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

"Lu! Ming!"

Li Ping rushed forward with red eyes.

Wang Qiang immediately shouted, "Li Ping, what are you doing?!"

Li Ping couldn't listen to anything at this point; all he knew was that Lu Ming had completely ruined his future!

He's going to beat this bastard to death!

Seeing the furious Li Ping, Lu Ming strolled in leisurely and then calmly closed the door.

When Li Ping rushed over, he raised his hand and slapped him across the face.

"Snapped!"

The slap was crisp and loud, with great force, leaving Li Ping's head spinning.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Ming raised his leg and kicked Li Ping directly in the stomach, knocking him to the ground.

This kick was delivered with no force whatsoever, and Li Ping was in so much pain that he curled up like a shrimp and couldn't get up.

Lu Ming looked down at Li Ping: "You've been expelled from the Party and public office, yet you still dare to act tough with me? It seems this punishment was too lenient."

"How about I call Secretary Xu and have him thoroughly investigate your illegal and disciplinary violations over the years?"

Li Ping's problems, including his promiscuous relationships, are only the least serious one.

The only reason Yu Wei hasn't allowed the disciplinary committee to conduct a thorough investigation is because she doesn't want to make things too ugly.

But if Li Ping is so ungrateful, Lu Ming wouldn't mind sending him to jail for a few years before he comes out.

Sure enough, after hearing Lu Ming's words, Li Ping instantly became much more sober.

Wang Qiang also stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Xiao Li, what are you standing there for? Quickly apologize to Secretary Lu!"

If Li Ping doesn't lower his stance and quell Lu Ming's anger today, Lu Ming will definitely not let it go.

Li Ping got up from the ground with a pained expression, forcing out a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Secretary Lu, I was so stunned by those people that I spoke nonsense in a moment of confusion. Please don't take it to heart."

Lu chuckled and reached out to straighten his clothes, then casually patted his face, saying, "Director Li, nothing stays hidden forever. You think I don't know about your little dealings with Zhou Lin? But look what I said!"

"No, I don't say it, not because I don't care, but because I don't like to talk nonsense."

"If you're going to mess with me, you'd better make sure I can't recover in one go, otherwise, I guarantee you'll be the one who ends up dead."

"As a person, you have to be willing to accept the consequences of your gamble. If you can't accept being expelled from both the Party and your job, I don't mind sending you to jail and making you spend the rest of your life there!"

After Lu Ming finished speaking, he glanced at Wang Qiang, seemingly unintentionally.

He said these words not only to Li Ping, but also to Wang Qiang.

At this point, Li Ping dared not utter a single word of dissent. He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

His expulsion from both the Party and public office is a foregone conclusion. If he harbors any further desire for revenge against Lu Ming, his fate will be even more tragic.

"Alright, you can leave now."

"Eh."

Li Ping responded and slunk away.

After he left, Lu Ming sat down in a chair and looked at Wang Qiang with a smile.

"Director Wang, we're on the same side now."

Wang Qiang was completely bewildered, not understanding what Lu Ming meant.

Lu Ming chuckled and said, "I'm Mayor Jiang's man now."

Wang Qiang was visibly taken aback, then quickly regained his composure and said, "I don't understand what Secretary Lu is saying."

Lu Ming chuckled and said, "It's normal for Director Wang to pretend to be stupid, but you can go and verify it with Mayor Jiang, and then you'll know whether what I said is true or false."

Wang Qiang became even more suspicious, his expression turning strange. Was this guy telling the truth?

How did he suddenly become Mayor Jiang's man again?

If he was Mayor Jiang's man, why would he want to kill Li Ping?

A series of questions arose in Wang Qiang's mind, and he planned to go find Jiang Ling later to ask her what was going on.

"What brings Secretary Lu here?"

Lu Ming said, "Help me kill Zhou Lin."

Wang Qiang was speechless; that was really blunt!

If he really is Mayor Jiang's man, then there's absolutely no question about it.

But before he could confirm it, he couldn't agree immediately and could only continue to play dumb.

Lu Ming knew he was in a hurry to find Jiang Ling, so he said, "Get this done quickly."

After saying that, he got up and left.

He told Wang Qiang all this to see if Jiang Ling would help him.

Whether there are dates or not, let's just hit a stick first and see what happens.

Helping them is a huge win, not helping them means you don't lose anything.

After Lu Ming left, Wang Qiang immediately went to Jiang Ling's office and recounted what Lu Ming had just said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling thought to herself that this guy was quite cunning.

Whether she believed Lu Ming or not, at least on the surface, the two had reached a cooperation agreement.

Moreover, his request was not excessive.

Since he's to keep an eye on Yu Wei, then naturally we need to help him secure his position as secretary.

To secure their position, they naturally needed to eliminate Zhou Lin, this stumbling block.

Jiang Ling said, "Just agree on the surface."

Wang Qiang asked incredulously, "Mayor Jiang, is Lu Ming really one of ours?"

Jiang Ling shook her head: "He only agreed on the surface; he's actually still on guard."

Wang Qiang instantly understood what Jiang Ling meant.

Jiang Ling added, "Li Ping has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office. You can contact Zhou Lin from now on."

"If we get the chance, we'll kill Lu Ming!"

Jiang Ling's attitude was already obvious; she didn't believe Lu Ming would really side with her.

However, since he is willing to act, I don't mind letting him continue acting.

……

The following morning, the decision to expel Li Ping from the Party and remove him from public office was officially announced.

This decision surprised many people.

They thought Li Ping would at most be dismissed from his post, but they never expected it to be this serious.

Meanwhile, the five female staff members who had improper relationships with Li Ping were also expelled from the Party and dismissed from their posts.

Six people were put on two separate trips at once, which is quite rare even on a national scale.

Some astute individuals realized that Mayor Yu was taking this opportunity to establish his authority!

At the same time, everyone realized that Li Ping had been set up.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the husbands of five lovers came to demand an explanation on the same day?

Some speculate that Lu Ming was the mastermind behind this whole thing!

In an instant, everyone became increasingly wary of Lu Ming.

Since Lu Ming resumed his position as secretary, two serious incidents have occurred in the municipal government.

The first instance was the downfall of Vice Mayor Zhu Chaoyang.

The second instance was when Li Ping, the director of the secretariat, was expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats, fearing that they might become Lu Ming's next target.

In the office, Zhou Lin stared blankly at the documents.

Li Ping has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office?!

She is very anxious right now.

Because it means that no one will offer her advice anymore.

This also means that she won't be able to stay in the position of mayor's secretary for many more days.

Just then, my phone received a message. When I opened it, I saw that it was from Wang Qiang.

"Secretary Zhou, could you come over here for a moment if you have time?"

"Yes."

Zhou Lin glanced at Lu Ming cautiously, and seeing that he wasn't paying attention, quickly deleted the chat history. Then she stood up and said, "I'm going to the restroom."