The person who instantly made Lieutenant Colonel Bona straighten up was a tall, skinny young man. He wore a military uniform, but his jacket hung half-open, his hair was a mess, and his cap was casually tucked under his arm. His slovenly, carefree appearance was utterly out of place among the hurried soldiers around him.
He had been walking down the corridor while yawning. He had probably given this direction a curious glance as he passed, yet it had prompted such a strong reaction from Lieutenant Colonel Bona.
Yet both his insignia and Lieutenant Colonel Bona's form of address proved that he was merely a major, one rank below Lieutenant Colonel Bona.
Of course, the military looked at more than rank; actual duties mattered too. If The Visitor was in charge of some critical department...
It was truly hard to match him with any such role.
This young major seemed startled by Lieutenant Colonel Bona's greeting. After freezing for half a second, he bared his teeth and replied, "I just wanted to go get some sleep. Is this really necessary... The signal environment here is a complete mess. I can't do anything!"
As he spoke, Major Yuan gave Yan Yongbo another couple of looks before abruptly asking, "You live Cross-Boundary often, hmm?"
Yan Yongbo frowned. Before he could respond, the other man added, "Right, I think I've seen you before."
And that was somehow the end of it. He waved at Yan Yongbo and Bona, then swayed onward. From the look of him, he seemed high.
Yan Yongbo cared greatly about what the man had just said and turned to ask, "Who is he?"
Lieutenant Colonel Bona sighed and explained, "He's Major Yuan Wuwei, a genius specially recruited by the Aerospace Force. He's responsible for the frontier research at Europa