Lu Chuxue calmly pointed into the distance. When Duan Jiangwei turned around, he saw the Assessment Stone Wall outside the base. The first line of the Eighth Order rankings stood out in enormous lettering, especially the S+ immediately following Chu Han's name—dazzlingly conspicuous.
"This..." Duan Jiangwei was momentarily speechless before finally forcing out, "That madman!"
Lu Chuxue raised an eyebrow. "There's one more thing."
Duan Jiangwei turned back and continued walking forward. "Looks like it's no small matter, calling me back in such a hurry."
Lu Chuxue nodded and led Duan Jiangwei toward the conference room. "Wolf Fang's head of the Military Law Department has arrived."
The moment Duan Jiangwei stepped through the door, before he could process those words, he spotted Liu Yuding sitting in the seat of honor. He wore Wolf Fang's distinctive black military uniform, with so many medals across his chest that there was nearly no room left for them.
Seated on either side were commanders from various defensive bases, with Wen Qisheng among them.
Duan Jiangwei froze for a second, lowered his head to glance at his overly casual clothes, then turned to look at Lu Chuxue with immediate resentment in his eyes.
Everyone in the conference room was formally dressed, while he alone looked like an idiot...
Lu Chuxue seemed not to notice his resentful glare. After walking to her seat, she said, "Everyone is here."
Helpless, Duan Jiangwei could only sit down and pretend to be composed. Having spent so long fighting on the front lines without encountering a scene like this, he felt distinctly uncomfortable. Only then did he suddenly realize that something was off.
"Wait." Duan Jiangwei frowned as the realization hit him and looked at Liu Yuding. "Lieutenant General Liu, are you sitting in the seat of honor?"
Leaving aside