Afternoon.
Five o'clock.
After wrapping up the series of matters at Qing'e Mountain, Dong Xuebin did not go home to change clothes. Still soaked, he returned directly to the County Party Committee Compound. It could not be helped. If he had merely been some Little Leader below, it would have been fine; with people above him to cover for him, taking a few days off would not have mattered. But things were different now. Dong Xuebin was the Top Leader of Jiaolin County. Anyone could take leave except him. What had happened at Qing'e Mountain was indeed major, involving the safety of nearly a hundred people, but Jiaolin County had no shortage of matters to handle every day. County Chief Zhang Dongfang had already been hospitalized and put on an IV drip. If Dong Xuebin were absent too, would things not fall into chaos? He had to come back and deal with the other matters first.
Project funding allocations.
Reward amounts.
And some personnel adjustments.
After returning to his office, Dong Xuebin changed into a set of clothes Su Yan had brought over—he had no idea whose they were—and hurried to handle the remaining work.
Five minutes...
Ten minutes...
At last, he finished everything.
Only then did Dong Xuebin let out a breath. After checking the time and giving Su Yan an instruction, he picked up his bag and prepared to get off work. After a whole day of rushing around, he was truly exhausted.
In the corridor.
Director of the County Party Committee Office Meng Hanmei approached him head-on. "Secretary."
"Director Meng, you still haven't gotten off work?" Dong Xuebin glanced at her.
Meng Hanmei said, "I'm about to leave too. Once I finish these documents, I'll head back."
Dong Xuebin gave a sound of acknowledgment. "Right, I happen