This time, Zhang Hongyang is truly damn steady.

He just flashed a calm and relaxed smile and said, "Peng, you'll find out soon, hehe..."

Smiling cheerfully, with an air of nonchalance and quite a bit of poise, he pushed up the legs of his glasses and walked straight to his office door.

Xie Peng was momentarily stunned but quickly adjusted, holding files in one hand and pushing open the office door with the other to let the boss in.

"Please, Brother Yang, hehe... Looks like my Brother Yang has really made it big?"

Zhang Hongyang didn't say much, just sat down in the office and said, "You know, Liu Zhizhong is actually quite reliable when it comes to getting things done. He really didn't spoil my fun; he's getting things done for real, haha..."

"Uh... this..."

Xie Peng did feel a bit slapped in the face because he previously said Liu Zhizhong might not even have time to steal Zhang Hongyang's joy, let alone help him out.

Now, with Zhang Hongyang saying this himself, it indicates that Liu Zhizhong did contribute quite a bit of effort!

Zhang Hongyang chuckled and said, "What's up Xie Peng, feeling a bit slapped?"

"Oh, hehe... this..." Xie Peng laughed awkwardly but then earnestly said, "I don't mind being slapped as long as it helps Brother Yang solve problems. So, does this mean you've turned hostility into friendship with Liu Zhizhong?"

"Hehe..."

Zhang Hongyang lit a cigarette and laughed again, "Peng, as an official, one should still have their own stance and principles! You can't just change yourself easily over a small matter, right? Liu Zhizhong and I are rivals; how could it be resolved just like that?"

Xie Peng's eyes lit up, "Alright, I get it. So, does this mean the drone team's work must continue until you can control the Standing Committee and sideline him?"

Zhang Hongyang thought to himself: there's no need to control the Standing Committee anymore, nor sideline it, because before long, the whole of Shanan will belong to me.

However, continuing surveillance is very necessary. I want to keep a tight grip on those few Standing Committee members in Shanan County who often oppose me, humph...

So, Zhang Hongyang nodded, "Yes, it must continue. Can't change easily, haha... I want all of Shanan to be our territory, understand?"

"Understood, hehe... Look, these documents are from the towns below, delivered while you were away. Please have a look and sign them or whatever."

"Hmm, alright, I'll take a look..."

"..."

In general, Xie Peng was still quite satisfied deep down.

The boss was alright, and the storm had passed. For him, that was a great thing, and his future still looked promising.

Only now, it seemed like Brother Yang has changed a bit, becoming more mature!

Meanwhile, Liu Zhizhong returned to Shanan and proceeded to do his work step by step.

What slightly disappointed him was that after Vice Minister Feng left Tiandu, ten days to half a month went by without any Guo Jia Level agricultural rewards or assistance being issued to Shanan County from Tiandu.

Of course, the current human resources, material resources, and policy resources in Shanan County were already sufficient.

The leadership collective of the State Committee and State Government still went to the Provincial City to visit Meng Jixiang, not forgetting to send money and gifts. They were quite surprised that Zhang Hongyang made it through safely because Meng Jixiang specifically gave them a bit of instructions...