Nie Zhenbang's words had rendered both Director Zhao and Director Chang speechless, standing rooted to the spot for a long while before they could speak. Other leaders from Hongjiang Province had already left with Nie Zhenbang.
At this point, even a fool would know how to choose. The work group from the Civil Affairs Ministry might sound impressive, as if it were the ministry's leaders descending to the local level to inspect and guide work, but in reality, it was just two bureau-level officials stirring up trouble. Generally, the local authorities would endure as much as they could, out of deference to the ministry's support. That was an unavoidable situation.
