Late morning
In the hotel room,
Dong Xuebin smoked cigarette after cigarette, rapidly thinking over what to do and how to rescue them while properly settling the matter. Ring ring ring, ring ring ring.
The phone rang. It was Du Juan.
Dong Xuebin quickly answered. "Du Juan, what's the situation?"
Du Juan said, "It seems things have blown up. I heard the Military District detained several kids who hit someone, all middle school students. One of the boys' mothers is Director Xu Yan, the Top Leader of our Municipal State Security Bureau. I just heard from a colleague in the office that Director Xu first went to the hospital to visit Liu Haibin and paid his medical bills. After seeing that Liu Haibin's injuries weren't too serious, Director Xu went to the Military District Sentry Post to demand the boys' release from the local garrison. The military doesn't seem willing to give her any face and won't let Director Xu in. It sounds like a conflict has broken out now. This is a pretty big deal."
Dong Xuebin said anxiously, "A conflict broke out?"
"That's what I heard. I don't know the specifics."
"Okay, thanks. Keep in touch."
"Sure." Du Juan could also tell that Dong Xuebin was unusually concerned about this matter, but she did not ask further, only saying that she would inform him as soon as she got any news.
After putting down his phone, Dong Xuebin could no longer sit still.
A conflict had broken out? Would Big Sister Xu get the short end of the stick?
At that thought, Dong Xuebin's face changed. He sprang up from the sofa, grabbed his car keys, and hurried downstairs to drive toward the Military District. Xu Yan had handled this matter properly. The moment it happened, Big Sister