For two days, Nie Zhenbang had stayed in his office, not venturing outside. He read with painstaking detail the past decade's worth of government work reports. Yet, his study led him to a shocking conclusion - the Eastern Sea Group's influence had permeated almost all sectors of Wanghai City.
Electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, petroleum, plastics, real estate, hotels, and even taxi services, half of all taxis in Wanghai City were now under the control of the Eastern Sea Group.
It could be said that the whole development of Wanghai City was severely distorted and imbalanced. Its prosperity, built entirely on the success of one business consortium, was a mockery of the government, explaining why so many officials had fallen after the outbreak of the Eastern Sea Group case.
It had become a habit of Nie Zhenbang to review documents and familiarize himself with the local situation each time he took up a new post.
