The secretary, who was about one and a half times as attractive as a nurse, hadn't been bluffing. The acting governor spoke for just ten minutes, made a slew of promises that sounded practical but weren't to be examined too closely, basked in the people's cheers, and then returned to his office, thoroughly satisfied.
This place belongs to me now. Acting Governor Jiang Yudong gazed around the spacious, luxurious office and decided he ought to give it a thorough inspection—and maybe pee in a corner while he was at it. There would be an official election in six months, but that was a trivial matter. The Big Boss had taken a liking to him, and the important man had promised to give him the party's full support. There was no chance some heavyweight would show up to challenge him.
And so began a new era for Mr. Jiang. It would last at least six years—plenty of time for him to rake in... No, to do a great deal for the millions of citizens here.
The acting governor was in high spirits. He would have been even happier if the chief administrative secretary of the governor's office hadn't told him there was a visitor waiting outside.
"A junior officer? No, not even an officer, just a student. Why do I have to meet him? Besides, the kid is pretty irritating."
"Because he's a Lunar, and whether you admit it or not, he truly did distinguish himself in this incident. If he chooses to stay in the military after graduation, it won't take more than five years for him to be anything but a junior officer. We already have an example of that, don't we?" the older government secretary advised.
Seeing the acting governor lost in thought, the old secretary continued, "Besides,