Every household has its own troubles. After offering Zhou Zhengming a few words of comfort, I took my leave to meet Jiao Feiyue for our appointment.
That evening, Qi Tongwei attended a special banquet at the Ziyaxuan Restaurant. The guests were all key confidants and subordinates with deep ties to Jiao Feiyue, and they were also influential figures within the various bureaus and departments of Jingzhou City. There were twenty-two people in total. Chai Ming, Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, was prominently among them, though Yao Hualin, Minister of the Municipal Organization Department, was notably absent.
Qi Tongwei stood behind Jiao Feiyue, observing silently. Even a wrecked ship still has three pounds of iron; Jiao Feiyue had not yet completely lost his grip on power. The Ping-Jiao Faction remained, as ever, seemingly invisible yet omnipresent, its reach extending into every corner of the city.
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