At the Pinnacle of Power: My Insider Report Alarms Bigwigs in Beijing's Elite Circle

Two days later.

He Hua, along with Lin Yi and relevant officials from Qinghe County, traveled by car to the Yunshan Municipal Party Committee. There, they met with Xiao Yuan, the vice mayor in charge of industry, and the director of the Yunshan Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Together, they traveled to Shimen, the provincial capital.

Xiao Yuan personally called Zhou Wei, the general manager of Donghua Group in Dongjiang Province, and the two arranged to meet today to discuss the restructuring of the Shitan Coal Mine.

Donghua Group attached great importance to this negotiation, and all of the group's leaders attended the meeting.

This emphasis, ostensibly on the restructuring of the coal mines, is actually a sign of respect for Xiao Yuan.

Although Donghua Group is a department-level unit, General Manager Zhou Wei has the same administrative rank as Xiao Yuan.

However, due to the anti-corruption storm in Dongjiang and the fact that Qian Lao led a team to conduct research, Zhou Wei, the general manager of Donghua Group, was very clear that, looking at the whole of China, there were very few officials at the department level who could be compared with Xiao Yuan!

At the meeting, He Hua, the county head of Qinghe County, reported on Qinghe County's plan for the restructuring of the Shitan Coal Mine.

The leaders of Donghua Group, headed by Zhou Wei, asked some questions, which Lin Yi answered.

Lin Yi could recite almost every answer perfectly, which impressed the leaders of Donghua Group and opened their minds.

Xiao Yuan sat to the side, his smile never fading – the better Lin Yi performed, the happier he was!

Halfway through the meeting, Xiao Yuan's phone vibrated.

Unlike before, he didn't refuse the call outright. Instead, he gave an apologetic nod to the leaders of Donghua Group, then took his phone and quickly walked out of the conference room.

ten minutes later.

Xiao Yuan returned, but the smile was gone from his face; instead, his brows were furrowed.

what happened?

Why does Brother Xiao look so worried?

Lin Yi noticed Xiao Yuan's unusual behavior, but could only suppress his curiosity and ask later.

As the meeting drew to a close, Xiao Yuan's expression returned to normal.

On behalf of the Yunshan Municipal Government, he delivered a rather official speech, first thanking Donghua Group for its strong support for Yunshan's economic transformation, and then expressing his hope for the smooth progress of cooperation between the two sides.

Zhou Wei, General Manager of Donghua Group, delivered a concluding speech.

At the end of the meeting, Yunshan City and Donghua Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

Donghua Group sent a vice president, while Yunshan City's vice mayor in charge of industry, Zhu Qingyun, signed the document.

Everything went smoothly, but Lin Yi could clearly sense that Xiao Yuan's smile was forced.

The forced nature of it was imperceptible to outsiders.

But Lin Yi had been Xiao Yuan's secretary for three years, so he could tell at a glance!

After the meeting ended in the afternoon, Lin Yi, Xiao Yuan, and the others did not return but instead checked into a hotel in the provincial capital.

Lin Yi checked in and had just put down his luggage when he received a message from Xiao Yuan: Xiao Yi, I'm in room 1208, come over here.

Lin Yi was already curious about what trouble Xiao Yuan had encountered. Upon receiving Xiao Yuan's message, he rushed to room 1208 as quickly as possible.

"Brother Xiao, what happened?"

As soon as Lin Yi entered, he couldn't help but ask.

"Sit down and speak slowly."

Xiao Yuan sat down with Lin Yi on the sofa in the living room, his expression grave.

"I received a call from Minister Tian of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department during the afternoon meeting. Minister Tian told me on the phone that the leadership team of Yunshan was about to be adjusted. Wang Haifeng, the municipal party secretary, would be transferred to the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles as a first-level inspector."

"Brother Xiao, is the provincial party committee dissatisfied with Secretary Wang's work?"

Lin Yi was taken aback.

Among the provincial-level units, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles is one of the least prominent.

Wang Haifeng was transferred from the municipal party secretary to the provincial federation of literary and art circles, but he did not even serve as the party secretary of the provincial federation of literary and art circles. This was equivalent to ending Wang Haifeng's political life, and he only retained the treatment of a department-level official.

"He was a victim."

Xiao Yuan shook his head slightly, then explained, "From a work perspective, he took responsibility for the Yunshan corruption case and the Gao brothers' organized crime case. From a political perspective, he bore the brunt of the Zhao family's anger!"

"Brother Xiao, is the new Party Secretary of Yunshan related to the Zhao family?"

Lin Yi's expression changed, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

"It's both relevant and irrelevant."

Xiao Yuan gave an ambiguous answer, then sighed and said, "The new secretary of Yunshan was parachuted in from a ministry. It's the result of balancing various parties, and the Zhao family also participated in the game."

"A balance among all parties?"

Lin Yi was puzzled.

Xiao Yuan looked at Lin Yi with a complicated expression and explained, "Your internal report, after being reviewed by the central leadership through the Central Policy Research Office, received some positive feedback from them. Then, your report was distributed to various ministries, where they shared their views and opinions based on their respective functions and circumstances. Finally, the Central Policy Research Office compiled all the opinions. As a result, the ministries raised many questions, sparking widespread discussion and considerable controversy."

"That's it..."

Lin Yi suddenly realized.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Where there are interests, there is struggle.

Reforms will inevitably affect those with vested interests and will certainly encounter resistance.

This is also why some policies formulated and introduced by the authorities are sometimes poorly implemented.

Although Lin Yi's internal report was based entirely on the country's future development in the previous life and made some optimizations, some things were still too advanced for this era, and many suggestions conflicted with existing policies.

As the drafter of the internal reference, Lin Yi was just a low-level section-level cadre.

In their eyes, Lin Yi was not even a person of any importance.

Even if Xu Hongrui helped submit the internal report, and the Xu, Wang, Zhong, and Chen families all provided some support, and some central leaders also gave their approval, it was impossible to get everyone's support!

“After the issues and opinions raised by various ministries were put forward, some people suggested that the pace of reform should not be too fast, and specifically mentioned Yunshan, saying that Yunshan’s economic transformation needs to be down-to-earth and needs supervision.”

As if to confirm Lin Yi's judgment, Xiao Yuan continued, "Over the past period, Wang Haifeng has been very supportive of me at work because of Wu Zhiqiang's framing of me, and has hardly ever opposed my opinions. The new secretary is here to supervise me and also to put the brakes on Yunshan's economic transformation."

Lin Yi remained silent.

He was powerless to change this matter, and could do nothing about it.

"In addition, someone will be parachuted in from above to serve as the county party secretary of your Qinghe County."

Seeing Lin Yi remain silent, Xiao Yuan continued, "That newly appointed secretary of the Qinghe County Party Committee is entirely targeting you!"

"The Zhao family?"

Lin Yi's heart stirred.

Xiao Yuan said in a complicated tone, "His name is Wei Dongqing, and he is Zhao Tianming's cousin."

Lin Yi fell silent again.

When he met Zhao Tianming in the capital, he had a premonition that he would likely face Zhao Tianming's revenge or even suppression from the Zhao family in the future!

Perhaps sensing the oppressive atmosphere, Xiao Yuan asked with a smile, "Xiao Yi, Yunshan has inadvertently become the center of a power struggle between various parties. Are you afraid?"

"Brother Xiao, I'm not afraid."

Lin Yi gently shook his head, giving a firm answer, "The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish—I believe we will definitely succeed!"