The cover of the small crimson booklet reflected a muted gleam beneath the hotel's crystal chandelier.
Yue Xiaofei did not even open it. He simply held it between two fingers and waved it before Lei Zhan with casual ease.
The gesture was as offhand as handing someone his business card on the street.
"What the hell is that?"
Xiao Chusheng was the first to scoff. "You're still trying to bluff us with a fake ID at a time like this? Uncle, stop wasting your breath on him. Just arrest him!"
Xu Yaoyang joined in the mockery. "Probably some company's security guard ID! Hahaha, what a joke!"
Lei Zhan's brows furrowed slightly as well.
As the battle-hardened commander of a Special Operations Brigade, what had he not seen?
He had dealt with more than one brazen fraud who used fake credentials to deceive people.
His instinct told him that the young man before him was putting on an act.
But the moment his gaze fell on the solemn, sacred emblem stamped onto that red cover in pure gold thread, his pupils abruptly contracted!
No!
This design...
Alarm bells screamed in Lei Zhan's mind. Instinctively, he reached out and took the little booklet.
A cool, weighty sensation traveled through his fingertips as it settled into his hand.
He slowly opened it to the first page.
One glance was all it took. Lei Zhan felt as though a thunderbolt from the nine heavens had struck him squarely on the crown of his head!
His hand began trembling violently, utterly beyond his control!
The little booklet weighed only a few ounces, yet in his hand it seemed to weigh a thousand tons!
There were only a few short lines on the credential's inner page.
Name: [Yue Xiaofei] Age: [18] Position: [Major General]