Chapter 106 Top Alpha: He was once a crippled Omega. 16. Caught...

"look up……"

"Next……"

"Wait there..."

Time marches on, second by second.

One by one, the passengers disembarked, moving in sync with the beeping of the pheromone level testing device. Qi Pingye glanced around; there were less than ten people left before it was his and Shen Wu's turn.

His gaze darkened slightly, and he lowered his head.

Shen Wu raised his eyes, his expression calm, but tension was hidden in his eyes.

Qi Pingye glanced at the nearby soldiers without leaving a trace, slightly parted his lips, and was about to speak in a low voice when suddenly there was a loud bang in front of him.

A passenger swung his backpack, moved with lightning speed, and rushed forward to the nearest soldier, snatching his gun in a swift motion.

Qi Pingye's brow twitched, and almost reflexively, he grabbed Shen Wu, pressed her down to squat, and darted around the corner.

The next instant, gunshots rang out, sparks flew, and bullets bounced around in the metal passageway.

"ah--!"

The sudden turn of events caused passengers to scream and flee in panic.

"Who goes there!"

"Stop!"

"Don't fire!"

The adjutant and soldiers shouted in panic.

The gunshots rang out a few times and then stopped.

The aisle was narrow and full of passengers. If they were accidentally shot, the consequences would be beyond what these soldiers could bear. Apart from the first few shots, no one dared to fire again.

The passenger who jumped out didn't fire a shot; instead, he quickly disarmed himself, drew his knife, and engaged in a fierce fight with several soldiers.

He was middle-aged, extremely fierce, and single-handedly fought several of their soldiers to a standstill, with someone frequently letting out a scream as they were brought down. The adjutant and others rushed forward, and Qi Yousheng seemed to have heard the commotion, looking over from the isolation room in the distance.

"Grab him!"

Qi Yousheng shouted loudly, but did not come closer.

The screams and sounds of hand-to-hand combat grew even more intense.

The area around the hatch was in complete chaos.

Although Qi Pingye didn't know who this man who suddenly jumped out and carried out all the actions he had rehearsed was, the opportunity he wanted had truly appeared.

He looked at the thick fog.

Shen Wu immediately understood and nodded slightly.

Qi Pingye smiled, seized the opportunity, and rushed out first. Chen Wu followed closely behind.

Qi Pingye's skills are beyond question. Shen Wu has been through thick and thin on Zorro Star and was able to kill Soros. Although he has not received formal training, he is definitely not weak.

The two men, keeping their backs bent, ran over, grabbed a gun in the chaos, and headed straight for the cabin door.

Qi Pingye had already planned it out. The spaceship's crew was near the hatch, and he had the authority to open it. Once he took that authority, he could guarantee that the rest would be resolved in a few seconds.

Once the hatch opens, they can take advantage of the chaos to run off the spaceship, and everything will be much easier.

Qi Pingye's plan was excellent.

Unexpectedly, someone had already beaten him to the punch, knocked out the staff, gained access, and opened the hatch.

The passengers who hadn't run back were all crouching in terror, covering their heads, or looking hopefully at the cabin door. Qi Pingye and Shen Wu appeared, carrying two guns, clearly different from the others, which immediately alerted the man, who turned around and raised his gun.

Almost simultaneously, the sound of a gun being cocked came from Qi Pingye's hand.

With a thick fog around them, they silently raised their guns in unison.

The atmosphere at the cabin door froze instantly.

“Your companions won’t last much longer,” Qi Pingye suddenly said.

The man was also disguised, wearing a blue jacket and sporting a large beard; sweat was dripping from the only exposed skin.

“Aside from the access control, this door also has a docking lock. It would normally take several minutes to open, but I can open it in five seconds,” Qi Pingye said in a deep voice while keeping an eye on the chaos over there. “We just want to disembark.”

The man stared at Qi Pingye, his eyes flickering for two seconds, then stepped back and made way for him.

Qi Pingye and Chen Wu exchanged a glance.

Shen Wu, holding a gun, stood to one side, while Qi Pingye stepped forward and used his privileges to directly hack and break the lock.

In just three seconds, the hatch vibrated and slid open rapidly.

The person by the door was startled and looked at Qi Pingye in astonishment.

Qi Pingye ignored everything, grabbed Chen Wu, and jumped out without waiting for the hatch to fully open or the jet bridge to connect.

"The hatch is open!"

"They have accomplices!"

The hatch opened so loudly that people rushed over immediately.

"They ran away!"

"shooting!"

Qi Yousheng's voice was ruthless and piercing.

There was a moment of silence behind me, then gunfire erupted, bullets swept in, and sparks exploded near the hatch.

It was a little past 4 a.m. when the spacecraft was in orbit, which was the first half of the night at the Northeast Aerospace Port of Y3.

In the deep darkness, the intense gunfire attracted the attention of the airport. Alarms sounded, and a team rapidly approached. Powerful lights flashed, their beams sweeping back and forth. Amidst the chaos, people jumped out of the cabin doors, others chased after them, screams filled the air, and gunfire continued.

But none of this has anything to do with Qi Pingye anymore.

Instead of using the walkway bridge, he and Shen Wu went around the various spaceships and aircraft on the docking pad, changed their coats and hats, and successfully blended into another group of passengers disembarking and leaving the port. They passed through the gates and left the port before the airport was closed due to the chaos.

"Stay in Y3 for a few days, and wait for things to calm down before heading to Far Voyage Star."

Looking back at the brightly lit airport gate that was gradually receding into the distance, Qi Pingye said in a low voice.

"Aren't you going to hurry up and leave?"

Shen Wu asked in surprise, "With such a commotion tonight, they should be sealing off and searching Y3 soon, right?"

“They can’t search Y3,” Qi Pingye said, pulling down his hat brim. “It’s an important logistics planet for Far Voyage Star, and Far Voyage Star won’t allow it. But if it’s just the spaceport, that’s a different story.”

"At least 80% of the spaceships and aircraft that took off from the two major airports of Y3 tonight will not be able to leave. As for the remaining 20%, even if they can leave, the people on board will be closely monitored, and their ancestors will be dug up. It is not suitable for us to leave."

"In the end, there were still shots fired tonight."

Shenwu understood.

"Let's go, let's find a place to stay first." Qi Pingye said casually, stepping forward.

"Um."

As Chen Wu responded, his steps became lighter.

In any case, the temporary crisis has been dealt with.

The two were walking towards the SkyTrain.

Suddenly, a night breeze blew by.

The temperature in Y3 was lower than inside the spaceship. The fog-shrouded coat was thin, and when the wind blew, she subconsciously shrank her neck.

Qi Pingye glanced at it and, without thinking much, simply took off his trench coat and draped it over the Omega's shoulders.

"Put on properly, it's cold here at night."

He pulled down the collar of his trench coat, then half-embraced Omega's shoulder to block the wind coming from the side.

The trench coat and the hand landed one after the other, their heat scorching, making Chen Wu's lips tremble slightly.

"Give me your coat, aren't you cold?"

He asked softly.

“It’s not cold,” Qi Pingye said. “If it gets cold later, I’ll take it off and won’t let you wear it.”

Shen Wu glanced at him upon hearing this.

Qi Pingye met his gaze, and after a moment, he raised the corners of his lips, his hair flying in the wind.

Shen Wu couldn't help but laugh along.

An unfamiliar starry sky, an unfamiliar journey, an unfamiliar future, yet there is one familiar temperature and taste that remains unchanged.

...

Airport VIP Lounge.

The adjutant and the airport security team stood with their heads bowed by the door.

"A bunch of useless idiots! Good-for-nothings!"

Zhou Gan, panting heavily, said, "Four thugs in total, and you didn't catch a single one! What are you all good for?!"

"Sir, I'm so sorry..."

The adjutant spoke in a low voice.

"Sorry?" Zhou Gan sneered. "Does an apology mean nothing happened? Does it mean we can retrieve Xiao Zhao's adoptive parents' belongings? Let me tell you, I am the supervisor of the Third Legion sent by the Council. I will report this matter truthfully to the Third Legion and to the Council! Every single one of you piece of trash will get away with this. Just wait to be punished!"

“Brother, this isn’t their fault,” Qi Mingzhao said, his face pale and tears still visible in the corners of his eyes as the medical room door opened. “Those people were clearly prepared, so it’s normal that they couldn’t be caught. Besides… Brother, I don’t think the bandits who stole my adoptive parents’ belongings are among them.”

He looked at Qi Yousheng, who was sitting on the sofa with a sinister expression, smoking with his eyes closed.

Zhou Gan frowned: "How is that possible? It's clearly..."

"Shut up!" Qi Yousheng interrupted coldly, opening his eyes. "Mingzhao, sit down first, and tell me your opinion."

Qi Mingzhao gave Zhou Gan, who was suppressing his anger, a wink, signaling him to close the door. "Brother, the person who attacked me and Gan-ge and stole my adoptive parents' belongings, although swift and ruthless in his actions and meticulous in his conduct, was full of banditry and had a sense of casualness, not like he had a clear purpose."

He strolled over, looking obedient, and sat down to the side: "The group that attacked the hatch, even if they deliberately concealed it, showed signs of military training. It's more like they were sent specifically by someone to target our mission to the distant planet. Maybe it was for surveillance, or maybe something else, but in any case, they don't seem like the kind of people who would rashly attack me and my sworn brother at that time last night."

"I have more suspicion about the young Alpha who clashed with us in the second-class isolation room than about them."

At this point, Qi Mingzhao asked, "Brother, was the surveillance footage from the second-class cabin still not restored during that period?"

“No,” Qi Yousheng frowned. “They said something about the source being cut off or something being implanted, I didn’t quite understand, but it meant it was irreversible. The only way now is to check all the passengers one by one, and I’ve already arranged for them to do that.”

"It's a good thing that those people came out; at least we have a legitimate reason to conduct pheromone level checks and blockade airports."

He paused, then said, "Don't worry, Mingzhao, as long as we keep investigating, that robber won't get away. It's just that we don't have much information about him, so we need some time."

“I understand,” Qi Mingzhao smiled weakly. “Oh right, big brother, there’s something I think we shouldn’t overlook. Although there’s very little information about the robber and it’s uncertain, there is some important information about his companion, or his partner, the Omega who made him risk offending us to steal the isolation room.”

"What important information?" Qi Yousheng asked.

“The scent of pheromones,” Qi Mingzhao said. “Although the biological information in the isolation room, cabins, and even the medical pod had all been cleaned, when my brother and I bumped into them, we could smell the pheromones emitted by that Omega.”

“It’s rose,” he said. “Rose-scented pheromones, with a hint of something else… a damp, cool scent. And the level is no lower than B, possibly even A, like me. Perhaps this could be a direction for us to find the robber.”

Qi Yousheng and Zhou Gan both seemed to be deep in thought.

“Furthermore,” Qi Mingzhao added, “we can focus our investigation on smugglers, space pirates, mercenaries, and gang members.”

"That robber knew who my sworn brother and I were, yet he was still so audacious. He must either be someone of extraordinary status, or he belongs to one of those groups that don't respect the Federation..."

Qi Mingzhao suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence.

Qi Yousheng was looking at him with deep eyes.

"Big brother?" Qi Mingzhao blinked in confusion.

Qi Yousheng slowly forced a smile, saying, "This is the first time I've seen Mingzhao analyze things so well. I didn't expect you to know so much..."

Qi Mingzhao smiled, as if she had heard some embarrassing praise, and said, "No, my brother just praises me randomly."

After saying that, as if unable to resist seeking approval, he looked up and said, "Am I really that good, big brother? I learned all of this from the seniors in the military. I hope I can help you in the future..."

“Very impressive,” Qi Yousheng said gently, “but don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Your older brother hopes that Mingzhao can be a happy little Omega without worrying about these things. It’s already my incompetence to let you stay in the military and fight for the Qi family’s future.”

“Brother, please don’t think like that,” Qi Mingzhao said. “Mingzhao will definitely help you get a good position in the military. When that time comes, you and Father will be able to relax without any worries. Then Mingzhao can go back home and be a carefree couch potato. You can’t look down on me!”

"Of course not." Qi Yousheng looked helpless, and the smile in his eyes finally became more genuine.

Zhou Gan, standing to the side, sensed something was off about the atmosphere, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. He only heard Qi Mingzhao say she wanted to go home and be a freeloader, so he quickly interjected, "Xiao Zhao, by then we'll definitely be married, and I'll take care of you..."

Qi Yousheng glared at him impatiently: "You should mind your own business first! If you hadn't taken Xiao Zhao and slipped away to second class, would this have happened? I'll talk to Uncle Zhou about this, don't try to hide it from me."

Qi Mingzhao: "Big brother..."

“Mingzhao, you don’t need to persuade me, I have a plan,” Qi Yousheng said. “You’ve been up all night, and although your pheromones have stabilized, you must be exhausted. Go and rest first, and leave the rest to me and Zhou Gan.”

"Alright." Qi Mingzhao gave Zhou Gan a "good luck" look, then got up and left.

"Zhou Gan, come here."

"Big brother..."

The two Alphas huddled together, frowning, and spoke in hushed tones.

Qi Mingzhao entered the bedroom, and as he closed the door, he glanced back almost imperceptibly, his eyes filled with gloom.

Relying on Qi Yousheng is probably not an option. His reaction today was reasonable enough, but he said a bit too much and has already aroused suspicion. It's true that Qi Yousheng dotes on him and is willing to do anything for his younger brother, and it's also true that he can't tolerate him escaping his control or encroaching on his power.

But an Omega like him is destined to be ambitious.

After a moment of contemplation, Qi Mingzhao raised his wristwatch, operated it for a while, activated the encryption mode, and made a call.