Was this a test?
Unit 37 had this thought as she was caught in a long period of indecision regarding whether to command or not.
As she believed, this was unprofessional.
Making the target aware of a potential attack greatly reduces the success rate of the assault.
But in reality, she also didn't know how to make a choice, her intuition telling her that perhaps this time the truth was on the Sergeant's side.
"There is no need to carry an emotional burden. Once you return to the organization, they will overwrite your memory. Just by removing the parts about me, you will forget all the details of this conversation,"
Duan Mingyuan was not a narcissistic person, so he was well aware that Unit 37's hesitation was not due to feelings for the Sergeant.
Only in TV dramas can a protagonist make an emotionless killing machine develop feelings. In the real world, there were other reasons for Unit 37's hesitation.
"To move forward, or to go back?"