Chapter 10

The mission lasted for a month and had both light and heavy tasks. A team in the northwest region, led by Commander Jing Shen Shaowei, easily found the illegal research institute among the mountains. There were inevitable minor incidents in the process, but they were all averted. After checking several reagents seized in the research institute, the laboratory technicians at the command center gave Yun Linai the ultimate source of the virus spread.

The several sheets of data in his hand were exposed to the light, and his fingertips felt a little warmth from the freshly printed data, but Yun Lin'ai's heart was as cold as a pool of ice water, and his eyes hidden in the dim light were filled with some obscure anger.

"These reagents are injected into Omegas." Although it was a statement, the tone still carried a hint of disbelief and doubt.

Soon the experimenter gave him a definite answer, "Yes."

"It contains ingredients that induce pheromones, so I suspect they're working on something like pheromone extraction and gland-tampering procedures."

As for which gender the surgery is for, they are all self-explanatory.

The few light papers in Yun Lin'ai's hands felt unusually heavy. Shen Shaowei took the data from him and glanced at it. "But where did they find these Omegas?"

Shen Shaowei didn't know why Yun Lin'ai was so angry. The veins on the side of his neck were bulging. He only heard the other party's cold tone mixed with sneer, "Where else can it come from? There's such a big prison behind the Alliance Building."

Shen Shaowei was unusually surprised for a moment. He didn't know much about Dong'ao Island, but he knew that there was an Omega prison to the north of the Alliance Building. The warden was Zheng Xiao, and the person above him was not the Inspector General, but the chairman of the Alliance, Yun Linai's father.

"It seems that your relationship with your father is not very good." Shen Shaowei looked a little more relaxed.

Yun Lin'ai's face looked very bad at the moment, with a lot of resentment in his heart that he had nowhere to vent. Was he resentful of his father for doing such a thing behind his back, or was he resentful of himself for realizing that the other party wanted more than just power and money? No matter which one it was, Yun Lin'ai couldn't control it.

He walked out of the laboratory and sat back on the big rock in the yard. He couldn't help but laugh when he heard Shen Shaowei's words, "Since I was ten years old, my birthday wish has been to have nothing to do with him."

Shen Shaowei seemed to have caught some contradictions at this time, but he finally did not ask the other party why he chose to work in the alliance, because some questions can always be answered without being asked explicitly, and it is meaningless to ask further.

"I wish you success." Shen Shaowei was silent for a moment, and suddenly wanted to bless the other party with a toast, but there was no wine or cup now. He raised his hand halfway and then retracted it, bent his index finger and knocked it on the stone, which was considered as a blessing.

It was the first time that Yunlin Ai had seen such a strange method.

Then Lu Yichuan came out angrily, holding the wrinkled data sheets, and said angrily, "Do they make a lot of money doing this research? Is it worth it for them to transport Omegas back and forth for this experiment?"

Yun Lin'ai was no longer surprised by his reaction, but this time he remained silent and didn't respond to Lu Yichuan. Instead, Shen Shaowei at the side spoke up, "To transport so many people, they need a large truck, and they have to pass my inspection and approval before they can come in. They won't take such a big risk to get through me."

"What's more, during our search, we didn't find a single Omega." Shen Shaowei raised the point again.

So there is only one possibility, Yun Lin'ai raised his eyes and looked at Lu Yichuang, those Omegas all volunteered.

Shen Shaowei nodded, not showing any surprise at all and said: "Freedom and money are very attractive to Omegas, so it is understandable that they would voluntarily sign the agreement."

This is also the reason for the spread of the virus. After being freed after the experiment, the Omegas appeared in all corners of the world. When they got sick, they went to the hospital, which led to the spread of the virus.

"Those who were infected did not do it voluntarily." Yun Lin'ai spoke silently, his voice cold and heavy in the cold wind.

Their mission here was drawing to a close, but things were never as simple as imagined. It was almost dark, the pale yellow sunset contrasting with the gray-black sky, forming distinct lines that seemed to trace several paths towards the brightest destination.

When Yun Lin'ai was searching the last laboratory, he was splashed with hallucinogens in his face. With his blurred vision, he caught sight of the man climbing through the window, so he quickly jumped over the windowsill and followed him.

Even with a mask on, he was caught off guard and took a few puffs. There were mountains and forests all around him, and he could only vaguely see a white shadow running in front of him. When he realized that his consciousness was a little confused, he immediately took out a knife and cut his palm.

The pain brought him back to his senses a little, so he raised his gun and shouted forward: "I'll shoot if you run again!"

The man twenty meters ahead suddenly stopped and turned to face him. Blood kept dripping from Yun Lin'ai's palms. His consciousness, which had just recovered, became a little blurry again. His breathing became more and more rapid. The vigilance he had maintained for many years told him that this feeling of uneasiness often foreshadowed danger.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and a layer of fine cold sweat appeared on Yun Lin'ai's forehead. His vision became increasingly blurred under the influence of the hallucinogen. The mountains were too winding, and even Shen Shaowei would take five minutes to get there.

Suddenly, a series of footsteps appeared behind him. Yun Lin'ai, who was on alert, was suddenly terrified, his nerves immediately tensed up, and his hands trembled involuntarily. The man seemed to have caught this detail, and quickly turned his body, pulled out a gun and shot at Yun Lin'ai.

Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, each hitting two people standing opposite each other.

Yun Linai staggered after being shot, and then he turned around and saw Lu Yichuang and Shen Shaowei rushing over one after another. Gradually, his vision became completely dim. Before that, many people flashed through his mind, including family members, friends, and the snow lotus living at home.

In his ears were Lu Yichuang's noisy shouts and the footsteps of the rescue workers. Yun Lin'ai was lifted onto the rescue vehicle with the last bit of consciousness left. He knew nothing about what happened next. When he woke up, the next thing he saw was the ceiling of the ward.

"Finally woke up after five days of sleep."

Yun Lin'ai turned around and saw Lu Yichuang slumped in a chair, looking as if the sky had fallen and he had just helped him up.

He pressed the call bell and muttered to himself, "In those few seconds when the accident happened, I even planned how to kneel in front of Grandpa for a few days. I was afraid that you wouldn't wake up and make him sad. I wouldn't be able to eat for free in this life."

Yun Linai pursed his dry lips, turned his head to look out the window, and even with his hoarse voice, he couldn't stop himself from saying, "Even if I die, you can still eat for free."

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what are you talking about!" Lu Yichuang resisted the urge to cover his hand and stepped back a few steps to let several doctors come over to examine Yun Lin'ai.

"Luckily, the bullet missed the heart," the doctor said, coming over to re-examine the wound. "But it's very likely to get inflamed in the next few days, so be careful not to get it wet."

I don't know what the other person said that made Yun Linai stunned for a moment, and then he asked, "When can I be discharged from the hospital?"

At this moment, Lu Yichuan almost jumped up, "You're about to be discharged from the hospital right after waking up. Who are you in such a hurry to see? Take care of your body!"

Yun Lin'ai ignored it and looked at the doctor. The doctor couldn't resist the look he gave him and gave a conservative answer: "About a month."

So the Northwest mission that was planned for one month was delayed for another two months before Yun Linai returned from the Northwest region with a team on a military plane.

A few days before he was discharged from the hospital, Shi Yu called him once, but Yun Lin'ai was undergoing a checkup at the time and didn't answer the call. After he came back, he was busy discussing the finishing work with a group of people, so he only had time to check his phone when he went to the airport to prepare for his return trip.

Yun Lin'ai called back and the call was answered a few seconds later. Neither of them spoke.

Shi Yu could only catch a faint breath from the other end. He felt a little nervous after not hearing the other person's voice for over a month. Finally, he hesitantly asked, "Is that you?"

Yun Linai: "Yeah."

Shi Yu didn't know whether the other party had finished his task. Before he called, he was worried that he would disturb the other party's work. However, Aunt Wang clearly said that she would come back in a month, but this time she delayed for more than half a month. No matter what, he was staying in someone else's house, so he had to say hello anyway.

I wanted to politely ask Yun Linai when he would be back, but he said first, "Pack your luggage."

His heart suddenly skipped a beat and sank to the bottom. Shi Yu clenched his phone tightly, "...What's wrong?"

"Qin Yue will take you somewhere. I'll be there after I get off the plane in two hours." Yun Lin'ai received the reminder that the plane was about to take off. He paused and said, "Don't think too much."

After listening to Yun Lin'ai's words, Shi Yu collected a few pieces of clothes and got into the car with Qin Yue. The journey took an hour and a half. Shi Yu did not fall asleep during the whole journey. He just looked out the window quietly, as if he tacitly accepted all of Yun Lin'ai's arrangements.

They were stuck in traffic for another hour. Even after taking motion sickness pills, Shi Yu still felt a bit overwhelmed. So, upon reaching his destination, he couldn't help but get out of the car, clutching his chest to calm himself. When he looked up again, he saw a green plain and a villa at least five times larger than Yun Lin'ai's.

"Where exactly is this?" Shi Yu asked Qin Yue.

Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, the other party told him: "It's a manor, built by Grandpa Yunlinai."

Shi Yu never thought about contacting Yun Linai's family. Living in someone else's home was already a luxury, and he shouldn't disturb others anymore.

"I don't want to be here..." Shi Yu took a few steps back, the shame in his heart growing deeper and deeper.

At this time, a voice, neither loud nor soft, came from behind, "The old man doesn't eat people, not to mention——"

Shi Yu turned around, his pupils slightly dilated, his eyes fixed on the person sitting in the wheelchair. Lu Yichuang was still pushing him with one hand and waving him with the other hand. Then the wheelchair stopped in front of him, and Shi Yu finally saw the first contact in his phone.

Yun Linai exudes a lazy and unruly air. "Just think of it as accompanying me to recuperate."

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The next chapter is called: Lieutenant Yun’s Holiday Diary (√)