Xu Qiuyan laid everything out for me.
She said that the purpose of her visit this time was simply to assist me.
As for how the negotiations would be handled, that was between R5 and me. She would not take part in the process.
If there was anything we needed the Administration Bureau to do, I could tell her directly, and she would coordinate it.
In addition, the Administration Bureau had brought nearly four thousand people this time, all waiting on the outskirts. If the negotiations failed and fighting broke out, their people could arrive at once.
Of course, our own people could arrive at the same time as well.
This greatly bolstered our manpower and gradually reduced our disadvantage in numbers.
After roughly discussing things with Xu Qiuyan, I prepared to take some people back to that contact station. This time, though, I was bringing noticeably more people. Besides Xu Qiuyan, there were Ye Jinghong, Qianqian, Han Ru, and Jiang Xiaohui.
Xiaohua and Dazhu had wanted to come too, but I left them outside with the doctor.
I was going there to negotiate. Bringing too many people would only put the other side on guard.
Xie Yi patted me on the shoulder. "I really envy you. No matter where you go, you're always surrounded by beautiful women."
I rolled my eyes. He was deliberately bringing up the one subject I wanted to avoid. Being surrounded by beautiful women was not always a good thing. To me, matters of romance between men and women were the most headache-inducing.
When we returned to the contact station, R15 and Qiu Shui were already waiting there.
Just as with Yan Rou, I preferred calling R305 Qiu Shui.
It was easier to remember.
Besides, calling someone by a serial number just felt strange.
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