"...No, I really can't talk about this. We have rules!"
"In front? In front, that's where I let it slip..."
"Well, I can't tell you. Even though this is over, it's still a confidential project. If you really want to know, why not ask the person involved?"
After saying a few words, Zheng Hun cut off the communication and fled.
He sat on the bed, reflected for a moment, then raised his hand in annoyance and hit his forehead hard.
"I told you not to talk too much..."
Zheng Hun muttered.
On the other side, Gu Qiongsheng also pursed his lips, his eyes dimming slightly.
Zheng Hun is actually very tight-lipped. Apart from the little information she accidentally revealed earlier, she only revealed the name "Sharp Knife Project". The specific content is still unknown.
But from the word "sharp knife", she could vaguely sense the hidden danger.
Sharp knife, sharp knife, it reminds people of the dagger revealed at the end of the picture, the white knife goes in and the red knife comes out.
Combined with the short-term explosive power Qin Yuan showed in the inter-school league, Gu Qiongsheng guessed that this so-called "sharp knife plan" was either a decapitation plan or an assassination plan.
...Whichever one it is, it sounds chilling.
"No wonder he hasn't replied to my messages," Gu Qiongsheng murmured. "He hasn't shown up since the league ended. Is he avoiding me?"
Recalling the huge bubble of melancholy she saw when she was standing on the school playground before meeting Qin Yuan, Gu Qiongsheng felt as if the softest part of her heart was stabbed hard, making her feel sore and painful.
Without saying a word, she opened her personal terminal and found Qin Yuan.
[Brother Yuan, I have something I want to discuss with you.]
【Where are you now? 】
…
Tianyuan Star.
Deep in an alley in the bustling city, there is a low-key teahouse with elegant bluebells planted outside the door. When the wind blows, the bell-like petals sway gently, and the wind chimes at the door of the store also sway, making a crisp "ding-dong" sound.
Qin Yuan sat in the corner of the teahouse, looking at the clear blue sky outside the window, feeling an indescribable sense of unease in his heart.
He kept staring at the old clock hanging on the wall. After sitting for a while, he felt his mouth was very dry. He couldn't help but pick up the porcelain cup in front of him and take small sips.
This was the first time he made up his mind to meet Gu Qiongsheng after the inter-school league ended.
The psychological struggle is extremely fierce.
When setting out to carry out the Spearhead Plan, Qin Yuan was truly prepared to sacrifice himself and save the Federation, but the empty Zergxue made the courage he had worked so hard to muster become... a little embarrassing.
After returning to the Federation, the military district nervously isolated their sharp knife team for a period of time, and only released them recently.
Qin Yuan didn't understand why at first, but later he heard that it was because Gu Qiongsheng had discovered a new type of insect race that could parasitize the human body, thus lurking among humans and doing evil - the Federation was worried that they would become such parasites after a trip to the insect bloodline.
However, the Federation did not seem to have a good way to distinguish parasites. The PDQ-4+ personality disorder test was repeated over and over again, and full-body examinations were conducted once a day. However, despite such frequent testing, no reliable results were obtained.
In addition, General Qin continued to protest, and after all these operations, the Federation seemed to have no reason to continue restricting his personal freedom.
The parasite cannot be identified, the worm mother has completely disappeared, and there is no clue. It is unknown how many years it will take to search again, and how much manpower and material resources it will consume - in such an embarrassing situation, the Federation's long-planned "Sharp Knife Plan" seems to have become useless.
"……call."
Qin Yuan lowered his head, and his thin and pale face was reflected in the water in the cup.
The tea stems were blown by the wind, floating gently and creating fine ripples on the water surface.
His face was blurred in the ripples, turning into a series of hazy outlines.
...It's strange to say.
After the Sharp Knife Plan was shelved, he was initially excited and agitated, but later gradually relaxed and felt empty inside.
It was like a piece of it was dug out out of thin air.
So when Qin Yuan walked out of the military district gate, he looked up at the boundless blue sky, and for a moment he felt extremely melancholy, not knowing where to go or what to do.
Only then did he realize that after years of psychological counseling and self-construction, the Sharp Knife Project seemed to have become the whole meaning of his existence.
As for dreams, hopes, and the future—
Qin Yuan raised the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a bitter smile.
He hadn't dared to imagine such words for a long time.
What is the meaning of dreams and the future for a person who is destined to die?
“Ding Dong——”
The wind chimes hanging at the entrance of the teahouse rang out, crisp and pleasant, accompanied by the girl's clear voice: "Good morning, Brother Yuan - this teahouse is good. I've been to this street before, and I didn't expect there is such a good shop hidden here."
It’s Gu Qiongsheng.
Qin Yuan's thoughts were suddenly pulled back.
He raised his head, looked at Gu Qiongsheng, greeted the waiter, grabbed the menu, and ordered a cup of black tea for himself.
Immediately, the girl turned around with a smile, looked at him for a few times, and frowned slightly: "Hmm, why are you thinner again? Is the food in the military bad?"
Strangely enough, as soon as he saw Gu Qiongsheng, Qin Yuan felt as if he was being pulled by something, breaking away from the melancholy and lonely mood just now, and returning to the world filled with the smell of tea and cigarettes.
"…Have you lost weight?"
Qin Yuan lowered his head and glanced at his pale wrist and the blue-purple veins winding on it: "I didn't even notice it."
"Yes, yes, Brother Yuan, you are a very busy man."
Gu Qiongsheng sat down opposite him, crossed his hands under his chin, and said with a smile: "You don't take care of your own health, and you don't reply to my messages. So... can you tell me what you have been busy with recently?"
Qin Yuan: “…”
Facing the girl's clear amber eyes, Qin Yuan's heart trembled, and his voice couldn't help but weaken: "I replied to the message, but the signal was bad and I couldn't send it out."
Gu Qiongsheng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh, what did you send? Let me see it."
When a personal terminal sends a message, even if the message fails, a trace will be left, but a red exclamation mark will be left next to it as a mark.
Qin Yuan touched his wrist with his fingertips and was about to open the terminal to prove it to Gu Qiongsheng.
But immediately, his back shuddered as if he had received an electric shock, and he suddenly remembered -
That's not right.
The message he sent before was to return the bracelet and sever ties with Gu Qiongsheng!
“…”
Qin Yuan looked at Gu Qiongsheng's clear eyes, his fingertips curled slightly, revealing a bitter smile: "...I remembered it wrongly, sorry."
Gu Qiongsheng didn't ask any further questions, but just waved his hand casually: "It's okay, I was just joking, do we really need to be so polite?"
She tilted her head slightly, a sly glint in her eyes: "Actually, I just want to know where you have been all this time, why is there no news at all?"
"Not only me, but Zhou Qing, Han Tianming, and Tan Yao are also very worried about you."
Qin Yuan's lips moved, trying to hold back a smile, and he said the excuse he had prepared long ago: "Actually, I was out seeing a doctor during this period."
"Is that so?"
Gu Qiongsheng raised his eyebrows.
She bent her right index finger and tapped it lightly on the table. Her voice was unintentional, yet pointed, "Brother Yuan, I recently heard a piece of news that the Federation has launched something called... Project Spearhead."
"Do you know what that is?"
Qin Yuan was suddenly stunned.
He sat stiffly in his seat, facing Gu Qiongsheng, who was smiling brightly but with clear eyes. After a long silence, he smiled bitterly and said, "...You know everything?"
Gu Qiongsheng nodded, then shook his head.
"I don't know completely," she said softly, "Brother Yuan, I want to hear you talk."
…
The teahouse is located at the deepest part of the alley. It is clearly a busy city, but it has carved out a quiet and comfortable place. The air is filled with the faint fragrance of flowers, and the wind blows, and the wind chimes swing slowly.
Accompanied by the refreshing aroma of tea in the porcelain cup, Qin Yuan slowly told Gu Qiongsheng everything he had experienced.
This time, he held nothing back.
The abrupt end to the youthful recklessness, the long years of painful struggle, the final determination and courage, and... deep underground on the planet Great Sally, the empty insect blood vessels that signaled "mission failure."
Gu Qiongsheng listened quietly, and a storm of emotions gradually surged in his heart.
Although he had guessed part of it, what happened to Qin Yuan and everything he shouldered still made Gu Qiongsheng's heart sink.
Both frightened and heartbroken.
Gu Qiongsheng looked at Qin Yuan's handsome yet pale face, and felt his heart soften little by little. He said indignantly: "Those people are really talking without any worries. If they want to sacrifice, why don't they go themselves?"
Qin Yuan smiled bitterly: "Qiong Sheng, don't be like this, I did all this voluntarily."
Taking a deep breath, he raised his head slightly, looked out the window at the blue sky and white clouds, and said in a very light voice: "Do you know, there are many people in this world who are willing to sacrifice their lives to save more people."
"But those who are willing to do so often don't have the ability to save everyone. Wasting their lives in vain only pushes the world forward a tiny step, like... my parents."
"But what they don't have, I have. What they can't do, I can."
"For me, this is not only a power, but also an inherent responsibility."
Gu Qiongsheng held the teacup, his eyes slightly lowered: "...I know."
She muttered, poking the tablecloth with her fingertips, and said unwillingly: "You are of good family background. The elders have taught you so well."
After a pause, Gu Qiongsheng tilted his head again: "Don't tell me about the trolley problem or moral values. I understand the principles, but Brother Yuan, you are not the principles, you are a living person next to me."
"We fought side by side and achieved glory together. How can I watch you die?"
And there is the fictitious insect mother.
"You can't even detect it clearly, yet you're sending people on a mission." Gu Qiongsheng grew increasingly angry as he spoke. "If it weren't for... wouldn't you have sacrificed your lives in vain in the Great Sally Galaxy?"
Qin Yuan lowered his head and drank his tea silently.
Speaking of the Insect Mother, Gu Qiongsheng suddenly remembered the mysterious "black hole" she detected underground on Xiling Star.
Her movements of holding the teacup froze for a moment, and she thought in disbelief, could that be the insect queen that disappeared from the Great Sally Galaxy?
...Fortunately, fortunately, she only mentioned the black hole to Zhou Feng once, and her statement was rather cautious. She only said that a large energy aggregate was detected underground, but she didn't know what its composition was.
On the one hand, Gu Qiongsheng didn't know the true appearance of the black hole and couldn't confirm her guess, so she naturally didn't dare to say much. On the other hand, she didn't know how to explain her mental power characteristics that were obviously far superior to other detection systems.
Now it seems that she was lucky to be cautious enough.
Otherwise, the military would probably think twice and send Qin Yuan to Xiling Star to carry out some damn "Sharp Knife Plan".
This matter cannot be rushed. She must wait until her level is raised and her power is strong enough to protect the people she wants to protect before going to Xiling Star for exploration. And Gu Qiongsheng is confident that that day is not far away.
As for Qin Yuan——
Sipping his tea gloomily, Gu Qiongsheng muttered, "You just don't trust me. You don't believe I can cure you."
"Brother Yuan, let's try my healing technique again."
"Let me show you how much I've improved in these few months!"
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