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

In the family compound of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government in Qingzhou City, the capital of Qingjiang Province.

Sun Yikun was sitting in the study of a villa in the family compound. The person opposite him who was writing was his uncle, Sun Lianqi.

Currently serving as the Vice Governor of Qingjiang Province, overseeing important areas such as land and housing construction, it's only a matter of time before he's promoted to the Standing Committee, barring any unforeseen circumstances. He is considered a local and powerful figure within Qingjiang Province.

The Li family is now a step behind the Sun family. The difference lies in the gap between Sun Lianqi, a deputy provincial-level official, and Li Zhiyuan, a deputy ministerial-level official.

Ten minutes later, Sun Lianqi slowly began to write.

Sun Yikun quickly took the teacup and went upstairs.

"Uncle, your calligraphy skills are getting more and more profound. If you put this piece of calligraphy at auction, people will definitely pay a high price for it."

Sun Lianqi smiled, took the teacup, sat down, and sipped his tea.

"Yikun, you've been in Oasis City for a week now. How's work going?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yikun quickly nodded and said, "Uncle, everything is going smoothly. Don't worry, I can handle things here in Oasis City."

It is true that he was intimidated, but to say that Oasis City was subdued by Sun Yikun through his own abilities would be a lie.

He relied on the Sun family's current prestige, coupled with the fact that he had punished Li Feitu as soon as he arrived, and his outburst at the conference, which gave people the impression that he was not to be trifled with and was domineering. Under the current circumstances, naturally few people would say anything to Sun Yikun.

However, it's hard to say exactly how many people are secretly dissatisfied with Sun Yikun.

After a moment of silence, Sun Lianqi said, "Yikun, you are now the Party Secretary of the city, the top leader. Although Oasis City is relatively backward and ranks low in Qingjiang Province, it is a large city with an extremely advantageous geographical environment. As long as it is managed well, it still has great potential."

"I know what you're thinking. Oasis City was never the place you wanted to go. The reason you're going now is just to use Oasis City as a stepping stone, and at the same time, to deal with Li Feitu of the Li family."

"But haven't you ever thought about properly managing your business in Oasis City?"

"Improving the economic environment of Oasis City and enhancing its importance within the province might be a good path, and it would also allow you to showcase your abilities."

Sun Lianqi spoke from the heart to his nephew, the future head of the Sun family, and was thinking of Sun Yikun's best interests.

However, after hearing this, Sun Yikun just smiled, seemingly agreeing but actually just going through the motions.

"Okay, Uncle, don't worry, I will consider it seriously. However, Oasis City's foundation is too weak. It will be very difficult to make significant changes in a short period of time. Moreover, it will definitely involve reforms. As you know, if you do it well, you will naturally achieve remarkable political achievements, but if you do it poorly, the probability of failure is not small."

"It's not that I don't want to do it, but I prefer to play it safe. Of course, I will carefully consider your suggestion, after all, I will be staying in Oasis City for a while."

Sun Yikun's considerations were not without reason. If he didn't do these things in Oasis City and instead waited peacefully to be transferred to another place, then entering the provincial leadership team and becoming a vice-provincial-level official would only be a matter of time, almost a certainty.

In this situation, it's understandable that he doesn't want to take any risks.

However, Sun Lianqi believes that taking risks and making greater sacrifices will also bring greater rewards.

There are differences between vice-provincial level officials. Even though they are both vice-governors of the provincial government who are not members of the standing committee, their responsibilities and status will differ.

However, he couldn't force his opinion on Sun Yikun, since Sun Yikun's considerations were also quite prudent.

"Okay, your considerations aren't without merit."

"Let's not talk about that. As for Li Feitu, you've already suspended him from his duties pending investigation?"

"Did you find anything?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yikun shook his head, a look of frustration on his face.

"We didn't find anything about Li Feitu. He was only in Linchuan County for a short time. Apart from his behavior and his lack of unity within the team, we shouldn't have found anything else."

"I'm thinking, should we start the investigation from the provincial level? He's worked in the province for so many years, there must be some problems."

Upon hearing this, Sun Lianqi waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "That's unnecessary. What about his secretary, Chen Jingcheng? We haven't found anything wrong with him either."

Thinking of this, Sun Yikun became somewhat angry, and his expression changed.

"This Zhao Mingyuan swore that Chen Jingcheng had problems, but it was precisely the evidence they used to frame Chen Jingcheng. Fine, they can frame him, but Chen Jingcheng also has evidence to prove his innocence, and he even confessed to Li Feitu and the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Li Shanshan immediately. He's utterly useless and more of a hindrance than a help!"

"However, even so, I do not intend to let Chen Jingcheng off easily. As far as I know, he was very tough when he was being investigated by the Discipline Inspection Commission and was not swayed by reason. Now that he has been locked up for seven days, he is on the verge of a mental breakdown. I do not believe that he can really refuse to back down."

"I want to see if he's really that tough. If he can come up with any problems about Li Feitu, even if they're baseless, I'll let him go. Otherwise, he should stay in there a little longer."

The whole effort to investigate Chen Jingcheng and suspend Li Feitu for investigation, if in the end no one finds any problems, is a joke in itself.

Although Sun Yikun had his own explanation for the past, he was still unwilling to accept it.

Sun Lianqi looked at Sun Yikun and frowned, saying, "If you can't find any problems with Li Feitu, then don't bother investigating him."

"The Li family is finished."

"Li Zhiyuan will retire early, and Li Zhixing, the deputy secretary-general of the CPPCC, will soon take office. At that time, he will be investigated and dealt with, and removed from his post. The Li family has lost these two, and Li Feitu has been suspended from his post, so his future career is over."

"The Li family is hopeless, so there's no need to completely eliminate them. I think we should just leave it at that."

that's it?

It sounds fine. After all, the Li family has no chance, and the Sun family has won a great victory. It's okay not to continue pursuing them.

But Sun Yikun was somewhat unwilling.

"Uncle, are we just going to let them go like this? This is a good opportunity. In the end, all that will happen is that Li Zhiyuan will retire, Li Zhixing will be dismissed, and Li Feitu's future will be ruined. Although their family has no hope, no one will go in."

Before Sun Yikun could continue speaking, Sun Lianqi shook his head and said, "That's it. The Li family has been operating in Qingjiang Province for so many years, and they still have connections. This time, we were able to win this round unexpectedly because of the help of Deputy Secretary Wu."

"But that doesn't mean the Li family has no one to speak up for them. Now that we've gotten the result we wanted, let's not offend any more people. That's also Vice Secretary Wu's opinion."

"Sometimes, too much of a good thing is bad, you understand?"

Although Sun Yikun was unwilling, since Sun Lianqi and Deputy Secretary Wu both agreed, he naturally had no choice but to say something.

Looking at the time, Sun Lianqi stood up and said, "Yikun, come with me to visit Deputy Secretary Wu at his home. We still need to discuss receiving the Linjiang Provincial Party and Government Delegation. You are the Secretary of the Oasis City Party Committee, so your presence is perfect."

"It's basically confirmed that Oasis City will be one of the places the Linjiang Provincial Party and Government Delegation will definitely visit on this trip. You should also make some preparations. The Party Secretary and the Governor will hear a briefing at noon, and you will personally report on the itinerary at that time."

"Yikun, remember this, this is the important matter. The Li family's affairs are insignificant compared to this!"