Qin Chu looked at him: "...You've tampered with things again? You have so many spirit threads that you don't know what to do with them, so you just like to chop them up for fun, don't you?"
Levi coughed lightly and remained silent.
"Explain why the AI is monitoring me." Qin Chu stopped abruptly and turned to look at him. "Is it still the same as before, using Noah to monitor my emotions?"
“…Not really, after all, we’re together now.” Levy’s tone quickly became assertive. “But who knows if you’ll suddenly kick me out again? I always have to be prepared.”
Qin Chu was taken aback by these words, not expecting that Levi would still remember this matter.
Tsk, what a petty guy.
"Don't worry, I won't see you out." Qin Chu sighed and glanced at Levi. "Even if you do get out, you'll probably find a way to sneak back in. What a hassle."
"That's more like it." Levi was satisfied and put his arm around Qin Chu's shoulder.
Qin Chu nudged him with his elbow, but didn't push him away, so he just let him put his arm around him.
The two walked to the cabin entrance, but stopped simultaneously and looked at each other.
There were clearly many passengers in the cabin. Standing there, they could hear the whispers of the passengers inside caused by the sudden power outage, even through the thin glass automatic door.
The cabin was clearly not a suitable place for conversation, which meant that if they wanted to say anything, they would have to do so in the empty and quiet corridor.
They had exchanged various information, including solutions to the upcoming scene transitions and information from Noah, but there was one thing they hadn't asked about.
That's the previous scenario, the situation the other party encountered.
Although they arrived at the same time, they were in different places and unable to contact each other, so they had no idea what the other had gone through.
Qin Chu was still wondering about the identities of the middle-aged couple and their relationship with Levi, and was also curious about how Levi had managed to pass the level in the previous scene, having been stuck several times.
But thinking about the way the middle-aged couple were looking at him with lust, Qin Chu suddenly wasn't sure if he should ask.
He had never agonized over such matters. In the past, when faced with similar situations, he would either ask directly or rationally determine that no answer was needed and then put his doubts aside.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He wanted to know, but felt it was inappropriate to ask. Yet, he couldn't completely let go of the question if he didn't ask.
Qin Chu glanced at Levi and could tell that Levi seemed curious as well, but he didn't say anything either.
Levy's restrained attitude made Qin Chu even more unsure whether he should ask the question.
To say it was restraint might not be entirely accurate; Qin Chu even sensed that Levi was being somewhat cautious.
This cautiousness made Qin Chu very uncomfortable.
Just like in the scene where the cabinet was bombed, detonating the bomb itself wouldn't have made him think much, but Levi was clearly concerned about his reaction, which made Qin Chu nervous as well.
In the end, no one spoke first, but instead, they all looked away and walked towards the automatic door.
The cabin was slightly better lit because many passengers had brought out makeshift lighting equipment.
The flight wasn't crowded; the cabin was only half full. And the situation inside wasn't as chaotic as Qin Chu had imagined. Normally, if a power outage like this occurred, the passengers would be extremely agitated.
But now most passengers are sitting quietly in their seats, not calling for the flight attendants, not moving between seats, and not even showing any signs of anxiety.
This was a task Qin Chu had done when he was still in military school. He had done similar tasks countless times, so he couldn't think of many details at the moment.
But after looking at the situation in the cabin, he had a general idea of what was going on.
Levy led him to his seat.
My seat was towards the back, and there weren't many people around.
Qin Chu touched the back of Levi's hand with his finger, and Levi understood immediately and grasped his hand.
"The aircraft has been hijacked?" Qin Chu wrote in Levi's palm.
Levy gave him an affirming look, and then continued to convey the information: "It's a bit late to pull you out. The mission is almost over. We boarded at the last port disguised as ordinary passengers. The crew has been rescued, and the hijackers have been dealt with in batches. Now we're cleaning up the rest."
That's true, otherwise the military academy students we just met wouldn't have been so relaxed.
But after Qin Chu's gaze swept over the passengers in the cabin, he suddenly remembered something.
"What's wrong?" Levy asked.
Qin Chu frowned slightly and continued writing in his palm: "I remember now, there's another obstacle to this mission. The hijacked passengers have a serious tendency toward Stockholm syndrome, so you need to be careful."
Levi raised an eyebrow, surprised that this was the case.
After a while, he asked again, "Did you realize that at the time?"
Qin Chu nodded: "The passenger's attitude was too calm, and later he even showed resistance, which was obviously not right."
"Alright, let's go then." Levi simply stood up.
Qin Chu was somewhat puzzled.
Levi sighed and explained in a low voice, "If you had realized it back then, you would have told your teammates. Now that I'm your identity, you have no choice but to do as you say."
Even so, Qin Chu was still somewhat surprised to see Levi bring this up on his own initiative.
Because of his background, Levy had always lived like a lone wolf, only caring about himself. Unexpectedly, after only one scene, this person had actually learned to cooperate as a team.
To avoid being exposed, Levi went out first, and Qin Chu followed a while later.
Qin Chu opened the bathroom door and met up with Levi.
Levi was standing in front of the sink, in the cluttered area of the bathroom, where a kidnapper, already unconscious, was tied up.
Just as Qin Chu was about to call Levi out, he saw Levi glance at him in the mirror and say nonchalantly, "The task I encountered in the last scene was much more difficult than this one."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chu understood; they clearly wanted to whisper something.
Without hesitation, he went into the small bathroom and closed the door behind him.
"The final decision on the mission is in my hands, but if that mission is not handled carefully, it will affect the ordinary residents around us, so I have a lot of concerns." As he spoke, Levi thought of that troublesome situation again, clicked his tongue, and continued, "At that time, I couldn't contact you, and it got stuck three times before I finally found a solution."
After speaking, Levi turned to look at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu understood the meaning behind that look. Levi had finished explaining his situation, and now it was his turn.
Thinking of the way the middle-aged couple looked at him, Qin Chu paused for two seconds before saying, "When I opened my eyes, I was standing in a pavilion and met a middle-aged couple."
After saying that, Qin Chu could clearly see Levi stiffen for a moment, and the smile on his face vanished without a trace.
Qin Chu thought for a moment, then added with a hint of reassurance, "That's all. There's nothing special about it. We barely exchanged a few words before..."
“I didn’t do anything,” Levy suddenly interrupted him.
His voice was a bit high-pitched, completely lacking its usual lazy tone, and even had an unusual seriousness.
“I didn’t do anything to them. I don’t know what you saw, but whatever happened to them has nothing to do with me, I can assure you,” Levy continued.
He spoke a little too fast. This was the first time Qin Chu had ever seen Levi speak in this manner, and he was momentarily stunned, not quite understanding what was happening.
After a two-second pause, Levy realized that his tone was not good.
He relaxed, wiped his face, and explained in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I was afraid you'd overthink it..."
“I didn’t,” Qin Chu said.
He looked at Levy and said seriously, "From beginning to end, I never thought it was you who did anything. I didn't think much of it."
“I’m wondering why you’re observing them, and I’m curious about your relationship with them, but I don’t think you would do anything to ordinary people,” Qin Chu continued.
However, there was one thing Qin Chu didn't say aloud. The reason he didn't ask Levi was precisely because he felt Levi might be afraid he would overthink things. It seemed that asking would truly confirm that Levi was "overthinking."
Qin Chu felt that recently... Levi's attitude towards him had become a little too concerned.
Levi sighed softly, frowned slightly, then reached out and embraced Qin Chu tightly.
Qin Chu wasn't good at comforting people, so he simply reached out and patted Levi on the back. He could sense that Levi was very tense; all his muscles were taut, and even his usually soft hair seemed a little stiff.
"They..." Qin Chu heard Levy mutter in his ear, "They are me..."
At this point, Levy paused again, seemingly unsure of what to say next.
After a while, he organized his thoughts again: "I was born to a volunteer recruited for the experiment, and they are that volunteer's parents."
Chapter 131, The Sixth Story (15)
Qin Chu was stunned, never expecting that the couple and Levi had this kind of relationship.
But the way that couple looked at Levy...
Qin Chu's heart skipped a beat, and he tried to stop Levi from continuing the conversation.
Levy, however, began to speak in a nonchalant manner.
He did not apply to the military academy voluntarily at the time, but was controlled by the cabinet. In addition, he also wanted to find some information about star beasts in the military academy, so he stayed in the military academy.
At that time, although the military and the cabinet had been separated, the military academy, as a talent training system, was still linked together. The cabinet sent Levy there in the hope of indoctrinating this artificial crown prince who was keen on causing trouble.
But the goal of education was not achieved. Not only did Levy find the information he wanted, but he also escaped from the heavily guarded military academy.
Logically, after escaping from the military academy, he should have immediately gone to the black market on the capital planet to find a spacecraft to smuggle himself out of the planet. This wouldn't have been difficult for Levy.
But Levi still remembers his original purpose for returning to the Imperial Capital.
He faced the death of his birth mother at birth, walked on the edge between the human and star beast races, and was captured and taken to the laboratory multiple times.
When he was around ten years old, Levy tried to define himself.
No one is born thinking of themselves as a monster. Sometimes he thought being a star beast was pretty good, but he couldn't follow the star beast's instinct to devour its mother right after birth, especially since he grew up in human society at that time.
Perhaps out of a faint hope, Levy subconsciously sought out his relationships within human society.
He had no affection for the laboratory that created him, and the person who gave him the other half of his bloodline had been killed by his birth. Until the very end, Levy never knew what that person's attitude towards him was.
Is it anticipation or disgust? Would you be willing to let him call you "Mother" even once?
During his aimless wandering, he once saw a photograph.
The photo shows a happy family of three: kind parents accompanying their daughter, who has just graduated from the National Defense Academy, as they take that memorable picture.
The girl in the picture is young and energetic. She is holding her mother's hand and smiling brightly.
Levy had only ever seen this person completely lifeless, lying in a pool of blood, being devoured by maggots under the scorching sun.
But he recognized the person who gave him life and the first warmth in his life in an instant.
Levy's earliest understanding of humanity came entirely from the person who conceived him. However, every experience in his life afterward shattered this initial understanding.
He even hated that someone created such a monster as himself would also be given a conscience as a human being, otherwise he could have been even more ruthless.