In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Director Qian quickly said, "Director Chen, I overlooked the issue with the office, but it really wasn't my request."

"This office has been ready since I started working at the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau."

"However, Director Chen is right. This office is a bit too big. Although the decorations and furnishings inside are not real and are all fake and worthless, if others see them, they will misunderstand and affect our image of integrity and honesty."

"Okay, Director Chen, I'll immediately arrange for the office staff to make the changes overnight."

"Come check on it tomorrow, how is it?"

Whatever Director Qian said, that was all he could say; he didn't want Chen Jingcheng to find any fault with him.

Of course, it's not important that Chen Jingcheng caught Li Feitu out of his predicament; what's important is that Chen Jingcheng caught him out, which means Li Feitu caught him out as well.

He had seen through the relationship between Li Feitu, Secretary Zhao, and Deputy Secretary Wang.

Director Qian and Deputy Secretary Wang were already bound together, to the point that he couldn't even get off the ship.

If Li Feitu really wanted to get rid of him, would he let him go so easily? These are all leverage points, all opportunities. Don't be fooled by the seemingly small things; many things start small and gradually grow into big problems.

Seeing the cold sweat on Director Qian's forehead, Chen Jingcheng chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Director Qian, you've misunderstood. There's no need for that."

"Although I also serve as the director of the inspection office, office space is not under our jurisdiction, and I have not received any assignments. Besides, this is not an isolated case. If I were to see it, it would be troublesome for Director Qian to change offices and furniture. This would make me, Chen Jingcheng, seem a bit heartless and meddling in everything."

After saying this, Chen Jingcheng didn't give Director Qian a chance to speak. He checked the time and said, "Director Qian, isn't it about time? Everyone should be here by now."

"Let's go take attendance together."

Upon hearing this, Director Qian immediately nodded and said, "Okay, okay, it'll be in the conference room. Director Chen, please."

At this point, Director Qian didn't want to delay any longer. Chen Jingcheng was in his office, feeling like a bomb was about to explode. He didn't know when he would see something he shouldn't have, and then he would be the one to suffer.

Soon, Chen Jingcheng and Director Qian entered the Housing and Construction Bureau's conference room, which was already full of people.

Upon seeing Director Qian arrive, the office director immediately reported the situation.

Director Qian frowned, nodded, and then came to Chen Jingcheng and said in a low voice, "Director Chen, most of the people are here, but a few are absent because they asked for leave and a few are on business trips."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Let's take attendance first. We'll discuss the exact number of people needed later."

Upon hearing this, Director Qian quickly pointed to the podium and said, "Director Chen, please have a seat."

Chen Jingcheng shook his head and said, "I won't sit down. It's not a meeting or anything. We're just conducting a night inspection as required by the inspection team."

"Just take attendance, then test if they've been drinking."

Upon hearing Chen Jingcheng's words, Director Qian said nothing more and then began calling out names.

The roll call was quick and ended soon.

Director Qian looked at the office director and said in a deep voice, "Report the situation of the absent personnel to Director Chen."

The director of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau's office immediately approached Chen Jingcheng, holding some papers in his hand, and said, "Director Chen, five people from our Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau have gone out for training, business trips, or official business. These are all recorded. You can take a look."

"In addition, six people requested leave today due to work in the countryside or family matters. These are their leave slips."

Five people went on a business trip, and six people took leave.

That's quite a lot, really quite a lot.

Chen Jingcheng took the reports in his hand and looked at them. Sure enough, he saw the names of Deputy Director Lin and the other two.

However, Chen Jingcheng didn't say anything at this moment. Instead, he looked at Yang Ruirui, nodded, and said, "Let's begin."

"Comrades have worked very hard. Let's finish the testing as soon as possible so that everyone can go back and rest."

It's just a few dozen people getting their blood alcohol tested; it really doesn't take much time.

After the tests were completed, apart from two people who tested positive for small amounts of alcohol, the others did not have any detectable alcohol content.

The appearance of these two people turned Director Qian's face ashen.

"Director Chen, I apologize for this incident."

"During the meeting today, I repeatedly emphasized the requirements of the county leaders, yet some people still defied the rules. Rest assured, you can issue the report as you see fit and handle the matter as you see fit. I will not plead for them."

Both of them were young people in their twenties, and at this moment, they both looked panicked.

Clearly, they knew that if Chen Jingcheng found out, things would likely get out of hand.

Everyone from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau looked at Chen Jingcheng, wanting to see what he was going to do.

Chen Jingcheng thought for a moment, then stood on the platform, facing the people from the Housing and Construction Bureau, and slowly began to speak.

"Comrades, thank you for calling me over in the middle of the night. You've worked hard."

"I know that many people, even right now, are criticizing me and this policy."

"You can scold me, or you can think that I, Chen Jingcheng, am making a mountain out of a molehill, or you can think that I, Chen Jingcheng, am deliberately trying to mess with you, why do I have to come here instead of going to so many other organizations?"

"I don't really need to explain, but today, I still want to say a few words from my heart to you."

Chen Jingcheng's voice was very loud, and the conference room was very quiet, so even without a microphone, his voice could reach everyone's ears.

Chen Jingcheng didn't want to speak, but he felt it was necessary to repeat himself so that people in the Housing and Construction Bureau and other units would know that this ban was of great significance.

"Comrades, some of you may know what our Linchuan County's ranking and situation is in the city and the province, while others may not."

"But I think many of the people of Linchuan County have heard about their opinions and grievances regarding public officials."

"I don't want to preach any grand principles to you, nor do I want to take up too much of your time. I just want to tell you a fact."

"The Party members and cadres of Linchuan County can no longer afford to be cursed by the people!"

"Party members and cadres in Linchuan County must set an example by treating the people as friends and family, not strangers, much less enemies!"

"I know that drinking might seem like a trivial matter to everyone. After a long day, what's wrong with having a drink with a few close friends in the evening?"

"Yes, that's not a big deal. Even I, Chen Jingcheng, sometimes want to have a drink or two. If friends and family invite me, it wouldn't be appropriate not to drink."

"But this time, drinking is strictly prohibited. No drinking is allowed within the designated time. This is not a joke, nor is it a trivial matter. This is the beginning of changing the atmosphere throughout Linchuan County!"

"I can now clearly tell everyone that while there may be some relaxation regarding drinking in the future, the overall atmosphere in Linchuan County will only become stricter!"

"Please remember, this is just the beginning."

"Please understand that the county government is serious this time, not joking."

"Anyone who harbors wishful thinking, or who doesn't want to change, doesn't want to serve the people, and doesn't want their own future, you can drink, that's fine, you can continue to take chances, but if you get caught, don't blame us for not warning you."

"Your future is your own, your reputation is your own, and your job is your own."

"If I don't want it, no one can stop me!"