At the meeting.
Li Niu had also chosen a side.
Although the Minister of the United Front Work Department did not hold that much power and had even less say in the Standing Committee, it was still a crucial vote. Whether for Dong Xuebin or Zhang Dongfang, every vote mattered now. Zhang Dongfang's side had five certain votes, including his own. As long as they could win over one more vote or have someone abstain, they would defeat Dong Xuebin in their first clash. As for Dong Xuebin's side? The only certain vote was basically Dong Xuebin himself. Well, perhaps Meng Hanmei could be counted too. Everyone else was uncertain to Dong Xuebin. Fortunately, Chang Lin had sided with Dong Xuebin, Wang Binhe had sided with Dong Xuebin, and now Li Niu had joined them as well. Only then had Dong Xuebin pulled himself back from the disadvantage.
Five to five!
The two sides were tied!
Of the eleven County Party Committee Standing Committee Members at the conference table, only Minister of the Propaganda Department Sun Changzhi had yet to choose a side. Based on the ranking of the Standing Committee members, Sun Changzhi should have voiced his opinion before Li Niu, perhaps even before the standing committee deputy county chief. His seniority and position were there for all to see. Yet now, he had spoken even later than Li Niu, who ranked last among the County Party Committee Standing Committee Members. Clearly, he had not made up his mind either.
Dong Xuebin did not know this man well. His only impression of Sun Changzhi came from when he had first arrived in Jiaolin County and been taken to the Police Station. Sun Changzhi had come there to receive him too, but Dong Xuebin had not met anyone. In the