Chapter 266 Irony
When the tables and chairs were brought up, Xiao Ran was given hot breakfast dishes. Under the attention of countless customers coming and going, Xiao Ran was enjoying the food in a leisurely manner. It seemed that he was not here to wait for the guests of Humanity Federation and AEU, but simply wanted to change somewhere to have a meal.
Before Xiao Ran finished eating, the people from Humanity Federation and AEU finally strode out with their heads held high, especially the two leaders, a middle-aged man with black hair and a fat man with blond hair. They were talking and laughing, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with letting people like Xiao Ran wait for them here.
But when these two people saw Xiao Ran sitting on a chair, drinking tea leisurely, with a portable TV on the table, smiling while watching a movie, their faces suddenly looked like they had eaten shit.
Xiao Ran's attention seemed to be completely attracted by the movie on the table, and he didn't notice a group of people coming out. It was Lieutenant Colonel Rodia who leaned into Xiao Ran's ear and said something Xiao Ran suddenly raised his head in realization. When he stood up, he forgot to press pause on the portable movie. He just stood in front of the chair and smiled at Humanity Federation and everyone in AEU.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't see you at all just now. It's because this movie is so exciting. Oh, it's true." Xiao Ran sighed apologetically, facing Major General Kim of Humanity Federation and Goodman of AEU The brigadier general stretched out his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down. "You two came here so early, you probably haven't had breakfast yet. I've been a little uncomfortable these past few days. I feel dizzy if I don't eat. If you don't mind, let's eat together. I can finish watching the movie."
"Please take a seat." After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he invited the two of them to sit down again. Before they could react, he sat down on his own and said to Lieutenant Colonel Rodia beside him, "Lieutenant Colonel, didn't you see the guests coming? You haven't prepared anything yet."
Rodia Lieutenant Colonel held his breath and nodded repeatedly as if he wanted to laugh but didn't dare. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold back his laughter when he spoke, so he turned around and left in a hurry with a few soldiers.
Major General Kim and Brigadier General Goodman looked at Xiao Ran who had made up his mind to eat here, and were relatively speechless. They immediately raised their eyebrows, but they still maintained a forced smile, nodded slightly to Xiao Ran and sat down.
Goodman, a fat man, didn't have the heart to tolerate being fat. After sitting down, he said sarcastically, "Mr. Xiao's mask is very unique. It just leaks out of the mouth. It won't affect your eating. But if you eat like this, don't you worry about getting the mask dirty? I'm afraid it won't be easy to clean."
"Yeah, I think so too, so I only made half of it. This thing is very easy to clean. The new technology does not stain oil, and it will be absolutely clean when wiped with white paper." Xiao Ran stared at the movie, took a sip of tea into his mouth, and said without raising his head, "I can't help but look ugly. I'm embarrassed to show it to others and scare others."
Major General Kim and Brigadier General Fatman Goodman didn't understand what Xiao Ran meant, and they just thought that Xiao Ran was just looking for an excuse to wear a mask to laugh at himself, but then Graham suddenly said:
"General, you are humble. At least in my opinion, many movie stars are still inferior to you."
Xiao Ran pretended to touch the mask, shook his head and sighed, "I think back then, I was also a handsome guy in the school. There were quite a few girls who liked me. I had a great figure. I don't know how many girls would scream for me when I took off my clothes. But who knew, a guy who was more handsome than me suddenly appeared. When I saw him, I just felt ashamed. From that time on, I didn't dare to show my face to scare people."
Xiao Ran As soon as he finished speaking, Fat Goodman's face suddenly darkened, and General Jin, who was sitting next to him, also coughed lightly and quickly picked up the tea to hide his smile. And Jin also discovered that this general who was too young according to the information seemed to have a bad temper and was not easy to mess with, so he wisely did not speak.
It wasn't until Xiao Ran finished speaking that the two of them discovered that Xiao Ran was actually countering what Brigadier General Goodman had just said, and even said euphemistically that since he was ugly, he simply didn't want to see people like this, especially what Xiao Ran himself said, that he had a great figure, and the one with the worst figure here was none other than the fat Brigadier Goodman.
The officers and soldiers of Lieutenant UNION standing behind Xiao Ran's chair also turned their heads and suppressed their laughter, while Graham smiled openly and said, "If the general is afraid of scaring people, then we are like this. I'm afraid it's best not to even come out of the door."
"Exaggerated, exaggerated." Xiao Ran waved his hand with his back to Graham and said, "Actually, I'm just not that confident in myself. In this world, there are still many people who are very confident in their looks, although others may not seem to accept it."
"Pa!" Goodman stomped down the tea cup in his hand, making a loud noise. It happened that Rodia also came with a few soldiers carrying freshly baked meals. Xiao Ran seemed not to see or hear what Goodman did. He smiled directly and said to Jin and Goodman: "Come on, you're welcome. The food made by the chef here still tastes very good."
Major General Kim also nodded and smiled and said, "Then thank you General Xiao for your hospitality."
Xiao Ran smiled and said to Goodman: "Brigadier General Goodman, you're welcome, do it yourself."
"Thanks, but I'm not hungry." Goodman replied solemnly.
Xiao Ran shook his head and said regretfully, "It's a pity. It seems that Brigadier General Goodman is not lucky. Come on, Major General Kim, eat more, it tastes pretty good."
Major General Kim smiled and nodded, "It's not bad. Food from different countries and regions, and in a place like this, tastes very fresh."
Xiao Ran laughed, nodded and focused his attention on the movie again.
During this morning tea, I had to drag Xiao Ran to finish watching the movie. Although the officers behind Xiao Ran stood still alive for a long time, who wanted to go to the toilet and take a rest? Xiao Ran did not prohibit it, and watching Humanity Federation's people and AEU's entourage and officers also stood there for nearly two hours like him, although he was a little tired, his mood was quite comfortable.
After the movie was over, Xiao Ran also patted his stomach and stood up. The friendly smile on his face was no longer there, but he spoke to Major General Kim and Brigadier General Goodman with a serious face, "Welcome to Sky Ladder Orbit of UNION. Let me introduce myself formally. I am Xiao Ran. I am currently the highest military officer of Japanese Special Economic Zone and also the highest officer of UNION Sky Ladder Orbit. Major General Kim, Brigadier General Goodman, welcome you."
"We have clearly understood the purpose of your visit this time, and have prepared a conference room. If you need to take a rest, we will start in the afternoon. If not, we will immediately start the things we want to discuss today."
Goodman stood up, threw his hand away, and snorted extremely dissatisfied, "I've been waiting for so long, I don't want to wait any longer, let's start now."
Major General Kim also nodded, stood up and said, "Let's start now, but please give us some preparation time."
"Of course." Xiao Ran turned to look at Lieutenant Colonel Rodia and said, "Lieutenant Colonel, you are responsible for the arrangements for the two generals and their entourage. You must let the guests feel our enthusiasm."
"Yes!" Lieutenant Colonel Rodia saluted Xiao Ran, then walked to Goodman, stretched out his hand and said, "General Goodman, General Jin, please come with me. We will also prepare a place for you to use."
After Rodia led AEU and Humanity Federation away with a few people, Xiao Ran also sneered and waved his hands and turned to leave. Naturally, someone behind him cleaned up the tables and chairs. However, before the meeting started, a very long video appeared on the Internet, and the entire beginning of the video was recorded. Xiao Ran led the team to wait for the people from AEU and Humanity Federation, then asked someone to take out the table, and watched the movie and ate breakfast. Especially when Xiao Ran was sarcastic about Goodman, he also magnified Goodman's expression, which suddenly sparked a discussion on the Internet and a wave of ridicule.
The one who was praised was naturally Xiao Ran, and the one who was ridiculed was naturally Goodman, who had a dark face throughout.
Humanity Federation and the AEU people prepared for about ten minutes before entering the conference room that Xiao Ran had arrived in advance. The number of people present on both sides was actually not very large. For Xiao Ran, Graham, as the protagonist, had to attend. Lieutenant Colonel Rodia, as the highest officer here under Xiao Ran, also attended the meeting, and there were also two majors.
As for Humanity Federation, Major General Kim will naturally not be absent. There are also the secretary and others, only three or four people. The same is true for AEU.
There were only a few people in the large conference room, but it seemed quite empty. At the beginning of the meeting, Major General Kim described the process from the beginning of the combat operation to the failure, such as what orders were issued under what circumstances. Afterwards, he analyzed the Tianren's body, and even more focused on the reinforcement of the new body. Basically, he described the situation at that time in great detail, and also added a lot of analysis.
More importantly, it is finally said that UNION took the lead in retreating and must bear most of the responsibility for the failure of the operation.
After General Jin finished speaking, Goodman directly pointed the finger at Xiao Ran, saying that it was UNION's inexplicable retreat without notifying friendly forces that led to huge losses in this battle. Graham needed to take responsibility and be punished with desertion.