Choices

"Promotion? Me?"

Lu PingAn truly hadn't expected the official rewards to come so quickly, and so urgently.

First came his transfer within the Special Task Force.

"Lu PingAn is reassigned as Brigade Commander of the First Squad of the Special Task Force in Ancient City's High-tech Development Zone, concurrently serving as a Division Chief-level inspector in the Inspection Division."

One salary, two positions. The former involved doing the work; the latter involved managing people.

And only with the latter responsibility—inspecting others—did Lu PingAn's position as commander of the First Brigade truly become solidified. In theory, commanders of the same rank could not order one another around, but he could simply file a report in his capacity as an inspector.

This was an old trick of local administration. Lu PingAn had clearly been entrusted with an important role.

If not for this, though, Lu PingAn would have nearly forgotten about the Refugee Camp and the Development Zone.

"They gave you a Division Chief-level package right away? Looks like the higher-ups are very pleased with your 'defection.' No wonder you haven't gone to the Development Zone these past few days."

Xia Qin's words left Lu PingAn stunned. He considered it for a moment, then nodded with a string of "Mm-hm, mm-hm, mm-hm."

"...You really hadn't thought about this at all, had you?"

"Hehe, you tell me."

Lu PingAn's usual punchable expression made Xia Qin sigh helplessly. She understood now—this guy had genuinely entered vacation mode. He simply hadn't given many things a second thought.

This time, Lu PingAn's team and Wang Xi'er's team had shared hardships and fortunes. They had risked their lives together and split the spoils together.

Under the previous arrangement, Lu PingAn would have been Wang Xi'er's "subordinate." That had been arranged by the Gu City Official, and it