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

Deputy Secretary Wang Yanming was not surprised by Liu Xing's shock.

The emotions Liu Xing is displaying now are actually the emotions that the vast majority of cadres in Linchuan County would display.

Confusion, bewilderment, shock, even terror.

But things have already come to this point, and many things cannot be changed.

Deputy Secretary Wang Yanming frowned and gritted his teeth, saying, "It's pointless to consider why they switched sides at the last minute."

"What you can understand and think of, they can also think of. If they understand everything, and still dare to do this, they must have already made mental preparations and made a decision."

"Whether Li Feitu promised them some benefits or he had something on them, it doesn't matter anymore."

"But anyone who underestimates Secretary Zhao because of this will only be asking for trouble."

"Liu Xing, go to the office and tell everyone that no one is allowed to discuss this. Tell them to shut up, not to make wild guesses, and not to spread rumors."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xing nodded emphatically and said, "Okay, don't worry, I'll go and shut everyone up right away."

At this point, Liu Xing hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Wang Yanming's unpleasant expression, he sighed and left.

The county party committee leaders and government leaders are simply sitting on the upper and lower floors.

At this moment, downstairs at the county government, the atmosphere was far less somber than at the county party committee; instead, many people were showing expressions of excitement.

The moment Li Feitu returned to his office, Li Guangming, the executive deputy county head, Director Gao of the county government office, and Chen Jingcheng all came to his office.

As for the other deputy county heads, they had already heard about the Standing Committee's results, and different thoughts arose on their faces and in their hearts.

At this very moment, at least three deputy county heads have arrived at Li Feitu's office, wanting to see him in person, but they have all been turned away for the time being.

Li Feitu sat on the sofa, a hint of joy on his face, but it was only a hint of joy; he didn't have the excitement of a great victory, nor the ease and elation one might expect.

Li Guangming sat next to Li Feitu, and Director Gao also sat on the sofa. Chen Jingcheng poured water for the three of them and originally intended to leave the office to give them some space to chat, but Li Feitu kept him there.

"Jingcheng, please sit down. I have something to tell you later."

Chen Jingcheng smiled and nodded, then obediently sat down beside him.

At this moment, Li Guangming seemed even happier than Li Feitu, his whole being radiating a feeling of exhilaration.

It seems that years of resentment have finally been released.

"That was satisfying, really satisfying. You all saw Old Zhao's face. It was ashen and looked terrible. I've never seen Old Zhao look like that since I've known him."

"That felt so good, so incredibly satisfying!"

This is something a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and the Executive Deputy County Head of the County Government should say.

Is he referring to the county party secretary?

Even in casual conversation, with the county head and the director of the county government office sitting next to you, you should be mindful of what you say.

But Li Guangming seemed to care about nothing and just said those words directly.

It seems to imply a sense of freedom and unrestraint.

However, anyone who thinks that Li Guangming did this out of smugness or because he was excited and spoke recklessly after venting his anger would be underestimating Li Guangming.

To be able to sit in this position, and even under Secretary Zhao's pressure, although he couldn't control real power, Secretary Zhao couldn't do much against him either, shows that Li Guangming still has his methods.

The reason he vented and complained in this way at this moment was to tell Li Feitu that he, Li Guangming, was completely on Li Feitu's side.

They are one of our own.

"Jingcheng, congratulations to you too. If Old Zhao had known that this would be the final outcome, he would have tried every means to stop you, a deputy section chief."

"Now look what's happened! He's shot himself in the foot!"

Li Guangming is actually right.

If we had known from the beginning that the final voting results would be like this, many things would have been different.

Even Chen Jingcheng, who holds the deputy section chief position, has now received personal approval from Secretary Zhao of the Standing Committee, who even poached him directly. This is tantamount to giving Chen Jingcheng a boost.

The reason for doing this was to undermine County Magistrate Li Feitu's prestige, and also to remind all the Standing Committee members at the Standing Committee meeting that Secretary Zhao was the one who had the final say, and that he had never taken Li Feitu seriously.

As a result, the situation has become what it is now.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng quickly said, "I owe all of this to the county magistrate's trust in me, and I also thank you for your support."

Li Guangming waved his hand and smiled, "The county magistrate's appreciation of people is naturally infallible."

"Comrade Jingcheng, I have high hopes for you too. Your future is limitless."

At this point, Li Guangming looked at Li Feitu and said with a smile, "County Chief, at the previous meeting, Old Zhao directly said that if Comrade Jing Cheng went to the County Party Committee Office, he would be given a deputy director position directly."

"We can't be stingy on our side either."

"I think that just having a director of an inspection office isn't enough."

"Should we promote him directly to deputy director of the government office?"

"Anyway, Comrade Jing Cheng's promotion is a done deal, and Old Zhao has already set the tone for his appointment at the meeting, so we might as well just follow that path."

At this moment, Chen Jingcheng became somewhat restless.

Having just turned twenty-three, Chen Jingcheng found himself in the limelight thanks to Li Feitu's appreciation and trust, and of course, also due to his rivalry with Secretary Zhao. Whatever the reason, his progress was meteoric, and he soared to great heights.

At twenty-three, while others might have just graduated or not even started working yet, he had already been designated as a deputy section-level cadre. He was also in charge of the Comprehensive Section and the now much more powerful Supervision Office, under the supervision of County Head Li Feitu. Now, it seemed highly likely that he would be directly appointed as the deputy director of the County Government Office.

This is the result of years of hard work, no matter how hard others try.

But now, Chen Jingcheng is within easy reach!

Once he becomes the deputy director of the government office at the deputy section level, it means that although his influence will still be greater due to following the county magistrate, in reality, as the deputy director of the government office, he is already a prominent figure in the Linchuan County officialdom.

Moreover, in terms of actual prospects and influence, it is even broader than that of some party and government leaders in small units and townships!

Li Feitu had almost confirmed Chen Jingcheng's background, so he naturally promoted Chen Jingcheng whenever possible and made him better and better.

Li Feitu looked at Chen Jingcheng and said with a smile, "I think it's a good idea. Even if you hadn't brought it up, I was already planning to do it."

"Comrade Jingcheng is exceptionally capable, courageous, and proactive. If we don't use a cadre like him, who will?"

"At the same time, we also want to use this method to tell the young cadres in the county that as long as they are sincere and down-to-earth in their work, have the people in their hearts, are not afraid of hardship or difficulty, and are willing to take responsibility and make contributions, then the organization will definitely consider their promotion and appointment."

After speaking, Li Feitu looked at Director Gao and asked, "Director Gao, are there any vacant deputy director positions in the county government office?"