“Xiao Guang, do you really have to leave?”
Standing beside the aircraft, Guan Ze held onto Lian Qiguang’s hand, clearly reluctant to let him go.
“Mm.”
Ignoring Guan Ze’s almost childish attempt to keep him there, Lian Qiguang calmly withdrew his hand and expressionlessly looked at the aircraft before him.
“Xiao Guang…”
“Honey, I left my case in the room. Could you go get it for me?”
Smiling charmingly, Xiahou Yuchi walked over.
“What case?”
“It’s for Little Guang.”
“Go on.”
Xiahou Yuchi mysteriously wagged a finger.
Although Guan Ze frowned at his theatrics, he still turned around and headed back inside.
After Guan Ze disappeared, Xiahou Yuchi rubbed his nose and slowly approached Lian Qiguang.
Keeping his gaze on the aircraft ahead, he smiled as he said,
“According to your account, there were seven attackers.”
“But we only found six bodies.”
“…”
Lian Qiguang’s brows moved slightly.
He turned to look expressionlessly at Xiahou Yuchi’s profile.
“This incident made quite a stir.”
“It even alerted the higher-ups.”
“Half that street was destroyed.”
“Officially, they’ve announced it was a terrorist attack.”
“But…”
“I’m sure you know the real truth better than I do.”
“What are you trying to say?”
Lian Qiguang looked at him calmly, without the slightest ripple in his eyes.
“Don’t worry.”
“I don’t mean anything by it.”
“If the seventh man is dead, then everything’s fine.”
“But if he’s still alive…”
“That could become troublesome.”
Turning to face him with a smile, Xiahou Yuchi took a metal case from his storage device and handed it over.
“This is for you.”
Lian Qiguang silently looked at the case for a moment before accepting it.
He opened it.
Inside lay two silver-white medium-length firearms.
His eyes darkened almost imperceptibly.
“Shaoxuan asked me to give these to you.”
Xiahou Yuchi smiled.
“That brat really dotes on you.”
“These are the T-36s, specially issued to the Blood Wolf unit.”
“On the entire Blue Planet, no force except Blood Wolf is equipped with this weapon.”
“And no one else dares to use it.”
Looking down at the case, a complicated emotion flickered through Lian Qiguang’s eyes.
He quietly closed it and stored it inside his space.
Looking back up, he asked expressionlessly,
“Anything else?”
“Hey!”
“I just handed you a pair of T-36s.”
“The least you could do is thank me!”
“I’ll thank Shaoxuan.”
“You…”
Xiahou Yuchi nearly choked.
“Xiahou Yuchi!”
A furious shout interrupted them.
Guan Ze marched over and viciously twisted Xiahou Yuchi’s arm.
“You actually tricked me?”
“There wasn’t anything there!”
“Oww!”
“Easy, honey!”
“That hurts!”
Xiahou Yuchi cried dramatically.
“I remembered wrong.”
“It was already in my storage device.”
“I already gave it to Little Guang.”
“If you don’t believe me, ask him.”
“Xiao Guang?”
Guan Ze looked toward him.
Watching Xiahou Yuchi baring his teeth in exaggerated pain, Lian Qiguang calmly looked away and raised his head toward the sky.
“I don’t know.”
“Hey!”
“You can’t do this to me!”
“Xiahou Yuchi!”
“You’re still lying to me?!”
“Honey! Mercy…”
Ten minutes later…
“Xiao Guang.”
“I’ll come visit you when I have time.”
Still unwilling to part, Guan Ze escorted him to the aircraft.
“No need.”
Lian Qiguang calmly pulled his hand back and rejected him without hesitation.
“Xiao Guang…”
“Goodbye.”
Cutting off Guan Ze before he could continue persuading him, Lian Qiguang leaped cleanly into the aircraft.
Bang!
The hatch slammed firmly shut.
“…”
Guan Ze stood speechless.
“Xiao Guang!”
Just as the aircraft was preparing for takeoff, Xiahou Yuchi—who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead moments ago—suddenly stood up.
His expression was unusually serious.
“Be careful of that classmate of yours.”
Classmate?
Qiu Limo?
“Xiahou Yuchi!”
“What exactly are you hiding from me?!”
“Nothing, honey!”
“I swear on my character!”
“Go to hell!”
“Honey…”
Another war immediately erupted between the couple.
Watching them descend into another noisy argument, Lian Qiguang quietly withdrew his gaze.
Leaning back against his seat, he stared expressionlessly at the ceiling of the aircraft while silently thinking about Xiahou Yuchi’s warning.
The aircraft didn’t return him to Qingdi Military Academy.
Instead, it flew him all the way home.
The living room was quiet.
Lian Qiguang lounged lazily on the sofa, staring expressionlessly at the ceiling.
Across from him sat a furious Lian Yucheng…
And another man who looked…
Well…
Very fierce.
“Are you absolutely sure you’re fine?”
Seeing Lian Qiguang’s completely unconcerned attitude, Lian Yucheng’s teeth practically itched with anger.
“Mm.”
Lian Qiguang nodded expressionlessly.
“I’m healthy.”
“Lian Qiguang!”
Lian Yucheng exploded.
“Can you stop giving me heart attacks every other day?”
“I’d still like to live a couple more years!”
“I’m fine.”
“Fine?!”
“If you’re fine, why were you in the hospital?”
“If you’re fine, why were you unconscious for four or five days?!”
Lian Yucheng trembled with anger.
“Can’t you just behave for once?”
“If something really happened to you…”
Lian Qiguang slowly lowered his gaze.
Looking at Lian Yucheng’s slightly reddened eyes, he remained silent for a long time before pressing his lips together.
“…I’m sorry.”
“…”
Now it was Lian Yucheng’s turn to freeze.
He stared at Lian Qiguang as though looking at some bizarre mutant.
After spending so much time with him, he knew Lian Qiguang’s personality well enough.
An apology?
Was this a sign that humanity was about to go to war with mutants?
“Who is he?”
Taking advantage of Lian Yucheng’s stunned silence, Lian Qiguang calmly gestured toward the man sitting beside him, changing the subject.
“Hello.”
Before Lian Yucheng could answer, the man stood up.
Keeping a straight face, he nodded.
“My name is Long Ying.”
“I’m your brother’s partner.”
Long Ying wasn’t particularly handsome.
If one had to describe him…
He looked ordinary.
The sort of man who would disappear into a crowd.
However—
His heavily built body, the hard muscles exposed beneath his black T-shirt, together with the blood-soaked killing aura surrounding him, made him appear extremely intimidating.
In another era, someone like him would either have been a bandit…
Or an outlaw.
Leaning back against the sofa, Lian Qiguang silently examined Long Ying.
His gaze carried obvious scrutiny—and pressure.
Facing that inspection, Long Ying stood ramrod straight from beginning to end.
Eyes forward.
Completely unmoving.
After a long silence…
Lian Qiguang withdrew his gaze.
Expressionlessly, he nodded.
“Hello, Sister-in-law.”
Not exactly a good person…
But not a hypocrite or a schemer either.
“Shut up!”
Lian Yucheng shot to his feet in agitation.
Pointing furiously at Long Ying, he trembled with anger.
Yet despite his rage, his upbringing prevented him from saying anything truly vulgar.
“What nonsense are you talking about?!”
“Who’s your partner?!”
“If you keep talking nonsense, get out!”
“And you!”
He turned to Lian Qiguang.
“Stop helping him!”
“What are you joining in for?!”
“I said I’d take responsibility.”
Unlike Lian Yucheng’s fury, Long Ying remained astonishingly calm.
Take responsibility?
Tilting his head slightly, Lian Qiguang looked expressionlessly at Lian Yucheng.
What does that mean?
“Enough!”
One sentence made Lian Yucheng’s face burn bright red.
He became so flustered he could barely speak coherently.
“And what are you staring at?”
“Go upstairs!”
“You’re going back to the academy tomorrow.”
Unable to withstand Lian Qiguang’s openly curious gaze, Lian Yucheng resorted to acting fierce to hide his embarrassment.
Expressionlessly finishing the last sip of his drink, Lian Qiguang stood and calmly headed upstairs.
“I already told you!”
“I don’t need you to take responsibility!”
“I, Long Ying, stand by what I do!”
“I’ll definitely take responsibility for you!”
“You…”
“Marry me.”
“I’ll treat you well.”
“No need!”
“Get out!”
“Or I’ll call the police!”
“If they dare come…”
“I’ll dare kill them.”
“Are you a bandit?!”
…
Closing his bedroom door, Lian Qiguang calmly shut out the commotion downstairs.
That man is interesting.
He’s probably not a very good person.