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

Deputy Secretary Wang and his group were indeed very excited. They had wanted to make things difficult for Li Feitu for a long time, and the democratic life meeting gave them such an opportunity. Secretary Sun's instructions and Secretary Zhao's support allowed them to say whatever they wanted without any scruples or consideration of the consequences.

Secretary Zhao looked at everyone, nodded, and said, "Alright, in that case, let's find time to hold a meeting and determine the date for the democratic life meeting."

"As Secretary Sun instructed, the best time is to do it as soon as possible. So, let's skip this afternoon. The materials need time to be prepared, so let's schedule it for tomorrow morning or afternoon."

"Also, has Li Feitu returned?"

"If he comes back, Lao Wang, let's hold a meeting of the Party Secretary's office to discuss this. After all, he is still the Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee and the County Head of Linchuan County. This democratic life meeting can be said to be held specifically for him. He must correct his attitude."

When Secretary Zhao asked if Li Feitu had returned, Deputy Secretary Wang and the others exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.

They hadn't taken it seriously before, but the moment they started talking about whether Li Feitu might go to extremes, it sent a chill down the spines of Deputy Secretary Wang and his colleagues.

Deputy Secretary Wang took a deep breath and looked at Secretary Zhao, saying, "Secretary, we haven't met County Chief Li yet."

"Moreover, according to some sources, it seems that County Magistrate Li has not been able to be contacted."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Zhao immediately frowned.

He had stayed an hour longer than the meeting ended and was already back, but Li Feitu still hadn't returned? And he couldn't even get in touch with him?

What's going on?

What does "cannot be contacted" mean?

"Where is he? A county magistrate, how could he just disappear? He's not answering his phone, and what about his driver? He's not answering his phone either?"

"No wonder Secretary Sun directly called out Comrade Li Feitu by name at the meeting. He's disorganized and undisciplined. A county magistrate like him has gone missing without asking for leave, reporting his whereabouts, or answering the phone. What is he trying to do?"

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

Secretary Zhao's face turned red, his eyes filled with anger, and a hint of panic mixed with that anger.

At first, he didn't think much of it, but then he considered the worst-case scenario.

Compared to others, he understood the situation better and thus better understood the desperate predicament Li Feitu was facing.

In addition, Li Feitu is a young man with a strong temper who has always had a smooth life. Now that he has suddenly come to this situation, whether he can accept it is one question, and whether he can bear it is another.

As a veteran who had spent decades in officialdom, Zhao Mingyuan had seen far too many things, including the deaths of many people.

That's why Secretary Zhao was anxious.

He was so anxious that he wished he could jump up right now and go find Li Feitu himself.

He knew very well that if Li Feitu really took that worst step, his deputy director-level position would be out of reach. As the head of the team, the conflict between him and Li Feitu was common knowledge. How could he possibly be in a good position?

Let alone him, Sun Yikun won't have an easy time either, but at least Sun Yikun has the Sun family protecting him. Who will protect Zhao Mingyuan? In such a big situation, who can protect him?

Moreover, although the Li family lost to the Sun family, it doesn't mean that the Li family has no power at all. After so many years in the officialdom of Linjiang Province, the Li family still has some connections and resources. At least, if Li Feitu really gets into trouble, the Li family, in their anger, could make Zhao Mingyuan take responsibility, and even the Sun family would compromise.

Fear is inevitable.

"Go, immediately bring Gao Wentao and Chen Jingcheng from the government office over here."

"One is the director of the county government office, and the other is his secretary, whom he personally promoted and trusted. Neither of them knows where Li Feitu is?"

"Go, bring them here immediately, right now!"

Seeing that Secretary Zhao was really anxious at this moment, Sun Yuan, the director of the county party committee office, was also very scared. He quickly went out to make a phone call to make arrangements.

At this moment, Deputy Secretary Wang walked up to Zhao Mingyuan with a teacup in his hand and said in a low voice, "Secretary, please don't worry. Things haven't gotten to the worst yet. Li Feitu, no matter what, he wouldn't go to such extremes. He's not that kind of person."

Upon hearing Deputy Secretary Wang's words, Zhao Mingyuan took the teacup, slammed it heavily on the table, and roared in a low voice, "I wish he wasn't that kind of person more than anyone else, but all these things have come together. Today, Secretary Sun Yikun didn't give Li Feitu any face at all, making it clear to him what his future will be like."

"Under these circumstances, he already hated the Sun family to the core, and now he hates Secretary Sun Yikun to the core. I'm afraid he might not be able to accept it!"

"Damn it, Li Feitu, he wouldn't really go down this path, would he? No, no, he can't."

Secretary Zhao was really anxious; he even started answering his own questions.

Deputy Secretary Wang didn't dare say anything more, and neither did the others; they could only sit there silently.

Soon, Director Gao Wentao of the Government Office arrived at Secretary Zhao's office. His original office was downstairs, and he could arrive in less than a minute.

Seeing Secretary Zhao's unpleasant expression in the office, Director Gao was taken aback and felt somewhat surprised.

After all, Secretary Zhao has achieved a great victory today, with good news coming one after another. Why does it seem like he was the one who was publicly criticized by the secretary at the city-wide leadership meeting?

"Secretary, you wanted to see me?"

Secretary Zhao looked at Gao Wentao and got straight to the point.

"Where is County Magistrate Li? Where is he now?"

"And what about Chen Jingcheng? Where is he?"

Gao Wentao had been wondering why Secretary Zhao looked so grim, but now he understood.

Knowing that County Chief Li had gone missing and had not been found yet, they were thinking the worst and getting anxious.

Thinking about County Chief Li's ordeal and his own future, which could have been bright but was now destined to be bleak, Director Gao felt very bad. However, seeing Secretary Zhao's anxious and agitated state, he felt a sense of relief.

However, they certainly wouldn't dare to show it.

"Secretary, I don't know where the county head is. I tried to contact him, but I couldn't get through. I've already contacted Director Chen Jingcheng, and he'll be at the office soon. He'll come over as soon as he arrives."

Upon hearing that Director Gao also couldn't contact Li Feitu, Secretary Zhao became even more anxious, and at this moment, he even lost his composure.

Pointing his finger at Director Gao, Secretary Zhao angrily shouted, "What kind of government office director are you?!"

"Your primary task is to assist and serve your county magistrate, but now you don't even know where your county magistrate is. What are you good for?!"

After saying that, Secretary Zhao ignored Director Gao's unpleasant expression and said directly to Deputy Secretary Wang, "Have the police chief come over immediately."

"If they still can't find County Magistrate Li Feitu, have them search for him immediately!"