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

For the next two days, Jiang Yiming wandered around the city alone during the day and spent his evenings drinking and chatting with Du Hongyuan, accompanied by Jiang Yongchen. He was quite content.

During this process, I also got to know some business owners and managers.

May 31st is the registration day for the training course.

According to the training manual, the registration deadline is 3:30 p.m., and the opening ceremony will be held in the conference room at 4 p.m. Ding Nan, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, Minister of the Organization Department, and President of the Municipal Party School, will attend the meeting and deliver a speech.

Jiang Yiming sent Jiang Yongchen back to Xinping County, while he himself, carrying a backpack, took a taxi to the Municipal Party School.

After getting off the bus, I noticed that all the other students were being picked up and dropped off by car.

But thinking about it, it's normal, since most of the people participating in this training are cadres at or above the deputy section chief level.

At the municipal level, a deputy section-level cadre might not seem like much, but at the county level, they could be the deputy director of a county-level unit or a deputy leader in a township.

At that time, the regulations on cadre training were not very strict, and it was not uncommon for cadres to be picked up and dropped off by cars, or even have secretaries to provide services.

Jiang Yiming carried his backpack and walked towards the registration area in the hall, where he ran into Jiang Wenjing and two other students who had already registered.

Jiang Wenjing glanced at him, then turned her face directly to her companion beside her.

Jiang Yiming walked to the registration area without any emotional fluctuation. After signing in, he received his study materials and then headed to his assigned dormitory.

The dormitory is a double room, and my roommate is Xu Yongchang, the head of the cadre section of the Organization Department of Xichuan County.

"Section Chief Xu, you've arrived so early."

Jiang Yiming opened the door and saw that Xu Yongchang had already arrived, so he greeted him.

"I just arrived too."

Xu Yongchang offered her a cigarette: "Want one?"

"Thank you, Section Chief Xu, but I don't smoke."

Seeing Xu Yongchang hesitate, Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "You can smoke all you want, I don't care."

"That's good. Many people don't smoke and don't like others smoking either. I only smoke a few cigarettes occasionally when I'm under a lot of pressure."

Although Xu Yongchang said that, he still stuffed the cigarette back into his hand.

The two chatted briefly before packing their things.

Since the two weren't familiar with each other, it wouldn't be good to say too much.

Dang Dang!

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Yiming opened the door and saw that it was Long Shaolin. He stepped aside and said, "Standing Committee Member Long, please come in."

Although Xu Yongchang had never met Long Shaolin, he knew Long Shaolin's identity and background very well. When he heard Jiang Yiming call him "Standing Committee Member Long," he naturally guessed his identity.

"Standing Committee Member Long."

Xu Yongchang hurriedly stood up, wondering what the other party wanted to do in their dormitory.

"Section Chief Xu Yongchang, right?"

Long Shaolin took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his bag and said, "I am Long Shaolin. If you would do me a favor, I would like to switch dorm rooms with you."

Xu Yongchang was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "Standing Committee Member Long, you're too kind. If you want to stay here, I'll switch places with you. Forget about the cigarettes."

As he spoke, he began packing his things.

"Section Chief Xu, you have to accept this pack of cigarettes, or I won't exchange it."

Long Shaolin said solemnly.

He didn't want to owe anyone a favor over such a trivial matter.

"Ah, thank you very much, Standing Committee Member Long."

Xu Yongchang couldn't refuse any longer, so he quickly packed his things, said goodbye to Long Shaolin and Jiang Yiming, and left.

"Hehe, Brother Jiang, you didn't expect me to move in here, did you? Surprised? Excited?"

"Uh, your roommate has body odor?"

"I think should not be?"

"That's snoring?"

"nor."

"Then why did you move here?"

Jiang Yiming asked in confusion.

Long Shaolin pointed to his heart and said, "Where the heart leads, the shoes will follow."

Jiang Yiming shivered and involuntarily took two steps back.

Could this kid be gay?

The internet isn't as developed yet, so Long Shaolin can't instantly understand the meaning of that expression and action.

"Brother Jiang, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

Jiang Yiming said, "Committee Member Long, I feel a lot of pressure living with you."

"Just to correct you, you can just call me Brother Long."

Long Shaolin said, "You living with me, what's so stressful about it? We're only three or four years apart, we get along really well, don't we?"

Just as Jiang Yiming was about to say something, his cell phone rang.

"Director Jiang, I'm Meng Xinjie from the Cadre Training Section."

"Hello Section Chief Meng, is there something you need?"

"Our Minister Ding needs to speak with you. Would you mind coming to the principal's office?"

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yiming picked up a pen and notebook: "Minister Ding is looking for me. I'll go over there. We'll go straight to the conference room for a meeting later."

"Why does Ding Nan want to see you?"

"The other party didn't say, so I don't know either."

"Okay, you go ahead, I'll go directly to the conference room and wait."

As soon as Jiang Yiming arrived at the administration building, he saw Xie Yanhua and a man standing in the lobby, waving at him.

Jiang Yiming strode over and greeted him, "Minister Xie."

Xie Yanhua nodded and said, "You reported on the enterprise reform work to the mayor before?"

"Yes, Secretary Ma took me in with him. I was in charge of explaining things, and Mayor Wei was quite satisfied."

Jiang Yiming asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Minister Xie?"

"It's nothing, I'm just verifying it."

Xie Yanhua patted Jiang Yiming on the shoulder and said, "Mayor Wei values ​​you very much. He not only arranged for you to give a lecture, but also had our minister talk to you to understand your situation."

"Come in with me."

"By the way, this is Meng Xinjie, the head of the Cadre Education and Training Section. He is the class teacher of your training class. I told him that you can contact him anytime if you need anything."

"Thank you, Minister Xie."

Jiang Yiming greeted Meng Xinjie and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to trouble Section Chief Meng in the future."

"Director Jiang, you're too kind. Our minister has already instructed me that if you need anything, just give me a call anytime, and I'll definitely resolve it for you promptly."

"Thank you, Section Chief Meng."

Jiang Yiming then entered the principal's office with Xie Yanhua.

"Minister Ding, Jiang Yiming has arrived."

"Okay, sit down and let's talk."

Ding Nan has short, ear-length hair, with her hair clipped back on her forehead, giving her a smart and capable look.

"Thank you, Minister."

Jiang Yiming sat down next to Xie Yanhua.

"You're Jiang Yiming?"

Ding Nan asked in surprise, "How old are you?"

"I'm 22."

"No wonder he looks so young."

Ding Nan laughed and said, "Ma Qiyun really has a discerning eye; he's found a gem."

"I invited you over because I wanted to have a chat and have a heart-to-heart talk with you."

"I received instructions from Secretary Gao, relaying the mayor's instructions, that you will be giving a lecture at this training course. I welcome this very much and will give it my full support. Do you need any assistance from our organization department regarding the lecture?"

"Thank you for your concern, Minister Ding. The mayor did mention that I should give a lecture, but I was completely unprepared."

Jiang Yiming said, "However, I will eliminate all unfavorable factors, overcome difficulties, and write a down-to-earth lecture script as soon as possible. I will ask the leaders of the Organization Department to review it then."