The man in the formal hat said coldly, "Crawford was sequence level seven! I've never heard of anyone at sequence level seven just dropping dead!"
"People at sequence level seven are still human. Why couldn't they drop dead?"
Another man was equally displeased with the attitude of the man in the white uniform. "If you care so much about your subordinate, why didn't you do it yourself when Gu Weiyang refused this afternoon?!"
The man in the white uniform sneered. "I would have liked to do it myself. The question is, would you have dared let me?"
Knock, knock, knock-
While they were still arguing, someone suddenly knocked on the courtyard gate.
"Gentlemen, Secretary-General Gu, Commander Qi, and Mr. Zhu Haifeng have arrived at the Hall. They say they would like to see you."
One of the men in the courtyard frowned. "All three came together? Did they say what it was about?"
"No. Secretary-General Gu didn't say, and I wouldn't dare ask."
The man in the formal hat muttered, "Probably asking us to send people to Sigma District to support Liu Yingfeng again."
Another man snorted. "That Gu Weiyang is utterly unreasonable! Ander and the others aren't here right now. If we send people to Sigma District, who's going to keep the Safe Zone secure?"
The middle-aged man in the white uniform lowered his gaze, his expression unreadable.
The man in the formal hat sighed again. "Forget it. With all three of them here, we can't refuse to see them. Besides, we'll still need Gu Weiyang to handle plenty of things in the future. Let's go humor them and get it over with."
"That's all we can do."
The group rose from their chairs and filed out of the courtyard.
Qin Siyang and the others were cleaning up