When Nie Zhenbang's car arrived at the Treasure Mountain Funeral Parlor, the parking lot outside the main entrance was already filled with vehicles of all kinds, sporting license plates from Yanbei Province, Ludong Province, Liaodong Province, and other places.
A sea of Audis, Mercedes, and pure black series. Each license plate signified an intimidating presence in its own locality.
Outside, on the open-air platform, more than a dozen provincial and ministerial-level officials had gathered, their faces filled with sorrow.
Next to them, military vehicles from the General Staff, General Equipment, and the Military Commission were neatly arranged, and five or six generals had also gathered, whispering among themselves.
