(I've been getting the chapter numbers wrong lately. Is it because Yi Zui's mind has been blank these days?)
After ending the communication, El-Elf and the others found a place near the agreed meeting point to hide and observe the surroundings. As collaborators, El-Elf maintained a basic level of trust and normal suspicion toward the two confidants sent by Commander Constance, who had defected to Char. However, he had no foundation whatsoever for trusting the so-called Rebel Army they had never encountered within this capital satellite.
Maintaining the necessary vigilance, El-Elf had everyone spread out and patrol the surrounding area. Under Zeon's current circumstances, wearing a Zeon uniform was no different from wearing casual clothes and would not attract much attention. After their defeat in the war, the establishment of New Zeon had split away much of Zeon's strength, while the scale of new recruitment continued to expand. The proportion of military personnel among Zeon citizens had reached an extremely abnormal level. This resulted in an excessive number of Zeon Army soldiers, most of whom wore their uniforms even while off duty, making Zeon uniforms an utterly ordinary sight.
After waiting for less than half an hour, a medium-sized vehicle bearing the Capital Defense Force insignia stopped at the agreed meeting place. The instant the vehicle appeared, the two confidants who had been sent over were startled. El-Elf merely glanced at the medium vehicle parked by the roadside and spoke as though talking to himself.
"Seven-point-three meters long and two-point-five meters wide. Based on the clearance beneath the cargo compartment and the pressure on the tires, the vehicle should be empty. Have any of you noticed anything?"
"No."
"Everything is normal."
"Same here."
The small earpiece in his ear relayed the voices of the members patrolling separately to El-Elf. He