Amid the envious and jealous looks of everyone around him, Jiang Qian followed Ji Ming into the office.
Ji Ming's office was huge, with an entire wall of glass offering a view of the clouds and the bustling crowds below the Twin Towers.
It was hard to imagine that, inside Wanzhong Group, an office this large would sit unused year-round.
Jiang Qian had just received a 500,000-yuan mission bonus, but suddenly felt he'd been thinking too small.
"Sit."
His voice was low, concise, and forceful, making people want to obey without thinking.
Ji Ming settled smoothly into the middle of the sofa and gestured for Jiang Qian to sit as well.
The assistant thoughtfully brought over two cups of fragrant new tea, handing one to Jiang Qian.
About half a minute passed in silence.
After the assistant left the office and the vast space fell quiet, Ji Ming looked at Jiang Qian. "I'm planning to make you a full-time employee ahead of schedule and assign you to the Operations Department at the Special Service Affairs Center. What do you think?"
The question came out of nowhere, and Jiang Qian was somewhat surprised.
He'd learned back at the Safe House that his internship at Wanzhong Group was an arrangement made by Hidden Dragon, to let him quietly develop over the next three months and become capable of protecting himself in the Super-Species World.
But now, the head of Jinping's Special Operations Department wanted to promote him ahead of schedule?
"I'll follow your arrangements, but I'd like to know why."
After answering, Jiang Qian looked at Ji Ming calmly, appearing completely harmless.
Ji Ming turned his face to the side. His dim right eye fixed on Jiang Qian, but he still couldn't find the slightest trace of wariness, apprehension, or ingratiation toward