262: Chapter 262 Party School Report

Outside Wanshun Hotel.

The entire leadership team had come, led by County Mayor Sheng Huaian and Director Hu Bing.

A little further away, many common folk had even prepared firecrackers and fireworks; both sides of the entire street were packed with people.

Qin Chuan had said that he did not want anyone to see him off, that he would leave in a low-key manner and head straight to the Provincial Capital Airport, and he had spoken to the leadership team about this matter very seriously.

To prevent them from seeing him off quietly, he had specifically set off a bit earlier, thinking this would avoid it, but he hadn't expected so many people to be outside.

Amidst his astonishment, Qin Chuan felt a bit moved.

"Comrade Sheng Huaian, thank you all!"

Everything was contained within that one thank you.

County Mayor Sheng Huaian saw that Secretary Qin was not displeased and even seemed a bit moved, so he immediately felt relieved. "Secretary, everyone insisted on coming to see you off."

"Thank you all," Qin Chuan said again.

Then, Qin Chuan waved to the crowd in the distance, preparing to get into the car and leave.

Director Hu Bing was quick and personally opened the car door. "Secretary, please get in."

Qin Chuan took Zhu Qingxi to sit in the back seat, specifically rolling down the car window as the SUV slowly drove away.

County Mayor Sheng Huaian and the others got into their cars one after another to follow.

Both sides of the street were packed with people; no one knew who had leaked the news, but many people were still rushing over upon hearing it.

The crackling of firecrackers began to ring out.

The booming of fireworks was deafening!

The whole scene was very lively. Qin Chuan felt deeply moved and waved from time to time to those seeing him off, while Zhu Qingxi's eyes were a bit moist, and she occasionally took a tissue to gently wipe them.

"What's going on? What's the big celebration?"

"You don't know? Secretary Qin Chuan is leaving his post and departing Wanshun County today, so everyone is setting off firecrackers to see him off. I'm heading over there now too."

"Really? Then I'm going to see Secretary Qin off too. Without him, I wouldn't have this job right here in town!"

"Let's go, let's go, I'm going too!"

"..."

The car was driving very slowly, not much faster than walking, and there were over a dozen cars from the county leadership following behind.

On both sides of the street, firecrackers rang out incessantly, and the ground was covered in a red layer of firecracker remnants; there were gongs and drums, dragon and lion dance troupes, and so on.

Some young people were holding their phones, excitedly filming everything before them, each thinking with admiration, "To be an official and reach the level of Secretary Qin Chuan, there is no second one!"

From Wanshun Hotel to the expressway entrance, it was only about five or six kilometers, but it took a full thirty or forty minutes to drive because so many people had come to see him off.

Later on, besides the sound of firecrackers and drums, quite a few people were shouting loudly.

"Secretary Qin, come back and visit when you have time!"

"Secretary Qin, thank you for building Wanshun County so well!"

"Secretary Qin Chuan, thank you!"

"..."

Looking at everything outside the car window and hearing these voices, Secretary Qin Chuan's eyes became a bit moist.

The car finally arrived at the expressway entrance. Qin Chuan said, "Comrade Sheng Huaian, everyone doesn't need to see me off anymore. Thank you all."

"No, no, we've already come this far, how can we go back? We must see you to the airport."

"Right, right, County Mayor Sheng Huaian is right!"

Director Hu Bing also said, "Secretary Qin, from today on, even if we want to see you off, we might not have another chance. Let us see you off; the airport isn't far, just two hours away."

Qin Chuan said, "Really, there's no need. With so many cars, it's a bit unseemly, and I don't want to be this high-profile."

County Mayor Sheng Huaian said, "Since that's the case, then just my car and County Mayor Hu Bing's car will go; the rest of the cars don't need to follow."

The Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee was the first to react. "Then I'll ride in Director Hu Bing's car."

"I'll ride in County Mayor Sheng Huaian's car."

"You all..." Qin Chuan shook his head with a smile.

It was hard to refuse their kindness, so the Standing Committee members accompanied Qin Chuan all the way to the Provincial Capital Airport. At the airport entrance, they shook hands with Qin Chuan one by one to say goodbye before returning to Wanshun County.

Soon, the Lunar New Year arrived.

Qin Chuan's family spent the New Year in Beijing. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong returned to Handong Province, while Qin Chuan remained in Beijing to accompany Elder Qin.

He played chess with Elder Qin, listened to the elder's philosophy on being an official, or went out to have fun with Zhu Qingxi.

Of course, he also took the time to return to Handong for a few days, mainly to pay New Year's visits to his parents-in-law and meet with friends in Handong Province.

A few days after the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, the start date for the Central Party School arrived.

February 17, 2014, the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Monday.

Today was the official reporting day for this session of the director-level training class at the Central Party School. Around nine in the morning, Qin Chuan arrived at the gate of the Party School.

Looking up at the gate of the Central Party School, a sense of deep admiration welled up in Qin Chuan's heart. This was the most sacred place for officials within the system, and he was about to enter this sacred place to study.

Taking a deep breath, he tried to calm his slightly excited mood, then dragged his suitcase and walked inside.

Armed police were standing guard at the entrance.

Armed police guards with live ammunition.

This was different from other places; many local Party Schools only had security guards, and only at provincial-level Party Schools might there be armed police on guard.

"Hello, comrade. This is an important area of the Party School; unauthorized persons are not allowed to enter!"

Because his mood was a bit agitated, Qin Chuan almost forgot that this was not a place one could just enter freely.

Just then, after walking a few steps forward and approaching the gate, he was immediately stopped by a man with a crew cut wearing a black suit.

Qin Chuan smiled apologetically. "Comrade, excuse me, I am a student for this session of the director-level training class."

The man with the crew cut was slightly stunned, then said with a serious face, "Comrade, please show your admission notice."

In his impression, no previous director-level training class had anyone so young; at the very least, they were thirty-five and up, and most were in their forties.

And this one in front of me.

He looked like he wasn't even thirty yet. Could there be someone so young?

No wonder the man couldn't quite believe it.

Qin Chuan took the admission notice out of his backpack. The man with the crew cut knew it was real at a glance, but he still opened it to take a look, feeling a wave of admiration in his heart.

Good heavens, he really was a student for this session of the director-level training class. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really wouldn't have believed it.

Closing the admission notice, he handed it back with both hands and said enthusiastically, "Student, registration is in the lobby on the first floor of Building 2. After you go in, go straight, turn right at the first intersection, and you will see Building 2."

"Thank you."

Putting away his admission notice, Qin Chuan put on his backpack, dragged his suitcase, and walked into the Central Party School for the first time in two lifetimes.

Just after coming in, having walked at most ten or twenty meters, there was a sound of hurried footsteps behind him, as if someone was chasing after him.

Then a voice came over, "Student, slow down, wait for me!"