Rapid Progress

It was still as warm as spring in Ba Nation, while Zhonghai was bitterly cold.

"Chief Chen, welcome back."

"Minister Fang, sorry for the trouble on the journey!"

A vice mayor of Zhonghai and Zhang Miaomiao came on behalf of the municipal government to receive them at the airport.

"Mayor Zhou, we meet again. But I'm not the one who had a hard time—it was Chief Chen. If Chief Chen hadn't been holding down the fort, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly this time." Fang Xiangqian smiled as he spoke.

"Minister Fang, you're too kind. I didn't do anything."

Chen Shouyi exchanged a polite remark, then nodded at Mayor Zhou in greeting. Finally, he turned to Zhang Miaomiao and asked, "Did it snow again these past few days?"

Mayor Zhou's face was wreathed in smiles.

He felt not the slightest bit slighted—and didn't dare to, either.

After all, this was how everyone was treated. Even high-ranking officials were no exception.

A nod was normal. If they happened to be in a good mood, they might shake hands, but at most, there would be one dry, perfunctory remark. Otherwise, why would they have brought Xiao Zhang along? She was there to liven up the atmosphere.

To keep things from becoming too awkward at the scene.

"It snowed yesterday. Chief Chen, you really have quite some face—the snow stopped as soon as it heard you were coming." Zhang Miaomiao smiled.

The corners of Chen Shouyi's lips lifted into a smile.

Fang Xiangqian watched from the side, green with envy. Sigh, why doesn't the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have talent like this?

"<In a Time of Crisis, Chief Chen Turns the Tide and Personally Arrives at the European Alliance to Slay the Five Barbarian Gods>"

Unexpectedly, during the time Chen Shouyi had spent