The Sword Saint of Arknights [MTL/Machine Translation]

Chapter 39 | The Other Side

Meanwhile, at the Special Operations Unit office of the Lungmen Guard Bureau.

Shirayuki sat on a sofa in the reception area, enjoying freshly brewed tea. Across from her was a female officer in heavy armor, with long dark green hair, and a single horn indicating she was a Ghost from the East.

Such diversity wasn't uncommon in the Lungmen Guard Bureau, given Lungmen's open-door policy attracting people from various regions. Thanks to Wei Yenwu's enlightened policies, even critical agencies like the Guard Bureau hired people of different races.

However, due to the policy of not recruiting the Infected, there were no Sarkaz officers. None of the recruited officers, not even auxiliary police, were Infected, except for those in related outer ring departments.

Currently, they were waiting because a meeting was organized involving key leaders from various departments to reward those who contributed to resolving the Liuhe incident and to record those who had fallen.

But this had little to do with the Special Operations Unit, which only lost one member and even gained another.

"Hope he's okay..." Shirayuki stood up as Chen returned, carrying various items despite going to the meeting empty-handed.

"Hey, Chen, what was discussed in the meeting?"

"What else... rewarding contributions and commemorating the deceased, that's all."

Chen's unusual demeanor concerned Shirayuki. Normally, Chen wouldn't show such emotions in front of others. Despite their frequent bickering, Shirayuki understood Chen well and was curious about what transpired in the meeting to affect her so.

"Stop beating around the bush! Be specific!"

"The Special Operations Unit is renamed to the Special Inspection Unit. Our ranks have been promoted to Superintendent, and elite officer Hoshiguma has been reassigned to our unit."

Chen fell silent after this, returning to her seat, leaving Shirayuki momentarily stunned. The rank promotion wasn't significant to her as she was capable of reaching higher ranks.

She was more concerned about a former member of their unit.

"That's it? Didn't that old dragon mention Roy?"

It wasn't about personal feelings for Roy, but her initial impression of him wasn't good. He became a formal officer too easily and retained his previous rank, which puzzled her. She suspected he might have used connections or was a planted spy.

However, after working with him, her impression changed. Like Chen, he adhered strictly to his sense of justice, but was more flexible and capable.

Despite his abilities, Roy was now a wanted murderer, which Shirayuki understood but didn't think justified the cold treatment.

"No, not even a mention of that 'young master,' let alone Roy."

"You're kidding me! How could they fail to honor his deeds and even clear his name?"

Shirayuki's sudden outburst surprised even Hoshiguma. She understood the matter had hidden depths since Roy's assassination of the "young master" was likely sanctioned by higher-ups.

But now, without restoring his honor, Shirayuki was rightfully angry, scolding Chen, who outranked her as the head of the Special Inspection Unit. Such direct confrontation with leadership was rare and risky.

"Can you speak more respectfully, Shirayuki?"

"Why do the office workers get all the credit while the front-line fighters can't even get their due?"

Realizing the futility of arguing with Chen, Shirayuki thought to approach Wei Yenwu directly, hoping her influence could change his stance. Though she wasn't deeply connected to Roy, she couldn't tolerate his unacknowledged contributions.

At that moment, a pleasant chime rang in the office...