331: The culprit

"Entrusted by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, I hereby announce the first personnel appointment: Comrade Cao Mingxiu is removed from his posts as Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Party Secretary of Chunhua City, to be assigned to another post.

Comrade Cao Mingxiu has worked in Chunhua City for nearly six years and has made outstanding contributions to the development of Chunhua City in all aspects.

He has elevated the comprehensive data of Chunhua City from eleventh place in the province to second place in one fell swoop.

Let us express our gratitude with warm applause to Comrade Cao Mingxiu for the tremendous contributions he has made to Chunhua City over the years."

After reading the appointment, Liu Jiasheng gave high affirmation and praise to Cao Mingxiu's work in Chunhua City.

Everyone spontaneously stood up and applauded enthusiastically. The applause lasted for a full three minutes and only stopped after Cao Mingxiu repeatedly signaled for it to cease.

This was the recognition and affirmation of Cao Mingxiu's many years of work by the Cadres of Chunhua City.

Liu Jiasheng then continued to read the appointments: "Comrade Jiang Shiyu is removed from his posts as deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor of the Municipal People's Government of Chunhua City, and is appointed as Municipal Party Secretary of Chunhua City.

Comrade Li Xinzhang is appointed as acting mayor of the Municipal People's Government of Chunhua City.

Comrade Wan Guoliang is removed from his post as Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Chunhua City and is appointed as deputy secretary of the municipal party committee of Chunhua City.

Comrade Chang Hua is removed from his post as Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee of Chunhua City and is appointed as Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Chunhua City.

Comrade Lin Zifeng is appointed as Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee of Chunhua City, concurrently serving as Municipal Party Secretary of Yushu City.

Comrade Zhu Yiming is removed from his post as Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Chunhua City and is appointed as Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee of Chunhua City.

Comrade Liu Gang is removed from his posts as Party Secretary and Director of the Culture Bureau of Chunhua City and is appointed as Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Head of the United Front Work Department of Chunhua City.

The personnel appointments have been read."

Warm applause erupted once again in the Grand Auditorium.

Subsequently, Cao Mingxiu delivered his farewell speech. When he reached the emotional parts, he couldn't help but have slightly moist eyes.

Cao Mingxiu's speech once again received warm applause.

Jiang Shiyu presided over the meeting and concluded it by representing the Cadres and masses of Chunhua City to once again express gratitude for Cao Mingxiu's hard work!

The meeting ended after lasting for over an hour. Lin Zifeng and others accompanied Liu Jiasheng out of the Grand Auditorium.

Under the repeated entreaties of Jiang Shiyu and Li Xinzhang, Liu Jiasheng, who had come to Chunhua City for the second time in a week, decided to stay in Chunhua City today and return to the provincial capital with Cao Mingxiu tomorrow.

Because of a reason given by Jiang Yufei, he couldn't refuse; they had to hold a farewell banquet for Cao Mingxiu tonight.

Cao Mingxiu was going to assume his new post at the Provincial Party Committee tomorrow, becoming one of the Provincial Party Standing Committee Members and serving as Executive Vice Governor. His status was now on par with that of an Organization Minister like himself, so he could not afford to not give Cao Mingxiu face.

Seeing that Liu Jiasheng had agreed, Cao Mingxiu said with a smile: "Secretary Shiyu, you don't need to worry about Minister Liu and me; I will accompany Minister Liu to the Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse to rest. I will have lunch with Minister Liu at the Guesthouse, and we will attend the banquet on time this evening."

"Comrade Mingxiu's arrangements are exactly what I had in mind. Let's do that. Secretary Jiang, take the Comrades and go hold the Standing Committee Meeting!" Liu Jiasheng nodded and said.

Hearing both leaders say this, Jiang Shiyu could only nod and agree. Everyone watched as the two men, accompanied by their secretaries, got into their cars. The two vehicles drove one after another toward the Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse. Only then did Jiang Shiyu beckon everyone to head toward the Small Meeting Room.

Although it was his first time attending a Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, having held so many Standing Committee Meetings in Yushu City, Lin Zifeng was no stranger to them.

It was just a different group of people. In Yushu City, he was the undisputed number one, but in Chunhua City, based on his ranking among the Members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, he sat in the third position on the right.

Jiang Shiyu gave a brief opening statement, welcoming Lin Zifeng, Zhu Yiming, and Liu Gang to become Members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and join the leadership team of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee.

The number of Members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee of Chunhua City increased from the original eleven to the current thirteen.

At Jiang Shiyu's suggestion, the three newly promoted Members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, including Lin Zifeng, each made a speech at the meeting.

After more than half an hour, this Ad Hoc Standing Committee Meeting concluded, and everyone walked out of the meeting room, chatting and laughing.

After parting ways in the corridor, Zhu Yiming took Lin Zifeng to the Office prepared for him.

The two chatted in the Office for over half an hour before Lin Zifeng spoke up to remind him: "Secretary-General Yiming, let's find another time to talk! You are now the chief steward of the Municipal Party Committee; you should go pay your respects to the Secretary and the Mayor."

"Secretary Zifeng is right. Let's meet again when we have the chance. After I see the Secretary and the Mayor, I still need to arrange the farewell banquet for tonight!" Zhu Yiming said as he stood up.

"We have plenty of time ahead." Lin Zifeng saw him to the door of the Office before turning back.

He circled around the Office once, then took out his phone and called Wang Zhongyu, telling him and Li Qiang to come to the City Level in the afternoon.

Because as a Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, he had to attend the farewell banquet in the evening.

After the general meeting, he had let Xu Minghao and the other Standing Committee Members return to Yushu City.

As soon as work started in the afternoon, Lin Zifeng went to Jiang Shiyu's Office. Having been promoted to Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, he also had to pay his respects according to custom.

Lin Zifeng and Jiang Shiyu sat opposite each other. The two were close friends; Jiang Shiyu had always regarded Lin Zifeng as a close junior, and Lin Zifeng regarded him as a close elder.

Therefore, even though Lin Zifeng had become a Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, their way of speaking to each other remained unchanged.

"Secretary Zifeng, you are only twenty-nine years old this year, yet you have become a Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and have been promoted to a substantive Deputy Department-Level Cadre. Seeing you grow step by step to where you are now, I am truly happy for you!"

"Isn't that because of the care and concern from you and Secretary Cao that I have been able to get to where I am today step by step! Otherwise, no matter how hard I worked, I wouldn't have been able to reach my current position so smoothly." Lin Zifeng said with a relaxed expression.

"The achievements you have attained are inseparable from your own efforts. The most crucial factor is your own work ability; you should not belittle yourself. It's a pity that our Yufei is a girl. If she were a boy, even if she weren't as outstanding as you, she would still have achieved something in her official career. Women do not have the same advantages as men in their official careers! That is why Yufei wants to take a leave of absence without pay for a period of time, and your aunt and I have agreed to it." Jiang Shiyu said with a somewhat complicated tone.

Hearing Jiang Shiyu bring up this topic, Lin Zifeng couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt, because the culprit behind Jiang Yufei wanting to take a leave of absence without pay and go to another place under the guise of traveling was none other than he, Lin Zifeng.

Therefore, he said somewhat evasively: "Secretary, Yuxi's choice is not bad. Going out and traveling a bit is good for physical and mental health. Yufei has been working hard at the grassroots level all these years; for a girl, it really has been quite tiring."

"You and Yufei are good friends, so of course you are speaking from her perspective." Jiang Shiyu said, shaking his head with a bitter smile.