In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

When Chen Jingcheng arrived at Li Feitu's office, Li Feitu was frowning, looking at the documents on the table.

Upon seeing Chen Jingcheng enter, Li Feitu pointed to the chair in front of the desk and said, "Please sit down."

Chen Jingcheng didn't say much, and simply sat down at his desk, waiting for Li Feitu to speak.

Ten minutes later, Li Feitu put down the documents in his hand, looked at Chen Jingcheng and said, "Jingcheng, if nothing unexpected happens, a city-wide meeting of leading cadres will be held next Monday."

"The leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department will escort the newly appointed Municipal Party Secretary to his new post."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng finally understood why Li Feitu was so serious.

Previously, Li Feitu had talked to Chen Jingcheng about how his uncle, Li Zhixing, wanted to come to Oasis City to serve as the Party Secretary. The Li family had even started working on it. Logically speaking, Li Zhixing coming to Oasis City should be a done deal, since Li Zhixing was already a Party Secretary at the ministerial level.

He has excellent work ability and performance. The area he governs has a much stronger economy than Oasis City.

The province would not overlook someone with such qualifications, ability, and willingness to contribute to the oasis.

However, Sun Yikun from the Sun family intervened and caused an obstacle.

Sun Yikun's qualifications and abilities were sufficient, and the Sun family's background was also very reliable, so the province was caught in a dilemma.

More than a week has passed, and a meeting of leading cadres was held in Oasis City to determine the representatives and candidates.

Seeing Li Feitu's furrowed brows and serious expression, Chen Jingcheng already knew the answer.

"County Head, was it Sun Yikun who was transferred to Oasis to serve as the Municipal Party Secretary?"

Li Feitu nodded and said in a deep voice, "Although the organization has not officially announced it yet, I have already received the news. That's right, the provincial government has decided that Sun Yikun will be the Party Secretary of Oasis City."

"This time, not only did my uncle fail to be transferred to Oasis, but he also lost his original position. The province transferred him to the Provincial Political Consultative Conference to serve as the deputy secretary-general at the ministerial level."

"It sounds nice that the Secretary-General of the CPPCC is about to retire, but the current Secretary-General of the CPPCC still has at least a year left before retirement. Most importantly, even if he is the Secretary-General of the CPPCC, this is not the position my uncle wants."

"His work ability and experience are among the best in the entire Qingjiang Province. There are very few officials at the provincial level who can match him."

"An experienced, accomplished, and promising municipal party secretary should be making great strides in his career, but instead, he was transferred to the position of deputy secretary-general of the CPPCC at this very moment. Haha, it's simply laughable."

"The Sun family has made their move."

"Moreover, they have gained an absolute advantage."

Indeed, this was the fact that made Li Feitu somewhat flustered. It wasn't scary that the Sun family made a move, but the fact that they were able to gain such a large advantage so quickly was something Li Feitu hadn't expected.

In his view, even if the Sun family wanted to deal with the Li family, it wouldn't be something they could do in a few days or months. But he never expected it to happen so quickly and so fast, and the result was so unexpected.

The Li family has almost no power to fight back. Their greatest hope, Li Zhixing, has been suppressed. Although he still seems to retain the treatment of a department-level official, things are no longer what they used to be.

This event not only exceeded Li Feitu's expectations, but it would probably surprise many people throughout Qingjiang Province as well.

Chen Jingcheng had not expected things to be so serious.

The Li family seems to have no power to retaliate, which is somewhat abnormal.

Seemingly sensing Chen Jingcheng's doubts, Li Feitu gently shook his head and said, "I'm not very clear about the specifics. My father and uncle told me not to worry about it. However, I know that Deputy Secretary Wu, who recently arrived in the province, played a key role."

"But I just didn't expect that Deputy Secretary Wu's influence would be so great, and that he would be so determined."

"Forget it, Jingcheng, there's no point in telling you this now. I just wanted to remind you of what I told you before, the situation we might face, which may be about to happen."

"I hope you can be prepared. Perhaps you'll have to make do for a while."

Li Feitu said it was just a matter of enduring some hardship, which means that in his eyes, things haven't reached the final stage yet, and everything is still possible to change.

Chen Jingcheng didn't ask about the specifics of how things would change, but he was indeed mentally prepared.

"County Magistrate, don't worry, I know what to do."

"I'm mentally prepared."

Li Feitu nodded, sighed softly, and said, "Secretary Zhao and I will both attend the city-wide leadership meeting on Monday."

"Take these two days to rest well. After the meeting on Monday, perhaps that's when everything will begin."

"Alright, Jingcheng, I won't say any more to you. You can go back now."

Chen Jingcheng left Li Feitu's office, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.

He could see Li Feitu's anxiety and unease, and he could also sense that Li Feitu still held a sliver of hope in his heart, but Chen Jingcheng did not know where this hope came from.

He had considered that perhaps his biological parents could help the Li family, but when he heard Li Feitu say that Deputy Secretary Wu of the province had personally intervened against the Li family and sided with the Sun family, Li Feitu's confidence wavered.

That's right, third place in the province!

The next step is a provincial or ministerial-level position, a high-ranking official in charge of a region.

Although not everyone in this position can advance further—there is a world of difference between a deputy and a full-fledged position—the fact that he has reached the third-ranking position in the province proves that this Deputy Secretary Wu's methods and connections are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

It's no wonder Li Feitu felt some despair because of such a person.

Even if his own parents were officials, they probably wouldn't easily offend such a person. Even if Chen Jingcheng's own parents were provincial or ministerial-level leaders, the conflicts of interest and the weighing of pros and cons involved in this matter were far beyond his imagination.

With a soft sigh, Chen Jingcheng shook his head and walked out of the government building.

Perhaps, things really might turn bad.

However, Chen Jingcheng has a clear conscience. Since he started working, including when he became a leading cadre, he has never accepted a single penny, nor has he done anything to abuse his power or do anything wrong. He has never failed his job or his responsibilities. If he had to say who he offended, then those who offended him were people he deserved to offend.

But sometimes, these things are meaningless.

"The snow is falling heavier and heavier."

As Chen Jingcheng watched the snowflakes falling heavier and heavier from the sky, his heart began to sink.

The road ahead is uncertain, and danger lurks everywhere!