"General Fu, what's going on here?"
"What do you mean, what's going on?"
Fu Guo'an asked back with a smile in response to Qin Xuan's question.
Qin Xuan's breath hitched, and he exclaimed, "What else could it be?"
"It's these women, of course!"
"Don't tell me every Grand General has four beautiful subordinates!"
"Also, Wan Lingqiu said they all hold the rank of Major General."
"Any one of them could be appointed as a commander!"
"And you want them to be my secretaries and scribes?"
"Are you serious?"
Qin Xuan voiced his doubts at lightning speed. Fu Guo'an burst into laughter upon hearing him.
"Of course, other Grand Generals don't have this privilege, my General Qin!"
"There are only five such outstanding, general-level beauties in the entire Longguo."
"Except for General Su Nishang, who is on official duty elsewhere, all the others are here to be your subordinates!"
"But why is that?"
The more excellent Fu Guo'an described them, the more confused Qin Xuan became.
Wouldn't it be better to assign these four outstanding individuals to lead their own departments?
Why were they all assigned to him?
Seeing Qin Xuan's utterly bewildered expression, Fu Guo'an chuckled softly.
"General Qin, you don't need to worry too much."
"Since they are standing here, it must be with the approval of the higher-ups."
"As for why they are all here..."
"Perhaps you can ask those three to find out."
"Those three?"
Qin Xuan was taken aback.
"You mean, my masters sent them?"
"Huh? Masters? What masters?"
"I don't know anything about that. I didn't say anything."
Qin Xuan rolled his eyes at this.
Although Fu Guo'an kept denying it, his acting skills were truly terrible.
It was as obvious as saying "there are no three taels of silver buried here."
However, even knowing that his masters were manipulating things behind the scenes, Qin Xuan still couldn't understand.
What was the point of them bringing all these beautiful Major Generals to his side?
Returning to Fu Guo'an's office, the four beauties showed no signs of impatience.
Instead, they stood respectfully until Qin Xuan invited them to sit.
After that, Fu Guo'an took out a locked file from his drawer and handed it to Qin Xuan.
He opened it carefully. Inside, besides a Grandmaster certificate with his photo, there was a bank card, a property deed, and a large set of keys.
"Your Grandmaster certificate not only proves your identity but also serves as your officer ID, firearms permit, and more."
"Please keep it safe."
"As for this bank card, it's your salary card from the state. All future salaries and subsidies for the Grand General rank will be deposited into this card."
"As for this property deed..."
Fu Guo'an paused.
"Originally, the state planned to allocate housing based on your assigned residence. However, Ke Wudi Zhizun insisted on transferring the imperial courtyard in the capital, which was allocated to him by the state, to you."
"So, this property deed is for that courtyard."
"The transfer procedures have been directly handled by the property bureau."
"From now on, that courtyard in the heart of the capital belongs to you alone."
"Master..."
Although Qin Xuan wasn't short of money to buy a courtyard, he was deeply touched when he heard that Ke Wudi had given his own allocated courtyard to his disciple.
A drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring.
Moreover, there was a master-disciple relationship between them.
This incident further deepened their bond.
After Qin Xuan had processed the current information, Fu Guo'an pointed to the set of keys and said, "This large set is for the facilities within your courtyard."
"As for the car key, it's for the official vehicle assigned to you by the state."
"Considering your youth and lack of official duties, the higher-ups have specifically assigned you a specially modified military-grade Land Cruiser."
"It has a rather cool exterior, which should suit your aesthetic."
Qin Xuan nodded.
He generally didn't need the vehicles assigned by the state.
However, if he handed them over to Wan Lingqiu and the others for daily use, it would be much more convenient.
...
An hour later, Qin Ling'er excitedly ran back from the shooting range.
When she learned that her brother would have four beautiful subordinates, she was also overjoyed.
After all, in this world, very few people would have any objection to beautiful women.
Let alone these women, who were all beauties among beauties.
With everything settled, the sky outside had turned completely dark.
Qin Xuan handed the state-assigned Land Cruiser to Lingqiu, asking her to take the other three home first.
He then walked with Qin Ling'er to the parking lot to retrieve his car.
Upon arriving at the parking lot, Qin Xuan was surprised to find a large crowd gathered around his car.
Both men and women were taking pictures of his Apollo.
If they were just standing at a distance and taking photos, it would have been one thing.
But what was outrageous was that a woman had sat down on the hood of the sports car and was posing for pictures.
This infuriated Qin Ling'er.
As everyone knew, the Apollo IE used a carbon fiber body.
While it was lightweight and rigid, it was also not very resistant to wear and impact.
Especially the woman's stiletto heels; if she accidentally stepped on the car's body with force, it was possible for the body to crack, requiring a complete shell replacement!
So, Qin Ling'er immediately rushed forward and angrily reprimanded the woman sitting on the car hood and taking pictures.
"Stop taking pictures, get up quickly!"
The woman was posing for a photo to post on her social media.
Upon hearing Qin Ling'er's voice, she impatiently retorted, "What's the rush?"
"Everyone gets a turn."
"Just wait."
"Come back after I'm done."
Qin Ling'er was speechless.
The other woman clearly mistook her for someone who also wanted to take photos with the car.
She immediately took out her keys and pressed the unlock button.
"What do you mean, 'take pictures'?"
"This car belongs to my brother."
"Get up quickly!"
Seeing the headlights turn on, the woman naturally knew that the owner had returned.
But so what?
She was just taking a few photos; it wouldn't cost him anything.
"So what if it's your brother's? What does that have to do with me?"
"I'm just taking a few photos, and I'll leave after I'm done."
"No, please move aside!"
Qin Ling'er certainly wouldn't indulge her and immediately shouted to stop her.
Seeing that the woman remained unmoved, she had no choice but to open the car door and attempt to scare her away by starting the engine.
Qin Xuan couldn't just watch Qin Ling'er act impulsively, so he quickly walked over.
After gently stroking Qin Ling'er's head, he then said to the woman who was still posing, "Madam, this car belongs to me."
"We need to leave now, so please move aside."
Qin Xuan's tone was firm and polite, with no other intention. However, the woman clearly didn't think so.
She first stomped her foot in anger, then turned to Qin Xuan and cursed, "So what if you're the owner?"
"You keep rushing us, are your mothers dead that you're in such a hurry to leave?"
"It's just a bit of money to buy a car, right?"
"What's there to show off about?"
"If you don't let me take pictures, I won't take them anymore!"
"Pah!"
"Trash!"
"Both the people and the car are trash!"