Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 844: Returning Home, Full of Envy

In the Yangzhi City Civil Affairs Hall, Civil Affairs Chief Zhu Xian was handling official business. His secretary walked over quickly and said in a low voice, "Chief, there is a telegram notifying the reception in the central city."

Zhu Xian stopped writing and asked, "Which superior?"

"Chen Chuan, Director of Central City Defense Department."

"You're back indeed."

Although Zhu Xian is the civil affairs chief of a marginal city, he has always been paying attention to the news of the central city. He also receives internal notifications on important job adjustments in the central city.

The Director of the Defense Department is at the same level as the Chief Administrative Officer of Central City, two levels higher than him.

He immediately figured that this person might come back to celebrate the New Year this year, so he had to make preparations early.

It was just that starting to make arrangements early would seem a bit too flattering, and this person probably wouldn't like it, so on the surface he didn't make any big moves, but just ordered the trusted people below to do what should be done and what must be done first, and now it was time to use it.

He then looked at the telegram, which was sent more than an hour ago. Calculating the distance, he thought it would arrive in less than an hour.

Given Chen Chuan's current status, he should have notified the local authorities wherever he traveled. However, this time it was not official business. If he notified them too early, the local officials and subordinates would probably be in trouble. But it would not be good to keep silent, so he sent out the summons when he was almost about to reach Yangzhi.

As for the identity of the fighter, after signing the agreement, he only needs to report to the Fighting Council wherever he goes, without alerting the local government. Just like when Mr. Zhuan came to Yangzhi, it was also quiet and no one else would notice.

Zhu Xian then instructed his secretary, "Xiao Pan, call and inform everyone to welcome Director Chen."

The secretary immediately said, "Okay, Mr.

Half an hour later, in front of the family quarters of the Yangzhi City Police Bureau, all the street entrances in front and behind were under martial law and blocked.

Guan Yuming came here in person. His deputy looked around and said, "Director, is it necessary to do this? Director Chen may not like it."

Guan Yuming said: "We just need to follow the instructions given by Chief Zhu."

After a while, the car of Zhu Xian, the head of the Civil Affairs Department, also arrived. Along with him came other key officials of the Civil Affairs Department. It can be said that except for those who maintained the operation of Yangzhi City, almost all other officials were present. Guan Yuming led people to meet them, and then stood beside Zhu Xian, waiting there together.

Wei Lao Hu stood in the crowd at the back, chatting with his colleagues. His voice was so loud that it seemed that it could be heard from two blocks away. "My son came back to see me this year. Hey, he got the status of a central city citizen this year!"

The captain behind him looked at his appearance and couldn't help but say, "Damn, look at how cocky Wei Lao Hu is."

The person next to him said, "If my son had the status of a central city citizen, I would be as cocky as him."

"Is that his son's ability? Isn't it because of Captain Nian's nephew?" At this point, the captain couldn't help but say, "Damn, Wei Lao Hu is so lucky that his son has climbed such a high branch!"

At this moment, everyone was looking at Wei Lao Hu in the distance, and they were all envious. Damn, why didn’t their younger generation have such a good thing?

The news that Chen Chuan had become a fighter had actually been around for a while, but it didn't cause much of a reaction. There were fighters in Yangzhi City, and most of them were at the first or second level. There were a few at the third level in Wuyi College and the Police Bureau, but outsiders didn't know how strong they were unless they fought. As for how strong they were, they had no concrete idea.

But they could understand the position. It was said that Chen Chuan's position was much higher than that of Zhu Xian, the civil affairs chief. He was a real high-ranking official.

At the back of the street, not far from the family quarters, Nian Fuli and Yu Wan were standing there with Nian Lu and Nian Mo. Although it was winter, there was little wind today and the sun was shining brightly, so they did not feel cold.

Not far away from them, there were many neighbors who were looking around, and they were all looking at their family with envy.

Over the years, every time Chen Chuan came back to visit Nian Fuli's family, he would provide a lot of topics for the neighbors. The discussion would often last for half a year, but not long after, another wave of discussion would begin, and the shock they brought to them became greater and greater. This time the situation was beyond their imagination. Many of them were extremely excited, and they were more excited than anyone else, as if they were Chen Chuan's relatives.

Nian Mo looked at the crowd discussing enthusiastically in the distance, raised his head and said: "Dad, so many people came to pick up my cousin, has my cousin been promoted to a higher position again?"

Nian Fuli sighed, "Your cousin is really capable." He lowered his eyes and said with a curled lip, "Don't look at your father. Look at the people in front. They are all several levels higher than your father. Aren't they all here today? So, they are all the same."

Nian Mo said, "Dad, if I become a high-ranking official someday, I will make sure you stand at the front when I come back."

Nian Fuli patted him on the back of the head and scolded him with a smile: "How can you talk like that, you son? You want me to come and meet you? No matter how promising you are in the future, your father is still your father!"

Nian Mo held his head and said, "Dad, don't hit me on the head. If you hit me again, I will become stupid."

"Stupid? I think you are too smart. Go back and do today's homework for me. Don't miss a single word!" "Dad~"

Yu Wan smiled as she watched the father and son talking, then looked ahead, thinking, Chan'er has achieved so much today, so she won't disappear suddenly like her second sister, right? Thinking of this, her arms unconsciously hugged her two children tightly.

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the front: "Here they come!"

The noisy sounds around suddenly quieted down, and the entire street was silent from beginning to end.

Everyone was craning their necks to look at the road, but soon someone pointed upwards and said, "There it is!"

When they looked up, they saw a black dot appear in the sky. As the black dot approached, they could see that it was a silver airship and could faintly hear the sound of propeller blades.

Then they saw that there was actually more than one airship, there were two small airships behind it, but the airship in the front was too large, so the two airships behind it looked so inconspicuous.

At this time, Zhu Xian's secretary quickly came to Nian Fuli's family, bowed and said, "Captain Nian." He nodded to Wan and said, "Mrs. Nian, I am the secretary of Director Zhu. You can call me Xiao Pan. The director asked me to inform you that it has been confirmed that the person who came by airship is your nephew, Director Chen. Do you want to go to the front..."

Nian Fuli hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'd better not go." Yu Wan said, "Thank you, Secretary Pan. Our family is right here, and it's nice to stand with our neighbors. Thank you, Secretary Pan, for making the trip."

Secretary Pan understood that this family didn't want to show off, but just wanted to keep a low profile. He smiled and said, "You're too kind. I'm just an errand boy. Isn't this what I should do? This is nothing compared to the hard work of the captain. The burden that the police department has shouldered over the years has been seen by Chief Zhu. You two, I'll be leaving first."

After Secretary Pan left, Yu Wan teased Nian Fuli, saying, "Old Man, it's not like you not to go up."

Nian Fuli glared and asked, "Am I that kind of person?" At this time he lowered his head and saw Nian Mo and Nian Lu both looking up at him, but when they saw that his eyes were about to glare at them, they quickly lowered their heads.

Yu Wan patted him and said unhappily, "Why are you scaring the child for no reason? What? Are you trying to show off your authority? Go to the front, there are plenty of people who can curry your favor."

Nian Fuli took off his hat, touched his stubble-covered scalp, and said helplessly, "I really think so. I think, Xiao Chuan has become so popular, so we shouldn't be too high-profile. Otherwise, all the good and the bad will come to our door. Besides, we can't help Xiao Chuan, and we can't be a burden to him, right?"

Yu Wan looked at him and said, "Old age, that's true."

Nian Fuli snorted, patted his hat, put it back on, and straightened his back. "When have I, Nian Fuli, ever been unreliable?"

Yu Wan reached out to help Nian Fuli straighten his hat, then adjusted his collar, gently brushed off the dust, and hummed. The two little guys looked at them and squeezed their little heads into their arms.

At this time, the leading airship was getting bigger and bigger in everyone's eyes. With reference to the surrounding objects, everyone realized that the airship was surprisingly large, probably two or three hundred meters long. There was no mooring tower here, so they had to clear the entire street first.

The airship soon arrived above the street. The propeller blades made a buzzing sound, and the airflow caused the surrounding leaves to sway.

Under the gazes of the crowd, the three airships slowly descended, and the noise became louder and louder, causing people to cover their ears.

When it descended to a height of about ten meters, a rope ladder was lowered from the combat airship, and then armed men with live ammunition came down from it and quickly stood at both ends of the street.

At this time, a ten-meter-long lifting platform at the bottom of the large airship cracked and detached from the top, and then slowly sank downwards under the action of the thick retraction rope.

The midday sun was very dazzling, and the reflection from the airship was also very bright. Squinting, one could vaguely see a number of people standing above. Not long after, the lifting platform fell to the ground, creating a cloud of dust.

Chen Chuan straightened the brim of his hat, adjusted his defense chief's uniform, and walked out. The sunlight shone down on him, making the copper buttons and epaulettes on his clothes sparkle.

Behind him, Wei Changan, Wu Han, Feng Xiaoqi, Luo Kaiyuan and others followed him one by one. All of them were dressed in the neat uniforms of the Bureau of Processing, and their boots made neat clicking sounds as they stepped.

This scene made everyone present hold their breath, because the sense of oppression brought by their group was too strong, especially Chen Chuan. It seemed that he had no special gesture, but when the tall and straight figure walked towards them, they still became nervous unconsciously.

Civil Affairs Director Zhu Xian took a deep breath, took a step with his numb feet, and walked forward with a group of people. When he came in front of Chen Chuan, he looked at Chen Chuan, who was half a head taller than him, put on a smile, bowed slightly, stretched out his hands, shook hands with him, and shook them vigorously.

"Director Chen, welcome back to Yangzhi."

……

……

(End of this chapter)