Entrust
Otto didn't understand why Philo said that. How could he, a criminal who couldn't even take care of himself, take care of Philo?
But in his heart, these two children have long been his saviors, and he thought that it would be great if he could help them before serving his sentence.
He was about to ask for more details when a voice beat him to the punch: "What are you talking about behind my back?"
Wei Shao stood at the door with his arms folded, not knowing how long he had been listening. His voice was smiling, but his eyes were dark as he looked at Fei Luo.
Fei Luo didn't answer, but he didn't show any guilt either. He frowned and walked forward to take the big bucket from Wei Shao's hand.
Wei Shao dodged sideways, put a bucket of water in the corner, covered it, and then pulled Fei Luo by the back of his collar: "Come out with me."
At that moment, Otto wanted to stop it, but he restrained himself.
...Wei Shao doesn't seem like the type of person who would beat a child, so it should be okay, right?
Outside the door, Wei Shao let go of Fei Luo and stood face to face with him. His voice was emotionless: "That's impressive. We've figured out his identity."
"The prisoner Otto who was escorted here is missing, and several bases have sent mercenaries to search for him. They were released at the right time." Philo raised his head slightly and looked at him. "You knew it a long time ago, right?"
Wei Shao did not deny: "Yes."
Philo said calmly, "I heard teachers at school talk about him. He is a very powerful female soldier. You believe that he did not do those things. I want to help him through this hardship. After he clears his grievances, I want him to take me away from the abandoned planet, right?"
"yes."
Philo nodded, his tone remained unchanged: "But I don't want to, and I don't need to."
Wei Shao's cheeks tightened. This was the first time that Feiluo truly resisted him. He realized that Feiluo might have entered the stage where he was annoyed by even the dogs on the street, just like himself in previous years.
He lowered his eyes to look at Philo and asked softly, "Are you unhappy that your brother arranged this for you?"
Philo's lips moved, but in the end he just stared at him without saying anything.
Wei Shao thought he had guessed the reason: "I know a lot of things. Take this for example - you are an excellent natural military woman. Even if I don't tell you, Otto will give you the opportunity to join the army. If you don't want to join the army, he will not refuse to take you away because you saved his life."
Philo turned his face away: "I didn't save him."
"You didn't want to save me?" Wei Shao smiled and asked, "Then why did you pull my sleeve that day? I hadn't even opened my mouth yet."
Philo frowned and said nothing.
"You've grown up," Wei Shao patted his shoulder and sighed, "Brother will be careful about how he gives you advice in the future."
"That's not the case." Philo couldn't help but interrupt him.
Wei Shao asked back: "Why is that?"
Fei Luo slowly lowered his head and said, "I'm not unwilling to be controlled or arranged by you, I just don't want a godfather."
Wei Shao was speechless for a moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I was just joking with you, are you stupid?"
"That's not necessary," Philo asked him with a nasal tone, "Can you stop thinking about throwing me away?"
Wei Shao was stunned: "When did I think about..."
He was halfway through his words when his voice faded and he fell silent.
Wei Shao realized that Otto's matter was just an outlet for him to vent, and Philo was essentially still angry about his impending departure.
From Philo's perspective, he was probably a big liar and hypocrite, who said he was leaving resolutely, but at the same time seemed reluctant to let go and plan his own future.
Wei Shao took a deep breath, hardened his heart, turned his eyes away and said, "I'm sorry, Luo Luo, I really can't stay."
In silence, Philo's breathing became heavier and heavier. He hurriedly said "I'm sorry" and turned and ran back.
Wei Shao sat on a platform made of stones and pressed his brows in annoyance.
The sound of the wooden stick tapping the ground slowly approached. Wei Shao turned around and saw Otto limping. He frowned and said, "How did you get out by yourself? Is your leg okay?"
Otto shook his head: "Military females are not that fragile. As long as they are not dead, they can still move."
Wei Shao was helpless, thinking that Otto wanted to breathe, so he helped him sit down on the stone platform: "Slow down."
Otto's grey eyes sized up Wei Shao and asked without warning, "Is it incurable?"
Wei Shao was stunned: "...Ah?"
Otto sighed heavily: "I heard it all."
Wei Shao was at a loss: "So?"
Otto asked, "Are you sick and worried that you won't be able to take care of your brother in the future, so you want to entrust him to me?"
Wei Shao: “This…” I didn’t expect that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, have such rich thoughts in your mind.
Otto thought he had understood the truth: "Wes, I don't know what your illness is, but don't worry, as long as I'm alive, I will take care of your brother. If I still have a chance to leave here, I will find a doctor to treat you, please don't give up!"
Wei Shao was silent for two seconds, then quickly held up Otto's bandaged hand, shook it lightly, and said gratefully, "Thank you!"
Otto shook his head seriously. "I should be the one to thank you. Not only did you save me, you also believed in me. By the way, Weiss, what disease do you have?"
Wei Shao remained silent for even longer, thinking about all the illnesses he had suffered in his life, and finally said slowly: "Stomach..."
"Stomach cancer?!" Otto was filled with sorrow, wondering why the hemp rope always broke at the thinnest part. "Don't worry, I will keep my promise."
Wei Shao changed the subject abruptly: "Otto, I heard from Philo that several bases are looking for you, what's going on?"
Speaking of this, Otto's brows knitted tighter: "At that time, the Noah Base wanted me to sign an agreement to join them, and the other bases probably had the same purpose..."
The system said that Otto was born into a relatively powerful noble family. Even if he was convicted, his family was still on the Imperial Star. How dare several bases act so blatantly?
Unless there is a bug who wants to kill Otto on the abandoned planet, no matter what the crime is.
The bases on the abandoned planets are not clean. If the government takes control, another batch of bugs will inevitably go to jail. If Otto signs, I'm afraid he won't be able to clear himself and get out no matter how hard he tries.
There is no news from there now. They probably suspect that Otto is dead. Once they know that Otto is still alive, they will probably not let it go.
Otto said in a deep voice: "Before I left, my mother-in-law said that she would insist on appealing for me, so I got a one-month suspended sentence. I have been missing for so long, I am afraid I have been designated as a fugitive. When my injuries are healed, I must take the initiative to serve my sentence, otherwise the family will be implicated."
He looked at Wei Shao apologetically and said, "If I end up going to jail, I'm afraid I'll have to break my promise."
Wei Shao comforted him: "If it really comes to that, you won't be able to care about these things. Otto, I suggest you don't show up right away. Your father still needs time. There are too many eyes on you on the Abandoned Star. I guess they don't dare to conduct a large-scale search, but are waiting for you to show up. You might as well wait until the reprieve is almost over. Maybe the situation will have been reversed before then."
Otto also understood what he meant and nodded: "I hope so... Weiss, aren't you afraid that I will get you into trouble?"
Wei Shao shook his head: "This place is very remote, not easy to find, and -"
He looked at Otto and said half-jokingly and half-warningly: "Even if they really come to find us, you won't let Luo Luo bear the consequences with you, right?"
Otto said excitedly, "Of course not! If they search this way, I will leave here immediately and will not let them find Philo."
Wei Shao patted his shoulder soothingly: "So, if you won't do it, we're not afraid - now it just depends on whether you can be patient, Otto."
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On the third day, Otto was able to walk slowly without the crutches.
Out of concern for the injured and a subtle sense of guilt for deceiving the honest insect queen, Wei Shao still did not allow Otto to help with the work, and was even too attentive in serving him tea and water, which made Otto feel very uncomfortable.
At this moment, Wei Shao and Fei Luo were preparing dinner in front of the pot. He was bored and sat on the ground to continue repairing the terminal.
The air projection imaging device was broken, and he could only rely on the indicator light to determine whether the terminal was running.
After his repeated debugging, the indicator light that had been unresponsive suddenly flashed.
The broken terminal was finally successfully started.
However, too many parts were damaged and most programs could not respond. Only the photo-taking function seemed to be still usable.
Otto looked around, and finally raised his wrist carefully, pointed the camera hole at the two teenagers next to the pot, and tried to take a picture.
“Sizzle—”
The indicator light that was on just now went out completely, and the terminal that was once again on finally died.
Wei Shao was helping Philo. Seeing Otto waving his hands up, he asked in confusion, "What is that?"
Otto put down his wrist and said regretfully, "It's my terminal. It's no longer working properly. I thought it could at least take pictures, so I was going to take a picture for you, but it turned out to be completely broken."
Wei Shao looked at it twice more in curiosity, thinking that the "mobile phone" in this world actually looked like this: "How advanced."
Otto thought Wei Shao had never seen a terminal before. Just as he was about to explain that the terminal had other uses, his stomach growled.
He swallowed his nonsense, stared at the small pot, and asked a little embarrassedly: "...Can I eat it now?"
Wei Shao couldn't help laughing, and Philo also raised the corners of his lips slightly. He divided the food into four portions, one for himself and one for Wei Shao, and gave the rest to Otto.
Otto ate happily and burped soon.
After dinner, Wei Shao cleaned the bowls and pots, then took Philo aside and talked in private for several hours.
Otto was no longer as sleepy as he had been the previous two days, but he was unable to make any large movements. He could only sit there most of the time, and was so bored that he was about to grow grass.
Finally, Wei Shao realized that the older bug in the room seemed a little lonely. He paused his conversation with Philo, took out a small box from the storage box, and suggested to Otto: "Let's play together?"
Otto was confused. What could a thirty-year-old boy like him do with two kids?
…
Otto frowned and glanced back and forth at a hand of red and black cards: "Eight of Eights!"
Wei Shao: "Yes."
Philo: "Right circle."
Otto's palms were hot. He thought for a long time and slowly put down two cards: "Two of a kind."
Philo put down four sevens: "Explode."
Otto turned his head in bewilderment: "...Why do you still have bombs?"
Fei Luo said nothing, and glanced at the five cards in Wei Shao's hand: "Three threes with a pair of fives."
Wei Shao couldn't help laughing: "Three points, take a pair, let's go."
Otto said depressedly, "Why is it that I am the landlord and you two beat me together, but Weiss, the landlord Philo, lets me win."
The corners of Philo's mouth curled up slightly, and he turned his head to look at Otto: "Then you don't want to play anymore?"
If he didn't want to play, he would pull Wei Shao aside and continue talking.
Otto shook his head firmly: "One more round."
Fei Luo pursed his lips and stared at him quietly: "..."
Before Otto could comprehend the meaning of this look, Wei Shao smiled and said to him, "Let's play again next time - let's talk about business first."
Otto was slightly startled: "What?"
Wei Shao glanced at Fei Luo and said, "Luo Luo, go out and play for a while first—remember to wear a coat."
Philo lowered the corners of his lips even more, completely ignoring the second half of his words, and simply walked out, his back revealing a strong sense of low pressure.
Wei Shao sighed, thinking that he didn't know when he could calm down now that he was angry.
He looked at Otto and said seriously, "Major General, I will be leaving tomorrow. I entrust my brother to you."
Otto was surprised: "Leave? Where are you going?"
He was startled, and quickly looked Wei Shao up and down carefully, then hesitantly said: "Your current condition looks..."
It’s pretty good…
Wei Shao immediately said, "It's not about illness, it's that I want to go home."
Otto looked at him blankly: "Huh?"
Wei Shao made up a story without changing his expression: "It's like this, I'm not Luo Luo's biological brother, but he and I grew up together and wandered together. Later, I was bought by a wealthy bug family in the base city and became a slave. I can only come here once a month, and when I come, I have to leave soon. If I can't go back on time, they will beat me."
Otto felt very shocked and unbelievable, but he had been on the abandoned planet for so long, and things like mercenaries that were expressly prohibited by law still existed, and buying and selling slaves was not impossible.
He frowned deeply: "How can there be such a bug family, Weiss, where is the bug family that bought yours?"
"Now is not the time to talk about this," Wei Shao coughed lightly, "Anyway, I will be away for this month, Otto, please take good care of Luo Luo."
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