Capital City.
North Entrance of Heping Street.
That morning, the cold wind blew steadily. Dong Xuebin drove the Mercedes Business into the residential complex, got out, and shivered. He breathed warm air into his hands, hurriedly tightened his leather jacket, and quickly went upstairs. After unlocking the door and entering, a wave of damp cold hit him head-on. The apartment he had continued renting ever since leaving Capital City seemed even colder than outside. It was already close to freezing in November. This was always the coldest time of year at home, since Capital City's heating generally did not come on until around the fifteenth.
So cold!
Whew! The air conditioner! The air conditioner!
Frozen stiff, Dong Xuebin hurriedly turned on the air conditioner. After it warmed up for a while, hot air finally began blowing out.
Dong Xuebin leaned back on the sofa with narrowed eyes and comfortably crossed his legs.
He had not told anyone that he had secretly returned to Capital City. Mainly, Yantai County had been far too hectic these past few days. First, there was the museum relic theft case. Second, there was the matter of Zhangze City Public Security Bureau locking him up. Third, there was the First Class Merit he had been awarded. Any one of those things would have kept him busy for quite a while, let alone all three at once. His phone had practically been ringing from morning to night, and people had nearly knocked down his door. Relatives, friends, colleagues, and subordinates—everyone who could come had come. Congratulations, celebrations, an endless stream of visitors. Dong Xuebin had been busy entertaining people, and when he truly could not handle it anymore, he simply took advantage of the Saturday holiday to flee back to Capital City, hoping for a peaceful weekend