Zuo Linwei's gaze traveled from the others to Yun Jian. His eyes widened swiftly as he stared at her in extreme disbelief.
Cottone's status in Gale Mercenaries was equivalent to the organization's leader. The term of address used in Gale Mercenaries was different from Gu Sha Mercenaries; where Gu Sha's head was called boss, Gale's head was called the leader. It was just that Gale Mercenaries was formed by international mercenaries, so the authority of its leader was not as substantial as Gu Sha's boss.
Gu Sha Mercenaries' boss called the shots, but Gale Mercenaries was different—every allied state had the right to speak. This meant that its leader did not have complete authority.
As for Cottone, he was personally recruited by Gale Mercenaries' leader back then and his power within the organization leveled the person in charge of running it. Sometimes his opinion was more influential than the leader's.