Is it the worry that Eighteen's communication might be intercepted? Or the concern that there might be a traitor at headquarters?
But regardless, not even mentioning such a small matter to Eighteen clearly shows they don't consider Eighteen a teammate, just a piece of equipment...
"I've got it, don't mind them, I found their coordinates, you just arrange a ship... Hey! What am I arranging, my company has ships!
You contact Orange, rent my company's junk salvage ship to pick up the people, charge them eighteen million for the invoice, we're not idiots to turn down money."
"Roger that, boss. Coordinates have been reported, the company has approved, equipment rental fee 18 million, Mr007 will bring others to the port to take the ship for the rescue operation."
Hey, monopolizing the channel sure does make money come easy...
Li Pan opened the cockpit, picked up a bottle of Profound Dark Crystal, and climbed onto the roof of the vehicle, stretching and shaking his legs.