Chapter 1176 Supreme Leadership
Qinghe Gathering Place, Night Province Management Committee, Vice Chairman's Office
Outside the window, the afterglow of the setting sun casts a warm golden hue over the outline of the newly built residential area. The noise from the construction site gradually subsides, heralding the arrival of another night.
Gu Jianguo had just finished reviewing a document on adjustments to grain rations. He rubbed his throbbing temples and prepared to take a short break.
Just then, there was a gentle knock on the office door. Zhang Wei, his confidential secretary who had been with him since the outbreak of the apocalypse, practically stumbled in, his face a mixture of extreme excitement and disbelief, and he even forgot his basic manners.
"Boss! Breaking news! Huge news!"
The secretary's voice was slightly distorted due to the urgency, and she was tightly clutching a telegram that had just been received through the highest-level security line and was still warm from the machine.
Gu Jianguo frowned slightly, somewhat displeased with his secretary's lapse in composure, but more so because he was captivated by the "huge news".
It was no ordinary thing for his seasoned secretary to lose his composure like this.
"What's the panic? The sky isn't going to fall," Gu Jianguo said in a deep voice, maintaining the composure befitting a local official.
"what news?"
Secretary Zhang Wei took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent emotions, and presented the telegram with both hands, his voice still trembling:
"It's...it's a top-secret report coming directly from the theater headquarters! The committee...the committee has been established!"
Gu Jianguo took the telegram, his gaze sweeping over the concise yet weighty words. When the words "Zhou Bang's End-of-Day Emergency Military Committee" and "Chairman Gu Chengyuan" clearly came into view, time seemed to freeze at that moment.
hum-
An indescribable force, like an invisible tsunami, instantly swept through his mind, shattering all his preconceived psychological defenses.
His hand holding the telegram was so tight that his knuckles were slightly white, and there was even a slight, imperceptible tremor.
It worked... It actually worked...
Although he had a premonition that this day might come, and that the probability was not small, as early as when his son revealed the idea, and even when the delegations from the three major war zones arrived.
But when all of this was truly transformed into an official report in black and white, and presented to him in such an undisputed form, the enormous impact still far exceeded his expectations.
A strong sense of unreality enveloped him!
The solid floor beneath my feet felt like cotton, and the familiar scenery outside the window became blurry and distant.
Chairman... Chairman of the Zhou Bang's End-of-Day Emergency Military Committee...
In this era of broken order and the supremacy of force, with the old central government nowhere to be heard from and its authority gone, how is the power and symbolic significance of this chairman, jointly elected by the four war zones, any different from that of the supreme leader of the Zhou Bang Provisional Government?
In fact, it may be even more authoritative due to the absolute military power it holds!
An overwhelming, almost dizzying ecstasy, like magma surging underground, burst through the initial shock and disorientation, reaching straight to the top of my head!
He subconsciously straightened his somewhat tired back, and a surge of heat rose from his chest, making his cheeks feel hot.
Images of my life flashed uncontrollably through my mind: a cowherd from a poor family in the southwestern mountains, who, through studying hard, managing his affairs carefully, and struggling countless times in the officialdom, turned his hair white and exhausted his energy. After nearly thirty years of trials and tribulations, he finally climbed to the position of mayor with real power at the provincial level before the end of the world.
In the small mountain village where he was born, this was already an astonishing achievement, enough to bring glory to his ancestors!
He was once seen as a "prodigy" by his relatives and friends, and the greatest pride and support of his family.
He once thought that this might be the peak of his life, and that every step beyond that would be like walking on thin ice, and he dared not hope for more.
But now...
Gu Jianguo slowly raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the wall and landing in the direction of the distant Central Plains Military Region headquarters.
My own son, who was only twenty-five years old…
That college student son who, just a year ago, needed his own protection and needed 2000 yuan a month for living expenses...
How could he... how could he have risen to the very top of this country's power structure in one fell swoop?!
This is beyond the description of "the student surpassing the master," it's simply... it's a myth! It's a scene that could only appear in the most absurd dreams!
The accolades that once surrounded him, such as "the pride of heaven" and "rising star in politics," have suddenly become dim and even somewhat laughable in the face of the heights his son has reached.
His own achievements, the result of thirty years of painstaking effort, seemed as insignificant as fireflies on the ground compared to the bright moon in the sky, compared to the great achievements his son accomplished with such nonchalance (at least in his eyes).
At this moment, an extremely complex emotion surged within him—
There was an indescribable, deep-seated pride and honor as a father; there was a tremendous shock that felt like a distant memory and was hard to digest; and there was also a subtle sense of self-consciousness that even he himself was unwilling to admit.
“…Heh…” he muttered unconsciously, a smile or a sigh tugging at the corner of his mouth. He shook his head, trying to shake off the absurd comparison in his mind.
Regardless, this is his son! He is Gu Jianguo's bloodline! The Gu family has produced a true dragon!
This is not only Gu Chengyuan's personal glory, but also a huge turning point in the fate of the entire family and even everyone associated with the Gu family!
He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, but the burning excitement and ambition in his eyes could not be concealed.
He knew that from this moment on, everything would be different.
The future of Ye Province, and indeed the entire Zhou state, will enter a completely new chapter led by his son!
And he, as the father of the chairman, will surely find his own unprecedented position in this new game.
"Ah Wei, immediately spread this message, especially to Comrade Wen Wan. I'm leaving get off work early today, cooking some good dishes, and I want to have a good drink!"
"I've been exhausted lately, it's time to relax!"
Hearing his boss's barely contained joy, Secretary Zhang Wei felt as refreshed as taking a big gulp of ice-cold cola on a sweltering summer day!
As a close secretary who shares the same fate as the leader, good things for the leader mean good things for him too!
Zhou Bang's Emergency Military Committee for the End of an Era!!
God!
I never expected the eldest son to be so amazing; he's already reached the top!
If I round it up, wouldn't I have instantly become ZY's secretary?
Cool! ! ! !
