Dong Xuebin spent the entire afternoon thinking about how to destroy Lu Dafa's authority within the Investment Bureau.
Lu Dafa was a wall standing in Dong Xuebin's way. Even Dong Xuebin, whose political instincts were not especially sharp, could see that clearly, so others understood it all the more. Deputy Director Sun, Pu Yang and Guo Junbao, the directors of several external offices, as well as the chiefs of Business Section One and Section Two—everyone knew that if Director Dong could not bring down the wall that was Lu Dafa, there would be no way for him to carry out his work. Even if he barely managed to get things moving, he would leave the Investment Bureau staff and the County Leaders with the impression that he was incapable. By then, even his position might become unstable, let alone any hope of work achievements.
His decision to sideline Lu Dafa had been ruthless.
But it was clearly not enough to change the situation.
Without further measures, some even suspected that the young Director Dong might instead be sidelined by Lu Dafa. Given Director Lu's usual cunning, such a thing was not impossible. The series of developments that morning had made many people smell the urgency in the air. Anyone with eyes could see that Lu Dafa and Director Dong had squared off. They were about to wrestle for power.
But aside from Office Director Luo Haiting, who had taken Dong Xuebin's side, no one else made a move. They simply watched and waited. Picking sides now was unwise. Although Lu Dafa was not the Top Leader, he had Chen Tongbing and even Xiang behind him. Though County Chief Xie's influence had been growing lately, Yantai County was still under Xiang's control. No one could ignore that. There were also rumors