The next day.
At noon.
Dong Xuebin, who had been absentmindedly eating at the Party School, suddenly heard the iPhone 4 in his pocket ring. He had spent the entire morning eagerly awaiting Xu Yan's call, so the moment he heard the ringtone, he reflexively shot upright. But when he pulled out his phone, he saw that it was Director Li Qing calling.
Dong Xuebin asked expectantly, "Director, were you looking for me? How are things at the bureau?"
Li Qing gave a bitter smile. "How else could they be? It's still the same situation." Strictly speaking, Li Qing could barely be considered part of Xu Yan's faction. Recently, he too had been on edge, wondering what Zhou Guoan's next major move would be and whether it would affect his own little patch of territory.
"Uh, I see..." Dong Xuebin slapped his forehead in disappointment. He had thought Li Qing was calling to tell him that Zhou Guoan or Guo Shunjie had been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission.
"Little Dong, are you still studying at the Party School?"
"Yes, class just ended at noon."
Li Qing said helplessly, "Here's the thing. The bureau wants you to come back. First, to hand over the office to Guo Shunjie. Second, to turn in your Deputy Director work ID. There's a meeting this afternoon, so you'd better get back before then."
Instead of hearing good news, he had received bad news.
Why was there still no movement at the bureau? Was he really going to be removed from his post?
After hanging up, Dong Xuebin nearly lost control and slammed the table. *Damn it, hand over the office? If I've already been removed, what the hell is there to hand over? Does Guo Shunjie want to slap me in the face