Zhong Shanyong was well aware of his own standing. In name, he was a Deputy Commander. While it seemed he was only one rank below Commander Chen, the actual gap between them was immense.
His role as Deputy Commander was, within the Garrison Commandant's Office system, truly only at the level of a Vice Chief of the Patrol. Lord Chen, on the other hand, was a genuine, bona fide Commander-in-Chief.
Vice Chief of the Patrol, Chief of the Patrol Office, Candidate for Commander, Deputy Commander, Commander-in-Chief!
Each step up the ladder could take more than a decade of struggling within the system! And it was even more likely that after ten years, you would end up right where you started, unable to advance a single step!
'If… If Lord Chen were willing to intervene, then the Wei Family…'
