Very soon.

A week had passed.

On the last day of leaving Yong'an Province.

Chen Fang went to the public cemetery to visit Tan Yandong's grave.

By the time he arrived at the cemetery, he saw that a bouquet of fresh flowers had already been placed under the tombstone.

There was no name on the fresh flowers, and he didn't know who had sent them.

Before leaving, Chen Fang inquired with the cemetery staff, who vaguely remembered it was a young woman who, after placing the flowers, sat for a long time before leaving.

In that case, it was undoubtedly Tan Xiao.

Around January 7th.

Chen Fang boarded a plane to East River Province.

This time, he was traveling alone.

He hadn't brought anyone with him.

Just as Elder Qin had said, he should learn to carve out a world for himself without relying on others.

"Excuse me, could I swap seats with you?"

At that moment, a man who looked to be in his thirties came to the seat next to Chen Fang and asked the person beside him.

The other person was easy-going and nodded, at which point the two of them got up and switched seats.

After buckling his seat belt, the man leaned over and quietly asked the dozing Chen Fang, "Are you Comrade Chen Fang?"

Chen Fang was startled.

He opened his eyes.

He was met with a stranger's face.

He asked, "Who are you...?"

"Oh, my name is Pei Zilai, I've often heard my wife mention you."

The man in front of him said with a cheery smile.

"Your wife is...?"

"My wife is Li Weiyang, she used to be your colleague."

Pei Zilai still spoke with a smile on his face.

Li Weiyang!

At the mention of that name, Chen Fang's heart skipped a beat.

Too familiar with the name indeed.

Back when he was at the Jinde County Education Bureau, he went on a business trip with Li Weiyang, and this capricious woman had been subdued by Chen Fang in the back seat of a car.

Their last encounter.

It happened just as Chen Fang was about to transfer out of the Education Bureau, he still remembered that day in the office, they entangled like a tempest.

He seldom heard Li Weiyang mention Pei Zilai.

He only remembered that he seemed to be the director of some sub-district office in Shaohe County and held a division level cadre position.

"Oh, it's Director Pei, my apologies."

Although he was somewhat puzzled,

Chen Fang nevertheless shook hands with him.

"Comrade Chen Fang, are you going to Wulan City to take up your new post?"

Pei Zilai asked.

Chen Fang, surprised, nodded and asked, "How do you know?"

Pei Zilai replied, "I am also going to Wulan City for my new position."

"Oh? What a coincidence?"

Chen Fang was even more surprised.

Pei Zilai, somewhat embarrassed, said, "It's different for me compared to you; you are going directly to take office, and I am going for a temporary position exchange. We are worlds apart."

"Don't talk like that, what exact position will you be holding?"

Chen Fang asked.

Pei Zilai scratched his head and said, "I am going to be the Deputy District Mayor of Qingling District, Wulan City, on a temporary position."

"Well, then in the future, in Wulan City, I hope Deputy Mayor Pei will look after me."

"Not at all, you are a deputy department-level cadre with real power, whereas I am just on an exchange; I'll be hoping for Minister Chen to take care of me," Pei Zilai said with a respectful expression.

The journey was quite boring to begin with.

But now that there was someone to talk to, it was different.

The two chatted sporadically.

The plane soon landed at the Wulan City airport.

After disembarking, Pei Zilai even took the initiative to help Chen Fang with his luggage, which made Chen Fang feel a little embarrassed.

Once they reached the exit.

The car from Qingling District to pick up Pei Zilai had arrived, but surprisingly, there was no car to pick up Chen Fang.

Pei Zilai found it strange and asked, "Minister Chen, did you not notify the Organization Department?"

Chen Fang smiled.

He said, "No, I still have a few days before I report for duty. Since I've never been to East River Province, I thought I'd look around first."

"Oh, so you haven't arranged accommodation yet?"

"Hmm."

Chen Fang nodded in agreement.

Pei Zilai said, "Director Chen, let me arrange it for you. I graduated from Wulan University and have been here for four years; I'm quite familiar with the place. I know a hotel that's both high-quality and affordable."

Seeing the other party's enthusiasm,

Chen Fang couldn't bear to refuse.

He said, "Then I'll have to trouble District Chief Pei."

"What are you saying, we're both from Yongan Province, we should help each other out."

Having said that,

he hurriedly got Chen Fang into the car.

He took him to the entrance of the Zundi Hotel, located in the center of Wulan City.

He said, "Director Chen, I have to go report for duty soon, but this hotel has good service. If you need anything, just give me a call."

"I really can't thank you enough."

Chen Fang said politely once more.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, they said their goodbyes.

In an unfamiliar place,

Chen Fang didn't have a better choice.

So, he went into the hotel and rented a room.

He thought he'd familiarize himself with the city's culture and people first and report to the City Organization Department the next afternoon, where they would then arrange a car to take him to Guyang City.

After settling down,

Chen Fang walked out of the hotel.

He began to meander aimlessly down the streets.

To be honest, as one of the more developed cities in East River Province, Wulan City's urban infrastructure was quite impressive, with skyscrapers everywhere, exuding a sense of modernity.

In Yongan Province, Rongjiang City was considered developed as the provincial capital, but it still had a noticeable gap compared to an ordinary prefecture-level city like Wulan City.

No wonder they say East River Province is the stronghold of private enterprise; it's certainly no lie.

Arriving in a strange place,

You should always try the local cuisine.

Chen Fang asked someone on the street and learned that not far away, there was a food street called the Welcome Spring Pedestrian Street.

He arrived at the pedestrian street.

It was bustling with people coming and going.

Looking at this and wanting to eat, and that and wanting to eat, before he had made it around once, his stomach was stuffed full; just as he was thinking about going back to the hotel to rest,

suddenly, bang!

He accidentally bumped into a woman walking towards him.

The woman seemed to be in her twenties.

She was very pretty with a ponytail, and especially those big eyes, twinkling, exuded the delicate beauty of a Jiangnan woman.

At that moment, a face popped into Chen Fang's mind.

Su Lu'an.

Chen Fang could also sense the delicate charm of a Jiangnan woman from Su Lu'an; she was already pretty enough, but the woman in front of him was just as impressive.

The woman wore a black sweater inside and a down vest over the top, with tight jeans on the bottom, outlining her slender, well-proportioned figure.

"Sorry about that,"

Chen Fang said reflexively.

To his surprise, the girl smiled and said, "I should be the one apologizing, I ran into you."

"Are you okay?"

Chen Fang inquired.

The girl shook her head and said, "I'm fine."

And with that, they passed by each other.

But since it was a beautiful woman,

Chen Fang couldn't resist and turned back to take another look.

Indeed, the woman's body proportions were very nice. Although she wasn't very tall, her legs appeared quite long.

It was at this moment

that Chen Fang suddenly shuddered.

He looked down and saw that at some point, a slit had been made in the pocket of his jacket.

He reached in,

and his wallet was gone.

Damn it, this woman was a pickpocket.

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