Most of Ronan's attention was still focused on the "I" in the Overrun Divine Script. He was taking the opportunity to memorize the "revised" pronunciation while it was fresh and ponder the newly developed function. Faced with this person who had suddenly appeared before him, he did not know what attitude to take for the moment and simply froze there.
Seeing his expression, Zhong He seemed to have misunderstood and added, "Frozen Qi Wilderness Area 41. Underground. You helped me."
So you do remember. Ronan recalled that when Zhong He had made off with the armor and equipment, he had even said something like, "Looking forward to meeting again."
Ronan remembered that the day before yesterday, when he had arrived at the Main Base and come out of Field Officer Wang Zhen's office, Zhong He had gone in, and the two had met face-to-face. Yet this man had seemed to have no impression of him at all—well, although Ronan's face had been exposed then, hadn't he been protected by double-layered armor aboard the Soil Layer Voyager?
There was no point dwelling on that. Ronan did not think much of it, only wondering what Zhong He wanted from him now.
With doubts in his heart, Ronan asked directly, "Field Officer Zhong, I remember you. What do you need from me?"
Field Officer Zhong He gave a slight nod. "The 'Grease Ball' currently conducting frontline reconnaissance in the Earth Core region—is that your work?"
Though he phrased it as a question, his meaning was very certain.
Ronan had no idea how Zhong He knew.
As a superior officer, it would be normal for him to have that authority... but equally normal if he did not.
Ronan was bound by confidentiality requirements. Zhong He was not his direct superior, so Ronan had neither