Power Grab

After thinking it through, Ye Yuan asked in surprise:

"Someone on the ship was injured?"

Xu Hang gave a somewhat desolate, bitter smile.

"Xiao Yuan, I originally came to talk to you about what was on my mind, but when I got here, I found you weren't in your cabin, so I waited for you here."

Ye Yuan did not interrupt Xu Hang. He silently tended to his own wound as he listened to him speak.

"I thought I would be leading this operation, but do you know what happened? The higher-ups arranged another group to carry out this mission. Isn't that clearly a sign that they don't trust me?"

As he said this, Xu Hang became somewhat agitated.

He lit a cigarette before continuing.

"Just now, I received orders from above.

That group is requisitioning our salvage ship.

There are also two wounded people in that group.

I don't know why they were told to take over.

I don't know how those people got injured either. Leading this team has been suffocating!"

As he spoke, Xu Hang slammed his fist hard against the wall.

Seeing the fury on Xu Hang's face, Ye Yuan sympathized with him.

Anyone would have been unhappy in his place.

Damn it, they told me to lead the team, then someone showed up halfway through and replaced me outright.

It would have been one thing if I had failed to do my job.

But they replaced Xu Hang right after they found the fragment. No wonder he was upset.

But what could Ye Yuan do? Other than showing Xu Hang some sympathy, there was nothing he could do about such matters.

After talking with Ye Yuan for a while, Xu Hang's mood improved considerably.

Seeing the wound on Ye Yuan's thigh, Xu Hang did not