8:00 AM.
Jing'an District, East City, Huaihai West Road.
The rush hour traffic crawled slowly along the street, the sound of car horns and broadcasts intermingling, wafting through the somewhat stuffy air.
Sunlight pierced through thin clouds, casting onto the gray-white granite facade of the Special Search Team Headquarters building.
This massive "hui"-shaped complex stood like a steel giant crouched at the city's bustling center, quietly inhaling and exhaling the stream of people coming and going.
On either side of the main gate, during a change of shifts, sentinels lined up carrying rifles.
The uniform leather boots stepped neatly on the concrete platform, producing a crisp, clattering sound.
Today marks the official report day for spring recruitment personnel of the Special Search Team.
On the plaza in front of the headquarters building, hundreds of candidates who passed numerous screenings lined up according to the orientation signs.
