"Iron Block's" impersonal prompt sounded by his ear. "You have arrived at the Front Committee First Bureau Executive Office meeting site. You are on the attendee list. Check-in successful. There are still thirty minutes until the meeting begins."
The door to Meeting Room 2302 in the Logistics Zone opened. Though it was called a meeting room, it looked more like a reception room. It was not very large, with several floating chairs and matching tea tables scattered about. Ronan almost thought this was going to be another heart-to-heart talk.
However, as the lights came on, the spherical projection area in the center lit up as well. Several floating chairs hovered around its perimeter, like satellites orbiting a massive celestial body, yet also like observers seated high beyond the heavens. It depended on how one chose to see it.
There was no one here. Probably because Ronan had not stayed long in the Medical Zone and had arrived early.
Ronan did not take a seat. He merely stood at the edge, then, after some thought, contacted "Iron Block" again. Once he confirmed that his personal Smart Brain and even the Inner Universe Simulator were connected to the meeting room's projection area, he pulled up the papers he had read and selected during this period, along with his other preparations, from the Database and arranged them briefly.
Once he was sure there were no problems, he stood there in a daze. Inevitably, Lieutenant Qiao Shu came to mind again.
He had worked with Lieutenant Qiao Shu for more than three months. Xian Zhu had helped him at first, of course, but after Qiao Shu saw his abilities and potential, he had also taken considerable care of him. He had taught Ronan much of what he knew as a technical officer and had