I keep feeling like there's something in my mouth.
I took it out and looked at it, ugh! Who stuffed this dog food in here!
Even Levy himself was taken aback, stroking his chin and pondering for two seconds: "Am I that amazing?"
Author's Note:
Qin Chu: Tell the truth, and you'll be scared to death.
Chapter 141 Living off a woman
A few days...
There is no such thing as a heat cycle in the real world, so anyone who hears this absurd time quantifier would feel as if they were being joked about.
If Levi had said these words, it wouldn't have caused such a stir, because the Crown Prince clearly didn't know what he was talking about.
However, the situation is different when it comes to Qin and Chu, which adds a lot of credibility to the story.
These words came like a bomb, shifting everyone's attention from Qin Chu's violation of the rules to absurd questions such as "How long did they actually do it?", "Isn't a few days a bit beyond the range of human capabilities?", and "Even if Qin Chu violated the rules, it was still at a level that normal people couldn't reach."
So much so that in the latter half of the trial, the entire courtroom was filled with a comical atmosphere.
After a moment of bewilderment, the jury and the judge all wore expressions of confusion, wondering, "Why am I here listening to this rubbish?"
"General Qin Chu admitted to the violation, but the reason for the violation... to some extent met the special circumstances marked in the manual, and the mission was completed perfectly. In addition, since the violation occurred in the virtual world, referring to the sentencing standards for virtual scenarios, after deliberation with the jury, it was decided to punish Qin Chu with two lashes."
Finally, the judge quickly announced the verdict, glanced at Levy, and left the courtroom with a pained expression.
Even though the verdict was somewhat expected, the cabinet members couldn't help but frown when the verdict was announced.
They went to great lengths to find a reason to bring down Qin Chu, but Qin Chu didn't even try to refute it. Unexpectedly, Le Wei interrupted them, and the final punishment was only two lashes, which had no impact on Qin Chu's authority or status.
Such flogging was not a problem for Qin Chu during his student days, let alone for Qin Chu now.
Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the verdict.
Only Levi seemed a little annoyed, raising an eyebrow expressionlessly.
People left the courtroom one after another.
Qin Chu followed the others to receive their punishment, but stopped when he saw Mu Lin come out: "Thank you for the Cabinet's assistance in developing the military's rules."
"You're welcome." Mu Lin said, holding his breath as he prepared to leave quickly.
Qin Chu then added, "Instead of interfering in the military, the cabinet should pay more attention to its own self-examination."
Mu Lin paused, turned around, and glared angrily at his junior: "Qin Chu, what do you mean?"
Qin Chu straightened his cufflinks and looked at Mu Lin, saying, "When I woke up on the garbage planet, someone destroyed my sleep pod and body in the name of the Cabinet. Did you give that order?"
"What? Impossible!" Mullin frowned deeply. "How could I possibly issue such an order without the Prime Minister around?"
This really wasn't done by Mulin.
Qin Chu held a high position, and whether or not to destroy his sleep pod was a decision that required both a meeting and a military court. After receiving news of Qin Chu's potential defection, his only order was to move Qin Chu's sleep pod to the most remote garbage planet.
In this way, if Qin Chu really does betray us, the capital city will be able to buy some time.
"I understand. I will find the person." Mu Lin's expression grew even more serious. Although the cabinet and the military were at odds and had many grievances against Qin Chu's attempts to seize control of the empire, they had not yet reached the point of wanting to bring down the empire.
"I don't trust the cabinet," Qin Chu said coldly. "Furthermore, the data I used during the mission wasn't uploaded in real time, yet it's included in the evidence you submitted today. I will thoroughly investigate how your cabinet monitored me."
After saying this, Qin Chu saw Levi also leave the courtroom behind him.
He didn't linger and went straight to the punishment area.
In less than a day, the situation changed again.
The cabinet sent Qin Chu to a military court, and everyone thought the cabinet was going to do something big, but in the end, Qin Chu was only punished with two lashes.
Many people are curious about what happened on the day of the trial, and what regulations Qin Chu violated.
But for some reason, whenever they asked those who knew about the incident that day, these people would have a complicated expression on their faces and wave their hands to indicate that they did not want to say more.
The acting marshal's office, which had been empty for two days, finally had its lights turned on again on the second night.
The sound of running water came from the restroom in the lounge, and warm steam drifted through the curtains, spreading across the glass door.
After a few minutes, the sound of water stopped, indicating that the person showering inside was taking their time as usual.
Qin Chu stood in front of the sink, his back turned, holding a simple medical device in his hand.
The two lashes on the back weren't serious injuries, but the area would be a bit difficult to treat.
He fiddled with the device for a while, then got annoyed and threw it aside, intending to wait for the wound to heal on its own.
Thinking about what happened in court during the day, Qin Chu sighed, lowered his head, and closed his eyes.
As he was deep in thought, a large hand with distinct knuckles reached out and pressed on the edges of the two new wounds on his back.
Qin Chu's body stiffened, but he reacted extremely quickly, immediately grabbing the hand with his other hand.
The owner of the hand remained silent, but when he turned around, he smiled and waved his hand, saying, "If you use any more force, this hand will break."
Qin Chu took a deep breath and released Levi's hand: "Get out."
As he spoke, he reached for his bathrobe, only to realize that he hadn't prepared one when he came in.
He paused for a moment, then walked around to the shelf to the side and pulled over a bath towel.
Levi didn't say anything, just stood by the sink, watching Qin Chu wrap himself in a towel, a hint of amusement on his lips.
His outward appearance was impeccable, but His Highness the Crown Prince inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
He glanced down at himself briefly, then casually looked away, thinking how lucky he was to be surrounded, otherwise he probably would have been beaten into the toilet by this General Qin today.
But then I felt a little dissatisfied.
Tsk, hasn't it been "a few days" already? How come it's already surrounded?
"I never expected that the renowned General Qin would be so careless, only noticing him sneaking into the bathroom." Levi suppressed his lustful thoughts and began to change the subject.
Qin Chu scoffed and looked away.
This time it was indeed his oversight.
Levi walks silently, and in the virtual world, this guy likes to launch sneak attacks, so Qin Chu was already used to it and didn't react for a moment.
"I never expected that His Highness the Crown Prince would also enjoy resorting to such underhanded tactics." Qin Chu turned and walked outside.
"This title was given to me by someone else. I'm a bit of a wild person and don't understand your rules." Levi stepped back and blocked Qin Chu's way.
"Didn't the military academy teach you that either?" Qin Chu raised an eyebrow slightly.
"How did General Qin know I was in military school?" Levi smirked triumphantly as he leaned closer to Qin Chu. "I only ever saw you once from afar, senior. I didn't expect you to remember me so clearly."
"I don't remember, get out."
Qin Chu reached out to open the door, but Levi quickly grabbed his wrist and pressed him against the glass door.
The medical device that Qin Chu had previously tossed aside had somehow been picked up by him. He bent down, turned on the device, and placed it on the wound on Qin Chu's back.
"Let go." Qin Chu struggled angrily.
"Hey, General Qin, don't you dare touch me." Levi's voice was lazy. "Right now, you don't want to have anything to do with me, do you? If something goes wrong, you'll be the one to take responsibility."
The second half of the sentence was almost whispered in Qin Chu's ear.
Qin Chu didn't struggle anymore, not because he was worried about the nonsense Levi said, but because it was really not suitable to fight when he was only wearing a bath towel.
The instrument moved slowly against the wound.
Levi smiled at Qin Chu, then looked down at the rapidly scabbing wound. This man had many other wounds on his back, the deepest of which seemed to have pierced through internal organs and still looked gruesome.
The wrist bone was being tightly gripped; the force and sensation were all too familiar.
Across the long and lonely time in the virtual world, this familiar warmth and intimacy surged back, filling my chest, bringing with it a sharp, stabbing pain.
Qin Chu pressed his forehead against the glass door and gently closed his eyes.
"General Qin is such a grown man, can't he even handle something as simple as treating injuries?" Levi asked in a low voice.
"...My body has nothing to do with you." Qin Shang continued, his words insincere.
Levy didn't expose it.
He checked the treatment's effectiveness, turned off the device, but didn't loosen his grip.
Levi reached out and pulled up the slightly loose bath towel on Qin Chu's body, but to no avail. Puzzled, Levi glanced down and realized that it was because the man's waist was too thin.
Ultimately, he still didn't dare to do anything too outrageous. Levi looked away and said, "I've already given you a reason today, so why are you so stubborn about admitting you broke the rules?"
Qin Chu remained silent, not answering. Noticing that Levi's grip loosened slightly, he broke free of his wrist, pushed open the bathroom door, and walked out.
Levy, however, gleaned the answer he sought from his silence.
He watched Qin Chu's retreating figure and curled the corners of his lips: "So... it wasn't seduction, it's that our General Qin really violated the rules and developed special feelings for me, the mission target."
Qin Chu took a bathrobe out of the closet and put it on.
To Levi's surprise, this time the man didn't deny it, but looked at him honestly and nodded: "Yes."
Levi raised an eyebrow slightly, but before the slight pleasure in his heart could even surface, he heard the person in front of him continue in his signature indifferent tone: "It's just a matter of the virtual world. You don't remember, and I have no intention of taking it seriously."
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The next day, the scorching sunlight shone through the window.
Levy woke up lying on the sofa in his office.
There's some noise coming from next door; they must have woken up too.
Levi ran a hand through his hair expressionlessly, then slammed his fist into the soft cushions of the sofa.
The leather cushion suddenly developed a hole, and white cotton fluff flew everywhere.
Levy haphazardly fanned away the annoying cotton wool, his face visibly pale.
He actually came out of Qin Chu's office last night.
Not only did it come out, it came out of anger.
I didn't mean to!