Zhang Guoqing and his brother Zhang Guoqiang rode their bicycles to the county town, arriving past nine. The two hurriedly sped towards the County Public Security Bureau.
The County Public Security Bureau now shares an office space with the women's federation within a large courtyard. As they entered, the courtyard was bustling with people. Apart from a few staff members in uniform from the bureau, almost everyone else was a woman - a unique feature of the county bureau's courtyard. Women hold up half the sky here, if not more. In addition to the women's federation, the daycare center and cafeteria within the courtyard are also predominantly staffed by women.
Zhang Guoqing would stop and chat with acquaintances along the way. He even spoke a few words with people from the women's federation. What was supposed to be a short walk took him a full half hour.
