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

While Chen Jingcheng and Li Feitu were walking towards the county government, Secretary Zhao Mingyuan had already returned to Linchuan County.

At this moment, Deputy Secretary Wang's office was already quite full of people.

Sun Yuan, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Director of the County Party Committee Office, Tian Chao, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Minister of Publicity, and Liu Ming, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Minister of United Front Work, sat on the sofa in Deputy Secretary Wang's office. Everyone had a smile on their face and were extremely happy.

Of course, the happiest person was Wang Yanming, the deputy secretary of the county party committee.

At this moment, Wang Yanming looked at everyone and said with a smile, "I just asked the driver, the secretary's car will be arriving at the county committee soon. By the way, hasn't County Chief Li returned yet?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuan, director of the county party committee office, shook his head and said with a smile, "Not yet, I guess they're too ashamed to come back."

"After all, being criticized so harshly by Secretary Sun in front of all the city's leaders and cadres—no, it can't even be called criticism anymore—has really made us lose face completely."

"Heh, if I were Li Feitu, I'd probably want to die right now."

The others then started laughing as well.

When Li Feitu was in Linchuan County, especially after that Standing Committee meeting, all of them, Zhao's staunch supporters, felt intense pressure and were also uncertain about their future.

After all, if Li Feitu wins, then Secretary Zhao loses, and if Secretary Zhao loses, then they all lose.

In officialdom, sometimes losing a battle doesn't mean anything. After all, detours are common, and the situation in officialdom can change in an instant. You can always wait for the next opportunity.

However, they knew very well that losing a match against Li Feitu meant there was no chance of recovery.

After Secretary Zhao steps down in disgrace, the best outcome for them in the future will be to be transferred out of Linchuan County. Forget about promotion; they'll probably be lucky to even keep their current positions.

This impact may seem to last only a few years, but in reality, as Li Feitu's status rises, their future prospects will only become more and more uncertain.

But now, things are different.

Secretary Zhao, you've won.

It can be said that they won completely.

Although Li Feitu is still the county head of Linchuan County, everyone knows that given the attitude of the newly appointed municipal party secretary towards Li Feitu, Li Feitu's position as county head will not last long.

At that time, those who should be promoted will be promoted, and those who should be given important positions will be given important positions.

So it would be strange if I wasn't happy.

Deputy Secretary Wang smiled along with them, but then his expression turned rather unpleasant.

"Director Sun, you can't say things like that. Li Feitu isn't that fragile."

"Besides, can he even die? What a joke!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present realized that they were not fools who had reached their positions through connections, genuine talent, or chance. Therefore, they immediately understood what Deputy Secretary Wang meant and why he looked so grim.

Indeed, Li Feitu cannot die.

Even if I am to die, it absolutely cannot be now, and it certainly cannot be in this position.

Otherwise, no matter what, Sun Yikun will be greatly affected, and all the other members of the leadership team in Linchuan County should also think it over carefully.

Sun Yuan immediately said in a deep voice, "Yes, I misspoke. At most, County Chief Li is just in a bad mood, so he went somewhere to clear his head. A person like him would never choose to go to extremes."

Even now, Sun Yuan was still uneasy and said through gritted teeth, "How about this, I'll arrange for people to search for County Chief Li right now."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Secretary Wang was about to nod when he received a text message. He immediately stood up, looked at everyone, and said, "Secretary Zhao's car is about to enter the county committee compound. Let's go and greet it together. Also, Director Sun, wait a moment and see what the secretary says before making a decision."

Then the group immediately went downstairs to greet Secretary Zhao.

When Secretary Zhao got out of the car, they made a point of observing his expression. After all, although they had confirmed that what happened at the municipal party committee leadership meeting was true, Secretary Zhao had still been called to Sun Yikun's office for a private talk. So, by looking at Secretary Zhao's expression, they could tell what the outcome of the talk was.

Although Secretary Zhao doesn't show his emotions easily, he can still tell good things from bad things.

After getting out of the car, Secretary Zhao saw Deputy Secretary Wang and the others waiting for him and immediately said with a smile, "What are you all doing? I haven't been away on a business trip for long. I just went to the city for a meeting. Is it really necessary for everyone to come and wait for me?"

Good thing!

Secretary Zhao's expression and words showed that he was very happy.

If Secretary Zhao is happy, then they will naturally be happy too.

Deputy Secretary Wang immediately burst into laughter.

"Secretary, we just happened to see your car coming back, so we came to greet you."

"Um, Secretary, we already know what happened at the city-wide leadership meeting. It was great, really great!"

Even though there were few people around, it was clearly inappropriate to say such things directly.

After all, what he called "satisfaction" was that Li Feitu was criticized mercilessly in front of so many people.

Secretary Zhao smiled and shook his head, saying, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the office and talk more."

Once Secretary Zhao gave the order, no one else dared to say anything more.

After entering the office, Secretary Zhao drank a glass of water, sat on the sofa, and said with a smile, "Since you all know about the meeting in the city, I won't say anything more."

"It's all true, there's nothing more to say. Now, I'll relay Secretary Sun Yikun's instructions."

Upon hearing that it was Secretary Sun's instruction, everyone sat up straight.

Secretary Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Secretary Sun was very dissatisfied with Comrade Li Feitu's situation, which is why he directly criticized and educated Comrade Li Feitu at the meeting."

"Our Linchuan County Party Committee fully supports and agrees with this point. When comrades make mistakes, sometimes we can't just consider the issue of saving face. Instead, we should criticize them and make them understand so that they can correct their mistakes."

"Secretary Sun has put a lot of thought into this, but I don't know if Comrade Feitu can understand it."

"Of course, it's enough that we know and understand these situations."

"Then, following Secretary Sun's instructions, Linchuan County is preparing to hold a democratic life meeting."

"Secretary Sun made it clear that if he has time, he will personally attend the democratic life meeting of the Linchuan County leadership team; if he doesn't have time, he will personally send a guidance team to attend."

"Furthermore, Secretary Sun gave specific instructions regarding the democratic life meeting."

"He demanded that everyone at the meeting engage in serious and earnest criticism and self-criticism, truly blushing and sweating, deeply analyzing the problems, and not going through the motions or showing favoritism."

"Especially regarding Comrade Li Feitu's issues, every member of the leadership team must take them seriously and point out his problems in a serious and earnest manner."

"Secretary Sun personally reviews every word of the meeting minutes, so everyone knows what to do, right?"

As soon as Secretary Zhao said this, everyone present showed an eager expression.

At this moment, Deputy Secretary Wang rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Secretary Sun is wise. We really wanted to point out the problem with Li Feitu a long time ago."

"Secretary Zhao, rest assured, at the meeting, I will definitely give Comrade Li Feitu a stern reprimand. I will absolutely not hold back against him just because he is the county head of our Linchuan County and a member of our leadership team. That would not be protecting Comrade Feitu; it would only lead him further and further down the wrong path."

"Please rest assured, Secretary!"