"I started practicing martial arts when I was young. I might have had a bit of talent and quickly stood out among my peers. Unfortunately, Inspector Ding Xiao later left with your grandfather, and I was left alone. Fortunately, by then I was already 11 years old, just at the beginning of the Great Expansion Era. Because I was strong from martial arts training, no one looked down on me because of my age."
"I followed the Pioneer Corps from the 10th year of the New Era to the 15th year, for a full five years. I only settled down in the Buffer Zone at 16, when Station Chief Ding discovered me. Hmm, back then he was still an Inspector and gave me the only position as an officer."
"..."
Jiang Chuan's tone was very calm, as if he was telling someone else's story.
He didn't mention how a six-year-old survived in the Buffer Zone, nor did he talk about the life-and-death experiences of joining the Pioneer Corps at eleven.
