Chapter 39: Every Time I See a Greedy Face, I Want to Punch It
Liora led the group inside, her footsteps steady as she pushed down the lingering thought of disapproval. She did not know why, but she had a feeling that in the coming moments, she would be even more disappointed.
She could already predict how this was going to go. The moment those base officers laid eyes on the supplies, they would forget everything else—who had fought for it, who had bled for it, and who had nearly died protecting it.
And she was right.
Her only sanity would be the rewards for finding them. They should be as good as the trio claimed, or believe her, she would make them pay for it. In her opinion, the supplies should belong solely to them. She could not imagine giving them away freely.
She knew that it was because of them that they got the location, but it was entirely with the help of the system that they were able to find so many supplies. It was impossible, as everyone could see, since the place was visited by countless people each year, yet it had remained hidden from everyone.
As soon as they stepped into the storage area, Commander Xu and Captain Han’s expressions shifted. Their eyes scanned the neatly stacked supplies—boxes of canned food, medical kits, and clothes.
Their previously stern faces suddenly brightened with unmistakable greed.
Commander Xu strode forward, his fingers tracing the edge of a crate as if it were already his possession. "This is more than we expected," he remarked, his voice cool yet satisfied. "Good. We’ll take everything back to base."
Captain Han nodded in agreement, already making mental calculations of how much they could transport at once. Neither of them so much as glanced at Liora or Zhou Yinuo. They did not acknowledge the effort it had taken to secure these supplies, nor did they ask what had happened in their absence.