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

Of course, while Chen Min'en's arrival time in Qingjiang Province has been confirmed, when Li Zhiyuan will be able to meet Chen Min'en is another matter entirely.

After meeting Chen Min'en and providing Chen Jingcheng's DNA to confirm his identity, it was another matter of time.

However, no matter what, it will take at least a week, and at most ten days. Once Chen Jingcheng's identity is confirmed, the door of the Discipline Inspection Commission will not be able to keep him out.

He might still lose his position as county magistrate, but Li Feitu didn't want to discuss it right now.

Li Feitu already knew about Li Zhiyuan and Li Zhixing's conversation and decision.

They wouldn't force Chen Min'en to fight against the forces in Qingjiang Province for their sake. They were even willing to give up their own positions and futures. However, they would try to persuade Chen Min'en to protect Li Feitu's position and future.

Hope lies in the future.

Hope lies in the distance!

But hope is still around us!

These were the words Li Zhiyuan told Li Feitu. Li Zhiyuan didn't explain the exact meaning of these words, but Li Feitu already understood what they meant.

Hope is the hope of Li Zhiyuan, Li Zhixing, and the entire Li family, including Li Feitu.

Hope in the future, in the distance, and around us—it all boils down to one thing.

Beside him was Chen Jingcheng. No one could say for sure where Chen Jingcheng's future would lead, but it was foreseeable that unless Chen Jingcheng himself decided to quit, his future was limitless. And once Chen Jingcheng's future became limitless, Li Feitu would also rise along with him!

There is still hope for the Li family.

Hope rested on Li Feitu, on Li Feitu's sister Kunkun, and ultimately, on Chen Jingcheng.

Chen Jingcheng didn't know what Li Feitu was thinking, but he could think that besides the evidence he had to prove his innocence, his biological parents might be the only ones who could save him.

To this day, Chen Jingcheng still doesn't know how astonishing his biological parents' identities are. He always thought his parents worked in Qingjiang Province and must be high-ranking officials. And that was enough. It was never easy for the Sun family to deal with the Li family. The reason they were able to do it so quickly this time was not only because they caught the Li family off guard, but also because they had the help of the provincial deputy secretary Wu.

However, neither the Sun family nor Deputy Secretary Wu wanted to offend another high-ranking official so quickly.

This official likely represents considerable power.

Of course, there is another reason. Even if Zhao Mingyuan wanted to vent his anger and teach Chen Jingcheng a lesson so that he would understand the consequences of refusing Zhao Mingyuan, neither the Sun family nor Deputy Secretary Wu would take a 23-year-old deputy section-level cadre seriously.

It's not worth getting involved with other people for the sake of Chen Jingcheng.

This was Chen Jingcheng's guess; although it was not correct, it wasn't far off.

As for this matter, Chen Jingcheng didn't want to say anything more. In his opinion, Li Feitu's not asking him for help was already an answer.

"County magistrate, I understand."

Chen Jingcheng said just those few words and didn't say anything else.

With time running out, it wasn't long before it was time to leave work.

Li Feitu hadn't arranged anything, and there wasn't anything else going on in the office, so Chen Jingcheng told Li Feitu and Gao Wentao in advance that he was going home early.

Yes, he wanted to go home early because he knew what he would face next. At the very least, he wouldn't see his parents for a while, and no matter what he said, his parents would definitely worry.

Therefore, all Chen Jingcheng can do is spend more time with his parents and comfort them so that they don't worry too much.

Time passed quickly, and the night went by without incident. Although news of Li Feitu's situation had spread throughout Linchuan County, not only among officials but also among many in the business world, things remained relatively calm, as everyone seemed to be waiting for the final outcome.

And among them, there are naturally many people who care about Chen Jingcheng.

For example, Chen Jinghan and his son were surprised by this situation, but also extremely excited.

They had originally tried every means to beg Chen Jingcheng to help their family solve their problems and help them achieve great success, but they knew that the chances of that happening were extremely slim.

However, if Chen Jingcheng and Li Feitu lose power, that would also be the best outcome for them.

To celebrate, Chen Jinghan and his son even had a few drinks at home, which completely dispelled their worries of the past few days.

Chen Jinghan, who had been behaving himself and not going out to cause trouble, went out again tonight.

They didn't go anywhere else, but rather to the hot pot restaurant that Chen Jingcheng was focusing on inspecting.

Sitting in the hot pot restaurant, Chen Jinghan and Boss Wang sat together, both with smiles on their faces and flushed from drinking.

Brother Wang patted Chen Jinghan on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

"Brother Jinghan, we brothers have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Although we knew this day would come, we didn't expect it to come so soon."

"That damned Chen Jingcheng! He deliberately retaliated against us, making it impossible for us to do business and causing us huge losses. Now it's all good, his backer is about to fall, and he'll be in trouble too. It's so satisfying!"

Chen Jinghan was just as happy as ever, gulping down large mouthfuls of wine.

"Brother Wang, Chen Jingcheng is finished, finally finished. Look at the injuries on my body now, these are all things my dad did to me to curry favor with Chen Jingcheng."

"And yet, Chen Jingcheng is not only unmoved, but also acts all high and mighty. Heh, now I really want to see what else he has to be so high and mighty about."

"Brother Wang, I can't swallow this anger."

"No, I really want to see what Chen Jingcheng is like right now. Brother Wang, let's go together."

"Let's call a few brothers and go pay Chen Jingcheng a visit. I really want to see if he'll greet us with a smile now, without that previous arrogance!"

Boss Wang was also drunk, but upon hearing Chen Jinghan's words, he immediately became full of energy.

However, compared to Chen Jinghan, Brother Wang had more to consider.

"Jing Han, it's not appropriate to go now."

"Li Feitu hasn't stepped down yet; Chen Jingcheng is still the deputy director of the government office."

"Or perhaps we should wait a little longer."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinghan sneered, "Wait for what? There's nothing to wait for."

"Besides, we're not going to cause trouble. We're just going to pay a visit to the esteemed Director Chen. Besides, I'm his cousin."

"Although my cousin and he are not related, he can't stop me."

"Come on, Brother Wang, don't you want to vent your anger?"

"Don't you want to see Chen Jingcheng's obsequious, groveling face when he sees us?"

"Let's go, Brother Wang, I can't wait!"

As he spoke, Chen Jinghan shuddered. It seemed that the thought of seeing Chen Jinghan looking servile and dejected excited him to no end!