Starting as a town mayor, he rose through the ranks.

As soon as Fan Ming finished speaking, Lin Ru, who rarely spoke at meetings, couldn't help but sneer and said, "Deputy Secretary Fan! You dare to say you're capable after being given such an important position by someone who's been placed under investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission? I truly admire your eloquence..."

Upon hearing this, Fan Ming's expression shifted between light and dark, but he remained silent, because Lin Ru's identity was too complicated, and he dared not offend her.

Liu Ming frowned slightly. Although he was very dissatisfied, he did not want to offend Lin Ru, who had come down from the province for temporary assignment and training.

After thinking it over, in order to avoid any unexpected events and not wanting to waste any more time, he decided to defeat Luo Zhiguo quickly.

"Ahem! Does anyone have a different opinion? If no one is speaking and there's a disagreement, let's vote. Those who agree that Chen Kun should be the director of the finance office, please raise your hands..."

As he spoke, Liu Ming picked up his teacup and took a sip, looking confident and smug as he glanced at everyone in the room.

Luo Zhiguo was the first to raise his hand, followed by Ye Hao and Qiao Yan, and then Lin Ru also raised her hand.

Of the nine committee members, four have raised their hands and five have raised their hands. This result was exactly what Liu Ming had expected.

But he couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and his eyes flashed with a shrewd provocation as he looked at Luo Zhiguo.

He thought to himself, "Luo Zhiguo, you're just a nobody. You dare to mess with me? You're so arrogant! From today onwards, I'm going to crush you under my feet and make you watch helplessly as I seize the investment you worked so hard to get and slowly destroy you..."

Just as he was secretly pleased with himself and was about to put down his teacup to choose the voting result, an unexpected event occurred. Qian Tao, who had been looking down, slowly raised his hand.

The words he was about to announce were immediately stuck in his throat, almost choking him.

"Committee Member Qian! What are you doing?"

Looking at Qian Tao, he couldn't help but ask him coldly.

Qian Tao didn't speak, his head was down, and his hands were raised, as if he hadn't heard anything.

In fact, when he raised his hand to support Luo Zhiguo, he made a very difficult choice.

Having already agreed to cooperate with Liu Ming, it would take immense determination and courage for someone to renege on their promise and support Luo Zhiguo.

His determination stemmed from Luo Zhiguo's ability to secure 30 million yuan in special funds for road repairs from the Municipal Transportation Bureau, and his courage came from Luo Zhiguo's connections in the city and his acquaintance with Chu Hao, the secretary of the county discipline inspection commission.

Although Liu Ming is the county magistrate's brother-in-law, his background is somewhat weaker compared to Luo Zhiguo's.

So after a fierce internal struggle, he finally decided to support Luo Zhiguo.

Seeing that he didn't answer him, Liu Ming became extremely angry. He suddenly stood up, staring coldly at Qian Tao as if he wanted to devour him.

"Secretary Liu! Are your hemorrhoids acting up again?"

Seeing that Qian Tao supported him, Luo Zhiguo knew that Lou Zhengtian had played a role, and nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately afterward, seeing that Liu Ming was about to lash out at Qian Tao, he sneered and said in a slightly sarcastic tone.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming's face instantly darkened to an extreme. Although he was furious, he knew he couldn't go too far at the Party Committee meeting.

Otherwise, if someone finds something to use against him and reports it to the county, even if he is the county magistrate's brother-in-law, no one can protect him.

He glanced sharply at Luo Zhiguo, then slowly sat down.

Then, staring coldly at Qian Tao, who remained silent with his head down, he gritted his teeth and said, "With more than half the votes in favor, Chen Kun's appointment as director of the finance office is approved..."

After saying that, he felt his chest burning with rage.

Fan Ming, Zhou Guan, and Li Xiumei were equally furious, knowing that Qian Tao's sudden betrayal had caused them very serious consequences.

This directly led to the changes in the Party Committee's situation today, putting them in a very passive position.

The three of them immediately stared coldly at Qian Tao, wishing they could go over and beat him up so he would know why the flowers were so red.

However, these three only thought about it in their hearts and dared not actually do it, otherwise their careers would be over.

Unlike the other three, Ye Hao and Qiao Yan were extremely excited, and their eyes were full of friendliness when they looked at Qian Tao.

Ye Hao couldn't help but grin, thinking to himself, "Old Qian, you really are still our comrade-in-arms. You haven't gone far. After the meeting today, I must have a good drink with you."

"Secretary Liu! Shall we discuss the position of police station chief now?"

Seeing Liu Ming's gloomy expression and silence, Luo Zhiguo smiled slightly and asked.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming gave him a cold glance, even though he was a hundred times unwilling to continue discussing personnel issues.

But there was nothing I could do; I was the one who proposed the personnel changes today, and I had just asked Luo Zhiguo to recommend candidates.

So if he doesn't discuss it now, it's like giving others the opportunity to attack him.

So he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue the discussion. After taking a few deep breaths, he said in a low voice, "Does anyone have any objections to Zhao Fei being appointed as the head of the police station...?"

"I oppose Zhao Fei being appointed as the police station chief because he is insubordinate and disrespectful to his superiors, making him completely unsuitable for the position..."

No sooner had Liu Ming finished speaking than Fan Ming jumped out to object, his words sharp, as if he had some deep-seated grudge against Zhao Fei.

"Deputy Secretary Fan! You said Zhao Fei disobeyed orders and showed no respect for his superiors. I'd like to ask you, whose orders did he disobey? Were they from the county bureau or the town? And when he said he showed no respect for his superiors, did he disrespect the town leaders?"

Ye Hao immediately stepped forward and looked at Fan Ming, his words equally sharp and his questions reasonable in every single one.

Upon hearing this, Fan Ming was immediately speechless. Finally, he stammered, "When Secretary Liu went to the police station last time, he showed no respect for his superiors, and he also disobeyed orders from his superiors..."

"Secretary Fan! As far as I know, when Secretary Liu went to the police station, he hadn't yet become the Party Secretary of Bohou Town. He was just a local leader, not a superior. To put it bluntly, why should Zhao Fei pay him any attention? At that time, he was just the Party Secretary of another township, yet he went to the Bohou Town police station to show off his power. Why should we respect him...?"

Ye Hao stood up again to refute, his words even harsher, which made Liu Ming's face even more gloomy.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "As for what Deputy Secretary Fan said about Zhao Fei disobeying orders from higher-ups, if I'm not mistaken, you're referring to the Liu Hanwen incident, right? I remember Zhao Fei had already followed Director Sun's orders and released Liu Hanwen after investigating the whole matter. Why would you say he disobeyed orders from higher-ups? Is there anyone's order that's more important than Director Sun's...?"