Five minutes later.
Xia Simeng dejectedly opened the meeting room door and let out a long sigh, her face somewhat haggard.
"Captain... don't be too upset. Maybe Director Lin just doesn't like Soft Zhonghua cigarettes?" a Phoenix Squad member consoled her.
"Yeah, Captain. I think Director Lin seems pretty nice. Even if we didn't manage to give him the gift, he'll still look after us. At most, we just won't be able to approve our own leave slips... You really don't need to worry too much."
"Come to think of it, Director Lin really does have a good temper. He only reminded the captain of a few things. If it had been Commander Zuo... tsk, we probably wouldn't have gotten out without being scolded for half an hour."
"..."
As everyone chimed in one after another, they unknowingly arrived at the entrance to Night Watchmen headquarters.
Xia Simeng walked up to the business van, turned back to look at headquarters, and spoke apologetically. "Sorry... I failed to get everyone any leave, took on a whole pile of missions, and even got you all lectured along with me for several minutes... I'm so useless! I'm sorry!!"
Wrapped in her golden cloak, Xia Simeng suddenly bowed deeply, startling the Phoenix Squad members.
"Captain, Captain! What are you doing?" Tong Sheng hurriedly helped Xia Simeng up. "We won't blame you... Besides, the missions Director Lin assigned were our responsibilities to begin with. Missing a few days of rest is no big deal."
"Yeah, yeah..." everyone hurriedly echoed.
With reddened eyes, Xia Simeng helplessly shook her head and turned to get back into the van. Once everyone had taken their seats, the vehicle slowly drove away from headquarters...
Upstairs.
Shen Qingzhu released the blinds and withdrew his gaze from the scene downstairs, sighing