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

"Hello Chairman Zhang, I am Wang Xianming from Xinping County."

"Xianming, what's the matter?"

"Chairman Zhang, I'm sorry, I failed to protect Wenbin. He has been arrested."

"What? You've been arrested? Who arrested you? Explain yourself!"

Zhang Changchun's voice was three parts astonishment and seven parts anger.

"Jiang Yiming".

Wang Xianming said, "The county party committee standing committee meeting was held today. Jiang Yiming once again proposed to suspend the cultural square project. There have been many changes in the current county party committee standing committee. Many people support Jiang Yiming. Therefore, after he proposed it again, it was approved."

"After Wenbin learned the news, he was furious and went to confront Jiang Yiming. As a result, Jiang Yiming had Wenbin arrested by the county public security bureau on charges of provoking trouble. I pleaded for Wenbin, but not only did it have no effect, I was also humiliated by him, who said that I was a retainer of the Zhang family. Chairman Zhang, you must take care of this matter."

"This is outrageous! This Jiang Yiming is just an acting secretary, and he already thinks he's someone special. If he really becomes the top leader, who knows how arrogant he'll be!"

Zhang Changchun said, "Xianming, you've worked hard. I remember everything you've done for our Zhang family. If I have the chance to meet Secretary Wei, I will definitely recommend you to him."

"Thank you, Chairman Zhang. It's what I should do."

Wang Xianming was extremely excited.

After hanging up, Zhang Changchun called Jiang Yiming directly.

"Hello, who is it?"

"I am Zhang Changchun, Chairman of the Yiyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference!"

"Chairman Zhang? I know all the chairmen and vice-chairmen of Yiyang City, but there's no one with the surname Zhang."

Jiang Yiming questioned, "You're not an imposter, are you?"

"...I just retired; I was the previous chairman of the Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference."

Zhang Changchun was so angry he almost vomited blood. This bumpkin had never even heard of his name!

"Oh, the former chairman of the Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference."

Jiang Yiming feigned confusion and asked, "Chairman Zhang, is there something you need from me?"

"Don't play dumb with me!"

Zhang Changchun questioned, "I'm just asking you, why did you have my son arrested?"

"When did you, as an acting secretary, begin to abuse your power and replace the law?"

"Release him immediately, or I'll go to Secretary Wei and Mayor Luo and ask them to stand up for me!"

"Even if you are the current chairman of the Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference, let alone the former chairman, you have no right to judge whether I have abused my power!"

Jiang Yiming sneered, "Didn't you just say you were asking Secretary Wei and Mayor Luo to settle this for you? Just call them directly and ask them to stand up for you. Your face is worthless to me."

After saying that, he slammed down the phone.

"That old fool, he really thinks he's something special."

Jiang Yiming didn't take it seriously at all.

A washed-up second-tier cadre certainly has influence, but to say that he could touch the acting secretary is a bit of an exaggeration.

Perhaps Luo Zhangwen would listen to his opinion and put pressure on him. As for Wei Shanghua, he believed that the other party would definitely be on his side.

Zhang Changchun didn't react for a moment when he heard the busy tone on the microphone.

Jiang Yiming actually dared to hang up on him! That's outrageous!

He then called Luo Zhangwen directly.

"Mayor Zhang Wen, does your municipal party committee and government even know how to select and appoint people? How could they choose a thug as their leader?"

"Old boss, who made you angry?"

"Who else could it be but Jiang Yiming, the acting secretary of Xinping County? That guy is arrogant and doesn't respect me, an old comrade, at all."

Zhang Changchun was furious and said, "Zhang Wen, this kind of cadre is not fit to be a leader at all. I suggest that your municipal party committee and government should conduct a more thorough investigation to avoid selecting a person with poor character who will bring disaster to the entire Xinping County."

“Old leader, I share your opinion. I also do not approve of Jiang Yiming being in charge. I recommended County Head Zhang Yuntao to succeed the County Party Secretary, but Secretary Wei absolutely disagreed and insisted on having Jiang Yiming take the lead. As you know, my voice is not powerful enough to change anything.”

Luo Zhangwen comforted him, "Don't pay attention to this kind of person. There are many paths in the world, let's just go our separate ways."

"The key issue is that he's making trouble for me. He not only broke the contract and suspended the project that Wenbin was building, but he also arrested my son. Is there no law anymore?"

"Is this happening?"

Luo Zhangwen frowned and said, "Old leader, don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth and give you an explanation."

"Okay, I'll wait for your call."

Zhang Changchun thought about it and, still feeling uneasy, called Wei Shanghua again.

"Chairman Zhang, is there anything I can help you with?"

“Secretary Shanghua, I didn’t want to bother you with your work, but I really have no other choice. As a retired cadre, nobody respects me. Every cadre can trample on me. I have no choice but to swallow my pride and ask for your help. I know you are a person who values ​​old friendships. We worked together before, and I believe you will stand up for me.”

"Tell me who is so tactless as to offend you, and I will definitely give them a good scolding."

Wei Shanghua responded in agreement.

"Who else could it be but Jiang Yiming from Xinping County!"

Zhang Changchun said, "He arrested my son to stop the construction of the cultural square project. Is there no justice left? Wenbin won this project through the bidding process, which is protected by law. Jiang Yiming, as the person in charge of Xinping County, has no sense of contractual responsibility, openly breached the contract, and even arrested my son. You must stand up for my son."

"Chairman Zhang, don't worry, I will find out the truth right away and get back to you."

"Thank you for your trouble, Secretary Wei. I'm sorry to have caused you so much trouble."

"You're welcome."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Shanghua did not call Jiang Yiming immediately, but continued to deal with the matters at hand.

He knew Jiang Yiming quite well and believed that Jiang Yiming wouldn't arrest people without a reason.

Jiang Yiming was dealing with some matters when he received a call from Luo Zhangwen.

"Mayor Luo, what instructions do you have?"

"Secretary Yiming, I heard that your Xinping County arrested Zhang Wenbin, the son of Chairman Zhang Changchun?"

"We did arrest a man named Zhang Wenbin."

Jiang Yiming said, "At the time, I was in my office discussing work with Du Zhengqiang, the director of the county public security bureau, and the captain of the public security brigade. This man ignored the staff's attempts to stop him, kicked open my office door, and even slapped the staff member who was trying to stop him. The captain of the public security brigade then arrested him."

"Has someone come to you to plead for leniency?"

"Someone asked about this."

Luo Zhangwen didn't expect Zhang Wenbin to be so arrogant, daring to kick down the door of Jiang Yiming's office.

"Secretary Yiming, if it's convenient, please try to handle this matter lightly."