At those words, both the Chief and the Commander fell silent. Neither could bring himself to say anything more about stopping the Bai Family from leaving.
Everyone knew about the child the Bai Family had lost back then...
It had indeed been retaliation against Bai Zongyu for insisting on returning to his homeland, and he had insisted on returning for the sake of his country.
Old Master Bai's youngest son, Bai Zongmu, had been the only member of the Bai Family to join the military. He had earned countless honors, only to... die overseas. They had not even been able to bring his body home.
Huaguo had faced such terrible hardships in those days.
Bai Zongmu's wife, Lin Xiuxiu, had been unable to bear that devastating blow. She had fallen gravely ill and, unable to pull through, had followed him in death.
Bai Jin'an and Bai Qingqing had not even been a year old then. Old Master Bai had entrusted them both to Lin Wan'er.
Lin Xiuxiu had been Lin Wan'er's younger sister, so naturally, Lin Wan'er had agreed to adopt her sister's two children.
She had also channeled her longing for her daughter into those two children. Sometimes, her mind would even clear for a while, instead of remaining muddled all day long.
The Chief sighed inwardly again and again. With Captain Bai's bold personality and way of handling things, how could she possibly be a daughter of the Bai Family?
Well, now there was no way to stop them, whether on emotional or reasonable grounds.
Seeing that the Chief had relented, Old Master Bai seized the opportunity. "Rest assured, if we come up with any new inventions or results, we'll send them over immediately.
"If there were any other way at all, I wouldn't choose to leave at