Kang Chan picked up his phone and dialed a number.0

- It’s Hugo.0

“Hugo, it’s been over twenty-four hours. Why didn’t I get an answer to my request?”0

- The approval has been deferred.0

Kang Chan smirked. “Can you tell Director-General Romain that I request a private meeting with him?”0

After a brief pause, Hugo finally gave him an answer.0

- Yes, sir.0

“Hugo.”0

- Yes, Deputy Director-General?0

“I apologize if I’m putting you in a predicament.”0

- Not at all. Thank you for looking out for me.0

Kang Chan hung up.0

Rattle.0

Not long after, Gérard entered the room with a yellow shopping bag.0

“How did you get here by yourself? You can’t speak Korean,” Kang Chan asked.0

“What’s going on?” Gérard responded. After sitting at the table, he prodded, “What’s with that expression?”0

Rustle.0

Waiting for Kang Chan to answer, Gérard took out three small paper packages from the shopping bag.0

“I bought some late-night snacks for Daye,” Gérard explained.0

Kang Chan relayed what Gérard said to Seok Kang-Ho.0

“This fucker doesn’t look like it, but he actually cares about other people,” Seok Kang-Ho commented.0

Gérard then walked to one side of the room to make coffee.0

Making coffee, he called Kang Chan and pressed him for the third time. “Captain?”0

Kang Chan told Gérard what was happening in Mongolia and what he had talked about with Vasili and Hugo in order.0

“We should hurry, then,” Gérard suggested. He put three paper cups on the table. “Let’s finish this food quickly and go.”0

“Go where?”0

“Aren’t we here because of some bastard named Abibu? Considering the UIS militia ambushed the base so early, they’re likely not limited by time, which means they might start doing some other shit. Let’s finish this quickly and go to Mongolia already.”0

Huh? No, wait, he’s got a point! Is this fucker even smarter than Daye?1

Rustle. Rustle.0

Gérard removed the paper packaging, took out a hamburger...0