With that in mind, the forty-eight higher-ups of the 16 Cities all turned their attention to East City, to New Realm City, eager to see how things would develop.
This was already one of the rare bits of entertainment in the recently chaotic East Industry State.
Yet what puzzled them was that after Qiu Tu submitted his application, it seemed to vanish without a trace.
Whether it was East Industry State, the Shelter, or New Realm City, there was no change or response whatsoever.
They even pulled strings to make inquiries, yet still received no word.
The six Speakers had all strangely kept silent on the matter.
Whether it was Ye Mingfeng, who had always been blunt and decisive in killing;
or Dai Yukang, who was deeply calculating and always wore a smile;
whether it was Tang Feifei, who came from a powerful background and was cold on the outside but warm-hearted within;
or Liu Xiongyuan, who had risen from the bottom and feared no taboo;
whether it was Huang Shangzong, who held a grudge against Qiu Tu and acted domineeringly; or Li Tingdong, who cared only about achievements and had no interest in anything else,
none of them leaked even a shred of information.
Such a strange situation was beyond anything the higher-ups of the 16 Cities had anticipated. It only made them more curious about the outcome of Qiu Tu's application to become Deputy Speaker.
Meanwhile.
Just as all the higher-ups of the 16 Cities were watching this matter closely.
East City, Council, Speaker's Office.
Huang Shangzong sat upright in a broad stainless-steel chair, staring silently at Dai Yukang across the stainless-steel desk.
After looking around Huang Shangzong's office furnishings, Dai Yukang smiled and said, "Speaker, it seems Secretary Han is truly exhausted from procurement. He even replaced