Chapter 35: …After the Transaction Tonight, We’ll Be Square
“I ask, you answer. Dare to lie by a single word, and I’ll open a hole in your body.” Xie Ren clicked off the safety and asked coldly, “Whose person are you, and what is your purpose?”
Yu Shi’s expression changed, and he begged for mercy with a trembling voice: “I… I’m just doing things for someone else. Please don’t shoot, I’m willing to say everything!”
Xie Ren frowned. “Answer my question.”
“Some… someone told me to come in and find a classified list. I don’t know specifically what it is either. I beg you, don’t kill me!”
“Who is that person?”
“A Major… I haven’t seen his face. I really don’t know anything else.”
Xie Ren took out handcuffs and stepped over the railing. “Turn around and face the wall, stay away from the light-brain. Once the truth serum is used, you’ll know even things you don’t know.”
Yu Shi obediently turned around slowly. He heard the sound of Xie Ren jumping down from the second floor. At the moment he landed, the muzzle of the gun jerked upward due to the shock.
He was waiting for exactly this moment.
Yu Shi instantly turned back, picked up the skeletal gun, and fired at him without hesitation. The bullet flew almost past Xie Ren’s face. While he was dodging, Yu Shi threw a smoke bomb.
Only after the smoke bomb exploded did Xie Ren realize it was flour. He covered his mouth and couldn’t stop coughing.
He cursed, aiming at Yu Shi while dodging. However, Yu Shi was too close to the light-brain to fire recklessly.
Yu Shi took the opportunity to press the control console, destroying the operation records with one click, and pulled out the chip to swallow it into his mouth. Before Xie Ren could open his head, he turned and ran toward the door.
Before he could take two steps, Xie Ren stepped onto the control console in one stride, reached out, and grabbed his back collar, pulling upward with a sudden jerk!
The military uniform fabric was very tough and couldn’t be easily cut even with a knife. This jerk made Yu Shi’s world go black, nearly making him spit out the swallowed chip.
Xie Ren’s left hand pinned his neck, dragging him back and slamming him heavily onto the control console. Without giving any time for a reaction, he raised his fist to smash his head. If this punch hit, his brains would be scrambled.
Yu Shi’s brain lacked oxygen, his breathing stopped, and bloodshot veins appeared in his eyes from being constricted. In a near-suffocating state, he instinctively tilted his head to dodge while simultaneously gathering strength to raise his elbow and strike Xie Ren’s face.
Xie Ren immediately raised his hand to block. The strength of the person beneath him was massive; if it had been a normal person, the gun in their hand would have already been knocked away.
Not only that, this person was also very good at countering moves.
Even though he had a gun in his hand, he didn’t even have a single chance for a close-range aim.
Xie Ren constricted his neck, his voice cold as an ice cellar as he squeezed a sentence out through gritted teeth: “You’re looking for death.”
Yu Shi didn’t make a sound. Dealing with this Alpha, who could be called a monster, made him quickly lose physical strength, and cold sweat dripped from his temples.
Right now, he was already cornered. If he were caught and interrogated… then everything would be over.
That file would be destroyed, and his parents would also be implicated. Although before doing this, he had always been psychologically prepared, he just hadn’t expected that the one to discover him would be Xie Ren.
Xie Ren shook open the handcuffs and snapped them toward his wrist.
Yu Shi exploded with strength from who-knows-where. Regardless of the danger of a dislocated arm, he struggled violently, raising his leg to hook onto the precision instrument above his head and smashing it toward Xie Ren’s back.
Those instruments connected by wires weighed hundreds of pounds. Xie Ren hadn’t expected he would be able to pull them, and his grip suddenly slackened.
“Holy shit!”
He was truly enraged, and the air was instantly filled with offensive pheromones.
The pheromones crashed through aggressively, as sharp and overbearing as the man himself, like an unsheathed blade, piercing and splitting the enemy without hesitation, vowing to let no one survive.
Yu Shi was pierced by intense pain, his body twitching like a live fish.
The Peppermint Wine lost its soothing effect. The chip at the back of his neck was burning and stinging, more painful than any pheromones he had encountered before—it was as if it had invaded his heart and stabbed it several times.
His vision gradually blurred, his ears buzzed, and a sensation of numbness near shock came from his limbs.
Xie Ren’s gaze was dark and merciless as he raised his hand to snap the handcuffs.
Just at the second before they were snapped on, the exact same pheromones filled the air.
Peppermint Wine-scented soothing pheromones.
Veins popped on Yu Shi’s forehead as he used all his strength to pry open that tube of pheromones.
Xie Ren was suddenly stunned. This was the first time he had smelled his own pheromones so clearly. It was both strange and familiar, like looking in a mirror, so much so that it produced a very eerie feeling.
His pheromones had actually been emitted from a secret agent of unknown gender; anyone would find it utterly absurd.
In the interval of his daze, Yu Shi struggled violently, smashing a fist into his face and arching his knees to flip him to the ground.
Xie Ren hadn’t expected him to still have the strength to resist. These two consecutive moves were merciless, nearly dislodging his stomach. He stumbled back a step, a bloody taste filling his mouth.
Yu Shi leaped up and rushed to the door to press the alarm.
—The moment the alarm sounded, all doors would automatically close.
Before Xie Ren could rush out of the machine room, he was locked inside by the bulletproof door, violently pounding the door in rage.
He was cold all over; this secret agent was too familiar with the armory!
Even the escape route was perfectly planned; clearly, they had a backup plan.
Sure enough, when the door was opened, there was no one outside, only those two guards lying there.
Xie Ren immediately connected to the alarm system, ordering a school-wide search. Before leaving the sixth floor, his footsteps paused.
A trace of residual, extremely hard-to-detect pheromones drifted from the elevator.
This scent might be unfamiliar to others, but to him, it was like a taste to the bone—once smelled, it was unforgettable for a lifetime.
His expression suddenly changed drastically.
At high noon, dark clouds gathered, and the horizon was as dark as evening. It was gloomy and near raining.
Yu Shi was sitting by the window answering a phone call from the Combat Readiness Department.
the other side said, “We have received notice that both the inside and outside of the school have been sealed. Currently, no one is injured. An inspection team will go over to check later; we need you to cooperate.”
“I know. I’ll wait for them in the office.” He put down the phone and looked toward the figure standing at the door.
Xie Ren had been there for a while, listening to him answer the phone with a dark face. The light in the office was dim, making his tall shadow look somewhat oppressive.
He held an M17 in his hand.
Yu Shi asked him, “Is it raining outside? The weather forecast said there might be rain. Remember to bring a raincoat.”
While speaking, Xie Ren walked in step by step, staring heavily at his face, as if searching for something that could convince him.
Yu Shi was puzzled: “What are you looking at? Is there something on my face?”
Xie Ren was silent for a moment and asked, “Have you been in the office the whole time?”
“Yes. Li Yang asked me to help answer calls.” Yu Shi looked helpless. “I was supposed to be on leave today.”
“Never went out?”
Yu Shi sneered: “What are you thinking? Of course I went out.”
Xie Ren’s breathing tightened, and he stared fixedly at him.
He said nonchalantly: “Used the bathroom, went downstairs to buy a cup of coffee. I don’t know if I missed any calls.”
“I heard something happened at the venue. Are you okay?” he took the initiative to mention.
Xie Ren examined him expressionlessly, his tone mechanical and cold, “An exhibition case suddenly exploded. Surveillance found someone disguised as a cleaner who modified bone-based ammunition and hid it under the display case. The power was small and no one was injured.”
That cleaner had mixed into the team and left yesterday; he was currently being wanted.
And the accomplice who had infiltrated the machine room could not possibly leave the National Defense Academy at this moment.
He said in a low voice: “The medical room is involved in pheromone leakage. Doctor Chen has been taken away by the Investigation Department. I’ll ask once more—did you truly not step out of the administration building?”
His right hand rested on his gun, and there seemed to be murderous intent in his eyes.
Yu Shi looked into his eyes. The brown pupils reflected his stern face, without a single hint of guilt or wavering.
“No.” He was so frank that there was not a single flaw. “The Combat Readiness Department just told me to wait for inspection. If the Investigation Department needs it, I can go over with Doctor Chen.”
Xie Ren did not speak. He gave him a deep look and turned to leave the office.
That day, the Investigation Department did not come looking for Yu Shi. The gun exhibition incident was suppressed, and even Liu Yin was called to the agency to urgently seal off the news.
Because another thing had happened—the Sidewinder had vanished into thin air.
The one that exploded was exactly the case where the Sidewinder was placed.
At the same time, the National Defense Academy’s light-brain had been briefly invaded. The intruder was a master operator who had eliminated all traces in advance; no one knew what he had taken.
Any of these incidents, if spread out, would be used by those with ulterior motives to smear the military’s capabilities.
During the closing on the final day, those in the know had solemn expressions. Tang Jiadong flew into a rage in the meeting room, holding a large group of people accountable. Choosing to cause trouble during these days was a blatant provocation. What was even more frustrating was that the intruder seemed to have vanished into thin air.
On the night of the fourth day, Yu Shi applied for leave and drove out of the school alone.
He was dressed low-key to avoid attention, hurriedly parking the car near Zhongxing Road and walking to the entrance of a club.
Two hundred meters away, a Land Rover was parked.
Zhao Yi looked toward the club and said, “You suspect Instructor Yu? Why not tell the Investigation Department directly?”
Over the past few days, everyone had been restless and in dire straits. Xie Ren had called him out separately to follow Yu Shi, and he immediately guessed what was going on.
Xie Ren sat in the passenger seat, his expression hard to read. “To notify the Investigation Department, there must be sufficient evidence.”
“If you ask me, you’re overthinking it. Zhou Qin has already been found out as a spy; for years he’s been secretly contacting high officials in Oro. Although Instructor Yu didn’t go to the venue, it doesn’t mean he’s related to this. What would he be after?”
Yes, what would he be after? Xie Ren also wanted to know.
He didn’t mention the pheromones. He turned on the audio system and turned up the volume. Soon, Yu Shi’s voice rang out in the car.
“Where is he?”
Another voice said: “The master is on the top floor; he’ll be down soon.”
Yu Shi seemed a bit irritable: “Calling me over and then being busy himself. Does he still want his things?”
“Please don’t be angry, I’ll go ask.”
Clearly, he had come with a transaction mission.
Xie Ren’s eyes grew dim, as if something was gradually being extinguished, and he tightly clenched his fists.
Zhao Yi said “holy shit, no way,” sitting straight to listen carefully.
After a while, the sound of a door opening came from that side.
That voice said with a mocking tone: “You’re quite on time. You usually love to be late; why so punctual today?”
Yu Shi looked toward Qin Yin and said unhappily: “The National Defense Academy has been under martial law these past few days, and leave requires multiple procedures. I said not to contact me unless necessary; I don’t have time to come out and see you often.”
Qin Yin’s mouth dropped. He leaned down and pressed against the back of his chair, “No time? Director Yu, it seems you’re the one asking me for something.”
“It’s just each getting what they need. After the transaction tonight, we’ll be square.”
“Tsk. Still so heartless. We’ve known each other for so many years—is our relationship really just a simple transaction?” Qin Yin laughed.
Zhao Yi glanced at Xie Ren, who was about to crush the gun in his hand.
He picked up the headset and said: “I’m going in. Notify the Investigation Department to prepare for an arrest.”
“…Yes.” Zhao Yi’s expression was extremely complicated.
The audio system was cut off, and the dialogue of the two came through the headset.
Xie Ren circled to the back door of the club, skillfully climbed onto an outdoor air conditioning unit, found a hidden ventilation duct, and infiltrated the club private room.
“This is what you wanted. What about what I want?”
“Don’t be in such a hurry. It’s rare for me to see you; relax first and mix a drink for me.”
Qin Yin opened the gin and placed it in front of him with a smile.
Yu Shi glanced at him indifferently: “You think this kind of wine isn’t strong enough—why do you still drink it?”
Qin Yin looked at him: “You tell me why.”
Yu Shi had nothing to say and began to skillfully mix the drink. He squeezed half a lemon into the gin, added syrup, and shook it evenly. Finally, he topped it with ice and soda water. When he drank it himself, he liked to add egg white, but he didn’t add it to this glass for Qin Yin.
Qin Yin asked why he didn’t add it.
Yu Shi said flatly: “Aren’t you allergic to eggs?”
Although he knew he was talking nonsense, Qin Yin was still pleased. He smiled and reached out to hook the glass in his hand. Yu Shi quickly withdrew his hand, and his fingertip accidentally brushed the back of his hand.
He had just touched ice, so his fingertip was cool and had a slight sourness from the lemon.
Qin Yin narrowed his eyes. The private room was filled with uncontrollable briar rose pheromones. Yu Shi sat back without any reaction.
Qin Yin’s expression changed suddenly, and he stared fixedly at him, saying: “You found matching pheromones?”
Before Yu Shi could speak, he said coldly: “You are highly sensitive to pheromones, and now that sensitivity has decreased—are you using soothing pheromones? Who is the other party? The ‘Money Alpha’ you mentioned in the interview?”
Yu Shi wasn’t surprised that he knew the inside story of the interview; he was already used to Qin Yin’s informants being everywhere.
He only said four words: “It’s none of your business.”
Xie Ren came out of another private room, where an unconscious Alpha and his female companion lay. He walked to the door of that private room, placed his hand on the door handle, ready to break in at any moment.
Yu Shi said impatiently: “Stop with the nonsense. Take my pheromones and give me the long-acting soothing medicine.”
Xie Ren’s hand on the door froze, and he was stunned on the spot.
Wait…
It seemed different from what he had expected. They were trading soothing medicine?
“S+ Omega pheromones are indeed precious, but since you’re using them to trade for my newly developed Alpha soothing medicine, shouldn’t I learn more about the situation? Who do you plan to give it to?”
Xie Ren’s brain buzzed, and his mind went blank. Various thoughts surged up like a tide, and he revealed a look of bewilderment.
Alpha soothing medicine… was for him?
Yu Shi wasn’t the intruder.
At that moment, the door to another private room opened, and Zhou Qin walked out, talking on the phone as he walked: “The goods are at the dock, I’m leaving tonight… It’s fine, everything has been arranged there…”
He looked up and saw Xie Ren. Their gazes met in the air.
In the next second, they reacted almost simultaneously. Zhou Qin turned and ran back, and Xie Ren pulled his gun and chased him. By the time he rushed into the private room, Zhou Qin had already jumped out the window from the sixth floor to escape.
Xie Ren gritted his teeth and pressed his walkie-talkie, saying: “Notify Customs to seal all docks. Everyone follow my location. Zhou Qin has appeared.”
After saying that, he leaped down from the sixth floor.
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