Gu Feng returned to Tangchen’s house without taking his own private car.

The car was too conspicuous.

He simply had Secretary Chen send the Beijing-registered vehicle back to Beijing, to be used upon his return.

Instead, he drove back to Tangchen’s garage in a military-issue SUV from his department.

Knowing that Gu Feng spent most of his time either at the department or at Tangchen’s home, the security personnel from the Security Section had already infiltrated the property management, getting hired as security staff.

They patrolled the perimeter daily while at work, ensuring Head Gu’s safety during all his routine activities.

Their presence and the military SUV parked in the garage prevented internet celebrities who wanted access to Tangchen’s underground garage to film a luxury car video from entering; the property management would turn them away!

No matter your background, even if you claimed to know Tang Jun personally, they wouldn’t care!

No filming allowed meant no filming allowed!

This was a strict order from Chairman Tang Youwei!

Having such an esteemed figure residing with him, if he couldn’t provide adequate service, Tangchen might as well have a new owner!

Gu Feng felt privacy measures were necessary, but he felt the security measures were excessive because he knew no one could harm him.

However, the Elders said this was a basic benefit for a Hall Master, and everyone had to comply; he had no choice.

The severity made other residents in the building, like Guo Yunfan and others who wanted to visit their long-unseen Feng, face full body searches and various restrictions.

They would also inquire about your visit’s purpose.

If you were on Gu Feng’s list of acquaintances, it was fine, but if you were a stranger unable to provide a satisfactory explanation, the security personnel from the Security Section would take you away without a second word!

To ensure Gu Feng’s safety, Tang Youwei collaborated with upper management to have a dedicated elevator made for Gu Feng’s floor.

Other floor residents could not access Gu Feng’s apartment via their elevators.

To visit, there was only one designated elevator available, guarded at its entrance.

Even delivery food might not get past the main entrance, and then the food would be inspected!

"Head Gu, there are Mr. Guo Yunfan, Tang Jun, Ye Wei, Liu Jin, and Nie Yun here to visit, would you like to see them?"

Through the intercom video feed, the message was passed on to Gu Feng.

"Let them come up."

Only then did the security personnel take the four men up the elevator to Gu Feng’s home.

Liu Jin, Tang Jun, and Guo Yunfan rode the elevator up, nervously swallowing to relieve their tension.

Who could have imagined that the man they casually called Feng was a national champion!

Ye Wei and Nie Yun were more composed; even if Gu Feng had not held his current position, he had long earned respect from the newer generations in his complex.

Their respect for Gu Feng had accumulated over the days, so their attitude towards him had always remained unchanged.

Once the security personnel delivered them from the elevator to the vestibule, seeing Tang Jun equally nervous, Liu Jin and Guo Yunfan wondered, "This is your family’s property, what are you nervous about?"

Tang Jun gave a wry smile, "Useless, believe it or not, my father would also have to undergo a search if he came!"

Watching the security personnel take the elevator down, Guo Yunfan said perplexedly, "He’s not verifying our intentions before leaving?"

Ye Wei chuckled, "Don’t worry, surely both sides of this floor are staffed with plainclothes agents. Any small commotion and they’ll jump through the windows to pin you down in minutes!"

Tang Jun was amazed, "Mr. Ye, how do you know all this?"

"Come on, I grew up in the compound; how could I not know the security level of such top officials?" Ye Wei glared at him.

Liu Jin and Guo Yunfan looked towards Tang Jun, "Really?"

Tang Jun nodded, "All the apartments on this floor are effectively sealed to ensure that other residents’ elevators cannot connect. It’s just easier to not make this floor accessible to the public. Leadership indeed requested the rights to use the apartments on either side of ours."

Nie Yun added with a sneer, "Can you be more precise? They all carry weapons permits too!"

When Lin Yue opened the door, she found Guo Yunfan, Tang Jun, and Liu Jin sweating profusely.

"Sister-in-law, hello!"

The three of them bowed deeply.

Lin Yue rolled her eyes and walked away.

Having entered, they all closed the door behind them.

Then they saw Gu Feng in the living room tinkering with the tea set, apparently having cleaned it knowing they were coming up.

Liu Jin, Guo Yunfan, and Tang Jun immediately rushed over, "Feng, don’t bother, just sit, we’ll handle it!"

"Yes, let us do it."

They supported Gu Feng to comfortably sit on the sofa, cleaning the tea set themselves and preparing the tea.

"Feng, you don’t know how much we missed you these past ten days."

"Really, Feng, life felt less joyful without you here."

They spoke as if they were always hanging out with him when he was around.

He lifted his eyelids and glanced at the few of them, "Out with it if you have something to say!"

Liu Jin and the others laughed awkwardly, then remained silent. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Indeed, they had come merely to accompany Ye Wei and Nie Yun after not seeing Gu Feng for a long while.

Moreover, now that he had returned as a national expert, they wanted to reconnect.

Ye Wei modestly said, "Feng, Old Nie and I were wondering if there’s any work available at your end... We really have too much free time."

If not for the shortage of resources at home, having grown up in an influential compound, they wouldn’t have wanted to work outside of the official system.

In their circle, those without official jobs and loitering around were looked down upon.

But not all families had sufficient resources and positions available, so they had to venture into the business sphere to make a living, reluctantly.

Now that everyone in Beijing was looking for connections through Gu Feng’s network, their families wanted them to stop being naive and take initiative.

Thus, they had come over.

Gu Feng glanced at them sidelong, "You come empty-handed wanting a job?"

Ye Wei and Nie Yun laughed, "The guards downstairs took everything; they didn’t allow us to bring anything up."

Gu Feng: "..."