Friday morning.
Still burning with rage, Dong Xuebin had barely entered the Branch Bureau Courtyard when he saw Guo Shunjie walking ahead of him.
"Brother Guo, congratulations!"
The young man from the Sixth Division wore a flattering smile.
Guo Shunjie smiled. "Congratulations for what? I'm just going to the Party School for some training."
Several people from the Political Department and Finance Department also greeted Guo Shunjie. "Shunjie, not just anyone gets to attend the Party School. Haha, are you about to get promoted? When are you treating us to a meal?" The bureau leadership was about to undergo a changing of the guard. Seeing how highly Zhou Guoan regarded Guo Shunjie, and how he had pushed through the objections to give him that precious Party School training slot, anyone with eyes could see that Zhou Guoan intended to help Guo Shunjie become the Full Director of the General Office. Naturally, everyone's attitude had changed, and they had begun treating Guo Shunjie warmly.
Guo Shunjie thoroughly enjoyed everyone's compliments. He even put on the airs of a leader as he smiled and exchanged a few words with them.
Meanwhile, the fallen Dong Xuebin was finally experiencing the same coldness of human nature Zhou Changchun had faced when he retired due to illness. Because he had offended Zhou Guoan, everyone avoided him when they saw him. Even several people he had once called brothers on the basketball court no longer spoke much with him. After giving Dong Xuebin a nod, they hurried off without even calling him Director Dong. At a time like this, no one wanted to be associated with him.
Guo Shunjie turned and glanced at the ignored Dong Xuebin, revealing a satisfied smile. Serves him right.
Dong Xuebin's fury flared. After returning to the General Office, he summoned