I feel right at home in the world of the courtyard house.

Clang, clang, clang—At the train station, a train approached from afar and slowly came to a stop. On the platform, a group of mining area leaders surrounded Li Jing'an, seeing him off. Li Jing'an was finally about to embark on his journey back to Beijing.

Li Jing'an looked at the mine manager and asked, "Mine manager, how's the arrangement for that matter going?"

"Don't worry, I've arranged everything you asked for. I've already spoken to the people on the train, and all your things are on this train with you," the mine manager quickly replied.

Li Jing'an frowned slightly and asked with some worry, "Is it okay? Is it safe?" He secretly considered that these were all precious furs, and he would be heartbroken to lose even one of them.

"Hehe, don't worry." The mine manager said cautiously, patting his chest to assure you, "I've already made arrangements. A separate area has been set aside in the dining car for you to put your things, and a train police officer has been assigned to watch over them. I guarantee your belongings will be safely and smoothly brought back to Beijing with you."

Li Jing'an nodded, relieved. "Okay, since you say so, I'm relieved. Everyone, when you come to Beijing in the future, be sure to visit me." He looked at the leaders around him and said politely.

"That's for sure, we'll definitely bother you once we get to Beijing!"

"Yes, yes, we will definitely visit your residence. Please don't pretend you don't know us, hahaha!" The group of leaders echoed with laughter.

"Alright, alright, let me tell you, I'll get angry if you don't go," Li Jing'an said, feigning seriousness. Then, he changed the subject, "Oh, and by the way, don't bring anything when you go to my place. We're all friends here, so don't do anything like that. We've spent these past few days together, and you know what kind of person I am. I don't tolerate any nonsense."

"Yes, yes, we know your character well."

"Don't worry, we won't break your principles," the mine leaders replied in unison, but inwardly they thought: Did they even need to say that? Saying it out loud is just telling us we absolutely have to bring something with us. This guy surnamed Li is really exploiting us.

Li Jing'an was very satisfied with their reaction. With the mine leaders seeing him off, he met up with the two men sent by the Ministry of Metallurgy, then boarded the train and embarked on his journey back to Beijing.

Seeing Li Jing'an board the train, the mine leaders all breathed a sigh of relief, especially the mine manager. He had wanted to curry favor with Li Jing'an, but Li Jing'an turned out to be a man who wouldn't do anything without a reason. Li Jing'an had caused him a lot of trouble in the mine these past few days, leaving him mentally exhausted and anxious. Now, finally, they had gotten rid of this plague.

Among the leaders who came to see him off, the head of the propaganda department and the head of the security department were both heartbroken as they watched Li Jing'an's retreating figure. As if by unspoken agreement, they both turned and glared at each other with hatred in their eyes, their eyes practically spitting fire.

Li Jing'an's trip back to Beijing was very fruitful, bringing back a multitude of items. In addition to a batch of sable and fox pelts, he also obtained a leopard pelt from the head of the propaganda department, picked out the best-quality Siberian tiger pelt from the two tiger pelts treasured by the head of the security department, and also took a silver fox pelt. Adding this to the one he had previously confiscated, he now had two silver fox pelts. In addition, there was a batch of lynx and tiger pelts, as well as three confiscated black bear pelts, all of which were rare and valuable furs.

Li Jing'an had just settled into his sleeper car when he saw Xiao Zhang rushing towards him through the window. Xiao Zhang, clinging to the window, anxiously called out, "Brother Jing'an, you haven't told me your address yet! I'll write you a letter, don't forget me!"

The train had already started moving slowly. Xiao Zhang was extremely anxious and started running after it, waving frantically through the window at Li Jing'an. But Li Jing'an just looked puzzled, waving at the window and shouting, "Huh? What? What did you say? I can't hear you, it's too noisy! Go back!"

After saying that, he ignored Xiao Zhang, who was still chasing the train outside the car, turned his gaze back, sat up straight, stopped looking outside the car, and stared at a freshly printed local newspaper in his hand, reading it by himself.

Comrade Li Jing'an, a model cadre from Beijing

A crackdown in the mining area resulted in the dismantling of three cases, safeguarding national interests.

Recently, Director Li Jing'an, who came from Beijing to guide our work, closely relied on the vast number of cadres and employees in the mining area and worked together with the mining area's security forces. After careful planning and meticulous investigation, he successfully dismantled three illegal black market gangs that had been entrenched around the mining area for many years, were deeply hidden, and committed crimes on the move. This was a resounding victory in maintaining national order and protecting wildlife resources.

During the operation, the task force seized a large number of rare animal hides that were illegally poached and traded privately. This effectively cracked down on the rampant poaching and illegal trading by a few criminals, severely deterred all kinds of unhealthy practices, effectively recovered the country's economic losses, and earnestly protected the ecological resources of the forest area.

This special operation not only resolutely curbed illegal activities that undermined the state's unified purchase and sales policy and safeguarded the socialist economic order, but also fully demonstrated the exemplary work style of people's cadres—their dedication to public service, courage to fight, and skill in struggle. Comrade Li Jing'an's exemplary deeds of rooting himself in the grassroots, braving hardships, rigorously investigating malpractices, and eliminating harm for the people are widely praised throughout the mining area, greatly inspiring the confidence and determination of cadres and the masses to fight against illegal and criminal activities, and setting an advanced example for social security and ecological civilization protection in the mining area.

Comrade Li Jing'an...

The bang of the door opening interrupted Li Jing'an's actions. He closed his newspaper and looked at the propaganda staff member from the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry who had entered. The man had a smile on his face and was holding a letter in his hand. He said as he entered:

"Director Li, this is from Comrade Zhang Qian who asked me to give it to you. You were talking with the mine leaders the whole time, so she didn't have a chance to give it to you in person."

As he spoke, he handed over the letter. Li Jing'an took the letter, glanced at it, and then looked at the other person with a puzzled expression and a frown:

Who is Zhang Qian?

The man's smile froze on his face, and he was momentarily at a loss for words, stammering:

"Director Li... Comrade Zhang Qian is the female comrade from the mining area's publicity department who has been in charge of receiving us. She's been with you these past few days, specifically taking care of your daily life and itinerary arrangements."

"Oh, you mean Xiao Zhang?" Li Jing'an nodded. "Okay, I understand. You can go back now."

After the man left, Li Jing'an picked up the letter, a slight smile playing on his lips. Then, his eyes narrowed, and he tore the letter to shreds, casually tossing it under the table. He then picked up the newspaper again and continued reading with great interest.

She doesn't belong to me.

She was like a flower blooming by the roadside, and it just so happened that she was in full bloom when I passed by.

I couldn't resist taking a sniff of the flowers.