"YOU!?"
Before Angelia could react, Renault had already picked up the communicator used to contact G&K directly.
And Helian never disappointed; she always appeared on the holographic screen in her formal attire, even though it was late at night, this gal was still hard at work.
Looks like G&K's overtime situation is pretty serious.
"Renault, what's the matter with you calling me so late?" Helian, still working at her desk with a pen in hand, put on her iconic monocle glasses and raised an eyebrow, looking at Renault with a serious expression.
"Of course, there's something if I'm calling you at this hour. I happened to save one of your rookie commanders and her two T-Dolls on the way. Don't you think it's time to offer some rescue compensation?" Renault said, turning around and pointing at Angelia, who was still dumbfounded, and the two T-Dolls sitting on chairs behind her.
Originally annoyed, Angelia's heart suddenly felt guilty when she saw Helian's face. But she suddenly realized that, when Renault turned around, Helian's eyes seemed to twitch involuntarily...
And... when did Helianthus become so friendly when speaking? And why was she calling Renault by his name? Could it be that these two actually have a good relationship?
But just as Renault turned back around, Helian's stiff and embarrassed expression was immediately suppressed.
"Commander Angelia, I remember you were supposed to be conducting a joint investigation with StateSec, right?" After Renault finished speaking, Helian adjusted her expression and stared at Angelia fiercely.
"Well, yeah, that's right, but there were some minor mishaps along the way..." Hearing Helian's question, Angelia scratched her cheek awkwardly. She thought it was just a routine joint operation.
Who would have thought it would involve collapse fluid and infected ELID mutants? With only two assault rifle T-Dolls, even if she was equipped with grenade launchers, how many grenades could she carry? Even if grenades were effective against the mutants, they would still have to consider the collapse fluid attached on their bodies...
To be honest, although she didn't see what Renault did to the bottle of collapse fluid, the impact afterward definitely wasn't caused by the collapse fluid exploding. If it really exploded, not only the two T-Dolls on the cargo ship, but even she herself would probably have a hard time surviving.
Although she did have some resentment towards Renault, her life was ultimately saved by him. Payment... this was already a very simple reward, but unfortunately, she couldn't come up with the money...
"Mishap?" Helian raised an eyebrow suspiciously. Among all the commanders G&K currently has, Angelia was undoubtedly one of the most capable. What kind of mishap could make this person, who had to be saved by Renault, fall into such a situation?
Most importantly, Angelia seemed guilty! Explain yourself! Can you escape responsibility just by turning your head away!?
"Um, yeah, it's just her two T-Dolls. While investigating the cargo ship, they encountered Heavy ELID infected mutants, those who can can wipe out an entire squad of T-Dolls by themselves. During the battle, a bottle of collapse fluid was shattered by a grenade."
"???"
Giant mutated ELID infected? Collapse fluid? What kind of nonsense is this? Isn't it just investigating a cargo ship? How could they encounter something like this!?
And how did Renault save Angelia!?
"I risked being exposed to the collapse fluid explosion to rescue these guys. Isn't it reasonable to ask for a bit more compensation?"
Watching Renault speak earnestly, and seeing Angelia still without any rebuttal, Helian probably understood that ninety-nine percent of this was true... Although she didn't know where Renault got the confidence to rescue Angelia, who had to face the risk of a collapse fluid explosion, she still couldn't refuse to pay...
Renault seemed to like collecting T-Dolls. Up to now, almost all the tactical T-Dolls in his hands were obtained from G&K. If they didn't pay up, those two T-Dolls Angelia had...
Whether it was HK416 or M16A1, they were all high-level T-Dolls. HK416 could be set aside, but the key issue was M16. She was actually a high-level tactical T-Doll belonging to 16lab. Although she was working at G&K under the guise of a secondment, in fact, this was just Pascal conducting tests.
After a while, M16 would have to return to 16lab. If Pascal found out that Renault had tampered with his T-Doll...
Who knows what that guy would do.
Genius and madman are often only a thin line apart, right?
After a brief struggle in her heart, Helian sighed, "There will definitely be compensation, but I need to report it. After all, this incident is a bit big. The specific amount will be deposited into your account after we evaluate it."
After speaking, Helian raised her hand, intending to close the communication, but halfway through, as if suddenly remembering something, "Um, and the repair of these two T-Dolls, I won't trouble you with it. Just have Angelia take them to the local G&K base for repairs."
With that, Helian changed her expression again, staring at Angelia behind Renault, "Commander Angelia, please return to headquarters as soon as possible. The mission report regarding you, I believe the boss will be very interested."
Uh, spare me. Why do security contractors still have to write mission reports? As soon as she heard the word "report," Angelia's temples throbbed, regretting why she hadn't found a vice-commander to help her with the reports.
Watching the communication cut off in front of her, Renault shrugged at Angelia, "Anyway, that's it. I won't keep you. Commander Angelia, good night. Oh, by the way, you can borrow these two unused carts to take these unlucky T-Dolls to the G&K base, or if you're willing to drive that old gas jeep over there, it's also fine."
Hearing Renault's words, Angelia subconsciously turned her head to look in the direction Renault was pointing.
The old jeep, although the lighting in the factory wasn't very bright at the moment, she could still see the rust on the car's body and the deflated tires...
"Thanks for the offer, but I'll just take them back myself." With a grim face, Angelia placed the two T-Dolls on the cart and walked out of the factory with them.
When she reached the door, she heard Renault's seemingly caring words...
"Hey! Be careful not to be mistaken for a Doll trafficker and get caught!"
"You asshole!"