Sunlight streamed through the window and fell across Bai Yaoyao's face as she finished speaking with a smile.
For a moment, Chen Yixuan felt... as though that day really would come.
"Hahaha, well said! Captain Bai took the words right out of my mouth."
The Chief was inside the room, and Bai Yaoyao had made no effort to lower her voice, so he had heard every word.
"Hello. We meet again." Bai Yaoyao looked up and greeted him.
"It's been a while, Captain Bai. You've grown considerably stronger again. Come, sit down and chat." There was no trace of official hauteur in the Chief's manner as he looked warmly at Bai Yaoyao.
Chen Yixuan gave a strained smile. Oh, Chief, if you knew why Captain Bai was here, you probably wouldn't be smiling so happily.
"Captain Bai, what brings you here today?"
Bai Yaoyao got straight to the point. "I'd like to trade some things with the Authorities."
"What sort of trade?"
If he remembered correctly, Meng Qilin was currently in charge of the Supply Management Office.
That young man had always been on good terms with Dark Night. Since she had come straight to him instead of going to Meng Qilin, this had to be a tricky matter, so he did not immediately agree.
"These are the supplies I can offer. In exchange, I want various firearms and other modern weapons, along with the official bases' research findings on weapons and energy."
Before the Chief even took the notebook Bai Yaoyao held out, her words alone made him frown. Captain Bai... was not usually so unreasonable.
Only after he saw what was written in the notebook did he realize he had judged too hastily.
"This many supplies! Are you sure you can produce them?"
"Of course. I raided a