After everyone left in high spirits,
Rick walked over to Xia Luo and whispered, "Colonel, are we really going to do this? Handing over only ten percent... it might be hard to explain to headquarters. How about..."
Xia Luo patted his shoulder and smiled faintly. "Don't worry. When it comes to handing things over, showing a little sincerity is enough. Do you really think everyone else honestly hands over everything? Do you think headquarters doesn't know?"
"Ah, is that how it is? I thought..." Rick fell silent.
All right, he truly didn't know these unspoken rules. He wasn't high enough up.
"It's fine. Put your mind at ease. Besides, if anything really happens, I'll take full responsibility. I won't drag you down with me."
"Colonel, you can't put it that way. How can we let you..."
Xia Luo cut him off and barked, "Enough. When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up. I made this decision. What does it have to do with you?"
"Don't just stand around here. Go see what's taking Cruz so long. He's been checking on some information forever. Confiscate his share later."
Speak of the devil, and he appeared.
Just as Xia Luo finished speaking, Zol Cruz came jogging out of the cabin. "I'm back, I'm back!"
"Colonel, according to G8 Base's reply, several nearby islands have been attacked by pirates over the past few days."
"However, we haven't confirmed which island was attacked by the Mad Shark Pirates yet."
Xia Luo thought for a moment before asking, "Which of those islands is closest to us?"
Cruz pulled out a nautical chart from his pocket and pointed to one of the islands on it.
"The closest island is here—Red-Tail Island."
"Do we have a Log Pose for it?"
"Yes."
"Then let's go. We'll