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

Jiang Yiming parked the car and followed them into the house.

This was his first time entering Luo Yan's home. The house was a three-story detached villa, offering good privacy.

The entire building is in a European style. The second and third floors are guest rooms, and the first floor is a lobby with dining tables and solid wood coffee tables for guests to drink tea and eat.

"I'll make you some tea."

Luo Yan skillfully brewed and prepared tea; her movements were fluid and graceful, a delight to behold.

"Qi Yun, Yi Ming is treating everyone this weekend, are you coming?"

Luo Yan asked.

"Yes, Su Huaizhang, Zhao Zhenlin, Huang Yonglin and the others will also participate."

"Oh, there are so many people, then I won't go."

Luo Yan knew that it was not appropriate for her to appear in public on this occasion.

"Sister Luo, we have another round. If you don't mind, you can join the other round."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "At that time, Chen Wei, deputy minister of the Organization Department, Chen Zixin, mayor of Yusha Town, Qiao Xiaomai, director of Kaiyuan Subdistrict Office, and Tang Guangyong, director of the Political Department of the Public Security Bureau, will be there."

"I didn't realize you had such a large network of contacts despite not having been working for very long."

Luo Yan asked in surprise.

"Sister Luo is joking. I don't have that much charm. They're all trying to curry favor with Secretary Ma."

Jiang Yiming laughed.

The reason he mentioned these people in front of Ma Qiyun was twofold: first, to leave an impression on Ma Qiyun so that these people could be given priority when it came to promotions in the future; and second, to show that he had not been avoiding Ma Qiyun to form a clique, and that Ma Qiyun could use his connections at any time.

"I know Tang Guangyong, but is he reliable?"

Ma Qiyun asked.

"Don't worry, Secretary, Tang Guangyong is reliable."

Jiang Yiming dared to say this because he had met Tang Guangyong multiple times, and Tang Guangyong himself was quite capable. However, because he had offended Jiang Xuangui, he had been suppressed, so he naturally leaned towards Ma Qiyun.

"Okay, please pass on a message for me, tell him to investigate Qiu Tian's problem discreetly."

Ma Qiyun said, "Tell him not to report to any leaders, but to report any progress directly to you."

"Okay, Secretary, I'll call him right now."

After Jiang Yiming went out, he called Tang Guangyong and returned more than ten minutes later.

"Secretary, everything has been arranged. He took action immediately after receiving the notification."

"Great, I hope he'll give me a surprise."

Ma Qiyun laughed and said, "I was worried about this before, but things are gradually becoming clearer."

"Luo Yan, Yi Ming, guess why I arranged for Tang Guangyong to secretly investigate Qiu Tian?"

"You want to get rid of Qiu Tian, ​​this pawn, and give Jiang Xuangui a warning?"

Luo Yan thought for a moment and said, "But I don't understand why you didn't directly instruct Director Liao of the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Public Security Bureau to investigate, but instead made arrangements for Tang Guangyong privately?"

"Yiming, I think you should have figured it out by now. Could you explain it to Sister Luo?"

Ma Qiyun smiled. He was not disappointed with Luo Yan's performance; on the contrary, he was relieved.

A man can't resist a woman who is too smart.

Ambitious men, in particular, often prefer the women around them to be mere ornaments.

"Then I will follow the secretary's line of thought and analyze it a bit. If there is anything wrong, I hope the secretary will point it out."

Jiang Yiming said, "Although Su Huaizhang reported to you that he would launch an investigation into Qiu Tian, ​​as the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, he needs to coordinate with the public security and discipline inspection departments to investigate Qiu Tian."

"In this way, the scope is wide, more people know about it, which not only makes it easy to alert the enemy, but also causes relevant stakeholders to intervene."

"The Standing Committee cannot drag this out for too long. If evidence of Qiu Tian's involvement cannot be found in time, it will be difficult for you to turn the tide at the Standing Committee meeting."

"But with Tang Guangyong's investigation, the chances of this succeeding are much greater."

"Su Huaizhang being in the open attracts the attention of many stakeholders, making it easier to expose other problems; while Tang Guangyong being in the shadows makes it easier to find flaws and uncover results."

Ma Qiyun nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "Luo Yan, even though you are more than ten years older than Yiming, he is more experienced than you in political understanding."

Jiang Yiming thought to himself, "I've lived several decades longer, so naturally she can't compare to me."

However, one should still be humble when necessary: ​​"Secretary, you are joking. I am by your side and know more about the situation than Sister Luo. Otherwise, Sister Luo would definitely have made a more accurate deduction than me."

"Yiming, you don't need to be modest. I'm really not cut out to be a big leader. My political acumen isn't as good as yours."

Luo Yan smiled and said, "I have a feeling that Yiming's future development will definitely be good."

After chatting for a while, Ma Qiyun, for some reason, did not choose to stay overnight, but left with Jiang Yiming.

"Yiming, drive me around town."

After giving his instructions, Ma Qiyun did not sit in the back seat, but instead sat in the front passenger seat.

Jiang Yiming drove Ma Qiyun slowly around the neighborhood.

"Yiming, do you see these neighborhoods? They are the result of my hard work and leadership over the past two years."

Pointing to the bustling Kaiyuan Road area, Ma Qiyun said, "When I first came here, this was a dirty vegetable market and a hotspot for illegal street vendors. With my strong push, a vegetable market was built not far away, and the area quickly became clean and tidy. After renovation and upgrading, the area was divided into plots, and food stalls were introduced. In less than a year, it became the busiest food street in the county."

"Indeed, when I was in school, this place was very chaotic. Fights often broke out over who got to take over the stalls, and there were even a few deaths."

Jiang Yiming nodded and said, "Thanks to the Party Secretary's governance, tremendous changes have taken place. The people of Xinping County will never forget your contributions."

"I don't ask them to praise me, I only hope that when I leave, they won't curse me behind my back."

Ma Qiyun sighed, "Time waits for no one. If it weren't for the internal strife that consumed so much of my energy, I believe Xinping County could have been even better."

"So now you know why I confronted Jiang Xuangui at the expanded meeting of the Standing Committee, right? He can afford to wait, but I can't."

“In this Qiutian incident, I not only want to seize the opportunity to win, but I also want to win with an absolute advantage. Only in this way will Jiang Xuangui restrain himself and the enterprise reform can be promoted quickly. My goal is to complete 80% of the enterprise reform in the county this year. I have read your plan, which is very feasible, but it will also offend a large number of people.”

“If I don’t have absolute say, and Jiang Xuangui and other stakeholders obstruct or delay the enterprise reform, it will be very detrimental to the development of Xinping County as a whole. Of course, it will also affect my personal development.”

"Secretary, from what you're saying, are you about to leave Xinping County?"

Jiang Yiming sensed the urgency in Ma Qiyun's words.