Chapter 221: Releasing the Tiger Back to the Mountains 2.0

"That's not right, I haven't seen Zhang Shu at the station," Liu Guangtian then recalled that Zhang Ping'an's Public Security Uniform seemed a bit different from his own.

"Then why is Ping'an wearing a Public Security Uniform too?" Everyone in the Siheyuan looked at each other, clearly all shocked.

On the train, Zhang Ping'an and his father each carried a large bag on their backs, while everyone else carried smaller bags; Zhang Ping'an held two children, his father held one and led his younger brother, and the remaining two children were each carried by his mother and Wang Xiaoling.

"Whew~" Led by Zhang Ping'an, they easily squeezed through the crowd and arrived at their sleeper berths; six hard-sleeper tickets made for just the right size compartment.

"It's good that these are all connecting tickets, no outsiders."

After putting the children down, although the compartment was slightly crowded for Zhang Ping'an's family, this was already a very good arrangement.

Looking at the three-tiered bunks on both sides, Zhang Ping'an made a simple distribution.

"Dad, Mom, Xiao Ling, Little Brother, you each take one; Weijun, Weidong, you two take one; Wanqiu and the other two take one with me."

"Ping'an, let your father and I each take one child."

"That's right, Brother Ping'an."

"No need, this journey is not short, you all just get some good rest."

Although his parents didn't get motion sickness on the train, they weren't young anymore, and it wasn't easy to get a good night's sleep on the train anyway.

After four days and four nights of bumping along, the group finally arrived in Tibet; there was fatigue between everyone's brows, and the little ones had gone from being incredibly curious at the start to listless now.

There was no help for it; the current conditions were just like this, and the children were all older now, so Zhang Ping'an couldn't put them into his space. Previously, when his younger brother Zhang Xile was just over a year old and still oblivious, it was easier for Zhang Ping'an to manage.

Now that the youngest triplets were almost three, the previous method simply wouldn't work, so they just had to suffer a bit.

"Dad, Mom, Xiao Ling, you take care of the children first, I'm going to make a call to my eldest uncle."

"Alright."

Zhang Ping'an found the Post and Telecommunications Bureau and dialed his eldest uncle Dong Dayong's office phone directly, but no one answered, so Zhang Ping'an had to call the Rolling Mill's office in Beijiang instead.

"Hello, I am Zhang Ping'an, I am at the Tibet station now."

"Understood, Director Zhang, I will arrange for someone to go pick you up immediately."

"Good."

When Zhang Ping'an returned, he saw that his eldest uncle had already met up with his parents and the others.

"Big sister, Laizhong, Weiguo already told me your departure time, I arrived yesterday."

"Big brother, this is Ping'an's wife Wang Xiaoling and his five children, and also Xile, whom you've met before."

"Hello, Eldest Uncle."

"Great-uncle."

"Hahaha, good, good. I didn't expect Xile to have grown so big; he was just an infant when he came last time. And Ping'an, you married a good wife and have so many little ones."

"Hahaha, Eldest Uncle, I was wondering why no one answered when I called your office earlier; so you had already arrived."

"Good lad, you've grown quite sturdy." The eldest uncle wasn't too surprised by Zhang Ping'an's Public Security Uniform; Wang Weiguo had already told him.

"Eldest Uncle, I need to go to Wushi to handle some things first, I probably won't be able to go to Grandma and Grandpa's place until in two days."

"That's fine, work is important. It's getting late now, let's set off tomorrow morning. How about you, Ping'an?"

"Eldest Uncle, I'll go with you first; there's a car coming to pick me up, but it will take an hour or two to arrive."

"That works too."

It was past one in the afternoon, and the eldest uncle soon brought them to a Reception House. Zhang Ping'an used his credentials and introduction letter to open two large rooms, and after a simple meal, they rested.

After coaxing the triplets to sleep, Zhang Ping'an returned to the Tibet station to wait. Actually, coming here this time was just for an authorization; it required the person in charge to sign.

After waiting for about forty minutes, a car arrived, and the person held a sign with Zhang Ping'an's name on it.

"Let's go, I am Zhang Ping'an."

"Oh, oh, alright." The driver briefly verified Zhang Ping'an's information and drove him straight to Wushi.

"Director Zhang, I am Gao Yuan, you can call me Xiao Gao."

"Hmm, Xiao Gao, who is in charge of this procurement?"

"It is Section Chief Zhu."

"Which Section Chief Zhu?" There were three Section Chief Zhus in the Procurement Section.

"Section Chief Zhu Jianshe."

"Hmm, I see." Now that the railway was open, the Zhu family was willing to let their own son come to Beijiang.

Two hours later in Wushi.

"Zhang Ping'an, why is it you? No, wait, why are you wearing a Public Security Uniform?" Zhu Jianshe had thought the Logistics Director Wu Qingguo was coming, so he had been extra meticulous with this procurement.

"Hmm? Section Chief Zhu, mind your surroundings. It is working hours now, you should address me by my title."

"Zhang... Director Zhang." Zhu Jianshe's face turned beet red, but an official one rank higher crushes you; even if his uncle Zhu Weiguo came, he would still be half a rank lower.

"Hmm, is all the procurement finished? Where is the list?"

"It's... it's all here."

"Hmm, take me to the warehouse to have a look."

Zhang Ping'an took the stack of lists two fingers thick and flipped through them quickly. No wonder a Director-level person had to come; the volume this time was truly not small.

At the warehouse, Zhang Ping'an quickly used his space to scan everything, matching them one by one against the list. Not only was nothing missing, there was actually more. Zhang Ping'an understood that this must be the private goods they had snuck in.

Actually, this could be considered an unspoken rule; every time procurement staff went somewhere, they would usually buy some local specialties or hard-to-get goods to sell back home, or bring things for colleagues and friends. This was human nature, and Zhang Ping'an didn't intend to expose it.

"Section Chief Zhu, have all the goods been verified?"

"Yes, Director Zhang."

"Then send them off to Sijiucheng."

"Ah? You aren't going to inspect them?"

"No need, I trust you."

Zhu Jianshe immediately felt deeply ashamed. Look at the man's stature; no wonder he could be a Director. My own family is always targeting him; I really deserve to die.

"In any case, if something goes wrong, it's your responsibility; at most, I'm just guilty of dereliction of duty in supervision."

"..." The shame in Zhu Jianshe's heart vanished instantly. Zhang Ping'an, you really are a moron. Damn, and here I was actually feeling guilty.

"Hahaha, Section Chief Zhu, I'm just joking, don't take it to heart. I have a good memory; I've already finished reading and memorizing the list you gave me just now."

"I also took a quick look at the things in the warehouse. As for the weight~ I'm afraid it's only more, not less. Don't forget, I also started out in procurement."

"Try to bring less private cargo in the future. There was nearly a thousand jin this time, right?" Zhang Ping'an said in a low voice.

"Ahem, well, actually, Zhang..."

"Alright, I didn't see anything. I've signed the papers. Section Chief Zhu, please arrange for the shipment as soon as possible tomorrow. When are you heading back?"

"Oh, uh, it'll take about a week." Zhu Jianshe had to finish shipping all the goods before he could return.

"Fine, then I'll come over in a week. Remember to buy me six consecutive sleeper tickets."

"Oh, okay."

Zhang Ping'an patted Zhu Jianshe on the shoulder and turned to leave. Time was tight, and he had no choice but to travel through the night.

This time, Zhang Ping'an didn't intend to go to Hetian again; time simply didn't allow it. It would be more worthwhile to wait until next time and go straight to empty out the Myanmar jade.

It was past five o'clock, and the sun overhead was still quite bright. Zhang Ping'an decided to ride a horse first and try the feeling of riding a tiger once it got dark.

Zhang Ping'an found a deserted spot, changed his clothes, and led a tall horse out of Wushi; riding a horse here wouldn't seem out of place.

Four hours later, the sky had turned completely dark. Zhang Ping'an communicated with Dahu in the space, and then began to gallop wildly while riding the tiger.