Before noon.
A little after eleven.
Dong Xuebin was inspecting the cleanup of illegal construction in South Willow Lane Alley. Seeing that the collapsed building debris had mostly been cleared away, he drove the Cayenne back to the Street Office, planning to have lunch. But just as his car entered the Street Office courtyard, bursts of crackling firecrackers sounded behind him. It was lively.
Who was still setting off firecrackers at this hour?
Someone was getting married, perhaps?
Dong Xuebin frowned and drove toward the sound.
Peace Street was not under Dong Xuebin's jurisdiction, but under the Peace Subdistrict Office. This street was right beside their Office Building, on the street diagonally behind it. Dong Xuebin could see it whenever he opened his office window, so it was very close. Guangming Subdistrict Office had not originally been located here; it had been near Huai'an First Lane. But after demolition and redevelopment there a few years ago, Guangming Subdistrict Office moved to the edge of its jurisdiction, next to the Guangming Street Family Building and separated from Peace Street by only one alley. As for the division of jurisdiction, the alley behind Guangming Subdistrict Office marked the boundary here, while the western side was bounded by a small river.
One hundred meters...
Two hundred meters...
Three hundred meters...
He finally found where the firecrackers were coming from.
It was a fairly upscale-looking restaurant. Someone was getting married, and a long motorcade had completely blocked the restaurant entrance. The display was quite grand.
Dong Xuebin lost interest after one look and turned the steering wheel, ready to head back.
But suddenly, someone called to him. "Director! Director Dong! Director Dong!"
Startled, Dong Xuebin looked around and unexpectedly saw Wang Yuling, dressed in a white suit, standing at the restaurant entrance and waving