"I've forgotten a lot of things from before, but... I think I've seen you."
When the hooded figure before him said this, Shen Jin was suddenly startled!
"You've seen me?"
"Maybe, but I can't remember clearly. All I know is that I'm called Number Zero now, and I'm the boss of all the pancake people. He said you're our commanding officer?"
Number Zero pointed at Meng San.
Shen Jin took another careful look at the white mass of light beneath his hood and found that he still couldn't see through it.
"Yes, you're all my soldiers. You must follow my orders one hundred percent."
"All right, no problem. Anything else, sir?"
Shen Jin froze for a moment.
Anything else?
There were far too many things!
Where did you come from, and why were you suddenly acting so familiar?
And how did you become their boss? Did I authorize that?
There wasn't even a physical body under your hood, was there!?
Otherwise, why keep hiding it!
Why was it white light?
Shen Jin had a bellyful of complaints, but for a moment, he didn't know where to begin.
Seeing Shen Jin's unhappy expression, Meng San pulled him aside to explain.
"Boss, I've already studied Number Zero today. He really did appear out of nowhere, but... the others didn't notice at all that an extra person had appeared among them. They all obey him, too, as though he were a boss they'd chosen together.
"Of course, they obey us more. After all, our system is in place.
"Number Zero is a bit like a village chief. Everyone listens to him, but they wouldn't break our laws for him, nor would they follow any strange orders from him. For example, if Number Zero told them to eat shit, they'd definitely refuse and secretly