"Alright, alright, whether she's the Crown Princess or not, General Qin needs my help again this time, so I'm not prepared to..."
Before Levi could finish speaking, Qin Chu grabbed him by the collar and led him to the aircraft docking area.
Even after boarding the aircraft and sitting in the co-pilot's seat, Levy still felt like laughing.
He turned to look at Qin Chu: "Still angry?"
"What if I said yes?" Qin Chu turned and glanced at him.
Levy was satisfied: "Then let the vinegar linger a little longer."
How strange that Qin Chu would be jealous of him.
Qin Chu scoffed and ignored him.
After a while, Levy realized the course was wrong and reminded him, "Hey, which way are we flying? We're at Roy Palace. You're not really so angry that you're going to take me with you in a double suicide, are you?"
“…Dream on,” Qin Chu said. “Go to the Marshal’s office first.”
The marshal's office was actually in the military headquarters' office building.
However, the military's focus has shifted almost entirely to peripheral star systems and warships, making this office building much quieter compared to the Joint Government Building and the Cabinet Office Building.
Not only was it deserted, but Levi only discovered when the aircraft was about to land that the office building had been sealed off and contained some decommissioned robots.
"Has this place been raided by the mainframe?" Levy asked.
"Mm." Qin Chu nodded.
After imprisoning human consciousness, the mastermind continued its activities, manipulating some machines as weapons. It was only after the entire empire forcibly cut off its energy supply that it was trapped in the virtual world.
When the mainframe was still functioning, it first visited this old military headquarters building.
Qin Chu's adoptive father moved out of the office after his health deteriorated, taking most of the important documents with him. So Qin Chu didn't expect there to be any useful information in this place at first.
But the fact that the mastermind attacked this place means that there is at least something the mastermind wants inside.
"But it's quite well preserved." Levi got out of the aircraft and looked at the situation inside.
Although the building was somewhat old, the internal cleaning system was fully operational, and there were some machine wreckages cut by radiation lying on the road.
"The energy is running low too." Qin Chu pressed a button on the wall, and an iris recognition device popped out.
However, when Qin Chu approached the device, it displayed a recognition failure message: "The facility is broken. The defense equipment inside cannot be turned off. We can only force our way in."
Levi didn't care much; he was used to this kind of situation, and eight out of ten times he encountered it.
However, the defenses of the military headquarters building are clearly not comparable to those of ordinary places, and it does require some effort.
"I'll go in, you..." Qin Chu subconsciously began, intending to have Levi wait outside, but then paused, swallowing the rest of his sentence, "Let's go."
"Okay."
Levi followed behind Qin Chu, feeling somewhat surprised.
This surprise didn't begin now. At the base, the officer came to report on Tan Wei's situation. He thought Qin Chu would ask him to leave, given the importance of the information, but Qin Chu didn't.
Levy was somewhat surprised at that time.
Going back further, this surprise should have been planted in his heart from the moment Qin Chu agreed to let him participate in the plan.
Thinking about this reminded me of what the space pirates said last night.
use?
It would be good if we could actually make use of it.
He was hoping Qin Chu would be willing to use him, and that this would happen several times, making Qin Chu completely dependent on him.
But at first, Qin Chu preferred to do the task of 20 more people rather than ask him for help. From that moment on, Levi knew that this General Qin truly had no intention of using him.
She looked up and glanced at Qin Chu beside her.
The person was very fast, dodging the sweeping rays as if they had anticipated it.
He's incredibly agile, and doesn't seem to work with others often. He's probably used to doing these kinds of tasks alone, and doesn't even seem inclined to talk to anyone.
That's what makes people a little panicked...
Levi clicked his tongue inwardly, lost in thought.
This person really has no intention of explaining anything to anyone. He won't tell you why he wasn't allowed to participate in the plan before, and he still won't tell you why he was suddenly allowed to participate again.
Only by throwing out a surprising result, people are left to ponder and worry about it, fearing that the person might close the newly opened shell again, making it impossible to pry open.
Levi felt that he both loved and hated Qin Chuzhen.
Love to the point of feeling it's okay to be used, even if you're confused, you're unwilling to force the person to tell the truth; hate to the point of feeling itchy teeth just thinking about it, wishing you could shrink the person down and put them in your pocket.
Lost in thought, Levi was accidentally struck on the arm by a ray, his coat instantly turning to powder, and the smell of blood filled the air.
Levi hissed as he snapped out of his daze. Without pausing, he was about to catch up with Qin Chu when he saw that the person in front of him had already turned around, dodged the beams in a few quick movements, and arrived beside him.
"Are you alright? How's your wound?" Qin Chu frowned as he looked at Levi, this was not the kind of mistake Levi would make.
When Levi was in the sleep pod, his consciousness was forcibly separated by the cabinet. Qin Chu was worried that Levi's injuries at that time had not fully healed.
Levi felt a little embarrassed for suffering such a low-level injury. But when he looked up and saw Qin Chu's gaze, a thought suddenly struck him. Following Qin Chu's concerned gaze, he covered his head and made a pained expression.
"What the hell are you doing running around when you're still injured!" Qin Chu immediately became a little nervous and reached out to pick him up. "Let's get out of here first."
Qin Chu tried to pull it but couldn't budge it.
He turned around and saw the person who had been in pain just a second ago suddenly smile at him: "Qin Chu, you didn't let me participate in your plan before, could it be... that you were worried about my injury and afraid I would get hurt again?"
Qin Chu paused. Although there was nothing to hide, he still felt awkward as if his secret had been suddenly exposed.
Seeing his performance, Levi thought to himself, "Holy crap, it really is?" and stared at Qin Chu: "Damn, it really is?"
Author's Note:
Levy: I managed to extract a little secret from him.
Qin Chu: You fucking played me again!
Chapter 146 requires
Levy felt a strange mix of emotions, a desire to laugh.
Why would Qin Chu risk getting injured rather than ask to borrow his people?
This problem troubled Levy for many days.
Ever since he learned of Qin Chu's choice, he has been racking his brains every minute.
They were either wary of him or the people he brought, or they simply didn't want to have anything to do with him, or perhaps there were other, worse reasons. The most outrageous reason Levi could think of was that they might not be lovers, but rather friends with benefits.
He never dreamed that Qin Chu's reluctance to let him participate was actually because she was worried about him getting hurt.
We can't borrow people from him, because if the people he brings enter the virtual world, he also has to go in to control these space pirates. If he goes in, there's a possibility he'll get injured again.
Who would have thought that this person, with his cold and aloof demeanor and sharp tongue, would be considering such a heart-melting reason?
"...Yesterday, when you and I went into the virtual training pod to compete, wasn't that also part of the test?" Levi suddenly realized, "If they had discovered during the competition that my injury hadn't healed, you wouldn't have let me participate in these things today?"
Qin Chu remained silent.
He was furious and reached out to throw the man away, but when he saw the incoming beam of light, he quickly pulled Levi away to avoid it.
"Don't stay silent, what's so hard about admitting it?" Levi pressed on shamelessly.
"Are you still leaving or not?" Qin Chu couldn't take it anymore and just wanted to lift this guy up and let the rays sweep over him from head to toe.
Seeing that the person whose secret had been exposed had disappeared in the blink of an eye, Levy quickly followed.
He smiled as he looked at the back of Qin Chu's head, which practically screamed "embarrassment."
My mood instantly improved.
Even though he was trying to break into this old and dangerous building, Levy found everything about it incredibly pleasing to the eye, far more so than the magnificent Royal Palace.
Even the red rays sweeping across looked as pleasing to the eye as neon lights.
Besides being happy, there was also a sense of unreal surprise.
If it were someone else, they might not feel anything upon hearing this concern, because they have experienced countless worries and protections from relatives or friends since childhood.
But Levy was different; he had no family, no friends, and his subordinates were even less likely to worry about him.
This is the first time someone has genuinely worried about his safety and is willing to sacrifice themselves to ensure his well-being.
This feeling is very strange.
Levy couldn't help but chuckle. Ever since he became powerful enough to break free from the cabinet's control and even turn the tables on it, Levy felt he no longer needed such concern.
His power is beyond doubt, both in terms of physical strength and mental fortitude, which almost surpasses the imagination of ordinary humans.
The cabinet did take some measures while he was asleep, severing the connection between the two parts of his brain, but thanks to his body's powerful regenerative abilities, these injuries have long since healed completely.
Levi thought he didn't need to care, but after learning Qin Chu's reason, his heart softened uncontrollably.
Qin Chu would not mistake him for being weak; in fact, no one should know his strength better than Qin Chu.
But the most precious thing is right here.
There was someone who knew his strength and his incredible regenerative abilities, but still worried about him as if he were an ordinary person, whether he would get hurt or suffer.
Qin Chu remained indifferent, but Levi felt as if he had pierced through the man's thick and hard shell and seen the tenderness that belonged only to Qin Chu inside.
How can there be such interesting, adorable, and unforgettable people in this world?
Qin Chu felt a chill run down his spine from Le Wei's gaze.
Even though he didn't turn around, he could still clearly feel Levi's warm and almost tangible gaze.
I finally found my adoptive father's former office.
Qin Chu took out his key and opened the office door. He turned around, wanting Levi to come in quickly, but when he turned back, he saw the annoying smile on the man's face.
"What are you laughing at?" Qin Chu's tone was a little stiff.
Levy said innocently, "You can't even laugh when you know something happy? General Qin is really domineering."
"..." Qin Chu held his breath, not wanting to speak, and turned to look for information in the adjacent cubicle.