Furthermore, as the deputy mayor, it sounded nice to say that he was in charge of the economy, but the power of the entire municipal government was still in the hands of Mayor Fu Peng. The complete interpretation of the deputy mayor’s responsibilities was to assist the mayor in the central work of economic construction.

So, Jiang Xiaochuan was in charge of the economy in name, but in fact, it was Fu Peng who made the final decision, and he had no independent decision-making power.

And even Fu Peng was not without constraints. Municipal Party Committee Secretary Li Dakai and the Municipal People’s Congress had imposed restrictions on Fu Peng. If the mayor’s work report failed to pass the Municipal People’s Congress meeting, the mayor would be removed from office.

However, Jiang Xiaochuan was also puzzled about the role of the Municipal People’s Congress in Chengzhou.

He walked out and went to the eleventh floor, the floor where the municipal work meeting was held.

Jiang Xiaochuan had been busy recently and had a thick pile of speeches, but today’s meeting was different.

Jiang Xiaochuan’s footsteps landed on the ground, looking extraordinarily calm.

“Mayor Jiang, are you coming along?” Fan Quanwei saw Jiang Xiaochuan and quickly walked over from the other side of the corridor, greeting Jiang Xiaochuan.

Fan Quanwei, the honest person in the entire municipal government?

Jiang Xiaochuan seemed to be smiling sincerely, but in fact, he was only smiling on the surface. He feared only he knew what role Fan Quanwei played in the explosion of Qian Qiming’s detained car. But even without the investigation results, Jiang Xiaochuan could guess that Fan Quanwei was not a good person.

This man coincidentally fell down one second before the explosion. Could it be a coincidence?

Jiang Xiaochuan believed that Fan Quanwei was definitely an insider.

Fan Quanwei had long known that the explosion would happen, and it only made people felt sick that such people were still in the municipal government.

But Jiang Xiaochuan wanted to pretend that he didn’t notice this at all. He wanted to tell himself that Fan Quanwei in his impression was still the honest man.

“Mayor Fan, let’s go together. Speaking of which, I heard that our Chengzhou has become a pacesetter in the cultural construction of civilized cities, and Mayor Fan has contributed a lot to it!” One never tired of hearing compliments. It was also a nearly universal method.

Hearing this, Fan Quanwei still had that honest smile on his face, “This is the result of everyone’s hard work. It’s because the citizens of Chengzhou City are highly civilized and have a long history and culture. I just stand on the shoulders of giants and the people.”

He was still modest when he spoke, and Jiang Xiaochuan had already made a decision secretly.

The closer he got to the conference room, the clearer the thoughts in Jiang Xiaochuan’s mind became.

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Before stepping into the conference room, he paused and fell behind Fan Quanwei. At that moment, he stood on the line of the door. There were two worlds inside and outside the door.

He looked back and saw out of the floor-to-ceiling window not far away. Not a single cloud could be seen in the blue sky. It was rare that the sky in Chengzhou was so clean. It was not like the one in his memory, but it reminded him of it. The square sky he saw before he died.

He walked from the outside to the door, like an outsider walking into a game.

Now in the entire city government, only he knew that this was a new beginning for him.

The contents of Yue Qingci’s phone call that night kept flashing in his mind.

In this life, his promotion was faster.

However, he might not have used any means inside.

Yue Qingci was also secretly helping him. He and Yue Qingci seemed to have a purely interest relationship in this life. He believed that if there was a conflict someday, they would not have to be rigid and just act according to their respective maximizing interests.

The large conference room was not very noisy, but Fu Peng hadn’t arrived yet.

In the past, Fu Peng used to play a big game and always wait for everyone to come before he would show up. However, since Zhou Qian and others were defeated, Fu Peng often came very early and was no longer the lazy person he was before. But he had done enough superficial work.

However, something seemed strange again today – Fu Peng was unusually absent.

Jiang Xiaochuan sat next to the empty seat. To his left was Fu Peng’s seat, but there was no one there yet.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the empty space, sighing in his heart.

The trial of Zhou Qian was about to begin. The procuratorate had prepared evidence. If Fu Peng disappeared at this time, what else could happen?

He could not come to this work meeting.

Lian Cheng’s influence had always been very powerful in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. In Chengzhou, he was like a strong dragon, not a local snake. After the situation in Beijing stabilized, he had time to free up his hands to deal with matters in Chengzhou.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection had undergone a major reshuffle, and Jiang Xiaochuan didn’t know exactly what it would look like. He had only heard from the well-informed Yue Qingci that several powerful individuals had been ousted this time. In this case, the changes in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection were on the wrong side, and the differences in political lines were too great. They were finally dismissed by the higher-ups and put on the bench.

Zhang Qing, the deputy secretary, seized the opportunity during this change and climbed up. Lian Cheng seemed to have been promoted, and the rest was unclear.

This hidden nail of Lian Cheng was hidden and staying here.

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Everyone was calm on the surface but anxiously waiting inside, but what they were waiting for was a notice from above.

Due to his involvement in Zhou Qian’s case, Mayor Fu Peng had been under investigation.

When he heard the news, Jiang Xiaochuan was extremely calm.

Last night, Yue Qingci had told him the news, and he also knew that he was already on the acting mayor’s list.

His appointment would be voted on at the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee on August 22.

Amid everyone’s scrutinizing and fearful gazes, Jiang Xiaochuan stood up as if nothing had happened, looked at Fan Quanwei with a dull expression, and reminded: “Mayor Fan, the water has fallen on the ground.”

A bottle of mineral water fell down in front of Fan Quanwei. The lid was not closed properly, and the water inside flowed down the tablecloth and all over the floor.

Fu Peng’s fate was unknow.

And he himself… he would die if he said no, and he would fall if he said yes.

Then for the acting mayor – who would get chosen?