His teammates were deep in conversation and waved him off perfunctorily. "Yeah, yeah, we know. Nobody usually comes here anyway. Captain, just go without worrying." Then they huddled together again, whispering about what they knew of that period of history.
The captain kicked his butt and laughed as he cursed, "Brat, are you jinxing me? Just wait until I get back—I'll deal with you properly then!"
Inside a projection room connected to the military system, the squad captain said to the system intelligence, "Connect me to Senior Commander Jia Yi."
A permission verification progress bar appeared on the screen. Soon, the connection went through, revealing a burly man in military uniform. His background seemed to be a desolate planet.
"Little Lin, what is it? Why are you looking for me?" the burly man's voice sounded beside his ear.
Captain Little Lin came back to his senses and immediately straightened up, giving a military salute as he said in a ringing voice, "Reporting, Commander! The owner of the Cat Ear Restaurant you ordered us to guard has just returned!"
The previously nonchalant man in uniform abruptly leaned closer, his voice filled with delighted surprise. "Is that true? That girl Xue Xi finally came back?"
Captain Little Lin said solemnly, "I swear on this uniform that it is absolutely true!"
The man in military uniform immediately burst into laughter and stopped his training. "Good! Whatever that girl Xue Xi asks for, fulfill it with all your strength. If she needs anything, requisition it directly from the military and say that Jia Yi authorized it. I'm heading for Earth now. It'll probably take two or three days. During that time, take good care of her for me."
Captain Little Lin smiled and saluted. "Mission guaranteed!"
The other side immediately cut off the call,