The sudden knock on the door made all three people in the office look up in unison.
Standing in the doorway were a man and a woman, both in military uniform.
"Sorry to interrupt..."
This time, the female officer spoke.
Before Zheng Wenbo could respond, she looked at Ning Wangshu, then stepped forward with her companion. They stopped in front of Ning Wangshu and snapped off a salute, saying, "Greetings, General!"
Huh??
Seeing this, especially hearing the two officers address Ning Wangshu that way, Zheng Wenbo froze. His mouth fell open, and he looked utterly lost!
G-General!?
Why were these two calling Ning Wangshu "General"? He was just a student! W-what was going on?
Zheng Wenbo was completely dumbfounded.
But then his eyes landed on the officers' shoulder insignia. His pupils contracted, and shock showed on his face!
"Two bars and one star, and the other has two bars and two stars! Th-this is a major and a lieutenant colonel! How is that possible? A major and a lieutenant colonel are actually calling Ning Wangshu 'General'!?"
Zheng Wenbo stared in disbelief.
Beside him, Zhou Jing was surprised to see the two officers, but she wasn't shocked that they addressed Ning Wangshu as "General."
In particular, she recognized the male officer as Guo Chao—the third brother of Guo Cong, the Capital Circle big shot who had once pursued her best friend, Su Mujing.
Still, Zhou Jing hadn't known that Guo Chao held the rank of major!
Now that she saw his shoulder insignia—and especially when she realized that the female officer beside him was a lieutenant colonel—she couldn't help looking at Ning Wangshu with surprise.
If a major and a lieutenant colonel were calling him "General," didn't that mean Ning Wangshu was at least a colonel in the military?
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