"What, not coming in together?"
Ruan Xiongfeng watched the tension flash across the two men's faces and gave a dark chuckle.
"Regimental Commander Ruan, please stop joking. Neither of us has the clearance for what's inside."
The two junior officers were rather nervous.
"You really aren't coming in?"
Ruan Xiongfeng wore a faintly mocking smile.
"Sir, we aren't qualified." The two junior officers had never expected that, after such a smooth journey, this bald man would suddenly make trouble just as they were about to enter the hall ahead.
"Fine, then goodbye."
The smile vanished from Ruan Xiongfeng's face. He looked ahead calmly. "Open Gate."
His expression was exceptionally placid at that moment.
If Qi Longxiang had not warned him earlier, he truly would not have bothered to overthink anything.
But now that he had been warned, there were suspicious details everywhere.
Still, after living this long, what had Ruan Xiongfeng ever feared? Who had he ever feared?
He let out a cold laugh.
His burly body stepped into the hydraulic revolving door.
When the second door opened...
"Hello, Regimental Commander Ruan. I am Geji'er Qiong, the base's highest-ranking officer." A burly officer with a bluish stubble shadow on his chin stood at the forefront.
Of course, the atmosphere would have been much friendlier without the two rows of more than forty heavy Exoskeleton Armor units beside him.
Ruan Xiongfeng's amused gaze settled on the major general insignia across from him. He gave a casual salute. "General, what kind of reception is this? I, Ruan Xiongfeng, no longer hold any rank. What have I done to deserve such a grand display from you?"
His blunt voice made several officers behind Geji'er Qiong's faces turn cold at once.
"Hahaha, Regimental Commander Ruan, must our ranks be equal for me to stand