After the meeting.

Chen Anke returned to his office angrily.

Shen Zhifei looked around and saw no one, then followed Chen Anke in.

As soon as he entered the room, Shen Zhifei sighed, "Secretary Chen, what happened? Li Lin... Why is he back? Didn't Secretary Guo promise you to be the county party secretary? Why did the provincial party committee suddenly announce that Li Lin would be in charge of the work?"

Chen Anke glared at Shen Zhifei in anger and said, "How dare you say that? If you hadn't spread the word that I was going to be the county party secretary, would I be in such an embarrassing situation now? I guess these standing committee members are laughing at me in their hearts!"

Shen Zhifei said aggrievedly, "I meant well. I wanted to gain the support of the Standing Committee members by leaking the news... After all, you are the people's choice as the county party secretary. Li Lin got to the top purely by relying on connections. Many people are dissatisfied with him!"

Not convinced?

Why are so many people applauding even though you are not convinced?

Chen Anke said, "Okay! Stop deceiving yourself. I don't think these Standing Committee members are that opposed to Li Lin... Otherwise, why didn't anyone stand up and express their opposition?"

Shen Zhifei said, "It's not the Standing Committee's fault for not having the courage, it's just that Li Lin was too ruthless... They had no choice but to succumb to his tyranny... He forced Ma Qingyuan to jump off a building before he came to power, and he brought down Wu Aiguo and Jiang Weihua as soon as he came to power... Who dares to contradict him in person now? He is a mean man who will do anything to get what he wants... Humph..."

Chen Anke sneered, "So, you are also scared? You don't dare to go against Li Lin? Then you still dare to support me to be the county party secretary? Aren't you afraid that Li Lin will come after you?"

Shen Zhifei laughed disdainfully, "I'm not afraid of him... My position as the Organization Minister of the County Party Committee was appointed by the Municipal Party Committee. Can he bypass the Municipal Party Committee and dismiss me? I'm afraid of him..."

Chen Anke reminded him, "Yes! Your Organization Minister was appointed by the Municipal Party Committee, and he has no right to dismiss you. However, he has a good relationship with Secretary Yang of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. He cannot dismiss you, but he can find ways to investigate you! Can you withstand the investigation?"

Shen Zhifei was stunned. He looked calm on the surface, but he was nervous inside. He said with a fake smile, "What can I check... I'm not... I'm not afraid of him..."

Chen Anke knew that he was just showing off, so he smiled and said, "Alright, stop pretending. None of us can stand being investigated... Li Lin, don't push us too far, or we'll all perish together..."

Shen Zhifei was curious about what leverage Chen Anke had over Li Lin that made him speak so confidently.

Shen Zhifei asked, “Secretary Chen, you…?”

Chen Anke said, "Humph, no one is invulnerable. As long as he doesn't provoke me, I won't expose his past. If he causes trouble for me, then there is nothing I can do but turn hostile."

Shen Zhifei nodded thoughtfully. He knew that Chen Anke had the confidence to say this because of Guo Xuecai's power.

But how could Li Lin be so easy to deal with?

From the Lu family at the beginning to Chang Guochao, Wu Aiguo, Jiang Weihua later... which one of them didn't have a background? In the end, wasn't it that Li Lin knocked them down with one punch?

The most terrifying thing is that I heard that Peng Yutao was fired because he offended Li Lin...

He nodded silently and decided not to get involved in this mess.

So he stood up and said, "No matter what, I support you. I hope you can help me speak well of you in front of Secretary Guo. I have been the Minister of Organization for so many years... If there is no position in Shannan County, can you transfer me to other counties or municipal units..."

Finally, he spoke out what was in his heart.

He supported Chen Anke simply because he wanted to establish a good relationship with Guo Xuecai through Chen Anke and thereby achieve a promotion in his career.

There is no love without reason... Chen Anke also knew what Shen Zhifei was thinking. Although it was a bit disgusting, social interpersonal relationships were like this... If you are useful to others, others will support you and respect you. If you are useless to others, no one will flatter you no matter how high your rank is.

Perhaps this is the benefit brought by Chen Anke and Guo Xuecai's relationship.

Many people regard Chen Anke as Guo Xuecai's spokesperson, hoping to pass on a message to Guo Xuecai through her...

Chen Anke nodded with a smile and readily agreed, “Minister Shen, just do your job well, I will mention your matter to Secretary Guo.”

Promising benefits is also an important means of winning people's hearts. After all, who wants to follow someone who has no future? Who wants to follow someone who does not benefit them at all?

After receiving the reply, Shen Zhifei was in a good mood, smiling from ear to ear, "Okay, thank you Secretary Chen... I also wish you all the best and a successful promotion!"

Li Lin returned to the office.

The first person to come in to find him was none other than Deputy County Mayor Yuan Meng.

Yuan Meng pushed the door open, stuck her head in, and saw that Li Lin was the only one in the room, so she walked in with a smile, looking mischievous.

Li Lin smiled and invited her in, saying, "County Magistrate Yuan, I was just looking for you. How was your recent research in Weishui Township? Do you have any ideas on opening up the tea market?"

Yuan Meng sat down opposite Li Lin, holding a pink thermos cup in her hand, and said with a smile, "I was just about to report this to you, but before I do, can I ask you a personal question first?"

Li Lin smiled and nodded, "Sure."

Yuan Meng thought for a moment and asked, "I just heard them say at the meeting... your father is a provincial leader? Can you tell me which provincial leader he is?"

Any cadre with a bit of common sense would not ask such a question, especially a subordinate to a superior.

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