In fact, without realizing it, Zhao Lichun had already been outmaneuvered by Pei Yihong, because Pei Yihong's preferred candidate was also Qi Tongwei.
However, Pei Yihong could not be the one to propose it, as he also had to take Zhong Zhengguo's feelings into consideration.
Wasn't Pei Yihong's inspection tour down there this time essentially a clever trap to lure the opponent in?
Chapter 160