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

Yu Wei played the recording, which everyone in the carriage heard clearly.

Lu Ming did indeed say eleven o'clock, and he only hung up the phone after confirming it several times.

Clearly, this time Liang Qunfeng has shot himself in the foot!

Before Yu Wei could speak, her phone rang.

It was Liang Qunfeng calling.

After answering the call, Yu Wei also pressed the speakerphone button.

"Mayor Yu, Secretary Lu told me it would be 11:30, but..."

"Is District Chief Liang confirmed?"

"Of course, my secretary can testify!"

"Heh, Lu Ming just played me a recording of your phone call, and it was about eleven o'clock!"

"..."

Liang Qunfeng fell silent instantly.

recording?

This guy actually recorded it?

Why are you being so cautious over just a phone call?

Liang Qunfeng never expected that Lu Ming would be so cautious!

Yu Wei didn't give him a chance to explain further and hung up the phone directly.

Inside the carriage, everyone had different expressions.

Wang Qiang glanced at Lu, his wariness of him increasing even more.

As expected of someone who served as Song Chuhe's secretary for three years, she is indeed meticulous in her work.

Luo Shuixian, who was standing next to Lu Ming, had a bright look in her eyes. She secretly poked his arm and gave him a thumbs up.

Lu Ming smiled slightly, not becoming complacent because of this.

He knew that the current situation was not even an appetizer.

Zhou Lin's underhanded tactics will only become more frequent and ruthless in the future!

When the delegation arrived in Chang'an District, it was already noon. District Mayor Feng Zhikun first took everyone to the canteen for lunch. After lunch, they went directly to the conference room without resting.

After the report, everyone left Chang'an District, but this time Yang Qingquan did not get back into the car.

Before the train departed, Lu Ming had a brief chat with him, asking why he had still held a welcoming ceremony despite being explicitly told not to.

Yang Qingquan sighed deeply and said with a wry smile, "Secretary Lu, I have no choice in this."

"For you, as long as you convey the leader's requirements effectively, the job is done."

"But for us who are being assessed, this notification is a hot potato!"

"This isn't the first time I've hosted leaders. Almost every leader makes similar requests before coming down for inspection, saying things like 'Don't make a big show of welcoming them, don't be extravagant.'"

"But what you don't know is that some leaders say this, but they don't really think it."

"If I really don't greet them, these leaders will feel that I'm neglecting them and not taking them seriously, and they'll hold it against me."

"Of course, there are leaders who do dislike this kind of formalism, such as Mayor Yu."

"But Mayor Yu has only just taken office, and I don't know her at all. I have no idea what she's really thinking."

"At worst, I'll just get criticized by my boss, like what happened earlier. That's much better than having it written up in his little notebook, right?"

Lu Ming suddenly realized.

If that's the case, then Yang Qingquan really can't be blamed.

The main problem lies in the corrupt atmosphere within the officialdom of Songxi.

"Okay, I'll pass this on to Mayor Yu later."

"However, District Chief Yang, this situation must never happen again."

"Mayor Yu is different from those other leaders; she wants to get things done and achieve tangible results."

"If you do too much of this kind of formality, even if there are opportunities for promotion in the future, it won't be your turn."

Yang Qingquan looked grateful and quickly replied, "Understood, understood. Thank you, Secretary Lu."

In the afternoon, Lu Ming found a suitable opportunity to tell Yu Wei about Yang Qingquan's opportunity.

Yu Wei was not surprised by the danger at all, and said calmly, "It's time for the atmosphere in Songxi's officialdom to change."

"They never think about doing anything practical, they just focus on these empty, superficial things!"

"Was it like this when Mayor Song came down for inspections before?"

Lu Ming shook his head: "Mayor Song has an even more fiery temper. He always scolds people on the spot, making many people lose face."

Yu Wei nodded and didn't say anything more.

The three-day inspection tour of the city's six districts concluded.

It administers two counties, one per day.

The final stop of the inspection tour, Shenze County, concluded at 3 PM on Friday.

Lu Ming was smoking in the guesthouse parking lot, waiting for Yu Wei and the others to come out with their luggage.

Luo Shuixian was the first to come out. She greeted Lu Ming, "Old Lu, come and help me put my suitcase down."

Having spent time together recently, the two have become quite familiar with each other.

"They're here."

Lu Ming went over and asked the driver, Mr. Zhang, to open the trunk.

Just as I was about to put my suitcase in, I suddenly noticed that there were many packaging boxes in the trunk.

Lu Ming called Master Zhang over and asked, "Master Zhang, what is this?"

Master Zhang came over, took a look, and said, "This is a local specialty of Shenze County, didn't you know?"

"Local specialties? Who put them in there? When were they put in there?"

Master Zhang's expression became even stranger, and he said, "It was someone from the county government who let it in. I don't know exactly who it was, but they said they had already called you."

Lu Ming's face immediately darkened.

Did they give me their phone number?

That's ridiculous!

It seems some people are still not giving up and want to sabotage themselves again after the inspection is over.

Lu Ming snorted and carried all the local specialties down.

Luo Shuixian asked, "Should we talk to the mayor?"

Lu Ming shook his head, walked to the side, and dialed the phone number of County Magistrate Jin Kui.

"Secretary Lu..."

"Jin Kui, do you fucking want to die?"

Lu Ming's outburst of insults startled Jin Kui for a moment, before he coldly replied, "Lu Ming, who are you insulting?"

Lu Ming wasn't afraid at all and retorted defiantly, "I'm insulting you! I think you're really tired of living, trying to pull this trick on me?"

"I'm giving you ten minutes to get rid of all this junk."

"If you can't take it, I'll have the disciplinary committee come and take you away!"

Upon hearing the words "Disciplinary Committee," Jin Kui shuddered, and his voice lost its confidence: "You... what do you mean?"

Lu Ming said, "What do you mean? Just the literal meaning: ten minutes. I'll give you ten minutes. If you can't take your things, you can expect to be taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission!"

After saying that, Lu Ming hung up the phone.

He wasn't trying to scare Jin Kui. How could someone like him possibly have a clean record? A single investigation would reveal all!

Moreover, Xu Zhipeng, the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, is now completely under his control. If he makes a phone call, would Xu Zhipeng dare not investigate?

Before long, several waiters rushed out of the guesthouse and carried away all the local specialties.

When Luo Shuixian saw Lu Ming return, she asked in surprise, "Old Lu, you're quite efficient! Who did you call just now?"

"Jinkui."

"What did you say?"

"Just tell Mayor Yu that he doesn't like this kind of bad practice, and tell him to take the things away as soon as possible."

"It's that simple?"

Lu Ming shrugged: "What else?"

Although Luo Shuixian was not entirely convinced, she did not press the matter further.

A short while later, Yu Wei and the others came out.

When Coster returned to Songxi, it was already evening.

The next morning, Liang Qunfeng came over all excited...