The next day.
Morning.
The sun was bright. It was a fine day.
Dong Xuebin felt that Zhenshui County's only scenic beauty was its blue sky. It was more than twice as blue as the sky over Capital City and Fenzhou City. Distant mountains emerged and vanished amid the misty clouds, making him feel especially refreshed. Breathing in the fresh air, Dong Xuebin headed for work.
He was still some distance from the office when his phone rang.
Ring, ring, ring. It seemed to be a call from the County Chief's Office. Over the past two days, he had saved quite a few numbers, including those of the county party committee leadership and various office lines.
Dong Xuebin immediately answered. "Hello, Dong Xuebin speaking."
A young woman's voice came from the other end. "Hello, County Chief Dong. I'm Li Xiaona, County Chief Jiang's secretary. County Chief Jiang asked you to meet with her once you arrive at the office."
Dong Xuebin said, "All right, I'll go over as soon as I get there."
"Mm, then I'll hang up."
"Okay. Thank you for letting me know, Secretary Li."
"You're welcome."
More than ten minutes later.
Dong Xuebin arrived right on time for work. But after checking the time, he did not even return to his own office and instead went straight to Jiang Fangfang's office.
County Chief's Office.
Dong Xuebin knocked and entered. The layout of this office differed somewhat from his own. He had been here once before. The outer room was the secretary's office, and one had to pass through it to enter Jiang Fangfang's inner office. Thus, anyone who came had to be announced through Secretary Li. Last time, Jiang Fangfang had brought Dong Xuebin in herself, and he had not seen her secretary then. Today, however,