Nie Zhenbang returned to the Hongjiang Provincial Committee guesthouse at just after six o'clock. He had left at about three in the afternoon, spent around an hour at Emerald Elegance Pavilion, followed by another hour at the Construction Road Police Station. By the time he came back to the guesthouse, it was already past six.
As soon as Nie Zhenbang and Xu Hongzhuan stepped through the door, the member of the Party group of the Provincial Committee's Administrative Affairs Office, the director of the Provincial Committee's Reception Office, and the general manager of the Provincial Committee guesthouse Liu Nianfeng had already come up to meet them. Liu Nianfeng was around forty years old, wore glasses, and appeared refined and cultured. His entire demeanor exuded amiability.
"Secretary Nie, Chief Secretary," Liu Nianfeng came up and greeted them with a smile.
