Chapter 95 Long Live the School: "I'll only bow my head for you, okay? No one will ever make me like you this much again."
How come this ice cube's lips are still so soft?
Yu Long kissed her for a while, lost in his fantasies, when he suddenly remembered his business. He quickly stuck out his tongue, pinched her chin, pried open her mouth, and poured nutrient solution into it.
Lin Nan continued vomiting, and the nutrient solution was choked back up into You Long's trachea. She coughed for a long time, clutching her throat, and angrily said, "The ancient book lied to me!"
Enraged, she took another big gulp, this time grabbing Lin Nan's chin and kissing him forcefully, her tongue swirling inside him.
Lin Nan still wanted to vomit, but You Long was more forceful, pushing his tongue in relentlessly. When they separated, both of their lips were covered in blood. You Long wiped it off and said smugly, "Didn't you drink it down?"
The two finished their meal in a very bloody manner. Just as You Long was about to leave, Lin Nan suddenly opened his eyes.
The two locked eyes, and after two seconds, You Long hurriedly pulled away from her lips.
Lin Nan looked at her in confusion for a while, then began to wonder if she was dreaming.
The dream was quite nice, and she was a little captivated by it. So she gazed at her with hazy eyes for a while and said in a sweet, coquettish tone, "You Xiaolong—I want a hug."
The colonel closed his eyes with a sense of peace and comfort, and slightly stretched out his hands.
You Long was stunned, unable to figure out what was going on for a long time, until Lin Nan opened her eyes again: "Hmm?"
You Long dared not move or speak; she now suspected that Lin Nan was possessed by a ghost.
Lin Nan waited and waited, but the hug never came. She thought to herself that even in her dreams, Youlong wouldn't grant her wish, so she fainted in disappointment.
Yu Long waited blankly for a long time, and only after confirming that she wouldn't wake up did he slowly move a little further away.
The journey was incredibly long. At least, that was the case for You Long. He was initially quite happy about successfully escaping from prison, and even wanted to go out and howl in the streets. But unexpectedly, he ran into his ex-girlfriend, who was barely alive, right after escaping her life in the garbage cans and sewers. Now, he had no choice but to take on the task of carrying her on his back and feeding her mouth-to-mouth...
The only consolation was that they were already at the edge of the dense forest. Yu Long repeatedly checked the map; there were probably still twenty kilometers left.
The vegetation began to thin out, and the sunlight seemed to increase. You Long became even more energetic, carrying Lin Nan on her back and walking briskly. When it got dark again, she stopped and skillfully climbed a tree to hide.
The clothes' heating function kicked in, enough to help them get through the cold night. Yu Long released the makeshift whistle and fell asleep within three seconds.
After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly opened her eyes, slid down the tree with a blank expression, and walked forward in a daze.
A jumble of voices rang in my mind as the interrogator asked, "What's your name?"
Yu Long opened his mouth: "Kai, Yu Long."
"Is Kai just your code name? Is Yulong your real name?"
“Yes.” Youlong stood in the dense forest and muttered to himself.
"What secret mission did the Federation send you to carry out?"
An alarm bell rang in my mind in an instant, and another stern female voice shouted: "This is top secret, it must not be leaked!"
Without hesitation, You Long said, "My mission is to get close to Pang, the leader of the Guanglun Dove faction, and turn her to the other side at the right time."
How far along is your mission?
Yu Long felt as if she were being struck by a heavy hammer, the pain making her want to scream.
Countless electric currents surged through her, and two voices alternately roared in her mind, coaxing: "Tell me your secret...tell me your deepest secret..."
"You are a federal soldier, your mission is to defend your country, and never betray it..."
The first voice boomed, "What are you hiding!"
Yu Long also shouted, "I didn't hide anything!"
A very faint voice whispered: "Sir, we used a top-grade hallucinogen on her. The test subjects we tested before couldn't withstand this level of interrogation at all, so it should be the truth."
"So, tell me now, how far along is your mission?"
Yu Long's head was throbbing with pain, and she heard another voice growing louder and louder.
"Engrave these words into your DNA, and never forget them until you die! Repeat after me: I am a Federal soldier! My mission is to complete my mission! Even if I am regarded as a traitor, my faith will never waver!"
Yu Long's consciousness had completely dissipated. She murmured unconsciously, "I have gained Pang's initial trust, but she is very wary. I haven't had many opportunities to influence her will..."
"Do you have accomplices? Besides you, has the Federation planted any other spies?"
Yu Long, dressed in military uniform, stood in the square, looking up at the eagle flag overhead: "I voluntarily accept the Federation's brainwashing to face the enemy's torture and abuse. I voluntarily undergo anti-consciousness stripping training, and I will forever remain loyal to the eagle flag. I voluntarily become a double agent, enduring insults, suspicion, and loneliness."
"If the enemy asks about your comrades, you should tell them that you know there are two more spies, but you don't know who they are."
The person who gave her the task whispered in her ear, "It's alright to tell you. The project is codenamed 'Dragon Lion Falcon,' which represents the three important members involved in this project."
"Yutaki...I'm a dragon? I know Hayabusa, but what about the lion?"
The man smiled slightly: "Her code name is Leo."
Leo means lion in an ancient language, so this person must be a key figure.
“Yes…” You Long said weakly, “Besides me, my superiors also arranged for two spies of the same rank as me to infiltrate in the same batch as me… but I don’t know where they are, or what their names are…”
The whispering started again: "It's true, the Federation can't put all its eggs in one basket..."
Her headache was unbearable. The torment she suffered during the brainwashing training and the stripping away of her consciousness, along with the torment and seduction of the hallucinogens at this moment, had pushed her to the brink of losing control. Her mind went blank, she squatted down, and then fainted.
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In the dead of night, Colonel Lin was awakened by a wire that had fallen into her hand.
She opened her eyes, and after a while, she realized that this was a warning signal set up by You Long; someone had appeared within a kilometer radius. However, she didn't understand where You Long had gone; it was pitch black all around, and she couldn't see anything clearly. She tried blinking her left eye.
The prosthetic eye had actually started working again, so it seemed her body was recovering a bit. She immediately activated the prosthetic eye's infrared mode, and her gaze quickly fixed on a motionless humanoid object thirty meters away.
Colonel Lin didn't understand why she was lying on the ground, but she knew the enemy was about to pass by. So she picked up her backpack, slid down the tree with difficulty, and stumbled towards Youlong.
Yu Long woke up with a push, leaping up like a leopard, staring around and muttering, "I'm a spy, I'm a federal spy..."
Lin Nan looked at her strangely: "What's wrong with you?"
Yu Long immediately saluted her.
Lin Nan was stunned, feeling utterly overwhelmed: "The enemy is here, the alarm kept shocking me for ages, and you..."
Upon hearing the word "enemy," Yu Long suddenly slid over, picked her up, and ran.
These days, she's developed muscle memory for carrying Lin Nan on her back. She can easily hoist him onto her shoulder, bounce him a couple of times to adjust his head and feet, and then start running like crazy...
Lin Nan felt nauseous from being jostled around so much, and gagged twice but nothing came out. Then You Long suddenly stopped, and Lin Nan's head hit a tree trunk with a thud, causing her to faint on the spot.
Yu Long whispered, "This is bad, there's another group of enemies ahead!"
She waited for a long time but there was no sound from behind. When she put the person down, she saw that there was a big bump on the forehead and the person looked like they were not very alive.
With Xue Wumi calling a halt, the day's filming finally came to an end. Qin Lan released Jiang Yan and glanced down at her: "Are you alright?"
Jiang Yan covered her head and couldn't speak for a long time; she had really smashed the prop just now...
My hand was pushed away, and then an ice pack was placed on it: "Don't move, it'll be fine after a while."
Qin Lan frowned and picked up her hand again: "Why is it still so cold?"
Jiang Yan said softly, "My stomach hurts a little."
Qin Lan was taken aback: "You're on your period? Why didn't you tell the director we couldn't go into the water?"
"No." Jiang Yan pressed her stomach uncomfortably. "It's not here yet, but it might be coming..."
She had been soaking in cold water for too long, and her body temperature hadn't come down.
Qin Lan glanced at her for two seconds, then scooped her up in his arms. Jiang Yan's assistant rushed over, holding her coat and jogging behind, saying, "Um...Teacher Qin..."
Qin Lan got into her RV and closed the door: "Go boil some more hot water and bring it in in twenty minutes."
She laid Jiang Yan horizontally in the seat, found a thermometer and put it in her mouth, then started adjusting the temperature of the towel. After finishing, she leaned over and pinched Jiang Yan's chin: "Open your mouth."
Jiang Yan's face flushed instantly, and the two of them remembered the kiss in the play.
She simply closed her eyes and opened her mouth as if facing certain death.
Qin Lan took the thermometer away and even touched her lips, indicating that she could shut up.
Jiang Yan turned her head away, her face burning hot.
"37.4." Qin Lan frowned as she read the number. She subconsciously wanted to scold her, but then remembered that Jiang Yan had said she didn't want to be mean to her when she was feeling unwell. So she changed her words: "Next time you feel unwell, just say so. No one will blame you."
Jiang Yan gave a muffled hum, still managing to think of something else: "Great job... Hmm, I'll reward you with a kiss tonight."
Qin Lan pursed her lips, pretending not to be so happy.
Qin Lan wrung out a steaming hot towel and began to wipe Jiang Yan's body. Jiang Yan's face turned red, and her exposed skin was completely red as well. The two of them didn't say a word the entire time, their thoughts in perfect unison. Qin Lan tried to finish wiping her down quickly, gave her some water to drink, and then opened a bottle of juice.
Jiang Yan, biting her straw, said, "You just... carried me in like that."
"ah."
"The entire crew saw it."
"Ah, yes." Qin Lan nodded.
"We usually feel awkward on set."
Qin Lan: "It won't have any impact."
Jiang Yan fell silent.
Can I kiss you right now?
Qin Lan threw away the towel, squatted down, licked her lips, and tried to negotiate with her.
Jiang Yan said with a blank face, "If I said no, would you not kiss me? You hugged me even though no one else agreed."
Qin Lan apologized gently, "I'm sorry, but I'm worried about your health."
Jiang Yan sighed, unable to bear her submissive appearance, and scratched her chin with her knuckles: "It's happening again. Can't you be a little more arrogant?"
Qin Lan looked up, staring at her arrogantly: "Then can I kiss you?"
Jiang Yan was stunned: "Why is your mind filled with thoughts of family?"
Qin Lan was so uncomfortable that she couldn't take it anymore, so she simply picked up her fingers and started biting them: "Because we didn't kiss enough on set..."
A knock sounded at the door, and Qin Lan looked up sharply, glaring at the door fiercely: "Who is it?!"
Jiang Yan's assistant's trembling voice came through: "Teacher Qin, didn't you ask me to bring hot water..."
Two seconds later, Qin Lan opened the door with a cold face, cursing herself for forgetting the time as she took the kettle, closed the door, and locked it.
When she turned around, Jiang Yan was leaning back in her chair, looking at her with a mixture of reluctance and attraction.
Qin Lan felt a rush of blood to her head and practically couldn't wait to go back, but she stubbornly kept asking for confirmation: "Can I kiss you—?"
Jiang Yan reached out and pinched her chin, then kissed her lips fiercely.
The moment their lips met, Qin Lan's eyelids suddenly felt hot.
As they kissed, Jiang Yan suddenly felt a salty taste on her lips.
She froze, looking up to find Qin Lan's eyes, only to see her tear-streaked eyelashes. She stopped abruptly and tugged at her sleeve: "Qin Lan, what's wrong?"
Qin Lan turned her back, her voice also wet: "Wait a minute, don't look at me yet."
Jiang Yan watched her retreating figure as she wiped her face, and a dull ache gripped her heart. Qin Lan wiped away her tears and turned to turn away, but Jiang Yan suddenly leaned in and wrapped her arms around her waist: "Teacher Qin, don't cry."
Qin Lan let her hug him quietly for a while, and then heard her say in a choked voice, "You are the proudest teacher in the world, and I don't want you to bow down to anyone, nor do I."
"But I don't want to make you sad either."
Qin Lan hugged her back.
"No, you absolutely can't." Jiang Yan shook her head stubbornly. "Teacher Qin can't bow her head."
"I'll only bow my head for you, okay?" Qin Lan kissed her lips. "No one will ever make me like you this much again."
Jiang Yan almost asked her on the spot if she wanted to reconcile.
She truly felt she couldn't hold on much longer; if Qin Lan simply said "I like you" in a soft voice, her defenses would crumble completely. Thinking back to her two previous failed attempts, she came to her senses again. She genuinely wanted a beautiful and healthy future with Qin Lan, not just a future that wasn't real.
They all need to learn!
Learning makes us progress! The sea of knowledge is boundless!
Long live the academic world!
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With wolves in front and tigers behind, and a lady who faints at the drop of a hat, You Long was really in a panic.
Having run out of options, she turned sadly to Lin Nan and said, "Let's make a deal, can we not die together? Otherwise, everyone will think I'm still hung up on you..."
"No," the colonel said. "I don't want to die yet."
"You're still alive!" You Long exclaimed in surprise. "Quickly, now that you're awake, think of something. I know you must have a backup plan."
Lin Nan tentatively patted the large bump on his head: "You know to call me 'Dad' when you're in trouble."
Yu Long gave an awkward smile.
Those who have spent a lot of time with Lin Nan know that she is very cautious in her actions. She always conducts repeated assessments before taking any action and has enough backup plans. As a result, the casualty rate in Alpha Star is always the lowest in the Federation. She herself has been promoted to colonel. She is not the youngest officer, but she is considered to have the most potential.
You could say she's bold, but she won't take any risks without having three or four backup plans. You could say she's cautious, but her backup plans always come out when she's pushed to the limit.
The most extreme time was when I lost an eye.
The commander of the Federal Space Force and Minister of National Defense, A, commented: "Like her mother, General Lin, she is rational, meticulous, calm, and even ruthless."
That's why You Long felt so conflicted when she saw her lying by the trash can. She thought that Lin Nan had indeed changed, that she would actually risk her life for her.
Thinking about it, she couldn't help but want to be nicer to Lin Nan, so she leaned closer with bright eyes and asked her in a somewhat ingratiating tone, "Tell me quickly, how many groups of people will come to rescue us?"
"0." Colonel Lin gestured with a duck egg: "What are you thinking? My assessment of the success rate of the prison break is 10%."
Yu Long was stunned: "Then why did you still come? And why didn't you prepare a backup plan?"
"What are you thinking about?" The colonel repeated helplessly, "This is the core territory of the Light Wheel. You're dirtier than a beggar, while I'm still in a state of sacrificial lamb. We have neither enough weapons nor any trustworthy helpers. What kind of plan do you have to help us escape?"
"Wait, you sacrificed yourself?" You Long was a little confused: "Then are you a human or a ghost now?"
Lin Nan: "Aren't you a staunch atheist?"
Yu Long opened his mouth and then closed it again: "So what do we do now? You're just going to come and rescue me all alone? Have you developed a love-struck brain?"
Lin Nan stared at her for a while, then closed her eyes in anger: "The signal is weak in the forest. We need to hold out outside for three minutes, and then there will be a glimmer of hope."
The chance she spoke of was actually two unmanned aircraft. After struggling and tumbling across the open ground for three minutes, they successfully located Lin Nan's position and jumped over the two sides in the battle. One aircraft dove to lure the enemy, while the other quickly landed in a blind spot behind a boulder.
Yu Long was stunned: "Our planet's technology isn't advanced enough to be this advanced yet!"
She gritted her teeth, hoisted Lin Nan onto her back, threw out a series of smoke bombs, and sprinted in the opposite direction.
The cannons roared, and dirt and gravel flew everywhere.
Yu Long lunged forward with all his might, and the sniper bullet grazed Lin Nan's back.
The two lay prone behind a low rock. You Long glanced back at Lin Nan and then pointed to the aircraft still hidden in a blind spot.
Can it do that?
Lin Nan nodded, then shakily pulled out a scope and extended it from behind the rock.
The scope shattered, the aircraft calculated the sniper's position, the main cannon fired, and sent out an armor-piercing round.
You Long got up and dragged Lin Nan away.
The aircraft that was drawing fire was about to crash. You Long first threw Lin Nan in, then jumped in himself and frantically ran towards the main control panel: "Start it now!"
A beam of light appeared: "Received. Activate fusion thrusters, activate cloaking shield, activate cloaking shield, activate jamming beam... Target calibration in progress..."
You Long stared incredulously at the light and shadow that looked exactly like Lin Xing.
Every Federation soldier was very familiar with this person's face. She had been a top figure on the honor roll since her military academy days. On the day she sacrificed her life, both the Federation and the Light Wheel lowered their flags to half-mast as a sign of respect, and the entire city turned out to bid her farewell...
"Lin Xing" turned around and stared at her with the face that was already hanging on the wall: "Hello, little You Long."
If she had simply referred to herself as "Ms. You," You Long would never have thought she was a ghost.
Yu Long's hands trembled: "I'm an atheist... I'm an atheist..."
But Lin Nan added, "Mom, don't scare her."
Yu Long took seven or eight steps back and began to consider whether or not to parachute.
An hour later, the spacecraft initiated a jump. After several jumps, it continued to travel for a while before returning to the Starship.
Lin Nan stayed in the medical pod for three days straight after entering, which made You Long, who had long lacked social interaction, feel quite stifled. She had no choice but to frantically search for equipment on the Star River to arm herself until she felt like a hacker again.
During this time, she tried countless times to chat with Guardian Number One, the only one on the entire ship who could speak a few words in human language. Unfortunately, apart from making a few meaningful jokes in Lin Xing's tone, the other party was no different from ordinary artificial intelligence.
You Long was a little intimidated by her, but he still tried to chat with his former mother-in-law: "General, how...did you know about me?"
She remembered that General Lin Xing sacrificed his life the year Lin Nan entered military academy.
Guangying turned to look at her, a mysterious smile playing on her lips: "You should know Colonel Lin Nan's style; she won't do anything with a success rate of less than 50%."
Yu Long was speechless. After a while, she remembered something else: "Has she ever mentioned me to you before?"
"No." Guardian Number One resumed his rigid reporting style.
Yu Long nodded helplessly.
"What are you talking about?"
A voice, both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar, sounded behind her. Lin Nan walked out, drying her hair.
After lying in the medical pod for three days, the first thing I did after coming out was, of course, to take a shower.
"What can I talk to an artificial intelligence about?" You Long shrugged. "Are you fully recovered from your injury?"
"Ninety percent." The colonel spoke like an AI: "Starship, check the fuel."
"Inspection complete... Helium-3 reserves have reached the critical level and need to be replenished."
"Plan a refueling location, and after refueling, continue the journey into space."
The colonel waved away the light and shadows and walked towards the living quarters: "Hungry?"
Are you going to cook?
Yu Long's stomach growled. The Star River's automated kitchen was much more advanced than it had been a few years ago, but it still tasted a bit like AI to her.
The colonel glanced at her helplessly: "Miss You, is this your home?"
"You stingy guy," You Long muttered. "I've been carrying you on my back for so many days."
Lin Nan abruptly stopped in her tracks. Just as You Long thought she had a change of heart, she asked a crucial question: "How did you manage to eat while I was unconscious?"
Yu Long blinked guiltily, "I'm just feeding you nutrient solution. What's the big deal—"
"Feed with your mouth?"
Yulong fell silent.
After a while, she became bolder again: "Who told you to vomit everything you drink? Do you know how much water you've wasted?"
Lin Nan was busy in the kitchen: "You've been in prison for so long, you probably don't know that the new type of nutrient solution can also be injected subcutaneously. This is to prevent this kind of situation."
Yu Long was dumbfounded.
"Why didn't you even leave a copy of the instruction manual? When I saw the syringe, I thought it had fallen out of the medicine box!"
"It takes up space." The colonel began to speak sparingly, and with a swift stroke, he cut off a leg of lamb.
"How much space can a small piece of paper take up?" You Long was so angry he wanted to curse.
When Colonel Lin brought out a large plate of fragrant lamb shanks, she was incredibly envious: "Can I eat this?"
"I never cook," Colonel Lin said succinctly.
You Long fell silent. Lin Nan's words were too obvious; she could no longer pretend to be stupid.
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