After Su Xiao sent everyone else out, only he, Bubu Wang, Baja, the three Apocalypse sisters, and the two Grey Hound brothers—also known as the Er Gou brothers—remained in the office.
Given the intelligence of the Grey Hound brothers, they clearly had not understood the "miscellaneous" in "miscellaneous people"—namely, that they were the two who had followed Second Lieutenant Wells inside.
At that moment, the two dogheads were dressed in crisp black suits and sunglasses. They stood on either side of the door with their hands clasped before their stomachs, looking as if they were prepared to stand guard there until mealtime.
"..."
Su Xiao frowned at them. The two actually took this as praise and proudly raised their heads a little higher.
"You two, get lost!"
Baja spoke up, making both of them look toward Su Xiao. It had to be said that although these two fellows were not very intelligent, in terms of loyalty, throughout the entire "Empire Special Affairs Department," they ranked among the very best toward their new minister.
"Get out."
"Yes, my lord."
The elder of the Grey Hound brothers spoke, then led his younger brother out in broad strides to stand guard outside the door.
Su Xiao had originally planned to assign these two fellows to the "Empire Team" as well, but considering their exceptionally high initial loyalty, he had left them at Headquarters.
Inside the office, Su Xiao looked at the three Apocalypse sisters across from him and asked:
"I heard you discovered a 'Soul Gemstone' vein?"
"That's nonsense. Who started that rumor?"
Molly crossed her arms and shook her good leg. Her meaning was obvious: I'll never admit it. If you can, break my other leg too.
The amiable smile on Su Xiao's face gradually vanished. He was preparing to continue the