Hot Potato, Sweat Beading Layer by Layer

After Lin Su took office as the Nanshan Prefectural Governor, he had never once contacted Cao Fang.

Even though Cao Fang was the prefectural governor, his direct superior, and had given him explicit instructions when he first took office—consult more, report more when matters arose, and never act on his own.

Lin Su had treated Cao Fang's words as nothing but fart.

In fact, many people could see clearly that Lin Su had never taken Cao Fang seriously at all.

The people of Nanshan Prefecture understood.

Cao Fang himself understood.

He had even accepted it.

This shit-stirrer had not even put the Prime Minister in his eyes. In officialdom, it was only natural that he looked down on everyone.

Cao Fang had already changed his view of this subordinate...

At the beginning, Cao Fang had considered whether to put him in his place, settling the old grudge from when Lin Su had served as an Inspectorate Envoy and investigated him—the incident where he had rescued Qiu Shui Hongshang's husband for writing a Treasonous Poem.

After Lin Su had mercilessly crippled his father-in-law with a single law staff strike, Cao Fang's urge for revenge had become even more pressing.

But later, the situation changed.

Lin Su had not merely dealt with his father-in-law. He had also gone after Prince Luyang!

That overwhelmingly powerful prince had not even lasted a single exchange against him and had been bullied miserably.

After that, the Zhongzhou officialdom, which had clamored for Lin Mouren to learn some manners, collectively fell silent.

Cao Fang fell silent as well.

They simply could not afford to provoke someone who dared to ruthlessly beat even Prince Luyang to death.

Cao Fang gradually changed his outlook. He only hoped this subordinate would behave himself. Even if he truly could not behave