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

Monday morning.

As usual, Lin Yi arrived at the county party committee and county government office building and found that the staff greeted him with great respect.

Lin Yi understood that the news of Wei Dongqing being investigated for womanizing in Donghua Island City must have spread, and the attitude of the county party committee and county government staff toward him had changed accordingly.

There are no secrets in this world, and people in officialdom love to gossip about their leaders.

And being opportunistic and seeking advantage while avoiding harm is what officials are best at.

Lin Yi arrived at his office, but before he could even brew tea, Zhang Tieshan, the deputy secretary of the county party committee and secretary of the discipline inspection commission, came to visit him.

"County Chief Lin, are you busy right now? I'd like to talk to you about some work-related matters."

Zhang Tieshan wore a fawning smile, saying he wanted to discuss work, but he looked more like a subordinate asking his superior for instructions.

All of this was because he had heard about Wei Dongqing being caught cheating on women, and he knew even more—the video of the incident had fallen into Lin Yi's hands!

This matter has made him restless for the past two days. He dared not call Wei Dongqing to ask about the specific situation, and he was also worried that if something happened to Wei Dongqing, he would be finished as well.

Last night, he tossed and turned, struggling with his thoughts all night, and finally decided to come to Lin Yi this morning to compromise, to make his stance clear, and to no longer help Wei Dongqing against Lin Yi.

“Secretary Tieshan, don’t you think it’s too late for you to come and talk to me now?”

Lin Yi knew Zhang Tieshan's purpose and asked in a cold voice.

Zhang Tieshan lied through his teeth: "County Chief Lin, I originally wanted to talk to you on Friday, but you weren't in your office..."

“Secretary Tieshan, I’m not going to talk to you now. Someone else will talk to you later.”

Lin Yi remained expressionless.

Lu Ming has already collected a complete chain of evidence that Zhang Tieshan secretly controlled the Qinghe Dafeng Coal Washing Plant by using his distant cousin Liu Guoquan, and has reported the evidence to Lei Li, the secretary of the Yunshan Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

In addition, regarding Liang Chao and Zhou Miaomiao, the vice chairman of the county's Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Zhou Miaomiao's husband also wrote a formal complaint, which Lin Yi handed over to Lei Li, the secretary of the municipal discipline inspection commission.

Yesterday, Lei Li, the secretary of the municipal discipline inspection commission, made a special phone call to Lin Yi, saying that he would personally lead a team to Qinghe today.

"County Chief Lin, what do you mean?"

Upon hearing Lin Yi's words again, Zhang Tieshan was first taken aback, then felt a strange tension in his heart, a sign of a guilty conscience.

Lin Yi picked up his teacup, making a gesture as if to drink tea, his meaning quite clear: Farewell, don't bother seeing me off!

Seeing this, Zhang Tieshan had no choice but to leave Lin Yi's office feeling uneasy.

No sooner had he left than Liang Chao, the county's organization minister, walked in.

Liang Chao adopted an even lower posture: "County Chief Lin, I would like to report to you on my work."

"Heh, Minister Liang, you're the Organization Minister of the County Party Committee, what work do you want to report to me about? You've come to the wrong door, Secretary Wei's office is inside." Lin Yi stared coldly at Liang Chao, his expression gloomy.

Compared to Zhang Tieshan, Lin Yi disliked Liang Chao even more—he was a man who had no bottom line in order to curry favor with his superiors!

Liang Chao's face was grim as he said, "County Chief Lin, I made arrangements for my subordinates this morning, and they didn't take Comrade Shen Chuchu to the city hospital for a checkup..."

"Minister Liang, you don't need to tell me these things, and I have no interest in listening!" Lin Yi interrupted coldly.

Lin Yi's words startled Liang Chao, but he still tried to salvage the situation: "County Chief Lin, I actually didn't want to arrange for anyone to investigate Comrade Shen Chuchu at all, but Secretary Wei has been pressuring me..."

"Minister Liang, save your energy and report back to the organization later!" Lin Yi raised an eyebrow.

Report to the organization?

Liang Chao's expression changed drastically, and his eyes showed undisguised fear: "County Chief Lin... what do you mean?"

"Jingle Bell--"

The phone rang in response to Liang Chao's question.

The landline phone on his desk rang. Lin Yi saw that it was a call from Chen Yuan, the director of the county party committee office, and answered it in front of Liang Chao.

Soon, Chen Yuan's voice came through the receiver: "County Chief Lin, Secretary Wei asked me to inform you that Secretary Lei of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection will be in the county at nine o'clock this morning to organize a symposium in the County Party Committee Office. Please attend the meeting on time."

"it is good."

Lin Yi replied calmly, then noticed that Liang Chao had turned deathly pale.

Clearly, Liang Chao had heard what Chen Yuan, the director of the county party committee office, said.

8:55 a.m.

Lin Yi arrived at the county party committee meeting room.

Except for Wei Dongqing, all members of the county party committee standing committee were present.

When Zhang Tieshan and Liang Chao saw Lin Yi enter, they shuddered as if they had been electrocuted, and cold sweat had already seeped from their foreheads.

The county's propaganda minister and united front minister looked at Lin Yi with awe.

They had all heard about Wei Dongqing being caught red-handed cheating on women, and knew that Lei Li, the secretary of the municipal discipline inspection commission, was coming down for a meeting today, which was very likely related to this matter.

That day, Lin Yi was clearly at a disadvantage at the democratic life meeting, but just a few days later, he was about to win the upgraded struggle against Wei Dongqing. How could they not be in awe of him?

Not only them, but even the two standing committee members, deputy county heads, and Zhang Jun, the county armed forces minister, felt that Lin Yi was somewhat terrifying, and at the same time, they were glad that they were on Lin Yi's side!

Nine o'clock.

As everyone waited, County Party Secretary Wei Dongqing accompanied Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary Lei Li into the meeting, with staff from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision following behind them.

Wei Dongqing's face looked visibly pale, with heavy dark circles and bloodshot eyes.

Lei Li, the secretary of the municipal discipline inspection commission, had a serious expression on his face.

However, when his gaze fell upon Lin Yi, his expression quickly became much more amiable, and he even nodded slightly to Lin Yi as a greeting.

The reason for this was that he knew Lin Yi had won the fight against Wei Dongqing.

Moreover, after Wu Zhiqiang, the former deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and secretary of the political and legal affairs committee, was investigated, Lei Li, the secretary of the discipline inspection commission who was a member of the municipal party committee standing committee, took on another role: deputy secretary of the municipal party committee.

This elevated his political standing and broadened his future prospects.

He knew very well that if Lin Yi hadn't investigated Wu Zhiqiang and reminded him to take advantage of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's investigation to launch a city-wide self-examination campaign on clean governance and to swat a group of flies represented by Xia Li, the head of the Second Section of the Municipal Government Office, the organization would not have promoted him. On the contrary, he would have been implicated in the Wu Zhiqiang incident.

After all, the incident involving Wu Zhiqiang and others triggered a chain reaction, which, strictly speaking, constitutes a collapse-style corruption.

All of this made Lei Li feel grateful to Lin Yi.

"Comrades, because some problems have arisen in our county party committee leadership, Secretary Lei has specially led a delegation to Qinghe County today to hold a symposium. Now, please welcome Secretary Lei to speak."

Wei Dongqing chaired the meeting, and after he finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding.

Seeing this, the others also wanted to applaud, but Lei Li waved them off.

"Comrades, before we begin today's meeting, I'd like to inform you of two things. Last week, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection received two formal complaints against Zhang Tieshan, Deputy Secretary of the Qinghe County Party Committee and Secretary of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection, and Liang Chao, Minister of the Organization Department of the County Party Committee, alleging violations of discipline and law. These two comrades will not need to attend today's meeting; they will be subject to investigation in accordance with regulations."

Lei Li spoke in a deep voice, his cold gaze sweeping over Zhang Tieshan and Liang Chao.

Secretary Lei was actually here to investigate Zhang Tieshan and Liang Chao?

Upon hearing Lei Li's words, apart from Lu Ming and Wei Dongqing who knew the inside story, all the other members of the county party committee standing committee, including County Magistrate He Hua, and Office Director Chen Yuan, were stunned!

"Pfft!"

As if in response to the crowd, both Zhang Tieshan and Liang Chao were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their bodies went limp, and their hearts trembled!

Zhang Tieshan, realizing the seriousness of his problem, was so frightened that he knocked over a chair and fell to the ground.

At the same time, staff from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection immediately stepped forward, and in pairs, they dragged Zhang Tieshan and Liang Chao away.

The discussion officially began after the two left.

Although it was called a symposium, Lei Li actually used the cases of Zhang Tieshan and Liang Chao to give everyone a lesson on anti-corruption education.

However, Lei Li did not mention Wei Dongqing's problem at all during the symposium.

Is Wei Dongqing alright?

After the meeting, almost everyone except Lin Yi had the same question in their minds.