If it were anyone else, it might not have mattered, but when he realized it was Zhao Mei, the City Organization Minister, Fu Guotai dared not neglect. He immediately left the conference hall and took a call.
When he returned, it was a full ten minutes later.
Everyone noticed his ashen face. He looked terrible, with a visage as dark as the bottom of a pot.
As soon as he got back, Fu Guotai glared angrily at Xu Qianli and burst out.
"It was you, you're behind this mischief, aren't you?"
"How dare you, Xu Qianli! To think a mere Deputy County Magistrate would meddle in the personnel affairs of the County Party Secretary, you've really overreached!"
"I'm telling you, I won't let this go easily. Just you wait, I will definitely report this upward. I won't let you off the hook!"
"Don't be smug, your satisfaction won't last long!"
Fu Guotai got more and more agitated as he spoke, his voice growing louder, his body shaking with extreme anger.
