Chapitre 139: Plague

In Dong Lin's office, the lights were still on late into the night.

"Mayor, this is a troublesome matter," Secretary Xu said candidly. She had been with Dong Lin for many years and knew full well that Tian Hai City was just a stepping stone for such ambition man like Dong Lin.

Now, that stepping stone was revealing deep fissures. Even a slight misjudgment could lead to a precipitous fall.

They have worked along for too long and now their fates were intertwined.

"If it was about the people, no matter how complicated, I must be addressed!" Dong Lin said, looking at the report in his hand and tapping the table lightly.

The task assigned by the higher-ups was unexpectedly challenging.

It felt like a deliberate attempt to sabotage him. But what concerned him more was the task itself.