The piercing siren cut through the almost frozen silence in the main hall of the Central Administration Center.
All eyes turned to the figure at the security checkpoint shrouded in a red beam of light.
Wen Tan stood there with a calm expression, as if the sharp buzzing had nothing to do with her.
She was wearing the most standard administrative system suit. The well-fitting tailoring outlined her slender but upright figure, and her gentle eyebrows made her look like a harmless intern.
"Identity authority is not activated." Security Section Officer Chen Yan repeated it for the third time with a dull expression on his face, a hint of impatience in his eyes.
"Impossible," Wen Tan's voice was soft but extremely clear, "My employment notification email clearly stated that the permissions will automatically take effect at five o'clock in the morning today."
