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

Zhao Mingyuan was indeed furious. Wang Yanming ran away? Could he really escape?

Even if you manage to escape, does that mean everything is alright?

Wrong. If he runs away, it will only make the disciplinary committee investigate more thoroughly and raise more opinions about Zhao Mingyuan.

Of course, Zhao Mingyuan himself has problems, that much is certain.

Zhao Mingyuan believed that his problem was not that serious. Even if he was dismissed from his post or even handed over to the judicial authorities, he would not be detained for long. But the problem he was facing now was serious.

At this moment, Sun Yuan, the director of the county party committee office, was also extremely worried, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

Did he not want to run away? Yes, he did, but he just didn't have the chance.

To put it bluntly, who would willingly lose their freedom if they could? And knowing full well that the Discipline Inspection Commission would not show them any leniency this time, why not run away and wait to rot in jail?

"Secretary Zhao, Deputy Secretary Wang has probably absconded. There's no other way now. The meeting is about to start, let's go to the meeting room first."

Zhao Mingyuan gritted his teeth, slammed his fist on the table, and said angrily, "Let's go to the venue."

"Go and see Li Fei's triumphant face."

At this moment, it seemed that only such anger could slightly relieve Zhao Mingyuan's heavy heart, but everyone knew that this was just the final roar.

At this moment, all the leading cadres of Linchuan County have gathered in the county party committee's conference room.

Unless they are completely unable to return in time, even those who are sick and hospitalized have already arrived by this time.

Everyone knew that things had changed in Linchuan County.

The era of Zhao Mingyuan is completely over, but whether Li Feitu will be reinstated is still unknown, and who will become the county party secretary is even more unknown.

After all, before the municipal party committee announced its decision, everything was just speculation.

Until nine o'clock.

All members of the county party committee standing committee, except for Wang Yanming, entered the meeting room, including Zhao Mingyuan.

At this moment, in the meeting room, the name card in the middle was that of Xu Lin, the Minister of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee; Zhao Mingyuan was on the left; Wang Yanming was on the right; and there was no name card for Li Feitu.

This scene made many people feel relaxed.

It seems that as long as Li Feitu is not reinstated and regains control of Linchuan, there is still a possibility of negotiation.

However, just as everyone was waiting for Xu Lin, the Organization Minister of the Municipal Party Committee, to arrive, Gao Wentao, the Director of the County Government Office, received a phone call. Then, under everyone's gaze, he walked onto the stage, holding Li Feitu's name card in his hand.

Zhao Mingyuan's face turned ashen when he saw this.

"Gao Wentao, what are you doing!"

"The meeting's about to start, go back to your seats!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Wentao smiled and said, "Secretary Zhao, as arranged by Minister Xu of the Municipal Party Committee, I will arrange County Magistrate Li Feitu's name card."

Gao Wentao, would you dare to issue false orders at a time like this? What a joke, no one would dare.

However, it was precisely because of this that Zhao Mingyuan became even angrier.

If you want to set up place cards, you can do it in advance. Why set them up right when the meeting is about to start? What kind of behavior is that?

Did you deliberately slap him in the face? To embarrass him?

"Just because you say Minister Xu made the arrangements, doesn't mean it was. Go back and sit down!"

Zhao Mingyuan's face was grim. He directly told Gao Wentao to go back to his seat. This was already somewhat hysterical. Logically speaking, a county party secretary should not act like this. After all, what if it is true?

But at this moment, Zhao Mingyuan had no more concerns, or rather, he could no longer be rational.

At this moment, everyone in the hall was looking at him, and he felt as if he were being pricked by needles. It was as if everyone was waiting to see him make a fool of himself, or rather, they were already watching him make a fool of himself.

At that moment, the meeting room door opened, and Xu Lin, the Organization Minister of the Municipal Party Committee, entered the meeting room accompanied by Li Feitu.

And, just then, I happened to see this scene on stage.

After understanding the situation, Li Feitu smiled and said, "It's alright, Minister Xu, I can sit down. After all, until you announce the municipal party committee's decision, I am still in a state of being dismissed from my post, so this position is indeed not suitable for me to sit in."

Minister Xu nodded upon hearing this, then gave Zhao Mingyuan a cold look before sitting down on the platform.

Secretary Zhao Mingyuan took a deep breath, and when Minister Xu opened his mouth to say something, Minister Xu directly refused.

"Secretary Zhao, let's not gossip during the meeting."

"I'm very busy, so let's get started."

This is clearly treating him like a plague. Zhao Mingyuan gritted his teeth, but dared not say anything more, and could only respond to the words.

"Comrades, before we begin the meeting, please give a warm round of applause to welcome Minister Xu, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Organization Department."

The applause did indeed ring out, and it was quite enthusiastic.

After the applause ended, just as Zhao Mingyuan was about to say something, Xu Lin took the microphone and spoke.

"Comrades, I know you're all very busy, so let's save some time and get straight to the point."

"I'm here this time to announce the decision of the Municipal Party Committee."

"Given that Comrade Zhao Mingyuan, Secretary of the Linchuan County Party Committee, has committed serious violations of laws and regulations in his work and life, the Oasis Municipal Party Committee has decided, after deliberation, to remove Zhao Mingyuan from his post as Secretary of the Linchuan County Party Committee, effective immediately."

"After deliberation by the Municipal Party Committee, it has been decided that Comrade Li Feitu shall be reinstated to his post as Deputy Secretary of the Linchuan County Party Committee and County Head, and shall also preside over the overall work of the Linchuan County Party Committee."

The municipal party committee's order has been read aloud.

The venue was completely silent.

Minister Xu brought a thunderbolt with him this time, a thunderous storm powerful enough to turn Linchuan County upside down.

However, the municipal party committee's orders and official documents have already been issued.

Zhao Mingyuan has been dismissed from his post and is awaiting further action.

Li Feitu was reinstated and took charge of all the work of the county party committee, becoming the true top leader of Linchuan County, holding both party and government power.

Amidst everyone's shock, the conference room door was opened once again.

Lu Ming, the executive deputy secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, walked in with his staff.

Minister Xu immediately stood up and greeted Secretary Lu Ming.

Secretary Lu Ming did not take a seat on the dais, but instead showed his work ID in front of everyone.

"I am Lu Ming, Executive Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Zhao Mingyuan, you are suspected of serious violations of laws and regulations. Please leave with us now for investigation."

At this moment, Zhao Mingyuan felt utterly hopeless.

He knew he was going to get into trouble, but he never expected that the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection would personally lead an investigation team to him.

He knew better than anyone what this meant.

Zhao Mingyuan took a deep breath. At this moment, he looked at the leaders on the stage and the crowd below. He felt that all these years had been like a dream, a mirage. But how did he end up like this?

He was once a good official with lofty ambitions, determined to make a name for himself and serve the people.

When did he begin to only remember his official position and the power he held, forgetting his original aspirations?

Looking at Secretary Lu Ming, Zhao Mingyuan said softly, "Secretary Lu, I would like to say something to County Chief Fei Tu."

Lu Ming frowned and looked at Li Feitu.

Li Feitu nodded, walked up to Zhao Mingyuan, and said in a deep voice, "Secretary Zhao, what do you want to say?"

Looking at Li Feitu at this moment, Zhao Mingyuan felt a sudden sense of calm, for some reason.

"County Chief Li, I have brought this upon myself, but like many young people, I once aspired to be a good official."

"The ideals and ambitions you have now, I once had too."

But I got lost.

"Blinded by power, whether I have failed or made a mistake, the only people I have to apologize to are the 800,000 people of Linchuan County."

"During my tenure, I did not do much good for them; on the contrary, I made their lives worse and worse. I may live in repentance for this sin for the rest of my life."

"County Chief Li, I hope you can make up for my mistake and do something good for the people of Linchuan County. I also hope you will learn from my experience and not repeat the mistakes I made."

Is this repentance?

It should be, just as a dying person's words are often good.

However, Li Feitu had no intention of making any promises to Zhao Mingyuan about this.

Because Zhao Mingyuan has indeed let down the 800,000 people of Linchuan County!