"I... trust you..."
Facing Leon's "clean and wipe off" method of gaining trust, as the only other survivor of the Aquarius Branch, the middle-aged man felt utterly defeated and chose the only available path after a moment of silence.
After all, if what Leon said was true, then the people of the Aquarius Branch could still be saved, but if he was lying... it wouldn't matter whether he believed him or not.
"Leon... sir."
Uneasily adding an honorific after Leon's name, the middle-aged man, with his Heart Lake in turmoil, powerlessly asked:
"So what exactly are you planning to do? Take everyone from our Aquarius Branch and head straight down to the Earth River to find Director Baltro?"
"That was my initial thought."
Leon nodded upon hearing this and then said sincerely:
"But after hearing your analysis just now, I think your analysis makes a lot of sense.
