Yunlin County politics are riddled with factionalism and the influence of organized crime, and you can find ample proof here that all politics are indeed local. With over 40 voters in the extended family, the Wu clan is a plum of a voting block. All the local factions eagerly woo Chien-lo, who has in the past gotten deeply involved in politics and taken to the streets in support of certain candidates.
而吳家在竹圍一帶有掌握四十多張選票的實力，是各方爭相拉攏的樁腳，以往曾對政治有過狂熱、也跟著別人奔走遊街的吳建樂，多年歷練下來，為了誰也不得罪，早已養成不願輕易漏口風、選邊站的習慣，以免惹禍上身。