"Speak. What happened?"
Gu Qiang's voice was low and stern, as though he were interrogating a criminal.
The captain felt somewhat displeased by that attitude.
However, he showed nothing on his face. He remained exceptionally calm, without a ripple of emotion, as if everything had been within his expectations.
Everyone present stared at the captain, only to see him unhurriedly take a cigarette from his pocket and hold it beneath his nose to smell.
A few seconds later, the captain began to explain. "On the way here, we ran into the Water Patrol Team while preparing to pass through the third water gate."
He put away the cigarette in his hand, smoothed his hair, which had been tousled by the breeze, and continued.
"When we ran into that situation, I figured that if something went wrong, we couldn't let them wipe us all out in one fell swoop. So I had someone take a third of the goods away."
His voice was calm yet helpless. After all, no one had expected something like this.
Gu Qiang's expression eased somewhat. At least the goods had not been embezzled.
He stepped half a pace closer, his gaze sharp as a hawk's. "When will the rest arrive?"
"I don't know." The captain shook his head, raised a hand to smooth his collar, and explained.
"The Ability Management Bureau has been acting like it's gone mad lately. Yesterday, it even shut down the cargo route for half a day. I'll have to wait until things die down before I can transport the rest over and hand it to you..."
Gu Qiang fell silent for a moment. The Night Wind lifted the hem of his coat, revealing the throwing knives tucked into his belt. He rubbed his chin and finally nodded.
"Fine. Safety comes first.