The clamor at the Inspection Office on the day of the award ceremony was rivaled only by the day the monthly stipends were handed out.
It was nearly time to report for duty when Chu Mu finally arrived at the Nanshan Inspection Office.
The modestly sized Inspection Office was already a hive of activity, bustling with people.
In just over a month, after a single bandit-suppression campaign, the ranks of the Inspection Office's several hundred Inspectors had seen a massive turnover.
Chu Mu himself was a recent arrival and didn't know many people to begin with. Now, as he looked around, almost every face was a stranger.
"Team Leader!"
"Team Leader!"
As he walked into the Inspection Office, Chu Mu had planned to find an out-of-the-way spot to stand around like he used to. But the series of greetings that followed caught him completely off guard.
One unfamiliar face after another, each calling out "Team Leader" with a respectful tone.
