8:26 AM, Government Guest House.
Deputy Mayor Jiang and others finished breakfast, packed their luggage, and were waiting in the lobby while the Deputy Director of the Education Bureau was checking out.
They had met with everyone they needed to meet yesterday and had discussions, but there were no substantial results, and further talks seemed futile, so they planned to head back as scheduled.
Even though Deputy Mayor Jiang had mentally prepared for this and even jokingly comforted herself by treating it as a tourist trip, she still felt somewhat uneasy about just going back like this.
She looked up at the clock on the reception's backdrop and, holding the handle of her suitcase, said quietly, "Commissioner Ding, didn't you say you could handle this?"
"Definitely," he assured.
"So, you mean my presence is no longer required?"
