Chapter 18: Recognizing People

What could be more terrifying than secretly discussing the big devil on a forum, only to be discovered by the real person and confronted offline?

Sikong Tan only took a moment to recall what happened to the last person who did this -

He was a person who publicly questioned on the forum whether Huo Shizhen was a warrior in disguise as an alpha. One of the evidences he listed was that he had never seen Huo Shizhen release pheromones. Moreover, Huo Shizhen not only had no reaction when facing the omega in estrus, but also ruthlessly knocked the person unconscious and threw him on the roadside like garbage.

It doesn't look like a normal alpha at all.

The Central Military Academy strictly prohibits anyone from concealing their gender when entering the school. Once discovered, the lightest punishment is a serious warning and probation.

It’s hard to say whether it’s because the post was so brilliant or because everyone likes to see a tiger fall from grace, but in any case, the post went viral the day after it was published, with countless people questioning and demanding Huo Shizhen prove his gender.

Even the school leaders were alarmed and informed Huo Shizhen that the matter must be dealt with thoroughly.

Then the brave man who posted the message was locked up in a small dark room by Huo Shizhen. Every half an hour, he would be subjected to a reverse shock of AO pheromones, which would directly disrupt his pheromones. He was then asked if he could still respond to omega pheromones.

And the entire process will be broadcast live to the entire school.

If this man had not begged for mercy quickly enough, Huo Shizhen would have planned to test all the evidence he listed on him and let him refute the evidence one by one with his own hands.

It is difficult to predict whether a person can still live normally if all the experiments are done.

In short, this incident left a deep shadow on all the students in the school, and Huo Shizhen's reputation as the devil spread throughout the school.

As the saying goes, escape is shameful, but useful.

Rather than arguing with the big devil and being beaten beyond recognition, Sikong Tan chose to slide down on his knees immediately.

Sikong Tan pretended not to understand anything and said indignantly:

"I saw this post too. The person who posted it is completely unethical! I'll get someone to delete it right away. But you, such a busy person, actually read forum posts? I never thought I'd do that."

Huo Shizhen felt genuinely disgusted when he saw his completely untalented acting skills and exaggerated expression of pretending to be stupid. He wanted to shoot him to death to prevent him from polluting his eyes and ears further.

but--

never mind.

After all, today was the day to officially end the training camp and take group photos. Huo Shizhen decided to grant amnesty to everyone and didn't mind giving him some reminders:

"The solution to dislike someone is to block them. This will not achieve any substantial revenge except self-deception."

Sikong Tan:?

Sikong Tan stood there in a daze for a while before he realized what Huo Shizhen meant - although rather than realizing it belatedly, it was more like a chill and self-avoidance that was difficult to accept the truth.

After all the trainees had gathered and Huo Shizhen went to give them a lecture, Sikong Tan suppressed his disgust and released Yin Zhiyou from the blacklist, then clicked on his updates.

Sure enough, I saw the other party forwarding the link to the post [Is it fate to fall in love with the enemy...] and commenting on it:

As expected of an Intelligence Department production, publishing 10,000 words of information won't reveal any useful information. This post not only damages King Huo's reputation, but also damages the readers' brains. If an enemy were to steal it, their database would be irreparably contaminated. This is truly a brilliant strategy that kills three birds with one stone, and its lethality is no less than a jellyfish trying to play with you.

(Note: [Jellyfish Wants to Play with You] is a terminal virus that wreaked havoc within the Empire ten years ago. Its specific manifestation is that once this virus file is opened on a terminal, it will explode within three seconds. All other software and data open at the same time will be contaminated and completely destroyed by the jellyfish's residual fluid.)

How outrageous!

The post he wrote was a reasonable prediction based on how things would develop, with just a little bit of exaggeration. How could he talk about it as if it were a terrible virus?

Sikong Tan got angry for a while and decided to write a post to criticize the pseudonymous article about Yin Zhiyou being a loser and mistress who was willing to be Huo Shizhen's substitute and still being despised.

Off to the side, Yin Zhiyou, who was airing, suddenly felt an inexplicable chill creep up his spine. Unfortunately, he looked around and didn't find anything unusual - as for the strange look Sikong Tan gave him...

He had long been accustomed to it and didn't take it seriously.

This made Sikong Tan, who was ignored, even more angry.

Therefore, when Lin Guantang saw the group photo sent by [A Cypress Tree] in the group, although the man with slanted eyes in the photo looked smiling and very friendly, Lin Guantang always felt as if a murderous aura was transmitted through the screen.

But, speaking of it, why are so many people in this photo so tanned?

Moreover, they were all tall and strong, with cold and stern faces, and dressed in black combat uniforms. They did not look like omegas who were going to be brides, but more like alphas who were going to the battlefield.

Could it be that...

Is the current omega aesthetic trend among the imperial wealthy a tall, majestic, tanned cool guy?

That's it. I've never been able to get a tan since I was a child, so I lost to the rich and powerful in terms of their aesthetic standards from the very beginning.

Fortunately, I didn't apply to the All-O College just to join a wealthy family, otherwise I would really be crying with longing now.

Lin Guantang comforted himself a little and looked at the photos carefully again, and found that not all the people had a dark and strong image.

The silver-haired man in the front and center is the central dividing line. The one on the left is a cool guy with black hair and brown eyes, who is tall and strong with very fair skin. The one on the right is a smiling and kind-looking young man with a normal body shape and common skin color.

The second from the left is a guy with blond curly hair and graceful movements. Even his smile is a standard textbook smile, and his skin is also fair. The third from the left is a burly guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his skin has been tanned.

The second one from the right has black messy hair and gray-blue eyes. She smiles brightly, one could even call her sweet - or rather, among these people, she is the one who best fits the standard omega image in Lin Guantang's mind.

The third person from the right also has a bright smile, but his facial features are not as delicate as the second person from the right. He is more cheerful and his skin is a little tanned, but still better than the others behind him.

As for the silver-haired man in the center - his skin was not so much white as it was bloodless and pale. Even through the photo, one could feel the cold and murderous aura emanating from him.

The long silver-white hair snaked down from the collar like a snake, curling and scattered, making the already sharp and cold face even more elusive and oppressive.

His eyes also glowed with the cold and fierce reddish-brown light of a cold-blooded animal. When he looked at the screen, he clearly did not have any emotions, and even had a slightly bored expression. However, when Lin Guantang looked at the person in the photo, he still inexplicably felt his heart beat faster.

It seemed like the palpitations were caused by fear, but also like the panic of having one's thoughts seen through.

This kind of murderous aura can be felt even through photos and screens... Is this omega really willing to be just a decoration for the rich? I'm afraid that as soon as she marries someone, she will kill her husband and seize power.

The thoughts of the wealthy are truly unfathomable.

Lin Guantang thought aimlessly while saving the photo. He returned to the group chat interface and found that after Cypress posted the photo, he attached a message.

[A Cypress Tree]: How is it? What impression do you have of everyone? [Raise an eyebrow] @海旦

Before Lin Guantang could reply, other people in the group had already joined in the discussion.

[Heart of Mist]: What's the point of this question? Is there any need for a stranger to comment?

[Gratia]: It looks like Haitang is asking you to choose a concubine... There must be something wrong between you two!

【Gratia】: @Sikong, Boss, there are perverts here who are coveting your body. It's so scary [scared]

[A Cypress Tree]: ...I really want to vomit.

[A Cypress Tree]: Don't worry, I don't like a pretentious weakling like you, and neither does Haitang. Don't be so self-indulgent, okay?

[Sikong]: Then there is a problem here. Can Xiao Haitang recognize who the people in the photo are in the group?^^

This was originally just a question asked by Sikong Tan who wanted to watch the fun and not mind making trouble, without intending to get any answer.

However, three minutes later, I received a photo and a line of words sent by Lin Guantang again.

The photos are numbered 1-7 from left to right, and the text is of course the names arranged in order.

[Begonia]: Tian Ye, Wuaizhixin, Y, Zhen, Sikong, Gratia, Baishu

[Haitang]: The order and the corresponding people, this is correct, right?

[A Cypress Tree]: ...

Gratia: ...

[Heart of the Mist]: …………

…

After a row of ellipsis, the group fell into an eerie silence.

The group was very quiet, and the training camp dormitory was in shock.

Wen Tiange let out a strange cry and ran directly to the dormitory next door where Shao Qingbai was staying to question him in person:

"You kid, you're not afraid that Haitang will recognize the wrong person and get embarrassed, so you privately messaged him to tell him the answer. Why would you cheat on something like this? You're not really secretly in love with Haitang, are you?!"

Shao Qingbai looked at him as if he were an idiot:

"Are you stupid? Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it either."

Although Shao Qingbai didn't know when his elder sister, who had always been indifferent to details, had mastered the skill of recognizing people, it didn't matter. As the saying goes, one should help relatives and not others, so of course he would not allow anyone to question his relatives in person.

Tian Ye, who shared a dormitory with Shao Qingbai, was truly impressed:

"If it's a blind guess, then that's really impressive. It would be great to have this kind of blind guessing ability to defuse bombs. When you're faced with a situation where you have to choose between red and blue, you really need this kind of talent for guessing right on the first try."

"Maybe... it's not a blind guess?"

Jian Yinglai, who had appeared in the dormitory at some point, sat elegantly beside him, looking down at the newly appeared group chat content on the terminal, and said with mixed feelings:

"Look at the group chat."