Chapter 3101: The Glass People
Ding Xiang's tense expression softened slightly. "It's oddly comforting to hear you say that."
Xu Huo watched her. "One day, when you've made it to the upper ranks of the District Government, you won't be alone anymore."
Ding Xiang had indeed considered quitting before, and in a moment of impulse, she'd even told Yilan. Now that she'd calmed down, though, she found her behavior a little ridiculous. She didn't dwell on it, instead saying, "People who've undergone Mental Evolution are incredible. You can see right through other people's thoughts. How do you do it? The people in the District Government are nowhere near as perceptive as you."
"Learn more," Xu Huo replied simply.
Ding Xiang smiled. "People who are clever always say things like that to comfort people who aren't."
If learning were all it took, there wouldn't be so many difficult problems in the world.
"My family has worked in government for five generations. The first started out as a clerk, but quit after a while. Then there was an administrator's Secretary, who was gone in less than two years. After that came maintenance workers, field agents, and members of the enforcement team. My older sister and cousin both joined the Inspection Department, and so did I."
"The most successful of them became an administrator's Secretary. They probably weren't good at dealing with people, because generation after generation, none of us built up any connections. We certainly never got to the point where we could keep sending family members into the District Government."
"I didn't get into the Inspection Department because I was especially capable. They were expanding, and the person who recruited me really liked people with simple minds."
"I know I don't think things through carefully enough, and I'm not good at