Chapter 152
Shen Shuyu vaguely remembered that when Shen Xili had a heart-to-heart with him during the Survival Battle, he had mentioned Star Thieves. Years ago, after the planet Shen Xili was on was attacked, the Star Thieves had actually been involved.
Could it be that they discovered Shen Xili, took him back to their lair, tortured him severely, and in the end, Shen Xili went through untold hardships to escape, arriving on Amor by accident and starting a new life?
It wasn’t impossible. Looking at how Shen Xili was hung up in that dream, it was clear he had a terrible time in the Star Thieves’ territory.
Shen Shuyu put the keychain back into the box. He still had to think of a way to solve Shen Xili’s trouble as soon as possible.
He couldn’t help but let out a wail, tossing and turning on the sofa.
The next day, Shen Shuyu went to the academy with dark circles under his eyes. After waking up from the nightmare in the morning, he hadn’t gone back to sleep. He paced around the house in impotent rage until it was finally time for class.
Unexpectedly, Shen Xili and Wen Jiafei also arrived earlier than usual today. It wasn’t surprising for Wen Jiafei to be early, as he had to avoid Wen Yue, but why was Shen Xili here so early?
The two of them also looked like they hadn’t slept well.
When the three met, Shen Shuyu couldn’t help but sigh, “Why do you two look like you didn’t sleep well?”
“You too,” Shen Xili replied.
Three seconds later, Shen Xili and Shen Shuyu sighed in sync.
Shen Shuyu looked at Wen Jiafei. “Are you feeling better today?”
Wen Jiafei gave him a faint smile. “Mn.”
Shen Shuyu walked up to him and looked him over. “Really better?”
“Much better.” Wen Jiafei added, “I applied medicine, so it heals fast.”
Shen Shuyu felt a bit more relieved. He asked again, “Auntie didn’t notice anything, right?”
Wen Jiafei shook his head. “No.”
“That’s good,” Shen Shuyu said. “Let’s go in.”
The three walked side by side toward the Mecha Department and the Reserve Army area. Since they were early, there were few students on campus, and it was very quiet.
When there was no one around, Shen Xili spoke up. “Zhong came to find me last night.”
Shen Shuyu and Wen Jiafei both turned to look at him. Shen Shuyu asked, “Did you guys fight?”
“No,” Shen Xili said. “He can’t beat me.”
By the second year of knowing Zhong, it was already difficult for Zhong to beat Shen Xili in terms of martial force. Every time, he used the same trick: the bug raised inside his body. Now that he didn’t have the Mother Bug, he couldn’t drive the Child Bug inside Shen Xili. Plus, Wen Jiafei had seriously injured him last night. Zhong knew that if they fought, he had zero chance of winning.
Shen Shuyu nodded. “But just in case, we can’t drag this out any longer. We have to extract the parasitic bug from your body quickly.”
Shen Xili didn’t speak.
Wen Jiafei, on the contrary, chimed in. “We don’t know how to do it.”
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips and looked at Shen Xili again. He didn’t know how to say it; after all, he had thought about it all morning and hadn’t come up with the best excuse.
Just then, Wen Jiafei spoke again. “To extract a bug, shouldn’t the most important thing be simply to extract it?”
Shen Shuyu looked at Wen Jiafei and nodded in agreement. “You’re right. To extract a bug, you just have to take it out.”
He looked at Shen Xili and asked, “Have you had it taken out before?”
Shen Xili shrugged. “I have, but not long after, a new bug would grow on its own.”
Damn.
This Zhong really was a pervert.
No wonder he heard Zhong say in the dream yesterday that the Mother Bug had to eat it. Now that Shen Xili said this, he finally understood why.
It probably had to do with laying eggs. Shen Xili likely already had some eggs inside him. Kill one, and another would break out of its shell and be reborn, just like weeds—one breeze of spring wind, and they come back instantly.
Shen Shuyu bit his lower lip. Just as he formulated his words and was about to speak, he looked up to find the other two staring at him. He asked blankly, “Why are you looking at me?”
Shen Xili and Wen Jiafei withdrew their gazes. Shen Shuyu felt they were acting weird. He said, “We went through so much trouble to get that thing; it must have some use. How about we try again?”
Shen Xili said, “Take it out?”
Shen Shuyu nodded. “Think about it. The Mother Bug definitely has a function. I’m thinking, let’s just take it out and put it together with the Mother Bug to see what happens. How about that?”
Wen Jiafei said, “Agreed.”
The two looked at Shen Xili together. Shen Xili said, “Then let’s try it.”
After all, there was no better way for the time being.
Shen Shuyu said, “I think we shouldn’t delay. Zhong knows his bug is missing by now, and there’s a huge probability he’ll keep tracking you. It’s only a matter of time before he finds Wen Jiafei and me.”
He paused. “Let’s do it now.”
“Now?” Shen Xili said. “Isn’t that too fast? Besides, to extract this thing, we can’t just hand it over to an ordinary doctor.”
Wen Jiafei asked, “Who was the person who helped you take it out last time?”
Shen Xili looked at Wen Jiafei and raised an eyebrow slightly. “Dead.”
Wen Jiafei calmly looked away. He looked at Shen Shuyu and said, “I advise you to stay away.”
Shen Shuyu was still thinking about making an appointment with Yue Cheng. Hearing Wen Jiafei’s words, he asked in confusion, “What?”
Wen Jiafei said expressionlessly, “Extracting the bug leads to death, so I advise you to stay away.”
Shen Shuyu was shocked. “For real?”
He looked at Shen Xili again. Shen Xili sighed. “It had nothing to do with the bug.”
The first year the Child Bug was planted, he had found a doctor to help remove it. The day after the removal, they participated in an operation, and the doctor didn’t come back from that mission.
Shen Shuyu said, “As long as it’s not related, that’s fine. I actually have a candidate.”
Wen Jiafei thought for a moment. “Yue Cheng?”
Shen Shuyu snapped his fingers. “Yes. I estimate no one is more suitable than him.”
Wen Jiafei nodded. “Mn.”
Shen Shuyu added, “This is located at the heart, so the risk of extraction is high. Shen Xili, do you remember what the doctor did the first time he removed the bug?”
Shen Xili said, “Didn’t do much. Just disinfected and cut straight in.”
Shen Shuyu looked like he had a lot to say but couldn’t find the words. “Your life… is pretty tough.”
Not even anesthesia? Truly worthy of a protagonist.
Shen Xili just smiled. He said, “Because if anesthesia is used, the bug can’t be found.”
If he fell into a coma, the bug would also fall into a coma. It wasn’t very big, so if it hid in the flesh while comatose, it couldn’t be found at all. So for the second extraction, he had just gritted his teeth and endured it.
Shen Shuyu said, “Then it looks like this time, you’ll still have to tough it out.”
“It doesn’t matter,” Shen Xili said. “When it flares up, it’s much more torturous than being cut open.”
Shen Shuyu took a deep breath. “Then let’s settle on this. I’ll contact Yue Cheng Ge first to see when he’s free. But to be safe, we need to find another person to be Yue Cheng’s backup.”
In that instant, the three minds synchronized, and they said in unison: “Lin Xuyi.”
Shen Shuyu gave a thumbs up. “Alright, I’ll go contact Yue Cheng Ge first.”
Shen Xili nodded. “Then, I’ll trouble you.”
Shen Shuyu waved his hand. “No need to thank me.”
With that, he walked toward the Mecha Department side by side with Wen Jiafei. Shen Xili watched their backs for a while before taking a deep breath and walking toward the Reserve Army training base.
But he hadn’t gone a few steps before he ran into Chi Yanxun.
He raised an eyebrow slightly and was about to walk past him when, at that moment, he heard Chi Yanxun say, “Your relationship with Shen Shuyu has been quite good lately.”
It wasn’t a question; it was a statement.
Shen Xili smiled at him. “Indeed, it is. Does Captain Chi have something to say?”
Since breaking off the engagement, Chi Yanxun had been much lower profile and rarely appeared in front of them, especially in front of Shen Shuyu.
Today was the first time he had actively mentioned Shen Shuyu.
Shen Xili stretched his muscles. “Captain Chi, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to the training grounds.”
After saying that, he walked forward two steps, only to hear Chi Yanxun ask from behind, “Do you know that Shen Shuyu likes…”
He didn’t finish the sentence. Shen Xili paused but didn’t look back. He said, “He likes everything, but it seems he won’t like you anymore.”
Chi Yanxun lowered his head, took a deep breath, and remained in turmoil.
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