When Lin Xuan and the others arrived at the plaza on the first floor of the base, they indeed saw a new batch of trainees. There were neither too many nor too few—exactly twenty-five of them.
Moreover, several chief examiners, including Li Poker, had all arrived. There were also two women whom they had not seen before.
When Lin Xuan saw one of those women, a strange sense of familiarity suddenly arose within him.
He was certain that this was his first time seeing her.
It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it...?
Lin Xuan began to mutter to himself.
The last time he had felt this strange familiarity was when he met Deputy Minister Li Xin. After Li Xin introduced herself and revealed that her surname was Li, he had realized that she was likely connected to Duo Duo's mother.
The facts proved that his feeling had been right.
The two of them really were cousins.
As for the woman among the two before him who made him feel familiar, she resembled both Li Xin and Li Xue somewhat, though she looked more like Li Xin.
"Everyone, assemble!"
Li Poker's sudden roar interrupted Lin Xuan's speculation and made the trainees who had just arrived jump.
This so-called Li Poker was actually Li Guosheng, the chief examiner for the second round of assessments.
He already had a long face, and he was always stern and unsmiling. No one knew which trainee had given him the nickname Li Poker, but everyone else thought it suited him perfectly. Before long, all the trainees had begun calling him Li Poker behind his back.
There was another important reason why the nickname spread so quickly: Li Guosheng was simply too strict.
Every morning, the base would conduct a surprise assembly for all trainees. The