Lan Yu took the consumption card and slowly walked out of the bathroom. After thinking about it, he went back to the bedroom, opened the closet and started searching.

K's wardrobe contained very few clothes. When he came in, he only found a few military uniforms and a few black shirts in it. He wore military T-shirt and shorts to sleep, and he bought his own pajamas later.

However, it was a hot day when I wore it, so there were only seasonal clothes in my closet. When Lan Yu thought of this, she opened the top layer of the wardrobe and took out the clothes for other seasons that were stacked inside.

K There were few clothes for other seasons. Lan Yu had just thrown the pile of clothes on the bed when she found a beige color among them. She picked it up and saw that it was a windbreaker.

"He was a tall and thin man wearing a beige windbreaker and had perfect body proportions. When he passed by the Black Crow Bar, he was looking inside..." Liu Zhao's words emerged in Lan Yu's mind.

Through this consumption card, we can know that K has been to the Black Crow Bar, and the person Liu Zhao met that night might be him.

The Black Crow Bar is far away on the planet Sasu, and K is stationed on the planet Zata. Although the two planets are not too far apart, it still takes seven or eight hours to go back and forth by starship.

With such an exquisitely crafted consumption card, you wouldn't be someone who only goes there once or twice.

K is definitely not a person who likes to have fun and enjoy himself. It can be said that he lives like an ascetic monk on weekdays. Lan Yu is very clear about this.

So, what did he go there for, all the way?

He held the card, looked at the windbreaker, and fell into thought.

K has many secrets. I have to find a chance to go to Sasu Star and take a look at the Black Crow Bar.

He was stunned for a moment, then put all the clothes back into the closet, put away the consumption card, and continued cleaning.

I slowly cleaned up the balcony. During the time he was away, several pots of succulents grew quite well. I guess they had sunlight and rain, so they grew quite well on their own.

A gust of sea breeze blew, and the sheets rustled. Looking up, he saw that it was the curtain he had made to hang between his and Lu Rankong's balconies.

Lan Yu looked at the curtain and thought about the scene of throwing stones at his balcony, which made her laugh. I simply got up and took it apart, preparing to wash it and put it away.

He pulled away the curtain and saw the scene on the balcony opposite, and frowned again.

The floor was covered with a thick layer of dust, and the original color of the tiles could no longer be seen. The two brown long-haired slippers did not fall off and were firmly hanging on the iron leaves. There were dots of white-gray bird droppings on the black iron bars.

Lan Yu really wanted to hang the curtain back up.

He took the room card that Lu Rankong gave him, went out and entered the next room.

This was his first time entering Lu Rankong's house, but he was not curious at all and did not want to look around.

The pile of scrap copper and iron on the balcony, which was the precious material in Lu Rankong's mouth, was put into a big bag and placed in the middle of the living room.

The two small sofas were also covered with clothes, and I couldn't tell whether they were dirty or clean.

Half of the bed sheet in the bedroom had fallen to the floor, the pillow was askew, and the quilt was twisted like a ball of dough and piled there.

The bedside table and the small square table in the middle of the room are filled with various spare parts and production tools.

Lan Yu took a deep breath, then held her breath again when she thought of something. Without even looking at the situation in other rooms, he quickly returned to his room, found a disposable protective suit from the kitchen, put it on, and went back to the next room.

The starship slowly landed on the parking pad of the main star of Sasu. After it came to a complete stop, the hatch opened and Lu Rankong and Jiang Zhi walked down the gangway.

An inconspicuous black car was parked in front of the spiral staircase, and two tall alphas in suits stood respectfully beside the car.

There were two military vehicles following behind, keeping a certain distance from the sedan.

After Lu Rankong and Jiang Shang got into the car, the three cars started and left the parking lot.

Sasu is the main star of the Sasu star system and the political, military and cultural center of the Omar Empire. There is no particularly picturesque scenery on this planet, but it has attracted the attention of all the people of the Omar Empire.

Because the Oma Palace was built on the main star of Sasu.

The Omar Empire is a political union composed of the planet Sasu and other affiliated planets. It adopts a constitutional monarchy and has a parliament. Every time a new decision is made, it will first be discussed and revised in the parliament.

Although after a long period of changes, the royal family no longer has absolute power and its members no longer have privileges, the emperor is still the supreme leader of the empire.

Emperor Chengfa is in his early 50s, at the prime of his life. It is said that he stays in the Omar Palace, sleeping only two or three hours a day, and spends the rest of his time dealing with state affairs.

"Gu Jun, I've given you the matter that Ying Yuxing reported a few days ago to deal with. How's it going?" In the luxurious study, a middle-aged man in a bathrobe was leaning on the large sofa with a cup of coffee in his hand, and he lowered his eyes and asked the young man opposite him.

Gu Jun also sat down, holding his knees with both hands and straightening his back, and answered respectfully: "Father, I have taken care of it."

“Tell me about it…” Although the middle-aged man’s tone was gentle, his invisible aura exuded pressure.

Gu Jun looked straight ahead and replied in an orderly manner: "Several gangs of interstellar bandits from Yingyu Star have been wiped out, and the local residents who were robbed have also been properly arranged and given corresponding money and supplies. The local administrative officials who were involved with the interstellar bandits have also been investigated and punished."

The middle-aged man frowned slightly and was about to say something when there were two knocks on the door.

"Come in..." he said, holding the coffee.

A man who looked like a servant pushed open the door, cautiously but with a look of joy on his face, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince is back."

The middle-aged man remained silent upon hearing this. Gu Jun turned his head in surprise and said, "Uncle Chen, Xiaofan is back?"

"Yes, my cousin brought it back. It just arrived."

Gu Jun turned his head to look at Gu Chengfa and called out, "Father..."

He still sat in a standard posture, as dignified and capable as Emperor Chengfa, but his upper body leaned slightly forward, revealing a hint of anxiety in his heart.

"Finish what you need to do today first, and then go." Gu Chengfa said.

"Yes..." Gu Jun replied.

After Gu Jun left, Gu Chengfa was still holding the cup of coffee, staring blankly at the carpet in front of him, motionless.

Uncle Chen walked forward slowly and said carefully: "Your Majesty——"

"Uncle Chen, haven't I told you many times that you just want me to take responsibility?"

Uncle Chen changed the subject and said, "Sir, do you want to go see the Second Prince?"

Gu Chengfa was silent for a moment, then said, "How can a father rush to see his son if he doesn't come to see him first? Besides, he has been gone for several years and he doesn't even send me a message or call me. If I want to know what's going on with him, I have to rely on Jiang Zhi and Gu Jun to find out. Does he still have me as his father?"

"You can't leave the army." Uncle Chen persuaded carefully.

"All the children of the royal family have to go to the army to hone their skills. This is both a tradition and a training. My brothers and I did the same thing. But who would go away for so long without any news?"

"But..." Uncle Chen sighed and didn't dare to continue.

Chengfadi snorted coldly, put the coffee cup on the table, picked up a book and began to read.

Uncle Chen walked away with the cup of cold coffee.

Lu Rankong sat in his room, looking at the familiar furniture, feeling dazed.

The bookcase is also filled with various trophies he won in his youth, including skiing championship, first place in the Youth Mecha Competition, outstanding student of the military academy, amateur fencing champion, etc.

The desk is also filled with various small handmade items he made. Although they are a bit immature and old, there is not a trace of dust on them and they are polished to a shine as new. Some of the axle parts can be seen to have been oiled not long ago.

He turned his head and looked at the garden outside the window. Under the tall cypress tree was a familiar swing, swaying slightly in the wind.

He seemed to see his mother holding a cup of coffee, sitting on the swing, flipping through picture albums, smiling from time to time with a gleam in her eyes every sunny afternoon.

My mother is gentle and quiet, like an impeccable and perfect portrait. Only at this moment does she reveal the romance and innocence of her past as a girl.

Lu Rankong watched quietly, with a trace of sadness in his eyes that had never been seen by outsiders.

Lan Yu spent an entire afternoon cleaning Lu Rankong's room. He took two large storage boxes from his house and sorted the materials and tools into their respective categories. All the clothes on the sofa, whether dirty or clean, should be washed away. The bed sheets were also taken off and replaced with clean ones, and laid out neatly.

He threw the two slippers on the balcony into the trash can, wiped the bird droppings on the carved iron railings clean bit by bit, and then moved two pots of his own succulents over and placed them there.

Looking at the brand new house, he clapped his hands and finally felt relieved.

I went back to my room, took a shower, and then went to the restaurant for dinner. Sitting by the window, looking at the empty seats opposite, I suddenly felt that the food in my mouth was tasteless and hard to swallow.

During this time in prison, I have become accustomed to having someone next to me every time I eat, and chatting while I eat. When I was alone before, I just felt the quiet and enjoyment, but now I just feel empty, like something is missing.

Lan Yu picked up a piece of meat from the plate with a fork, bit off the lean half, then lifted the remaining fat half but it stopped in the air and she put it back on the plate silently.

When he ate in prison, he would eat the lean food and leave the fat on the plate. After being discovered by Lu Rankong, he ate all of his flesh that had been bitten to pieces.

"Don't you feel disgusted?" Lan Yu asked in shock.

Lu Rankong ate his rice in big mouthfuls, "I don't dislike you..."

Lan Yu bit the spoon and looked at him for a while, then leaned in and asked, "Have you ever eaten like this with other people when you were on a mission before?"

Lu Rankong asked: "What situation do you mean?"

"If the conditions are not very good and there is a half-eaten piece of fat meat left in someone else's bowl, would you eat it?"

Lu Rankong asked curiously, "Under conditions that are not very good, who do you think would be willing to share half of the meat with others?"

After that meal, Lan Yu only ate the lean parts and put the fat parts into Lu Ran's empty plate.

After finishing her meal, Lan Yu returned to her room and sat there for a while. She felt that the surroundings were too quiet. The only sounds were the sea breeze and the seabirds.

He hugged the brown bear Gu Gu and whispered, "Gu Gu, I don't think I'm used to it. What should I do?"

Brown Bear Gu Gu didn't reply, but someone knocked on the door.

"K, K, are you there?" It was the voice of the baby-faced, slightly shy guy on the opposite side.

"What's the matter?" Lan Yu asked.

"Well, Colonel Lu just called me several times and said that you turned off the terminal and he couldn't contact you, so he asked me to tell you." Lin Zhu coughed, looked away, and said with difficulty, "I was wrong, Xiao K, turn on the terminal, I want to talk to you."

Lan Yu was silent for a few seconds, then replied, "I see, thank you."

"You're welcome..." Lin Zhu left quickly and returned to his room.

Lan Yu then remembered that she had turned off the terminal on the way back to the military camp after getting off the ship in the morning and had forgotten to turn it back on.

He put Gu Gu down and turned on the terminal. As soon as he turned it on, he saw countless missed calls.

Then, the terminal vibrated and made a buzzing sound, and another call came in.

Lan Yu quickly clicked it, and a three-dimensional floating screen popped up, with Lu Rankong's projection appearing in front of her.

He looked like he had just come out of the shower, wearing a bathrobe, his hair dripping with wet water, and his chest was exposed, revealing his strong muscles.

As soon as he saw Lan Yu, he heaved a long sigh of relief and said, "I was wrong..."

"What's wrong?" As soon as Lan Yu saw him, the loneliness in her heart disappeared, her whole heart was beating fast, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

When Lu Rankong saw his expression, he felt relieved and said, "You are wrong in every way..."

Lan Yu said with a half-smile: "It seems that you don't know what's wrong at all."

Lu Rankong said: "No matter what the mistake is, I will correct it if you point it out."

His expression was serious at this moment, and his eyes were shining. A few strands of wet hair hung down on his forehead, and his usual sharpness was gone, making him look like a docile big dog.

Lan Yu looked at him like this and said softly, "From now on, you can call me Xiaoyu."

"Little fish?"

Lan Yu stretched out her finger and traced in the air, "This Xiaoyu..."

"Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu." Lu Rankong recited softly following the movement of his fingers.

People around Lan Yu used to call him Xiaoyu, which was a very common name. But when Lu Rankong pronounced it like this, it sounded a bit more affectionate for no reason.

He suddenly felt that this Xiaoyu was particularly beautiful.

"Xiaoyu, I only know that your name is K. Is this your real name?" Lu Rankong asked as he walked to the sofa and sat down.

Lan Yu hesitated for a moment and replied: "My name is Lan Yu..."

"Lan Yu..." Lu Rankong smiled and said, "It sounds nice..."

"Lan Yu, Xiao Yu." He repeated it several times in his mouth, and then called softly: "Baby..."

Here it comes, that familiar tingling feeling.

"Is this why you are angry today?" Lu Rankong asked.

Lan Yu said nothing.

"You don't think I mean it, do you?"

Lan Yu hummed.

"No matter what you call me, I mean it sincerely." Lu Rankong's eyes were gentle and shining, like a handful of gold.

"No matter it's Xiaoyu, Lanyu, baby, or heart...heart...darling." He began to stutter again.

Lan Yu's face darkened again.

Lu Rankong wiped his face and said dejectedly: "It's really sincere, but I'm just not used to it."

"Who told you to get used to it? Can't you just do what you are used to?" Lan Yu really couldn't stand it.

"Isn't love all about—"

"Are you dating someone else or me?"

"Of course with you. How could I possibly date someone else?" Lu Rankong was so shocked that he almost jumped up from the sofa.

"That's fine, just call me Xiaoyu, I like Xiaoyu." Lan Yu said.

Lu Rankong said: "It depends on the situation..."

Then, he stammered, "Then you can call me these, Xin, Xin or something like that, I'm used to it."

Lan Yu sneered.

The two chatted for a while before Lan Yu noticed the environment behind him and asked, "Are you at home?"

"Yes, this is the house where I lived when I was a child." Lu Rankong said.

Lan Yu was a worldly-wise man, and could tell at a glance that the furniture and furnishings behind him were of great value. The sofa beneath him alone was extremely luxurious.

Lu Rankong is definitely not from an ordinary family, but he didn’t mention it himself and Lan Yu didn’t ask.

"What's that next to you?" Lu Rankong suddenly asked.

Lan Yu turned around and said, "It's my doll."

I almost didn't notice and let the word "Gu Gu" slip out of my mouth.

Lu Rankong only saw a large brown mass, so he asked, "Is it an Interstellar Pixiu? I used to have one, and it could be loaded with bullets, and it could shoot a long way. But later my family said that this kind of doll was too dangerous, so they confiscated it from me. I didn't expect you still have one here."

Before Lan Yu could reply, he sighed again: "That doll was really fun. The bullets it fired could shoot down birds from the trees, but it's no longer in production. The dolls nowadays are all bears and rabbits. They have no distinctive appearance, and they can't be loaded with bullets. They're soft and boring..."

His voice became smaller and smaller and gradually disappeared.

Lan Yu had already held the doll in her arms and was sitting on his lap facing the camera.

It was not an interstellar Piranha, but a soft and furry brown bear with black eyes and nose, slightly open lips, and a very stupid look.

Lan Yu smiled at him and raised one of the brown bear's paws and waved it.

Lu Rankong also waved his hand gently and said dryly: "This bear is really fun, it's quite big."

Lan Yu said: "It's not particularly interesting. It can't be loaded with bullets."

"No, the kind that can be loaded with bullets is too dangerous. This one is still pretty good." Lu Rankong said.

Seeing Lan Yu looking at him with a half-smile, he was silent for a few seconds and then said, "I'll make something for your bear."

"do what?"

"I made it a suit of armor, made of alum and metal."

Lan Yu looked down at Gu Gu and said, "No need..."