When Levy saw this photo, he was curious and puzzled.
Because in his life filled with danger and deception, he realized for the first time that humans could have such happy and intimate relationships as depicted in the photograph.
This photo seems to have awakened the memories of his mother that lingered in his body.
Holding this photograph, he ended his wanderings and, while escaping the cabinet's pursuit, found his first goal besides survival.
He wanted to know who the couple in the photo were.
During his search, he learned from others that if the couple were the girl's parents, then they were her maternal grandparents.
This was a very novel title for Levy.
For a long time after learning this title, he would pay attention to the people passing by and observe their relationships. He would even sneak up to children who were being pampered by their elders and ask, "Hey, are they your maternal grandparents?"
Even when despair is overwhelming, seeds of hope can still take root and sprout.
Later, Levy finally found out the couple's identities and address.
Unfortunately, they live on the Imperial City, a planet that Levi is unwilling to approach.
After wandering around the planets surrounding the Imperial Capital for some time, the desire to see the two people outweighed Levi's concerns about safety, and he finally set foot on the Imperial Capital.
But before he could reach the couple's residence, he was discovered by the cabinet and taken to the Imperial First Military Academy.
Even after being captured, even after being trapped in the military academy for a long time, even after knowing that he should escape from the capital planet first, Levi still managed to find the address he had previously found after escaping from the military academy.
He didn't know what to do after finding the person, nor did he intend to do anything, not even to say hello.
Levy just looked at it from afar, as if looking at his only connection to the world.
If you get too close, you'll inevitably run into each other.
Levy thought to himself that since they didn't know him, it wouldn't matter if he pretended to be a stranger and passed by. He could just brush past them briefly, listen to the couple chat about whether the roof was leaking again, or discuss what to have for dinner.
But after their first meeting, Levy noticed something was wrong.
These two people clearly knew him.
They not only recognized each other, but also harbored a clear sense of wariness and a deep-seated hatred.
It took a long time to carefully find out the identities of the two people through a photo. Then, risking being arrested by the cabinet, they set foot on the capital planet and were put into a laboratory and a military academy by the cabinet.
After going through countless hardships, what Levy finally received was a gaze filled with fear and hatred.
When he saw the couple's eyes, before disappointment came, there was still a sense of bewilderment and curiosity. He had seen many grandparents with their grandchildren, but this was the first time he had seen such a look in the eyes of those "grandparents".
It seems that even the most normal relationships become abnormal when they come into his hands.
Things are easy to guess.
The cabinet knew in advance that he was investigating the two people's information, so it had informed the couple of his situation beforehand.
They had known of his existence for a long time, but they viewed him with completely opposite feelings.
With everything falling apart, Levy returned to his initial state of complete freedom.
He knew he should leave immediately, or he would face the next phase of arrests from the cabinet, and he had no desire to return to the dull and tedious military academy.
But just before he left, strange noises and screams came from the couple's house.
Having been alert to the danger, Levy hesitated for a moment before heading towards the house and knocking on the door.
"They..." Qin Chu's throat tightened, and he paused before continuing, "Were they arranged by the cabinet?"
“Yes.” Levy nodded. “After I entered the room, the National Guard and the lab personnel surrounded the building.”
Qin Chu was speechless for a moment, a surge of heartache mixed with anger coursing through his chest.
The couple pretended to be injured and in danger to lure Levy into the room.
This is a utterly shameless bait.
Whether it was the cabinet that orchestrated the plan or the middle-aged couple who implemented it, they must have known very well that Levy chose to take the bait because he still had feelings for his grandparents whom he had only met a few times.
This sentiment must have been the most precious thing to Levy at that time.
Everyone knows it, yet they choose to exploit this emotion.
"Back then, did you...?" Qin Chu patted Levi's back reassuringly, "Were you very sad?"
Levi chuckled softly, rubbing his chin against Qin Chu's neck: "I knew there was a trap."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "I wasn't injured. I escaped while they were taking me away. How could someone as skilled as me be caught by them?"
His tone was relaxed, with a hint of blatant smugness.
But what Levy didn't mention was that he was still slightly injured, not by the National Defense Forces brought by the cabinet, but by the middle-aged man when he was tied up.
He neither dodged nor fought back.
“They shouldn’t have treated you like that,” Qin Chu said.
“In their eyes, I killed their daughter.” Levy chuckled self-deprecatingly. “That’s actually true.”
"Then they should go after the lab, go after the cabinet," Qin Chu said, somewhat angrily.
Levi touched his hair without saying anything.
The two hugged for a while in the cramped restroom on the aircraft.
Qin Chu suddenly realized that it had been a long time since he had been this close to Levi.
Now he could feel Levi's heartbeat, smell Levi's scent, and even feel the man's fluffy curly hair brushing against his ear.
With a slight tilt of his head, Qin Chu could see the tattoo on Levi's neck. He reached out and ran his hand over the two faded letters.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's get the tattoo back on after we get out."
"Hmm?" Levy was somewhat surprised.
"Wearing a wedding ring is inconvenient, and you have to take it off to wash your hands, so a tattoo is better," Qin Chu said.
His forced excuse made Levy almost laugh.
After a pause, Qin Chu continued, "I... although I don't have any relatives either. My adoptive father... um, we should go to his grave. He would probably really want to see you."
Qin Chu spoke very seriously, so seriously that it was almost cute.
“Okay.” Levi nodded seriously as well.
“And my adoptive father’s comrades-in-arms.” Qin Chu frowned, thinking about which elders were around him. “They wanted to introduce me to potential partners before, and now that I’ve found someone, I should introduce them to them.”
“Okay.” Levi continued to nod, unable to suppress a slight smile.
He leaned close to Qin Chu's ear and whispered, "Dear General, you seem to have forgotten that your adoptive father was a marshal, and your comrades-in-arms were other generals in the military. If they see that you've found someone like me, won't they beat me up?"
"..." Qin Chu actually followed his line of thought for a while and comforted him, "With me there, they... probably wouldn't dare, right?"
Levy finally couldn't hold back his laughter.
"Alright, it's time to get down to business." Qin Chu felt a little embarrassed by his laughter, so he pulled the person open the door and walked out.
The two walked out of the restroom and soon encountered other military academy students in the corridor.
Levy went up and told the passengers about the unusual situation.
Qin Chu watched Levi's retreating figure, his brows furrowed in thought.
Levy's experience at the time was probably even worse than what I just described.
Qin Chu was very familiar with the military academy system. At that time, Levy was still a student in the military academy system, and the cabinet had no right to take him away directly.
Such a situation of being taken away is extremely rare. After a moment's thought, Qin Chu found the only case from back then.
In order to allow the cabinet to take Levy away smoothly, the middle-aged couple took Levy to court on the grounds that Levy endangered their personal safety.
First, she was tricked into a trap by someone who used family ties, and then she was framed by her only relative.
That's why Levy knew he reacted so strongly after meeting the middle-aged couple, and he was afraid Levy would misunderstand and think he had done something to them.
Qin Chu's heartache never subsided.
He did understand Levy better through this incident, but he wished it had never happened.
At the same time, Qin Chu also became wary of this scenario created by the main brain.
The previous scene was abrupt and incomplete, only showing a pair of ordinary middle-aged people who were hostile towards Levi. If Qin Chu hadn't known Levi well enough, he would have definitely thought that Levi had done something to these middle-aged people.
Even so, Qin Chu still felt puzzled by this inexplicable scene.
If Levy hadn't told him the truth, how would these doubts have ultimately developed? Even if he doesn't have any doubts now, what about after a few more scenarios?
Will he eventually become like everyone else and start to doubt Levy?
Given the state of things between him and Levi after the second scene, Qin Chu probably wouldn't have chosen to ask questions if Levi hadn't brought it up himself.
When Levy mentioned the mainframe to him, he said that the mainframe's control over human emotions had exceeded the scope of ordinary artificial intelligence.
At first, Qin Chu did not truly understand this statement, but now he and Levy have the same understanding.
The mainframe is no longer the rigid artificial intelligence of the past.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Chu sent another message to Noah, asking him what kind of evolutionary challenges artificial intelligence typically encounters to reach this level of evolution.
After Levy finished handing over with the military cadets, the group returned to the cabin together.
Now that a considerable amount of time has passed since the power outage, passengers in the cabin can no longer resist craning their necks to look outside.
Several military academy students switched off the power, and the lights came on instantly.
The passengers couldn't help but squint, and then some of them let out a sigh of relief. These were the passengers who boarded the aircraft later at the port.
The first group of passengers breathed a sigh of relief, but were still clearly worried.
They exchanged a glance, and Levy stepped forward with several military academy students, showing them their identification.
"The hijackers have been subdued, but the aircraft was damaged by them. Military aircraft will arrive later to take you to the Imperial Capital Star. We need your cooperation in the investigation."
These words immediately caused an uproar in the cabin.
The strongest reaction came from the passengers who had just boarded the aircraft: "What? Hijackers? This aircraft has been hijacked?"
Immediately following was a chorus of shushing, lingering fear.
However, most of the passengers in the cabin reacted somewhat strangely.
They weren't surprised; instead, they looked at each other and exchanged glances.