Perhaps it was because everyone had grown accustomed to Ji Yang’s frequent transfers that this time, there was no stir; a few women merely mentioned that they all owned villas in the provincial capital and that their investments here were also yielding significant returns.
Soon, Ji Yang arrived in the provincial capital with his secretary and driver.
Accompanied by a comrade from the Provincial Party Committee’s Organization Department, Ji Yang went to the Bureau of Commerce and Investment.
Indeed, Ji Yang was now the lowest-ranking deputy director within the Bureau and hadn’t even entered the executive team.
Aware that this was the big shots’ way of putting him in his place, Ji Yang didn’t give it much thought.
For someone in his twenties to have reached this position, Ji Yang was already very satisfied.
There were no changes to the two people he brought along, one a driver, who drove for Ji Yang, and the other his secretary; after all, everyone was entitled to a secretary, and it wasn’t causing any trouble.
Each deputy director had an office, and upon checking his, Ji Yang found it had probably belonged to a former leader. Though it had been used before, it seemed to present no issue. When the office director asked if he wanted to replace any internal items, Ji Yang declined, except for some minor things.
As for his living accommodations, there was a residential area within the Bureau where each leader was provided with a house.
Ji Yang took a look and found that the place had been recently renovated; it appeared quite nice.
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A few days later, Ji Yang began to settle into the rhythm of life here, spending his days entering his office, sitting there reading newspapers and drinking tea.
The Party Secretary and Director named Jiang Miao was a beautiful woman who was almost never at the office. Ji Yang had only met her once during the announcement of his appointment on the first day and hadn’t seen her since.
The other deputy directors also seemed to be very busy and hadn’t made an effort to meet Ji Yang, giving him the feeling that everyone was deliberately isolating him.
Ji Yang was all too clear about their thoughts; everyone had their sources of information and knew he had offended someone high up, and now no one would likely draw close to him.
As for his assigned duties, there were no specific tasks yet; according to Jiang Miao, Ji Yang’s main job for now was to familiarize himself with the Bureau’s work.
After reading newspapers for a while, Ji Yang had his secretary gather some materials from the Bureau, and he sat down to read them earnestly.
It had to be said that despite Ji Yang’s success in attracting business, he was still a novice at investment promotion and wasn’t entirely sure how to proceed.
As he relaxed and studied, Ji Yang gradually gained a better understanding of the Bureau’s operations.
The women had not yet arrived, and everyone was busy dealing with their affairs, giving Ji Yang plenty of time.
Indeed, in the world of bureaucracy, ruining someone did not require elaborate means; one only needed to place the person in an insignificant position and neglect them, which was precisely how the higher-ups intended to phase Ji Yang out.
Ji Yang knew in his heart that no one expected him to achieve anything significant; the less he did, the safer he was, and this was also why no one assigned him any tasks.
It was time for him to relax; there was no need to take on any real work.
With a clear understanding of the situation, Ji Yang chose not to compete or vie for attention, adopting an indifferent attitude towards his work.