A Colossal Problem

Sergei's eyes went wide as he stared fixedly at the pistol with its holster for several seconds, his mind completely blank.

Only after quite a while did he come back to his senses. His whole body jolted, and he abruptly took a step back.

Holding the tray in one hand, his right hand already pressed against the holster at his waist, he looked warily at Wang Ye and stammered, "Y-you... what are you? This is a gun... Where did it come from?"

In the room, aside from Wang Ye and Nalan Yaqi, everyone else was utterly panicked.

Sergei's mind was full of wild thoughts, but he had no clue what to make of them. He simply could not judge who this young man in front of him really was.

As for Millie and the others, although they could not understand what Sergei was saying, they were not blind. Seeing that dark pistol, they knew exactly what it was!

The young girls huddled together, trembling uncontrollably.

They had no idea what was going on. How could this "senior" they had just met be carrying the real thing on him?!

This was probably going to blow up, and they would likely get dragged into it too...

Wang Ye smiled faintly and answered unhurriedly, "Don't be nervous. I have a firearms license, so I'm legally carrying it. Besides, the gun is right in front of you, and the safety isn't even off. What are you worried about?"

Sergei realized he was right. No matter what this guy did for a living, he had already handed over the gun. He had indeed overreacted.

Still, he did not dare lower his guard. He set down the metal tray, keeping his other hand pressed against the holster at his waist.

With his left hand, he activated