Scott sensed that something was off. However, he couldn't contact Qu Jianlei directly to verify it.
He truly wanted to do him a favor, but military discipline was no trivial matter, especially when it involved the Special Operations Department.
So he contacted the major general who had previously dealt with Qu Jianlei.
The major general was in an important military meeting. His vice admiral wanted to ask around, but Scott couldn't state things outright.
Hill was a powerful connection. While accidents were possible, he was not someone others could casually involve themselves with.
Time passed bit by bit amid suspicion and speculation.
When the major general finished his meeting and received the news, he pondered for a moment before asking, "The notification didn't come through a top-secret channel?"
After confirming that, he suggested that Scott take the initiative to contact Hill and find out what was going on.
The major general didn't want to get involved in this matter, but for Scott, this meant he was acting under his superior's orders.
At least with that pretext, it wouldn't count as private collusion.
Qu Jianlei brought three starships to the Frontline and was applying to the frontline forces for permission to continue forward for observation.
The frontline forces actually hated this sort of thing and wanted to decline politely. Those big shots in the observation group were truly difficult to serve.
The key issue was that the other side hadn't brought escort warships, so the Frontline had to arrange warships to escort them.
Otherwise, if something happened to the observation group, the frontline forces would bear considerable responsibility as well. Couldn't they just settle down? Still, though that was what they thought, they had no way to refuse directly.
So they merely said, "You're only here to observe. If you want