Patrol Office.
"Commander Jiang!" The two men at the entrance saw Jiang Ning and immediately hurried to salute.
Jiang Ning nodded in acknowledgment, then stepped through the main gate and headed toward his own branch courtyard.
Luyi had not followed him in at this time.
Because according to the rules, unrelated personnel could not enter the interior of the Patrol Office.
Though no one would say anything if Jiang Ning brought her inside, he did not want to break the rules, and there was no need to.
The next moment.
"Xiaojiu?" Jiang Ning looked at Xie Xiaojiu walking out of his branch courtyard, his face full of surprise.
When Xie Xiaojiu saw Jiang Ning, she hurriedly cupped her hands and saluted. "My Lord!"
"What a coincidence!" Jiang Ning smiled.
Xie Xiaojiu pursed her lips. She knew it was not a coincidence at all.
Because she had gone in and out dozens of times today already.
Only this time, she had finally waited until Jiang Ning arrived.
She immediately steadied herself. "My Lord, long time no see!"
"It has been a long time!" Jiang Ning sighed somewhat.
For roughly a month-long holiday, the two of them had not met once.
On the first day of the new year, Xie Xiaojiu had not come to his residence to pay respects either.
At the time, Jiang Ning had been somewhat puzzled, but afterward, he more or less understood.
Xie Zhengtian had made such a huge display at the Xie Residence; no matter how one put it, he must have done a great deal of ideological work on Xie Xiaojiu, having her come to his door to act as a persuader.
After all, Xie Xiaojiu was Xie Zhengtian's daughter, the Ninth Miss of the Xie Family, and now worked under him, with a fairly