As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

The next day, at Hummingbird headquarters.

The huge auditorium was packed with people, and the students, dressed in uniform, sat upright and silent.

At the very front, above the stage, hung a red banner—the 22nd cohort of trainees from the National Bureau of Abnormal Affairs receiving their ranks.

"National Bureau of Abnormal Affairs..."

Sitting in the first row, Shen Qing stared at the banner. This was the first time he had ever seen the department's real name.

"Everyone—stand up!"

At a command, all the trainees stood up, and the auditorium echoed with the sound of heels hitting the floor in unison.

"Welcome, sir!"

The auditorium doors were pushed open, and a tall, middle-aged soldier walked in, his head bowed…

The trainees who had participated in the training camp were slightly taken aback.

According to their understanding, shouldn't the attendees at the usual conferment ceremony be the direct superiors of Hummingbird and Owl, with the rank of colonel or senior colonel?

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There was no lengthy speech; the ceremony went straight to the point. The host stepped forward and opened the documents in his hand.

"Based on the comprehensive evaluation of the 22nd cohort of trainees from the National Bureau of Abnormal Affairs, the following two hundred trainees are hereby awarded the rank of Captain—"

The list is very long.

In groups of seven, the trainees whose names were called walked up to the stage one by one, where a group of veterans, both men and women, conferred their ranks.

"Zhou Qing!"

"Zhao Beichen!"

"..."

Group after group arrived, but Shen Qing and his companions were never among them.

Zheng Dahai was so anxious that his eyes darted around. If he hadn't been standing in the front row, he probably would have started muttering to himself.

Li Yangzhao kept giving the other party meaningful glances, which finally made them stop.

When the list was read to the very end, the host's voice rang out again, this time with a slightly different tone.

"Now, read out the special conferment order!"

The already quiet auditorium became even more solemn.

Zheng Dahai!

"arrive!"

"Li Yangzhao!"

"arrive!"

"Li Yinxi!"

"arrive!"

The three men stepped forward one by one and walked to the stage. The host continued reading:

"Based on the comprehensive evaluation of the 22nd cohort of trainees from the National Bureau of Abnormal Affairs."

Comrades Zheng Dahai, Li Yangzhao, and Li Yinxi have demonstrated outstanding performance in the assessment and are hereby awarded a third-class merit and the rank of captain!

After the conferment of ranks came the awarding of medals, which was met with applause.

The trainees all looked on with envy. They thought that being awarded a medal right after receiving their rank meant their future was limitless.

In particular, apart from Zheng Dahai, the other two did not even participate in the training camp.

Is the difference between people really that great?

Besides envy, some people who had temporarily teamed up with them were filled with regret, wishing they hadn't run away.

They were eliminated in the blink of an eye.

However, before the envious gazes could be withdrawn, a question arose in everyone's mind—where was Shen Qing?

Even if not everyone knows that Shen Qing is also Li Yangzhao's teammate, there's no reason why he should be eliminated in the second round of assessment based on his performance in the first round.

Are you hated and isolated? Almost no students think that way.

Surely nothing was missed?

Such a large-scale event is normally impossible, but shouldn't they be awarded the same rank of captain, with at most an additional third-class merit?

Just as everyone was wondering, the host raised his voice again.

"Attention all personnel, please await the conferment of ranks by our comrade!"

"Um?"

The trainees were taken aback. Wasn't this leader here to observe the ceremony? But they all instinctively became serious and straightened their backs.

The auditorium was so quiet you could hear your own heartbeat.

"Shen Qing!"

"arrive!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the auditorium, Shen Qing walked steadily to the front of the stage and stood still.

"Shen Qing, a probationary member of the Binhai Branch."

Based on his outstanding performance in the assessment—annihilating the special operations team and leading his teammates to break through heavily guarded checkpoints.

Based on the unanimous assessment of the evaluation committee, he is hereby awarded a second-class merit.

In addition, prior to this training and assessment, this comrade resolved a Class D demon incident and, with the approval of his superiors, was awarded a first-class merit.

After careful consideration, Comrade Shen Qing is hereby awarded the rank of Major.

Major!

Second-class merit!

First-class merit!

Three titles were bestowed upon him one after another, each more outrageous than the last.

Especially that first-class merit, all the trainees' minds were buzzing. He solved a D-level incident before being awarded the rank. Was he definitely a trainee from the same batch as them?

And they didn't even participate in the training camp?

Everyone was starting to question their existence, but due to discipline they couldn't speak, so they could only stare wide-eyed.

The news of someone receiving a first-class merit was also spread at headquarters, but they were in training at the time and didn't pay much attention to it.

They never expected that this would be a newcomer from the same batch as them.

Now he's received another second-class merit... If it weren't for the age limit, he wouldn't even need to be a lieutenant colonel for long. This is truly a sign of unlimited potential!

The leader personally stepped forward.

He took the two bars and one star shoulder insignia symbolizing the rank of major from the red velvet tray held by the officer beside him and solemnly pinned it on Shen Qing.

He then took out the second-class merit medal and personally pinned it to his chest.

He took a step back, glanced at Shen Qing, and nodded.

"Not bad, young man."

"However, being a major in the Bureau of Abnormalities is not just a military rank, but also a responsibility."

In special circumstances, you would have command authority over the Public Security Bureau and military units at the battalion level and below. Are you confident in your ability to shoulder this responsibility?

"Reporting to the commander!"

Shen Qing took a deep breath, raised his right hand sharply in salute, and shouted, "Yes, sir!"

The sound was an uncontrollable surge of blood and qi.

He became a colonel at a young age, and has a first-class merit and a second-class merit. He also holds leadership and command authority in special circumstances.

Which young man hasn't dreamed of leading troops into battle and achieving great things?

Even if one has memories of a past life, that was only around twenty years old. What truly influences one's mindset is experience. With honor and responsibility weighing on one's shoulders, the surging emotions in one's chest are impossible to suppress.

"Okay, I look forward to your future performance."

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

At the very end, Li Feng's palms were so red from clapping that he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

The team leaders from the other branches were green with envy, but there was nothing they could do.

"The conferment ceremony is over. All stand at attention and take the oath!"

"...Serve the people wholeheartedly, be ready to fight at any time...Swear to defend the motherland to the death!"

As the thunderous oath fell, the conferment ceremony came to an end.

As soon as the leader left, Shen Qing was surrounded.

Everyone was curious about the details of his first-class merit award. After finally managing to squeeze out of the crowd, they looked up and saw a familiar face.

"Is it you?"

It was that tall guy who sacrificed himself to cover the rear at the outpost yesterday.

"Thank you for yesterday," Shen Qing said, taking the initiative to speak.

"Oh, come on, if anyone should be saying thank you, it should be us thanking you."

The tall man scratched his head, his expression somewhat complicated. "Otherwise, given the relationship we started off with, we would probably have been eliminated as soon as we got off the bus."

Not to mention that I was the one who caused you trouble later on...

Shen Qing was about to say something when he raised his hand to interrupt her, "You don't need to explain."

The tall man's expression turned serious. "We are aware of your previous actions. We were indeed wrong before."

"Back then, we were all incredibly arrogant, thinking that we were chosen ones because we had awakened our talents."

Heaven is number one, Earth is number two, and I am number three.

No one was willing to submit to anyone else, and they even looked down on their teammates. Only when you blocked the door did they begin to realize the problem of teamwork.

"Given our condition, if we actually went to the battlefield, we'd probably be the ones who get ourselves killed, and our teammates as well."

The surrounding noise gradually quieted down, and the tall man continued:

"The demon incident that followed, and the second test, further proved the importance of teamwork."

He took a deep breath, suddenly stood at attention, and raised his right hand.

"We were wrong before; we were too arrogant and looked down on our companions. Thank you!"