Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the two people outside the door slowly walked into the hall.
The young man sat in the reserved seat near the head of the table.
Another specialist from the headquarters of the Supervision Bureau walked to the front of the long table.
He took a gold-embossed document from his briefcase and then unfolded it.
His gaze swept across the entire room, and his voice was steady and clear as he read aloud:
Order No. 1147 of the General Supervision Bureau
Decision on the Appointment and Removal of Comrade Shen Heng
To all relevant departments, branches, and directly affiliated units, Linhai City Supervision Bureau:
Given that Comrade Wang Hai, the former director of the Linhai City Supervision Bureau, tragically sacrificed his life in the line of duty, the post he left behind needs to be filled.
After deliberation and research at the General Administration's executive meeting, the following appointments are hereby made:
Comrade Shen Heng, a former member of the Linhai City Supervision Bureau, has been appointed as the Director of the Linhai City Supervision Bureau.
Comrade Shen Heng will be fully responsible for the early warning, response, handling and follow-up assessment of all special disasters within the scope of Linhai City, lead and supervise the daily operation and law enforcement activities of the city's supervisory system, and be directly responsible to the General Supervision Bureau.
The current situation is severe and the task is arduous. We hope Comrade Shen Heng can...
After a moment, the specialist who had finished reading the main content of the document paused.
He raised his eyes to look at the crowd and said:
"This order shall take effect immediately."
As the announcement ended, everyone's gaze instinctively returned to that figure.
He calmly stood up.
The voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable, calm power, clearly resonating throughout the entire hall.
Shen Heng is from Linhai.
"I hope you will all cooperate fully in our future work..."
Linhai, airport.
Two figures walked slowly through the airport.
"... Headquarters has carefully reviewed the mission report submitted by Linhai and believes that you have done the best you could in this incident," Lü Mingzhe said as he walked.
"If it were a regular Supervision Bureau, they probably wouldn't discover this incident and take action until the rat swarm comes knocking."
"But when that time comes, it will be too late."
"Given the current personnel size of local Supervision Bureau, and with over a thousand Sharp-Horned Rat at the moment, the number of casualties will likely reach at least tens of thousands."
"If that happens, this incident will truly leave a painful memory for headquarters."
Shen Heng glanced at the young man beside him.
The young man looked to be around twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with short hair, wearing a simple business jacket, and exuding an indescribable clean and neat demeanor.
Lü Mingzhe, the secretary to Minister Zhao Yonggang, was also the specialist sent by headquarters to notify them of the relevant events.
He withdrew his gaze, his voice low and calm:
Even so, more than a thousand people were still killed or injured.
"Indeed." Lü Mingzhe nodded slightly, "But this is probably the best-case scenario, aside from appearing in Capital and Shenzhen."
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng slowed his pace slightly.
The Great Xia has announced that it currently has six S-Class ability users.
One of them awakened in the first half of the year and is currently still studying at the Northern Martial Arts, so this one doesn't count.
The other five...
Li Daoyi and Jiang Xingwei are stationed in Capital, while Lu Zhaoming, whom I just met, is stationed in Shenzhen.
Two more...
"What about Magic City and Chang'an?" Shen Heng asked, inquiring about the cities where the remaining two S-Class inspectors were located.
Lü Mingzhe smiled slightly and said:
" Jiang Lin is stationed in Magic City, and Yue Zheng is stationed in Chang'an."
"While their abilities are formidable, even bordering on cunning, this strength lies primarily in their ability to handle single or small groups of enemies."
"Faced with over a thousand Sharp-Horned Rat, possibly scattered throughout the city, they had no better options than to grit their teeth and kill them."
"At most, due to the difference in strength, the speed at which you can kill the Sharp-Horned Rat will be very fast, but even so, it still takes time."
"If a rat infestation occurs in their area, and they don't discover it in advance like you do."
"So, when faced with over a thousand Sharp-Horned Rat, all they can probably do is reduce the casualties from tens of thousands to a few thousand."
"This isn't a matter of strength, it's a matter of ability."
"Just like your abilities, if you advance to S-Class, you'll also be able to take these thousand-odd ones..."
"No, your ability allows you to accurately pinpoint the location of the Calamity Beast and also launch Sound Wave Attack."
"If I were to truly advance to S-Class, I'm afraid I could actually handle these kinds of incidents directly."
"To give another example, even if a martial artist with enhanced strength has S-Class ability, do you think he could quickly and efficiently eliminate the Sharp-Horned Rat scattered throughout the city in a short period of time?"
Shen Heng nodded slightly. He knew this principle; he just didn't know what their abilities were, which was why he asked.
"What are their abilities?" Shen Heng turned to look at Lü Mingzhe.
Lü Mingzhe looked up and sighed.
"Them..."
After a while, the two stopped at the boarding gate.
Lü Mingzhe turned to look at Shen Heng.
"In short, Director Shen, headquarters speaks very highly of you."
"From your outstanding performance in mission after mission, to the consistent praise from the training camp instructors, and your advancement from the initial F-Class ability to your current B-Class..."
"Throughout this process, you demonstrated exceptional decisiveness and leadership."
"This is also why headquarters approved your appointment as the director of the Linhai City Supervision Bureau."
Shen Heng did not respond immediately.
He turned his head to look at the darkening sky in the distance, as if he could see the poisonous fog and firelight from that day again.
After a long silence, he finally spoke:
"I will fulfill my duties."
That's enough!
Lü Mingzhe laughed.
He extended a hand towards Shen Heng.
"Then, Linhai is in your hands!"
Shen Heng looked down at the hand that was being reached out to him, then raised his hand to reach it.
"Rest assured."
A passerby who only heard the last two sentences looked at the two of them as if they were crazy.
He just walked past, looking at it.
The two looked at each other, and then a smile appeared on their lips simultaneously.
Lü Mingzhe looked at Shen Heng, "Until we meet again. I have a feeling we'll see each other many more times!"
"If..."
Shen Heng nodded slightly and then replied.
Until we meet again!