He had worked from the night until morning.
Then from morning until late morning.
It was not until nine o'clock on the morning of the day after the incident that the tomb raiders' case was finally dealt with.
Dong Xuebin had been busy at the scene all night. After the more than twenty tomb raiders were brought down the mountain, they were taken away by the Public Security Department. During interrogation, it was discovered that two more tomb raiders were still on the mountain. In the chaos of exchanging fire with the police, they had become separated from the others, and no one knew where they were. A large-scale Armed Police search of the mountain began before dawn. It was not until after six in the morning that the last two criminals on Qingluan Mountain were captured. Then there was another round of checks to ensure the ancient tomb was secure. Dong Xuebin had not had a moment's rest.
Zhang Dongfang and several Jiaolin County leaders had also held out at the scene. None of them had slept all night, and now that everything was settled, they were utterly exhausted.
Dong Xuebin said, "Everyone, hurry back and get some rest. You've all worked hard today."
Zhang Dongfang said, "Secretary Dong, you should get some sleep too. You did the most work last night."
"Alright, I'll go back too... Wait, no." Dong Xuebin suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead. "I have to return to the Capital City today! There's an emergency at home!"
Chang Lin said, "How can you do that? It's too far. After putting yourself through all that last night, how can you possibly hold up?"
Dong Xuebin checked the time. "There's no time. I have to get back. Xiao Su, Xiao Su." He called Su Yan over