Chapter 36: Either He Has a Secret Crush on You, or Heâsâ part 1
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gunshots and car alarms rang out outside, mixed with noisy human voices, appearing to have fallen into chaos.
Yu Shi had no reaction, not even getting up to look out the window.
He picked up that untouched Gin Fizz and took a sip.
Qin Yin examined him and asked, “Is it good?”
“Not enough syrup.” Yu Shi frowned at the sourness.
Qin Yin laughed, “I’m the one who should be sour. I lost 2.1 tons of pheromones tonight, along with a beloved subordinate, personally sending them to the Investigation Department as credit. I truly can’t bear it.”
His face was relaxed, not appearing as if he were feeling pained; it was as if everything was within his control.
Yu Shi said, “Name an amount. Iâll transfer it to your account tomorrow.”
“How could that be? I won’t let vulgar money tarnish our pure relationship.” Qin Yinâs smile became even more wanton as he lowered his voice, “I helped you perform a play today, which counts as washing you clean. How are you going to thank me?”
Yu Shi said calmly, “You really trust that Zhou Qin? What if he can’t withstand interrogation and confesses everything? Do you think the Investigation Department will be satisfied with a mere two tons of pheromones?”
Qin Yin said, “A chess piece prepared in advanceâhow many secrets do you think he can know? A dying man, of course, cannot betray anyone.”
Yu Shi realized he was planning to make a move right under K9âs nose and looked at him disapprovingly.
“Youâre being too rampant this time. They will surely get to the bottom of it. I don’t care what youâve done, just don’t implicate me.”
“Are you reluctant to leave your identity?” Qin Yin sneered. “Just a researcherâat most youâll rise to Dean. Whatâs the big deal? Fame, status, moneyâwhich one do you want? If you return to the Seventh Zone, I can give them all to you. Besides that, what else are you worried about?”
“My family. Can you give them to me too?” Yu Shi said coldly. “Iâve said many timesâI won’t leave my parents. Where you want to go is your own business; you don’t need to tell me.”
“Theyâre just foster parents; youâve really become addicted to playing the role.”
“Yu Shi, I didn’t know you were such a sentimental person. Or is it that besides them, you actually have someone else you care about, likeâthat Alpha outside the door just now.”
His mouth gradually dropped, and there wasn’t a hint of a smile in his eyes. “The pheromones on youâhe gave them to you, didn’t he?”
“Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask.” Yu Shi chose to end his argument with him and placed the chip on the table. “The list you wanted is inside.”
He tidied his collar and stood up to walk toward the door.
He had only taken two steps when he was violently grabbed by the arm and pulled back. Qin Yin swept all the wine onto the floor and crudely pinned him against the bar.
That hand had been injured before, and Yu Shi instantly lost the ability to resist. His lower back slammed heavily against the marble tabletop, and he let out a muffled groan from the pain.
He looked up sharply at Qin Yin and without a second thought, raised his hand and gave him a slap.
Qin Yin was slapped to the side, his breathing becoming increasingly heavy. He forcefully pinched Yu Shiâs wrist, his eyes fierce as he laughed: “You dare hit me? Iâve pampered you too much these yearsâhave you forgotten your place!”
his grip was exceptionally strong, leaving finger marks on the white wrist. The bones made a slight sound, and the skin quickly became red and swollen.
Yu Shi stubbornly didn’t make a sound. He picked up the wine bottle behind him and smashed it toward Qin Yinâs head.
Qin Yin quickly let go and dodged to the side, but he was still splashed with the remaining half-bottle of wine.
He cursed and began to release suppressive pheromones.
When Zheng Xiao pushed the door and entered, he met such a messâbroken wine bottles were all over the floor, his superiorâs shirt was soaked, there were five finger marks on his face, and the pheromones in the room were domineering and mixed.
Zheng Xiao spoke: “…I’m sorry, I came to notify you that Zhou Qin has been captured and is on the way to K9. In ten minutes, the transport vehicle will explode, and the toxin in his body will also take effect.”
Qin Yin pulled at his collar, not even sparing him a look. He stared at Yu Shi and panted, his eyes so sinister it seemed he wanted to swallow him whole.
Yu Shi slightly lowered his head, revealing his pale neck.
The hair on his forehead covered his eyes, and strands of hair fell on the bridge of his nose. Even with Zheng Xiaoâs amazing observation skills, he couldn’t tell his current emotions.
“If thereâs nothing else, Iâll leave firâ” Zheng Xiao pondered for a few seconds before saying.
Yu Shi stood up and passed him, his tone indifferent, “Iâve been drinking. You drive and take me back.”
Zheng Xiao was stunned, as if he hadn’t expected him to say such a thing. He immediately turned his head to look at Qin Yin.
Qin Yinâs gaze followed Yu Shiâs back like a venomous snake, carrying undisguised madness.
After a long while, his superior said coldly, “Go take him back.”
Zheng Xiao didn’t say anything more and turned to follow him out.
He went downstairs and opened the door of the S63. Yu Shi sat in the back seat, leaning his head to look out the window, with no intention of speaking. Only when Zheng Xiao handed him a piece of paper did he take a look.
“This is the formula for the long-acting soothing medicine. It takes about two months to produce,” Zheng Xiao said. “You spent a hundred million to buy this formulaâit can’t be for the benefit of all high-level Alphas, can it?”
Yu Shi pinched the formula between two fingers and pulled it away composedly. “High-level Alphas are born for the battlefield. Long-acting soothing medicine is more convenient and faster than any pheromones. If it can be put into use, this money will be earned back very soon. Why not do it?”
“You… really are doing it for those warriors of the Celestial Gnomon?”
Yu Shi said sarcastically, “Of course. After all, they don’t do dirty things like raising and selling young Omegas, do they.”
Zheng Xiao frowned: “Don’t talk nonsense without evidence. The Major is only conducting legal pheromone transactions.”
Yu Shi chuckled: “Drive, you loyal lapdog.”
Zheng Xiao didn’t get angry at him and started the car to head toward the National Defense Academy.
That night, a fierce encirclement broke out at the Eternal Night Dock. The transport vehicle carrying Zhou Qin exploded en route, resulting in several casualties.
Xie Ren took three days of leave.
Three days later, Heavenâs Punishment announced that Li Huaiquan would go to the Sixth Zone for diplomacy. Half of the Sixth Zone belonged to the Oro Empire. This news caused a massive stir.
After Yu Shi finished his class, there was much discussion in the class.
“The higher-ups have been saying for decades theyâre going to hit Oro, but haven’t moved yet. This time it seems theyâre really going to war.”
“If theyâre going to fight, do it quickly while Iâm still young enough to fight. Iâll be the first to apply for the front line; Iâve wanted to deal with them for a long time.”
“If you ask me, there won’t be a fight. They said itâs a friendly visit.”
“Anyone could go for a visitâwhy send the Air Force Marshal? Are they crazy?”
“Don’t you think itâs a coincidence? Just after something happened at the gun exhibition, a pheromone transaction den was destroyed, a group of spies was caught, and now Marshal Li is going for a visit. It feels fishy.”
“Diplomacy is just a coverâwho knows how many people heâs taking? He might be taking a regiment with him.”
Yu Shi looked at the empty seat in the first row. Xie Ren had just disappeared.
Without any explanation or news, he had vanished without a trace.
Over the past few days, he had been trying to crack the file password, but it was in vain.
The first part was a nine-digit password. According to military habit, there would be three locks. The second part might be a word password, and the third part a sentence password. Just for the first part, there were hundreds of thousands of possible combinations, which even the secret service department could not easily crack. Once it encountered a brute-force crack, the file would automatically be destroyed.
The list he gave Qin Yin was also like this, so even if Qin Yin were given several months, he might not be able to open it.
After returning from the teaching building, Yu Shi flipped into the Seventh Zone network and continued to look for professional decoders.
He was focused on his search when a note was slipped through the door gap.
Yu Shi was stunned for a moment. He walked over and picked it up. Three words were written in a flourishing style: I am sorry.
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ahhh so cool!! i canât wait to find out more about mc backstory!!!! thank you translator-nim for your hard work!!!(*â§ââŚ*)
You’re welcome.