Liu Zhengxiang frowned, his face darkening, but he still said, "Don't add any more salt. I know Zhiyuan well; he's not selfish, he's just sometimes a bit too meticulous in his work!"
Chen Tao immediately shook his head. "If he had no selfish motives, I wouldn't say anything! But listen to what he said... 'No matter who recruited him, we must consider all aspects. Economic development is important, but the safety of the people must also be guaranteed.' Listen to that! So he's the only one who cares about the safety of the people, and we're all just after profit? Isn't this blatantly contradicting you? You haven't even stepped down yet, and he's already showing you no respect. If you do step down, won't he become incredibly arrogant? He might even overturn all your previous statements!"
Upon hearing those last few words, Liu Zhengxiang's expression immediately changed.
To reach his position, personal achievement is what matters most. To deny his principles is to deny everything he did in office, to erase all his accomplishments. Wouldn't all his years of hard work have been for nothing?
This is absolutely outrageous!
However, after calming down and thinking about it, he felt that it shouldn't be like this. After all, it wasn't the first time he had met Zhang Zhiyuan. Such a calm and composed person shouldn't behave like this.
Moreover, if the other party wants to advance their career, they should be even more careful in handling their relationship with me. How dare they be so audacious!
Chen Tao seemed to know what he was thinking, so he added fuel to the fire and said directly, "Mayor Liu, I think this matter is definitely not that simple! Think about it, he used to listen to you without question, but why has he suddenly changed this time?"
"The news of the Imperial Inspector's inspection has already spread within the organization, and he probably knows about it too! He's doing this to clearly curry favor with the Imperial Inspector, trying to step on you to pave the way for his own promotion!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengxiang's pupils suddenly contracted!
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