Outside the commander's office stood a team of elite soldiers clad in Single Soldier Exoskeleton Armors, appearing solemn and stern.
But when Ji Xinghe appeared in the corridor, they all raised their right hands to salute him simultaneously– silent but signifying their attitude unmistakably.
Seeing this, Chen Xun, recalling the scenes in the mecha maintenance area earlier, felt immensely reassured: Ji Xinghe was no longer a resource in the hands of certain individuals.
Once inside the office, they could only see the commander alone, which was different from what Ji Xinghe and Chen Xun had imagined.
"They didn't dare to come. They sent me to negotiate with you,"
said the commander, sitting in the visitor's couch with a somewhat helpless smile on his face, "Because they are afraid."
The tense atmosphere dissipated instantly, the change unbeknownst to outsiders.