The woman at the conference table was none other than Mandy, the exclusive foreign intelligence officer for Bravo Team.
Long Zhan wanted to laugh because he earned his nickname "Violent Boy" from knocking out this senior CIA intelligence officer with a single punch.
The awkward part was that, barring any surprises, the two of them were very likely to become colleagues and comrades in the future.
From the look in Mandy's eyes as she glanced at him, Long Zhan could easily tell that she had not yet come to terms with the previous incident.
Even though it was just training, and even though nearly three months had passed since then.
"It seems I need to find an opportunity to buy her a drink to resolve this woman's inner trauma. Whether now or after I retire with the money, having professional intelligence personnel is extremely useful to me, and it would be even better if we could become friends."
Long Zhan understood the importance of information and connections when out in the field. In order to support his future, he didn’t want to miss any opportunities. So, instead of avoiding Mandy's gaze, he proactively raised his hand and smiled in greeting.
"Hi!"
Mandy didn't expect Long Zhan to dare to greet her despite her unfriendly demeanor, and for a moment, she was taken aback.
Fortunately, as an intelligence officer who relied on her wits, she quickly adjusted her emotions and responded in turn.
Her originally unpleasant mood improved inexplicably due to Long Zhan's enthusiastic greeting, and she found that she no longer disliked this violent brute as much.
Instead, there was a slight hint of… attraction.
Long Zhan had a keen ability to observe micro-expressions and instantly caught the change in Mandy's eyes.
Recalling their only previous encounter, he couldn't help but wickedly speculate, "Could it be... that this Mandy is a legendary SM enthusiast?"
"Hey, kid, we meet again."
Just as Long Zhan was lost in thought, he was interrupted by a voice.
"I knew you had the ability to climb up from the first floor, but I didn't expect it to be so quick. Well done."
Sonny raised his hand to greet Long Zhan, pulled a chair over with his foot, and said, "Come sit here."
"No, thank you. I don't want this to be my one and only meeting."
Long Zhan declined Sonny's invitation and deliberately asked with a subtle meaning behind his words, "Can you tell me where Bravo 6 is? I think that position could be assigned to me."
Wow!
As soon as Long Zhan said this, he became the center of attention in the room.
He had just entered Bravo Team as a foreign aid, and it was only a one-time opportunity, yet he dared to boldly claim he would take the vacant position in Bravo Team.
Just this courage to speak out had already surpassed all previous trainees.
Clay, who was standing behind him, was stunned!
Even though he usually competed with Long Zhan and constantly chased after him as a target, at this moment, he couldn't help but say, "Impressive."
"Haha, well done."
Sonny was amused by Long Zhan's words and pointed to the lower right corner of the desk, "Bravo 6 sits there. If you think you can handle it and have the confidence, I don't mind you sitting over there."
"This kid is still as arrogant as he was the first time we met," Ray said to Jason.
"No, no, no."
Jason shook his head, smiling broadly, and said, "I think this is confidence. The Bravo 6 position has been vacant for a while now, perhaps it can be considered his in advance."
"Maybe," Ray shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but his gaze shifted to Clay.
"Alright, folks, let's quiet down."
Davis saw that the atmosphere in the room had settled down and clapped her hands to attract everyone's attention.
She introduced, "These two trainees from Green Team will serve as our foreign aids and participate in this operation. I hope you can all cooperate well. Why don't you both introduce yourselves?"
"I'm Long Gibran, but you can just call me Long, I would prefer it that way. I'm glad to be working with you all."
"I'm Clay Spencer, from SEAL Team 2, Alpha Platoon, Helicopter Squadron 2. DEVGRU has always been a place I've aspired to be in, it's an honor to participate in this operation."
Long Zhan and Clay introduced themselves one after the other, but no one applauded or stood up to greet them.
The atmosphere became a bit awkward.
Clay felt a bit uneasy in this situation and even became slightly nervous.
In contrast, Long Zhan seemed completely unconcerned. He knew that the veterans here were quite proud, and the only way to earn their respect was through their ability, trying to please them was of no use.
So after introducing himself, he walked over and sat in Bravo 6’s position.
He also pulled over a metal chair and shouted to Clay, "Why are you just standing there? Come sit!"
"Jason's judgment is indeed good."
Long Zhan's display of confidence after entering caught the attention of the captain sitting to the left of the desk, who tapped the table and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting. Mandy, over to you."
"Okay!"
Mandy nodded and addressed everyone, "Gentlemen, I know some of you might be tired of hearing this, but this is a very important HVT operation, and the target is of very high value, so I need to reiterate it."
After a brief opening statement, Mandy picked up the remote control on the table and began to operate it.
She turned off the lights and turned on the projector.
"Finally, the first DEVGRU operation is about to begin. Whether I can confirm my place in Bravo Team depends on this operation. I hope it goes the same as it did in the TV show,” Long Zhan began to feel a bit excited.
"Abu Samir Al Masri."
Mandy said, pointing to the photo projected on the screen, "He is a senior commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and the true mastermind behind dozens of attacks against the coalition forces in Iraq.
In the past few months, we have discovered that Samir has been frequently meeting with local jihadist leaders in Central Africa.
According to reliable information we have received, he will be meeting with several Boko Haram members in two days, and the agency believes this is a good opportunity to capture him."
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