The commander dragged Shorty up, while Shorty looked at him in shock. The commander had always been respectful towards him, following his orders unconditionally. This rough behavior was unprecedented.

Seeing Jiang Cheng effortlessly destroy two gunboats, the commander grabbed Shorty.

Fatty was stunned because the commander had always been obedient to him and never went against his wishes, let alone treated him so harshly.

Could it be that the commander thinks the enemy is too strong and wants to capture him to use as a gift and send him away?

Qunzi felt a chill in his heart. He never imagined that he would be betrayed one day. Despite experiencing countless betrayals in the human scene on Delmar Planet, he never thought it would happen to him so swiftly.

The disheartened and defeated Shorty was dragged out of the command room by the commander, half-dragged and half-pulled.

He neither struggled nor resisted. In front of the brawny commander, he knew he had no chance to resist.

Thinking back to the effort he put in to win him over back when he was still in the team medical system—because the commander had offended someone high-ranking, he had to spend effort to smooth things over.

Dining with an ordinary lover was nothing worth mentioning. Ever since he, Shorty, had been around for so many years, others always treated him to meals; he practically never treated anyone.

It wasn’t that Shorty was stingy or unwilling to spend money. As someone born into the Prominent Family, he understood how to extract money from others without tarnishing his reputation.

Therefore, Shorty wasn’t just wealthy; he was exceptionally wealthy.

So him not treating others to meals wasn’t an issue of wealth but a matter of determining whether someone was worth the treat.

Qunzi sailed smoothly in the human scene not only because he came from a distinguished family but also because of the support and care from his family elders, he rarely faced setbacks.

Besides, Shorty had a knack for maneuvering through the human scene, he always discerned the current situation, knowing which side’s camp to choose for allegiance.

Additionally, he was perceptive in judging people, even those with a pristine facade but notorious reputations—he didn’t keep his distance.

On the contrary, he frequently mingled with them publicly, disregarding any gossip behind his back.

His approach often yielded unexpected results, like when he entered the team’s core leadership, it was due to the support from a notorious person that he secured a critical vote.

From then on, Shorty entered the core leadership of the Delmar Planet team’s medical department.

In his view, in the human scene, one either advances and thrives or becomes mediocre, spending life as a small clerk in some Qingshui Gate, leading a humdrum existence.

Fatty was naturally unwilling to settle as a small clerk. In the human scene, he knew how to address people, adapt his language to the audience, being versatile; he respected his superiors without overstepping.

He rarely praised his superiors excessively in the way ordinary employees did, avoiding sycophancy.

He disdained behaving like them; in his view, under servile bootlicking subordinates even if they rise, their prospects remain bleak.

While eloquence matters, having merely a glib tongue without action leads nowhere in the human scene.

Shorty adopted a different approach.

He consistently completed tasks given by his superiors earnestly, this earned him their satisfaction.

Publicly, or within the department, he maintained a respectful yet distant attitude towards his superiors, upholding decorum while keeping proper distance. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

His actions confused many colleagues, especially when they saw him continually advancing; their expressions were priceless.

They never anticipated that this seemingly unimpressive, even somewhat sleazy-looking person, could receive such recognition from his superiors.

There was an enduring rumor among the team’s personnel speculating how far this sleazy Shorty would climb in the human scene.

Upon hearing this, Shorty only gave a slight smile. Outwardly, he seemed unfazed, yet inwardly he held contempt for his coworkers.

Shorty always believed that after many years in the human scene, having encountered countless people, he could generally perceive someone’s character swiftly.

As for the base commander here, not only did he mentor him, relocating him from a distant satellite to his side, he also appointed him as the base commander, although this base only had a hundred or so staff, the benefits were not inferior to counterparts elsewhere.

Moreover, with the mountain high and the emperor far, the base commander wielded maximum power on this satellite, spending leisure time exploring the satellite beyond the routine training of personnel.

Shorty, having spent years in the human scene, knew that to have someone work for him wholeheartedly, you mustn’t treat them poorly. Thus, for this commander, he almost always approved of his requests.

What chilled Qunzi was, despite his generosity, at the critical moment this commander intended to hand him over to the three enemies from the Extraterrestrial Planet.

After a lifetime of accurate judgments, being betrayed by his base commander left him feeling desolate.

The base commander was unaware of his thoughts; he only knew that those three enemies from the Extraterrestrial Planet would soon arrive at the base, and his superior was their target.

This superior had once helped him greatly, he couldn’t bear to see his benefactor captured or even killed by them.

Though he had just witnessed their formidable abilities, truth be told, in any aspect, he was not their match.

Facing any one of them, he couldn’t even ensure his own safety, let alone protect his superior.

Jiang Cheng annihilated the last two enemy gunboats, and for unknown reasons, the ground defense forces ceased fire.