Headmaster Lin gestured briskly toward the broad table in the center, already laid out with neatly stacked files, digital tablets, and a biometric scanner, "Everything you requested for, Secretary Li is here. The student registration, background clearance, and authorization for special protection protocols."
Secretary Li nodded curtly taking a seat.
Tang Fei took a seat beside Huo Ting Cheng. Twilight stood behind her, silent, alert, her sharp eyes noting every surveillance point and exit route.
Huo Ting Cheng placed Minghao gently on the chair next to him. The surroundings weren't new to her, she had been studying here, and she was just coming back after failing to do well in the military academy.
Secretary Li was already moving through the files with mechanical precision. His fingers barely made a sound as he flipped through data sheets and confirmed biometric readings.
"Fingerprint scan here," he said without looking up, "and the parental signatures on the digital pad."
