Colonel He opened the casing with a tool from his belt, detached a narrow locator module, and placed the piece beside the radio.
"Anything else?"
"If Director Song arrests you, send the medical supplies first."
He gave her a long look. "Your concern is moving."
"Do not misunderstand it. Medicine expires. Colonels are replaced."
Councilor Ren made a sound suspiciously close to laughter as she climbed into the second military vehicle.
Within minutes, Colonel He's group was moving north. The mobile medical unit remained behind with Tang Li Yue's people until the road was clear.
Lu Chengran stood beside the SUV and watched the vehicles disappear.
"You should have told him we have additional transport," he said.
Tang Li Yue did not pretend to misunderstand. "No."
"Not the ring's full capacity. Enough to plan the loading sequence honestly."
