In late autumn 2022, the memorial service for Zhou Zheng, a deputy division-level research fellow, was sparsely attended.
In late autumn 2022, deputy division-level research fellow Zhou Zheng breathed his last in a hospital bed, with his wife stifling her sobs beside him and his daughter on the phone, worrying about the medical bills.
Then
A sharp, heavy smell of smoke mixed with the musty odor of an old air conditioner suddenly flooded his nostrils.
"...So, if anyone has a solution, speak up now!"
A familiar voice, thick with restrained anger, jolted him fully awake.
Zhou Zheng suddenly opened his eyes and saw the face on the dais, twenty years younger: Party Committee Secretary Zhao Dashan.
He lowered his head and saw a brand-new meeting notebook in his hand. On the title page was written: July 15, 2002
