"According to our preliminary investigation, there are indeed many suspicious points about Bai Nian. We have re-traced his entry and exit records and the coordinates of his travels over the years and found that some of them are quite suspicious. But Bai Nian has made a detailed report on this before: in order to find psychiatric drugs for you, he had to contact some black market medicine merchants, some of whom used the connections on the Bluetooth Mission..."
A few days later, after completing his extremely heavy official duties, Lu Taipan finally found an opportunity to return to his residence to rest, but even for this journey he had no free time. After finishing some daily work while walking, the housekeeper mentioned the follow-up treatment of Bai Nian.
When mentioning Bai Nian, Lu Taipan raised his eyebrows slightly.
"You clearly noticed the suspicious points about Bai Nian, but you allowed him to continue to stay in the Snake Cave as my medical officer...is it because he claimed that he could develop a drug to cure me, or because his fanatical loyalty numbed your vigilance?" Lu Taipan glanced at the butler coldly. Although his tone was calm, the coldness in his words made the butler's data get stuck.
"It was just my negligence." The butler said dryly, "The inspectors responsible for this matter have made a deep self-examination. At the time, they believed that Bai Nian did this to save your life. Considering that your condition was indeed quite bad, and Bai Nian's various actions showed that he was very likely the only one who could save you, the Viper members in charge of supervision showed undue tolerance for his slight violation of the line."
"Um, tolerance?"
Lu Taipan snorted coldly.
The butler had a serious face, pretending to be just an emotionless reporting machine. He continued to report with a bitter face: "The entire monitoring team involved in this dereliction of duty has now been assigned to the K-199 galaxy to clean up the worm feces on the star route..."
Hearing this, Lu Taipan withdrew his gaze coldly.
He scanned his terminal. Bai Nian had been sent to a remote galaxy outside the Earth Alliance, but this did not mean that the investigation into him was over. In fact, everything had just begun. According to the current investigation report, Bai Nian did have private contacts with some black market traders and illegal biological experiment institutions. Most of the transactions were related to mental relief treatment. It seemed that everything he did was to save Lu Taipan's precarious mental state, just as Bai Nian claimed before. However...
Lu Taipan accurately locked onto a few seemingly ordinary contact reports among the confusing information.
"Check this line carefully."
He said, his tone was indifferent, but his eyes were somewhat gloomy.
These seemingly completely harmless and neutral interstellar brokers seem to be secretly... connected to certain people.
"Check the inner courtyard again."
The Lord of the Snake Cave added.
It has to be said that before Su Liang arrived, no matter how hard Lu Taipan tried to hold on, his physical condition had indeed reached an extremely dangerous point.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the greedy evil beasts that had been lurking around the snake cave also smelled the faint smell of blood. They were eager to try and bite off a piece of flesh from the seriously ill monster.
"Those who dare to put their hands into the snake cave must be made to know the power of the snake's fangs."
Thinking of this, Lu Taipan suddenly sneered softly.
The butler caught a glimpse of the smile on Lu Taipan's lips at this moment. As a purely electronic creature, he vaguely felt an emotion similar to "trembling".
The Lord of the Snake Cave, who is considered by everyone to be a demon, a monster, and a madman, may, in some ways, be as scary as people fear.
…
At this moment, Lu Taipan suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked somewhere intently.
The route from the Snake Master's office to his residence happened to pass by the mecha training ground.
Through the open gate, in the bustling training ground, a slender figure stood out.
The young beta was holding a recorder and was surrounded by a group of poisonous snakes.
"Just listen to me, there is absolutely no mistake. This is the experience I gained at the cost of my life. It is easiest to deal with those despicable space pirates. You only need to use the regular shield of the mecha to block the first round of attack. Then, during the enemy's cooling period, use a high-performance laser beam above the K-11 level to aim at the opponent's gun muzzle and shoot. At this time, the opponent is still accumulating energy, and the weapon shield will not work at all. As long as the accuracy is high, it can just blow up the weapon system of those bastards."
Lu Taipan heard the extremely passionate voice of a certain venomous snake.
The Lord of the Snake Cave stared coldly at the venomous snake who spoke.
The tall Alpha put his elbow on Su Liang's shoulder without thinking and shared his experience shamelessly.
However, before he could finish his words, he was squeezed out by another stronger Viper.
The new Viper waved his arms impatiently, performing a useless demonstration in the air.
"Why is it so troublesome?! Chi Lian, you are talking nonsense. Using shields to resist attacks? This will cause too much damage to the mecha's defense. If we accidentally get into a protracted battle, it is easy to suffer too much damage in the later stages... When the enemies gather together, just give up all accuracy and throw two anti-gravity sniper bullets. This is the best solution for that kind of mob!"
"Ah, I can't stand you bunch of noobs! Do you think everyone is like you? Hanging two anti-gravity sniper bullets on a civilian mecha will reduce its mobility too quickly. Once surrounded, it means waiting for death!"
Then, there was a lazy voice, and that voice came from Xue Yinhuan.
He just pushed away the person next to Su Liang, moved closer, put his arm around Su Liang's shoulder affectionately, and kept making changes on Su Liang's recorder.
"Didn't you idiots hear what Xiaoliang said before? This is an emergency defense manual compiled for the civilians in District 48! The suggestions you gave are completely nonsense. No, Xiaoliang, just ignore them and listen to me..."
Seeing that Su Liang was completely defenseless, he just let Xue Yinhuan get closer and closer.
Lu Taipan's eyes were extremely cold.
…
"Normally, we are too lazy to deal with things like space pirates, but as you said, since District 48 is not protected by the border guards, if we often encounter these bastards robbing us, the best plan is not to fight them. The firepower of civilian mechas is too poor, and they will fall apart at the slightest movement. It may be okay to bombard them from a distance, but once it comes to close combat, it is very likely to fall into an absolute disadvantage..."
Su Liang was concentrating on memorizing Xue Yinhuan's suggestions, and the cursor on the recorder was flashing so fast that it seemed to be flying.
He actually came to the training ground today just to confirm some minor issues with Xue Yinhuan.
Unlike other star districts that are guarded by layers of guardian troops, District 48, as the poorest district, is the most frequently looted by star pirates.
Su Liang had only a vague idea in his mind. He wanted to add some emergency plans to his teaching materials and teach them to those young people who could only rely on instinct to fight against the pirates. If we can really gain some experience from places like the Snake Cave, then the casualty rate of the children in District 48 should be able to be reduced a little bit, right?
Therefore, after Su Liang confirmed with the housekeeper that there was no mandatory training mission today, he found the mecha training ground and planned to discuss with Xue Yinhuan the emergency plan that civilians could adopt against the pirate attacks...
He had never expected that after just a short discussion with Xue Yinhuan, when he looked up again, a lot of poisonous snakes had surrounded him. The soldiers, who usually appeared stern and serious, showed an enthusiasm that was completely beyond Su Liang's expectations. After learning that Su Liang was trying to create an emergency plan for the neglected poor in District 48, the Vipers seemed to become more active and enthusiastic.
The only problem was that as the Vipers were talking, they started to argue with each other, and as they were arguing, someone took off his coat on the spot, clamoring to directly fight on the mecha to test whether the experience they were talking about was right or wrong.
"Please, please don't do this..."
Su Liang stared in amazement at the venomous snakes that started fighting for no apparent reason, his face turning a little pale.
"Oh, don't worry about it. Just watch these idiots fight. Whoever wins will have the better method. Isn't it simple, convenient and clear? But hey, I think you still have to use my plan in the end—"
Xue Yinhuan hung on Su Liang's shoulder and said to the young man with a smile.
But before he could finish his words, the voice suddenly disappeared.
"Xiao Huan, what's wrong with you?"
Just as Su Liang was about to ask, he realized that Xue Yinhuan was not the only one who remained silent.
The ferocious Alphas who had been pushing and fighting fiercely in front of him suddenly fell silent, as if the pause button had been pressed, and dared not move.
They looked in Su Liang's direction in horror.
Su Liang seemed to sense something and couldn't help but look back.
Then, he saw a tall figure walking towards him step by step.
It's Lu Taipan
The Lord of the Snake Cave had just finished his official duties today and was dressed in formal attire, a long black military coat with a leather belt tied tightly around his waist. Unlike his meticulously buttoned uniform, his other accessories were worn casually. His military cap was slightly tilted, his long hair was draped over his shoulders, and without the bite stopper to cover it, his face looked cold and arrogant...
Moreover, he is so handsome that one can't help but hold his breath.
Of course, probably only Su Liang would feel this way about the last point.
"Snake, Lord Snake..."
Su Liang almost bit his tongue.
He was completely defenseless.
This was the first time he met Lu Taipan after coming out of the mental conditioning room that day.
In the past few days, he has been trying every means to escape from the Lord of the Snake Cave, not for any other reason, but simply because, whenever he saw the other party, Su Liang would uncontrollably recall the "offenses" he had committed against Lu Taipan in the completely closed mental conditioning room that day.
besides……
Lu Taipan’s response to him.
[“You can also call me Ami.”]
The man's low, hoarse, and solemn words seemed to still echo in his ears.
Whenever he thought of the scene at that time, Su Liang would feel that all the blood in his body was rushing to his face.
"Um."
After hearing Su Liang's "Master Snake Lord", Lu Taipan frowned slightly.
There was no expression on his face, and he completely ignored the many poisonous snakes present. He took a few steps and came in front of Su Liang.
"May I?"
He lowered his eyes to look at the recorder in Su Liang's hand and asked.
After getting Su Liang's consent, he politely began to look through all of Su Liang's records this afternoon.
Lu Taipan saw many Viper IDs in those records. Behind each ID was a detailed mecha operation guide and techniques for dealing with space pirates. Lu Taipan slid to the front of the record without changing his expression, and finally found his own name with difficulty.
However, what I provided were just some extremely simple common sense. This is normal, because the mecha teaching that time was not completed at all, and it was halfway through... Lu Taipan's eyes deepened slightly, and then he returned the recorder to Su Liang with an expressionless face.
“It’s very well documented.”
Lu Taipan said lightly.
"But I have a better plan—"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved gently.
The gate deep in the mecha training ground burst open, and the dark Mahoraga, like a demon, descended to the center of the training ground at an incredibly fast speed.
"..."
The smoke and dust fell.
There was silence in private.
Everyone heard the last sentence of the Snake Cave Lord's soft words.
"I can show you how to do it, okay?"
The poisonous snakes fell silent again.
After a long time, a poisonous snake coughed lightly.
[As expected of you, you are the boss.] 】
Someone sent a message on the team's internal communication.
Considering that the "Snake" has appeared before, the tone of the venomous snake is restrained and subtle.
[If I could have half the talent of the boss, I would have a partner now. 】
Someone is patting his thigh.
[The boss is really awesome!] I hope you can teach us a lesson after beating us up some time. 】
[Really, I don’t think most people can stand this kind of treatment.] 】
…
After watching the constantly jumping communication channel, Lu Taipan curled his lips slightly, but did not send any message on the channel.
"This is Mahoraga. Is this too much trouble for you?"
Su Liang was also stunned when he saw Mahoraga appear, and then he felt indescribable nervousness.
After this period of remedial lessons, he has clearly understood Mahoraga's status.
Especially after Mahoraga appeared, Su Liang clearly felt that the poisonous snakes behind him suddenly became silent, and a strange atmosphere filled the crowd. This made Su Liang instinctively feel that something was wrong.
Lu Taipan glanced coldly at the subordinates with subtle expressions, and said to Su Liang calmly: "It won't be a problem. You are not familiar with mechas. No matter how much others say, it is better for me to take you through it myself."
"But, Mahoraga is your natal mecha."
Su Liang said dryly.
His heart was beating a little faster for some reason.
My face is a little hot too.
Moreover, Lu Taipan’s words from many days ago kept echoing in his mind for some unknown reason.
Lu Taipan pondered, considered his words, and did not respond to Su Liang immediately.
It was also because of this that he let a newcomer, Viper, speak first.
He was a young man with a sunny and cheerful appearance and a bright voice. "Master Su Liang, it's like this. Our boss was worried that you were not familiar with the mecha, so he decided to teach you in person! When I first joined the team, our captain often used his own mecha to teach me how to operate it!"
Su Liang was slightly startled after hearing this: "So that's how it is."
He said.
While his heart suddenly felt relieved, Su Liang seemed a little disappointed in a trance.
With his mixed feelings, he naturally didn't notice that after the wheat-skinned venomous snake finished speaking, he received extremely burning gazes from everyone. In the crowd, the young captain’s face turned red and he started coughing due to being choked by saliva.
On the other side, Xue Yinhuan observed hard and carefully, and found that when Lu Taipan was running towards his rack with Su Liang, he seemed to be open and aboveboard, without any emotional fluctuations. He couldn't help but be moved, and took a step forward eagerly.
"Boss, you have to take Xiaoliang to familiarize yourself with the mecha anyway, why don't you take me with you so that I can see how the Mahoraga's power armor accelerates—"
I just take a look and then leave.
Xue Yinhuan didn't have time to finish the second half of the sentence.
Lu Taipan said calmly: "Xue Yinhuan, your mission seems to be unfinished."
"Ah? Mission?"
Xue Yinhuan was at a loss.
"I have completed my mission long ago."
Xue Yinhuan opened his task terminal and was about to prove this to Lu Taipan, but when the virtual screen popped up, the young Viper's eyes froze instantly.
The task list that had been cleared was now filled to the brim.
Some of them are even terrifying missions like "undercover in a strip club to investigate arms smuggling", which are hated by everyone and can only be completed by drawing lots.
Xue Yinhuan almost broke apart on the spot.
"What's going on?"
He muttered in disbelief.
At this moment, when everyone saw Xue Yinhuan's condition, they suddenly seemed to have received some silent command.
"Ah, ah, I suddenly remembered that I also have a task to complete!"
"Yeah, yeah, mine too!"
"I haven't washed my feet today. No, I have to go quickly--"
…
All the poisonous snakes scattered like birds and beasts.
Only Xue Yinhuan had tears in his eyes and waved his arms in panic, trying to confirm with the housekeeper what this strange task list was about. As a result, Black Mamba sighed, raised his hand and covered his arm, dragging the young, innocent and weak venomous snake away.
In a flash, only Lu Taipan and Su Liang were left in the mecha training ground.
Mahoraga stood quietly not far away. It was obviously just a cold mecha, but inexplicably, Su Liang seemed to be able to sense a faint sense of anticipation.
Lu Taipan had already jumped onto the mecha at this time. He turned around and raised his hand towards Su Liang.
"Come."
He said.
In fact, you can open the hatch and jump onto the mecha by yourself. Even though this was the case, Su Liang still stepped forward involuntarily and placed his hand in Lu Taipan's palm. His body felt lighter, and in a flash, Su Liang was pulled directly into the interior of Mahoraga by Lu Taipan.
The familiar dim scene came into view. Su Liang originally thought that he would be nervous because of what had happened here before, but in fact, when he really stood here, the only thing that made him feel anxious was one thing -
"Master, can I watch from the sidelines? I mean, since you need to show me how to do it, it's better not to have someone share a seat with you..."
Su Liang's words came to an abrupt end after he saw the scene in front of the instrument clearly.
Lu Taipan sat steadily in the driver's seat, turned his head and looked at Su Liang deeply.
In the dim light, the faint smile on his lips was so obvious.
"Didn't we agree that you would call me Mr. Si?"
He said.
Then he raised his hand and patted the seat next to his driver's seat.
“Also, no need to worry about seating anymore.”
It was a passenger seat.
After such a long time, the once legendary mecha has finally returned to the two-person configuration.
Su Liang looked at the seat in front of him in astonishment, a little dazed. The butler had once seriously explained to him the past and present lives of Mahoraga. He had never thought that the Lord of the Snake Cave would actually add a co-pilot seat to his natal mecha for his own sake.
"Is this... an adjustment made for me?"
Su Liang asked, his voice so tense that it was a little dry.
Perhaps his reaction was too surprising, Lu Taipan quickly adjusted his expression.
"It's a two-person mecha anyway, so adding a seat won't be a big deal."
The man explained lightly.
Finally, he added.
"Besides, I promised before that I would teach you everything about mechas. It's just that having more seats will make it a lot more convenient."
Su Liang walked forward clumsily and sat in front of the control panel with Lu Taipan as if in a dream. Then, under Lu Taipan's guidance, he operated this legendary creation together with him.
My heart was beating very fast, and I even felt a little dizzy because of the extreme surprise.
The young Beta could only desperately remind himself that perhaps just as the Viper had said before, Lu Taipan really did this just to teach him better about mechas.
Perhaps this is indeed a normal thing in the Snake Cave. After all, he knows better than anyone how beautiful the Lord of the Snake Cave is underneath his cold appearance.
Maybe……
"Will you be that nice to other people?"
When Su Liang realized it, he discovered that these words actually came from his own mouth.
He suddenly froze, totally confused as to why he asked the question that was weighing the deepest on his heart.
Lu Taipan was mentally synchronizing the mecha at this time, and when he heard Su Liang's question, he couldn't help but blurt it out.
"No one else."
Unable to think carefully.
Unable to choose words.
Just the most instinctive response.
"Only you."
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