"Team Leader Bai, you're finally here. These documents urgently need your approval..." Huo Zheng hurried out of the office carrying a stack of files. Though his voice was a cold electronic monotone, anyone could hear his delight at seeing Bai Ye.
And he was the only one who still called Bai Ye Team Leader Bai. Although Bai Ye was now the head of the Zodiac, he still held the position of Investigation Bureau team leader.
Huo Zheng was from the Investigation Bureau, and given how rigid he was, he naturally addressed people by their official titles.
Huo Zheng ran quickly, but someone ran even faster.
A young man in an enforcer's uniform came limping over on crutches, his left leg wrapped in thick bandages.
"White Lord!" Wu De excitedly tossed aside his crutch and the documents in his hands, then hopped over on one leg. Tears filled his eyes, and his lips trembled.
"White Lord, are... are you hurt? Those beasts from the Zoo didn't disturb you, did they?"
Wu De's completely different attitude from Ironhead's amused Bai Ye. He felt that the two of them must have had plenty of entertaining moments while working together.
Still, both were professionals. Their areas of expertise were simply different.
They both crowded around him, one holding a stack of documents while the other stood there with tears in his eyes.
Bai Ye took the files and flipped through them. "It was just the Zoo. They couldn't hurt me. How are things now?"
Wu De's expression turned solemn. "The situation is far from optimistic. Although Apocalypse won this battle, the losses were devastating. More than half of the Genetic Modifiers were lost, and countless civilians were killed or injured. Most importantly, many factories, energy facilities, and granaries were destroyed.
"White Lord, if Apocalypse