The day after the serial murder case went to trial, on Tuesday, the commendations from the county committee and the county government for the police bureau's timely resolution of the case came through. To demonstrate their importance, the county sent Xue Lingyu, the county standing committee member and head of the propaganda department, to personally commend the police bureau.
Upon learning that Xue Lingyu herself was coming over, Tang Xianlong urgently called an ad hoc commendation meeting to recognize the resolution of the serial murder case.
Xue Lingyu, as a deputy department level standing committee member and head of the propaganda department, held a higher administrative rank than Tang Xianlong and was indeed part of the national cadre of officials. Tang Xianlong wouldn't dare neglect her.
However, even with an emergency summoning, it would take about an hour for everyone to arrive.
