At the Pinnacle of Power: The Female Leader and Her Chief Advisor

Xu Zhipeng glanced at Yu Wei and said, "If someone engages in illicit relationships, they are usually given a warning."

"However, Director Li's case is quite serious, so my personal suggestion is to remove him from his post and place him on probation within the Party."

He then added, "However, I'm still worried that the whistleblower won't be satisfied with this punishment."

"If they are dissatisfied with the disciplinary committee's handling of the matter, they may post the video online, which could cause an even bigger public outcry..."

He didn't say anything more, but everyone understood what he was trying to say.

Clearly, simply removing someone from their post and placing them on probation within the Party is far from sufficient.

Xu Zhipeng felt that the best course of action would be to expel him from the Party and end the matter once and for all.

However, he didn't say that; he was just making a suggestion. The specific handling of the matter was still up to the two mayors to decide.

After listening, Jiang Ling calmly said, "Expel him from the Party."

After speaking, he looked at Yu Wei and asked, "What does Mayor Yu think?"

Yu Wei nodded and said, "Let's handle it as Mayor Jiang suggested."

"Yes."

Xu Zhipeng readily agreed, while cautiously glancing at Jiang Ling.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, he knew that Jiang Ling was absolutely furious inside.

After all, Li Ping is her man!

Now, forced by circumstances, she has no choice but to personally make the decision to expel Li Ping from the Party, which is tantamount to slapping herself in the face.

Clearly, Yu Wei had a slight advantage in this exchange.

After the three left the office, Yu Wei picked up the landline and dialed a number: "Director Wang, could you come over here for a moment?"

Wang Qiang arrived at the office, somewhat nervously, and said, "Mayor Yu, you wanted to see me?"

"Sit down and talk."

"Yes."

As soon as Wang Qiang sat down, Yu Wei asked, "Director Wang, who do you think would be more suitable to be the head of the secretariat?"

Wang Qiang was stunned for a moment, then realized that Li Ping had been removed from his post.

Although I knew that Li Ping was unlikely to get through this ordeal, I didn't expect the leaders' decision to come so quickly.

He forced himself to calm down, to stop thinking about random things, and to focus on analyzing the meaning of Yu Wei's words.

Generally speaking, the office director can directly decide on personnel transfers within a department.

If we're talking about discussing it, at most we'd discuss it with Secretary-General Zhao; it wouldn't even involve the mayor.

But now, Yu Wei asked!

What does this tell us?

This means she already has someone in mind!

Wang Qiang pretended to be troubled: "There are quite a few capable people in the secretariat. If I were asked to recommend one now, I really wouldn't know who to recommend."

"How about this, I'll go back and make a list, and then you, Mayor, can review it for me?"

Yu Wei glanced at Wang Qiang, thinking he was a smart man, and nodded, "That works too."

Wang Qiang stood up to say goodbye: "Then I'll go and make the list now."

After leaving Yu Wei's office, Wang Qiang went to Jiang Ling's office first to report the matter.

Jiang Ling said, "Lu Ming has ousted Li Ping, so naturally he'll want to promote one of his own to the position."

Wang Qiang was taken aback: "Was today's incident Lu Qian's fault?"

Jiang Ling said calmly, "Otherwise what?"

Wang Qiang felt a chill run down his spine; he hadn't expected Lu Ming to be so ruthless.

They've already given Li Ping a disciplinary warning, but they still won't let it go.

"Go ahead, and call Lu Ming over while you're at it."

Wang Qiang responded and left Jiang Ling's office.

He found Lu Ming: "Secretary Lu, could you please come out for a moment?"

He called Lu Ming to the corridor and whispered, "Mayor Jiang wants you to come over."

Lu Ming raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Mayor Jiang wants to see me? What's up?"

Wang Qiang shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I'm just a messenger."

Wang Qiang is now very wary of Lu Ming. Who knows if Lu Ming will turn on him after killing Li Ping?

Lu Ming nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be right there."

Lu Ming turned around and went back to his office. He slipped past Yu Wei's office door and went in, saying, "Mayor, Mayor Jiang wants to see me."

Yu Wei narrowed her eyes, finding it rather interesting.

She had barely left her office when she called Lu Ming over.

"Then go over there and see what she wants from you."

"Yes."

Lu Ming arrived outside Jiang Ling's office. Secretary Chen Pei got up and led him inside, poured him a cup of tea, and then closed the door and left.

Looking at Jiang Ling across from him, Lu Ming's gaze remained calm.

He had worked in the municipal government for three years, but he still didn't know much about this executive vice mayor.

All I know is that this mature young woman has an extremely strong personality.

"What does Mayor Jiang want with me?"

There was no one else around, so Lu Ming didn't show Jiang Ling much respect.

Jiang Ling looked at Lu Ming with a half-smile, and her gaze made Lu Ming very uncomfortable, as if he were prey being targeted by her.

After a long while, Jiang Ling finally spoke.

"You did what happened today, didn't you?"

To be honest, Lu Ming wasn't surprised at all by Jiang Ling's question, but he still didn't intend to admit it and pretended to be stupid, saying, "I'm a bit slow-witted and don't quite understand what Mayor Jiang is talking about."

Jiang Ling didn't mind and said with a smile, "You're quite capable, I admire you."

"Work for me, and I guarantee you'll be a department head within three years!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming's eyes showed a hint of seriousness and apprehension.

Faced with this temptation, his first reaction was not excitement, but fear!

He didn't believe this woman would actually appreciate him.

Lu Ming said self-deprecatingly, "Mayor Jiang, you really think too highly of me. How could a mere secretary like me possibly have caught your eye?"

Jiang Ling narrowed her long, fox-like eyes slightly, and parted her red lips slightly as she said, "Secretary Lu seems to have a problem with me?"

Lu Ming said, "Mayor Jiang, please don't joke around. What kind of opinion could I possibly have against you?"

"Hehe, alright, stop pretending in front of me." Jiang Ling tapped the table and said, "Keep an eye on Yu Wei for me, and I'll give you a reward you can't refuse."

Lu Ming was about to refuse, but then changed his mind.

He deliberately leered at Jiang Ling's impressive figure and asked, "What is this irresistible reward? Could it be Mayor Jiang's body?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Ling's smiling face turned frosty, her cold eyes flashing with intense killing intent.

How dare Lu Ming, a mere secretary, say such frivolous things to her?

If it were anyone else, stepping through this door would immediately result in them being blacklisted by the entire Songxi officialdom!

Jiang Ling was also quite composed; even though Lu Ming spoke so rudely, she remained unperturbed.

Suddenly, she chuckled softly, reached out and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, tucking it behind her ear.

This pose, this single movement, performed by this mature young woman, is nothing short of a deadly temptation!

"If you want it, it's not impossible."

Jiang Ling's tone was alluring, easily giving people the illusion that "she's interested in me."

"real?"

"certainly."

"If Mayor Jiang puts it that way, then I won't hold back."

Lu Ming stood up abruptly, walked around the desk, and stood in front of Jiang Ling...