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

"Wait a moment."

Jiang Yiming said in a deep voice, "You arrested us without understanding the process. Isn't that against the rules?"

"Oh, you even know about the law."

The man leading the group sneered, "What good is knowing the law? I have the right to interpret it. Take him away!"

Ding Li stepped forward to try to stop him, but was stopped by Jiang Yiming.

He wanted to see what outrageous things the grassroots police officers in Xichuan County could do.

"A matter that could be resolved for thirty-one yuan, why did you have to go in and suffer? You deserve it!"

The restaurant owner cracked sunflower seeds, a smug look on his face.

Jiang Yiming glanced at the store name and followed the people in uniform away.

Upon arriving at the police station, Jiang Yiming and his companion's belongings were confiscated, and they were immediately detained. No one questioned them or paid them any attention.

The two of them were locked up overnight.

Jiang Yiming was seething with anger; this was just too damn infuriating!

He, a deputy secretary and acting county head, was detained overnight by the local police station under his jurisdiction.

Fortunately, the police finally remembered them.

"Do you two want to go out?"

The man who led the group yesterday came over and asked.

"Nonsense, I don't want to leave. I want to stay here indefinitely."

Jiang Yiming said with a dark face, "What's wrong with you? You arrested people without even asking any questions and just locked them up overnight!"

"Stop talking nonsense. I locked you up for the night to sober you up."

Officer Li said, "If you want to leave, each of you pay five hundred yuan, and we'll call it even."

"Pay money? Under what pretext should we pay you?"

Jiang Yiming sneered, "You're not trying to extort any benefits, are you?"

"Don't talk nonsense. We're charging a mediation fee. You had a conflict with the restaurant owner, and we went to great lengths to persuade him to stop harassing you. Otherwise, you would still be in jail."

"Of course, you can choose not to pay and stay inside. As for when you can get out, that depends on the progress of the mediation."

"Okay, I'll pay the money."

Jiang Yiming said, "You need to let me know who you are, right?"

"Li Yong."

The other party laughed without any hesitation, "What, you want to sue me?"

"I'm telling you, you'll return the money to me exactly the way you collected it!"

"Stop talking big and pay up now."

Li Yong said impatiently.

Jiang Yiming didn't say much to him and just handed him a thousand yuan.

"I didn't realize you were so rich. Did you ask for too little?"

Li Yong muttered something, took out his key, opened the door, and said, "You can leave now. Don't cause any more trouble after you leave, or we will increase the severity of the punishment!"

Jiang Yiming was too lazy to pay attention to him. He could deal with the guy properly when he officially took office tomorrow!

He took Ding Li back to the hotel, opened the room door, and was stunned.

My luggage has been rummaged through!

He now understands what it means for misfortunes to come in pairs!

"Hold!"

Jiang Yiming couldn't help but swear; he simply couldn't believe that Xichuan County had fallen into such a mess.

I've only been here for less than 24 hours and I've already encountered so much trouble!

However, he also understood that it wasn't that he was unlucky enough, but rather that it fully demonstrated how bad the public security was in Xichuan County!

These events were both accidental and inevitable!

They were outsiders, so more people were watching them, which led to a series of events.

Ding Li strode over: "County Chief, your things have been ransacked, and your wallet has been stolen."

"Call the police."

Jiang Yiming was somewhat helpless; his wallet was gone too, containing not only money but also his ID card.

Ding Li immediately called the police.

An hour after the alarm was raised, Li Yongcai, the team leader, finally arrived.

When Li Yong saw that it was Jiang Yiming and his companion, he said impatiently, "You didn't make the call to the police, did you?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this hotel is only a seven or eight-minute walk from the police station, right?"

Jiang Yiming said, "Why did it take you an hour to get here?"

"Do you think you're the county magistrate? Does everything revolve around you? Don't we have anything else to do?"

Li Yong said impatiently, "You guys are so troublesome. First you didn't pay for your meal, and now you've called the police about your things being stolen. I've never seen anyone with more trouble than you guys."

"Tell us what happened quickly, so we can go about our other business."

"What's your attitude?"

Jiang Yiming retorted angrily, "Who are you? You are the people's police!"

"As representatives of the state's public power, we shoulder the heavy responsibility of maintaining social order, combating crime, and protecting the lives and property of the people. When ordinary people encounter problems, they call you because they trust you and need you! Article 3 of Chapter 1 of the Police Law states: 'The people's police must rely on the support of the people, maintain close contact with the people, listen to the people's opinions and suggestions, accept the people's supervision, safeguard the people's interests, and serve the people wholeheartedly.'"

"You guys are acting all high and mighty, how can the people trust you and ask you for help?"

"Furthermore, according to the relevant regulations for dispatching police, you must arrive within ten minutes in urban areas and fifteen minutes in suburban areas. What about you? Even a tortoise can crawl faster than you! This is dereliction of duty!"

"and then?"

Li Yong acted nonchalantly: "Even if we neglected our duties, what can you do to us? Why don't you go ahead and sue us, and see if the higher-ups will punish you or us."

"You still have the nerve to question us? It seems you haven't encountered any trouble. I'm warning you, making false police reports is a legal offense. If you make any more false police calls, I'll arrest you again."

After saying that, he left without even asking Jiang Yiming and the other person what they had lost.

"A bunch of parasites!"

Jiang Yiming was already very composed, but he was still quite angry at this moment.

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

They then took Ding Li back to Yiyang City.

The following day, Jiang Yiming went to the municipal party committee compound to report to Secretary Wei Shanghua.

"Comrade Yiming, I won't say anything more. I highly recognize your abilities. However, you should also be mentally prepared. Xichuan County lags far behind Xinping County in all aspects, and there may be some disappointment. You should adjust your mindset accordingly."

Wei Shanghua said, "I believe you will definitely be able to lead the 400,000 people of Xichuan County out of poverty and into a well-off society!"

After offering some words of encouragement, Jiang Yiming left the office of the municipal party secretary and went to the office of Ma Qiyun, the head of the municipal party committee's organization department.

"Yiming, let's set off now that we're ready. We can talk about anything on the way."

Ma Qiyun smiled and said, "I have already asked the comrades in the cadre section to inform Xichuan County and tell them to make preparations."

"set off!"

Jiang Yiming said with a determined look in his eyes, "Xichuan County, here I come!"