Then, under the dumbfounded stares of the logistics operators, he left the underground level.
Another operator nearby leaned over. "How did he manage that? I remember this vehicle was brand-new before, wasn't it?"
"Heh, we should just replace it with another one... Who knows where he took it for a spin." The logistics operator helplessly covered his forehead.
Before long, news of the External Operations director's return spread throughout Rhodes Island. Since he had only contacted the department once before, some people had even suspected that the director had died after being out of contact for so long.
"That's way too much!"
Bai Ye looked aggrievedly at his little secretary.
"...There was nothing I could do. You never went to a relay station to contact the messengers." Typing Girl shrugged. After more than two months apart, she had become even more capable.
"But I was in the Ursus tundra. There weren't any relay stations I could use to get in touch."
As he ate a simple lunch, the girl reported on the work that had been done during his absence.
"Some people seem rather dissatisfied with a director who keeps running all over the place. Some even want the previous one back."
After Typing Girl finished speaking, however, she found that Bai Ye's expression had not changed at all.
"You're not angry?" she asked, puzzled.
"Heh, why would I be angry? I never expected my speeches and charisma to conquer the entire department." Bai Ye put down his sandwich. "This thing tastes awful!"
"Uh, a Medical Department operator gave that to me, and you just took it and ate it without even asking." Typing Girl was speechless.
"Tch, who made this? I feel like I'm eating grass!" Bai Ye sighed, then turned around and put his director's uniform back