Bai Yaoyao hadn't expected them to agree so easily. But the two leaders' expressions were clearly off. They kept exchanging glances and occasionally looking at her in disbelief...
She wondered if something had happened without her knowing. She wanted to ask, but didn't know where to begin.
In the end, she kept her mouth shut.
"There's one more thing I'm a little embarrassed to ask for." For once, Bai Yaoyao felt a little bashful.
"It's all right, Captain Bai. Go ahead. Dark Night's contribution to the entire base is beyond measure. Whatever you need, we'll do our best to accommodate you."
The Chief was extremely amiable. Before Bai Yaoyao even said what she wanted, he had already agreed in principle.
It left Bai Yaoyao feeling as though they had seen right through her.
Still, she went along with it. "I'd also like someone with military expertise who can lead troops and command operations."
Both leaders were secretly ecstatic. Just as we thought.
As they had agreed beforehand, they put on troubled expressions and agonized over it for a long while.
Only then did the Chief say, "We're desperately short of people like that ourselves. But since you've asked, Captain Bai, and we already gave you our word, we can hardly turn you down."
The Chief's performance was so convincing that even a veteran actress like Bai Yaoyao couldn't spot a single flaw.
The Commander, however, couldn't help himself and asked outright, "Well... would Ouyang Ning do?"
The Chief immediately wanted to roll his eyes. What an unhelpful partner. We haven't even discussed terms yet. What's the rush?
Bai Yaoyao made her distaste so obvious that both the Chief and the Commander thought the deal was dead.
Seeing this, the Commander hurried to sell him to her. "Ouyang Ning is actually