Speaking one's mind freely was certainly out of the question; even if County Head Qi dared to speak his mind, no one would dare to take it literally. At present, there was only one person running Dongshan County, and that was Qi Tongwei. His word was absolute, and calling it an exaggeration would be entirely wrong.
Were there people below who felt resentful?
Yes.
Yet none dared to show it, unless they were tired of their official caps. Counting the former county magistrate who had taken down nine members of the Standing Committee in one fell swoop, who would dare to tweak the tiger's whiskers in the face of such formidable power?
The symposium concluded with great success, filled entirely with praise and adulation for Qi Tongwei.
County Head Qi greatly disliked such blatant flattery. While seeking truth from facts was correct, one still had to mind the optics; he would have to address this next time.
Chapter 374