401: Team bullying?

Deep Blue and the others left the conference room after concluding their business.

Immediately afterward, several voices complaining reached their ears.

"Isn't this internal team bullying?"

"They use their strength to bully others. I'm going to report them to the Commander right now!"

Two Operators looked highly indignant.

"What happened?" David Ferrer reached out and grabbed the Operator who had been about to walk away.

The Operator looked down at the arm gripping him, then raised his head, saw David Ferrer's face, and immediately let out a cold snort.

"Your team is truly something else."

"What, now you want to control our personal freedom too?"

This nonsensical talk left David Ferrer utterly bewildered.

"Can't you speak properly? Is it that difficult to answer a simple question?"

With that, David Ferrer grabbed the Operator's collar and yanked him closer.

Given the disparity in height and strength, the Operator looked exactly like a helpless little chick.

Immediately, David Ferrer made a motion to raise his fist.

"David!"

Deep Blue frowned and shouted a reprimand, causing David Ferrer to reluctantly withdraw his fist.

"This brat doesn't know how to speak properly; he deserves a beating."

Having said that, David Ferrer shoved him away. The Operator stumbled, barely catching his balance.

He glared at David Ferrer, his chest heaving uncontrollably.

"You, your whole team are damn monsters!"

Having said his piece, the Operator ran off without looking back.

"You damn..." David Ferrer was about to pursue him when Deep Blue grabbed hold of him.

"Why are you holding me back? You tell me, isn't he the one with the screw loose, just walking up and insulting people?"

David Ferrer looked at Deep Blue disgruntledly.

Deep Blue ignored him, instead raising his hand with a look of utter helplessness and pointing toward the main entrance of the headquarters.

Mai Xiaowen and the others simultaneously looked up.

However, the sight that greeted them made them collectively cover their foreheads.

At the headquarters' main entrance, two figures stood on either side, completely blocking countless Operators inside, creating a complete bottleneck.

An Operator was just about to exit the gate when he was abruptly seized by one of the figures.

"Where are you going?" Kai Silva jutted his chin at the Operator who was attempting to leave the headquarters.

"I'm carrying out a mission," the man declared self-righteously.

Beside him, Wang Yuhao walked over and waved the man toward him.

"Come on, show me what kind of mission it is."

"It's a secret mission. I can't show it to you."

Upon hearing that, Wang Yuhao immediately let out a laugh.

"Who are you trying to fool? You're only Black Eagle level; you can carry out a secret mission?"

"Does the GTI even have a secret mission that I'm unaware of?"

"You want to go after the Special Grade Bounty, don't you?"

Realizing he had been exposed, the Operator looked slightly embarrassed but still forced himself to speak with composure:

"I am going after the Special Grade Bounty. So what? Is that bothering you?"

Then, he changed tack and challenged:

"Or are you trying to protect Liu Yan and them?"

Wang Yuhao waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't try to accuse me. Not only am I not protecting them..."

"...on the contrary, I'm protecting you."

"Liu Yan, who has a Special Grade Bounty, plus a Peak-level Bee Doctor—is that something you guys can handle?"

"Shoo, shoo, shoo. Go wait somewhere cool."

Wang Yuhao repeatedly waved his hands, signaling the Operator to hurry back inside.

Meanwhile, Kai Silva also turned to face the crowd.

"If any of you genuinely have a mission, hand it over to Old Hei. He will complete it for you, and the compensation will still be yours."

"You don't have to do anything for the next two days. Just stay here at the headquarters and rest well."

"The Special Grade Bounty is far too dangerous."

"To prevent anyone from foolishly rushing out without knowing the dangers and ultimately meeting a miserable end..."

"...we, as your seniors, have an obligation to protect you."

Kai Silva wore a solemn expression, his tone filled with the worry and care of a seasoned veteran for his juniors.

Just then, an Operator missing an eye stepped out from the crowd.

"Then what if I force my way out? Are you going to block me until I die?"

"If the Commander finds out about this, both of you will be placed under house arrest!"

Kai Silva turned his head and glanced at the man.

The one-eyed Operator was the captain of Team Two, also a Peak-level Operator, codenamed Lone Dragon.

"Of course we won't stop you," Wang Yuhao said with a smile from the side.

"It's just that... Old Hei accidentally dropped quite a few sonic traps right outside the door."

"He said he isn't sure exactly where they landed, and he's currently retrieving them one by one."

"If you want to help, you're welcome to go out and step on a few."

Wang Yuhao smiled brightly, his manner clearly showing that he didn't take the so-called Team Two captain seriously.

Faced with this blatant threat and the dismissive attitude, the captain clenched his teeth tightly.

Looking at his face, one could even see the twitching of his masseter muscles.

"Fine," Lone Dragon practically squeezed the single word out from between his teeth. He raised his hand and repeatedly pointed at Wang Yuhao.

"Since you insist on protecting those two, I will definitely catch Liu Yan, kill him, and collect the reward!"

With that, Lone Dragon fiercely swung his hand downward, snorted coldly, turned, and headed back into the headquarters.

"If you have the ability, then stay here and block the door for life!"

Watching Lone Dragon's retreating figure, Kai Silva didn't forget to deliver a final jab.

"Tsk tsk tsk, rushing to get the money to afford an eye examination?"

Lone Dragon's figure visibly paused, but he ignored the comment and quickened his pace.

The GTI strictly prohibits internal fighting, and starting a conflict here was not a wise choice.

Moreover, if Old Hei was present, even if all members of Team Two charged together, they might not successfully break through.

As the captain of Team One, Kai Silva's strength was self-evident; he already held a slight edge over Lone Dragon.

And Wang Yuhao was something of a bug—a force of nature.

Not to mention Old Hei, whose ability to hold a position was maximized.

Seeing that even the Team Two captain had run into a wall and left, the remaining Operators frowned, unsure of what to do next.

Bronze-level Liu Yan, Special Grade Bounty.

This clearly meant the money was just waiting there, ready to be collected by whoever went for it.

Who wouldn't want that?

But now, someone was deliberately blocking the way.

"Instructor? The Instructor is here!"

In the crowd, an Operator noticed Deep Blue's figure.

At that shout, numerous Operators looked toward Deep Blue as if they had seen a savior.

Deep Blue was now slowly walking toward Wang Yuhao and Kai Silva.

He lowered his voice and said:

"You two... how is what you're doing any different from hooliganism?"

"Do you still look like GTI Operators?"

"Since you're blocking the door now, you'll be put in solitary confinement tonight!"

Faced with Deep Blue's warning, Kai Silva shrugged indifferently.

"That will at least buy the Quack Doctor a day's time."

Wang Yuhao, meanwhile, spread his hands helplessly and looked at Deep Blue.

"Otherwise, what else can we do? Are we supposed to provide them with close protection?"

"If we run into other Operators hunting them down, should we intervene or not?"

"That would be the real violation of organizational discipline."

After hearing Wang Yuhao out, Deep Blue gave him a look of resignation.

"Isn't what you're doing right now a violation of discipline?"

"Let them leave first, and then we'll consider other countermeasures."

"hai zhua has already shielded Roy's location, so they won't be easy to find."

"As for Liu Yan's identity... I wonder if laying out the facts to the Commander will allow us to revoke the bounty..."

While they were conversing, David Ferrer also walked over from behind.

"Oh, blocking the door, are we? You should have told me to join in earlier."

As he spoke, he retrieved a few Quick-Setting Concrete from his waist and tossed them out casually.

Zzzzzzt—

The moment the Quick-Setting Concrete hit the doorway, it instantly formed several walls made of concrete.

"Can you stop messing around?"

Deep Blue frowned and glared at David Ferrer.

Bang! Bang!

Then, Deep Blue raised his hands and shattered all the Quick-Setting Concrete structures with two punches.

Next, Deep Blue shouted toward the outside:

"Terry! Remove all the sonic traps outside the door!"

Finally, Deep Blue turned around and looked at the Operators who had been blocked inside.

"My apologies, everyone."

Deep Blue saluted them, then raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

He pointed to Kai Silva and the others standing behind him.

"Now, those of you who have missions can leave directly."

"I hope you can understand their actions."

"After all, Bee Doctor was once one of us, and they are doing this out of concern for Bee Doctor's safety."

"As for Liu Yan, he is also a new comrade who joined just a few days ago. I will go find the Commander later to clarify the situation."

"The bounty notice concerning Liu Yan might be based on some misunderstanding. Once it is cleared up, the bounty will naturally be revoked."

"At that point, you will either have mistakenly killed an innocent comrade or made a trip for nothing, and there will be no reward."

"Therefore, I hope everyone can wait and observe for a few more days. It won't be too late to go after that."

"I hope you can all grant me this favor."

After speaking, Deep Blue bowed slightly to them.

Seeing their Instructor act in such a manner, the previously dissatisfied Operators calmed down slightly.

"Since the Instructor has said so, we'll wait two days."

"Alright, if the bounty hasn't been revoked in two days, then the report on Liu Yan will be confirmed."

"By that time, you two shouldn't try to block us anymore, right?"

Several Operators fixed their gazes on Kai Silva and Wang Yuhao.

The two exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

"Alright."