Because Zhou Mu insisted on principles on a certain project (pointing out budget flaws and speaking out for the demolished households), he offended his immediate superior, Section Chief Ma, and his backer, Deputy Director in Charge Zhao Youde. He was "promoted openly and demoted secretly" and was sent to the Qingshan Town Petition Office, a well-known "nursing home + powder keg" in the county. Let's see how he stirs up trouble here