Dong Xuebin had not used Back even once from Monday through Friday. At this moment, he used all five Backs without hesitation.
"Heh heh heh, this little courtyard is still the same." Old Lü pointed nostalgically at a small courtyard not far away. "Before I was assigned a place in the Family Compound, I even rented a room here. See that Toona sinensis tree? Heh, it wasn't nearly this tall back then. Every year, Old Xu and I would climb onto the roof to help people pick the shoots. Sigh, decades have passed in a flash. The courtyard is still here, the tree is still here, but the people have grown old."
A large group from the branch bureau followed behind Old Lü.
Yan Liang smiled. "How are you old? You're in better shape than I am."
Old Lü laughed heartily and waved his hand. "Not anymore. Not anymore."
Time rewound to exactly five minutes earlier.
Dong Xuebin did not know whether five minutes would be enough, but he had no other choice now. He anxiously looked around, searching for something, until his gaze landed to the southwest. He remembered seeing a Golden Elephant Pharmacy on the street over there. Having decided on his destination, Dong Xuebin took off running without another word. He no longer cared about any damn leadership image. He ran as fast as he could, putting every ounce of strength into it.
Old Lü and Yan Liang did not notice Dong Xuebin running off, but Tan Limei, Chang Juan, and the others were startled.
What was Director Dong doing? What could be so urgent? Going to the bathroom? But nobody ran that fast just to use the bathroom, right?
Guo Shunjie looked mockingly at Dong Xuebin's fleeing back and curled his lip. With all