Just stay here."
"Oh." Song Guanchao felt a surge of quiet joy. Our Secretary isn't avoiding me anymore.
"Hello, Governor Hou, good to hear from you. I hope I'm not disturbing you."
Song Guanchao was startled. Our Secretary's so-called 'asking around' meant directly inquiring from the second in command of the province?
Now that's some serious clout.
