Even when a train section chief's rank far exceeds that of a train conductor, and even though a single word from him could determine a conductor's future, the conductor still has no right to report directly in front of the leadership; one only has the opportunity to speak when addressed directly by the leaders.
After Wu Zhengguo took a seat by the window inside the compartment, the capable female train conductor saluted and handed over the duty report with both hands.
This was standard procedure. Wu Zhengguo took the report and began to read it carefully.
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