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Huang Shangzong was taken aback for a moment, but didn't pay any attention.

Li Tingdong has a rather eccentric personality.

Therefore, he couldn't help but look at the other vice speakers.

Just then, the old man Liu Xiongyuan slowly raised his hand.

Seeing Liu Xiongyuan raise his hand in support, Huang Shangzong felt a slight sense of relief, realizing that things were pretty much as he had expected.

Although Liu Xiongyuan had a good relationship with Qiu Tu, he didn't dare to stand against him on this matter.

Just as he was thinking this, Liu Xiongyuan suddenly spoke up.

He held up his dark hands, sat casually in the chair, and said, "I object."

Upon hearing Liu Xiongyuan's words, Huang Shangzong was slightly taken aback, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

Sure enough, the next second, Tang Feifei slowly raised her hand and said coldly, "I also object."

Liu Xiongyuan and Tang Feifei were seated right next to each other.

Huang Shangzong and Ye Mingfeng were also standing right next to each other.

So when the vote was tied at 2:2, the four people were immediately divided into opposing sides across the long conference table!

Seeing this, Huang Shangzong's expression gradually turned cold. His tiger-like eyes stared intently at Liu Xiong Yuan and Tang Fei Fei, and then he said in a deep voice, "No need to raise your hand if you object."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiongyuan clicked his tongue and said, "I was just afraid you wouldn't be able to see it."

After saying that, he nonchalantly lowered his hand and waved at Tang Feifei again.

Seeing this, Tang Feifei also put her hand down.

Huang Shangzong gave the two of them a deep look, then took a deep breath, looked at Dai Yukang, and asked in a deep voice, "Director Dai, it seems you didn't raise your hand?"

Upon hearing this, Dai Yukang smiled and raised his hand in response.

Seeing this, Huang Shangzong felt a slight sense of relief.

Just then, Dai Yukang spoke up, "Speaker, I also object."

Huang Shangzong's expression froze.

Three votes against? Half?!

How can it be!

Liu Xiong Yuan and Tang Fei Fei are understandable. But why would Dai Yu Kang side with Qiu Tu?

In that instant, Huang Shangzong felt an immense sense of humiliation!

Putting aside the fact that the 3 dissenting votes essentially declared his plan to transfer Qiu Tu a failure.

Let's just talk about this dissenting vote! Half of the deputy speakers opposed him, which proves that the situation in Dongye State is out of control!

This proves that he has lost control of Dongye Prefecture!

This is something that has never happened in all the years since the Eighth Shelter was established!

Therefore, Huang Shangzong's face turned a deep liver color in an instant.

At this moment, Ye Mingfeng, who was sitting next to him, finally realized that something was wrong with the whole meeting.

Something bad is going to happen!

Thinking this, he couldn't help but look at Li Tingdong across from him, his mind filled with warning.

Li Tingdong was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties, with a serious expression. He wore square-framed glasses, which added to his cold and aloof demeanor.

After the vote was tied 2-3, he looked up from his documents and then, with a cold expression, tried to speak.

Seeing this, Ye Mingfeng quickly interrupted him, "Everyone, wait a moment."

"I think there's a problem with our show of hands vote this time."

“We are preparing to transfer five or six mid- to high-ranking officers from the Investigation Department. I think each of them has a different situation.”

"We should vote on them separately."

Ye Mingfeng was clearly trying to save face for Huang Shangzong.

He realized it. Liu Xiong Yuan and Tang Fei Fei had definitely done their homework beforehand, persuading Dai Yu Kang and Li Ting Dong. That's why they were so confident and dared to directly confront the Speaker.

If Lai Ting Tung were to vote, the result would be 4 votes to 2, and Huang Shang Zong would become a laughing stock for the shelter and Dong Ye Zhou that very day.

This is not good for the stability of Dongye Prefecture.

If the vote is split up, the previous vote will not take effect and will not be recorded.

Even if word gets out... if there's only one dissenting vote out of five or six, the negative impact can be greatly reduced.

Huang Shangzong clearly guessed Ye Mingfeng's meaning. So he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "That makes sense."

However... even knowing this would save face, Huang Shangzong, who knew the truth, still had bloodshot eyes and a face full of resentment...

The meeting then proceeded with several votes, including one each on the reassignment of several high-ranking officials, such as Ellie, Yu Zhengyi, Qiu Tu, and Lin Ting.

Moreover, to avoid a situation where all votes failed, Ye Mingfeng, for the sake of caution, changed the vote from "agree" to "disagree".

In other words, only those who disagree with the transfer raise their hands; not raising their hands implies agreement.

Sure enough, as soon as this plan was devised, the transfer applications of the other people were all approved immediately.

Qiu Tu's proposal received three opposing votes. Li Tingdong again did not raise his hand, but instead said "abstain."

The vote was 3:2:1, and Qiu Tu's transfer proposal was rejected.

Soon, this turbulent meeting of the speakers came to a complete end.

After the meeting ended, Huang Shangzong, enraged, laughed and said "good" six times. He then left the meeting room with a sullen face.

Inside the conference room, Liu Xiongyuan winked at Tang Feifei with a smile, then looked at Dai Yukang.

He said with a smile, "Old Dai, I didn't expect you to step forward too."

Upon hearing Liu Xiongyuan's words, Dai Yukang tidied up the documents, then shook his head with a smile. He said, "You misunderstood. I just owe Qiu Tu a favor. So I'm just returning it to him."

"Moreover, he is indeed a talented individual. The New Territories need him."

After saying that, he picked up the documents and left the conference room.

He was clearly not saying this to Liu Xiongyuan and Tang Feifei, but to Ye Mingfeng, who hadn't left yet.

Hearing Dai Yukang's words, Ye Mingfeng's face showed a hint of realization. He also breathed a sigh of relief.

If Dai Yukang is only repaying a personal favor and only supports this once, then things don't seem to have reached the worst point yet.

"I hope... the Speaker won't go too far."

A conflict between the speaker and the deputy speaker is not a good thing for the state....

.......

Meanwhile, just as Ye Mingfeng was thinking this...

Huang Shangzong's office.

"Crash!" "Smash!" "Bang!"

Just two days ago, Huang Shangzong smashed everything, and the things he had replaced were swept away by Huang Shangzong and then shattered into pieces!

Huang Shangzong's chest heaved violently, his eyes bulging as he paced back and forth in the office like a bull!

He truly never imagined that one day the state he controlled would spiral out of control!

His three deputy speakers actually joined forces against him! And another one remained on the sidelines!

This development was truly beyond his comprehension!

He frantically rubbed his head with his hands, trying to figure out how Qiu Tu won and how he lost!

Why did Dai Yukang oppose the motion and Li Tingdong abstain from voting?

The more Huang Shangzong thought about it, the more puzzled he became!

So, after thinking it over, he decided to make a phone call and ask for outside help.

As a high-ranking member of the "academic school," Huang Shangzong is among the top 5 in the "academic school."

Now, having become the Speaker of the Dongye State Assembly, his power ranks among the top three.

But... when it comes to intelligence, he doesn't even rank in the top 10, no, the top 20.

So he called a friend to ask for advice.

With that thought in mind, he walked back to the collapsed desk, sat heavily in his chair, took out his communicator, and dialed a private line.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

A moment later, the call was connected.

Before Huang Shangzong could speak, a refined male voice came from the other end of the line, "I knew you would call me."

Huang Shangzong was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Old Guo, can you do divination now?"

The refined-looking man smiled and said, "No, not at all."

"But Mr. Pang and Mr. Tang just spoke on the phone today and exchanged information and opinions."

"You... you've been completely outmaneuvered by a junior."

Hearing the refined man's words, Huang Shangzong was even more puzzled.

Pang was the leader of the "academic school" and one of the five vice-chairmen of the Supreme Council of the Sanctuary.

There's no need to mention Old Tang, Tang Feifei's grandfather, the leader of the "Fengtian Clique," and also one of the five vice-speakers of the Supreme Council.

For such a powerful figure, unless the true form of an evil god invades, he would not pay any attention to these things.

Why did such a small matter bother them?

Moreover, was he outmaneuvered?

I was indeed tricked, but it's impossible for the leaders of the two factions to have known about it beforehand.

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There's definitely more to this than meets the eye.

Thinking this, Huang Shangzong's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he suddenly felt as if he had fallen into some kind of conspiracy.

But... this conspiracy was so clever that it completely outmaneuvered me, and I still don't understand it to this day.

And then I recalled what the refined man had said about the "junior generation."

Huang Shangzong couldn't help but picture Qiu Tu's... face that he just couldn't stand.

'Could it be... that Qiu Tu has tricked me again?'

'And this calculation isn't limited to just the Speaker's meeting?'

Thinking this, Huang Shangzong narrowed his eyes and said angrily, "Old Guo! Stop keeping me in suspense! Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

The refined man on the other end of the phone smiled upon hearing Huang Shangzong's words.

Then he said, "Old Huang, look at you, you're in such a hurry again."

"After all these years, when will you finally be able to calm down a bit?"

"Snap!" "General!"

As the sound of chess pieces hitting the board filled the air, the refined-looking man said with a smile, "Old Zhou, you lost. Pay up, pay up."

Huang Shangzong: ......

Perhaps sensing Huang Shangzong's silence, after a few seconds of noise in the receiver, the sound became clear again.

The refined man seemed to have entered a quiet room and began to talk about the topic they had just discussed.

He said casually, "I just came back from Elder Pang's place."

"Old Pang said that a remarkable young man has emerged in your Dongye Prefecture, and asked me to keep an eye on him when I have time."