Undercurrents

As Lu PingAn was preparing to leave, he was singled out for a private meeting with the authorities.

On one hand, they wanted to build relations and commend him. At the very least, Lu PingAn had indeed done well this time, and his record had always been impressive. To some people, being "unsociable" and "working without ambition" was not necessarily a bad thing.

The other matter was that they handed him a mission and asked him to make a trip to the provincial prefecture.

"Sure enough, they've started 'fighting among themselves' again, just like always."

Where there was rule, there was resistance; where there was resistance, there was suppression. The conflict between Changping City and the other cities in the province had existed for a long time and was difficult to ease.

After all, they were fighting not only for the right to develop, but also for the right to survive. Over the previous years, the provincial prefecture had continuously "sucked blood" from the surrounding cities, and countless talents and rising stars had chosen areas with better prospects.

That was reality. Everyone had the right to choose a better future, but to those left behind, it only meant that public security kept getting worse and there were fewer and fewer combatants willing to follow orders.

Thus, with the great reshuffling of the New Era, the cities below that were eager to make a move were far from limited to the Four Cities.

They did not trust the provincial prefecture. Or rather, if they had a choice, who would be willing to entrust their own development and safety to someone else? If something really happened, could they count on the provincial prefecture?

Every city had its own little schemes, more or less, whether overt or covert.

Chang Ping State Prefecture found