Farewell, a New Beginning

"Roy, don't tell me you resigned?!"

In the end, one of them asked this. Then everyone turned to look at Roy.

They had long expected this day. After all, the resignation rate among auxiliary police officers was hardly low. But they had never expected it to come so suddenly!

It caught them completely unprepared!

"No, I haven't."

Roy's words made them breathe a slight sigh of relief. Perhaps their colleague had really received a promotion. Perhaps the next time they met, he would already be this group's superior.

After all, with Roy's current rank and position, he was practically at the top within the Auxiliary Police Corps. Since he had personally admitted that he had not resigned, then he had clearly been promoted.

"A promotion? To which department?"

"The Guard Department's Special Operations Group."

"The Special Operations Group..."

As the words fell, Roy returned to his desk. He set the blue plastic box he had collected from logistics onto the table and began packing up his belongings.

In truth, there was not much he needed to take with him. Things like his network-access digital certificate and auxiliary police ID had already been handed over to the Auxiliary Police Corps' Political Affairs Office. Aside from a few personal belongings, he had almost nothing else to bring away.

As such, packing did not take much time. But just as he finished and prepared to leave with the box in his arms, cries of surprise rang out through the office:

"The Special Operations Group?!"

"If I remember right, don't they only recruit regular police officers?"

"That's right, and only the elite among regular police officers at that. So far, aside from Superintendent Chen, who returned from studying in Victoria, and Superintendent Swire, no one has passed the review process and joined the Special Operations Group."

"By all rights, Roy does count as an elite, but he isn't a regular police officer!"

"Hey! What if Roy got himself kept by Superintendent Swire? She's a rich young lady, and as a chief superintendent, she has slots to recommend people into the Guard Department as regular police officers."

Almost instantly, the entire room erupted into discussion, and their speculation grew more outrageous by the second.

Even Roy had to marvel at their imagination. If they were asked to write the premise and detailed outline for an urban webnovel, they could probably churn out a whole pile of them in no time!

Still, Roy could not listen to it anymore. He had gotten in on his own ability, yet in these guys' mouths, he had become someone's kept man. What kind of nonsense was that?!

Sure, he was fairly good-looking, but why rely on his face when he could make a living with his ability?!

"Quiet down, quiet down. You're the ones being kept! Can't I have gotten in through my own ability?"

"Come on, Roy. Your abilities are indeed pretty good, but how could you possibly get in without someone recommending you, especially into a department like that?"

As soon as that person finished speaking, another guy popped up and continued:

"Exactly, exactly. It couldn't possibly have been that cold, unfeeling Superintendent Chen who recommended you, right? Naturally, it's perfectly normal for the brothers to suspect that Superintendent Swire is keeping you. Right?"

"My recommender was Superintendent Chen, the one you just mentioned. Also, if Swire hears you calling her Superintendent Swire, you'll be in for it."

With that, Roy picked up the plastic box and headed for the door.

As for the Swire he had mentioned...

She was another member of the Special Operations Group, an outsider.

Like Chen, she was young and held the rank of chief superintendent. However, unlike Chen, who had been born and raised in Lungmen, Swire came from Victoria and was said to be the young lady of some noble family.

However, based on the intelligence Roy currently possessed, she was very likely connected to the Taikoo Group. After all, during the case at Primeval Plaza last time, the attendants had all shown respectful expressions upon seeing her.

Clearly, that had nothing to do with her identity as a police officer.

Swire was a homophone of her surname. By Yan naming conventions, she should be addressed as Superintendent Swire, not Superintendent Swire.

It was said that many people had made this mistake when she had first joined the Guard Department, and the Victoria noble had become angry over it more than once. That was precisely why Roy had said what he did.

"Everyone, see you again."

With that, Roy walked out of the office. At that moment, the only people left in the room were staring blankly at one another...

Roy drew quite a few looks as he carried his belongings out of the Auxiliary Police Corps. However, once he entered the Guard Department's office area, those looks became much fewer.

By the time he reached the fifth floor, where the Special Operations Group's office was located, those gazes had disappeared entirely.

For people who had reached this level, personnel changes were no longer anything unusual. Only when Roy entered the Special Operations Group's office did he attract a few glances.

Those people merely looked at him once before turning away. They had their own work to do.

"Pink Sausage Dragon, how dare you bring someone into the Special Operations Group without my approval?!"

"Don't forget, I'm your superior, Char Siu Cat!"

The moment Roy opened the door and stepped inside, the scene before him stunned him.

At that moment, the hands of the two young chief superintendents were practically resting on their respective weapons, while all manner of Lungmen-style profanity poured from their mouths.

If one had not seen it with one's own eyes, who could have imagined that two beautiful policewomen in such high positions would utter such crude words?

"Yo, good afternoon, you two."

Only after Roy's greeting did the tense standoff between them ease somewhat. Almost at the same time, both of them turned their gazes toward Roy.

"It's you!"

Swire spoke at that moment.

As one of the handlers of the previous major case, Swire had some impression of Roy. After all, she had personally questioned him.

Before taking his statement, she had reviewed Roy's file. She did not have a bad impression of him, since Roy was one of those rare people who worked diligently and conscientiously, never considering skimming benefits or cutting corners.

"Welcome to the Special Operations Group."

In the end, that was all Swire could say. After all, the matter had already been settled, and even the documents from the highest level had been issued.

Perhaps she could use connections to stop it, but Swire saw no need to do that. Still, she certainly would not waive the necessary review...