Chapter 844: Returning Home, Full of Envy
In the Yangzhi Civil Affairs Hall, Civil Affairs Chief Zhu Xian was handling official business. His secretary walked over quickly and said in a low voice, "Chief, there's a telegram notifying the central city of the reception."
Zhu Xian stopped writing and asked, "Which superior?"
"Chen Chuan, Director of the Central City Defense Department."
"You're back indeed."
Although Zhu Xian is the civil affairs chief of a marginal city, he has always been paying attention to the news of the central city. He also has internal notifications on important job adjustments in the central city.
The Director of the Defense Department is at the same level as the Chief Administrative Officer of Central City, two levels higher than him.
He immediately figured that this person might come back to celebrate the New Year this year, so he had to make preparations early.
It was just that starting to make arrangements early would seem a bit too flattering, and this person probably wouldn't like it, so he didn't make any big moves on the surface, but just ordered the trustworthy people below to do what should be done and what must be done first. Now it was indeed time to use it.
He then looked at the telegram, which was sent more than an hour ago. Calculating the distance, he thought it would arrive in less than an hour.
Given Chen Chuan's current status, he should have notified the local authorities wherever he traveled. However, this time it was not official business, and if he had notified them too early, the local officials and subordinates would have been in a state of turmoil. But it would not be good to remain silent, so he issued the summons when he was almost about to arrive in Yangzhi.
As for the fighter's identity, after signing the agreement, he only needs to report to the Fighting Council wherever he goes, without alerting the local government. Just like when Mr. Zhuan came to Yangzhi, he did it quietly and did not let others notice.
Zhu Xian then instructed his secretary, "Xiao Pan, call and inform everyone to welcome Director Chen."
The secretary immediately said, "Okay, Mr. Zheng."
Half an hour later, all the street entrances in front of the family quarters of the Yangzhi City Police Bureau were under martial law and blocked.
Guan Yuming personally arrived. His deputy looked around and said, "Director, is this necessary? Director Chen might not like it."
Guan Yuming said, "We just need to follow the instructions given by Director Zhu."
After a while, the car of Zhu Xian, the head of the Civil Affairs Department, also arrived. With him were other key officials from the Civil Affairs Department. It could be said that, aside from those responsible for maintaining the operation of Yangzhi City, almost all other officials were present. Guan Yuming led his men up to meet them, then stood beside Zhu Xian, waiting there together.
Wei Lao Hu stood in the crowd at the back, chatting idly with his colleagues. His voice was so loud that it seemed as if it could be heard from two blocks away. "My son came back to see me this year. Hey, he got the status of a central city citizen this year!"
The captain behind him looked at him and couldn't help but say, "Damn, look at how cocky Wei Lao Hu is."
Someone nearby said, "If my son were to become a citizen of the central city, I'd be as cocky as him."
"Is that his son's ability? Isn't it all thanks to Captain Nian's nephew?" At this point, the captain couldn't help but say, "Damn, Wei Lao Hu is so lucky. His son has climbed such a high branch!"
At this moment, everyone was looking at Wei Lao Hu in the distance, and they were all envious. Damn, why didn’t their younger generation have such a good thing?
The news that Chen Chuan had become a fighter had actually been around for a while, but it hadn't caused much of a reaction. There were fighters in Yangzhi City, most of whom were at the first or second level. There were a few at the third level who were all in Wuyi College and the Police Bureau, but outsiders had no idea how strong they were unless they fought. As for how strong they were, they had no concrete idea.
But they could understand the position. Chen Chuan's position was said to be much higher than that of Zhu Xian, the civil chief, which made him a truly high-ranking official.
At the back of the street, not far from the family quarters, Nian Fuli and Yu Wan were standing there with Nian Lu and Nian Mo. Although it was winter, there was no wind today and the sun was shining brightly, so they didn't feel cold.
Not far away from them, there were many neighbors who were looking around, and they were all looking at their family with envy.
Over the years, every time Chen Chuan came back to visit Nian Fuli's family, he would bring a lot of topics to the neighbors, and the discussion would often last for half a year before stopping. But not long after, another wave of discussion would start, and the shock it brought to them became greater and greater. This time the situation was beyond their imagination. Many of them were extremely excited, and they were more excited than anyone else, as if they were Chen Chuan's relatives.
Nian Mo looked at the crowd discussing enthusiastically in the distance and raised his head and said, "Dad, so many people came to pick up my cousin. Did he get promoted again?"
Nian Fuli sighed, "Your cousin is quite capable." He lowered his gaze and said with a curled lip, "Don't look at your father. Look ahead. Those are all people several levels higher than your father and me. Aren't they all here today? So, they're all the same."
Nian Mo said, "Dad, if I ever become a high-ranking official, I will definitely let you stand at the front when I come back."
Nian Fuli patted him lightly on the back of the head and scolded him with a smile, "How dare you talk like that, you son? You want me to come and greet you? No matter how successful you are in the future, I am still your father!"
Nian Mo held his head and said, "Dad, don't hit me on the head. If you hit me again, I will become stupid."
"Stupid? I think you're too smart. Go back and do today's homework for me. Don't miss a single word!"
"Dad~"
Yu Wan smiled as she watched the father and son talking, then glanced ahead, thinking, "Chan'er has achieved so much today, so she won't disappear suddenly like her second sister, right?" Thinking of this, her arms unconsciously hugged her two children tightly.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the front: "Here they come!"
The noisy sounds around suddenly quieted down, and the entire street was silent from beginning to end.
Everyone was craning their necks to look at the road, but soon someone pointed upwards and said, "There it is!"
When they looked up, they saw a black dot appear in the sky. As the black dot approached, they could see that it was a silver airship and could faintly hear the sound of propeller blades.
Then they saw that there was actually more than one airship, and there were two small airships behind it. It was just that the airship in front was too large, so the two airships behind it looked so inconspicuous.
At this time, Zhu Xian's secretary quickly came to Nian Fuli's family, bowed and said, "Captain Nian." He nodded to Wan and said, "Mrs. Nian, I'm Director Zhu's secretary. You can call me Xiao Pan. The director asked me to inform you that it has been confirmed that the person who came by airship is your nephew, Director Chen. Do you want to go to the front..."
Nian Fuli hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'd rather not go." Yu Wan said, "Thank you, Secretary Pan. Our family lives right here, and it's nice to be here with our neighbors. Thank you for taking the trouble, Secretary Pan."
Secretary Pan understood that this family didn't want to show off, but rather keep a low profile. He smiled and said, "You're being polite. I'm just an errand boy. Isn't this what I'm supposed to do? This can't compare to the hard work of Captain Nian. Chief Zhu has seen the heavy burdens the Police Bureau has shouldered over the years. You two, I'll be leaving now."
After Secretary Pan left, Yu Wan teased Nian Fuli, saying, "Nian Li, it's not like you not to go up."
Nian Fuli glared and asked, "Am I that kind of person?" At this time, he lowered his head and saw Nian Mo and Nian Lu looking up at him, but when they saw that his eyes were about to glare at them, they quickly lowered their heads.
Yu Wan slapped him and said angrily, "Why are you scaring the child for no reason? What? Are you showing off your power? Go ahead, there are plenty of people who can curry your favor."
Nian Fuli took off his hat, touched his stubble-covered scalp, and said helplessly, "I really think so. I was thinking, Xiao Chuan is already so popular, so we shouldn't be too high-profile. Otherwise, won't all the good and the bad come to our door? Besides, we can't help Xiao Chuan at all, and we can't be a burden to him, right?"
Yu Wan looked at him and said, "Old age, that's a reliable statement."
Nian Fuli snorted, patted his hat, put it back on, and straightened his back. "When have I, Nian Fuli, ever been unreliable?"
Yu Wan reached out to help Nian Fuli straighten his hat, adjusted his collar, gently brushed off the dust, and hummed. The two little guys looked at them and squeezed their little heads into their arms.
At this time, the leading airship was getting bigger and bigger in everyone's eyes. With reference to the surrounding objects, everyone realized that the airship was actually surprisingly large, probably two or three hundred meters in front and back. There was no mooring tower here, so they had to clear the entire street first.
The airship soon arrived above the street. The propeller blades made a buzzing sound, and the airflow caused the surrounding leaves to sway.
Under the gaze of the crowd, the three airships were slowly descending, and the noise was getting louder and louder, causing people to cover their ears.
When it was about ten meters high, a rope ladder was lowered from the combat airship, and then armed men with live ammunition came down from it and quickly stood at both ends of the street.
At this time, a ten-meter-long lifting platform at the bottom of the large airship cracked and detached from the top, and then slowly sank downwards under the action of the thick retraction rope.
The midday sun was very dazzling, and the reflection on the airship was also very bright. Squinting, one could vaguely see a number of people standing above. Not long after, the lifting platform fell to the ground, creating a cloud of dust.
Chen Chuan straightened the brim of his hat, adjusted his defense chief's uniform, and walked out. The sunlight shone down, making the copper buttons and epaulettes on his clothes sparkle.
Behind him, Wei Changan, Wu Han, Feng Xiaoqi, Luo Kaiyuan and others followed him one by one. All of them were wearing the neat uniforms of the processing bureau, and their boots made a neat clicking sound when they stepped.
This scene made everyone present hold their breath, because the sense of oppression brought by their group was too strong, especially Chen Chuan. Although he didn't seem to have any special gesture, when the tall and straight figure walked towards them, they still became nervous unconsciously.
Civil Affairs Director Zhu Xian took a deep breath, took a step forward with his numb feet, and walked forward with a group of people. After arriving in front of Chen Chuan, he looked at Chen Chuan, who was half a head taller than him, put on a smile, bowed slightly, stretched out his hands, shook hands with him, and shook them vigorously.
"Director Chen, welcome back to Yangzhi."
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(End of this chapter)
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