"Xiao Wang, you must take this matter seriously," David Carter emphasized. As for William Harris's attitude, David Carter couldn't find any fault with it. Squinting at William Harris as he walked back to his seat, David Carter was also reflecting on his own issues. Because Huan Cheng Township had to manage too many things, what used to be handled by a single office gradually became understaffed. Later, several offices were split off from the Party and Government Office to take charge of different areas. However, once this opening was made, some people with connections were gradually transferred into the township, turning a small office into a large one. Although the county didn't criticize Huan Cheng Township too much, there were still some complaints. Adjusting the staff had long been something Ryan Reed was planning to do, and it was already decided that the Party and Government Office would lose one person. But who should be let go? David Carter was also in a dilemma—after all, someone still had to do the work. Counting the people in the office, William Harris was the most capable, but also the one with the least connections. Should he be the one to be adjusted or not? David Carter was quite troubled.

After making a cup of tea and sitting down, William Harris was thinking about how to start writing. Suddenly, his phone in his jacket vibrated. William Harris took it out and saw that it was a message from Xiao Jiang across from him. The message was just one sentence: "See you at Xiao Sichuan after work."

"Xiao Sichuan" was the name of a restaurant, a place in the township run by people from Sichuan.

He looked up at Xiao Jiang, who was also looking in William Harris's direction. William Harris nodded slightly without saying anything. The two of them had become increasingly in sync lately.

Burying his head in the materials on the desk, William Harris's mind was running at full speed. Xiao Jiang probably had some new developments and wanted to discuss them with him. This young woman was extremely shrewd!

Looking around the office, everyone was quietly sitting at their own desks.

Thinking about his own situation with He Guoxiong, William Harris checked his official aura.

Ah! The new situation made him feel greatly encouraged. His official aura had changed from its previous faint, lifeless state and now actually had a formed shape. Before, his official aura was just a few wisps of pale white, barely there, as if it could be blown away by the wind at any moment. Now, it was very different—the aura had come together and looked quite impressive.

His official aura had taken shape!

How did such a sudden change happen? William Harris recalled yesterday's events. The current situation should be due to two factors: one was reaching a cooperation agreement with Xiao Jiang, and the other was siding with He Guoxiong. But even with these two, normally the change shouldn't be this drastic. There must have been something special that caused it. Looking at Xiao Jiang again, her situation was quite strange—her official aura, which had been formed, was now somewhat scattered.

This was another thing that puzzled William Harris. Logically, after cooperating with him, her aura should have become stronger, so why had it become more scattered?

Tapping his pen lightly on the desk, William Harris closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

The secretary arrived! "David Carter's voice suddenly reached William Harris's ears, snapping him out of his daze. Looking up, he saw the township Party Secretary Ryan Reed walking into the room.

Ryan Reed was a bit overweight, striding in quickly with his large belly.

Although Ryan Reed's office was right next door to the Party and Government Office, whenever he needed something, he would usually just call David Carter over. It was rare for him to come in person like this.

The people in the office all stood up as if on command, each slightly bowing at the waist, as if only this posture could show their respect for the leader.

William Harris also stood up.

"Haha, no need to be so formal, everyone. Get back to your work," Ryan Reed said with a big smile.

In this township, Ryan Reed was like a local emperor—no one could really oppose him, which made people fear him from the bottom of their hearts.

"Secretary Zhang, why did you come in person? If you had called, I would have come right over," David Carter said, bowing, his face showing a fawning expression. Old Carter always had two different faces—one for his superiors and one for his subordinates. Those who knew him were long used to it.

"Old Carter, come with me to my office for a moment," Ryan Reed said to David Carter. With that, he turned and headed to his own office.

Apparently, Ryan Reed wanted to say something, but seeing so many people in the office, he decided to go back to his own office to talk.

William Harris noticed that when Secretary Zhang passed by Xiao Jiang, he only nodded slightly, without any particular expression, and left in a hurry.

Watching David Carter follow closely behind Ryan Reed out of the room, William Harris thought to himself, "Something big is really about to happen!"

Just now, William Harris had carefully observed the official aura above Ryan Reed's head, and what he saw shocked him. The previously very dense official aura, which even had some red mixed in with the white, was gone. Now, his official aura was actually in danger of dissipating.

In just an instant, his official aura would gather and then scatter again. This violent fluctuation left William Harris completely baffled—the change was just too drastic!

Seeing this kind of fluctuation in Ryan Reed's official aura, even though William Harris was mentally prepared, he was still startled. He had never seen anything like this before. If this continued, Ryan Reed would be in danger! Losing his official aura meant losing his position—this was inevitable. If Ryan Reed really lost his official aura, he would truly be finished.