The Reversed Speaker Meeting!

Everyone present was a shrewd old hand. Huang Shangzong's words sounded fair, but with even a little thought, one could spot the huge problem.

The legitimacy of power came from above, but its substance came from below.

Qiu Tu was the Deputy Director of the New Realm City Investigation Department. Moreover, he had clawed his way up step by step from New Realm City.

He was deeply entrenched in New Realm City, with countless trusted subordinates. Saying he could cover the sky with one hand might have been an exaggeration, but his influence definitely ranked among the top five in New Realm City.

But once he was transferred away and separated from his confidants, he would immediately become duckweed without roots, his power drastically diminished.

Even if Qiu Tu were assigned a position no worse than Deputy Director, it would be difficult for him to achieve anything in a short time.

After all, upon arriving in a new department, he would need at least several months to sort out the work, then several more months to consolidate power.

Even if everything went smoothly, it would still delay him by half a year to a year.

And if the head of the new department or colleagues at the same level held different political views from Qiu Tu, he might not accomplish anything for years.

That would cut off the soaring path of a mid-level official like Qiu Tu, who was in the midst of rising.

By comparison, Ai Li was already the director of the Attendant Office and had not been working in New Realm City.

Her current situation in New Realm City was incredibly dangerous. Completely controlled by the local tyrant Qiu Tu, she was like a flying insect caught in a spiderweb, utterly unable to move.

Thus, transferring her