The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"Chen... County Party Secretary Chen... I... I..."

Zheng Jintong wanted to explain something.

However, he was completely petrified.

Utterly incoherent, not knowing what to say.

No matter how he tries to explain, Chen Fang has clearly seen all his actions just now.

"Who is he?"

Chen Fang asked Mei Yiru.

"Deputy County Magistrate of Guangshou County, Zheng Jintong."

Mei Yiru replied.

Chen Fang understood.

No wonder Zheng Jintong knows Mei Yiru.

After all, Mei Yiru's husband used to be the County Party Secretary of Guangshou County.

"Deputy Magistrate Zheng, do you still insist on killing me?"

Chen Fang asked.

Sweat was pouring down Zheng Jintong's forehead.

He wiped it off.

and said with a trembling voice, "Chen... County Party Secretary Chen, misunderstanding... misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, I... I was wrong, I really was wrong, I won't dare again, I promise I won't dare again..."

"It seems like you shouldn't apologize to me."

Chen Fang said.

Zheng Jintong was quite clever.

He immediately grasped the meaning.

He turned to Mei Yiru and said, "Director Mei, Director Mei, I was wrong, I won't dare again, I promise, I won't dare again..."

"Just saying it?"

Chen Fang interjected.

Zheng Jintong paused.

And slapped his own face.

Seeing Chen Fang's indifferent expression, he immediately slapped himself again.

Without getting a command to stop.

He simply continued slapping alternately and repeatedly, with the "pah-pah-pah" sound endlessly echoing, presumably slapping himself thirty or forty times until his whole face was red. At this point, Mei Yiru felt somewhat sympathetic.

She said, "Alright, alright, that's enough."

Upon hearing this, like receiving amnesty.

Zheng Jintong looked at Chen Fang.

Chen Fang exhaled deeply and said, "Deputy Magistrate Zheng, you've apologized, but what about the clothes you tore from Deputy Mei, those clothes are quite expensive."

"I will compensate, I will compensate..."

Zheng Jintong immediately took out his wallet from his pocket.

He directly pulled out all the money inside and placed it on the table.

There were about four or five thousand there.

"County Party Secretary Chen..."

Mei Yiru wanted to say something.

Chen Fang interrupted her, and said, "Deputy Mei, since Deputy Magistrate Zheng is voluntarily compensating, shouldn't you quickly accept it?"

The words stuck in Mei Yiru's throat, and she didn't say anything further.

Once she collected the money.

Chen Fang gestured towards the mess in the private room and said, "Deputy Magistrate Zheng, look at yourself, you've messed up my meal, what about compensation for this private room..."

"I'll handle it, I'll handle everything..."

Zheng Jintong eagerly volunteered.

Chen Fang nodded slightly.

Said, "Alright, then that's settled, we shall leave now."

After speaking.

He glanced at Mei Yiru.

The two of them left one after another.

Once the duo left.

Zheng Jintong seemed to have run out of strength, sitting down heavily on the floor.

Breathing heavily, muttering, "Scared me to death, scared me to death..."

...

"Are you okay? Were you frightened just now?"

Outside the door, Chen Fang asked with concern.

Mei Yiru shook her head and said, "County Party Secretary Chen... Ah Fang, thank you."

"It's nothing of consequence, you see there's a women's clothing store across the street, let's go, I'll go with you to buy a piece of clothing."

After speaking.

Chen Fang stepped towards the opposite side of the road.

Mei Yiru originally wanted to refuse, but Chen Fang had already acted, and she had no choice but to follow.

Once she had changed into new clothes from the women's clothing store.

A surge of warmth arose in Mei Yiru's heart.

Since Chai Xijiang was caught, she had faced too much coldness and humiliation alone in the political field, but the Chen Fang of today made her feel the security provided by a man.

If it weren't for Chen Fang today.

Afraid she might really have been severely humiliated by the drunken Zheng Jintong.

"Ah Fang, you haven't eaten enough yet, I know a pretty good coffee shop, shall we go sit together? I'll tell you everything you wanted me to say just now."

At that moment.

Mei Yiru finally made up her mind and said to Chen Fang.

The ice-cold heart finally melted.

This unexpected outcome made Chen Fang very excited as well.

They walked over a hundred meters.

Mei Yiru took him into a very niche coffee shop.

The ambiance was just as nice as the previous restaurant.

Which shows that Mei Yiru, in her usual solitude, must frequent these places.

Of course, this also reflected the emptiness within Mei Yiru.

In the quiet private room, Mei Yiru ordered two cups of coffee and some desserts. When the food arrived, she stood up and locked the private room door.

Sitting down, she said, "Ah Fang, let's begin. Whatever you want to know about the internal situation of the Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision Committee, I can tell you."

Since things had come to this point.

Chen Fang saw no need for further concealment.

Nodded.

Said, "Begin by telling me about the three Deputy Secretaries..."

Mei Yiru nodded, sipping coffee while narrating.

Starting with Li Xizhong first.

Li Xizhong worked at the Procuratorate initially, during Cui Liansheng's tenure as Political and Legal Committee Secretary he became his trusted aide, later with Cui Liansheng's help, he entered the Disciplinary Committee as Executive Deputy Secretary.

Within the Disciplinary Committee.

Li Xizhong holds considerable power.

Besides the two Deputy Secretaries, Liu Jie and Lin Liuxing, are also obediently compliant with him.

In many cases, the former Disciplinary Committee Secretary Xu Fengyuan was, in a sense, sidelined.

From this standpoint, Li Xizhong indeed has skills.

The second Deputy Secretary is Huang Qichang.

Huang Qichang is fifty-nine years old this year, set to retire next year.

Usually, such a person wouldn't get involved in strife, yet he strongly supports Li Xizhong due to his son's interests.

Huang Qichang has a son named Huang Hui, who is 33 years old, working at the Housing and Urban Planning Bureau in Peiliu County, Shangqing City.

Li Xizhong lent a great deal of support during Huang Hui's career advancement.

Huang Qichang reciprocated, naturally siding with Li Xizhong.

The third Deputy Secretary is Lu Yun.

Lu Yun is 47 years old, originally the Director of the City's Discipline Inspection and Supervision Information Center.

This fellow is skilled at currying favor and flattering.

By utilizing his adept methods, he was able to cozy up to Li Xizhong, gradually reaching his current position of Deputy Secretary.

He's utterly loyal to Li Xizhong, basically doing whatever he's instructed to do.

After hearing Mei Yiru's narration.

Chen Fang nodded.

He voiced his observed division of powers within the Disciplinary Committee.

Mei Yiru asked with astonishment, "Did you deduce all this from this morning's brief meeting?"

Chen Fang nodded.

He said, "It's merely conjecture, I'm not sure if it's accurate."

Mei Yiru exhaled deeply, saying, "Yes, very accurate, Comrade Gao Yue and Comrade Sun Jinan indeed have strong connections, and yes, they certainly tend to be the sort who switch allegiances..."