"Smack!"
The two newly promoted officers clasped hands, locking eyes with solemn expressions.
It felt very much like a meeting between senior leaders.
As Xia Chong shook hands with him, she scrutinized Lu Xin without the slightest attempt to hide it. Her expression remained taut, as if someone owed her money.
Lu Xin scrutinized Xia Chong in turn.
He naturally remembered Xia Chong, the captain of the special operations squad from Central City's Special Pollution Cleanup Department, with whom he had once worked in Central City. Whether it was her youthful face or the perpetually icy expression on it, she was exceptionally recognizable.
Moreover, Lu Xin distinctly remembered that her ability was related to a "door."
No wonder that when she pushed open the door and emerged, that strange, sinister, hair-raising feeling had immediately filled everyone's minds.
The moment he saw her, Lu Xin instantly had two thoughts:
First, she was bare-legged in winter. Wasn't she cold?
Second, she had just opened the door and walked in like that. Wasn't she afraid someone would raise a beer bottle and hit her?
"Mr. Solo Soldier, I came to find you this time because I have something important to tell you."
Xia Chong was not tall, but her presence was imposing. After a solemn, leader-level meeting with Lu Xin, she lowered her hand, looked at him seriously, and spoke in a low voice. Her expression was so grave that the atmosphere around them seemed to grow oppressive.
Lu Xin was startled, but before he could speak, Han Bing had already raised her head warily.
With a solemn expression, she answered for Lu Xin, "What happened in Black Marsh City has nothing to do with us..."
"?"
Xia Chong froze for a moment before reacting. "I wasn't asking about that."
"In fact,