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

You must endure, even if you don't want to.

When you're under someone's roof, sometimes you just have to bow your head.

By doing this today, Sun Yikun has established his authority.

However, this will also offend many people and earn you a reputation for being autocratic and domineering.

It's a mixed bag.

However, this situation should not have happened in theory. Given Sun Yikun's political acumen, even if he wanted to establish his authority, he should not have done so at this time.

In short, the weight on his heart had finally been lifted, and the inevitable downfall of the Li family had made him overjoyed, and he couldn't wait to make it public immediately.

Is a 43-year-old municipal party secretary old?

No, it's definitely not that big; in fact, you could say it's very young. You couldn't find a municipal party secretary this young in the entire Linjiang Province.

He has the right to be domineering, and he also has the right to do things his own way.

The premise is that he can continue to have a smooth journey.

Sitting below the stage, watching Sun Yikun's arrogant face as he publicly pronounced his sentence, Li Feitu had only one thought in his mind at that moment: if his previous expectations for Chen Jingcheng's father had been reduced to simply protecting the Li family and ensuring their safety, then...

Now, if Chen Jingcheng can help, if Chen Min'en is really willing to put in a lot of effort, he would be willing to beg Chen Jingcheng.

He couldn't wait to see the Sun family fall from grace and to see Sun Yikun's face fall.

The higher Sun Yikun jumps today, the harder he will fall later.

But would Chen Min'en really do the Li family such a big favor? Even if Chen Min'en wanted to help, he wasn't in charge of work in Linjiang Province. Could he really influence things here?

After all, the Sun family put in a lot of effort to deal with the Li family this time. Many local factions were mobilized, and a large number of provincial leaders also supported the Sun family. If they could help the Li family suppress the Sun family, it would be more than just a simple matter.

With a soft sigh, Li Feitu shook his head, deciding not to think about it anymore. For him, considering these things now was pointless.

Sun Yikun, seeing that Li Feitu remained silent, was still not satisfied and wanted to continue speaking.

However, at this moment, Zhang Zhiqiang, the executive vice mayor of Oasis City, frowned and said, "Secretary Sun, I think we should stop criticizing Comrade Feitu here."

"You have just taken office and have already given the criticisms that needed to be given. I think Comrade Feitu will understand your meaning and correct his mistakes."

"This is, after all, a welcoming ceremony for your new post. All the leaders and cadres of Oasis City are here. Comrade Fei Tu is, after all, the head of Linchuan County. We all know that this is your way of showing concern and helping Comrade Fei Tu. However, let's discuss any specific guidance in private."

No one expected that it would be Zhang Zhiqiang, the executive vice mayor, who would take the initiative to help Li Fei out of the predicament.

It's important to understand that although Zhang Zhiqiang is a senior executive of the Oasis Municipal Government and ranks very high on the Standing Committee, with a long and distinguished career, everyone knows that it's almost impossible for him to advance further. It's highly likely that he will retire from the front line as a deputy director-general level official. Of course, it's also possible that he could advance further to the director-general level, and being able to serve as the head of the People's Congress or the CPPCC to make the most of his remaining years would be an extremely ideal choice.

To become mayor, one must have a powerful and influential figure as a backer; otherwise, it is virtually impossible.

Even so, Zhang Zhiqiang's seniority and connections in Oasis City are something that cannot be ignored.

Therefore, Sun Yikun would give him face. After all, there was no need to offend a senior figure who posed almost no threat. Besides, if he did offend him, the senior figure would retaliate, and the consequences would be unpleasant.

In addition, being a newcomer, he didn't want to fall into the trap of having conflicts with his colleagues and giving the impression that he couldn't listen to advice.

Sun Yikun glanced at Zhang Zhiqiang, nodded, and said, "Vice Mayor Zhang is a gentle and magnanimous person; I had heard that before I came here."

"Alright, since Vice Mayor Zhang has said so, I won't say anything more at this meeting."

"However, I still need to make the necessary requests."

"The reason I did this today is not to embarrass anyone, nor is it to deliberately target anyone."

"I have no grudge against Comrade Li Feitu. In fact, we are old acquaintances. Logically speaking, after I arrived, I should give him more important responsibilities and encourage him. However, it is precisely because we have a familiar relationship that I will make stricter demands on him. This is to be responsible to him and also to myself."

"Comrade Feitu, I hope you can humbly accept some of my criticisms. If you have any complaints, that's fine, but you still need to correct the parts that need to be corrected. Only in this way can we go further and more steadily."

Sun Yikun's words left those who didn't know the situation somewhat confused, but those who did know the situation couldn't help but laugh.

Li Feitu, in particular, found it utterly ridiculous.

It was clearly a personal grudge, an irreconcilable conflict between the Sun and Li families, and Sun Yikun was deliberately venting his anger on me. Yet, he claimed it was because we were old friends that he had higher hopes for me and that's why he directly and mercilessly criticized me, even humiliated me, at this meeting.

It's truly laughable, utterly laughable.

However, at this very moment, the person sitting on the stage with a microphone in front of him, possessing the right to speak and make decisions, was not Li Feitu, but Sun Yikun.

Therefore, Li Feitu could only sit in the audience, listen and let things take their course, unless he wanted to quit. Otherwise, this was all he could do.

He had to endure, he could only endure, because he could no longer hand Sun Yikun a knife, giving him even more opportunities to harm himself.

He must endure, endure until the day he can turn the tables.

Next, Sun Yikun stopped targeting Li Feitu and started talking about other topics.

Other topics, however, ended quickly.

Ten minutes later, just when everyone thought the meeting was about to end, Sun Yikun looked at Zhao Mingyuan.

"Secretary Zhao Mingyuan, I know you quite well."

"He is capable, willing to take responsibility, and cares for his subordinates. I remember that you were nominated for the deputy director-level position before, but failed to be promoted due to some mistakes."

"When I, Sun Yikun, appoint people, I only look at whether they can do the job, know how to do it, and are willing to do it. Now the Party Committee and government leadership of Oasis City will be adjusted, and I have high expectations for you."

"However, this isn't a promise to you, but rather a way to help you understand what you should and shouldn't do. A 'nice guy' attitude might work sometimes, but when dealing with cadres, especially young cadres in important positions, criticism is a form of care. Otherwise, if you don't correct their mistakes, how can they improve?"

"Comrade Mingyuan, I require that your Linchuan County leadership team immediately convene a democratic life meeting after returning home. You must thoroughly analyze the problems, conduct serious and earnest criticism and self-criticism, and truly make sure that you blush and sweat it out."

"Once you set a time, if I can find the time, I will personally attend your democratic life meeting to see if there are any charades involved. If I don't have time, the municipal party committee will send a guidance team to attend. I will carefully review the meeting proceedings and minutes."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present understood one thing even more clearly: Sun Yikun was determined to kill Li Feitu.

After the criticism was finished at the meeting, Zhao Mingyuan was asked to organize a democratic life meeting for criticism and self-criticism. But it was obvious to everyone that the so-called criticism was actually a criticism of Li Feitu.

Li Feitu is finished.

This is the consensus of everyone present at this moment.

Not only is it over, but from now on, all prestige will be lost!

I'm afraid Li Feitu won't be able to hold onto this position for long. Even if he does, he won't accomplish anything significant.

No, not just in Linchuan County, but in the entire Oasis City, there is nowhere for Li Feitu to hide!

Unless, a miracle occurs!