The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

It has been confirmed that Zhu Tong is the son of the vice governor. Chen Shi approves of the relationship between the two young people, and the rest is up to them.

They sang until 3 a.m. before they stopped.

Zhu Tong escorted Wang Lingze back, and Chen Shi, like an old father, had Yang Bin follow behind to protect him.

If Zhu Tong does anything improper, we must take immediate action to resolve the situation. We cannot let men get things too easily; if they get things too easily, they will not cherish them.

Chen Shi was a man, and he saw things very clearly.

Wang Lingze invited me out tonight, so nothing can go wrong. As for what happens next, that's her own business. If something happens, it won't be my fault.

Seeing Wang Lingze return to the municipal party committee compound, Chen Shicai told Yang Bin to go back to the hotel.

The next morning, we returned to Chunyang County.

In August, the spring sun was still shining brightly, and Chen Shi was in his office, enjoying the air conditioning, reviewing documents.

Yang Xiaobo walked in: "Director Chen, the Discipline Inspection Commission received a report from Lei Liangping, the principal of Laoyan Town Central School, and they called to investigate."

Lei Liangping is Wang Zhikai's confidant, and Chen Shi is looking to deal with him, but he has been too busy lately to find the time.

Feeling sleepy, someone brought him a pillow. Chen Shi asked, "What exactly happened?"

Yang Xiaobo said: "During Lei Liangping's tenure as principal of Fushan Town Central School, he had an improper relationship with a female teacher for a long time. The female teacher even had an abortion for him, which resulted in her being unable to get pregnant."

The female teacher is now married, but her husband, knowing she cannot conceive, has proposed a divorce.

The female teacher approached Lei Liangping and gave him two choices: divorce his wife and marry her, or give him two million yuan to go to the United States for in vitro fertilization.

The two had a falling out, and the female teacher wrote a letter of complaint, formally accusing Lei Liangping by her real name. She also posted the matter online, attracting the attention of many netizens, trending on social media, and drawing numerous reporters for interviews.

Chen Shi looked at Yang Xiaobo, wondering if Yang Xiaobo was behind this.

Yang Xiaobo really wants to give Chen Shi a thumbs up. You guessed it, it was I who helped the female teacher file a formal complaint.

As the director of the Party and government office, one must help leaders solve their problems.

Chen Shi said solemnly, "Tell the comrades of the Discipline Inspection Commission that the entire Education Bureau will actively cooperate with their investigation and remove Lei Liangping, this black sheep, from the Education Bureau."

Yang Xiaobo nodded. Lei Liangping's background was not clean and he couldn't withstand investigation. With the intervention of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Wang Zhikai wouldn't be able to escape this time either.

When Wang Zhikai learned in his office that Lei Liangping had been taken away for investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Lei Liangping had evidence of his embezzlement.

After much deliberation, I realized I couldn't just sit and wait to die. If Lei Liangping confessed to me in order to get leniency, I'd be finished.

Wang Zhikai thought of Gao Rong and Zhang Kaizhi. He was now considered one of their men, and they couldn't just stand by and watch him die. He was the one charging ahead in battle, and they couldn't just stand by and do nothing if something happened to him.

Wang Zhikai picked up his phone and called Gao Rong directly, but the call was busy.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, I called back, but the line was still busy.

Wang Zhikai called Zhang Song, and after waiting for more than ten seconds, the call was answered: "Director Wang."

Wang Zhikai said with a big smile, "Secretary Zhang, I'd like to come and report to County Chief Gao. Could you please make the arrangements?"

"Director Wang, Gao County is very busy lately and cannot find the time to receive you. I will come to report back in a while."

Before Wang Zhikai could speak, Zhang Song had already hung up the phone.

Over the next few days, Wang Zhikai tried to call Gao Rong, but the calls were always busy. He wanted to report on his work, but Gao Rong was always too busy. He tried calling Zhang Song as well, but the calls were also always busy.

Wang Zhikai realized that Gao Rong was abandoning him, leaving him to fend for himself.

He had no leverage over Gao Rong and Zhang Kaizhi, and he wasn't tied to them. If something happened to him, they wouldn't care whether he lived or died.

For the next few days, Wang Zhikai lived in fear.

On August 19th, comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission came to the Education Bureau and took Wang Zhikai away. During this period, Wang Zhikai seemed to have aged more than ten years, and he had no energy or spirit, looking like an old man from the countryside.

Sitting in the disciplinary committee's car, he felt much more relaxed. Having a sword hanging over your head, ready to fall at any moment, is the most agonizing thing. When it finally falls, it will be a relief.

Wang Zhikai thought to himself, "I won't have an easy time. Anyone who has illicit dealings with me will also suffer."

Yang Xiong was at home when he learned that Wang Zhikai had been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission, and he was extremely anxious.

He used to be one of Wang Zhikai's men and gave Wang Zhikai a lot of benefits. Now that Wang Zhikai has been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission, he can't escape.

His principal was promoted from vice principal to principal by bribing Wang Zhikai with 300,000 yuan.

Over the years, Yang Xiong has given Wang Zhikai benefits of no less than one million.

Yang Xiong broke out in a cold sweat. He thought of Jiang Yiqiu and asked her to help him arrange a meeting with Chen Shi. Only Chen Shi could save him now.

Yang Xiong arrived at the office and called Jiang Yiqiu.

"Director Jiang, could you please come to my office for a moment?"

Jiang Yiqiu quickly replied, "Okay, Principal, I'll be right there."

Jiang Yiqiu arrived at Yang Xiong's office: "Principal, you wanted to see me?"

Yang Xiong stood up: "Director Jiang, please sit down."

Yang Xiong poured Jiang Yiqiu a cup of tea: "Director Jiang, Principal Yin is retiring at the end of the year, and I would like to recommend you to succeed him."

Jiang Yiqiu was somewhat surprised. Wasn't the recommendation for him to take over as vice principal supposed to wait until after the college entrance examination next year, when the results were released? Why was it brought forward?

"Principal, I don't have any outstanding achievements to show for myself. If I'm recommended to succeed Principal Li, I'm afraid many people will object."

Yang Xiong smiled and said, "How can you say you have no achievements? You made a great contribution to the enrollment of new students this year, raising the admission score of No. 1 Middle School by several tens of points. In the past, we could not enroll many students with scores above 600. But when you were in charge of enrollment, two-thirds of the students with scores above 600 were enrolled. You even recruited the top scorer in the Chunyang County high school entrance examination. No. 1 Middle School has never recruited a top student like Shen Xiaorong since the school was founded. With these achievements, I would not agree if the Education Bureau did not promote you."

Jiang Yiqiu thought about it and realized that the student recruitment work had achieved excellent results. However, for that reason alone, promoting him to vice principal was still a bit of a stretch.

On second thought, her boyfriend was the director of the education bureau, so what was wrong with that?

"Thank you, Principal. I will follow your lead and strive to elevate the college entrance examination results of No. 1 High School to a new level, and complete the Education Bureau's target for next year's college entrance examination."

Yang Xiong said softly, "Director Jiang, your abilities are evident to all at the school. Young people should be bold and decisive. If you have any good ideas for your work in the future, please report them to me in time. I will support you."

"Principal, thank you for your recognition. I will continue to work hard and do my job well."

Yang Xiong asked, "Director Jiang, has Director Chen been busy lately?"

Jiang Yiqiu wondered to himself what Yang Xiong meant. Did he want him to arrange a dinner with Chen Shi for him again?

Thinking of the Education Bureau, Deputy Director Wang Zhikai was taken away for investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission. Yang Xiong used to be one of Wang Zhikai's men, so he couldn't be clean.