The atmosphere got tensed as they waited for Liu Rui's answer.
"As I've said before, there is no need for you to worry. These gears are safe to use and any other gear that's needed will be tested by our team beforehand. We stand by our agreement on protecting your lives during and after the mission. You can rest assure on that." Liu Rui said seriously as he looked at Ye Xiu in the eyes.
"Why don't the captain or the commander say something about this?" Suddenly a calm voice was heard. It's Yu Wenzhou's voice. His expression is calm as ever, with that little smile that he used to wore on every occasion. He is one of the few people that have unchanging expressions throughout the briefing. The other ones were Wang Jiexi and Han Wenqing.
The sudden question silenced Liu Rui. Every member of the national team turned their head toward Ye Xue and Tian Wei, waiting for an answer. Liu Rui also turned to the both of them, unsure what to say.
The truth is, Ye Xue isn't the captain of the mission. She is actually the captain of another military unit that's specialized in information gathering, tracking and spying, the Intelligence Unit, unlike Tian Wei's team that's solely for pursuing and catching a criminal. This mission is Tian Wei team's mission, but because the syndicate is too deeply hidden, he asked Ye Xue for help in tracking the syndicate.
Thus, when they have reached this far, of course, Ye Xue needed to come as well. All of these things that Liu Rui is explaining about was the fruit of hard labor from Ye Xue's team. They were the ones that working day and night to get that information in a week's time. Though no one other than Ye Xue is present at the moment.
Without Ye Xue's team participation in this mission, Tian Wei's team wouldn't be allowed to enter the game. Only after the Intelligence Unit gave a green light can they proceed with their plan. As the unit captain, Ye Xue volunteered to be the one entering the game while the rest of the team tried to crack the game from outside.
So, when Liu Rui said that Ye Xue is the captain of the mission, it's because only Ye Xue will be entering the game together with the national team members. As they need to be under observation in case bad things happened, they will be most likely be moved to the Intelligence Department's living quarters.
That area is strictly confidential and limited to only a few high-rank personnel. Not everyone can get inside unless they get approvement from the Departement Commander, Zhang Lin. Even if Tian Wei is a commander of the Special Force Unit, he also needs to ask the Intelligence Unit commander's permission before he can enter the area.
Ye Xue, for her part, was as calm as usual. She looked at Yu Wenzhou with that cheeky smile of hers. "What are you worried about? We wouldn't want you to lose that great head of yours, of course, we did our utmost in safety precaution. You can focus your mind on the game while we take care of your head. Be at ease, we will do nothing to your head." She said with a deep voice.
That cheeky look of hers was so familiar that the national team members felt déjà vu. It's so familiar but they can't put their fingers on it. Although, Yu Wenzhou and Wang Jiexi eyes' flicked a glance at Ye Xiu.
Seemingly noticing the glance, Ye Xiu the corner of his mouth curved upward a little. An unobservant person wouldn't notice the change though.