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Chapter 121. Promotion to Minister of Logistics and Medical Affairs

"The food is ready, you can start eating now."

Shen Ye took off his apron and sat down opposite Jiang Jianxin.

On the table in front of me, a bowl of bright red tomato and egg noodles is steaming. Golden egg flowers float like clouds in the thick tomato soup, trembling slightly with translucent oil droplets. The chewy noodles are coated with glistening sweet and sour sauce, and tender green scallions are scattered among them.

The steaming aroma combines the rich fruity fragrance of tomatoes after being stir-fried in oil with the fresh and tender aroma of fluffy eggs.

Next to the noodle bowl, a blue-and-white porcelain dish held amber-colored sweet and sour lotus root slices, while a crystal cup held cherry tomatoes tossed in salad dressing, exuding a sweet aroma in the air.

Jiang Jianxin swallowed hard and said:

"Tomato and egg noodles, my favorite."

Shen Ye smiled and said:
“When I was in the mental hospital, you would take me out to eat, and we would often order tomato and egg noodles.”

"I know you love to eat this, so I made it especially for you."

Jiang Jianxin gave him a thumbs up with satisfaction, then picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Shen Ye's lunch was also tomato and egg noodles. The two of them didn't have the habit of chatting while eating, so the only sound in the air was the slurping of noodles.

"pat-"

After countless rounds of eating, Jiang Jianxin finally put down his chopsticks, patted his bulging belly, and sighed contentedly:

"It's delicious, really delicious."

Shen Ye didn't have her appetite, so he had already put down his chopsticks and looked at her gently, saying:

"As long as the adults think it tastes good, that's fine."

After finishing their meal, it was time to get down to business. Jiang Jianxin felt a headache coming on just thinking about the United Front Work Department. Too lazy to go up and down the stairs again, she simply picked up her sword, jumped onto the windowsill, and opened the window after getting Shen Ye's permission.

"See you later then, take good care of your eyes."

Shen Ye nodded, watching as the Sword Master stepped on his sword and flew out of the window with a "whoosh".

……

"Jiang Jianxin!"

Upon arriving at the United Front Work Department, Jiang Jianxin saw Yin Ju waving at her in the lobby. Next to him stood a girl of about sixteen years old, with a ponytail, wearing black-rimmed glasses, carrying a heavy folder, dressed very simply, looking like a high school student from before the apocalypse.

Jiang Jianxin stepped forward and listened as Yin Ju extended his hand to introduce them:

"Jiang Jianxin, this is Xue Qingling, the deputy director of the personnel department of the War Alliance."

"Vice Minister Xue, this is Sword Master Jiang Jianxin."

Although Xue Qingling was young, she was very experienced in her work. She extended her hand and said in a businesslike manner:

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Sword Master. Please come with me."

The United Front Work Department's lobby is connected to the Personnel Department. Jiang Jianxin followed Xue Qingling and turned into the Personnel Department's office lobby through the connecting corridor.

It's much quieter here; after all, in a stable faction, there aren't many personnel changes every day.

Jiang Jianxin saw the familiar old lady in the personnel hall. She was wearing a floral shirt and sitting on a blue plastic bench, with a spiked club as tall as a person standing next to her.

The latter also saw Jiang Jianxin, but only awkwardly rubbed his hands together and did not dare to move forward.

"That old lady is..."

Jiang Jianxin asked.

Xue Qingling glanced at it and said, "They are newly recruited members of the United Front Work Department. There were some problems with the personnel procedures, so I asked Xiao Li to handle them."

She glanced at the HR department's workspace and called out:

"Xiao Li, haven't you finished taking care of the old lady from the United Front Work Department yet?"

Forty-year-old Xiao Li rushed out of the workshop, bowing and scraping as he said:
"Vice Minister Xue, I'm here... I'm currently verifying my information, it's being processed."

"If the information verification still doesn't work, go to the information department and see if there's a problem on their end."

Xue Qingling gave the expert instructions.

"Okay, okay."

Xiao Li hurriedly ran back to his workroom.

Jiang Jianxin's mouth twitched.

When she heard Xue Qingling call him "Little" Li, she assumed he was even younger. However, she didn't expect that in the workplace, people are addressed by their experience. This "Little" Li looked like he came from an ordinary background and had just been recruited by the HR department.

Xue Qingling led Jiang Jianxin into her office.

The deputy director of the personnel department's office was not large, but it was very tidy. She took out a personnel change confirmation form from the drawer.

"The headquarters plans to promote you to elder, but since most of the elder positions at Dawn Base are full, only the Logistics and Medical Department has an elder position available."

Xue Qingling pointed to the long horizontal line in the lower right corner of the confirmation form and said:
"This is the personnel transfer document for the Logistics and Medical Department. Sign your name below to indicate your agreement to the transfer. The Alliance will then issue a notice on the forum announcing that you have officially become an Alliance Elder."

Jiang Jianxin stared at the words "Logistics and Medical Department" and analyzed a lot of things in an instant.

The claim by the alliance that the positions of elders in other departments are full is actually highly questionable.

As far as she knew, Yin Ju was an elder in the United Front Work Department, and he was currently the only elder in the department, so it wouldn't be a problem to arrange for another one.

However, instead of assigning her to the United Front Work Department, she was placed as an elder in the Logistics and Medical Department, a department that doesn't seem to have much real power. This is very likely because they didn't want her to be involved in the core management circle of the alliance.

—Although she is strong, she has only been in the league for less than a month.

The alliance needs to improve her benefits to keep her here long-term, but it also needs to prevent her from wielding too much power while lacking loyalty and turning against them.

After considering various factors, the old position of Minister of Logistics and Medical Affairs became the most suitable position for her to be promoted.

Jiang Jianxin clearly understood the War Alliance's ulterior motives. She didn't mind the decision itself, but she was concerned about the "logistics and medical department".

She had previously seen strange medical equipment at the Alliance's hospital, and she had been avoiding it the whole time...

If she were to become the elder of this logistics and medical department, then wouldn't she...?

So you're going to be managing hospitals?
Jiang Jianxin asked in a bad mood:

"If I were to become the Minister of Logistics and Medical Affairs, what would my daily tasks be?"

Xue Qingling counted on her fingers for her:
"Patrol the hospital at least once a month to allocate medical supplies and inspect the medical situation..."

"You can assign these departmental responsibilities to the medical department managers. Apart from these, you are to perform the duties of an elder, obey orders to participate in combat or go to clear contaminated areas."

Jiang Jianxin chuckled dryly, never expecting fate to play such a cruel trick on him.

She didn't want to deal with the mess at the Union Hospital.

—How did this link her to the hospital?
Jiang Jianxin stared at the confirmation form, hesitated for a moment, and finally signed it.

She wanted to see how those medical devices had infiltrated the war alliance and who was behind it all.

What unknown purpose is Black Eye Pharmaceuticals, the company that sells these products, hiding behind a secret?