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

In April and May, Chen Shi frequently traveled to Yizhou to attend classes at the Provincial Party School.

Huang Xin rarely goes there. Ever since she saw Jiang Yiqiu holding Chen Shi's hand last time, she has treated Chen Shi like air and completely ignored him.

She was a proud woman who did not allow the men she had slept with to have intimate contact with other women.

Chen Shi ignored her and kept his distance from Huang Xin.

Bai Da had attended a few classes at the provincial party school. Since being ignored by Huang Xin last time, he stopped bothering Huang Xin. He wanted to take revenge, but unfortunately he had neither the opportunity nor the power. He was only the vice mayor of Yizhou, not even a member of the municipal party committee standing committee, let alone a member of the provincial party committee standing committee. He had no way to deal with Huang Xin.

June has arrived in the blink of an eye, and the Education Bureau's focus is on the college entrance examination. This year, Yang Xiaobo is in charge of the college entrance examination.

After the college entrance examination ended, Yang Xiaobo finally breathed a sigh of relief, applied for annual leave, and took his wife and children on a trip to relax.

After the college entrance examination, Jiang Yiqiu was in agony every day, waiting for the results. Zhao Chunfang was her gamble; if anything went wrong, she wouldn't be able to explain it to Yang Xiong.

After 8 p.m. on June 23, the college entrance examination results could be checked. Jiang Yiqiu checked Zhao Chunfang's results immediately. She entered the admission ticket number and the password. Her hands trembled slightly and her heart was racing. She was even more nervous than when she checked her own college entrance examination results.

The college entrance examination results flashed on the computer screen, and Zhao Chunfang finally breathed a sigh of relief, overjoyed. She had not let herself down.

Total score: 689, Mathematics: 144, Chinese: 127, English: 132, Science: 286.

Jiang Yiqiu quickly checked the minimum admission scores for Tsinghua and Peking Universities in Donghai Province last year, which was 682.

Zhao Chunfang's grades are good enough to get into Tsinghua or Peking University. Jiang Yiqiu was very excited. She now believes that students who get into Tsinghua and Peking University are not taught by teachers, but are born with talent.

A miracle is about to happen at No. 1 Middle School, producing the first student in Chunyang County's history to be admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University.

Jiang Yiqiu picked up his phone and called Chen Shi.

Chen Shi was drinking with Huang Kun and Qin Xiaoming outside when he received a call from Jiang Yiqiu. He stood up, walked out of the private room, and answered the call.

Hearing Jiang Yiqiu's excited voice: "Honey, I have some good news for you. Zhao Chunfang from No. 1 High School scored 689 points in the science exam. I checked and the lowest admission score for Tsinghua and Peking Universities in Donghai Province last year was 682. Zhao Chunfang's admission to Tsinghua and Peking Universities is basically guaranteed."

Chen Shi was also delighted. He could finally give Liu Youguang an explanation if he could produce a student who could get into Tsinghua or Peking University.

"Getting into Tsinghua or Peking University with a score of 689 shouldn't be a problem. Let's see tomorrow if the undergraduate admission rate of No. 1 High School can reach 50%."

Jiang Yiqiu's excitement instantly subsided. A 50% undergraduate enrollment rate was impossible, but a 40% rate was possible.

"I'll check again tomorrow. Where are you?"

"I had dinner with Director Huang and Minister Qin."

"Then you eat."

Jiang Yiqiu hung up the phone. Regardless of the undergraduate admission rate, producing even one student from Tsinghua or Peking University could cover up everything.

Zhao Chunfang may not have a chance to get into the top programs at Tsinghua or Peking University, but she's a shoo-in for most programs.

Jiang Yiqiu checked the college entrance examination results of No. 1 High School. Chunyang's top scorers in both science and arts were from No. 1 High School. The highest score in science was 689, and there were four students with scores above 600 in science. The highest score in arts was 611, and there were two students with scores above 600 in arts.

The undergraduate admission rate reached 46.5%, which is much higher than before. With Zhao Chunfang's achievement of getting into Tsinghua and Peking Universities, we can report back to the Education Bureau.

Jiang Yiqiu went to Yang Xiong's office to report on the college entrance examination results.

Yang Xiong, beaming with joy, greeted Jiang Yiqiu with a smile and said, "Principal Jiang, please sit down. This year's college entrance examination results did not meet the targets set by the Education Bureau, but we did produce a student who was admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University. This is the first time in the history of No. 1 High School, and even the entire Chunyang County, that a student has been admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University."

Once there's a first one, there will be countless others. I believe that starting this year, our high school will have students admitted to Tsinghua and Peking Universities every year.

"Principal, we still have an ace up our sleeve. Shen Xiaorong's foundation is even better than Zhao Chunfang's. In the 2015 college entrance examination, Shen Xiaorong will only score higher than Zhao Chunfang, not lower. She may very well give us an unexpected surprise."

Yang Xiong looked at Jiang Yiqiu: "Principal Jiang, this is all thanks to you for bringing top students into No. 1 Middle School."

Jiang Yiqiu quickly said, "Principal, I was just following your instructions. I was simply carrying out your orders. If there's any credit to be made, it all belongs to you, Principal."

Jiang Yiqiu thought of Zhao Chunfang's bonus: "Principal, when we were trying to recruit Zhao Chunfang from Mingzhou No.1 Middle School to Chunyang No.1 Middle School, we promised her a bonus of 200,000 yuan if she got into Tsinghua or Peking University. When do you think we should arrange to pay this bonus?"

"Once Zhao Chunfang receives her admission notices from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, we'll invite a reporter from the Mingzhou Daily to conduct an interview, making a big splash and promoting our admissions this year."

Yang Xiong looked at Jiang Yiqiu: "You will still be in charge of this year's enrollment work. I only have one requirement: the scores of applicants must not be lower than 600."

Jiang Yiqiu knew that the competition for admissions this year would be fierce. No. 6 Middle School was a high school supported by Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School on a one-to-one basis. The principal and 30% of the teachers were sent down from Mingzhou No. 1 Middle School. The admission score of No. 6 Middle School would not be lower than that of No. 1 Middle School, at least above 600 points.

The No. 7 and No. 8 Middle Schools will also start enrolling students, and the required scores will definitely be higher than when they were in rural high schools.

"Principal, I will strictly follow your instructions in arranging this year's enrollment work."