(Heartfelt thanks to 'z Dandan's Sorrow z', 'Xing Ming Qing Kong', 'I Am a Gentleman', and 'npctao Jīe' for their tips!)
Tengu City, AST garrison base...
At the entrance, a figure suddenly appeared without warning. The coat on his body swept through an arc with his arrival before gently settling down, making him look exceptionally carefree...
After glancing at the entrance of the AST garrison and surveying his surroundings, Wu Yan took his phone from his pocket. He did not dial any number or call anyone. He simply pressed the call button, held it to his ear, and quietly waited.
Before long, a line connected to Wu Yan's phone, accompanied by an aged voice ringing out.
"Should I call you Shido-kun? Or Wu Yan-kun?..."
"I don't particularly care. Either one is my identity now..." Wu Yan shrugged and sighed before speaking into the phone somewhat irritably. "And? Don't you have anything else to say?..."
"You specifically had Kotori notify me over the radio not to kill Westcott. You even said Ellen couldn't be killed. If you don't give me a good enough reason, I'm going to lose my temper, Lord Woodman..."
"A reason..." On the other end of the phone, Woodman first let out a contemplative hum before speaking teasingly. "There is a rational reason and an emotional reason. Which would you like to hear?..."
"People at the top like you actually have emotional reasons when dealing with hostile forces?..." Wu Yan raised his brows and said with interest, "Then I'd like to hear it..."
"For various reasons, Westcott cannot die yet!" Woodman gave that answer.
"That is the rational reason!"
"I clearly asked for the emotional one!" Wu Yan's brow twitched sharply. Rubbing his temple, he said meaningfully, "Lord Woodman, you're not deliberately messing with me, are you?..."
"No,