Municipal Party Secretary Han Jianguo and Mayor Zong Weixin soon received the report.
Both leaders had decidedly mixed feelings.
On the one hand, they marveled at Director Zhou's enormous influence among the public.
On the other, they regretted that his departure from Changtian was already a foregone conclusion!
In all fairness, although Xiao Zhou sometimes had a knack for stirring up trouble, he was genuinely capable of resolving it, too.
In the nearly one year since he had come to Changtian, the clearance rate for major criminal cases had reached one hundred percent. His contributions to maintaining public order and stability had been tremendous.
Personally, Han Jianguo and Zong Weixin wanted Zhou Yi to stay.
But two tigers could not share one mountain. The forces backing Zhou Yi and Xie Chenglin were currently locked in a fierce power struggle. Wei Siqi's transfer to the southwest, Yan Huafeng's succession as Provincial Party Committee Secretary, and Zheng Qisheng's promotion to Provincial Governor all signaled that the Xie Family had gained the upper hand in Jiangnan.
Under these circumstances, if Zhou Yi stayed, he would undoubtedly keep clashing with Xie Chenglin, inevitably forcing the two of them into the difficult position of choosing sides.
The best outcome, therefore, was for one of the two men to leave Changtian.
Fortunately, Xiao Zhou had only been on secondment in the first place, so returning to Liaodong now was perfectly natural. All they could do was silently wish him well and bid him take care!
At that thought, Han Jianguo picked up the phone and called Organization Department Head Zuo Yonghua. Xiao Zhou had submitted his paperwork a week ago. Why was Zuo dragging his feet on approving it? Was he waiting for New Year's?
"Yonghua, what's the status of Xiao Zhou's paperwork?"
Hearing the secretary