"You?" Liu Yuding got stuck halfway through, truly not knowing how to put it.
Though the Third Combat Team was special and had no sense of formality with their superiors in private, they rarely acted like this when it came to serious matters—especially when those serious matters involved the head of the Military Law Department. Around those people, they behaved as obediently as could be.
But Lu Bingze's behavior just now was completely unlike that. The caution he had always shown in Liu Yuding's presence seemed to have vanished in an instant.
And as for getting patted on the shoulder, aside from Chu Han, Liu Yuding could not remember the last time anyone else had done that!
At this moment, Lu Bingze seemed completely unaware of what had shocked Liu Yuding and asked, "What's wrong?"
Liu Yuding was speechless again. The surprise on his face was obvious. "You... why aren't you afraid of me anymore?"
"Oh, that?" Lu Bingze smiled carelessly. Instead of answering, he asked, "Are you not used to it, or do you think there's something wrong with me?"
Liu Yuding's expression turned slightly grave. "Both."
Lu Bingze asked again, "Which weighs more heavily?"
Liu Yuding's eyes flashed. "If you hadn't asked those two questions, it would have been the latter. But since you did, it's the former."
Lu Bingze gave Liu Yuding an unreadable look, then raised an eyebrow. "That answer was rather unexpected."
By now, Liu Yuding had recovered from his earlier shock and said calmly, "If there really were something wrong with you, you wouldn't alert the enemy before acting. You'd usually wait until the very last moment to make people realize."
Lu Bingze's smile deepened. "When you say there's something wrong with me, do you mean the same thing I'm thinking of?"
The roundabout