This time, Sidney Lewis spoke with a resounding finality, directly invoking the authority of his position as Executive Deputy Secretary.
You have to understand, the top Secretary is responsible for the overall work, and more importantly he's a city leader; most of his focus has to be on the Municipal Standing Committee side. The Executive Deputy Secretary is in charge of day‑to‑day work, and his decisions carry a lot of weight.
That sentence was equivalent to directly blocking the path for Erastus Hamilton and Channing Langdon to get the quota.
The two of them, seeing Sidney Lewis being so ruthless,
were quite indignant.
Dirk Carter saw that the timing was almost right.
He tapped the table and said, "Alright, alright, Secretary Lawson has already made it clear he's giving up his quota. Next, let's still discuss who this quota should go to."
When the snipe and the clam fight, it's the fisherman who profits.
With the three Deputy Secretaries tearing into each other like this,
