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

Many people observing Secretary Zhao noticed that his face turned noticeably paler at that moment.

At that moment, Deputy Secretary Wang Yanming slammed his hand on the table and looked at Wang Shanhai in disbelief.

"Wang Shanhai, what are you saying?"

Do you know what you're doing?

Wang Shanhai looked at Deputy Secretary Wang Yanming and said calmly, "Deputy Secretary Wang, I naturally know what I'm saying and doing. What? This is the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee. Am I not a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee, as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission?"

"Don't we have the right to express our opinions at the Standing Committee meetings?"

At this moment, Wang Yanming's eyes were practically spitting fire as he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, fine, fine."

"Wang Shanhai, I really underestimated you."

Wang Shanhai didn't continue arguing with Wang Yanming. Instead, he lowered his head, placed his hands on his teacup, and stared at it, ignoring everything else. It was as if he wasn't the one who had just made the decision that shook the entire Linchuan County government.

This scene caused the members of the Standing Committee in the conference room to have different thoughts, some looking at Secretary Zhao and others looking at Li Feitu.

Even more people are looking at those around them.

They were all wondering what abilities Li Feitu had, and what he had done, that made Li Shanshan, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, stand by his side, given that he had only been in Linchuan County for a little over a month.

It also caused Wang Shanhai, a staunch ally of Secretary Zhao, to betray Secretary Zhao, delivering a fatal blow to him at a crucial moment.

That's right.

That was the fatal blow.

It may seem like just a vote, but today's vote is extremely important.

The outcome of this vote directly relates to the influence of Secretary Zhao and Li Feitu in the Standing Committee and in Linchuan County.

After today, no one in Linchuan County will ever look down on Li Feitu again, and Li Feitu's authority as county magistrate will finally be truly established.

Moreover, he wasn't just any ordinary one, nor was he the transparent one from before. Instead, he was an extremely powerful county head who dared to challenge the county party secretary at the Standing Committee meeting!

Linchuan County is about to undergo a major upheaval!

At this moment, Secretary Zhao was speechless. He stared intently at Wang Shanhai, as if trying to see through him completely and figure out what was inside.

Wang Yanming sighed, stood up abruptly, and said in a deep voice, "Since Secretary Wang Shanhai has already cast his vote, the meeting is now adjourned."

"Six votes supported Liu Qingshi, and four votes opposed him for deputy division-level cadre. As the result of the meeting, the minority obeyed the majority, and Liu Qingshi will be recommended for deputy division-level cadre."

"Well, if there's nothing else, we can adjourn the meeting."

Everyone knew that the vote count was clear from the beginning; Liu Qingshi had already won the votes at the Standing Committee meeting.

But, Secretary Zhao, you lost!

However, just as everyone was about to get up and leave, Wu Qiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Political Commissar of the People's Armed Forces Department, who usually rarely spoke at the Standing Committee meetings and cast the most votes in favor and abstention, stood up straight at this moment!

"Deputy Secretary Wang, if I remember correctly, I am also a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee."

"I should have a vote in this Standing Committee meeting."

"Why isn't anyone asking for my opinion?"

"Or perhaps, Deputy Secretary Wang, you have some kind of problem with me?"

Wu Qiang actually spoke up, and he did so without any politeness.

This made Deputy Secretary Wang's heart skip a beat, as he felt that the situation was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"Political Commissar Wu, what are you saying? I just feel that you haven't been involved in local affairs before."

"Especially this time, the vote count was already determined, so it was ignored."

"Political Commissar Wu, are you not going to abstain this time?"

Wu Qiang glanced indifferently at Deputy Secretary Wang and shook his head, saying, "We are not local people, but I am, after all, a member of the county party committee standing committee, and I have a say in local affairs."

"I don't know Liu Qingshi well, but I've met him once before, and I don't like him."

"Therefore, I vote against it!"

"Okay, I've cast my vote."

"Deputy Secretary Wang, you can announce the results now."

Does it need to be announced?

At this moment, even Deputy Secretary Wang's face turned pale. The Standing Committee members present all began to ponder their own thoughts. No one had expected the outcome to be like this.

It wasn't a 10-to-1 vote, nor was it a crushing 9-to-2 victory.

It wasn't even an 8-3 victory!

Instead, it's six to five!

Of the eleven members of the Standing Committee, the vote today was a remarkable six to five: Secretary Zhao received six votes, and Li Feitu received five!

It may seem that Secretary Zhao won, but in reality, everyone present today knows that Secretary Zhao lost, lost completely!

No one knew what had happened, no one knew why Li Feitu suddenly gained so much support from the Standing Committee, and no one knew why these people chose to stand against Secretary Zhao and side with Li Feitu at this time.

Clearly, nothing in Linchuan County has changed!

Mingming has been suppressed ever since Li Feitu arrived, and he's almost become invisible and a mere mascot.

But no one expected that in just over a month, Li Feitu would be able to stand up to Secretary Zhao at the Standing Committee meeting.

Six to five!

Winning is also losing.

This is the first time Secretary Zhao has ever lost a vote since he took office in Linchuan County!

But this result is the truth.

Linchuan County has undergone a dramatic transformation!

Li Feitu rose to prominence with a single Standing Committee meeting, declaring that he was not only not a nobody, but also an incredibly powerful county head—someone who, after just over a month in office, could already rival the county party secretary who had been working in Linchuan County for eight years.

From now on, everyone in Linchuan County must take Li Feitu's words seriously!

At this moment, Secretary Zhao remained seated in his chair, yet he appeared to have aged more than ten years. One could even see a hint of confusion and bewilderment in his eyes, but more than anything, there was humiliation and anger, an overwhelming rage.

Just as everyone was looking at Secretary Zhao, waiting for him to announce the results and adjourn the meeting.

Secretary Zhao took a deep breath, then suddenly stood up and clapped his hands.

"Well, that's right. A new generation replaces the old. County Chief Li, I underestimated you."

"I really underestimated you."

"Such a young age, yet so skillful!"

"However, County Chief Li, young man, you shouldn't be too arrogant. Arrogance easily leads to complacency, and arrogance easily leads to a fall!"

"County Chief Li, this is interesting, very interesting indeed."

"I'm suddenly quite interested now. I'm really looking forward to seeing how you perform in the future."

After speaking, Secretary Zhao said in a deep voice, "Meeting adjourned!"

After saying this, Secretary Zhao left the meeting room without looking back or glancing at anyone.

Li Feitu, meanwhile, smiled as he watched Secretary Zhao's retreating figure, without saying anything more.

Verbal sparring is meaningless.

Today, the matter of Liu Qingshi recommending deputy division-level officials at the Standing Committee meeting was finalized, and Secretary Zhao won.

But today, in the Standing Committee's vote, I almost got half the votes; in fact, I won!

Yes, we won!

The victory brought Li Feitu immense joy and satisfaction!

Chen Jingcheng and Director Gao had already stood up. They looked at each other and saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

They didn't expect this outcome.

In the entire Linchuan County, probably no one except Li Feitu could have imagined that this would be the outcome.

But this is exactly what happened!

And all of this is just the beginning, because after this vote, everyone understands that there is no room for reconciliation between Li Feitu and Zhao Mingyuan. Their political struggle will be a life-or-death battle until one of them leaves Linchuan County!

But all of this is a matter for the future for Chen Jingcheng.

All he knew was that there was another winner in this Standing Committee meeting, and that was himself.

I've finally secured my deputy section chief rank!