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However, for some reason, Zhou Liming felt not ecstasy when he heard these words, but an inexplicable pressure and shock.

Another person who was shocked by Shi Dezheng's words was his new personal secretary Dou Yifan. Among the three, Dou Yifan was a person who knew Shi Dezheng relatively well. However, when he heard Shi Dezheng's meaning clearly, he couldn't help but feel worried about Zhou Liming.

Looking at the system of the Celestial Empire, generally candidates who have been calling for the higher their voices before the previous elections will suffer the more miserable the final fall. Of course, Shi Dezheng's words do not rule out the possibility of sincerely cultivating Zhou Liming. However, from the glances when Shi Dezheng looked at him before he said this, how could Dou Yifan feel that Shi's words seemed to be intentionally said in front of him?

Zhou Liming repeatedly thanked Shi Dezheng for his cultivation. With Ou Jianling's complex expression, the two withdrew from the mayor's office and went back to prepare for investment promotion. Dou Yifan sent Zhou Liming and Ou Jianling out of the office door. When in the corridor, Zhou Liming asked Dou Yifan in a low voice if he had time tonight. Dou Yifan whispered and agreed, and the two agreed to have dinner together at Zhou's house that night.

After seeing off the two leaders of Hairao Development Zone, Dou Yifan welcomed the second group of people on behalf of Shi Dezheng. Sun Zhengang, who came to report on work that day, was wearing neat police uniforms, and the two stars on his shoulders and a leaf shining in the sun, which was undeniable. According to Shi Dezheng's instructions, Dou Yifan welcomed Sun Zhengang from the main entrance of the mayor's office. Although Dou Yifan was a little surprised, as a secretary who obeyed the order, he would not have to show this little surprise.

Regarding Sun Zhengang, Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Committee and Director of the Public Security Bureau, Dou Yifan had always been uncertain about which front he belonged to. After the case involving Li Damin brothers, Dou Yifan could barely judge that Sun Zhengang should have nothing to do with Lin Shaoyang, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and others. However, even if Lin Shaoyang and Deputy Mayor Zhao Weijin temporarily withdrew from the competition stage, Dou Yifan could not be sure which side of Sun Zhengang was the two giants that still stand tall in Yupengshan.

The struggle within the system has never stopped. Even if the conspiracy of Lin Shaoyang and Zhao Weijin killing two birds with one stone ended in failure, there is still Guo Mingji, the secretary of the municipal party committee who was airborne for a term and the mayor of Zhouning, Shi Dezheng, who was born and raised in Zhouning. The peak of power has no end, and Yu Pengshan has only one throne of power. If the Organization Department does not announce it for a day, the competition will not be stopped.

As a powerful figure, Sun Zhengang is not only the director of the Zhouning Municipal Public Security Bureau, but also a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhouning Municipal Party Committee and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee. Such a person is like a fortress, and is a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Whether it is Guo Mingji or Shi Dezheng, Sun Zhengang is an important figure. Sun Zhengang tends to have great pressure on the other side. However, Dou Yifan has always been unable to see through this well-behaved public security director. Even if Shi Dezheng opened the door of the mayor's office and welcomed Sun Zhengang in himself, Dou Yifan still could not see through the real choice of this middle-aged man who was neither humble nor arrogant.

Or maybe Sun Zhengang didn't plan to take sides at all. Or maybe Sun Zhengang himself had the qualifications to not take sides. Dou Yifan, who poured tea for Sun Zhengang, suddenly had the heroic face of Ouyang Da, the vice governor who visited Zhouning last time. As the youngest vice governor of Yifeng Province, Ouyang Da had the qualifications to act in Yifeng Province without taking sides at random because of his father Ouyang Jun, who could speak in the Military Commission. If Sun Zhengang also had such a role, then what could support him not need to take sides? Dou Yifan secretly thought about n possibilities, but his face could only remain calm.

Shi Dezheng poured Sun Zhengang a cup of flower tea that he had just learned from Shi Yunxiang. Sun Zhengang held the small glass cup for a while before frowned and poured the cup of weird-colored things into his mouth as if he was drinking Chinese medicine.

"Taste...taste tea! Do you understand?" When Shi Dezheng looked at Sun Zhengang's standard cow drink, he poured him a cup again while glaring at him with some dissatisfaction.

"Don't...don't... don't understand this thing! I said I can't have a good tea? Uh..." Sun Zhengang quickly reached out to cover the cup, but it was a little late. Looking at the cup that was filled, Sun Zhengang burped helplessly.

"What's the point of drinking tea so well every day? By the way, I came to you today to find someone to take over Shi Xunsheng's position. Do you have any candidates?" Shi Dezheng picked up the crystal clear glass cup, blew it gently before siping it in a small sip. Putting down the cup in his hand, Shi Dezheng didn't talk much nonsense and turned to the topic directly.

"Not yet!" Sun Zhengang looked at Shi Dezheng lazily and answered lightly. Dou Yifan, who was standing aside watching Shi Dezheng and Sun Zhengang interact, found that the atmosphere, which was originally very strong, became a little stiff because of Sun Zhengang's lazy answer. Sun Zhengang's words did not block Shi Dezheng's retreat, but forced Shi Dezheng to hand over the trump card. Not yet, it does not mean that there will never be no, and it does not mean that Sun Zhengang will immediately choose another person as soon as he walked out of the door. It does not mean that Shi Dezheng can explain directly now, but things may change as soon as Sun Zhengang leaves the door.

"Then let's do it!" Shi Dezheng calmly poured hot water into the glass pot containing the flowers and plants that Dou Yifan didn't know much. Looking at the flowers and plants that slowly floated up, Shi Dezheng said in a very indifferent tone.

"What should I do? Are there any candidates to be decided? Rewards according to merit? Ranking according to seniority?" Sun Zhengang asked without any expression on his face.

"I only want to be alone, Wu Zixu." Shi Dezheng raised his eyebrows silently, glanced at the serious Sun Zhengang, and simply made it clear.
Chapter completed!