Rose!?
Baimu's heart jolted. He looked more closely and realized he had mistaken the man at a glance.
The middle-aged man before him also had bronze skin, a neat, attractive goatee, and a sharply tailored gray suit.
But he had neither Rose's flowing bangs nor his prominent belly.
Most importantly, Baimu recognized him.
"Dinis... sir?"
"It's been six months, Baimu. I never expected it would take this long for us to meet properly."
A warm smile appeared on Dinis's face.
In the past six months, Dinis had left Silicon Beryllium City for Pyrite Town only once, and that had been on official business. By then, Baimu had already set off on his travels and was nowhere to be found.
Their only "meeting" had been a conference call about Rainbow Team. The occasion had been too formal and the situation too urgent for them to speak privately.
Baimu did not know how to respond. He could only smile as he glanced behind Dinis.
A tall, slender man with a scholarly air stood there. When he saw Baimu looking, he immediately inclined his head in a respectful greeting.
Dinis introduced him with a smile. "This is my secretary, Albert. I'd planned to come see you alone, but he found out."
"Chairman, if no one can reach you when something important comes up, everyone will be in trouble," Albert said quietly, his restrained expression betraying nothing.
The title of chairman came from the Rescue Organization's full name—
[Orre Regional Rescue Alliance].
As its current leader, Dinis was naturally addressed as chairman.
He laughed and spread his hands helplessly. "As you can see, I'm not even free to go where I please. There's far too much to do. I wake up every morning worrying about it."
"Shan Ren says that often, too. You two