As Chen Fei was leisurely riding the high-speed train back to Northern Mountain City, the political sphere in Tongzhou City had already stirred up quite a storm.
Liu Tianping, the Deputy Director of the Tongzhou City Finance Bureau and a man with high hopes of succeeding the retiring Deputy Director Zhang, was suddenly escorted from his office by personnel from the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Public Security Bureau. He wasn't the only one. A high-ranking division-level leader from the Municipal Gardening Bureau, known to be a close associate of Liu's, received the same treatment. Both were considered influential figures in Tongzhou's political landscape. Adding to the intrigue were rumors that Liu Tianping had backing from the provincial level, yet he was arrested all the same. The event naturally led to wild speculation.
