Right path to power

Jinxing Restaurant in the county town.

Liu Yun had already booked a private room before coming to see Lin Xiao. As soon as the two arrived, the waiters began to serve wine and dishes.

"Come on, let's have one!"

Clang...

The crisp clinking of glasses rang out, and a stream of icy liquor shot down Lin Xiao's throat, instantly jolting him awake and making him much more sober.

The second cup, the third cup...

After downing three cups in a row, the chill ran through Lin Xiao, and he calmed down completely.

"Lin Xiao, I've heard about what happened to you. When County Chief Gao was still alive, Hong Feng often contradicted him. Now that County Chief Gao is gone, he's deliberately suppressing you so that others can see what happens when they go against him. Naturally, others won't dare to say anything."

He'd always coveted the county magistrate's position, and now that it was vacant, he immediately went to the city to lobby; it seemed he was determined to get it this time. My uncle said you should stay in Nangang Township for a while, and then he'd find a way to transfer you back to the county.

After graduating from police academy, Liu Yun started working in the county and is now the deputy director of Xikeng Town Police Station. His uncle, He Zhiqiang, is the executive deputy director of the Organization Department of Fengshan County Party Committee.

"Brother, thank you and your uncle. I've figured it out. This setback won't defeat me. However, if someone like Hong Feng becomes the county magistrate, it won't be a good thing for our Fengshan County." Lin Xiao nodded and said.

Seeing Lin Xiao's current state, Liu Yun smiled slightly and put down his wine glass, saying, "Yes, it's said that Gong Lei, the deputy secretary of the county party committee, is also vying for this position. According to convention, he has a higher chance of being promoted to county head. However, Hong Feng has the support of Mayor Li Cheng, which greatly enhances his competitiveness. The only variable now is the soon-to-be-appointed municipal party secretary. I heard from my uncle that the province has decided that Mayor Wang Yuanze of Linjiang City will take over."

"Wang Yuanze?"

Lin Xiao's heart clenched. The name seemed familiar, but she couldn't recall where she had heard it before, no matter how hard she tried.

Just then, his phone rang again. He glanced at the caller ID and his eyes widened in shock. The caller was his university advisor, Liang Weiwang. And he finally remembered why the name "Wang Yuanze" sounded so familiar.

Because Wang Yuanze was his mentor Liang Weiwang's junior, and he had met Wang Yuanze once at Liang Weiwang's home when he was a junior.

At that time, Wang Yuanze had been promoted to mayor of Linjiang City for less than a month. He made a special trip to ask his senior classmate Liang Weiwang for advice on the direction and feasible methods of Linjiang's urban development plan.

During their discussion, Lin Xiao served them tea, and they later had dinner together and drank some wine.

Although the two did not speak, Wang Yuanze nodded and smiled at Lin Xiao before leaving. Perhaps it was out of approval of Lin Xiao's calm attitude, or perhaps it was just out of politeness. In any case, with mentor Liang Weiwang as a bridge, Lin Xiao could definitely get in touch with Wang Yuanze.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao felt a surge of excitement and quickly answered the phone.

"Hello, Teacher Liang!"

"Lin Xiao, I know about your situation. It's such a pity that County Chief Gao had an accident. You could tell he was a pragmatic and insightful leader. As for work, don't be discouraged. How about this, come to the school tomorrow, and we'll have a meal together and chat."

"Okay, teacher."

Lin Xiao immediately agreed. Her mentor, Liang Weiwang, was the vice president of Donghai University, and Lin Xiao was considered his last student. After graduation, the two kept in touch, and Lin Xiao would occasionally send messages to ask questions and update them on her recent situation.

However, he didn't send a message this time, and he didn't know how his mentor found out about his situation, but none of that mattered anymore. At this moment, he felt a little excited.

Originally, after Gao Dayong's car accident, Lin Xiao had planned to "complain" to his mentor. On the one hand, he was depressed, and on the other hand, he was worried about his future. However, after thinking it over, he decided not to send the long message.

Now that his mentor has invited him to his home for dinner, Lin Xiao can take this opportunity to vent some of his frustrations.

"My advisor called and asked me to come over for a meal," Lin Xiao said after thinking for a moment after hanging up the phone.

"Oh, then you should hurry up and go. We'll have another round another day, brothers," Liu Yun said while drinking.

"I've met Secretary Wang before through my advisor. He and my advisor are alumni, and they have a pretty good relationship." Lin Xiao decided to reveal this information.

"what?"

Liu Yun was clearly taken aback, then put down the wine glass she had already picked up and asked in surprise, "Really? If you could get in touch with Secretary Wang beforehand, wouldn't your situation become much simpler? If you became the secretary's secretary directly, wouldn't Hong Feng be furious to death in the toilet? Hahaha!"

"Hey, you're the head of a school..."

"The deputy!"

"Even if you're a deputy, you're still a police officer. Don't you police officers have to be rigorous and reasonable in your work and speech? What you just said was clearly premature and purely wishful thinking."

"Damn, you're pulling out your secretary's jargon again." Liu Yun glanced at it disdainfully, then her expression turned serious.

"However, you really can make good use of this relationship. Now the city is just waiting for Secretary Wang to take charge. Doesn't Hong Feng want to be the county head? If Secretary Wang doesn't agree, there's nothing he can do. By the way, why not recommend Gong Lei and let him take the position to block Hong Feng's path to advancement?"

Liu Yun became more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes shining. "Gong Lei is backed by Zhang Jingsong, the deputy director of the Municipal People's Congress. Although he has the advantage of being ranked higher, he may not be able to compete with Hong Feng, since Hong Feng's relationship is with the mayor."

Of course, if you could speak to Secretary Wang, the situation would be different. You might not even need to go back to Nangang Township; you could continue being the county magistrate's secretary, and then you could be constantly in front of Hong Feng, driving him half to death with rage.

Seeing Liu Yun's excitement reaching its peak, Lin Xiao had to interrupt him with a wry smile: "You, if you don't become a scientist, the chances of the Nobel Prize being awarded to this land again will be greatly reduced."

I don't know what you're so excited about. This is something that's barely even started, and you dare to say it. Luckily, I'm the one listening, otherwise...

"Oh dear, look at you, so naive. Everything depends on human effort. It's not a fallacy to imagine boldly and predict carefully; it might just actually work out."

After a pause, Liu Yun continued, "I'll call my uncle right now and ask him to talk to Gong Lei first, and try to get the county magistrate position..."

"No, no, no," Lin Xiao said three times, quickly stopping Liu Yun. "Don't do anything about this yet. Let's talk about it after I get back from my mentor."

Seeing that his current situation was likely to change and that his future seemed bright, Lin Xiao remained unusually calm.

In fact, Liu Yun's words were not entirely wrong. Mentor Liang Weiwang had always appreciated and cared for Lin Xiao, otherwise he would not have kept in touch. Now that he knew about Lin Xiao's situation, if he asked for help, the mentor would surely be willing to help. A phone call or a message would not be a problem.

However, Lin Xiao was disgusted by this approach from the bottom of his heart, even though he knew that within the system, ability alone was not enough; opportunities and connections were also necessary.

Therefore, he was thinking more about how to maintain this relationship.