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

For the next three days, everything in Linchuan County's officialdom proceeded as usual.

In addition to Li Feitu's previous outburst of anger, during which he issued a circular criticizing more than a dozen top officials, he also separately criticized the director of the Industry and Information Technology Bureau.

At that time, Li Feitu also demanded in front of everyone that the government supervision office be reorganized and that it be aligned with the party committee's supervision department, with all personnel fully staffed.

Everyone thought that Li Feitu was going to take advantage of Secretary Zhao's absence to make a big splash and establish his authority, but unexpectedly, for the next three days, Li Feitu did nothing at all. He held meetings and received guests as usual, without causing trouble for anyone or picking on anyone.

He didn't even make any decisions that would benefit himself because he was temporarily in charge of the county government.

This left many people bewildered, wondering what Li Feitu was really up to.

However, this also relieved many people, who believed that Li Feitu did not want to start a war with Secretary Zhao, nor did he have the courage to actually start one. He was just feeling somewhat stifled, so he took advantage of Secretary Zhao's absence to vent his frustration and show his presence.

Li Feitu could only go this far, and dared to go this far.

Whether it's true or not, it's Friday, and today is also the day Secretary Zhao returns from out of town.

Early in the morning, Sun Yuan, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and director of the County Party Committee Office, led a group of people to the highway entrance to welcome Secretary Zhao.

Also accompanying them was Director Liu from the Industry and Information Technology Bureau.

Compared to others, Director Liu was the one who was directly insulted by Li Feitu, and his resentment and anger far exceeded those of others.

Soon, at 9:30 a.m., Secretary Zhao's car came off the highway.

Seeing that Director Sun and his group had several cars waiting for him, Secretary Zhao got out of the car with a faint smile on his face.

"Why are you all waiting for me here? Anyone who didn't know better would think we're hosting provincial or municipal leaders."

Director Sun stepped forward and said with a smile, "Secretary, you must be tired from your journey. We just wanted to see you as soon as possible so we could hear your guidance."

Secretary Zhao smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Director Sun, please get in my car and give me a report on what happened while I was away these past few days."

At this point, Secretary Zhao noticed Director Liu's fawning smile, frowned slightly, and said, "Director Liu, you come too."

Then, Secretary Zhao got into the car.

On the bus, Director Sun gave a detailed report on the situation over the past few days. In fact, apart from the one report that had already been given, nothing else had happened in the past few days. Of course, if the establishment of the government's inspection office could be considered a situation, then it would be a major one.

Upon hearing this, Secretary Zhao chuckled and said, "Our County Chief Li has done absolutely nothing? I thought he was going to do something during these few days."

"Looks like he really is a young man, acting impulsively just to vent his anger."

At this moment, Director Liu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, quickly said, "Secretary Zhao, this Li Feitu is really outrageous."

"Not to mention Linchuan County, even in the surrounding counties, or even the entire city, no one is as shameless as him."

"Just because I didn't attend the meeting, more than a dozen top leaders were notified, and I was singled out for the notification. At the meeting, they didn't give me the slightest bit of face."

"This is absolutely outrageous, it's so unfair!"

Director Liu was complaining and also wanted to take the opportunity to vent.

Instead, upon hearing this, Secretary Zhao looked at Director Liu with an icy expression and said, "Shouldn't you yourself be criticized and reprimanded?"

"If you ask me, you deserve it!"

"To be honest, Li Feitu is still young and too soft-hearted. He gave you too much face. Otherwise, if it were me, you would have been dismissed today!"

Director Liu never expected that his complaints to Secretary Zhao would result in him being reprimanded by Secretary Zhao.

However, while he dared to express dissatisfaction with Li Feitu, he dared not express any dissatisfaction with Secretary Zhao.

Helpless, he could only shrink back and whisper, "I... I also have issues with Li Feitu, which is why I don't want to attend his meeting."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Zhao sneered, "So, you not only refuse to attend meetings, but also allow your subordinates to make excuses and even fabricate meeting data requested by the government?"

"You guys are really brave."

"If I had encountered people like you when I was the county magistrate, what do you think would have happened to you?"

"That's why I say, Li Feitu is too young, and he went too easy on him."

At this point, Secretary Zhao glared fiercely at Director Liu and said coldly, "And you, do you think doing this childish thing counts as helping me? That you can control Li Feitu?"

"To tell you the truth, Li Feitu is much more cunning than you think. If you want to deal with him, you need to be absolutely certain of success. Even I wouldn't dare to act rashly. At most, I would use my position as the county party secretary to embarrass him."

"What are you doing?"

"It's ridiculous, it's utterly absurd!"

Director Liu was so reprimanded by Secretary Zhao that he kept his head down and didn't dare to breathe loudly.

Director Sun of the County Party Committee Office then said in a low voice, "Secretary, although Director Liu did some things inappropriately, at least his loyalty is not in question."

"As for County Chief Li, since he has lost his temper, even if he hasn't taken any action in the past few days, in my opinion, we still have to be on guard."

"I always felt that this County Magistrate Li was not as simple as he seemed, and I suspect he had other motives."

Secretary Zhao then shifted his gaze from Director Liu to Director Sun, thought for a moment, and said, "Whatever he's thinking, let him be."

"I'll say it again: if he doesn't move, if he's obedient and willing to remain a coward, then let him continue as the county magistrate. I can't stop him."

"But he insists on going against me, insists on finding something to do. Fine, I'm not afraid of him taking action, I'm afraid of him not taking any action!"

"Only by taking action can you have a chance."

Then, Secretary Zhao checked the time, thought for a moment, and said, "I just got back, so there won't be a meeting or anything to discuss today."

"I'm not going to the county committee anymore. He wants to seize power, so I'll give him some more time to consolidate his power and see what he plans to do next."

Director Sun nodded upon hearing this.

"Okay, Secretary."

At that very moment, Li Feitu was in his office, reviewing a document drafted by Chen Jingcheng and his team from the Comprehensive Department, which stipulated that public officials in Linchuan County were strictly prohibited from drinking alcohol during working days.

Pointing to the chair in front of the desk, Li Feitu said to Chen Jingcheng, "Jingcheng, sit down, let me take a look and then we'll talk."

"This information is excellent. If it's highly feasible, then let's implement it throughout the county!"

"The atmosphere in Linchuan County's officialdom began with the strict ban on drinking alcohol on weekdays!"