2024-07-31
Competition
On the afternoon of the day after receiving the notice from the General Directorate, Song Changming went alone, carrying only a Dragon-Patterned Saber.
The General Security Department on Jinxiu Street was not unfamiliar to him; he had come here two or three times before on official business.
After he explained his purpose, someone led him to an empty martial training ground.
He was the first to arrive. Besides him, there were seven other candidates today.
This year, the General Directorate would establish only one additional Patrol Guard Team.
The team had thirty members in total, all carefully selected. All that remained was to choose an externally appointed Patrol Captain to command this new General Directorate Patrol Guard Team.
They had come today to compete for that externally appointed Patrol Captain position.
Of these eight candidates, some were Patrol Captains from the Urban Patrol Guard Headquarters of the Prefecture City, like Song Changming, while others came from different county towns.
Without exception, all eight had been capable of standing on their own in their respective jurisdictions, enjoyed sterling reputations, and possessed flawless records of abundant merit.
There was no need to compare their professional capabilities further. The merits listed in their records were the finest proof.
This time, it was purely a contest of individual martial strength.
With all other aspects being outstanding, whoever was more valiant in battle would be fit for the post of Capital City Patrol Captain.
One picked from eight, huh? Song Changming understood.
Today probably would not end after just one match.
Before long, more people were gradually led into the training ground.
Without exception, every arrival wore the dark-green armored official uniform of a Patrol Captain.
Most of them were no longer young, in the prime of their strength and seasoned by experience.