For some reason, Gao Yuan found Renato quite agreeable to the eye.
Although they hadn't spoken a single word, nor looked each other in the eye, Gao Yuan just found Renato very pleasant to look at.
Perhaps this was what they called a mutual recognition of kindred spirits?
Heroes admiring heroes.
As for where the heroism lay, that was not yet apparent, but perhaps it was the demeanor he displayed in front of Andrew.
In Andrew's eyes, Renato was a deserter; he was convinced of it, otherwise, he wouldn't have repeatedly ignored Renato to his face, asking questions only to those three Germany soldiers.
But to Gao Yuan, he quite admired Renato for his courage to escape.
The people at Kabul Air Force Base didn't stay out of loyalty to their duty, as Gao Yuan had long ago inquired; those at Kabul Air Force Base refused to flee with the troops in Kandahar purely because they didn't believe they could leave Afghan and safely make it back to Europa.
