No matter how many mistakes Zhou Dalian had made in the past, this time most people stood by his side, including the opinion from the township.
The village secretary's reliance was on the fact that there were many villagers, and since the township was afraid of causing a mass incident, he dared to disregard everyone's face. Even the mayor or town chief had no say— he wasn't worried about the consequences because the village cadres were elected, and as long as he successfully defended his boy this time, not only would he not worry about losing his office, but he would also significantly increase his reputation in the village.
If the universally perceived unreasonable village secretary won this time, it would start a bad trend. Conversely, if the village secretary backed down this time, it was believed the town's streetlights would no longer worry about being "considered damaged."
