At dusk, the setting sun gradually descended behind the mountains, and the lingering sunlight dyed the western sky red like a blazing inferno scorching the clouds—stunningly beautiful.
With the arrival of twilight, Yanjing entered its peak commuting period. Buses and subway entrances were packed with people, main thoroughfares were flooded with vehicles like a tide, cars lined up end to end, stretching beyond sight.
While ordinary people who had been busy all day prepared to leave work and head home, Chen Jianguo, who had been visiting various locations for inspections since the August 1st Military Day, had not returned home—after concluding his one-day inspection at the National Defense University, he went straight back to his office by car.
Upon entering his office, Chen Jianguo didn't even have time to drink the tea brewed for him by a guard and instead directly made an internal call.
