"Mm, do it that way. Mm, all right." In the office, Long Lan hung up the phone, then breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled at the distracted He Xisong in front of him.
"What's on your mind, Old He?"
He Xisong sighed glumly, which made Long Lan laugh.
"Don't look so miserable. I've still got some of that tea Weixi brought me last time. Want to try some?"
"No, how can you be so relaxed?" He Xisong said irritably. "There's been so much crap lately. We still haven't finished investigating the incident in Gongshan, and now the delegation members ran into that thing over the Pacific Ocean. Yet you're still in the mood for tea."
"Why worry about that thing?" Long Lan said as he went to get the tea. "Do you know when that thing will break through the seal? Put another way, what good would it do even if you knew? Could you stop it? Huh? Where's my tea?"
"Old Long!" He Xisong felt both puzzled and a little angry at his words. "What are you saying? Are we supposed to just ignore it?!"
"Found it." Rather than answering, Long Lan took the tea leaves over to pour some water.
"You! ...Hah-"
Long Lan came over with the freshly brewed tea. "All right, how could I not be worried about this? But with the power we have now, there's really nothing we can do. Rather than worrying that the sky might fall, we'd be better off focusing on the work ahead."
"You're certainly carefree." He Xisong sighed, then picked up his cup. "That video sent back last time confirmed it was Giratina. We've spent so long in meetings, but the leader still hasn't taken a clear stance."
"The leader doesn't have it easy either." Long Lan sipped