Inside the Branch Bureau Courtyard.
The bureau leaders stood near the main gate, while the clerks gathered near the cafeteria. There had to be at least several dozen people present. Dong Xuebin, who had completed the task, found himself being stared at so intently by all those people. Though he had weathered plenty of ups and downs, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable. Dong Xuebin coughed twice. It seemed he had been stealing the spotlight more and more lately. Sigh, how the hell had he gone and earned merit again? What a mess.
Ring, ring, ring. A cell phone rang through the silent courtyard.
Zhen Anguo withdrew his gaze from Dong Xuebin and answered the phone. "Hello, Director Jiang."
"...Well done." Director Jiang said nothing else before hanging up.
Zhen Anguo did not know whether to laugh or cry. Well done? Director Jiang had been criticizing him twenty minutes ago, yet now he was saying well done. Still, he understood why Director Jiang had said it. Those Princelings who had just left the branch bureau must have called their families, and they certainly had not badmouthed the Chengxi Branch Bureau. The news had therefore quickly reached Director Jiang. He knew the Chengxi Branch Bureau had been in the right this time. Now that the matter had been settled without causing any further trouble, that was why he had said, "Well done."
Zhen Anguo put away his phone with considerable emotion. Yes, well done. Beautifully done.
Xu Yan looked at Dong Xuebin with satisfaction. Little Dong had brought her honor again this time.
Pang Bin, Cheng Haimei, and the others did not know what to say. Director Little Dong, again. It was as if the Chengxi Branch Bureau could not function without him. Everyone had lived this long and seen all kinds