After hanging up, Zhou Yuan’s expression turned sour.
Early this morning, Yan Guozhen had called, saying that after the team in Ximu City had started their work, they still needed the Provincial Party Committee to further understand the situation. Therefore, he decided to take some people from the Provincial Party Committee to Ximu City for a survey and invited Zhou Yuan to join.
Zhou Yuan didn’t want to go now, but from Yan Guozhen’s attitude, it was clear that even if he didn’t go, Yan Guozhen would still take people there.
Recently, the conflict between Zhou Yuan and Yan Guozhen had intensified. Zhou Yuan knew very well what Yan Guozhen was thinking; he just wanted to use the situation in Ximu City to embarrass him.
The situation in Ximu City?
Due to many things happening lately, Zhou Yuan wasn’t quite aware of the situation at Ji Yang’s end.
Although Ji Yang had been brought in by Zhou Yuan, Ji Yang seldom reported his work to him. Each time he reported, he would say that he was already working on it.
After tapping his fingers on the desk for a while, Zhou Yuan made a call.
In Ximu City, Ji Yang wasn’t the only person Zhou Yuan had placed there; in secret, Zhou Yuan had also arranged for another person, Gao Min, the secretary of the disciplinary committee.
Outsiders didn’t know that Gao Min had a relationship with Zhou Yuan.
Having received Zhou Yuan’s call, Gao Min naturally detailed the situation in the city.
"You’re saying that Ji Yang hasn’t achieved anything so far?"
Zhou Yuan knew Ji Yang’s situation too well. He felt that Ji Yang should be more capable than the others, so why hadn’t he achieved anything so far?
"Yes, from the current situation, Mayor Ji has been continuously researching. The half-district that was assigned to him hasn’t progressed, and also in Shisong County, he should be researching there, but I haven’t heard of any progress either."
Gao Min also reported what he knew to Zhou Yuan.
After hanging up, Zhou Yuan sat there deep in thought. He had figured out Yan Guozhen’s intentions—this old rascal was planning to use this to strike at Ji Yang and thereby expose his poor judgment in personnel.
Zhou Yuan’s face turned sour again, as Yan Guozhen, in order to slash at his face and undermine his credibility at the Provincial Party Committee, was going to exploit this issue!
Zhou Yuan also understood that many people in the office were unhappy with his decision to use Ji Yang. They thought Ji Yang was too young to be placed in such a senior position. Original content can be found at novelꜰire.net
But how could they know Ji Yang’s situation? Despite his youth, the things he had accomplished even impressed the bigwigs in Capital City.
The main reason Zhou Yuan had used Ji Yang this time was that he knew some of the bigwigs in Capital City had a good impression of Ji Yang, who had reportedly achieved quite a bit in Myanmar.
Zhou Yuan wanted to leverage Ji Yang to boost himself, not to undermine his own reputation.
Now that Ji Yang hadn’t made any significant achievements, and compared to Zhang Chaoping and his team who were actively working, it really might give Yan Guozhen something to complain about.
Zhou Yuan had some connections. If there was time, he could still help Ji Yang, but clearly, Yan Guozhen had come prepared, and under such a sudden attack, he couldn’t help Ji Yang.
No, he still had to ask Ji Yang!
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Zhou Yuan decided to inquire further from Ji Yang.
Just then, the secretary came in and said, "Leader, the Provincial Party Committee has instructed the publicity department that they will go to Ximu City together tomorrow. Additionally, almost all the local media have been notified; this time, the commotion might be quite big."
Zhou Yuan clearly understood Yan Guozhen’s thoughts. This time, he wanted to use this opportunity to make the whole province, even Capital City, see the situation in Ximu City. As long as there was reporting, after the comparison, Ji Yang would truly be embarrassed.