As for Lin County, there was a rumor that Liu Lihai was a relative of a minister in Beijing. Shi Zhilin didn't believe it. Since Gong Daojin's accident, he had taken over the connections in Beijing, and no one had mentioned Liu Lihai. If he was really a relative of a minister, his connections in Beijing would definitely give him this information. Now he felt that Liu Lihai was an equation. The more he wanted to find a solution, the more solutions he got, which made him feel more and more confused. Such a person was like a hot potato. No matter how hungry he was, he couldn't satisfy his hunger immediately.
The change of Lin County was approaching, and the county magistrate of Lin County had been uncertain, so Shi Zhilin couldn't figure out what Secretary Wu Haotian was doing. And he was still uncertain about Liu Lihai's position. He didn't know who the new county magistrate was. He wanted to make sure that the standing committee of the county committee was his people and he had the final say. He hoped to be as prestigious as Gong Daojin, and he hoped that he could dominate the entire Lin County. Except for the county magistrate and Liu Lihai, he had the ability to control other people, but the others couldn't resist the combination of the county magistrate and Liu Lihai. If they joined forces, would his prestige and position be reliable? Shi Zhilin was so anxious that he couldn't sleep.
Before the change of Lin County, Shi Zhilin asked Ma Xianli to inform all the units to put up banners. The streets, squares, hospitals, and even campuses of Lin County were hung with the matters that should be paid attention to in the election. When Liu Lihai saw the banner about the election in a school, he had a strong feeling of disgust for Shi Zhilin. He felt that Shi Zhilin was putting on a show by publicizing the regulations of the election with such great fanfare. In particular, the regulations that were strictly prohibited and uniform made him feel that these words were so hypocritical. Canvassing for votes was a common practice, and his mobile phone often received messages about canvassing for votes, but there were banners everywhere in Lin County with slogans such as "No canvassing for votes". Especially when such banners walked into the campus, he felt that Shi Zhilin was too scheming and had too many tricks. He already knew that Shi Zhilin had secretly confirmed the people who needed to be promoted. Whether the voting process was fair or not was no longer important. However, Shi Zhilin just had to use word games to tease everyone, while doing the exact opposite of the slogan behind the scenes. This was very difficult for Liu Lihai to accept. This was the first time he was personally participating in an election, but when one game after another appeared, he had a feeling that he wanted to escape. He didn't know what was wrong with him. Was it really so difficult for him to be part of the officialdom that he wanted to enter? Actually, how clean was he? He was not clean to begin with, yet he was trying to remain untainted by the filth. Even he himself felt that this was a very funny and comical thing to do.
During this period of time, there had been no news from Sun Xiaomu. He did not pick up his calls, did not reply to messages, and did not log on. Did she really disappear?
If there was a low point in one's life, Liu Lihai believed that he was currently at the lowest point. At this time, he needed Sun Xiaomu's understanding, but at this time, he just lost the relationship with Sun Xiaomu. As for Leng Hongyan, he was too ashamed to contact her again. In the officialdom, Liu Lihai suddenly became a lonely ghost, unable to find a sincere person to tell.
When the election came, the new county magistrate of Lin County was finally determined. The new county magistrate was Ma Jinxiu, a female deputy director of the Audit Bureau of Jingjiang City, which was a little unexpected for Shi Zhilin. He didn't expect that a woman would be sent to Lin County, nor did he expect that the new county magistrate, Ma Jinxiu, was less than forty years old. This was both a good thing and a threat to him. The younger the official was, the more he wanted to achieve results, and the way to achieve results was to do things. Once doing things, there would be all kinds of contradictions. This was a kind of pressure for him, who wanted to control the whole situation in Lin County. But after so many storms, he believed that he would find a way to balance the relationship in Lin County.
On the day of the election, Shi Zhilin appeared in the auditorium of Lin County modestly as usual. After the process of counting and checking the votes, the result was basically the news from the street. The only thing that surprised everyone was that Ma Xianli was elected as the director of the Publicity Department of Lin County. Everyone thought that the position of the director of the Publicity Department must belong to Liu Lihai, and so did Liu Lihai. But when the result came out, he was not promoted to the director of the Publicity Department of Lin County. Although he didn't care about the promotion as much as when he first came to Lin County, it was a big blow to him that he lost the election. He really couldn't understand how he lost the votes to Ma Xianli when he was so popular. And before the election, Ma Xianli was not considered. The news he got was that Ma Xianli was just a supporting figure, but he was defeated by a supporting figure. This was the first time in the history of Lin County.
Liu Lihai's eyes drifted to Shi Zhilin, and the two men's eyes met in the air. But Shi Zhilin's eyes quickly looked away. Liu Lihai knew that the result of the election was single-handedly arranged by Shi Zhilin. He was attacking Liu Lihai, or telling Liu Lihai that if he didn't listen to him, this was the result. Besides, the power around Liu Lihai had disappeared, and he didn't have the power to support himself.
At the end of the meeting, Shi Zhilin made a concluding speech. He said:
Dear colleagues: Hello, everyone! You have worked hard in this centralized election of our county. Here, on behalf of the four major groups of the county, I would like to express a warm welcome and sincere thanks to all of you! It can be said that under the strong leadership of the Municipal Party Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the County Party Committee, and the joint efforts of the Party members, cadres, and the masses in the county, the election of our county's general election has been a great success, with careful organization, innovative methods, promoting democracy, strict procedures, and strict discipline.
Comrades, this election will be carried out simultaneously in the county and the township. Time is tight, the task is important, and the requirements are high. After the provincial and municipal election meeting, the County Party Committee attached great importance to it and quickly took action. It held a joint party and government meeting to convey the spirit of the election of the Provincial Party Committee and the Municipal Party Committee. It studied and implemented the spirit of Secretary Wu Haotian's speech and relevant documents. It set up a leadership group for the election in time, and on the basis of sufficient research and solicitation of opinions, it worked out a plan for the election. Therefore, this election is fair, just, smooth, perfect, and the most effective.
Here, I would like to thank all of you for your support and cooperation again.
As he said this, Shi Zhilin stood up and bowed to all the members who participated in the election. His move was warmly applauded by the whole venue. Of course, except for Liu Lihai, everyone in the venue was warmly congratulating the successful conclusion of such a meeting.
Liu Lihai didn't know how he stared at Shi Zhilin's mouth. His two lips moved up and down, opening and closing, and the words he spat out had to be said to be very fanning, but this fanning did not belong to Liu Lihai, nor did it have anything to do with Liu Lihai.
As soon as the meeting ended, Liu Lihai left the auditorium without saying a word. He felt countless eyes staring at him from behind. These eyes were sympathetic, puzzled, mocking, and even disdainful. Liu Lihai didn't look back. He knew that these kinds of eyes would hit him to the point of collapse, and at this time, he was indeed on the verge of collapse. No kind of teasing was as powerful as Shi Zhilin's, and the blow to Liu Lihai was almost fatal.
Liu Lihai left the auditorium as if he was fleeing. When he returned to his dormitory, he locked the door tightly. It seemed that this way, he could avoid everything from the outside world, even avoiding Shi Zhilin's trap and design. It could be said that Shi Zhilin was really a political master. In a quiet manner, he actually performed the effectiveness and fairness of the election in public. And he was controlled so quietly. In this aspect, Liu Lihai had to admire Shi Zhilin's shrewdness, and he had to sigh at his own naivety. If his relationship with Leng Hongyan was still there, if Leng Hongyan was elected as the mayor of Jingjiang City, would today's election result still be like this? Would Shi Zhilin dare to play tricks with him?
Liu Lihai didn't understand why he would think of Leng Hongyan in this situation. It seemed that he was really not used to this officialdom. Did he really not know how to deal with this kind of sudden blow after leaving Leng Hongyan? Or was it that deep in his heart, he couldn't let go of Leng Hongyan and couldn't forget Leng Hongyan?
Liu Lihai threw himself on the bed and turned off his mobile phone. He needed to be completely quiet and think about it thoroughly. Could he still go on in the officialdom? Would he bow to Shi Zhilin? Could he still continue to work under Shi Zhilin? These were the questions that Liu Lihai had to think about, and they were also the questions that Liu Lihai had to face. If Shi Zhilin hadn't given him a hint, if he hadn't been recognized as the Publicity Minister of Lin County, maybe the blow and disappointment wouldn't have been so deep. He hadn't been in the officialdom for a long time. Without Leng Hongyan's support, it would have been difficult for him to work as a deputy county magistrate, let alone enter the county standing committee. Now he had done one thing after another successfully. He thought that he would be promoted while receiving many praises. However, people's will was not as good as God's will. He was still kicked out of their bureau by Shi Zhilin, or he was excluded from their circle by Shi Zhilin.
Shi Zhilin was using this scene to tell the cadres of the county that the price of disobedience was people like Liu Lihai. No matter how powerful you were, you would be eliminated. This was the officialdom. This was the power of a higher official.
Liu Lihai didn't know how long he had been lying on the bed. He couldn't fall asleep, although he hoped that he could. It would be best if he could sleep until the sun rose tomorrow. However, he couldn't sleep. There were too many people and things in his mind. His mind couldn't calm down, and his heart couldn't release this kind of depression and resentment.
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