Seeing that Qi Yan took only one puff and put it down, Lu Fenghan asked him, "Why did you snatch my cigarette?"

Qi Yan answered seriously, "I wanted to taste the flavor of something you like."

He remembered that at the last celebration at Qi's house, Lu Fenghan went out to meet Mengge and came back with a very light smell of cigarettes on his body, which was not irritating.

Lu Fenghan thought, is his picky cleanliness gone? There was a smile in his voice naturally: "How does it taste?"

"It doesn't taste good." Qi Yan returned the cigarette to Lu Fenghan, recalling the feeling just now, "It's a bit cold. After inhaling it, it's like the nerves were suddenly immersed in ice water."

"Well, take a puff, and people will suddenly become very awake." Lu Fenghan twisted the cigarette body with his fingertips, "This kind of cigarette was originally used to calm down emotions when encountering sudden critical situations. People's adrenaline will rise quickly. In order to prevent people from getting too excited and making irrational judgments, taking a puff of this cigarette will make people calm down quickly. "

This is a habit he developed on the front line.

At first he didn't understand why this kind of thing was included in the military requirements list. Later, when he went to the battlefield for the first time, pressed the launch button himself, and blew up a small starship, when he led a team to attack the enemy and wiped out all the people on the ship, he found that his fingers would shake.

Most people are not born to adapt to the battlefield.

From then on, he would follow the old soldiers' advice and light this kind of cigarette on hand. He was afraid that he would become dependent on it, so he only dared to light one or two at a time. Later

, he was on the command ship, and one order could affect the life and death of countless people. Although he was already accustomed to the battlefield, he would still smoke from time to time to remind himself that he must always remain calm and restrained.

Qi Yan was curious: "Do you have the habit of smoking?"

"I guess so, but I'm not addicted. I only light one when I need it."

After hearing this, Qi Yan thought for a moment: "Then you often encounter sudden emergencies."

Seeing that he was talking, Lu Fenghan chuckled: "You're obviously trying to trick me." He also mentioned, "This kind of cigarette only has a small sedative effect and is not addictive. To me, it's more like a psychological suggestion, suggesting that I must be calm and rational. There is another kind, which has a stronger effect. , after a little touch, the whole person will no longer feel strong emotions, such as fear and timidity, for a period of time. But this is harmful to the human nervous system, so it is a prohibited item. "

Qi Yan thought for a while: "Then Lu Fenghan is half a prohibited item."

Law-abiding citizen Lu Fenghan was inexplicably labeled as a "prohibited item". He raised the corners of his lips: "How did I become half a prohibited item?" "

Because when I am with you, I will no longer feel strong fear.

However, Qi Yan did not give the answer, but stood up: "Do you want to leave?"

This time to the cafe was a temporary trip. Vincent suddenly looked for Lu Fenghan to meet, and the two came here.

Although Qi Yan didn't answer, Lu Fenghan had a vague understanding of what Qi Yan meant. He didn't ask any further questions, but just followed Qi Yan's instructions: "I'll listen to you, you're the employer."

The two of them walked out of the cafe and walked a little further to the edge of the Sky Diamond Plaza. As usual, many tourists were looking around, and the places surrounded by people were basically where wandering poets were "preaching".

Lu Fenghan had always been mentally firm and difficult to shake. He listened to all the opinions in one ear and out the other, and it was just a waste of time. Qi Yan thought there were too many people and didn't want to squeeze in. The two of them tacitly didn't go there, but just walked on the tree-lined path.

Faintly hearing the wandering poet talking about the history of mankind's rise in the universe, and how they conquered which star map in which years, he was talking passionately. Lu Fenghan suddenly became curious about Qi Yan's opinion: "What do you think of the rebels?"

"What aspects?"

"The core of their propaganda, divine power."

"No logic at all." Qi Yan gave a direct four-word evaluation.

A cruiser flew lightly above, and Qi Yan walked under the shade of the tree, and the dim light made his figure look long and oblique.

"The so-called 'divine power' of the rebels is just a kind of sustenance, which allows humans to give the name of 'God' when they achieve certain scientific results. If this scientific result repeats the fate of the Space Source, then humans can say that this is a punishment from God. While attributing the achievements to God, failures and negligence can also be attributed to 'God'."

Lu Fenghan thought this view was very interesting: "Humans cannot bear the consequences of technological destruction, so they fabricated a non-existent 'God' and let him bear it?"

"Well, human nature is cowardly. If a person spills the last glass of water in the desert, he may collapse from self-blame. If there were two people at the time, then the first thing he would think of was," "

blame the other person? To make himself feel better?"

"Yes, if there are humans and gods in this world, then when this cup of water spills, humans can blame gods. The space source is this cup of water. When the space source causes the destruction of countless planets and the deaths of countless humans, humans don't need to feel regret or self-reflection. The two words 'God's punishment' are enough." Qi Yan looked at his own shadow, "But science cannot tolerate cowardice and shirking. Wrong is wrong, right is right, and only by constant self-reflection and correction can 'wrong' become 'right'."

Lu Fenghan: "But not everyone has enough courage to face mistakes and the impact of mistakes."

"That's why we need to try our best to avoid mistakes." Qi Yan went back to the previous question, "At that time, a 'scapegoat' was urgently needed to bear the consequences of the great technological destruction. In the Earth era, in Jewish rituals, sheep took the sins of humans. Now it's reversed, and God has become the scapegoat of humans. This is why the so-called 'divine power' of the rebels was initially established. And in the final analysis, the superficial theocracy of the rebels is nothing more than a personal dictatorship in the name of God."

Lu Fenghan agreed: "The so-called opposition to the alliance's development of technology that offends God is just an excuse to fool people. In fact, it is an attempt to subvert the rule of the alliance. Wolf ambitions will always be embellished with some high-sounding excuses."

Qi Yan felt that Lu Fenghan was not in a good mood.

When he said this, Lu Fenghan's lips were tightly pursed, and a hint of sharpness was faintly revealed.

He guessed that Vincent had talked to Lu Fenghan about the rebels when they just met.

So when Lu Fenghan wanted to chat, he chatted with him.

The two walked around the Sky Diamond Plaza and stopped and walked until the fountain show was over. When the car was driving on the expressway, Qi Yan's personal terminal rang.

"Xia Zhiyang?"

"Qi Yan, do you have time? If so, come and play with us?" There was some noise around Xia Zhiyang. "The school finally has a day off. If you don't make good use of the time to have fun, you will be sorry for all your previous hard work in studying!"

As soon as he said this, Qi Yan heard someone laughing next to him. From the sound, it should be Chen Mingxuan. There were also people talking. Some of the voices sounded familiar. They were from the same class.

Qi Yan did not refuse: "Where are you? I'm coming over now."

There were quite a few people sitting in the club's private room. Xia Zhiyang and Chen Mingxuan originally called a few acquaintances from the same circle to get together. Unexpectedly, when they walked to the door, they ran into Jiang Qi. Jiang Qi also had several people there, and in the end, everyone opened a large private room to play together.

In view of Qi Yan's recent popularity, many of the people present were Turan students. As they chatted, the topic naturally turned to Qi Yan.

Jiang Qi said, "My brother has not been home for a long time," implying that Qi Yan was not filial, and "My brother just came back, it's normal for him not to be close to his family," implying that Qi Yan had been away for more than ten years and had a bad relationship with his family. He was the one who grew up in the Qi family with luxury.

These words, combined with Jiang Qi's expression and tone, made Xia Zhiyang's head hurt.

"Jiang Qi, among all of us, you are still the best! You got into Turan on your own merits, without spending a penny! You don't know how many times your dad has praised you, and every time he did, my dad would come to me and complain that I embarrassed him."

Someone next to him said, "That's right, compared to those who spent money to get into Turan, you are much better!"

Xia Zhiyang said in a low voice to the man who was concentrating on playing the game. Chen Mingxuan, who was in the play, said: "Jiang Qi only scored two points higher than Turan's admission score. He barely made it in. How can he be so proud? Qi Yan applied for two open sources a month after the start of the school year, but

he is not as proud as him." Chen Mingxuan glanced at him and said: "The point is not that he scored two points higher, but that his father held a celebration party for him. How can he not be proud? Didn't you hear that his father always praised him over and over again?"

Xia Zhiyang came to his senses.

Maybe it's because he is not legitimate, so he is always eager to show how much he is valued, but makes the one who is truly legitimate look like an outsider.

Not long after, the door of the private room was opened. The first person to walk in was Qi Yan, followed by the reserved Lu Fenghan.

Xia Zhiyang smiled and waved: "Qi Yan, here!"

For a moment, everyone in the box looked at Qi Yan.

It happened again.

Jiang Qi looked at Qi Yan who walked to sit next to Xia Zhiyang, and his eyes sank.

No matter what the occasion, as long as Qi Yan appeared, he would attract almost everyone's attention and become the center of the topic.

It was like this in Turan, and it was also like this here.

He heard the person next to him who was just talking about how awesome he was, turned around and whispered to others: "That's Qi Yan? I thought those with good grades were all ordinary-looking nerds, but I didn't expect he's so handsome!"

"He doesn't look much like Uncle Qi, he probably looks like his mother. My mom told me that his mother is also a student who graduated from Turan. She's very beautiful and had exceptionally good grades. Uncle Qi seemed to fall in love at first sight and chased her for two or three years!"

"So long? I thought he grew up on a remote planet and should have an unpresentable temperament, but it seems that no one would disbelieve that he grew up in Leto, right?"

Jiang Qi's fingers left marks on the sofa before he stiffened his expression and called Qi Yan, "Brother."

But Qi Yan seemed not to hear him and didn't even raise his eyes. Only Chen Mingxuan glanced at him, his eyes seemed to be full of mockery.

Jiang Qi's smile froze.

Xia Zhiyang was chatting with Qi Yan while playing games: "Come to think of it, I also think you don't look like Uncle Qi. The eyes and nose are not alike. To be honest, Jiang Qi looks more like Uncle Qi than you do!"

Qi Yan: "I look like my mother."

Xia Zhiyang carefully looked at Qi Yan's facial features and commented sincerely: "Your mother must be very beautiful." He also asked casually, "Auntie, do you live in the Messier area now?"

"No," Qi Yan paused slightly while manipulating the game character on the screen, "She's dead."

Xia Zhiyang didn't expect to get this answer, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "I didn't expect... No, I'm sorry!"

Qi Yan shook his head: "Nothing."

Xia Zhiyang didn't dare to ask any further. He recalled that he had only heard bits and pieces from his elders over the years. Qi Yan was taken to the Messier region by his mother when he was three years old to live with his grandparents. Eight years ago, Qi Wenshao married Jiang Yunyue, and Jiang Qi also followed him into the Qi family. On the contrary, there was no news about Qi Yan and his mother.

Could it be... Qi Yan's mother died eight years ago?

After guessing in his heart, Xia Zhiyang knew that it was not good to expose someone's scars, so he never mentioned it again and continued to talk about games.

But I felt a little sad for Qiyan in my heart - if Qiyan's mother really died eight years ago, then Qiyan was only eleven years old, right? Still so young.

Qiyan felt that the box was stuffy, so he left early after not staying for long, but was stopped by Jiang Qi in the corridor.

This time, Jiang Qi did not call him brother with a smile on his face, but said, "Didn't the school catch a few spies who colluded with the rebels a few days ago? I told my father that Leto and Turan are not safe now."

Qiyan waited for his next words.

Jiang Qi's eyes stopped at Lu Fenghan, who was half a step behind Qi Yan: "Did your father find this bodyguard for you?" With a smile on his face, he asked Qi Yan as if negotiating, "What do you think, if I tell my father that I also want a bodyguard to protect my safety, and then ask my father to exchange your bodyguard for me, do you think he will agree?"

He knew that he shouldn't have come to Qi Yan to provoke so early. He should have always played the role of the submissive younger brother, so that his father would love him more and be more inclined to him.

But he couldn't bear it anymore.

Qi Yan stood there.

Eliza once said that he was emotionally indifferent, there was nothing he particularly wanted, and there was nothing he couldn't let go of or lose, including his life.

But at this moment, knowing that Jiang Qi was self-righteously trying to provoke him, Qi Yan still felt a kind of irritability he had never felt before.

Someone wants to snatch Lu Fenghan away.

Qi Yan's eyes became colder.

He took half a step towards Jiang Qi.

Instinctively, Jiang Qi stepped back in a hurry.

Qi Yan's voice was very soft, and his eyes stared at Jiang Qi calmly. There was no obvious emotion on his face, but he said the words that Jiang Qi feared the most.

"So you want everyone to know that you are the child of Qi Wenshao and Jiang Yunyue, and you are actually only three months younger than me?"

How did he know?

Hearing the strong warning in Qi Yan's words, Jiang Qi's heartbeat trembled, his fingers clenched suddenly, and his voice was dry: "What do you want to do?"

Qi Yan stepped back half a step and said nothing.

Jiang Qi's breathing tightened, avoiding Qi Yan's cold eyes, "What I just said... No, I didn't say anything!"

Qi Yan then looked at Lu Fenghan who was waiting on the side: "Let's go."

After leaving the club, Lu Fenghan stepped on the steps and looked at Qi Yan.

It was obvious that Qi Yan was angry just now, and even warned Jiang Qi.

But Lu Fenghan felt inexplicably happy because of Qi Yan's rare sharpness.