Luo Yan nodded, wiped his mouth with a banknote, and then said to Commander Bai, "I'll step away for a moment."
He then left the dining hall with the messenger.
When he arrived at the Command Tent, Luo Yan saw Zhao Chu talking with a white man.
The white man had slightly curly flaxen hair and deep blue eyes. He was none other than "Waterdrop," Qiao Mai Xun.
He also had a Chinese middle name: Qiao Jianguo.
"Colonel Luo is here."
When Zhao Chu saw Luo Yan arrive, he greeted him with a smile, then pointed at Qiao Mai Xun. "You should know this man, right?"
Although it was Luo Yan's first time meeting Qiao Mai Xun, he had seen his files and photographs. He nodded. "Mr. Qiao Jianguo, I know you."
Qiao Mai Xun smiled. "To be honest, I prefer the name Qiao Jianguo. I grew up across the ocean, and that was the name I heard most often."
Luo Yan said, "If you like it, I'll call you Qiao Jianguo from now on."
Qiao Mai Xun laughed heartily. "That would be great."
Zhao Chu cleared his throat. "Colonel Luo Yan, I have a mission for you."
As he spoke, he handed a tablet computer to Luo Yan.
Luo Yan took it and swiped across the screen, browsing the information displayed on it.
"Granary..."
"Saint Mary Base..."
"Location: top secret..."
Luo Yan put down the tablet and looked at Zhao Chu, the son of Commander Zhao Ruifeng and the frontline commander responsible for the Western Expedition.
"We're going to destroy this base?"
Zhao Chu clasped his hands behind his back. "According to our intelligence, Saint Mary Base, known as the 'Granary,' stores nearly sixty percent of Freedom Wings' daily necessities."
"If something happens to it, Freedom Wings won't starve