In the second-floor hall, everyone shook their heads at Tan Pang's words and shared a knowing smile.
The intellectual-looking woman teased him too. "If even you, our captain, came up empty-handed, how could anyone else have the ability to uncover important clues? I say we call it a day. We'd be better off doing our own thing."
"Agreed." Yin Tiger nodded.
"Plus one."
Ren Ye raised his hand, and the others chimed in.
Not one of these old hands was a pushover. Clues in this Star Gate determined their competitive advantages and disadvantages. It was only the first day, and everyone's clues could lead somewhere further. Why would they share them so easily?
Even if they did communicate, they would exchange information in private. Why would they blab in front of everyone?
Captain Tan Pang's first attempt to organize them failed. Looking somewhat weary, he pressed a hand to his forehead. "Personally, I think honesty is the key to clearing this Star Gate. But since nobody has anything to say, let's... have dinner together. Xiao Shuai and I bought plenty of food. Let's eat together and liven things up."
"Heh, Captain, you bought dinner too?" Xiao Yuan volunteered.
"I figured you'd all be working hard on your missions and wouldn't come back until you had to, so I picked up some food on the way back." Tan Pang stood and called out, "Xiao Shuai, bring the food over. Let's all eat together."
Ordered around out of nowhere, Xiao Shuai looked displeased, but he still didn't confront Tan Pang directly. Instead, he said sarcastically, "See? This family would fall apart without our captain! You could search the whole world with a lantern and never find another captain with such strong dad energy. If anyone's tired later, ask the captain to spoon-feed