Chi Xia looked at them, her gaze lingering on Meng Yang's face for a moment, and said, "Have you all thought this through? Once you've made a decision, you can't back out now."
Zhang Xin scoffed, "Sister Zhang, do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Li Han sighed: "Sister Chi, don't doubt your own judgment, and don't doubt my character."
Liu Daniu moved his lips, choked for a long time, and then slammed his hand on the table: "Me too!"
Li Han turned to look at him: "Brother Da Niu, you shouldn't be surnamed Liu, you should be surnamed Zhang, and you shouldn't be called Da Niu either, you know?"
"Then what should I call myself?"
"Your surname should be Zhang and your given name should be Fei."
"Why?"
"Because every time Zhang Fei encountered the three brothers pledging their loyalty, he would just follow behind Guan Yu and say, 'I'll do the same!'"
Although he knew Li Han was teasing him, Liu Daniu still smiled sheepishly: "Zhang Fei is a hero, I think so."
His words instantly made everyone laugh, and after the laughter subsided, Meng Yang seemed to have forgotten about it, and didn't say another word about his promise that he would never desert his post.
After a night of discussion among the various squads, the five squads to be dispatched were decided.
Since Zheng Zemin's second team had only recently returned and several members were injured, and given that he was newly married, Master Zhuo made the decision that the second team would stay behind while the other five teams would set off together to complete the mission.
This was the first mission involving a collective deployment, and also the most dangerous mission since the base was established.
The teams disagreed on who should lead this collective operation.
Master Zhuo's opinion was that Chi Xia, the most capable person, should be in charge of this operation. After all, she was the most capable and had no conflicts with any of the teams, so she would be fairer in assigning tasks.
However, this proposal was strongly opposed by Qiu Hongying. She was not against Chi Xia, but against Zhang Xin.
Her reasons were also quite valid: "Although I don't know if Ms. Zhang has truly turned over a new leaf and started anew, I'm unwilling to let my team members take this risk! Even more so, I'm unwilling to let the people at the base take this risk!"
Her words immediately made those who had initially agreed hesitate.
Chi Xia didn't speak, but just glanced at Qiu Hongying indifferently.
Since it wasn't Chi Xia, the members of each team started to nominate their own captain, and the reasons were varied.
"Our captain has been on the most missions and has the most combat experience!"
"Our captain has completed the most missions and is the most efficient."
"Our captain is the best at planning, and our squad has the fewest injuries and the fewest injuries in the entire base!"
As they talked, they started arguing.
Some are mocked for their frequent sarcastic remarks but high failure rate; some are ridiculed for their high task completion rate but the lowest difficulty; and some are mocked for their tendency to give up and run away, thus suffering the fewest injuries.
Only the people from Team Six sat there quietly, watching them argue and create chaos.
Master Zhuo was getting a headache from their arguing, and finally slammed his fist on the table: "Old Qin will be the commander of this operation! First, he is very experienced, and second, he is one of the founders of our base. He will always prioritize the interests of the base! Today, all of you teams go back and pack your things. The base will provide you with the supplies and equipment you need for the journey. Tomorrow at 8 o'clock sharp, assemble."
The farce has finally come to an end.
While packing her things, Zhang Xin suddenly asked Chi Xia, "Should we tell Li Han and Da Niu about your space?"
She didn't mention Meng Yang, and the meaning was quite clear.
Chi Xia thought for a moment and said, "Let's not talk about it for now. Let's see how Meng Yang performs in this mission. If he doesn't perform well, we should get rid of him. We'll talk to Li Han and Liu Daniu about it later."
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