The auditorium was bustling, with a row of seats equipped with microphones on the stage. In the center sat the Base Commander, flanked by leaders of the base. Lu Jianguo and Lu Jianshe both were seated up there.
Gu Pan and the others were led to the front row, where seats bore their names; they sat down at the places marked with their nameplates.
The conference was to start at nine a.m. They had planned to arrive an hour early to catch up with Second Uncle and the others, but they were delayed by Yu Tianfeng and now it was already eight forty, with almost everyone already there.
The meeting soon began, and the Base Commander earnestly summarized and explained the recent conflict.
Amidst rounds of applause, the award ceremony began.
