The new warden was a handsome man, very young, only a little over thirty. When he saw Charlotte, he could not help but laugh. "Mr. Mecklen, you really shouldn't be working here anymore."
Charlotte did not know the other man, but the other man knew him. That was quite intriguing.
Charlotte could only reply, "I haven't received my transfer order yet, so naturally I must remain loyal to my duty."
The new warden laughed. "Then the first official matter I handle after taking office will be issuing Mr. Mecklen a transfer order."
The new warden indeed summoned Charlotte to the warden's office and issued him a transfer order.
Only after receiving the order did Charlotte learn that he had become the "glorious" City Patrol Commander!
Civilian Chief Clerks and military sergeant majors were both commonly known as low-ranking nobility.
At this rank, one had a certain chance of becoming an administrator and gaining an official political status. A City Patrol Commander held political status, and Charlotte's new rank was Third-Rank Chief Clerk.
In other words, Mr. Charlotte Mecklen had once again been promoted across ranks. He was now a Thirty-Fifth Rank official of the Empire.
According to Imperial law, City Patrols throughout the nation were organized by district. Each urban district's City Patrol had one Commander, a civilian post, and one Chief Inspector, a military post. The two worked together to handle daily affairs. Nominally, all City Patrols in the nation were directly under the command of His Highness the Crown Prince and had no immediate superior, but in reality, no Crown Prince had ever meddled in City Patrol affairs.
The City Patrols of the Empire of Fars were woefully incompetent at handling cases and chaotic beyond measure. The fundamental reason was that almost no one supervised them, nor did