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

After leaving the office, Zhou Lin went straight to Wang Qiang's office.

"Director Wang, you wanted to see me?"

Zhou Lin usually contacts Li Ping and is not familiar with Wang Qiang.

But she knew that Li Ping and Wang Qiang were both Mayor Jiang's men.

Although Li Ping never said it himself, Zhou Lin knew in her heart that it must have been Mayor Jiang's instruction that led him to take the initiative to help her secure the position of Mayor Yu's secretary.

Mayor Jiang is trying to secretly win him over through Li Ping.

This way, they could monitor Mayor Yu's every move at any time and become a pawn in her game.

Zhou Lin wasn't stupid; she knew they wanted to use her.

But wasn't she the same?

As long as you can climb the ladder, what difference does it make which leader you follow?

When Zhou Lin received Wang Qiang's message, she already had a general idea of ​​why he wanted to see her.

Sure enough, Wang Qiang said, "Li Ping has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office. If anything happens in the future, just tell me directly."

Zhou Lin nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Director Wang."

The two chatted for a while longer before Zhou Lin came out of Wang Qiang's office.

If Zhou Lin was still uneasy when she went in, she was full of confidence again when she came out.

Although Li Ping has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office, she still has a chance now that Wang Qiang is giving her advice.

No, the chances are even greater!

Wang Qiang is the director of the municipal government office. His understanding of officialdom and experience in political struggles far surpasses that of Li Ping, a mere section chief.

No matter how capable Lu Ming is, he's just a greenhorn and can't compare to a veteran like Director Wang.

At this moment, Zhou Lin wished that Wang Qiang would quickly kill Lu Ming so that she could sit securely in her position as the mayor's secretary.

Back in her office, Zhou Lin had just sat down when the landline on her desk rang.

"Mayor...yes...okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Lin said to Lu Ming, "The mayor wants you to come in."

"Um."

Watching Lu Ming's retreating figure, Zhou Lin subconsciously bit her lip.

His position is now very precarious. No matter what the mayor has to say, he always calls Lu Ming in first, and he himself has become nothing more than a mouthpiece.

Every minute Lu Ming spent in his office was excruciating for Zhou Lin.

After finally waiting for him to come out, she put on a nonchalant air and casually asked, "Brother Lu, what did the mayor want to see you about?"

Lu Ming said, "The mayor wants to learn about the major companies in the city and asked me to make an itinerary, saying that he will be going down to inspect them in a couple of days."

Zhou Lin asked, "Do you need me to help you tidy up?"

Lu Ming chuckled and said, "Sure, if you're not busy."

Zhou Lin said, "Then I'll send it to you when I'm done."

After saying that, Zhou Lin started typing away on the computer, looking very serious.

During lunch, Luo Shuixian asked curiously, "Are you so comfortable letting Zhou Lin make the itinerary? Aren't you afraid she'll set up traps for you?"

Lu Ming said, "I'm not afraid of her planting mines, I'm afraid she won't."

"Well, Lao Lu, you seem pretty confident, huh?"

"I've been Mayor Song's secretary for three years, after all. If I don't even have that much confidence when facing a complete novice like her, then I might as well jump into the river."

"Great, that's arrogant enough!"

"How have you been lately? Have you gone on any blind dates?"

Upon hearing about the blind date, Luo Shuixian's face immediately darkened, and she said, "Do you even know how to talk to someone? Why do you have to bring up such a sore subject?"

"Hey, you're so concerned about whether I go on blind dates or not, you're not actually interested in me, are you?"

Lu Ming shook his head: "You say I'm confident? I think you're more confident than me, no, more narcissistic. You actually think I'd be interested in you?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Shuixian deliberately puffed out her chest proudly, revealing an exaggerated curve that made the people at the next table practically drool.

"With my figure and face, isn't it normal for someone to be interested in me?"

Lu Ming smiled without saying a word.

Luo Shuixian muttered something insincere, then added, "If you get rid of Li Ping, do you think the people behind him will let it go?"

"Of course not!"

"So what are you going to do?"

"What can we do? Of course, we'll deal with whatever comes our way."

"Isn't this just slacking off?"

"What else can we do?"

Lu Ming also wanted to take the initiative, but he simply didn't have the strength.

Li Ping is backed by Jiang Ling. Trying to bring her down is just wishful thinking.

Moreover, his current focus is not on bringing down anyone, but on helping Yu Wei gain a foothold in the municipal government and taking back the power of the municipal government.

Only when Yu Wei completely controls the municipal government can his status as secretary rise accordingly.

Judging from the current situation, everything is going relatively smoothly.

In just under a month, they had already secured a vice mayor's position and a position as the head of the secretariat for Yu Wei!

Next, all that's needed is to unite a few more heavyweight standing committee leaders, and Yu Wei, as the second-in-command of Songxi City, will have firmly established herself.

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Meanwhile, Wang Qiang also received a message from Zhou Lin.

As he looked at the string of words, Wang Qiang's expression gradually became serious.

Judging from Zhou Lin's description, her competition with Lu Ming has already come to an end.

It was clear that Mayor Yu's choice was Lu Ming.

This competition has come to an end with Li Ping's expulsion from the Party and public office.

Although Yu Wei is young, how could someone who becomes a mayor at this age be someone to be trifled with?

If Lu Ming could see that Zhou Lin and Li Ping were secretly contacting each other, how could Yu Wei not know?

Under these circumstances, even without Lu Ming, Yu Wei would never have been able to promote this traitorous guy to the position of official.

"This Zhou Lin is no longer of any use to me."

Wang Qiang sighed deeply, then stroked his chin and began to ponder.

"Since we're going to be kicked out sooner or later anyway, we might as well make the most of our remaining time before we are!"

He already had a plan in mind.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Zhou Lin.

Looking at the message Wang Qiang sent, Zhou Lin looked suspicious.

What does Wang Qiang mean by this?

They actually asked her to find a time to invite Lu Ming to dinner?

When I asked him what he was doing, he remained tight-lipped.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Lin replied, "Then I'll ask him out tonight!"

"Not tonight, not even for some time now."

Why?

"Li Ping was just expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office today. If you make an appointment with him now, he will definitely suspect your motives."

Zhou Lin thought Wang Qiang's words made a lot of sense, and at the same time, she began to look forward to it.

Although I don't know what the plan is yet, it's definitely to help me deal with Lu Ming!