Hearing Peng Jiashu's words, even Zhang Cheng, the deputy captain, froze for a moment.
Coming back to his senses, he sprang to his feet.
"Jiashu, how can you talk like that!
We fought for and earned these merits together as an entire squad.
Do you think it's appropriate to talk about yielding merits to someone?"
Faced with Zhang Cheng's criticism, Peng Jiashu still showed him some respect.
His expression softened slightly, and he was no longer as forceful as he had been with Li Yuan.
"Uncle Cheng, I think we've been easy enough to get along with.
So much money was invested in building this squad to handle B Grade missions and above.
There's no point in continuing to waste time here, and it'll be hard for us to grow."
Hearing Peng Jiashu's words, Li Yuan's face also turned solemn.
"So what you mean is that my joining the squad hasn't helped it at all. I've actually become a burden."
After hearing Li Yuan's words, Peng Jiashu glanced at Zhang Cheng beside him.
He no longer wanted to keep holding it in.
"Our squad has at least a sixty percent success rate when handling B Grade missions.
But with you joining us as captain, that success rate might fall to forty percent."
After Peng Jiashu finished speaking, everyone around them looked at Li Yuan.
Li Yuan looked back at them as well.
It was obvious that the squad members were full of prejudice against Li Yuan.
Even after carrying out so many C Grade missions and seeing how accurate Li Yuan's decisions were, they still felt that way.
"So in your eyes, my joining the squad has actually weakened it.
No wonder you've always had that kind of attitude toward my arrangements.
Fine. Then from now on, I'll earn these