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

This really reflects Sun Yikun's thoughts.

Given his shrewdness, it's possible that he openly and harshly criticized Li Feitu at the conference without any mercy, simply to vent his personal grievances, but that's unlikely.

More importantly, it's an opportunity to achieve one's goals while also venting one's anger.

As it turns out, he succeeded.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingyuan suddenly realized what was happening and then expressed his admiration for Sun Yikun.

"The Party Secretary's vision is truly remarkable; I am ashamed to admit my inferiority."

"Secretary, I, Zhao Mingyuan, dare not say anything else, but rest assured, wherever you point, I will go; whatever you ask me to do, I will do. I will definitely obey your orders."

Sun Yikun nodded, his expression indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about Zhao Mingyuan's initiative to defect.

In reality, he did need Zhao Mingyuan, but he didn't intend to actively show any closeness to Zhao Mingyuan.

Zhao Mingyuan was different from others. Without Sun Yikun's arrival, Zhao Mingyuan would not only have no future prospects, but he would probably not even be able to hold onto his position as the county party secretary.

It was only after Sun Yikun arrived that Zhao Mingyuan's fate changed.

If Zhao Mingyuan doesn't follow Sun Yikun, who else can he follow?

"Comrade Mingyuan, what I just said to you at the conference was serious, so you must perform well and not let me down."

"The leadership team of the municipal party committee and government is about to undergo personnel adjustments. I have high expectations for you, so go back and prepare well."

"In addition, the democratic life meeting should be held as soon as possible. If I have time, I will definitely attend in person. Even if I don't go, a guidance group will go."

"The issue concerning Comrade Li Feitu must be thoroughly and seriously analyzed. The purpose of the Party's democratic life meeting is to criticize and self-criticize. Tell your team members that if I find out anyone is avoiding the important issues, favoring personal relationships, or failing to truly admit their mistakes and speak frankly, then I will make them blush and sweat!"

Zhao Mingyuan became more and more excited as he listened. Originally, Li Feitu had already lost all face in Oasis City after today's meeting, completely losing his future and prestige. Now, Sun Yikun was still targeting Zhao Mingyuan, demanding that he hold a democratic life meeting after returning home. This was to make everyone rebuke and humiliate Li Feitu once again.

Excitement was palpable; Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of what was to come.

"Secretary, rest assured, I will strictly carry out your orders. After returning, I will immediately organize a democratic life meeting. At the meeting, I will convey your instructions and require all members of the leadership team to severely criticize Comrade Li Feitu."

Sun Yikun nodded and checked the time.

"Alright, I have some things to do later. You should go back and get ready."

"In addition, I think Comrade Li Feitu may not be suitable to be the county magistrate. Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Everything still needs to be discussed by the organization. But I will bring this up at the Standing Committee meeting."

"The position of county head of Linchuan County cannot be vacant for too long. Comrade Mingyuan, you are the head of the leadership team of Linchuan County, and you have the most say in the opinions of your team members."

"So you can consider this matter. If you find a suitable candidate, you can also submit him/her for reference."

"Alright, just keep this to yourself. Go back now."

Zhao Mingyuan then bid farewell to Sun Yikun.

We were excited when we arrived, and we were even more excited when we left.

Li Feitu lost face in front of all the city's leaders and cadres. Sun Yikun's show of force was aimed at Li Feitu, as well as at those in Oasis City who still harbored illusions about the Li family. But putting all that aside, Zhao Mingyuan received tremendous good news.

You can tell by observing how many people at the same level, whom you don't usually greet, suddenly become friendly and approach you after meetings.

People generally felt that he was one of Sun Yikun's own people. In addition, Sun Yikun mentioned at the meeting that he had high expectations for him regarding the adjustment of the city leadership team. This clearly showed that Sun Yikun hoped that Zhao Mingyuan could be included in the city leadership team.

With the strong support of the municipal party secretary, his further advancement is almost a certainty. Why wouldn't he be happy?

Moreover, the happier he is, the happier Li Feitu can only be.

By the time Zhao Mingyuan got into his car and returned to Linchuan County, more than an hour had passed since the meeting ended.

The results of this city leadership meeting could not be kept secret from others; they had already spread throughout the entire Oasis City.

This includes Linchuan County.

At this very moment, in the office of Director Gao of the Linchuan County Government Office, Director Gao was frowning and smoking one cigarette after another.

He had already received the news, and many people, including county government leaders and leaders from other units and townships, had begun to inquire about and verify the authenticity of the rumors. To this, Director Gao could only say that he knew nothing.

But in fact, he knew perfectly well.

As the director of the government office, he definitely needs to get in touch with the secretary-general, deputy secretary-general, and section chiefs of the municipal government office. If he has no information channels at all, then he is definitely not a qualified director of the government office.

The entire Oasis City leadership meeting, with so many attendees, service personnel, and recorders, made it impossible to keep the news a secret.

Not to mention that Director Gao has access to information, other well-informed people naturally have their own information channels as well.

So, saying that everyone knows it might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it's only a matter of time before everyone knows it.

After finishing his work, Chen Jingcheng went straight to Director Gao's office.

At this moment, Chen Jingcheng's expression was also quite unpleasant.

The relationship between him and Li Feitu was truly one of mutual benefit and shared loss, and this relationship was even deeper than that between Director Gao and Li Feitu.

However, this is not the real reason why Chen Jingcheng is in a bad mood. He is not worried about how much injustice and difficulty he will suffer in the future, but rather, where is Li Feitu right now!

From the moment Chen Jingcheng met Li Feitu, all he saw was Li Feitu's high spirits, smooth sailing, and ambition to make a name for himself.

But now, after just one meeting, everything is ruined!

With so many things happening in Li Feitu's family, Chen Jingcheng couldn't even imagine how heartbroken Li Feitu must be.

"Director Gao, is there still no news from the county head?"

"The driver still isn't answering the phone?"

After the meeting ended, Chen Jingcheng and Director Gao initially didn't dare to disturb them. However, as time passed and more than an hour went by, they couldn't help but worry.

No one answered Li Feitu's phone.

We also couldn't reach the driver by phone.

After experiencing such a huge setback, it would be a lie to say I'm not worried.

Director Gao shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Jing Cheng, we still can't get in touch with County Chief Li, and the same goes for the driver."

"Jingcheng, do you think something bad will happen?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng's face instantly turned ugly, but he immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible. County Magistrate Li's mental fortitude isn't that weak. He'll be fine."

"Maybe, maybe I'm just in a bad mood and it's just inconvenient for me to answer the phone right now."

Director Gao certainly wanted to do the same, but he also knew a bit about Li Feitu. The Li family was now facing a desperate situation, and it was almost impossible for them to turn things around.

However, Li Feitu is a man of strong temper and character. If Sun Yikun had not humiliated Li Feitu at the conference today, things might have been fine. But it is hard to imagine what the consequences would be of bullying someone who is already in dire straits.

Director Gao, you have to think this through.

After all, if Li Feitu really took this desperate path, it would be tantamount to stabbing Sun Yikun in the back.

A newly appointed municipal party secretary, before even entering his office, directly drove a promising young county head, who was at the level of a division chief, to his death. What kind of situation is this?

"Jingcheng, I don't want anything to happen to the county magistrate either, but you know his temper. Given his current situation, do you really think he would resort to this method to stab Sun Yikun and the Sun family in the back, and to give the Li family a chance to survive?"