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

Li Feitu looked at Wang Liye with an extremely cold gaze.

"Did I, Li Feitu, say I would stop your disciplinary committee from handling the case?"

"From the moment I, Li Feitu, stood here, did I ever utter a single word about not letting you take Chen Jingcheng away?"

"Wang Liye, you're not qualified to label me!"

Wang Liye blushed after hearing these words. He was a little anxious, after all, this was a task assigned by Zhao Mingyuan, and he was indeed somewhat wary of Li Feitu. After all, Li Feitu was still the county magistrate and had not yet been dismissed.

Before Wang Liye could explain, Li Feitu continued, "You keep saying you're handling the case according to your disciplinary committee's procedures, that everything is compliant and legal, but whether it's compliant and legal or not, you know in your heart."

"Standing in the county committee compound in front of everyone, with everyone watching, is this what you call compliance and legality?"

"Are you afraid people won't know you're here to arrest someone? If Chen Jingcheng really is some kind of criminal, and he escapes after being tipped off, can you take responsibility?"

"Wang Liye, don't think I don't know what you and the people behind you are thinking, but I just don't want to pay any attention to you."

"What, can't I, Li Feitu, even speak a word to my own secretary?"

"Didn't you know there was a democratic life meeting today? Did you not know that the materials I have were prepared by him? Or do you feel they are inappropriate? Should I have your Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary, Li Shanshan, come and talk to you personally?"

"Or do you mean I need your city's discipline inspection commission leader to call you before you'll give me, Li Feitu, any leeway?"

Wang Liye was now filled with helplessness. If possible, he really didn't want to get involved in the struggle between Zhao Mingyuan and Li Feitu, but since he had made his choice, he had no choice but to accept it.

Fortunately, Wang Liye had a contingency plan when he discussed it with Zhao Mingyuan, so he did not intend to stop Li Feitu.

"County Chief Li, I'm just doing my job. Please tell me what you mean, there's no need to scare me like this."

After saying that, Wang Liye stepped aside to make way.

Seeing Chen Jingcheng being restrained by two staff members from the Discipline Inspection Commission, one on each side, a flash of anger crossed Li Feitu's eyes, but he forced himself to calm down.

The only thing that gave Li Feitu a little comfort was the calmness in Chen Jingcheng's eyes, despite a hint of anger.

"Jingcheng, you've been wronged!"

Chen Jingcheng, however, seemed unfazed and said with a smile, "County Magistrate, I am innocent. Don't worry, I will be fine. They can't really frame me."

Li Feitu nodded and said in a deep voice, "I know you are innocent, I believe you are innocent, Jingcheng, don't worry, I won't let you be treated unfairly."

"Even if I, Li Feitu, lose this county magistrate position, even if my Li family falls into ruin, I am not without power. If you, Chen Jingcheng, really do something illegal and disorderly, no one will help you. I will be extremely disappointed and will strongly demand that the Discipline Inspection Commission deal with you severely."

"However, if you are innocent, if you have been wronged, rest assured, no one can frame you, and no one can do anything illegal or disorderly to you. If I, Li Feitu, find out that they are not following procedures but harboring malicious intentions and abusing their power for personal gain, rest assured, I will definitely get justice for you. This is my promise to you, Li Feitu!"

Indeed, this was Li Feitu's promise to Chen Jingcheng, but at the same time, these words were also meant for Wang Liye and the others.

This is to tell them that even if Li Feitu loses, he is not completely powerless. If he finds out that they want to frame or harm Chen Jingcheng, he will definitely not let them get away with it and will definitely retaliate!

Many people don't actually know Li Feitu's background, but that doesn't prevent them from understanding one thing.

In officialdom, someone with many years of work experience in the province and who became a county magistrate at the young age of 35—who would believe that he has no one behind him or any connections?

Even if such a person falls from power, he is not someone anyone can afford to mess with. At least, Wang Liye, the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, is someone they cannot afford to offend.

However, at this moment, Zhao Mingyuan had already arrived downstairs. He walked up to him, frowned, and said, "County Chief Li, what are you doing?"

"The Discipline Inspection Commission is handling the case according to regulations and procedures. I know Chen Jingcheng is your secretary, and you've promoted him all the way and trusted him immensely. But you can't talk like that. What will people think if this gets out!"

Zhao Mingyuan walked over with Deputy Secretary Wang and a group of people, which attracted even more onlookers.

Before Li Feitu could speak, Zhao Mingyuan turned around and frowned as he looked at the crowd watching from all sides. However, he did not directly chase them away, seemingly acquiescing to their request.

"County Chief Li, I am aware that the Discipline Inspection Commission took Chen Jingcheng away to assist in the investigation. Furthermore, Deputy Secretary Wang of the Discipline Inspection Commission has already shown me some evidence. I can only say that it is shocking and infuriating!"

"Of course, I also hope that Chen Jingcheng is innocent, but that's not up to us. Having the Discipline Inspection Commission take him in for investigation is also to clear his name."

"No one will target him specifically, and no one will treat him specially. Don't overthink it."

It's true, it's easy to talk when you're not the one suffering. Of course, Zhao Mingyuan isn't even talking while standing; this was all a scheme orchestrated by him.

Since arriving here, Li Feitu hadn't said much. As a result, he was first accused by Wang Liye, and then Zhao Mingyuan gave him a long lecture, as if he was deliberately obstructing the disciplinary committee from taking Chen Jingcheng away.

Their malicious intentions are obvious to everyone.

Li Feitu looked at Zhao Mingyuan and sneered, "Secretary Zhao, you're in too much of a hurry."

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on this place, and no one noticed that a car had already driven up to the entrance of the county committee.

Because the car was just an ordinary car with an ordinary license plate, no one paid any special attention to it.

However, while others might not notice, Secretary Zhao Mingyuan did. He didn't know if Sun Yikun was in the car, but he felt it was about time for him to show up, so he came down from upstairs.

When he caught a glimpse of Sun Yikun getting out of the car and heading this way, he immediately became excited.

"County Chief Li, why am I in such a hurry? You can't just make baseless accusations. Are you saying that just because Chen Jingcheng is your secretary and someone you promoted, you're going to turn a blind eye? You're going to watch him make mistakes and not care?"

"County Chief Li, I am the Party Secretary of Linchuan County. I know you have a problem with me, but even if you have a problem with me, I still have to do this. Even if it offends you, I can't offend the people of the entire county for your sake and turn a blind eye to corrupt officials!"

"County Chief Li Feitu, I hope you can be mindful of your position. Putting aside the fact that you are still the Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee and the County Chief, what you are doing now is something that even the most junior Party member should not do."

"Where is your party spirit? Where are your principles? Did you not consider the consequences or the impact of your actions?"

"Now, before things escalate, go back to your office immediately and stop obstructing the disciplinary committee's investigation."

These words just popped out of nowhere, Zhao Mingyuan, you're ruthless.

Just as Li Feitu was about to say something, he heard a voice he least wanted to hear.

"Li Feitu, what are you doing!"

"I criticized you at the meeting yesterday, and now you're making a fool of yourself here!"