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

When he got out of the car and saw the crowd gathered in front of the city government building, his face turned ashen.

The fact that the two mayors were among them made my heart sink.

Oh no, I'm probably going to get punished this time!

Zhang Yannan, you just wait!

"Mayor Yu, Mayor Jiang."

He hurriedly ran to the two of them, bowing his head humbly.

Yu Wei snorted coldly, "Director Li really has quite the airs of an official!"

One sentence made Li Ping break out in a cold sweat.

He wanted to explain, but Yu Wei didn't give him a chance at all.

Yu Wei turned to Zhang Yannan and said, "Xiao Zhang, you've been wronged!"

"I assure you, this will absolutely never happen again in the Secretariat!"

Zhang Yannan wiped away her tears and choked out, "Thank you, Mayor Yu."

"Get up quickly."

Yu Wei reached out and helped Zhang Yannan up, then looked at Lu Ming: "Secretary Lu."

Lu Ming stepped forward and said, "Mayor."

"You will accompany Xiao Zhang to the funeral home. You will personally oversee the arrangements for her mother's funeral, and I will personally cover all funeral expenses."

Zhang Yannan was taken aback: "Mayor Yu..."

Yu Wei said, "Xiao Zhang, don't refuse. If it weren't for you, the problems in our municipal government wouldn't have been exposed this time."

"This is a good opportunity to clean up these chaotic situations."

"So, if I had to say anything, I should thank you!"

With Yu Wei's comforting words, Zhang Yannan's emotions finally stabilized.

Lu Ming accompanied her as they transported the coffin to the funeral home.

After the two left, Yu Wei glanced at Li Ping and said to Wang Qiang, "Director Wang, contact Secretary-General Zhao and invite him to a meeting in the conference room."

After saying that, Yu Wei turned and left.

Li Ping knew that the purpose of this meeting was to discuss how to deal with him.

He felt bitter inside, knowing that he had really made a huge mistake this time.

The fact that a mere head of the secretariat could alarm the top two leaders of the municipal government to hold a meeting to discuss the matter shows just how much importance Yu Wei attached to it.

Li Ping hurriedly walked to Wang Qiang's side and whispered, "Director Wang, help me!"

At this moment, Wang Qiang wished he could strangle Li Ping.

More trouble than good!

How could things have escalated to this extent over a female subordinate?

Wang Qiang regretted his decision, wondering why he had promoted such a useless person back then.

He ignored Li Ping and instead walked to Jiang Ling's side, whispering a few words to her.

Jiang Ling nodded, and without even glancing at Li Ping, walked towards the building.

Li Ping knew that Wang Qiang must have been discussing with Vice Mayor Jiang how to deal with him.

So as soon as he saw Jiang Ling leave, he immediately came over.

Wang Qiang said irritably, "Mayor Jiang and I will protect you this time, but if there's a next time, pack your things and get out!"

"Yes, yes, Director Wang, don't worry, I guarantee there will never be a next time."

Li Ping breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, Director Wang and Mayor Jiang hadn't given up on him.

However, while he may escape the death penalty, he cannot escape punishment. Having caused such a big commotion, he will certainly face criticism and disciplinary action at the meeting later.

However, it probably won't be too heavy; it's likely just for show, to give Mayor Yu an explanation.

As long as he wasn't dismissed from his post, he could accept this consequence.

Yu Wei had just arrived at the office when Lu Ming suddenly called.

"What's up?"

"Mayor, are you planning to dismiss Li Ping from his post?"

Yu Wei raised an eyebrow and asked, "What, does it sound like you don't have that plan?"

Lu Ming said, "Mayor, I don't think it's necessary."

"What?"

Yu Wei doubted that she had heard correctly.

This guy actually said it's unnecessary?

He made such a big fuss just to get Li Ping removed from his post.

Lu Ming explained, "Although this matter is serious, it's probably not quite enough to warrant dismissal."

"Moreover, Mayor Jiang and Secretary-General Zhao would probably not agree either."

Yu Wei's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Do you have another plan?"

"That's right."

"Okay, I understand."

Within two minutes of hanging up the phone, Jiang Ling and Secretary-General Zhao Chunlai arrived.

"Director Wang, please tell Secretary-General Zhao about this."

"Yes."

Wang Qiang gave a brief account of the matter. After listening, Zhao Chunlai thought to himself that Yu Wei was probably going to take advantage of the situation and take Li Ping's position as the department head.

As the secretary-general, he was the steward of the municipal government, and in principle, he should have stood on the mayor's side.

However, Zhao Chunlai did not want to get involved in this matter.

The reason he has been able to stay in the position of secretary-general for so many years without causing trouble is because he has the ability to avoid offending anyone.

If we side with Yu Wei today, we will inevitably offend Jiang Ling.

However, if they side with Jiang Ling, it would undoubtedly displease Yu Wei.

Zhao Chunlai felt an immense headache. Although he had long anticipated that Yu Wei and Jiang Ling would eventually clash, he never expected that day to come so soon.

Yu Wei spoke up, "Director Wang, what do you think is the best way to deal with Li Ping?"

Wang Qiang glanced at Jiang Ling subconsciously, then said, "Director Li's actions in this matter can be described as extremely egregious. They have not only caused great psychological harm to Comrade Zhang Yannan, but have also aroused public opinion. This matter must be dealt with seriously."

"But then again, the work in the secretariat is always quite busy, and Director Li is too focused on the work, so much so that he has neglected Comrade Zhang Yannan's actual situation."

"But a problem is a problem. We can't just let it slide because it's a work-related issue. But if we deal with it too severely, it will inevitably dampen the enthusiasm of our colleagues."

"Therefore, I personally feel that giving Director Li a reprimand is more appropriate."

Yu Wei looked at Zhao Chunlai and asked, "What does Secretary-General Zhao think?"

Knowing he couldn't escape this hurdle, Zhao Chunlai said, "While the impact of this matter is certainly negative, Director Li's work attitude is still commendable."

"However, his work ability still needs to be improved. Work ability includes not only completing work tasks, but also getting along with colleagues."

"If it's just a reprimand, I think it's too lenient, so I think it's better to give him a party warning."

Yu Wei then looked at Jiang Ling and asked, "What does Mayor Jiang think?"

Jiang Ling said, "I agree with Secretary-General Zhao's proposed solution."

Yu Wei nodded and said, "Okay, it's settled then. Li Ping will be given a party warning."

Seeing that Yu Wei agreed so readily, the others were all taken aback.

So... he just agreed?

Yu Wei left the meeting room first. Zhao Chunlai watched her back thoughtfully, then glanced at Li Ping and also got up and left.

Wang Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mayor Jiang, it seems Mayor Yu is still giving you face."

Jiang Ling said indifferently, "Give me face? Heh!"

Although it's unclear why Yu Wei raised it so high and then gently lowered it, she definitely wasn't doing it to give him face!

"I don't want to see this kind of stupid thing happen again!"

After saying that, Jiang Ling left.

At this moment, Li Ping felt a huge weight lifted from his heart, and eight words inexplicably popped into his mind.

Does surviving a great calamity mean good fortune is on the horizon?