 Li's downfall sent shockwaves through the Sichuan political establishment; it was also seen as a harbinger of the fate awaiting the much more powerful former national leader Zhou Yongkang.On December 6, Shen Yong (), a district-level official, posted lengthy statements to his microblog about Li's alleged wrongdoings.It alleged that Li had spent vast sums of money trying to buy his way to prominence in the Heilongjiang government apparatus, and that he later developed a penchant for "selling" positions in a similar fashion once he was in a position of power, in an attempt to "recoup his investment."