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

“The appointment time of a Party member and cadre is based on the official document. The county had already issued the document to the industrial park a week ago. Because Comrade Jiang Yiming was studying in the city and could not return immediately, the appointment meeting was postponed. Therefore, Comrade Jiang Yiming’s actions last night did not constitute an overstep of his authority.”

"As for other aspects, I would like to hear what Comrade Jiang Yiming himself has to say."

"Thank you, Minister Zhao, and everyone for your support."

Jiang Yiming said, "Regarding what happened last night, I reflected on it carefully while everyone was speaking, and I think what Secretary Weizhong and the others said made a lot of sense. I was wrong to remove Hu Decheng from his post without discussion by the Party Committee or following the organizational procedures. Therefore, I need to do three things."

"First, I retract the verbal order I gave yesterday. Second, I apologize to Comrade Hu Decheng. Finally, I will make a self-criticism at the Party Committee meeting."

After Jiang Yiming finished speaking, the entire conference room fell silent.

Everyone considered many possibilities, but no one expected Jiang Yiming to admit defeat so easily without putting up any resistance.

That's so cowardly!

In fact, the top leader is very assertive in many matters. Even if he is wrong, as long as he sticks to Hu Decheng's mistake and insists on his own opinion, the county will definitely support him. Even if there is controversy in the end, people will at most complain a few words in private, and it will never affect Jiang Yiming's personal prestige.

But his decision to back down first is utterly contemptible.

How can someone with such a cowardly personality be a good leader? How can he deal with the attacks from seasoned veterans like Du Weizhong?

It seems he was just going through the motions, merely using the industrial park as a temporary stopover.

Many cadres in the park originally had high hopes for Jiang Yiming and were prepared to work hard with him.

At this point, I felt somewhat disheartened.

The cadres who supported Du Weizhong were secretly pleased, feeling that they had followed the right person.

"Although Comrade Jiang Yiming made a mistake, he was able to quickly reflect on it, bravely admit his mistake, and conduct self-examination. This is very commendable and worthy of emulation by every comrade present."

Zhao Zhenlin said, "Comrade Hu Decheng, do you have any objections to the solution proposed by Comrade Jiang Yiming?"

"An apology is enough? Why not remove him from his position as deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee?"

Hu Decheng said unhappily.

"Hu Decheng, stop being unreasonable. Secretary Yiming's attitude is very sincere. I don't think you need to keep pressing this issue."

Du Weizhong spoke up.

He didn't want things to get out of control.

“I don’t mind if he doesn’t dismiss me, but he dismissed me in front of all the villagers. I want him to apologize to me in front of all the villagers.”

Hu Decheng said.

Just when Du Weizhong and the others thought it was impossible, Jiang Yiming spoke up.

“This request is reasonable, and I agree to do so. At the same time, in order to warn the cadres and prevent everyone from making the same mistakes, I propose that all cadres in the park go to Yunhu Village for a study meeting tomorrow. I will speak on the spot and apologize to Comrade Hu Decheng in front of all cadres and villagers.”

Jiang Yiming said, "Comrade Hu Decheng, what do you think?"

"That's pretty much it."

Hu Decheng said smugly, "Then I'll go back and make the arrangements. You must come tomorrow."

"Don't worry, I will definitely arrive on time with my men tomorrow!"

Jiang Yiming nodded emphatically.

"You guys continue the meeting, I'll head back now."

Hu Decheng left the conference room with light steps.

The inauguration ceremony concluded shortly after his departure.

Jiang Yiming went downstairs to see Zhao Zhenlin and Su Yun off.

"Minister Zhao, I originally wanted to invite you and Section Chief Su to have dinner together, but as you can see, I have a lot of things to deal with right now, so I'll invite you to dinner another day."

Jiang Yiming laughed.

"It's still early for lunch, so it's not proper to have a meal here. We'll come back another day and you can treat us to a meal out of your own pocket."

"no problem."

Jiang Yiming laughed and said, "I wish you would come to inspect our work every day."

"Yiming, we're all family here, but I'm giving you a heads-up: this matter will have a huge impact on you. Needless to say, it's already spread throughout the entire county. You need to be mentally prepared. If you can't achieve something significant or mitigate the impact of this incident in other ways, it will have a considerable effect on your future promotions."

Zhao Zhenlin said earnestly, "I know Hu Decheng. Although he is very bold, he doesn't have the brains to do this. Choosing to publicly oppose your appointment at your inauguration meeting, no matter the outcome, is a major stain on your record. Of course, it is also a stain on our Organization Department and Secretary Ma."

"Therefore, there must be someone behind this, so you need to be careful."

"Don't worry, I will handle this matter well and will not let you and Secretary Ma down."

Jiang Yiming assured him.

"That's good. I've always had high hopes for you. Although you backed down today, I know that's not like you. I look forward to your perfect counterattack. Okay, that's all for now. I'm going back now."

"Take care, Minister."

Jiang Yiming opened the car door, waited for Zhao Zhenlin to get in, and waved to him.

Before getting into the car, Su Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "Yiming, please be careful."

"Thank you."

Jiang Yiming could sense the concern and worry in Su Yun's words, and he simply replied with two words.

After seeing Zhao Zhenlin and the others off, the first thing Jiang Yiming did was call Ma Qiyun.

"Secretary Ma, I would like to ask you to ask Minister Ding for leave. I will no longer attend the remaining classes; I want to get back to work at the industrial park as soon as possible."

Ma Qiyun hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll make this call. But you'd better make another one yourself later."

"Okay, Secretary. I'll call Minister Ding and Minister Xie to ask for leave in ten minutes."

"it is good"

Ma Qiyun didn't hang up immediately. After a moment, he said, "Don't you have anything else to report to me?"

"Gone."

Jiang Yiming thought for a moment and said, "Please rest assured, Secretary, I will definitely handle this minor setback properly and give you a satisfactory answer."

"You must handle this carefully and launch a strong counterattack."

Ma Qiyun said, "Many people are laughing at us."

"I'm afraid we'll disappoint them."

Jiang Yiming knew that Ma Qiyun was under far more pressure than he was.

After all, there was a lot of controversy when he was promoted, and now that he has just taken office, this has happened. Without a doubt, Jiang Xuangui will seize the opportunity to make a fuss and point the finger at Ma Qiyun.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yiming called Ding Nan, Xie Yanhua, and Meng Xinjie, the head of the Cadre Supervision Section, to ask for leave.

Ding Nan was busy and didn't answer, so he asked Ding Nan to send the message via text message.

After Jiang Yiming sent his request for leave, Ding Nan quickly replied: "Comrade Qiyun has already reported to me, and I agree in principle. Please ask Comrade Yanhua for approval."