In the square outside the General Bureau, an unremarkable compact hovercar suddenly pulled into the outer parking lot. Braving the cold winter wind, a young man holding the rank of first-class field officer stepped out of the passenger seat, while a middle-aged man with the rank of Police Commandant emerged from the driver's side.
After getting out, they looked toward the Medium Flying Shuttle parked in the distance. It was Yang Wenqing's personal transport, and several probationary officers fresh out of the Security Academy stood guard beside it.
"Is that Wenqing's Flying Shuttle?"
"Watch how you address him. It's Director Yang now."
One of the two was none other than Wang Ren. He had previously infiltrated the Jade Whale Sect, maintaining a single line of contact with Jian Cong's Intelligence Office. After Jade Whale Island was occupied, the Eastern Sea Corps had secretly taken him in, and reports of his achievements had continued to reach the War Pavilion. He had come today to receive a decoration. His reward for undertaking such a dangerous assignment was all the resources he needed to cultivate to the Second Realm, Perfected Stage.
His cultivation was already at the Entry Realm, Late Stage, so the reward seemed a little short of fair. Still, the Prefectural Soldier System had funded his advancement into the Entry Realm in the first place. Now, once he passed his review period, he could take up an actual post within the system. His future could be considered boundless.
The middle-aged man beside Wang Ren was naturally Gao Zhen, who had already been transferred to Central Capital City. The two had once stood at roughly the same starting line, yet now that they had reunited here, their fortunes were as far apart as heaven and earth. Wang Ren had successfully gambled his