Chapter 42: Lying only hurts me this time...

"Just for fun?"

Huo Yingzhan raised his eyebrows slightly, repeated the young Alpha's answer, and looked up at the wall in front of him.

It looks like an ordinary solid gray wall, but it is actually made of one-way material, so you can clearly hear and see what is happening on the other side from the other end.

The FBI's interrogation rooms often use walls like this as partitions to facilitate observing the prisoners' reactions.

There was only one chair on the other side of the wall, which was the best viewing seat prepared by Admiral Huo for Ji He.

"Yu Bai, are you telling the truth?"

Huo Yingzhan's voice dropped two degrees, and his eyes, sharp as swords, slowly swept over from side to side. It didn't seem like he was talking to a junior, but rather like he was interrogating a prisoner.

Although Sergeant Ji was tied to a chair like a prisoner, he was not blindfolded or had his ears plugged, so he could see and hear clearly.

"Grandfather knows, there's no need for me to lie."

When Colonel Huo said this, he happened to be facing away from Ji He, leaving only a familiar and broad back.

At that moment, Ji He suddenly felt that Alpha had become a stranger.

What made him feel more painful than sadness was whether he had never seen Huo Yubai clearly.

Beta felt his chest becoming increasingly stuffy, and his limbs, which were rigidly fixed, felt unnaturally numb. Although there was plenty of oxygen around him, he felt like he couldn't breathe.

This feeling of shock and heartbreak was somewhat similar to how Ji He felt when he saw Huo Yubai appear as a traitor during his field training.

But this time the pain was beyond words.

Faced with the cruel truth, Ji He blinked his eyes, and a layer of light red appeared around his eyes, spreading to the end of his eyes.

Looking through a one-way wall.

Years of hardships have not smoothed out General Huo's edges. Even when his son abandoned the Huo family, he never showed a trace of weakness in front of others or behind their backs. He was as cold as iron.

He did not want Huo Yubai to be as sentimental and willful as his father, but fortunately this child seemed more like himself.

Only the calm, strong, and composed youngest commander of the Federation is worthy of becoming the next head of the Huo family.

Huo Yingzhan seemed to believe what Huo Yubai said. He walked to the sofa and sat down slowly.

"sit."

Colonel Huo lowered his head slightly and sat upright opposite his grandfather.

The facial features of the two men are actually very similar, but Huo Yubai's eyes are more like his mother's. Besides his cold and serious temperament, he also has a kind of gentleness that is unknown to outsiders.

"Yu Bai, you should know how heavy the burden you bear is."

"In the future, the top position in the federal military and the seat on the Thirteenth Committee will become your authority and the support of the Huo family."

Huo Yubai sat on the sofa with his back straightened and nodded. There was no desire for power in his eyes, but instead a fleeting trace of fatigue.

"Grandfather, I understand what you mean."

Huo Yingzhan snorted and admonished, "If you really understood, you wouldn't get involved with a Beta like Ji He."

"Although pheromone disorder is a difficult disease to cure, it won't make you lose your mind. It's not a big deal if an S-rank Alpha bites a Beta thinking it's an Omega."

Huo Yubai remained silent and did not answer.

A long time passed.

"Grandfather, how do you want me to handle this?"

Huo Yingzhan leaned back and said, "Transfer Ji He to another place. He can no longer be your follower."

"no!"

"no?"

Huo Yubai spoke too quickly and too firmly. When he reacted, he was already met with Huo Yingzhan's deep, inquiring gaze.

"I...my pheromone disorder hasn't healed yet. Ascle said I've been feeling better lately. I think it might be because Ji He is by my side."

"Since my pheromones suggest he's an O mega, maybe..."

Huo Yubai was at a loss for words, so he changed the subject and said, "If we find another Alpha soldier as our subordinate, wouldn't it be even more troublesome if one more person knew about the pheromone disorder?"

After hearing the other party's explanation, Huo Yingzhan felt that there seemed to be some truth in it, and concluded: "So you and Ji He, it's just a deal?"

Colonel Huo nodded, and in order to make his grandfather believe his words, he continued: "He likes me very much and is willing to be the medicine for me to get through the susceptible period."

"So, there is no one more suitable than him."

General Huo got a satisfactory answer and naturally breathed a sigh of relief. He asked, "Did he want to have a secret relationship with you?"

Colonel Huo shook his head and said, "I proposed it, but I just wanted to give it a try."

"I was a little confused before, which caused trouble for Grandfather."

"You are indeed confused. You actually bought something at the auction. You didn't mean to give it to him, did you?"

Huo Yubai was stunned. He didn't expect that his grandfather would not even let go of his private account. His lips were pursed into a straight line, and he was obviously a little unhappy.

Admiral Alpha has connections everywhere. If Huo Yubai is as inflexible as before, Ji He will definitely be taken away to an unknown place.

"It's just compensation, nothing else."

"I also took pictures for Mr. Min."

"Since it's just compensation, don't make it sound like a gift. If it causes misunderstandings among people who don't know the truth, wouldn't that cause more trouble?"

Huo Yubai said nothing, took a deep breath, and exhaled evenly.

Years of harsh and cruel training taught him how to endure and how to attack, but did not teach him how to protect the people he wanted to protect by lying.

After Alpha suppressed the complicated emotions in his eyes, he raised his eyes again and said in a deep voice: "Now I have thought it through."

"oh?"

"What have you figured out?"

Huo Yingzhan placed his hands on his legs, crossed his fingers and formed a firm arch, waiting leisurely for Huo Yubai's answer.

"I don't like him."

"It was all pheromone disorder that was causing the problem from the beginning."

"I hope you can give me some time, I will take care of everything."

On the surface, Colonel Huo's words were sincere and did not seem hypocritical, but in fact he was constantly cursing his own incompetence in his heart.

He could only protect Ji He by lying.

Just a wall away.

The words took root.

Beta's expression was blank for a moment, as if something had shattered silently.

My persistence and belief became a joke at this moment.

The memories of the past were like threads that entangled and wrapped around his heart that he thought was indestructible, leaving traces of broken blood.

It turns out that when the pain is extreme, even breathing becomes difficult.

Beta lowered his head, staring at Alpha's back, his face was cold and pale, with a layer of porcelain gray color caused by dead fire.

"Colonel, why?"

Why do you say you're willing to give it a try?

Why should I hold hands, kiss, date, hug and sleep with him?

Why give him hope and then crush it with your own hands?

Ji He bit her lower lip tightly. Her light pink lips were trembling slightly, like peony petals blown by the wind.

Beta's self-esteem is trampled under the feet of Alpha again and again.

His heart was shaking.

It was clearly Alpha who had saved him at a festival, bent down to spray medicine on him, taught him the grappling punch for self-defense, and put feather earrings on him as a symbol of blessing.

It was Huo Yubai who told his ignorant self, "Before you find the next meaning of living, consider me as your motivation to live," and planted the first seed of dream in Ji He.

Is the cold and elite colonel in front of him and the gentle boy in his memory really the same person?

Ji He stared at Huo Yubai's back through a layer of wet mist, his throat choked and he couldn't utter a single questioning word.

The love that has lasted for many years may have always been something that the other party disdained.

"When you've had enough fun, stop it as soon as possible."

Admiral Huo glanced at the wall and continued to test: "Actually, if he is willing to be an Omega..."

Hearing this, Colonel Huo frowned and interrupted, "Ji He is a soldier of the Federation."

"Even if I am cruel to him, I will not let anyone suffer the same fate as my mother."

When Huo Yingzhan heard the other party mention the Beta, he didn't say anything. He felt powerless as if he was stepping on empty air. Although he didn't like Yu Bo's mother, he didn't want to snatch the child from a dead person.

"Just figure it out yourself."

"I will not get involved in this matter anymore."

Huo Yingzhan stood up from the sofa. He did not lie. The purpose of arranging this banquet today was to make Ji He leave on his own initiative.

As long as this Beta leaves Planet No. 2 and goes to a place where he can't see it, Admiral Huo's goal will be achieved.

Even if someone later discovered that Colonel Huo had had something with his former followers, there would be no way to verify it.

"Grandfather, I have a meeting, so I'm leaving now."

"Um."

Huo Yingzhan looked at the young colonel's leaving back, walked to the wall, and snapped his fingers lightly.

I saw Ji He sitting there quietly, looking a little dazed.

The mechanical arms that fixed Beta's limbs retracted, and the man regained his freedom and stood up from the chair.

The gray-green uniform was pressed into ugly wrinkles, and the pair of eyes under the military cap were full of sadness.

Ji He lowered his head to think, and sadly discovered that his love was not gone, but it had changed beyond recognition.

"Sergeant Ji, I think you have seen and heard everything clearly."

"I hope to see your application for transfer out of headquarters after the recruit assessment is completed."

Admiral Huo left with a sullen face, leaving Ji He alone.

Sergeant Beta was completely defeated by the general who was good at attacking the heart. He stood there smiling silently. The quiet smile flowed out of his eyes and smeared all over his cold face like tears.

In fact, even if Huo Yingzhan didn't say it, Ji He would have applied to leave. He didn't want to be deceived, used, or threatened anymore. He had to think carefully about what kind of life he wanted.

federal military instruction center.

"Instructor Ji, why are you in a daze again?"

Li Ran was the first to finish the assessment. He swaggered out of the mecha examination room and waved his hand towards Ji He's face.

"Instructor, why do you look like you're about to cry?"

Ji He sniffed and whispered, "The wind was a bit strong just now, and it blinded my eyes."

Li Ran didn't think the instructor would lie, so he sat next to him and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry about what happened before."

Ji He turned his head and looked at Alpha hammering his thigh with his fist unnaturally, and was a little stunned.

"My brother said you are a good person. I won't make it so hard for you next time."

As long as nothing unexpected happens, Li Ran will definitely be able to stay on Planet No. 2 with his overall performance, but Ji He is not sure if they will do it again next time.