Although the Prime Minister's eldest son, Dou Haoyan, had suddenly decided to host a New Year's banquet, all the preparations had already been completed by around five in the evening. The area near Willow Hutong, where the Prime Minister's official residence was located, began to become cordoned off.
Starting from the entrance of Willow Hutong all the way to Prime Minister's official residence at No. 32 Willow Hutong, the entire area was heavily sentried by armed police officers and Secret Service in plain clothes. The entire street was monitored by countless security cameras inside and outside, leaving no blind spots.
Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng arrived at the entrance of Willow Hutong in his bulletproof car. There were many cars ahead in line for the security check.
