The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

"I called you here mainly to have you look for a candidate for the position of Director of the Education Bureau."

Jiang Xuangui said, "While we're at it, let's also think about where to place Chen Wei."

"Secretary, Chen Wei and Secretary Yiming have a very good relationship. This matter might be difficult to handle, wouldn't it?"

"It's alright, I'll handle Jiang Yiming's side. You just need to arrange the personnel."

Jiang Xuangui said, "I think Meng Wen, the director of Du Liu Subdistrict Office, is quite good. We can arrange for him to go to the Education Bureau."

"As for Chen Wei, we will arrange for him to become the director of the Department of Culture, Education and Health at the National People's Congress, with no change in rank."

"Of course, this is just my personal suggestion. Your organization department should come up with a plan based on the actual situation and then discuss it at the Standing Committee meeting. We can't just listen to my opinion alone."

"Yes, Secretary, I'll make the arrangements right away."

After returning to his office, Hua Wentao closed the door and called Jiang Yiming.

"Secretary Yiming, I heard you were injured. Are you alright?"

"Thank you for your concern, Minister Wentao. I'm fine; I'll be alright after a period of rest."

"That's good. Be careful when you're out and about."

Hua Wentao said, "Secretary Yiming must already know that Director Chen Wei has been dismissed."

As the deputy secretary of the county party committee, Jiang Yiming has many people among the standing committee members and in other departments, so this kind of thing will definitely reach his ears first.

"Director Chen Wei does bear some responsibility for the faculty and staff's petition, but I think dismissing him directly is too harsh. I will talk to Secretary Xuan Gui in person when I get back in a few days and try to advocate for Director Chen Wei."

"Then you should probably contact Secretary Xuan Gui as soon as possible."

Hua Wentao said, "Secretary Xuan Gui just spoke with me and asked me to investigate candidates for the position of Director of the Education Bureau from across the county. Director Chen Wei is very likely to go to the County People's Congress and serve as the Director of Culture, Education and Health."

"Isn't this ridiculous? Sending a bureau chief of a major bureau to serve as the director of the Education, Culture and Health Department of the National People's Congress is no different from humiliating him."

"Secretary Yiming, please forgive me, I do not have the authority to make decisions on this matter."

“I understand, thank you for your concern, Minister Wentao. Only I know about this, and I will not let anyone else know that you called me.”

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yiming pondered how to organize his thoughts.

Tomorrow, Party Secretary Wei Shanghua will bring a group to visit him, and he will have time to offer Wei Shanghua some advice.

He planned to take advantage of this petitioning incident to speak frankly about Jiang Xuangui's problems and try to get Wei Shanghua to re-select a county party secretary to serve in Xinping County.

All these problems are solved.

…………

Jiang Xuangui had arranged everything and was in a good mood as he prepared to go home.

Just then, Wang Xuanxuan called.

"I've selected him. Everything's almost done, except for this small part involving you. So, did you bring him back?"

"Secretary, the person has been brought back and is on their way."

"Very good, you have not disappointed me."

Jiang Xuangui said happily, "After bringing them back, we should settle them together first. We can't just let them go like this, otherwise they won't learn their lesson. Especially that guy named Lu Huagang, we must arrest him and lock him up for a while so he can suffer."

"Secretary, Lu Huagang doesn't need to be locked up anymore, he, he's dead."

"What, dead?"

Jiang Xuangui asked anxiously, "How could he have died so suddenly?"

"Here's what happened. After I received your call, I started trying to persuade him to go back. But he escaped through the window, so I took Wang Xiaomao to chase after him. A car was coming from the opposite direction, and in order to avoid a car in the other lane, he crashed into our car and that's how he died."

Wang Xuanzhong said, "Secretary, Wang Xiaomao was only doing it for work, and Lu Huagang was the one who deliberately came up to him, so we can't blame him for this."

"This is not the time to talk about responsibility; the most urgent task is to suppress this matter!"

Jiang Xuangui paced back and forth, holding his phone, pondering a solution.

“Or we could say he was hit and killed by someone else, but the driver fled the scene. That way, his family can't do anything about it, and we can just pay more compensation.”

Wang Xuan offered his suggestion.

“That won’t do. If the city finds out that our petitioners died in the province, they will definitely hold us accountable.”

Jiang Xuangui said, "We absolutely cannot let Lu Huagang die on the way to petition, especially not in the provincial capital!"

"Uh, but he's already dead."

"Then bring him back to life!"

Jiang Xuangui asked, "Who else knows about Lu Huagang's death?"

"It was just me and Wang Xiaomao. I was afraid things would get out of hand, so I didn't let anyone else touch the car. The body is still in the trunk of our car."

"Very good, you are very alert."

Jiang Xuangui said, "Here's what we'll do: first, take him back to the county, then issue a detention notice to Lu Huagang and deliver the notice to his family. Tomorrow, take him to the hospital. I'll arrange the staff to receive him. Tomorrow afternoon, declare Lu Huagang dead due to cerebral infarction. Before his family sees the body, take it directly to the crematorium for cremation."

"At the same time, we will do a good job in maintaining stability. As long as it does not exceed 300,000 yuan, we will try our best to meet the family's compensation demands. The funds will come from your bureau's stability maintenance funds. I will call Du Zhengqiang when the time comes."

"Remember, the ideas I just told you were all your own. When I arrange the doctor, you'll be the one to liaise with him. Don't let Wang Xiaomao get involved in the rest."

“I understand, Secretary. Lu Huagang didn’t die during the petitioning process, but during his detention. That means he’s not particularly involved in the petitioning incident.”

Wang Xuanzhong said, "Secretary, rest assured, I will definitely get things done."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xuangui shook his head: "They're all idiots. They can cause a lot of trouble just by doing something, and I have to clean up their messes!"

The following day, Wei Shanghua, accompanied by Ma Qiyun, rushed to Peking University to visit Jiang Yiming.

"Yiming, are you feeling any better?"

Wei Shanghua asked with concern.

"Secretary, you are so busy with important matters, yet you still made a special trip to the capital to visit me. I am truly grateful."

“There’s nothing to feel bad about. You’re a cadre from Yiyang City. You were injured by criminals, so as the Party Secretary of the city, I naturally have to visit you on behalf of the city’s Party Committee and government.”

Wei Shanghua said, "Originally, Jiang Xuangui was also going to come, but I didn't let him. He's already overwhelmed by the petition from the teachers and staff of Xinping County. I wanted him to focus on handling this matter. Please don't hold a grudge against him."

As the Party Secretary of the city, it is natural for him to maintain a good balance among the members of the next-level government leadership team.

"No, Secretary Xuan Gui called to express his condolences. I also told him not to come to see me."

Jiang Yiming hesitated for a moment before saying, "Secretary, have you heard how Secretary Xuan Gui handles petitions?"