Li Zhi called for a break and returned to the monitor room. The first thing he received, unsurprisingly, was a stern rebuke from Director Zhang. "You have let your emotions get to your head, Captain Li. What do you have to say about that?"
"I apologize, Director," Li Zhi admitted his mistake readily. "It will never happen again."
The atmosphere in the room was thick with tension, an invisible aura of restlessness churning in the air. The brief interrogation with XIU – if it could even be called that since he was the one manipulating the situation – had provoked quite a reaction from the officers. It should be Li Zhi's duty to maintain order with a cool head, yet he had let his emotions slip instead. It was indeed a lapse on his part.
"You'd better ensure that," Director Zhang harrumphed.
"What should we do now, Director, Captain?" An uneasy officer inquired. "Are we going to accept his offer?"
