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

At this moment, it was around 9:30, and the meeting preparations were complete in the conference room on the fourth floor.

On the dais, Li Feitu's name was placed in the very center, while on his left and right were Li Guangming, a member of the Standing Committee of the Linchuan County Party Committee and Executive Deputy County Head, and An Xin, Deputy County Head.

Li Guangming, who is in his early forties, is a pragmatic man who rose through the ranks to become the executive deputy county head. He relied entirely on his own abilities and courage.

However, Li Guangming felt somewhat frustrated in his role as executive director.

He used to be decisive and efficient, and by all accounts, he should have been one of the busiest people in the entire Linchuan County, and of course, one of the most powerful people. After all, he was the executive deputy county head, and many things required his approval and execution.

However, after three years in Linchuan County, his position as executive director was practically meaningless, as Secretary Zhao had taken over all the real power.

Moreover, both the executive secretary and the deputy secretary of the county party committee are highly qualified to be promoted to county head, but Li Guangming never thought about it from beginning to end. After all, Deputy Secretary Wang Yanming is Secretary Zhao's man, and his nomination was personally approved by Secretary Zhao.

Li Guangming does want to compete for it, but the key is that he has to be able to win.

The county magistrate position is out of the question, and neither is Deputy Secretary Wang. Li Guangming is the least concerned about Li Feitu's sudden arrival, since it shouldn't have been him in the first place.

However, over the past three years, Li Guangming's ambitions have been somewhat worn down.

Sitting next to her was Deputy County Head An Xin, who was promoted to deputy county head at a young age. She was two years younger than Li Feitu this year and was promoted by the Municipal Party Committee Office. She was young, beautiful, and had a good figure, attracting attention wherever she went.

Currently, in Linchuan County, Deputy County Head An Xin is in charge of culture and tourism, education and sports, and medical and health care.

It's now 9:30. Most of the people in the conference room have arrived. However, whether it's Li Guangming or An Xin, they can only see a portion of the top leaders present in person. The other half are almost all deputies who have come to the meeting on their behalf.

Even the most core units involved in this meeting—the Finance Bureau, the Industry and Information Technology Bureau, the Development and Reform Commission, the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, and the Transportation Bureau—were all represented by their deputy heads.

Today, the county has not scheduled any other important meetings.

These people also did not have any business trips or reception duties.

So, it's simply that they don't want to come anymore.

This situation is completely abnormal.

It should be noted that even if a deputy county head holds a meeting, the head of the relevant unit must provide an explanation even if they do not attend.

When the executive deputy county head calls on the heads of departments to attend a meeting, it's rare for anyone to miss the opportunity.

Needless to say, if the county head personally convenes a meeting and explicitly requires the participation of the unit's principal leader, even if they cannot attend, they should report it immediately and complete the leave application procedures before a substitute can be arranged.

But now, both Li Guangming and An Xin seem to have become accustomed to this scene.

If it were a meeting chaired by Secretary Zhao, or even Deputy Secretary Wang Yanming, these people would probably run away faster than anyone else.

Who would believe this wasn't specifically targeted at County Chief Li Feitu?

However, as mentioned before, Li Guangming and An Xin remained silent. Li Feitu was their direct superior, and they couldn't be said to be completely loyal to Secretary Zhao. They simply wanted to continue observing.

There was no serious atmosphere at the meeting.

At 9:30, County Chief Li appeared before everyone. Surprisingly, this time, he was not accompanied by Director Gao, but by a young man carrying a water cup and documents, who followed him into the meeting room.

secretary!

Everyone's first reaction was that County Chief Li had a secretary. You see, other leaders would be assigned a liaison officer as soon as they arrived, but County Chief Li had been here for more than a month and still didn't have his own personal liaison officer. This wasn't because the county government office was deliberately making excuses not to assign one, but because County Chief Li had high standards and wanted to choose one himself.

And today, it seems that this candidate has emerged.

When County Chief Li entered the meeting room, he glanced around casually, his expression indifferent, and said nothing. He could tell at a glance that many people were absent, and many of those who came were substitutes.

At this moment, Chen Jingcheng was not at ease. In previous years, he was just an ordinary cadre in the township government, and the meetings he attended most were those within the township government. The highest-ranking official in the meetings was their Party Secretary.

But today, everyone sitting in the audience is at the same level as his secretary. If his previous township was relatively remote and backward, then at least half of the people present today, although at the same level, have much more power and prospects than his previous secretary.

Leaving aside the various units, just the secretaries of the central town and the two sub-district offices of Nancheng and Beicheng are far superior to his previous township secretaries.

Therefore, Chen Jingcheng couldn't help but feel some pressure, especially since he felt that the moment he entered the venue, everyone's eyes were on him.

Those gazes contained curiosity, scrutiny, and a complex mix of emotions that were hard to define.

But regardless, today, at this moment, I have made my full appearance in the officialdom of Linchuan County.

Especially after County Chief Li starts to make trouble, everyone will understand that County Chief Li is not a pushover, and County Chief Li's secretary is not someone they can ignore or consider dispensable.

Sitting in the corner, Chen Jingcheng, Li Guangming, and An Xin's secretary exchanged glances, smiled, and then took out paper and pen to prepare to take meeting minutes.

At that moment, County Magistrate Li Feitu looked at the audience, smiled, and said, "Since everyone is so curious, let me give you an introduction. In the future, we will indeed need to make some contact regarding work-related matters."

"The young man who just joined us has been transferred to the government office to serve as the head of the General Affairs Section and my secretary."

His name is Chen Jingcheng!

Chen Jingcheng was a little stunned. He didn't expect that County Chief Li would specifically mention his name and introduce him.

Although this meeting did not discuss personnel, projects, or funding, the attendees were still quite distinguished.

In this situation, Li Feitu didn't start the formal meeting. Instead, he introduced himself first. This respect moved Chen Jingcheng.

Chen Jingcheng also hurriedly stood up, bowed slightly to everyone as a greeting, and formally introduced them.

Before anyone could think further, Li Feitu glanced at the audience, then at the documents in his hand, and launched his attack.

"Time is limited, and I have other plans later, so let's get started."

"County Magistrate Guangming, there's no need to preside over this. I'd like to say a few words."

After speaking, Li Feitu looked at the seat with the Finance Bureau name card and said in a deep voice, "Where is Director Liu of the Finance Bureau?"

"Where is he? Why didn't he attend the meeting?"

"Also, I see that many of the people present today are substitutes."

"Then, where is your top leader? Where are they?"

"Director Gao from the Government Office, I have a question for you. Didn't the meeting notice clearly state that the principal leaders of participating units were required to attend this meeting?"

"Didn't they say that if you can't attend, you must follow the leave application procedure?"

"So, what's the situation now?"

"Did the government office fail to notify them? Or did these units receive the notification but disregard it?"

"Tell me now, is it your responsibility, or did they receive the notice but fail to come?"

County Chief Li first questioned Director Gao of the Government Office, his meaning being simple: if the Government Office had not made a mistake, then the mistake was not with the Government Office, but with these people who deliberately did not come. Not only did they not come, but they did not ask for leave, which meant they were ignoring the Government Office's notice and the order he, County Chief Li, had given.

He directly named this person, leaving everyone speechless!