Chapter 29
Wang Zichen and Yi Yan looked at each other for a moment, then looked away and remained silent.
After hearing what Yi Yan said, the resentment in his heart for being humiliated in public also dissipated. Wang Zichen was half confused and half in disbelief, thinking, was Yi Yan really serious about playing a coaching match with him?
Gu Liangyi watched Yi Yan walk down from the mat, bend down to pick up his coat from the ground, and hang the silver longevity badge around his neck again.
Looking at the dust on the clothes, Yi Yan frowned slightly, revealing a look of slight disgust, and dusted them off repeatedly before putting them on.
He couldn't help but grin because of this little action, and looked at Yi Yan who walked in front of him with gratitude:
"Brother Yi, thank you."
No matter what excuse Yi Yan made, he was standing up for himself today.
"Why haven't you gone to the school hospital yet?"
Yi Yan looked at Gu Liangyi's silly smile at him, but couldn't help but lower his eyes, staring at his left hand and frowning fiercely.
His icy gaze swept across Zhuge Xiao and Yan Beichen beside him, causing them both to shudder.
Gu Liangyi was unaware: "I was just about to go... Wait! Put me down!"
"Don't move." Yi Yan scolded.
He bent down and lifted Gu Liangyi up on his back, holding one of the young man's legs with each hand. While Gu Liangyi was clinging to his shoulders in panic, he shook him up without any hesitation.
Before leaving, he turned to the people standing behind him and said, "Coach Jiao, I'm going to take people to treat the wounds first. Second brother, you go and do your thing. Third brother, go get us some food and send it to the school hospital."
Instructor Jiao's mouth twitched and he waved his hand dismissively.
Zhuge Xiao and Yan Beichen also responded blankly.
Seeing this, Yi Yan ignored them. However, Gu Liangyi on his back was so embarrassed that he buried his face in his arms silently and did not dare to look up at all.
"Brother Yi," he said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum while lying on Yi Yan's back, "Put me down, my legs are not injured, but my muscles are a little sore. I can just walk over there slowly by myself."
But Yi Yan acted as if he didn't hear anything. Although his breathing speeded up for a moment because of the warm breath beside his ear, he completely ignored him and just kept walking forward.
He refused to communicate, and Gu Liangyi had no choice.
And as soon as he struggled a little, the force from his thigh immediately became stronger.
This was Yi Yan's warning to him not to move.
The young man's shoulders were very broad, and walking with him on his back did not feel any effort at all. Even through a layer of cotton black T-shirt, the body that had just finished exercising could clearly feel the scorching heat transmitted from the surface of the tight muscles.
Gu Liangyi suddenly felt that the body temperature was so hot that it seemed to melt him.
He was never used to being so close to people.
The last time he was carried like this was when Officer Fu took him out of the basement.
Thinking of the memories of the past, Gu Liangyi couldn't help but reveal a slightly nostalgic look.
He lowered his eyes and was quiet for a moment. He still felt that it was not a good idea for him to be carried all the way to the school hospital. But Gu Liangyi didn't know what else he could do. He carefully observed for a long time and suddenly found that a strand of curly hair on Yi Yan's forehead blocked his eyes.
He raised a finger and tucked the strand of hair behind Yi Yan's ear.
The five fingers that were pinching his thigh instantly exerted force. Yi Yan clenched his teeth, veins on his arms were exposed, and his expression looked even stiffer than if he had been punched.
He couldn't stand it anymore and yelled, "I told you not to move!"
Gu Liangyi was stunned by his scolding, and then he defended himself in a low voice with some grievance: "I just thought my hair would block your view, and I didn't move it randomly."
Yi Yan was silent for a moment. Perhaps he felt that his tone was too harsh, so he changed the subject abruptly: "Why did you speak for that Wang Zichen in front of the instructor today?"
"Um?"
Gu Liang was stunned for a moment, and said blankly: "I didn't speak for him."
"So you have always been like this," Yi Yan immediately pointed out his problem. "When something bad happens, you always use yourself as the subject of reflection; but once you have achieved something, you will immediately remove yourself from the picture."
"I……"
"Don't be like this." Yi Yan sighed and said softly, "You have to learn to cherish yourself."
Gu Liangyi slowly buried himself in his shoulder.
"But I'm used to it," he whispered.
"Then change it."
Gu Liangyi couldn't help but smile: "That's easy to say. I'll try to correct it."
"Gu Liang."
"……Um?"
"I don't want to see you get hurt again." Yi Yan whispered.
Because of the angle, Gu Liang couldn't see the expression on his face clearly. He could only see the young man's taut jawline and the slightly pulsating arteries under the skin on the side of his neck.
How strange, he thought.
It was obvious that Yi Yan had just defeated his opponent, whom he had never been able to defeat, with just a few moves, but why did he suddenly feel that Yi Yan was actually very vulnerable now?
It was as if he could defeat the enemy army with just a raise of his hand.
Yi Yan carried him on his back, looking forward, his tone calm but very subdued:
"The only one who can change you is you. I can vent your anger for you today, but it doesn't mean that if something similar happens again tomorrow, I will still be able to stop you from getting hurt. Do you understand what I mean?"
Yi Yan's personality meant that he would rarely speak such heartfelt words.
Gu Liang was a little surprised when he heard this, but the heart that had been beating hard in his chest seemed to be wrapped in a piece of soft silk cloth, and the dust and grit on the surface were gently wiped away.
turn out to be……
Apart from You and Officer Fu, is there a third person in this world who truly cares about him?
Gu Liangyi's eyes suddenly felt hot.
He blinked, hugged Yi Yan's neck tightly, and uttered a muffled "hmm".
Inside the Earth Command Hall, Lu Lang's frown gradually relaxed.
"Having roommates like me as brothers makes my college education worthwhile," he sighed.
The female subordinate who was caught by him looking at strange fan art in the middle of the day suddenly started coughing violently and glanced at him with a very strange look.
She seemed to have something to say, her right hand tightly grasped the mouse, her face flushed, but in the end, under Lu Lang's puzzled gaze, she just buried her head deeply in her arms and shook her legs desperately.
Lu Lang narrowed his eyes slightly and saw that she seemed to be typing and chatting with someone on her phone.
It's working hours now, and you're actually slacking off in front of your boss?
Lu Lang felt that he could not tolerate such behavior. He picked up the microphone on the podium, cleared his throat and said, "Well, everyone should pay attention to their work attitude. We have a lot of things to deal with next, and the school is also waiting for us to make a decision. Don't be too lazy."
But what he never expected was that as soon as he finished speaking, the staff of different nationalities, skin colors and races in the hall - most of them were women, turned off their mobile phones and looked up almost at the same time.
Their expressions were all panicky, but when they looked at each other, there was a hint of tacit excitement in their smiles.
Lu Lang: “…………”
What? Is it that he, as an intelligence officer, can’t keep up with the times?
But what he didn't know was that in a private chat group without a leader at the headquarters, a group of people were dancing ecstatically online:
"Today! Is! A good day! Everything you dream of will come true - ahhhhh I want to announce to the world that my crush is giving me some sweets!!!"
"I've already made an excuse to go to the bathroom and rushed downstairs to run two laps. Otherwise, I'm worried that my smile will be too bright and will scare other colleagues hhhh"
"+1, when Yi Yan stood up for Gu Liang, I pinched my thigh with my eyes wide open, thinking I was dreaming. When he carried Gu Liang on his back, I pinched it again, and now my whole leg is purple... But! I don't regret it! This is a hero's medal! It's a record of my dream coming true!"
"In a word, Brother Yi is awesome! I have no regrets in my death (cat lying peacefully.jpg)"
"But is Gu Liang's hand really okay? There's so much blood. I'm almost scared to death."
"Looking at the way his fingers moved, he should be fine. I accidentally cut my hand while cutting vegetables at home before. It didn't hurt much, but the bleeding couldn't be stopped at all. It was really scary."
"But did you notice that detail? Didn't Gu Liang slap Zhuge Xiao's hand away? It was as if he had suddenly become a different person, with a terrifyingly cold expression."
"When I saw it, my heart skipped a beat. Could there really be such a thing as a second personality?"
"I don't know... but it's possible that he just got confused from the fall."
"Unfortunately, most of our group members are accountants and data record analysts, and they know nothing about this area."
"To be honest, this is the first time I've seen Gu Liang without his glasses and with a cold face. I thought this face couldn't look domineering anyway, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful."
"I feel like I'm mentally ill... But he's really handsome! He looks like a cool villain. Wwww damn it, I wish my soul could be Yi Yan's! I also want to call him Master Gu Liang!"
"XP exploded, thank you, but please stop talking sourly during work hours and save the fun for the evening. I don't want to have a nosebleed in public (hands folded.jpg)"
"I think Gu Liang is particularly suitable for playing the role of a demon god in this state, hahahaha, so when will they return to Morton City?"
"According to the schedule Minister Lu mentioned at the meeting, it should be soon."
"After all, it is the Demon God who shoulders the responsibility of saving the world (aria.jpg)"
"I'm from the Public Opinion Monitoring Department of Anomaly. The backend data shows that the number of netizens who have written petitions to replace the captain has almost reached 10 million. Netizens are all cursing why the command center hasn't made any move yet. Some are even asking if Wang Zichen is being protected by our Second Uncle. He has done nothing but is being scolded like a dog. Damn it!"
"We also want to change people, but who knows what those experts are thinking? Damn it!"
"Don't worry, he will definitely not be the captain anymore. Minister Lu has just called a meeting. Ladies and gentlemen, I am risking my life to tell you the first-hand information: the command center is about to issue a notice to revoke Wang Zichen's position as the captain of the second team and make him write a ten-thousand-word self-criticism and public apology."
"? I was so angry that I didn't even have lunch. I was just waiting to see the outcome of his treatment. After all this time, he's still in the special operations team?"
"Please be patient upstairs. Don't forget that the special operations team also has a division of labor. Aren't all of them responsible for protecting Gu Liangyi? Wouldn't it be better to let him go to the city to deliver some supplies? At least it can be considered as the best use of them."
"...Okay, I can barely accept your statement. But I don't think Wang Zichen himself would agree, right? Can he bear this kind of gap with his self-esteem?"
"——I accept the command's arrangement."
In the psychological counseling room, after listening to the treatment given to him, Wang Zichen crossed his hands tightly, lowered his head and spoke in a low voice.
Instructor Jiao was sitting opposite him, also with a gloomy expression.
There were only two of them in the entire consultation room.
"Given your personality, I would never have let you be the captain," Instructor Jiao stared at him and said, "But do you know what changed my mind?"
Wang Zichen looked up at him and said nothing.
"First, we are really short of people for the action team on campus. Second, the headquarters called your ex-girlfriend to investigate."
"She told them that you once confronted four thugs with knives in an alley to protect her, and that you were hospitalized for dozens of stitches."
Instructor Jiao said calmly, "In fact, I have seen many young and energetic troublemakers like you in the army. Young men in their twenties, once they get excited and impulsive, they completely ignore the consequences. But I also know that men who still have the courage to stand up in such a situation, once they are well trained, will be fearless soldiers."
Wang Zichen's lips moved, but he said nothing.
"It's just that, unfortunately," Instructor Jiao lowered his head and flipped through his psychological assessment report, "This is not a military camp. In the face of the current human crisis, I want soldiers who are mentally stable and abide by discipline, not generals who act recklessly."
"Although the command center wants you to do logistics, I can't afford the responsibility of another accident. Please apply to withdraw from the special operations team."
Wang Zichen stood up suddenly from his seat.
“Instructor!” He clenched his fists and pleaded anxiously, “Please, give me another chance! I – even if you just let me deliver supplies, I will definitely do my best!”
For every member of the special action team, no matter what mission they are responsible for, the command center will regularly pay their families a generous salary every month. If there is no such money...
Thinking of his mother who was in a wheelchair at home, Wang Zichen had never regretted as much as he did now!
He wanted to beat his former self to death—
Who made you so reckless and impulsive?
Who told you to do things without considering the consequences!
She had clearly realized that Gu Liangyi was actually different from what she had imagined, so why did she still take her anger out on him, even losing her mind and taking real action???
"I'm a bastard," Wang Zichen said tremblingly, "but instructor, my mother..."
"Are you thinking about your mother now?"
Instructor Jiao snorted coldly: "You should be able to imagine how intense the online public opinion on Earth is without me saying anything. Haven't you implicated her enough?"
Wang Zichen's face turned pale in an instant.
He murmured, "My mother is not very literate and she rarely uses the Internet..."
"But now is the era of the Internet and self-media," Jiao said. "Your mother's residence has long been found out, and now a group of Internet celebrities are blocking the door. She called the police, and the police have transferred her to another place, so she can't go home for the time being."
Wang Zichen closed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
After his father, whom he hated the most and who owed a lot of gambling debts, died, the creditors who came to collect the debts blocked their door with their mobile phones, filmed videos and insulted them.
He once vowed to take his mother away from such an environment, but what about now?
"I'm a bastard," he fell back to his original position and buried his face deeply in his palms, "Instructor, I'm sorry..."
"I'm not the one you should say sorry to."
Instructor Jiao couldn't help but shake his head when he saw him like this.
To be honest, Gu Liangyi's injury was not serious and he would basically heal after a few days of rest.
Instructor Jiao, who was used to seeing all kinds of injuries during training exercises, was so angry because Gu Liangyi meant so much to mankind.
It was so important that he and the command center made several contingency plans, but they never expected that Wang Zichen would be able to get people into the school hospital in such a simple sparring match on campus.
And this time, for some unknown reason, the live broadcast was suddenly interrupted. Principal Zong contacted the command center to inquire about the reason, but Minister Lu never gave them a definite answer. He only told them to continue to pay attention to Gu Liangyi's mental state and report immediately if they found anything wrong.
Having lived for decades, how could Instructor Jiao not know how much unforeseen panic and chaos had occurred on Earth behind these few words?
If something happened to Gu Liangyi, the consequences would be something that no one of them could afford to bear - after all, Instructor Jiao did not want Wang Zichen to be nailed to shame because of this incident and become a sinner of all mankind.
"You really exceeded everyone's expectations," he said coldly, trying to hold back. "So many experts and evaluators didn't expect you to be overwhelmed by your emotions. Didn't I teach you how to play a coaching match?"
"Your mother has to apologize to everyone for you at her age. You are really... so disappointing, Wang Zichen."
These words are quite damaging.
Wang Zichen sat in his seat for a long time, like a statue, without moving.
Finally, he raised his head with red eyes, choked up and said to Instructor Jiao: "I understand, Instructor, I will write my own application for withdrawal and give it to you."
"…I'm sorry, I failed you in your cultivation during this period of time."
Hearing this, Instructor Jiao sighed again.
"Okay, you stay here and reflect on yourself. I'll be leaving first."
As soon as the door was closed, Instructor Jiao's distressed expression disappeared instantly.
"You little brat, if I don't teach you a lesson, you will think that I, your devil instructor, am made of mud."
Although Instructor Jiao was very dissatisfied with Wang Zichen's behavior of not taking his orders seriously, it was not his own decision to cause what happened today.
What do you mean by “can’t afford the responsibility for another accident”? Isn’t that enough responsibility for him as an instructor?
Ever since Gu Liang got into trouble, a big blister has grown in his mouth, and it hasn't gone away to this day!
He looked at Gu Liangyi, who was standing at the end of the corridor, and another young man who was talking to him with a smile, shook his head, and sighed to himself: "He was able to think of this. This big favor is enough to make that bastard work hard for Gu Liang for the rest of his life. Talented people emerge in every generation."
"...Mr. Gong, is this all right?"
Gu Liangyi put down his pen and turned to look at the man in a white coat beside him in confusion.
This is Gong Ming, the psychologist who was just hired by the MoDa Psychological Counseling Room this year.
At the same time, he is also the captain of the second team who will take over from Wang Zichen in the future.
Gong Ming is 25 years old this year. His slightly long hair is tied into a stylish little bun at the back of his head. His eyebrows and eyes are beautiful but not feminine. According to him, because he studied opera and judo for several years when he was a teenager, although he has muscles now, his body has always been thin, and even his figure is much more flexible than that of ordinary girls.
His family background is not simple either:
His grandfather was a professor at the University of Desert Sciences, his mother was a famous opera artist, and his father was a piano professor at the Conservatory of Music. He had just returned from studying abroad for a doctorate in psychology this year, and was preparing to find a leisurely job at the University of Desert Sciences to live an easy life, but he ran into the time travel thing in his first year of work.
However, there was no such person in the second team before. But after Wang Zichen was dismissed, he took the initiative to find Instructor Jiao and recommend himself. After comprehensive consideration, the command center directly promoted him to be the team leader.
Yan Beichen's dream of becoming a captain was shattered, and he could only continue to be a tank driver with tears in his eyes.
Gong Ming took the captain's appointment agreement from Gu Liangyi, scanned it, folded it with satisfaction and put it in the pocket of his white coat, then stretched out his hand to him:
"Then I'll give you more advice from now on, Xiao Guliang."
Gu Liangyi shook hands with him somewhat awkwardly.
Although the two shook hands for only a few seconds, he noticed that Gong Ming had very long fingers, and it was obvious that he was a good pianist. He also wore a very strange ring on the middle finger of his right hand.
"Looking at this?"
Gong Ming smiled, raised his hand, and slightly turned the compass-shaped circular mechanism on the top of the ring.
The ring immediately flashed a red light and made a steady beeping sound, a bit like the sound of an alarm clock.
"What is this?" Gu Liangyi asked curiously.
Gong Ming took a step to the middle of the corridor, opened his arms and closed his eyes.
"Come on, grab me from any direction."
Gu Liangyi didn't understand what he meant, but he still went around to the left rear of the man and tried to grab the cuff of his white coat, but Gong Ming, with his back turned to him, grabbed his wrist with his backhand.
"I can tell the location by the sound," Gong Ming opened his eyes, turned around and looked at him with a smile, "So, I'm pretty good, right?"
He pointed to his ear and said, "Not only that, I can hear sounds that ordinary people can't hear, and I have absolute pitch. By the way, you sing in tune, right?"
Gu Liangyi didn't know if he was singing out of tune, but he sighed sincerely: "No wonder you became the captain of the second team so quickly, Mr. Gong."
"I was able to become the captain so quickly thanks to you." Gong Ming patted his pocket which contained the consent form, "If you didn't agree, I definitely wouldn't be able to be the captain."
Gu Liang's ears immediately turned red: "What are you talking about?"
However, after what happened that day, he felt that both the command center and the principal, Instructor Jiao, were being overly cautious in their attitude toward him.
It felt like he was being treated as a porcelain doll that would break at the slightest touch—but it was clear that his palm was only scratched and bleeding a little.
"I'm going to go in and give psychological counseling to Wang Zichen later," Gong Ming smiled and changed the subject, asking, "Do you have anything you want me to tell him?"
"Well……"
This really made Gu Liangyi feel troubled.
Under Gong Ming's encouraging eyes, he hesitated and said, "Then, I will work hard in the logistics team and strive to be re--" Halfway through his words, he suddenly remembered that Gong Ming was only the captain of the second team, and quickly changed his words, "Strive to be promoted as a regular employee as soon as possible."
Gong Ming chuckled. "How can there be such a thing as regularization in the special operations group? But it's good enough that he can stay in the logistics group. Okay, I'll convey your original words to him when the time comes. Please wait here for a few minutes, I'll be there soon."
He waved his hand, put one hand in his pocket, said goodbye to Gu Liangyi in a casual manner, opened the door of the psychological counseling room and walked in.
Gu Liangyi stood there looking at his back, but always felt like something was wrong.
Ten minutes later.
Wang Zichen and Gong Ming walked out of the psychological counseling room one after another.
Wang Zichen's eyes were still a little red. When he looked up, he saw Gu Liangyi standing across the corridor. After pausing for a few seconds, he walked up to him with a tense face.
Seeing him like this, Gu Liangyi couldn't help but get nervous:
"What do you want?"
Wang Zichen suddenly took a deep breath and bowed deeply to him.
Gu Liangyi's eyes widened, but before he could ask why she suddenly bowed to him, he saw Wang Zichen stand up, wiping his tears with his shoulders, and striding away from the floor.
He silently looked at Gong Ming who was standing behind him and slightly raised his eyebrows at him, and asked with difficulty: "Teacher Gong, what's going on? What did you tell him?"
"Who knows?" Gong Ming sighed pretentiously and spread his hands innocently, "I just conveyed your original words to him. If we speculate reasonably, he might have been conquered by the personality charm of the Demon God."
Gu Liangyi: “…………”
Will this joke ever end?
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