Time passed swiftly.

In these days, Director Yang ran to the companies day and night, not daring to stop for a moment.

The email set to send at a specific time was altered over and over again by him.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of December.

Director Yang had been running for half a month, visiting over a hundred companies.

On average, he visited seven or eight in a day.

However, the report materials were still being sent to the Tax Bureau continuously.

On the other side.

Secretary Sun had also met with Director Lin from the organization department and had a meal with him.

But, the project contract had yet to be signed.

Secretary Sun finally couldn't hold back any longer.

This project had been delayed for far too long.

He was just about to call Assistant Sun to confirm the timing when Assistant Sun coincidentally called him proactively.

As soon as the call connected, Assistant Sun said, "Brother Sun, the timing for the project has been set."

Hearing this, Secretary Sun breathed a sigh of relief.

No need to ask proactively, it was finally set.

"Brother Sun, what day is it?"

"December 7th."

Secretary Sun felt a bit frustrated, why wait another week!

But upon realizing that Mr. Tang had specifically consulted a feng shui master for the date, he dared not argue.

If it upset Mr. Tang, it wouldn't be good.

Moreover, Mr. Tang bought this piece of land for personal residence.

What does this indicate?

It indicates that Mr. Tang intends to settle in Lingjiang!

Such a big figure settling in Lingjiang will definitely continue to invest in Lingjiang in the future.

...

Guangyue City, City Government.

Tu Zhaorui sat in his office, on the phone with his father-in-law.

"Mayor Su is about to retire."

His father-in-law, Chairman Yu Longshou of the Nanjiang Province Political Consultative Conference, said.

Tu Zhaorui asked, "What do you need me to do?"

He is currently the Deputy Mayor of Guangyue City and has been in the city for less than half a year.

Logically, with his qualifications, he is not yet fit to succeed to the position of Mayor.

Even if there is someone backing him, it would take at least half a year.

Tu Zhaorui felt a bit regretful.

If only Mayor Su would delay a bit longer, it wouldn't take much, just two or three months would be enough.

But such things are uncontrollable.

This Mayor Su is in poor health, last week he was hospitalized due to a sudden illness.

The doctors said his health condition is very poor, he cannot continue working, and must rest.

Otherwise, there is a very high risk of sudden death from overworking.

Such unforeseen incidents are beyond anyone's control.

Mayor Su has already submitted his retirement application to the province. According to the information obtained from Yu Longshou, Mayor Su is currently semi-retired and only occasionally shows up at the city government.

Within at most a month, Mayor Su will have completed his retirement procedures.

Once he retires, the Mayor's position will be vacant.

Many people have their eyes on this position.

Even with his father-in-law being the head of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, it's not certain he can secure the position.

Guangyue City ranks among the top three economically in Nanjiang Province, and the city's leaders have very close ties with many provincial leaders.

Therefore, if he wants to secure the Mayor's position, relying on Yu Longshou alone is not enough.

At least two more Provincial Committee Members need to be brought on board to be sure.

Yu Longshou said, "During this period, you should build a better relationship with Mayor Su, get him to recommend you to the province, and leave the rest to me."

"Thank you, Dad."

"Let's skip the formalities between us. Spend more time with Yanyan when you have the chance."

"Sure, I will."

Yu Yanyan is Yu Longshou's daughter.

She used to live in the Provincial City, but after Yu Longshou was transferred to Guangyue City, she moved over to live with him.

But Tu Zhaorui is usually too busy, seldom having time to be with her.

Their marital life has also been quite sparse.

Yu Longshou's reminder jolted Tu Zhaorui awake.

He realized he should not neglect his wife.

Though his pursuit of Yu Yanyan was entirely for his career.

But with his father-in-law still having some influence, he should not reveal his ambitions prematurely.

Moreover, his father-in-law treats him well, and Yu Yanyan was adamant in marrying him back then.

After all these years, even a stone would have warmed up.

He does have feelings for Yu Yanyan.

After hanging up, Tu Zhaorui leaned back in his chair, contemplating his chances of securing the Mayor's position.

After analyzing, he was disappointed to find that he seemingly had no substantial chance.

First of all, his qualifications were lacking.

He had served as Deputy Mayor of Guangyue City for too short a time.

Moreover, during these few months, he had not achieved any major accomplishments.

Even a special promotion would not qualify him.

The only way is to rally more Committee Members to forcibly promote him.

However, how many Committee Members Yu Longshou can unite is uncertain.

Tu Zhaorui, in fact, had little hope.

Because he knew very well that his father-in-law was also nearing retirement.

People leaving office often lose their support.

No one can guarantee the Provincial Committee Members would respect an outgoing head of the Political Consultative Conference.

Tu Zhaorui lit a cigarette and pondered quietly.

He was determined to secure the Mayor's position.

Even if there's a one in ten thousand chance, he would try!

"Provincial Committee Members..."

Suddenly, he took a deep drag and squinted.

He almost forgot something important!

The matter regarding Secretary Lu, which he kept to himself without telling anyone.

Now, he realized he might benefit from it!

He knew Governor Qu had been placing her people in Lingjiang and Dujiang City.

Moreover, she always maintained a cooperative relationship with Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng.

Yet, what Secretary Lu is doing now, Qu Xiangru definitely doesn't know.

Tu Zhaorui couldn't help but smile.

He took out his phone, found Qu Xiangru's number, and dialed it.

"Hello, Governor Qu, this is Tu Zhaorui from Guangyue City."

Tu Zhaorui?

Qu Xiangru had a slight impression of him: "Hello, Mayor Tu, anything I can assist with?"

Her voice was cold, carrying a certain aloofness from using a thousand miles as a barrier.

Tu Zhaorui said, "Governor Qu, I have a matter that I need to report to you."

"Go ahead."

"This matter is quite important. I'd prefer to report it to you in person if possible. May I know when you'll have some time?"

Qu Xiangru didn't know what he was up to: "Are you in Jiangzhou?"

"I am in Guangyue City," Tu Zhaorui replied. "If you have time this evening, I'd like to report it to you then."

"After 7 PM, I have half an hour."

"Alright, I'll come by at 7 PM."

After hanging up, he immediately went out.

He got in the car and told the driver, "To Jiangzhou."

At 7 PM.

In the Vice Governor's office of the Nanjiang Provincial Government Building, he met Qu Xiangru, who had not yet left work.

Qu Xiangru put down the document in her hand, took off her rimless glasses, casually tucked her long hair behind her ear, and said, "Speak."

Instead of answering, Tu Zhaorui asked, "Governor Qu, do you know what Secretary Lu has been doing recently?"

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