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

When Chen Jingcheng came in, he didn't see anything wrong with the relationship between Li Feitu and Gao Wentao.

After Li Feitu asked Chen Jingcheng to sit down, he said with a smile, "Wentao, Jingcheng, I'm sorry to have worried you."

"But don't worry, I, Li Feitu, am not that fragile. It is you who will probably suffer some injustice."

Gao Wentao opened his mouth, about to speak.

Li Feitu shook his head and said, "Wentao, you don't need to say anything more. Since you've made your decision, I won't try to persuade you anymore. Just be able to bear the consequences yourself."

"I won't say much in the way of thanks. I don't even know what my future holds, so I can't make any promises to you."

"Wentao, go back. Jingcheng and I need to talk about something. The county committee will notify us about the democratic life meeting. If I'm not mistaken, there will probably be other things happening after the meeting. Anyway, be prepared."

"Go ahead and cooperate with the county committee, while also completing our own government work."

At this point, Li Feitu shook his head, revealing a self-deprecating smile, and said, "It seems that all the hard work we put in before has been in vain."

"Wentao, the economic meeting this afternoon will proceed as scheduled. Go ahead and make the arrangements. Hehe, but this time, I'm afraid even fewer people will attend."

Gao Wentao didn't know what to say at this point, so he sighed and left Li Feitu's office.

Chen Jingcheng, with a hint of hesitation on his face, looked at Li Feitu and said, "County Chief, how about we cancel today's scheduled meeting?"

Upon hearing this, Li Feitu looked at Chen Jingcheng and smiled, saying, "What? Are you afraid that none of the heads of the participating units will come to the afternoon meeting?"

"Hehe, it's okay, I've already prepared for that."

"The news that I was severely reprimanded by Sun Yikun in the city today cannot be kept secret. Even if we wanted to, Secretary Zhao, Deputy Secretary Wang, and the like would make sure that the news spreads as quickly as possible."

"If I'm not mistaken, the leadership teams of all townships and the heads and deputy heads of all units in Linchuan County should already know about this situation."

"I wonder how many of them will feel gratified, and how many will feel sorry for me, Li Feitu."

"But that's not important. Not attending the meeting to distance yourself from me is also not important. Even husbands and wives will abandon each other when disaster strikes, let alone just some superiors and subordinates, just colleagues."

At this point, although Li Feitu appeared indifferent, his expression was still somewhat somber.

However, Li Feitu sighed, somewhat helplessly, amidst his dejection.

"I don't want to say much or comment on the others, but Wen Tao, I never expected that he would be determined to stand firmly by my side and accompany me to the end, even if it means losing his job and being taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission."

"Before, I just thought he wanted to make a career for himself, so he was determined to follow me and take a gamble. But now, the road ahead is almost clear, and he has not chosen to back down or leave the battlefield. This surprised me. After all, according to what I know, if he chooses to leave at this time, even if he is not valued by Zhao Mingyuan and his people, at least he can guarantee his position and not be implicated."

"Even if he chooses to betray me, he can use that as leverage to get a better position. A deputy director-level position would probably be acceptable to Secretary Zhao. After all, once I step down, the leadership of Linchuan County will definitely be reshuffled. He, Gao Wentao, is unlikely to become a standing committee member, and he might not even get a deputy county head position. However, it is still possible for him to enter the People's Congress or the CPPCC to become a deputy director-level official while concurrently serving as the head of a township or unit."

"His choice surprised me a bit."

Not to mention Li Feitu was surprised, Chen Jingcheng himself was also surprised.

He didn't have a bad impression of Director Gao; if he had to say he did, he would say it was very good.

From the moment he joined the government office, Director Gao had been very kind to him. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Li Feitu valued him, but Chen Jingcheng would not deny that it was his own genuine feeling.

Even so, Chen Jingcheng did not expect that Director Gao would be able to stand firmly by Li Feitu's side despite the coercion and enticement from Secretary Zhao and his group, and even though it was almost certain that Li Feitu would be in trouble.

This is not something someone like Director Gao, who has been in officialdom for many years and is adept at weighing pros and cons, would do.

But then, Director Gao did just that, which is quite surprising.

"County Head, is it really true that Director Gao is like this?"

"I have a good impression of Director Gao. He is very capable and has a lot of ideas. Compared to some other leaders I have met, Director Gao is indeed a person who wants to get things done. However, this matter is of great importance and even relates to his future honor and disgrace. It is surprising that he would choose to stand by your side so firmly."

"Is he still gambling?"

"Otherwise, I really don't know what reason to use to explain this."

As far as Chen Jingcheng was concerned, the idea that Director Gao was still gambling, betting that Li Feitu could make a comeback, was something that even Chen Jingcheng himself found hard to believe.

Aside from his own identity, only Li Feitu and he knew it; Director Gao was completely unaware. Chen Jingcheng didn't even know the identity of his biological father, or what his official rank was, so naturally Director Gao wouldn't know either.

However, judging from Li Feitu's desperate appearance, even though the Li family has fallen to rock bottom, they haven't asked him to acknowledge his relatives or seek help from his biological father. In Chen Jingcheng's view, this means that his biological father may be a high-ranking official, but that's about it. At most, he's on par with Li Feitu's uncle or Li Feitu's father, Li Zhiyuan, who is a deputy director of the Provincial People's Congress.

He is indeed a very high-ranking official, but he can't help in this kind of matter.

Li Feitu was naturally unaware of Chen Jingcheng's thoughts; otherwise, he could only wryly say that Chen Jingcheng had seriously underestimated his biological father.

Although the Sun family has the help of Deputy Secretary Wu, a provincial third-level official, if Chen Min'en is willing to take action, then even Deputy Secretary Wu, and even though this is not a place under Chen Min'en's jurisdiction, will have to carefully consider whether it is worth it to make Chen Min'en unhappy for the sake of the Sun family.

But if Chen Min'en decides to take action, then everything might be different.

The reason why Li Feitu hasn't asked Chen Jingcheng for help, and why neither Li Zhiyuan nor Li Zhixing have asked Chen Min'en for help regarding Chen Jingcheng's matter, is that they are considering and hesitating.

Chen Min'en will definitely protect Chen Jingcheng, and Chen Jingcheng's future will still be bright. However, how much he can do for the Li family is unknown.

Rather than letting Chen Min'en protect the entire Li family, it would be better for them not to take action now. However, in the end, they might have to beg Chen Min'en to protect Li Feitu.

Protecting Li Feitu means protecting the future of the Li family. And given the relationship between Li Feitu, Kunkun, and Chen Jingcheng, the Li family will surely have a glorious day again sooner or later.

The only pity is that the accident happened too quickly, so much so that the Li family's original plan was changed.

Looking at Chen Jingcheng, Li Feitu said with a smile, "Jingcheng, don't speculate about Director Gao's matter. After all, people like Director Gao are rare, but they do exist."

"I may not be able to help him in the future, but if I have the chance, I will not forget him."

"Tell me about yourself, Secretary Zhao. Did he say something to you again?"