It was a little after two in the afternoon.
The Standing Committee meeting had adjourned.
Still full of doubts, everyone filed out of the temporary Conference Room. Confused or not, Secretary Dong had given the order, so it had to be carried out. Those assigned to arrange the Cultural Relics Protection Team roster went to do so, while equipment and procedures also had to be prepared. The County Cultural Center was the busiest of all. Although Director Liu had claimed during the Standing Committee meeting that the Cultural Center had already devoted all its manpower to speeding up the artifact appraisal, that was complete nonsense. The Cultural Center had not taken the matter particularly seriously at all. To put it bluntly, after receiving the antiques from Qingbei Village's Party secretary, the staff had merely glanced over them and run them through the equipment as a formality. It was only today, after seeing Dong Xuebin make such a major production of it, that Director Liu reassessed the importance of the matter. After returning, he would not only have to continue the appraisal work, but would probably also have to seek assistance from the city and provincial Cultural Relics Departments. Jiaolin County Cultural Center's rudimentary appraisal equipment alone could never produce a precise assessment. Even if they reached a conclusion, it would carry no authority whatsoever and be useless.
The orders were carried out.
Seeing this, Dong Xuebin returned to his office.
Although Dong Xuebin had repeatedly emphasized the matter during the meeting, he was still uneasy. Or rather, he simply could not wait any longer. This concerned Jiaolin County's elevation in rank and his own grade adjustment, so naturally, Dong Xuebin wanted it finalized as soon as possible, lest some unforeseen complication arise and drag things out. After sitting down in