It was hard to tell from the camera, but Field Officer Zhong He was quite tall, probably over two meters. Even in Double-layered armor, Ronan only came up to his height.
Faced with Ronan's salute, this man who had already entered the ranks of mid- to high-level officers merely pursed his lips and gave a slight nod, offering no clear response, as though this were an ordinary meeting.
Even though Non-Commissioned Officer Dan Nong had never trusted Ronan much, Zhong He's attitude still left him indignant on behalf of Mobile Fifth Company.
They had pulled him out of danger, hadn't they? Was even a "thank you" too much to say?
This man really was as universally hated as the rumors claimed.
Ronan did not particularly care. Behind his double-layered faceplate, his eyes moved over Zhong He from head to toe, openly curious.
According to Sergeant Major Le Zuo, Field Officer Zhong He was an unwelcome figure among the military's lower ranks. That assessment had followed nearly his entire career to date.
Whether during his early days in the Tranquil Underworld Bureau's Operations Division, later when he struggled through the grassroots ranks, or after becoming a mid-level officer, this gloomy, taciturn, ruthless, ill-omened "cold-blooded man" had always been someone everyone avoided.
There was probably some prejudice involved. Otherwise, if everyone truly loathed him so completely, he could never have risen to his current rank—field officer was already part of the Sky Abyss Empire military's mid- to high-level backbone, a position reserved for those capable of taking charge on their own.
Well, "taking charge on his own" was undoubtedly an especially fitting—and sarcastic—description for Field Officer Zhong He.
According to grassroots rumors, Field Officer Zhong He possessed the powerful trait of a Star of Solitude. Specifically, every team he joined seemed destined