Liu Zhizhong couldn't help but be taken aback as he looked at the message.

It seemed that the Zhao family's younger auntie, despite telling me she didn't care about her husband's philandering ways, still took it to heart!

Now she's in office as the first Deputy Secretary of the City Committee, and instead of dealing with Luo Yanling herself, she wants me to do it?

This task... considering I'm the new official in charge, is my first act to really take down a female subordinate? It's a bit tricky!

Nevertheless, Liu Zhizhong replied to Lu Yuqing, "Received! I will resolutely complete the task!"

"Mm, my big darling, auntie believes in you and won't let you down. Our good days are coming!"

Reading such words, waves of passionate impulse surged within Liu Zhizhong.

A new job, a new environment, new interpersonal dynamics, isn't it all too thrilling?

My wife's younger auntie is the secretary of the City Committee; her own younger aunt is like the second housekeeper of the City Committee, and I am the secretary to the Mayor, in charge of the second secretary division. The second division includes one of the Mayor's lovers, and the younger auntie wants me to keep her in line!

With the sort of relationship I have with Lu Yuqing, will we have a chance to be together when we get to the City Committee Courtyard? In her office, or mine, or perhaps Ma Xudong's?

Damn, just the thought of it is thrilling...

The key now is that I've also managed to win over my wife's older sister, Zhao Han. Life is really starting to look up, isn't it?

That bastard Zhang Hongyang, relying on the Zhang family's influence in Yangzhou, wants to mess with me, heh, I need to play the long game with him.

But his younger aunt, Zhang Yue Xing, is the Secretary of the Municipal Committee, that withering nun, quite the looker and she's been divorced for years! I wonder if Zhang Hongyang will ask his aunt to take a shot at me?

If Zhang Yue Xing comes after me, hey, Lu Yuqing will protect me, and then things at the City Committee Courtyard might get interesting, huh?

Alright, I'll take it one step at a time!

Meanwhile, it just so happens that Zhang Hongyang was indeed aware that Liu Zhizhong was going to report at the City Committee Courtyard this morning and had called his younger aunt, Zhang Yue Xing.

"Auntie, that bastard Liu is taking up his post today, and he's become your subordinate too. I'm really having a hard time swallowing this pill! Is there anyone in Yangzhou that the Zhang family members can't handle?"

Zhang Yue Xing hummed coldly, "Hongyang, all these years, you've made life pretty miserable for Liu Zhizhong, right? How is it that this time he's had such dumb luck to turn things around? Haven't you thought about why?"

"Uh..." Zhang Hongyang was taken aback for a moment, then answered dismissively, "What else could it be? It's just Secretary Ma going off on a whim and insisting on promoting him, sigh..."

"Heh, if you say so! But the reason you called today is to get your auntie to teach this kid a lesson at the City Committee Courtyard, right?"

"Heh... Auntie, you are the big housekeeper of the City Committee and a standing member of the Yangzhou City Committee. It should be a piece of cake for you to deal with him, right? Find an opportunity to get him out of the courtyard; you have the power to do that, don't you?"

"If I press down on him right after Mayor Ma brought him in, do you think I'm suppressing him, or am I attacking Mayor Ma's face?"

"Ah? This... I hadn't thought of that! What do we do then? As long as he's in the City Committee Courtyard, it just doesn't sit right with me..."

Zhang Yue Xing let out a few cold laughs, then said, "If it bothers you, you need to figure out your own approach, not expect your aunt to do it. It's not appropriate for your auntie to get involved in City Committee affairs. You should find a way yourself, then bring it to the attention of the City Committee, understand?"

Zhang Hongyang felt like a lightbulb went on in his mind, "Alright, auntie, I understand. I will work out a good strategy."

"Political struggle is all about tactics, methods, Hongyang, you still need to mature!"

"Alright, alright, thank you for the guidance, auntie. I will try my best to grow…"

"..."

But on this side, Zhang Yue Xing stood by the window in her office. After the call ended, a mysterious smile flickered across her frosty face.

Hongyang, you have some time to maneuver, if you can take down Liu Zhizhong, that's your own skill.

But if you can't, let's see how your auntie pulls the rug out from under him with a single move, easily!

Liu Zhizhong could never have imagined that this old lady, Zhang Yue Xing, had such plans.

He thought to himself, if Zhang Yue Xing wanted to tackle me, I wouldn't mind finding an opportunity to take her down. She's old, but looks young, well-maintained, and wouldn't be a loss at all!

Look at Zhao Han, I dealt with her, now she's compliant, isn't she? Dare she do anything against me?

I don't believe you, Zhang Yue Xing, one of the standing members of the City Committee, would be shameless?

You're Zhang Hongyang's beloved aunt, to take you down would really be something! If it really happened, and Zhang Hongyang found out, would it be like taking his life? Hahaha...

The devilish thoughts inside Liu Zhizhong's mind continued to flourish, wildly.

Speaking of which, it's interesting. Liu Zhizhong's feet hadn't even stepped into the City Committee Courtyard yet, and it seemed like the political struggle was already underway, with a sense of undercurrents stirring.

This, then, is officialdom, a place of intrigue and calculation.

While Liu Zhizhong's car had yet to reach the City Committee Courtyard, still about a kilometer away, an unexpected situation suddenly occurred…