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Chen Xia finished filling it out and took his leave.

Only Liu Jun remained in the office, looking thoughtfully at the form in his hand. He then picked up the phone on the right side of his desk and dialed a number.

"Hello, Director Qian? It's Liu Jun! It's about... Yang Hua's promotion might have to be postponed. It's not that I'm not helping... Yes, it's that Chen Xia again. Yes, it's not that you didn't think of it, I didn't expect it either... Okay, that's all for now. We'll talk again next time..."

After hanging up, Liu Jun also felt a bit helpless.

Last time, Chen Xia's nomination for deputy captain was snatched by the newly arrived Yang Hua, because Yang Hua's father had a good relationship with Director Qian at headquarters and helped arrange it.

He didn't expect Chen Xia to work so hard, not only breaking through to Martial Warrior but also making contributions. There was no way the captain position could go to Yang Hua now.

Liu Jun hadn't anticipated Chen Xia being so promising. He had only reached Ningyuan Seventh Stage a while ago, and now he had broken through to Martial Warrior so quickly.

It was precisely because his strength had improved so rapidly that it had attracted the attention of headquarters.

Actually, Liu Jun wouldn't have any objections to who became captain. Now that Chen Xia was a favored person at headquarters, he naturally leaned towards Chen Xia.

Moreover, he felt somewhat ashamed about Chen Xia's previous nomination for deputy captain.

Thinking of this, he made another call to Captain Sun in West City: "Hello, Old Sun, it's me. It's about my subordinate's cousin... See if you can... Mm-hmm, yes..."

A voice came through the phone: "He was personally promoted by headquarters?... This isn't impossible. Besides, the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group is gone. Alright, it's settled. But you need to inform Chen Xia about this, as I'm under a lot of pressure too."...

Chen Xia was unaware that his trip to headquarters had brought about so many changes in the South City Patrol Inspection Office.

Since the Director-General was handling Chen Xia's promotion procedures, the process was completed quickly.

When Liu Jun found Chen Xia again, he gave him a list and then took Chen Xia to the Logistics Support Department to collect two sets of new captain's uniforms, pants, peaked caps, and shoes. He also received a new electronic watch, an electric baton, a knife, and other items.

The uniforms were only for autumn; new ones would be issued in winter.

Chen Xia entered a room and changed into the new uniform. As the captain of the Fifth Team, wearing the captain's uniform was the most basic requirement.

Soon, Chen Xia was dressed in a new inner shirt, a dark blue uniform jacket, black pants, a brand-new pair of leather shoes that fit his size, a belt, and a new Type D2 technological watch with more functions and a higher version.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man. Chen Xia, wearing this uniform and the captain's peaked cap, had his epaulets change from two bars to one bar and one star. His entire demeanor and image instantly improved by a notch.

Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but the higher the rank, the better the uniform's style, giving a sense of authority.

In this High Martial World, within the Patrol Inspection Office, Chen Xia was considered a veteran patrol officer before he was officially confirmed, but he only had two bars. Usually, after being confirmed, the epaulet would be one star. With confirmation and deputy captain status, it would be two stars. An official captain, like Chen Xia now, had one bar and one star.

Don't underestimate such a small difference. This outfit was something Chen Xia had only dreamed of before. Now, with the new attire, he looked at the round white technological watch in his hand. It seemed slightly thicker than his previous one, but he liked it very much.

His Identity Card was bound to it, and it contained many applications. He logged in uniformly and had already accessed the internal group chat for the South City Patrol Inspection's Xingou Fifth Squad through the watch, where he was listed as the group owner.

Chen Xia was also added to the squadron group chat. It consisted of all the squad captains, managed by the Xingou Street Squadron Leader, Zhou Tong.

Future communication and work related to these matters would be Chen Xia's responsibility. However, he didn't feel much pressure. Regular patrols were the usual tasks, and if they encountered anything difficult, they rarely mobilized subordinates. The captain, being a Martial Warrior, had the authority to act independently.

Chen Xia didn't need to flatter his superiors; he would act as he normally would.

However, his welfare and benefits had significantly improved. Previously, after deducting five insurances and one fund, his monthly salary was four thousand yuan.

Now, as a small team captain, after deducting five insurances and one fund, his salary was twelve thousand yuan, three times his previous amount. This was also the treatment a normal Martial Warrior should receive.

A Martial Warrior hunting with a mercenary group outside would earn more, but it was relatively stable within the city. Coupled with various hidden benefits, it was still very good.

To say it was three times, the actual change in life after promotion would be significant. With four thousand yuan a month, he might only have fifteen hundred left. But with twelve thousand yuan a month, if he was frugal, he could save up to nine thousand five hundred, nearly six times as much.

"Speaking of which, once you reach Martial Warrior strength, this salary doesn't seem that important anymore."

Chen Xia had actually earned hundreds of thousands through his strength.

Although it wasn't entirely above board, it didn't violate laws or morals. In comparison, his salary was just basic.

"Captain Chen, you look quite dashing in that uniform."

After walking out of the uniform room, Liu Jun patted Chen Xia's arm and praised him, "With your conditions, if you fancy any of the girls in the unit in the future, you can tell me, and I'll set you up. You're not young anymore, and it's time to get married."

"Captain Liu is joking. I'm in my prime for striving now, and no one fancies me anyway. We'll talk about it later."

Chen Xia had indeed thought about such matters before, but due to family reasons, he didn't dare to think too much about it. Now, with the panel, his thoughts were different.

Of course, he didn't doubt Liu Jun's words. Chen Xia, as a captain, was worlds apart from his previous self, and he certainly had the qualifications for blind dates now.

Captain Liu was actually quite a good person, otherwise, he wouldn't have nominated him before. Even though it fell through later, Chen Xia held no grudges.

Instead, he felt Captain Liu was a good person, but he simply wasn't qualified to speak with such a figure before.

"You don't need to be modest. A Martial Warrior under thirty is still quite sought after."

Liu Jun chuckled. The scene of the two conversing in the corridor was observed by others, and many patrol officers were discussing it privately.

"Did you hear? Chen Xia has been promoted to captain!"

"Yeah, I knew that long ago. He made contributions and is a Martial Warrior. He seems to have taken over as the captain of the Xingou Street Fifth Squad."

"He's really made it now. That Chen Xia kid, I knew he was capable from way back." an old patrol officer said.

"Really? That's not what you said before."

"Ahem... By the way, does Yang Hua know about this?"

"Look over there, he's spacing out. Captain Liu took Chen Xia to the logistics department to get his uniform. The news has spread. I guess Yang Hua must be feeling quite depressed."

As noon approached, most of the Patrol Inspection Office personnel had returned.

The members of the Xingou Street Fifth Team also received notification and gathered in the office. However, they were not in the main building but in Building 2.

The patrol station's compound had several buildings besides the main one. This area served as the command center for eight major streets in the southern district, with many patrol cars coming and going. The Xingou Street Fifth Team was located in Room 005 on the first floor of Building 2, their usual place for duty check-ins.

"Everyone..."

At this moment, Liu Jun led Chen Xia. First, in the main building, he solemnly announced Chen Xia's promotion to captain.

The office staff applauded enthusiastically. Among the crowd were Yang Hua and Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng clapped vigorously, looking up, while Yang Hua kept his head down, lost in thought.

After the announcement, Liu Jun offered a few words of encouragement before taking Chen Xia to the office to meet his Deputy Captain and eight team members.

Since Chen Xia had earned his promotion through merit, there were no objections during his first meeting with his subordinates.

Many team members looked at Chen Xia with respect. After all, the Patrol Inspection Office had been buzzing with the news of Chen Xia's willingness to fight a battle to the death against the traitor Hu Biao.

After the handover, Chen Xia now had nine people under his command.

The Fifth Team wanted to treat Chen Xia to a celebratory meal for his promotion, but he politely declined. However, Chen Xia insisted on treating them to lunch. Although Chen Xia was determined to pay, his subordinates managed to prevent him from doing so. It was the Deputy Captain, Xiao Qiang, who rushed to pick up the bill.

After lunch, Chen Xia officially took up his post in the afternoon. As captain, he could go out on patrol or stay in the office. But being newly promoted, he naturally wanted to appear diligent, so he took his team to patrol the eastern part of Xingou Street.

Xingou Street had eight teams, but it wasn't crowded. The four square kilometers under its jurisdiction were enough to be divided into eight small areas.

From now on, in his territory, Chen Xia was the boss.

The day's patrol was very relaxed, with no major incidents.

Upon returning to the Patrol Inspection Office, Chen Xia went to the Eighth Team's office, as his colleagues there wanted to treat him to a meal to celebrate. It also served as a farewell ceremony after his transfer to the Fifth Team.

He had a few old colleagues in the team with whom he had good relations. To maintain appearances, Chen Xia decided not to let them treat him and planned to pay for the drinks himself to treat everyone.