Chapter 32

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"Director Chen, good day!" The two people in the office quickly stood up when they saw Chen Yuan enter.

"This is Comrade Yang Jie, the new director of the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. Starting today, you will work under his leadership. I hope you can cooperate with his work and conscientiously complete the tasks assigned by the superiors." After introducing Yang Jie, Chen Yuan hurriedly left.

"Director Yang, we've been waiting for you like stars and the moon. Your contributions to the county's investment promotion are well-known to all the people of the county. It is truly our honor to have you lead us in the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. My name is Guo Ziqiang. I used to work in the government office. When the county committee office set up the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, I was transferred from the government office. Currently, I am responsible for the reception and service of overseas Chinese and Chinese nationals returning to our county." Guo Ziqiang smiled flatteringly and stepped forward to shake hands with Yang Jie, introducing himself warmly.

"Hypocrite!" Liu Fei, standing to the side, couldn't help but sneer at Guo Ziqiang's shameless flattery of the young and inexperienced Yang Jie.

"Liu Fei, I am not being hypocritical. Director Yang's achievements in the investment promotion are well-known to all. Drinking twenty-two bottles of 56-degree Luhexiang liquor in one day and securing an investment of 80 million US dollars, this ability and achievement, how many people in Luhexiang County can achieve?" Guo Ziqiang, despite being mocked by Liu Fei, showed no embarrassment but instead looked solemnly respectful.

"Director Yang, let me introduce you. This is Liu Fei, known as the 'Flower of the County Committee Office.' Before joining the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, she was the lead dancer of the county cultural troupe. Not only is she a good dancer, but she also sings well. Her ancestral home is in Minnan, and she is proficient in Cantonese and Minnanese. Currently, she is responsible for the liaison work with overseas Chinese and Chinese nationals." Guo Ziqiang smiled and introduced Liu Fei to Yang Jie.

"Sister Liu, Brother Guo, from now on, we are one family. I hope that from today on, we can all work together with one heart and one mind to do a good job in the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. We will prove to the superiors through our actions that the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office is a united team that dares to fight and win. To celebrate our chance to work together, I will treat both of you to dinner tonight. I have already talked to Director Gu from the General Affairs Department, and we will gather together tonight. I hope you will give me this small favor." Yang Jie, seeing Liu Fei's cold face and lack of respect for him as her direct superior, was not bothered by it.

"How can we not support Director Yang's new appointment! Rest assured, Director Yang, we will definitely attend!" Guo Ziqiang gave Liu Fei a meaningful look. Liu Fei, who had intended to refuse, thought for a moment and suppressed her impulse to reject it outright.

As the saying goes, a current official is better than a current manager. Although Yang Jie had just started working, he was the director of the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, directly managing Liu Fei. Even if she found Guo Ziqiang's hypocrisy distasteful and looked down on the young and lucky Yang Jie, Liu Fei, who had experienced many ups and downs in her few years of work and seen the coldness of human relationships, wisely did not refuse Yang Jie in front of Guo Ziqiang.

The office, about twenty square meters in size, had only four desks. The desks were arranged in pairs, each pair against the left and right walls. Guo Ziqiang and Liu Fei each occupied one desk in the left and right pairs. Yang Jie looked at the two empty desks and subconsciously chose the desk opposite Liu Fei to sit down.

Fortunately, Liu Fei was responsible for the liaison work with overseas Chinese and Chinese nationals, and her desk had the only telephone in the office. Guo Ziqiang, seeing Yang Jie choose to sit next to the telephone, did not think much of it and enthusiastically helped Yang Jie clean the desk and organize the files, much to the disdain of Liu Fei, who sat opposite.

On his first day of work, Yang Jie's tasks were very simple. After reporting to Chen Yuan and meeting his two subordinates in the Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Yang Jie, with nothing to do, asked for leave from Chen Yuan to go to the dormitory to tidy up, as he would be staying there that night and needed to prepare bedding and daily necessities.

Leaving the county committee compound on Fuyuan Street No. 6, he walked towards the Changning Road Post Office.

Yang Jie had studied for three years at the county high school and was very familiar with the streets of the county town. He quickly took a shortcut to Changning Road, entered the postal compound through the post office gate, and found the dormitory at No. 301, Unit 1, Building 2 according to the address on Chen Yuan's envelope.

Taking out the key from the envelope, he opened the door and entered the room. The living room was in a mess, with snacks scattered on the coffee table, women's clothes and socks hanging on the wooden sofa and chairs, and about a dozen pairs of shoes of different styles placed haphazardly by the door. A police uniform and cap hung on a wooden coat rack next to the TV cabinet.

"Xiao Meng, is that you?" A voice like a yellow oriole came from the bathroom. Before Yang Jie could respond, the bathroom door suddenly opened, and Xie Yan, wrapped only in a towel, excitedly walked out quickly.

"Ah~!"

A scream came from Xie Yan, catching Yang Jie off guard.

Seeing the girl, who looked terrified and almost deafened him with her scream, Yang Jie instinctively turned to run out, but before he could open the door, it was opened from the outside.

A beautiful policewoman, wearing a police short-sleeved shirt, tie, and police pants, appeared in front of Yang Jie. Looking into her angry eyes, the guilty Yang Jie did not have time to explain before she executed a perfect over-the-shoulder throw, sending him to the floor of the living room.

Yang Jie, who had practiced military boxing with Yang Xinhua since childhood and received training from the war hero, had a high level of combat skills. In mid-air, he used the policewoman's back to flip to the side, turned his body, and stood up in the living room, avoiding the direct hit.

"Wait! Let me explain!"

After breaking free from the policewoman's grip, Yang Jie quickly took two steps back and made a gesture to stop her, but the policewoman, enraged by her failed throw, took a step forward and, in a situation neither of them expected, Yang Jie's outstretched hands happened to press against her chest.

The soft, elastic sensation transmitted from his palms to his heart, and Yang Jie instinctively grabbed, feeling the fullness in his hands. Before he could react, the furious policewoman kicked him in the groin.

At the critical moment, a warning from Xiao Wu woke Yang Jie up. He quickly dodged the policewoman's lethal kick, moved away from her, and ran around the living room, using the coffee table and chairs to evade her pursuit. He took out the envelope from his pocket and shouted, "This is a misunderstanding! I am your new roommate. This is the key to this dormitory, and the envelope has the seal of the County Committee Office."

The policewoman ignored Yang Jie's words. In fact, from the moment he touched her chest, she had already put him on her hit list. However, Xie Yan, who had rushed out of the bedroom to put on clothes, saw the envelope in Yang Jie's hand and was immediately moved.

Recalling the previous days, there had indeed been a staff member from the County Committee Office who notified them that a new roommate would temporarily live with them in the dormitory. At the time, the staff member, seeing that only two girls lived in the dormitory, thought it would be inconvenient for Yang Jie to move in and wanted to find another place for him.

However, Cao Meng, who worked at the county traffic police detachment, didn't mind. Having a man in the dormitory meant no more worries about heavy lifting. Besides, living in the postal compound dormitory was a last resort since the county's various units did not have separate dormitories. There was an empty room, and sooner or later, someone would move in. It was better to fill the dormitory early to avoid any problems.

After discussing with Xie Yan, they agreed to let Yang Jie move in, and the County Committee Office temporarily arranged for him to stay there. However, they didn't expect Yang Jie to come only when they had almost forgotten about it.

"Are you from the County Committee Office?" Xie Yan stepped forward to block Cao Meng, who looked ready to pounce, and stared at Yang Jie, who was hiding behind the coffee table, ready to run again.

"Of course! Otherwise, how could I have the key to get in here? I just didn't expect that the dormitory would be occupied by two girls. If I had known, I would have found another place to stay." Yang Jie, still shaken, looked at the angry Cao Meng, who, even when angry, was still extremely beautiful and cute with her pouted lips and flushed face.

"Show me the envelope!" Xie Yan pointed to the envelope in Yang Jie's hand.

Yang Jie handed the envelope to Xie Yan. She took it and saw that it was addressed to Unit 1, Building 2, No. 301, Luhexiang County Post Office Compound. The envelope was stamped with the seal of the Luhexiang County Committee Office, and it contained two keys to the room.