Afternoon.
At the office.
Yang Zhen was also waiting in his own department for the higher-ups' punishment of Dong Xuebin. But he waited and waited, and nothing came. He was starting to get impatient. Looking at the time, he saw that quite a while had already passed. After making a call to send his car in for repairs, he headed to the director's office.
Knock, knock.
"Come in."
"Director Zeng."
"Little Yang, does your injury still hurt?"
"Thank you for your concern, Director. It's better now."
"Mm. You've suffered this time. Don't worry, we'll definitely give you an explanation. People from our General Affairs Department aren't just going to be bullied by anyone!"
"Thank you, Director Zeng."
"By the way, why hasn't there been any news about the punishment yet?"
"Exactly. I've been wondering about that too. It's been quite a while."
"Mm, have a seat first. I'll make a call and ask."
Yang Zhen did not sit down. He could not wait another second. He had not even dared leave the General Affairs Department all day. Whenever he encountered anyone in the hallway, they would look at him strangely. Yang Zhen felt utterly humiliated. He had been kicked flying, and his car had been hit badly enough to need major repairs. It was far too embarrassing. If he could not recover some face through Dong Xuebin's punishment, he would be completely disgraced.
Zeng Ming made the call immediately, though he did not call a superior. Instead, he called Deputy Director Zhou Dai's secretary to sound things out. "Hello, this is Zeng Ming... Yes... Is Director Zhou in his office? Is he busy?... Oh... Mm, it's like this. I wanted to ask about Dong Xuebin's punishment... Yes... So what exactly is happening now... Mm? What?" Zeng Ming suddenly stopped. "...This