At the Pinnacle of Power: The Female Leader and Her Chief Advisor

Lu Ming glanced at Yu Wei, who was remarkably composed and showed no signs of emotional fluctuation.

When the car arrived at the district government building, Yu Wei suddenly said, "Stop at the entrance and please have District Chief Yang get in the car."

As soon as the car came to a stop, Zhou Lin walked towards the door before Lu Ming could get up.

After Zhou Lin got out of the car, Yang Qingquan, the district head of Yuhua District, quickly came over and shook hands with her.

"Hello, Secretary Zhou."

"District Chief Yang, Mayor Yu would like to invite you to get in the car."

Yang Qingquan was taken aback.

Get on the bus?

He didn't understand why, but he still got into the car with Zhou Lin.

"Drive to Xinhua District."

Once the two were seated, Yu Wei spoke again.

Yang Qingquan felt nervous upon hearing this.

According to the itinerary of the survey, the first stop should have been Yuhua District, but now it has been skipped over?

Yu Wei looked at Zhou Lin and asked, "Secretary Zhou, did you make the itinerary?"

Zhou Lin replied, "Mayor, I was in a hurry to deliver the documents, so I gave the itinerary to Secretary Lu."

Yu Wei then asked, "Did you tell him that he wasn't allowed to hold any reception ceremonies?"

Lu Ming took over the conversation and said, "Secretary Zhou told me, and I also conveyed it clearly to District Chief Yang over the phone."

Yu Wei nodded, looked at Yang Qingquan, and asked, "District Chief Yang, did Secretary Lu tell you?"

Lu Ming also looked at Yang Qingquan, wanting to see how he would answer.

If he dares to say he didn't say it, then I'll throw the recording in his face.

Yang Qingquan looked embarrassed and forced himself to say, "I...I told you."

This answer surprised Lu Ming.

At the same time, it also confirmed to him that the welcoming ceremony had nothing to do with Zhou Lin and was entirely Yang Qingquan's own idea.

"Since you've brought it up, Comrade Qingquan, please explain to me what you mean by making such a big fuss?"

Judging from how Yu Wei addressed Yang Qingquan, she was clearly angry.

Although it was an expression of dissatisfaction, the anger was expressed very gently, just a light tap.

Yang Qingquan quickly admitted his mistake: "Mayor, I was wrong. I failed to convey your request properly. I apologize."

Having achieved her goal, Yu Wei didn't dwell on it. On the way to Xinhua District, she inquired about the situation in Yuhua District from Yang Qingquan.

Yang Qingquan answered fluently, clearly having done his homework beforehand.

When we arrived in Xinhua District, it was already 10:15.

There wasn't any welcoming ceremony, but there wasn't a single person to greet us at the entrance, not even a security guard.

Lu Ming sensed something was wrong, took out his phone, and said, "I'll call District Chief Liang."

Yu Wei asked, "What time did you and District Chief Liang agree to meet?"

"Eleven o'clock."

"Then we'll just wait."

According to the plan, they will stay in Yuhua District for thirty to forty minutes.

Given the current special circumstances, it's understandable that Liang Qunfeng didn't appear.

Yu Wei didn't sit idle either, and continued to inquire about the situation in Yuhua District from Yang Qingquan.

It was eleven o'clock quickly, but there was still no sign of him.

At 11:05, Yu Wei said directly, "Go to Chang'an District."

At this moment, how could Lu Ming not see that Liang Qunfeng was doing it on purpose?

How could the district head not know that such a large Coaster had been sitting in the parking lot for an hour?

Besides, this wasn't the first time he had handled reception duties for leaders' inspections and research trips; how could he possibly make such a basic mistake?

It was obvious that he was cooperating with Zhou Lin and deliberately making things difficult for himself.

Seeing that he wasn't the only one who made a mistake, Yang Qingquan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought to himself that Liang Qunfeng was a complete idiot. Mayor Yu had indeed instructed that no welcoming ceremony was allowed, but you can't just leave the leaders waiting without a single person present, can you?

Upstairs in the office, Liang Qunfeng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, smiling as he looked at the Coaster and chuckled, "Lu Ming, it's not that I don't want to go down, it's just that you notified me at the wrong time."

Just as he was feeling smug, Liang Qunfeng suddenly saw the Coaster start up and slowly drive away from the district government.

The smile on his face immediately froze.

What's going on?

They're leaving already?

No more research?

He quickly took out his phone, but hesitated for a moment before slowly placing it on the table.

If I call her now, wouldn't that be blatantly telling Yu Wei that I know she's here, and that I'm deliberately not going down?

Wait a minute, we'll call later.

Half an hour later, the Coaster arrived at the district government of Chang'an District.

As soon as the car stopped, Lu Ming received a call from Liang Qunfeng.

"Mayor, District Chief Liang is calling."

"You answer."

Lu answered the call and put it on speakerphone.

"Hello, District Chief Liang."

"Secretary Lu, have you arrived yet?"

We've already left.

"What? You've left? No more research today?"

Liang Qunfeng feigned surprise.

Lu Ming chuckled and said, "We arrived at the Xinhua District Government, but didn't see a single person, so we left."

"Nobody's here? That's impossible, I've been waiting downstairs the whole time."

"Oh? Is that so? So, District Chief Liang means that all of us on this bus have poor eyesight and can't see you?"

"Secretary Lu, you've misunderstood. I'd like to ask what time you arrived?"

"At 10:15, I waited in the parking lot for fifty minutes."

"Wait a minute? That's not right. You notified me at 11:30."

Liang Qunfeng's voice suddenly rose, tinged with annoyance: "Secretary Lu, why didn't you tell me you were coming early? Isn't this interfering with Mayor Yu's work?!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people in the car varied.

Some people gloated, some watched the spectacle with amusement, some frowned, and one person had a strange expression.

The one with the strange expression is Yang Qingquan. Did Lu Ming get the research time wrong?

impossible!

He served as Song Chuhe's secretary for three years, how could he possibly make such a basic mistake?

Lu Ming sneered inwardly, knowing he had to explain himself clearly.

Otherwise, some people would definitely say that he was using his position to settle personal scores and deliberately trying to embarrass Liang Qunfeng in this matter.

After all, everyone knows that Lu Ming just sent Liang Qunfeng's niece to jail.

Lu Ming said calmly, "District Chief Liang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I'm very sure that the time we agreed on is eleven o'clock."

Liang Qunfeng said indignantly, "What eleven o'clock? Is Secretary Lu planning to deny it to the death?"

"Yes, I know you've held a grudge against me because of Liang Fei, but these are personal matters. How can you let personal issues affect your work?"

"Secretary Lu, you've gone too far. I'm calling Mayor Yu right now."

Lu Ming chuckled and hung up the phone.

Everyone thought Lu Ming was guilty.

Zhou Lin was even more excited, thinking that Lu Ming was completely finished this time.

After all, once the accusation of using public office for personal revenge is attached, it will definitely crush him and make it impossible for him to recover.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming calmly opened an audio file and said, "Mayor, this is a recording of my conversation with District Chief Liang."

Upon hearing this, everyone thought to themselves, "Holy crap!"

This guy actually recorded it beforehand?

Zhou Lin's expression also stiffened, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

What a cunning fellow!

Did he already foresee that something unexpected would happen?