On Saturday, a memorial service commenced at a military base located just outside Silver City. Since many of the people Deimos killed had left no bodies behind, they had to bury empty coffins with just the clothes and personal belongings of the deceased.

Vice Director Xiao Cheng, who had traveled from headquarters, presided over the ceremony. When Gong Qian heard the names of her former teammates read aloud, she broke down in tears. Bluebird stayed by her side, doing her best to comfort her, but in the end, even she was overwhelmed by the grief and began quietly crying.

When Yu Bo's name was announced, Zhang Shou couldn't hold back his tears either. Unfortunately, the harder he cried, the louder he became. Before long, his sobs drowned out everyone else's. Watching Zhang Shou bawl his eyes out, Gong Qian found herself strangely unable to keep crying.

After...