Two days later, Shen Dongyang arrived in Minghe with his wife. They came privately ahead of time to avoid their movements affecting work after his official appointment.
On the same flight with them were Li Gang and Wang Xiaoqiang. Wang Xiaoqiang even brought Xiao Cao along.
Shen Dongyang didn't know Li Gang and Wang Xiaoqiang until both cars stopped one after the other at the Su Family Courtyard, where he saw them for the first time.
"Are you… Deputy Mayor Shen?" Wang Xiaoqiang cautiously asked. He occasionally followed local news, so he had some impression of Shen Dongyang.
"And you are…" Shen Dongyang, unsure about Wang Xiaoqiang and Li Gang's identities, hesitated before asking.
"I'm Wang Xiaoqiang, and this is Li Gang. We are… Song Xiaodong's old friends from his hometown."
