Chapter 690 -690: Zhang Chaoping’s Unease
As he came out of the room and entered the lobby below, Ji Yang saw Zhang Chaoping and several other team members sitting there, seemingly waiting for Yan Guozhen’s audience.
Seeing Ji Yang coming down, Zhang Chaoping stood up and smiled, “Mayor Ji, have you finished your discussion?”
Knowing what he meant, which was simply to find out what had been discussed between him and Yan Guozhen.
Ji Yang said, “Secretary Yan is highly concerned about the economic development of our city. He asked about some aspects of it, and instructed me to focus on the overall economic development.”
Zhang Chaoping nodded slightly, “Indeed, that’s the situation. As the mayor, you are responsible for the economic development of the entire city; you can’t just concentrate on a few projects.”
Hearing this, Ji Yang understood that Zhang Chaoping was probably using this issue to report on him, and Yan Guozhen was also giving him some pointers.
“There have been issues with three individuals, and the counties they were responsible for; I cannot shirk my responsibilities either. I estimate that I will soon have to get involved. Secretary Yan has his opinions about us supervising each county individually, so I will also dive into those matters.”
Zhang Chaoping’s expression froze slightly. He wanted each person to be responsible for a county to divide Ji Yang’s influence and to prevent Ji Yang from intervening in those counties, giving everyone some benefits. Now with Yan Guozhen’s words, Ji Yang would have to get involved there.
Zhang Chaoping clearly understood that he couldn’t stop it. Even if these team members standing behind him heard this, they probably wouldn’t oppose it anymore.
Zhang Chaoping sighed inwardly; he knew many of his small schemes couldn’t proceed.
What made Zhang Chaoping more uneasy now was Yan Guozhen’s attitude. Logically, since he was a person in Zhang Chaoping’s camp and also the top officer in the city, Yan Guozhen should meet him first when wanting to talk to everyone, but today, Ji Yang was called in first instead.
The sequence might seem minor, but for those in officialdom, it conveyed a completely different meaning, signalling Yan Guozhen’s disapproval of him.
If he lost Yan Guozhen’s support, Zhang Chaoping didn’t know how much further he could go.
At their level, everyone was branded; he was known as a person from Yan Guozhen’s side, and even thinking about switching to someone else’s camp wouldn’t work.
Ji Yang was now highly favored by Yan Guozhen.
Recalling that Ji Yang had once saved Yan Guozhen’s life, Zhang Chaoping felt he needed to switch his approach. Opposing Ji Yang wasn’t right; if he could pull Ji Yang to his side, firstly, he would gain support, and secondly, Yan Guozhen might regard him more favorably.
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, and he looked at Ji Yang with increased enthusiasm.
“Mr. Ji Yang, the city committee fully supports the government side of things; let us know what you need us to do, and I can help coordinate some matters.”
Ah, this kid has changed!
Ji Yang could tell that Zhang Chaoping had changed somewhat.
Although Ji Yang didn’t understand why Zhang Chaoping had suddenly changed, he was happy to see such a change, as long as it didn’t interfere with his work. They could still coexist peacefully.
At that moment, Zuo Lin also started talking to Ji Yang.
Zuo Lin was also feeling frustrated, having hardly secured an ally, only for his attempt to push Ji Yang up the ranks to backfire.
Zuo Lin analyzed the entire situation and felt that Ji Yang hadn’t really done much.
In Zuo Lin’s view, it was simply Ji Yang’s good luck that caused the trackers to expose themselves, triggering a chain reaction.
Zuo Lin sighed, now that such an incident had occurred. Not to mention what kind of situation the newcomer would bring, Zhang Chaoping was currently considered to be the strongest faction, along with Ji Yang, whose continuous cooperation with Gao Min meant solid support.
In contrast, he was still on his own.
If Zhang Chaoping managed to pull Ji Yang to his side, how could he continue his work within the team?
He was the deputy secretary, supposed to control the Organization Department, but now the Organization Department was directly under Zhang Chaoping, making him an ineffective existence in the team, unable to accomplish anything.
Zuo Lin knew he had to change this situation.
Clearly, Zhang Chaoping intended to pull Ji Yang to his side, and Zuo Lin couldn’t afford to lose Ji Yang either. Now that Ji Yang and Yan Guozhen were getting closer, what would happen if Ji Yang started contending with Zhang Chaoping?
Zuo Lin knew he couldn’t contend with Zhang Chaoping himself, so helping Ji Yang to battle Zhang Chaoping became a focus for his next step.
First, he needed to see what kind of people the new team members were. The source of thɪs content is novel·fire.net