Insufficient balance

  Entering the dog meat restaurant, Tang Yu deliberately chose a window seat and sat down. From this window, he could see people entering and exiting the wine building across the street, which was exactly what Tang Yu wanted.

  Not to mention, this dog meat dish is indeed very authentic in flavor, even Tang Yu, a picky eater, has nothing to say.

  However, his mind was clearly not on this at the moment, and he couldn't even enjoy the dog meat hot pot. From time to time, he would steal a glance at the crowd entering and exiting the wine house across the street. Fortunately, the hot air swirling above the dog meat hot pot kept his father focused on chewing, and for the time being, he didn't notice anything unusual about his son.

  "Dad, look, look at the person opposite, see if he resembles the one who often stands next to Secretary Chen in the city TV news." As soon as the target came out, Tang Yu hastily reminded his dad and pointed with his finger at the entrance of the wine house across the street.

  Tang Tianhong was enthusiastically eating dog meat, thinking to himself that his son's recommendation was indeed good, and he might have the chance to come back with Mayor Su another time. Suddenly, he was startled by Tang Yu, who pointed in a certain direction towards the window. And wasn't that Secretary Liu? Although he was wearing a big hat and sunglasses, Tang Tianhong still recognized him at a glance after all the times he had seen him going back and forth between the municipal party committee and government.

  He felt a slight sense of curiosity, wondering how someone like Liu Daxi would end up in such a small place to eat, and yet he was dressed so elegantly. However, deep down, he wasn't too concerned, as he had spent enough time in the government agency to see through its superficialities - who didn't have some small secrets? It was just the way things were in the agency, always having to put on a show.

  It's better to be careful not to let Secretary Liu see it, or he'll think you know his secrets and you'll wear small shoes in the future. The full-time secretary of the municipal party committee is more prestigious than this deputy secretary-general of the government office outside.

  Laugh at myself, didn't expect to run into a local celebrity while having a meal, my luck isn't bad.

  Liu Daxi didn't notice the dog meat restaurant on this side and drove away directly. Tang Tianhong put down his greedy heart and lowered his head to eat again, still slightly puzzled in his heart, "Why did Liu Daxi go out to do business without using the municipal party committee's black car, but instead used a Buick? I've never heard that Liu Daxi has his own car!"

  Didn't think much of these issues, after a while, turned around and saw his son staring straight at the wine building across the road, smiled and said, "Not eating well and staring at someone else's wine building..."

  Before he could finish his sentence, a glance at the entrance of the wine house froze his smile on his face, "Isn't that Cai Mingcai? What is he doing here?"

  Cai Mingcai came out and got in the car to leave, then several people came out of the wine building one after another, all of whom drove away by themselves as soon as they came out, and no one lingered at the door to chat, as if there was no relationship between them.

  The people who came out later, Tang Tianhong could basically recognize them, even if he couldn't call out their names, he could still recognize their faces.

  "It's strange, why did they come to a place like this to eat?"

  Listening to his father's muttering, Tang Yu secretly rejoiced, it seemed that his plan had taken effect, but he still needed to add a strong dose, "When did the people's representatives of Dongling City become so thrifty and come to such a place to save government expenses?"

  Tang Tianhong's face was also solemn, and he didn't even bother to scold Tang Yu for taking advantage of them with the public funds for food and drink. His mind had been attracted by Tang Yu's words about being a representative of the People's Congress. Wasn't that right? Those people, except for Liu Dasi, weren't they all representatives of the People's Congress?

  The Su City mayoral election is about to be decided by a vote in the People's Congress, but Liu Daxi secretly and mysteriously contacts representatives of the People's Congress. What's going on?

  "Impossible, impossible, this is absolutely impossible." Tang Tianhong immediately ruled out the conclusion he had just drawn from his first reaction.

  But if it wasn't as he had guessed, why did Liu Da secretly contact the NPC deputies on the eve of the meeting?

  No matter what, their secret contacts with each other are extremely abnormal things. Whether or not there is a possibility of considering for oneself, it's better to go and tell Mayor Su about it, and making some preparations early on isn't a bad thing either.

  Thinking so, his expression also eased up, without the tension from earlier. "Little Yu, you eat by yourself, finish eating and head back first, I have some other things to attend to today and can only head home later." He said as he took out money to pay the bill.

  After finishing the bill and coming back, Tang Yu also stood up at the door. "I'm full too, Dad wants to go where, I'll take you there. In this place, it's not easy to get a taxi."

  Tang Tianhong was taken aback. Ah, yes, this is the suburbs, and it's not easy to run into a taxi. His son had thought ahead.

  All the way, Tang Yu drove, and Tang Tianhong closed his eyes to think about what he had just seen. The more he thought, the more he felt that Liu Daxi and others had ulterior motives and were plotting against Mayor Su. He didn't notice that Tang Yu's speed was getting faster and faster. When Tang Yu reminded him that they were approaching the municipal party committee's residential compound, he was still surprised at how fast they had arrived.

  The security measures of the Municipal Committee's compound are quite perfect. Tang Tianhong, due to his work, needs to enter and exit here, so he also got an access card. However, he first found a place outside to make a phone call to Mayor Su's family, said a few words, and then signaled Tang Yu to drive in. Brother Big is not equipped with this kind of device for the time being.

  They arrived at the No. 2 building of the Municipal Committee, and Tang Tianhong thought about letting Tang Yu drive back by himself, but after some thought, he decided it wasn't a bad idea to go up together. As it happens, Mayor Su also knew Tang Yu, and Tang Tianhong had known Su Muren since they were young, until they drifted apart due to work when Tang Yu was around 7 or 8 years old. However, thinking back, Su Muren probably didn't leave much of an impression on Tang Yu at that time.

  After changing into slippers and entering the living room, apart from Mayor Su, there was only a small nanny, and I didn't know where Mrs. Su Muren had gone.

  "Isn't this Little Yu? You've grown so big in the blink of an eye. When you were young, Aunt Su held you and you peed all over her, causing your mom to spank you on the butt." As she spoke, she patted Tang Yu's shoulder, and Tang Yu hastily responded with a few words, still unsure of how to start a conversation with Su Mu Ru.

  This was the first time Tang Yu had seen Su Mu Ru after his rebirth, although he had gone to see Su Mu Ru and his wife not long before his rebirth. However, Su Mu Ru's appearance at that time was completely incomparable to now. The face of Su Mu Ru that Tang Yu saw in his previous life was at least thirty years older than it was now, all because of the torment he suffered during his imprisonment. At this moment, seeing Su Mu Ru in his prime again, Tang Yu felt a mix of emotions and for a moment forgot to greet him.

  Tang Tianhong didn't bother with these things and walked over to avoid the little nanny, whispering two sentences to Su Muer. Su Muer's face, which had been smiling, suddenly turned stiff, and her laughter abruptly stopped. "Is this really true?" Without even bothering to say more to Tang Yu, she instructed the little nanny to take care of him and hastily followed Tang Tianhong into the study.

  "Tian Hong, are you sure you didn't see wrongly? Didn't mistake someone?"

  "I'm absolutely sure, I was out having dinner with Xiao Yu, and we happened to be at the restaurant right across from where they were eating. We had a table by the window, and people going in and out of the restaurant could see us clearly. Besides, other people might have mistaken them, but Secretary Liu and Cai Mingcai definitely wouldn't have made a mistake. The others should be correct too. When they left, I paid attention to their license plate number, and it matched, so there's no doubt."

  Tang Tianhong confirmed what he had just heard in a certain tone, Su Muren fell silent, his forehead furrowed into a川character. He took out two cigarettes and handed one to Tang Tianhong, helping Su Muren light up before the two of them puffed away together in the study.

  "Lao Tang, tell me what Chen Songwei is really up to. Is he so bold as to have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard that he dares to make some move on the 10th? You know, that's equivalent to cutting off his own path of retreat."

  Although the relationship between the two is mostly that of superior and subordinate, they were bosom friends since childhood, which does not hinder this relationship. They are relatively casual in their address to each other, without so much etiquette and refinement.

  "No matter what, it's never a good thing for these people to get together before the meeting of the people's congress. We can't not make preparations, we can't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

  Besides, things like this, as long as they've done it, they'll leave behind some clues. Since today's careless mistake was fortunately caught and noticed, turning back to instruct someone to pay attention, they should be able to find some threads of evidence, and see what they're really trying to do."

  Su Mo Ru has been in Dongling for almost half a year, although it's been tough under Chen Songwei's dominance. As the second-in-command of Dongling City and the top official of the government, he still has his own network and informants. If he sets his mind to get some information, it shouldn't be too difficult.

  After listening to Tang Tianhong, Su Muren let out a soft sigh. "There are some contradictions between the local party and government leaders, one hand and two hands, which is naturally within my expectation. I had psychological preparation when I came down and also made preparations for compromise and concession. But why did Chen Songwei repeatedly force me to be so aggressive? It's really too much. Moreover, where did he get such a big nerve to control the election like this? This is a very serious political issue in the country, even if someone protects him, it would be a dead end for his career, and he can only stay in Dongling for the rest of his life. Does Chen Songwei really want to bring me down, even at the risk of his own political future? I don't think I've hindered him in any way, many things I've repeatedly retreated to the municipal party committee, just hoping to coordinate the two teams well, but he's getting more and more aggressive, doesn't he think I'm easy to bully?" As he spoke, his emotions gradually became more agitated.

  It's strange to say, but it's inevitable that there are some awkward relationships between the first and second in charge of a place. However, like Su Mu Ru and Chen Song Wei, who have hardly ever been in contact with each other yet are completely incompatible, this is almost unprecedented.

  Su Muru is an outsider in Dongling City, and he has just arrived at work without opening up the situation. Nothing has been done yet, but Chen Songwei's side has been constantly appearing with elbow grease, causing a smoky atmosphere between the party and government teams.

  Su Mo Ru himself was also strange and abnormal, he didn't understand why Chen Song Wei was targeting him everywhere. This time, even taking political risks, he wanted to squeeze himself out and hit his own prestige. He thought for a moment, feeling that there shouldn't be any place where he had offended Chen Song Wei to death.

  Not only Su Mu Rou is strange, Tang Tian Hong is also strange. In the four sets of teams in the municipal party committee, municipal government, people's congress and CPPCC, most of the old organs are also confused, don't know why the municipal party secretary insists on targeting the new mayor.

  "No matter what Chen Songwei wants to do, we must be prepared for the meeting of the 10th. If this kind of thing is known in advance by us, he will not get away with it."

  After that, the two of them went to the study and discussed some details for a while. Before they knew it, more than an hour had passed. When the two people came out of the study, Tang Yu was quietly watching TV alone in the living room.

  It's almost nine o'clock, Su Muru said, "It's so late, I'll have Xiao Liu drive you two back."

  "No need to trouble others, Xiaoyu drove over in the second-hand car from home, and he can just head back on his own."

  Su Mu looked at Tang Yu with a surprised expression, "Isn't Little Yu only 16 years old? He can already drive at such a young age? These kids are getting out of hand nowadays." Rubbing Tang Yu's head, "You kid, when you were younger, you didn't even dare to play pranks, but now you're even driving a car. Don't scare Old Tang to death on the road."

  "Uncle Su looks down on me, I've had a driver's license for half a year now."