"Please have a seat, Captain Xie." Secretary Chen smiled and nodded, then introduced her to the several elderly men beside him.
"This is Vice Minister Zhao from our Special Operations Department."
"This is Deputy Minister Qiu and Director Zhou."
"We've taken the liberty of asking you here, Captain Xie, because we wanted to ask for your opinion on a matter." Secretary Chen nodded to Assistant Hu, who was sitting to one side.
Assistant Hu quickly handed Xie Ning a thin, two-page document. "It's like this, Captain Xie. Because you provided us with extremely important information, the organization discussed it internally and decided to award you with Second-Class Merit."
"And we would also like to cordially invite you to join our Special Operations Department."
"You don't have to rush to refuse." Seeing that Xie Ning seemed about to speak, Assistant Hu hurriedly added, "Here's the thing. We understand that you, Captain Xie, would never abandon your teammates in the Starfire Team."
