Chapter 111 Bonus Chapter 4 (Part 1)
Lin Langyi injected 0.4 mL/kg of cyclophosphamide into the positive control mice via intraperitoneal injection. After two doses, the progress of the toxicity and mutagenicity tests, which had been delayed for nearly a month, was pushed forward again.
"Sister Langyi, the people have been sent over from above. Would you like to go and entertain them now?"
Du Jing poked her head out and saw Lin Langyi intently recording data. She exclaimed, "President Xu Xiaoshan is personally leading the team, and there's even a line of armored vehicles from the border defense forces escorting them. No wonder it's a top-secret operation!"
“Every time someone comes to Ying Shan Lake, it’s a top-secret mission.” Lin Langyi gestured to the assistant researcher to continue the experiment, then took off her gloves and walked out. “Those who aren’t top-secret are all at Fort Messau Hospital for treatment. What are they doing here?”
The two walked down a long corridor and took the elevator down to the second basement level.
Yingshan Lake is located in a remote area with a sparse population, and the area is mostly land. The government has given this entire piece of land to the YSH Research Center for daily scientific research.
Scientific research sounds dry and boring, and few people care about it. Yingshan Lake has always been virtually unknown to the public. However, the government's financial investment in the research center has suddenly become more generous in the past five years, which the industry only assumes is because Yingshan Lake has produced a number of scientific research results in recent years.
"I need to ask Chairman Xu for money." Lin Langyi hadn't even changed out of her white coat. With her hands in her pockets, she looked at the well-modified cars that were faintly visible through the corridor windows and nodded repeatedly. "We're short of money, very short of money. We need to buy a few more pieces of equipment next year."
The elevator opened with a "ding" and descended to the underground level, where the environment suddenly changed.
If the upper floors are just ordinary research laboratories, the basement is like a solitary confinement cell used to interrogate serious criminals and war criminals.
The fresh air system continued to operate at high power, and the single-room observation (detention) system also prevented the possibility of the two Alphas in the room fighting over a disagreement. However, the air was still filled with a faint smell of blood and a pungent smell of disinfectant.
Those being treated here are all alien Alphas suffering from genetic diseases.
The consequences of a raid on a remote planet six years ago.
Although the government heavily publicized the operation as a complete victory in the imperial news and remained silent about the casualties of the entire elite force, it was after that that Lin Langyi saw the so-called "orcs" for the first time outside of movies and novels.
Gene mutation, or unexplained variants whose clinical significance cannot be determined.
Before embarking on their mission, the imperial elites were Alphas, possessing exceptional physical attributes and highly aggressive pheromones, selected through rigorous processes. They were known as war machines.
Upon their return, one morning one of the elite team members woke up to find soft tissue resembling webbed feet growing between his fingers.
After slapping himself twice, he looked closely and realized it wasn't a hallucination. He then cried and ran to find the army doctor.
For two whole weeks, professors, medical staff, and bigwigs from all walks of life came and went in the military region, their faces grave, and this webbed-footed Alpha was still not discharged from the hospital.
Finally, the military region sealed off the news and placed all the Alphas who participated in the raid on a top-secret list for strict surveillance. Subsequently, those Alphas who grew scales and compound eyes were secretly sent to Ying Shan Lake. The Empire clung to its last hope that these war heroes could be cured and live normal lives.
Professor Humphrey, the most renowned expert in the field of gene mutation research in the Empire, is "on duty" at Yingshan Lake. He is over seventy years old and was planning to live a semi-retired life when he suddenly had an opportunity to create new glories.
Upon first seeing the absent-minded, webbed-footed Alpha, Professor Humphrey's eyes immediately lit up. He climbed up from his imported ebony rocking chair, put on his glasses, and eagerly called on Lin Langyi to form a special task force.
Lin Langyi was Professor Humphrey's last disciple in his later years. He inherited his mantle and made many achievements, which earned him the professor's favor. He has been following the research on this group of alien Alphas from the beginning to the present.
"I came today mainly because I received orders from my superiors to visit some of the meritorious officials. It's Christmas, isn't it?" Xu Xiaoshan stood up with a smile as soon as she saw Lin Langyi. "I hope I haven't disturbed Dean Lin?"
Lin Langyi is still a long way from that position. Although there are rumors that she will definitely succeed Professor Humphrey, she can only secure the position if she can truly handle such immense wealth and have the ability to cure these mutated Alphas.
Xu Xiaoshan's affectionate address of "Professor Lin" was similar to calling a deputy director "director" or an associate professor "professor." As soon as Lin Langyi heard her clear and resonant voice, which sounded like recitation, he immediately became very attentive.
Looks like a few more difficult cases have arrived today.
"Just a junior researcher." Lin Langyi smiled and pretended to be innocent, as if she couldn't smell the lingering rust in the air. She blinked her bright eyes and said, "If we had known that Chairman Xu was coming, we would have done a big clean-up yesterday."
Xu Xiaoshan said she was just coming to visit for Christmas, but she didn't even bring an apple gift box as a token. Lin Langyi's eyes swept over her like X-rays and saw several men in uniform standing behind her.
Unlike before, these men were taller and more imposing, each wearing protective gear and high-performance tactical helmets, fully armed as if they had just completed a mission. Rather than guards, they seemed more like special operations forces moving through the night, calm and organized, exuding the aura of killing machines.
My gaze shifted, and the figure of the man standing at the back seemed vaguely familiar. His posture was exceptionally standard, like the neat and square Chinese characters in a calligraphy book, with each stroke and line placed in its proper position.
It feels so familiar.
Lin Langyi glanced at them several times, but still couldn't see their faces clearly through the bulletproof riot helmet. The two alphas standing in front of her were tall and kept blocking her view.
Lin Langyi reluctantly withdrew his gaze and accompanied Xu Xiaoshan to the isolation room.
The important thing is still business.
While strolling around, Lin Langyi began to subtly criticize: "Number 7, oh no, judging by my habit, is the newly arrived, esteemed Lieutenant Colonel Xiao. His condition has stabilized, but he needs continuous medication to maintain the tail feather atrophy effect. The sixth edition of the medication is already able to keep him back to normal in his daily life, but during his susceptible period..."
Lin Langyi sighed regretfully: "As you know, there are individual differences in various hormones and physical indicators during the susceptible period. When we were doing this research, our machines weren't sensitive enough, and drug development was frequently hampered."
"The thought of us heroes and meritorious individuals getting married and having children, and then mutating whenever we need our loved ones during our vulnerable periods, fills me and all the researchers at Ying Shan Lake with anxiety!"
Xu Xiaoshan slowed her pace, frowning as she pressed one hand to her chest, her heart heavy with worry.
Lin Langyi's face was scrunched up with worry, but she remained calm inside. The empire valued these elites highly, and they would definitely be able to marry an omega in the future. The compatibility between the fertile period and the heat cycle is a recognized important cornerstone of AO relationships. If there is a problem here, it will be the ant hole that causes the marital breakdown, with endless troubles.
The marital status of such high-ranking military officers is not just a private matter for their families; it reflects the organization's care and attention. From this small matter, we can see the bigger picture. The empire will not ignore war merits and dismiss them with a casual "it takes time to adjust."
Lin Langyi hit the nail on the head: "Omega are naturally delicate and sensitive... The state protects military marriages, but it does not guarantee love. Our true humanistic care for meritorious servicemen is to ensure that their future lives are free from hidden dangers and worries."
Very well, Xu Xiaoshan was indeed persuaded upon hearing this, and even her expression became serious.
Lin Langyi was about to grab a handful of her hair again, trying to pluck out two strands to prove her sense of responsibility for being so worried about "hair loss," and subtly hint that buying new equipment would bring new hope, when she unexpectedly heard a defiant sneer behind her as soon as she reached out.
"Just don't marry an omega."
Lin Langyi paused, her thoughts drifting to the source of the arrogant and unruly voice behind her. Her hand moved instinctively, grabbing at her hair, which suddenly came undone.
She then remembered that her hair was casually tied up with a ballpoint pen, and when she smoothed it out, the pen fell out of her hair.
With a crisp sound, the ballpoint pen rolled forward. Lin Langyi didn't rush to pick it up, but instead glanced at the man who was looking at her with his chin raised.
He had one hand in his pocket, his broad shoulders relaxed and leaning back, and his long legs, encased in cargo pants, looked sculpted and powerful. When he saw Lin Langyi looking at him, he casually took a half-step forward, looking nonchalant.
He twirled his military boots and continued, "Do you omegas only have one wish: to marry an alpha? Who says alphas have to be programmed robots who only care about pheromones?"
He spoke disdainfully, yet his voice was cheerful, and his pronunciation was slightly slurred and unclear, giving off a strange sense of arrogance.
but……
We're Omega?
Lin Langyi was completely bewildered and stared at him for a long while.
The man probably thought his words had hurt the Omega's soft and delicate heart. After being stared at by her for a while, he suddenly looked away in a flustered and embarrassed manner.
He had just turned his neck when he realized his reaction was inexplicable, so he forced himself to turn back, like a scoundrel who deliberately messes things up to get attention, and arrogantly raised his chin at her.
Lin Langyi slowly withdrew her gaze, nodded knowingly, and made a judgment. Since the person in front of her was full of stereotypes about omegas, coincidentally, she herself also had some unfriendly opinions about alphas.
She turned her face and looked at Chairman Xu sincerely: "The glands are not fully developed? I thought only research institutes would recruit them, but it turns out the military also recruits students with special talents... But don't worry if the glands are not developing properly. Come stay with me for a month or two, and I guarantee I'll cure him."
Xu Xiaoshan opened her mouth awkwardly, as if wanting to say something, but the man straightened his legs, crossed his arms, and said "Hey" with displeasure, silencing the syllable that was stuck in her throat. She could only manage to squeeze out a sentence: "Cheng Yanjin..."
The other man standing next to Cheng Yanjin on the right suddenly nudged him with his elbow, as if it were a silent reminder.
Cheng Yanjin turned his head and saw his companion slowly bending his elbow and pressing it against the magazine pouch at his waist and hip, as if he had only accidentally touched him.
So the grumpy alpha turned his head away and finally fell silent, looking listless.
Lin Langyi shrugged and stopped talking. She looked down and saw her ballpoint pen roll all the way to a pair of sturdy black military boots. She bent down to pick it up.
Suddenly, a hand with distinct knuckles came into view and picked it up for her.
Her gaze briefly fell on those hands, as if she were being pulled up by an invisible fishing line and stared at them for a few seconds.
The hand was still wearing black tactical finger cots, covering the little and ring fingers completely, while the exposed index and middle fingers were long and slender, making the skin appear even whiter and more jade-like against the backdrop of the metallic mechanical gear, and the neatly trimmed nails seemed to have a moonlit glow flowing over them.
"Your ballpoint pen." His voice was as gentle as flowing water.
Lin Langyi's gaze slid from his fingertips to the large-caliber positioning dial on his wrist, the protective pads at his elbow joints, and then to his well-covering tactical bulletproof vest. When he bent over earlier, she could glimpse from the angle that he had a Beretta M92 pistol tucked into his waistband, black and cold.
This slightly elaborate and robust combat uniform did not make him appear cumbersome or bulky. On the contrary, the waistband tightened his narrow waist, and she even felt that the cold, hard pistol could measure half of his waist horizontally. She imagined that if he took off his clothes, he must have a strong and slender waist.
Finally, Lin Langyi shifted her gaze to his goggles.
He still couldn't see her face clearly, but he could feel the intensity of her gaze. Lin Langyi took the pen, nodded to him, and casually put it in her pocket.
In the brief moment between picking up the pen, her peripheral vision once again caught sight of that familiar, silent figure behind her. The man's standard military posture had changed slightly, and if she wasn't mistaken, he seemed to be trying to pick up the pen for her as well.
Continuing from where they left off, Lin Langyi remained unaffected by the minor incident and continued to talk at length about things like "even a clever cook can't make a meal without rice," finally managing to coax and persuade Xu Xiaoshan to nod in agreement and elevate the proposal for purchasing scientific research equipment to the highest priority.
Lin Langyi, feeling refreshed, led the group to Xiao Pucheng's isolation observation room, number 7.
He was in the last two days of his vulnerable period, and his beast form had not yet faded. At this moment, his wings on his back were full, and there was a large clump of fluffy dark brown tail feathers at his tailbone.
"Birdman!" Cheng Yanjin, who was like a firecracker, laughed.
"Cheng Yanjin, you son of a bitch, say that again?!"
Xiao Pucheng suddenly spread his wings through the transparent glass. The hormones that were surging during his susceptible period made him a firecracker number two. He was about to say a few harsh words and invite his brothers in for a fight and a friendly greeting when the door "beeped" and slowly opened as he wished.
Lin Langyi, wearing a white coat, walked in with a smile.
In the blink of an eye, the extremely intimidating wings suddenly retracted and tightened. Xiao Pucheng took several exaggerated steps back, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight. His imposing manner vanished instantly, and he wished he could cover his head with his wings and burrow into a corner to become a wooden stake.
"Lieutenant Colonel Xiao, the organization has come to visit you." Lin Langyi seemed oblivious to his violent reaction, standing in front of him with an amiable and harmless demeanor. "How are you feeling today?"
Xiao Pucheng didn't look at her: "Very good."
"Hmm..." Lin Langyi casually pointed to the wall, where his vital signs for the day were displayed like a weather forecast. "His blood pressure was quite stable this morning, so why did his heart rate suddenly rise? Is it because he was too excited to see an old friend?"
Xiao Pucheng, with a stiff face, replied, "Yes, that's right."
He seemed eager to end the conversation with her, and turned his head to call out to others: "President Xu, Ayu... and Cheng Yanjin, you dog."
Lin Langyi strained her ears, intending to find out the name of the remaining "suspected acquaintance," but Xiao Pucheng didn't greet her at all.
Lin Langyi looked back in confusion. The alpha hadn't come in, and he couldn't even be seen outside the door. She wondered where he had gone.
Inside the isolation observation room, which resembled a scene where the hostages' personal safety was being confirmed, Lin Langyi considerately stepped aside, gesturing with her hand to indicate that everyone should make themselves at home.
The data displayed were all within the normal range. If it weren't for the feathers growing on Xiao Pucheng's body, he would be no different from a normal person.
This is the best result that can be achieved so far, and sending the elite team to Ying Shan Lake is undoubtedly the right choice.
Xu Xiaoshan felt relieved and used her personal computer to record some written materials for later reporting. She was cautious and had been immersed in government departments for a long time, so she had developed her own standardized work style and spontaneously avoided the dissemination of videos and pictures without being reminded by others.
Having finished her official statement, she had a clear explanation. Having achieved her goal of visiting the prison, she deliberately walked out of the isolation observation room, closed the door, and left the space to the remaining people.
The atmosphere then relaxed.
Cheng Yanjin shuffled in with his military boots, walked past the two men to touch Xiao Pucheng's wing, and said with a grin, "What kind of bird is this? I heard that clipping a few feathers can make a disobedient bird unable to fly. Old Xiao, shall I give it a try?"
Xiao Pucheng was so angry he gritted his teeth. He spread his wings and slapped away the claws with a "smack," showing no mercy whatsoever.
The wings were majestic, and when they slapped away Cheng Yanjin's hand, they made a sound that made one's teeth ache. A gust of wind swept past, and the wings suddenly turned a corner two meters away from Lin Langyi.
Her loose hair swayed slightly as a result, but her legs remained perfectly still.
Xiao Pucheng was so cowardly he looked like a dumb bird. This was quite a strange sight. Cheng Yanjin looked at Lin Langyi with surprise and admiration, then turned to look at Xiao Pucheng.
Xiao Pucheng didn't dare look at her, only staring straight at his own brother who was unaware of the truth, and squeezed out the words from his throat: "Say less."
The insane, research-obsessed person mentioned earlier is actually capable of doing something as despicable as clipping feathers.
Lin Langyi, with an air of righteousness, reached out to stroke Xiao Pucheng's tail feathers, but stopped her, saying, "Don't cut them. What kind of status does Lieutenant Colonel Xiao have? How can you treat him so rudely—"
Before she could finish speaking, the two alphas standing in front of her suddenly looked at her with great interest.
Lin Langyi was puzzled, but then the pheromone measuring device on the wall suddenly beeped sharply.
Her movements faltered, and the tail feathers that she had been gently gathering suddenly broke free from her palm as if startled.
Xiao Pucheng used too much force, and the feather broke off at the root during the struggle, leaving a cloud-like, soft feel in her hand for a long time.
The alarm stopped.
Lin Langyi stiffly turned her wrist, staring motionlessly at the large tuft of tail feathers in her palm: ...
Cheng Yanjin spoke each word with absolute force: "Xiao Pucheng, your ass hair has fallen out!"
"Shut up!"
"You're bald!" Cheng Yanjin laughed uncontrollably, his voice muffled and slightly mellow within the protective gear, a blend of man and boy, like a green bud sprouting from a branch.
When Xiao Pucheng had wings and feathers, he felt like a monster and was unhappy about it. Unexpectedly, after losing his feathers, he felt a surge of grief and indignation that seemed to shake the heavens and earth. Upon hearing this, he went berserk and said, "Thank you, I'm not blind!"
Amid the noise, Lin Langyi slowly reached out and solemnly placed the tuft of tail feathers on the table as if presenting a great gift.
Without the action of gathering the feathers with her hands, the tail feathers of varying lengths collapsed and spread out instantly. She put her four fingers together and piled them up like sweeping snow, but it was still to no avail.
The people present watched each other silently for a long time, as if in mourning.
"Dove," Lin Langyi said.
"What?" Cheng Yanjin looked over, his gaze suddenly fixed on her.
Lin Langyi smiled slightly at him and explained, "It's a spotted dove."
Her mouth opened and closed, but Cheng Yanjin didn't hear a word she said. It was as if he had returned to the first boring class in the afternoon during his school days, and he was uncontrollably distracted.
He saw Lin Langyi put her hands inside her white coat, and under the slightly open collar was a light gray fleece sweater, which made the exposed part of her neck look snowy and lustrous like a pearl.
He had been following her all this way without even noticing what she was wearing. Now, all he could think about was her flowing black hair, her leisurely walk ahead of him, and the sweet fragrance of flowers and fruits that lingered around him.
I have to admit it smells really good. Could it be her pheromones?
He wasn't that close to her... It must be because the alpha's sense of smell is too sensitive.
Cheng Yanjin tried to look away from her side profile. He felt his ears getting hot and raised his hand to grab them roughly, but his fingers hit the cold blast helmet with a "thud".
I snapped back to reality instantly.
Cheng Yanjin abruptly withdrew his hand, which hung stiffly at his sides. He finally realized that he was actually thinking about the pheromones of a woman he had just met. This inexplicable panic and helplessness made him look away from her as if escaping reality.
That's so strange. Maybe his sensitive period is coming soon? When was the last time he was sensitive...? I can't remember. He never remembers these things.
Lost in thought, the lingering images in his mind wouldn't go away. He could even tell from that fleeting glance that the grayish-white color of her sweater was somewhat similar to the inside of the feathers, especially the fine, long down on the surface of the garment, which looked very soft and warm.
He put his hands behind his back, deliberately pinching his itchy fingertips with his nails to suppress his desire to touch her... no, to touch her sweater.
It is definitely a thousand times, ten thousand times better than the coarse feathers of a birdman.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Pucheng suddenly showed a disgusted expression, slapping away Cheng Yanjin's hand that was inexplicably rubbing his feathers. "Why are you touching my wings like that? Trying to pluck my feathers? Be careful! Otherwise, my feathers will be plucked again!"
Cheng Yanjin took two steps back, turned his head away, and unusually refrained from making a sarcastic remark immediately.
Lin Langyi: "It won't fall again."
"Won't."
Two voices rang out at the same time.
She heard that clear and gentle voice behind her once again.
"It's normal for a dove to detach its tail to survive when it's frightened," he said with regret. "It's just a pity that doves that have lost their tails usually find it very difficult to attract mates again."
?
Lin Langyi looked puzzled: How did the topic suddenly turn to courtship?
Cheng Yanjin imagined it for a moment and couldn't help but chuckle: "Xiao Pucheng, you look like a bald-tailed chicken."
Xiao Pucheng was furious: "Cheng Yanjin! Yuan Chuyu!"
The sturdy military boots made no sound on the granite floor. Only when she spoke did Lin Langyi realize that Yuan Chuyu had silently stood two steps behind her in the vast space.
She paused, her gaze sweeping across the area, and saw the pheromone meter needle rapidly dropping to its position, indicating that someone had briefly released pheromones before withdrawing them.
She understood why Xiao Pucheng and Cheng Yanjin had been looking at her earlier.
That's the downside of being a beta; you're always out of touch with reality. Lin Langyi belatedly realized that they were just looking over her shoulder at the taciturn alpha behind her.
The pheromones he released?
Lin Langyi turned around to face the man standing tall and imposing. He remained calm and composed, showing no trace of the wickedness he had displayed in using pheromones to exert pressure.
These alphas were all over 190cm tall and extremely intimidating, but Yuan Chuyu bowed slightly in front of her, lowered his head and apologized in a good-natured manner: "I'm sorry, I didn't control myself just now, I might be approaching my sensitive period."
"You're almost at your most vulnerable period too?" Cheng Yanjin caught the key words, his tone inexplicably surprised and strange.
Yuan Chuyu seemed to be answering his question, but he didn't turn his head for a second. Instead, he met Lin Langyi's gaze through the dark helmet and said softly, "It seems so. My heart rate is a little fast, and my body... feels a little hot."
Lin Langyi, a pure engineering student, remained unmoved: "Then take an inhibitor. The consequence of releasing pheromones randomly here is experiencing an ear cleaning."
"What is ear cleaning?" Yuan Chuyu tilted his head slightly and asked with genuine emotion.
"It's like using an ear pick to scrape your glands."
Xiao Pucheng shuddered.
See that?! The researchers in Ying Shan Lake don't treat people like human beings at all!
He was finally able to convey his miserable experience of being hospitalized to his buddy with this one sentence. He was about to give Cheng Yanjin a wink to hint at his hellish life when he realized that his good friend didn't care about his life or death at all.
Cheng Yanjin stared intently at Lin Langyi and said, "Me too! I've noticed my temperature is a bit high, I might be getting more susceptible to illness soon!"
Lin Langyi frowned as she looked at the three people in front of her. After a moment, her furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and she pursed her lips, revealing two small dimples.
She raised her wrist to activate her personal terminal and entered a few keywords to record her inspiration:
[The McClintock effect, pheromone magnetic field, and pheromone resonance during the susceptible period.]
Yuan Chuyu clearly saw the string of words and suddenly fell silent. Even though he couldn't see the man's face, he could sense his sudden speechless silence.
"What is this?" Cheng Yanjin couldn't understand.
Lin Langyi smiled with satisfaction after typing the sentence, just as happy as when she had a new idea or progress in every experiment.
She was in a good mood and was about to explain when a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the door, like the most upright and well-behaved student from her school days patiently answering a question:
"The phenomenon of 'synchronization' in human women's menstrual cycles, where menstrual cycles gradually become more consistent after living in the same space for a long time, is a theory first proposed by Professor McClintock."
"Huh? Bian Shu?" Xiao Pucheng was extremely surprised. This person was a reclusive loner who mainly worked on intelligence in the team. He spent more time in front of the computer than with his teammates. If it weren't for the fact that he could also serve as a medic, this kind of guy who didn't like to communicate would really not be suitable for joining the army.
Lin Langyi's expression froze for a moment when Bian Shu uttered the first syllable. The voice he remembered was different from the one he heard now; it had become deeper and more resonant, as if the sandstorms of the imperial frontier were also covering his throat, creating a texture as rough as the calluses on his fingertips.
But this was only a fleeting thought, lasting only a few seconds. Lin Langyi's mood didn't fluctuate much, and she continued speaking naturally, following Bian Shu's explanation of friendship:
"Yes, I've been very interested in the hypothesis of pheromone magnetic fields before. Do you alphas also have this 'synchronization' phenomenon during your susceptible periods?"
Undeterred, she took out a few business cards from her breast pocket and handed them over.
Yuan Chuyu was the first to accept it with both hands, behaving politely and respectfully.
Some people couldn't wait, and in the blink of an eye, Cheng Yanjin snatched the second business card from Lin Langyi's hand with two fingers that reached out from behind.
His curiosity was overflowing as he repeatedly flipped through the small card between his fingers, looking at the little information about her over and over again, and reading "Lin Langyi" aloud several times.
Lin Langyi extended her hand enthusiastically, inviting the group: "It just so happens that the elite team has been carrying out missions together for a long time, and your susceptible periods are similar, your physical condition is excellent, which meets the experimental requirements. You also need to undergo treatment at Ying Shan Lake for several months. If you are willing to cooperate with my experiment—"
"They refuse!" Xiao Pucheng's expression changed drastically, and he resolutely refused before anyone else could react.
Lin Langyi glanced at him sideways, her smile slowly fading.
Xiao Pucheng was a tall and strong alpha, but he had been completely subdued by this time. He was intimidated just by seeing her half-smiling expression.
He closed his eyes, steeled himself, and thought to himself, "If I don't go to hell, who will? I'll protect my brothers first." So he said defiantly, "They didn't show any signs of bestiality. They were just here to visit me on a mission from the military region."
If you want to resist, just say the first sentence, and the rest will be easy.
Seeing that none of his brothers spoke... very good, he was right. Decisions made in places where Yuan Chuyu was always made with utmost care, and the brothers were probably just there to test the waters.
Xiao Pucheng's faint aura gradually grew stronger, and he spoke with conviction: "Not all team members have been mutated; they won't live here."
Lin Langyi remained silent.
That's true; gene mutations are inherently non-directional.
The three parties involved remained silent.
Xiao Pucheng smiled with satisfaction: Look, the brothers must be very grateful to him!
Lin Langyi was inevitably disappointed that the samples she had obtained had slipped away. She gave a faint "Oh," but still tried to persuade them: "If you change your minds later, Ying Shan Lake will always welcome you to come and provide guidance."
Xiao Pucheng: Absolutely impossible!
Yuan Chuyu and Cheng Yanjin carefully put their business cards into their pockets.
Xiao Pucheng: ...It's just social etiquette. Isn't Bian Shu still proud and unyielding?
Bian Shu stepped forward and stood in front of Lin Langyi.
He lowered his head and looked into her eyes for a few seconds, then reached out his hand to her in a low voice, asking for something: "Zhuzhu, I haven't received the business card yet."
He spoke in a low voice, but everyone present was a top-tier alpha, each with exceptional hearing and vision.
Xiao Pucheng, with dead fish eyes: ...
Cheng Yanjin added, "What? What pig?"
Lin Langyi didn't act coy at all. After so much time had passed, she was always someone who could let go easily. She smiled and teased Bian Shu, "What business card do you want? I haven't blocked your contact information."
Bian Shu tightened her chin, and even through the helmet, she could imagine his stubborn appearance with his lips pursed and head bowed.
"Here you go, here you go." Lin Langyi compromised, his sigh sounding like a ruthless shopkeeper being pulled back by a customer who threatened to leave, reluctantly agreeing.
She took out an extra business card, wrote a string of words in the blank space with a ballpoint pen, and then handed it to him.
Bian Shu received the business card, but hesitated to put it in her pocket, repeatedly stroking the line of text she had written with her fingers, clearly pleased.
"Since you're not here for medical treatment, I'll take my leave now." Lin Langyi put her hands back into her pockets. "I have some business with Chairman Xu. Please continue your conversation."
*
Despite Xiao Pucheng's righteous and awe-inspiring persuasion, the group didn't say "good" or "bad," and left with Xu Xiaoshan when the time was up.
Lin Langyi escorted Chairman Xu all the way to the entrance of the research institute, waving goodbye through the window of the extended Lincoln with a smile on her face. As the saying goes, the God of Wealth who pays money should be welcomed and seen off, so that he can come again.
As the vehicle drove away, and only when the signal lights on the top of the research institute, which had been slowly rotating like satellites in the rearview mirror, became the size of a fingernail, did Xu Xiaoshan finally begin to speak:
"We've come to investigate in person, so what? You still don't trust Yingshan Lake?"
Cheng Yanjin casually ripped open the strap that clung to his chin, ripped off his helmet, and his fluffy short hair was flattened a bit. He shook his head, and two furry ears struggled to stand up from his slowly awakening black hair—
Two seconds later, it slumped down again.
Cheng Yanjin frantically scratched his unruly ear, feeling extremely annoyed.
His half-drooping ears significantly reduced his speed. He was the one leading the charge and providing firepower in the team. With two ears that wouldn't stand up, his opponents couldn't help but laugh at him, telling him that he shouldn't be out in the game if he hadn't been weaned yet.
He was seething with anger: "I didn't disbelieve you, it was Brother Yu who said before he came not to reveal all our cards too quickly, to test the waters first—"
"letter."
Yuan Chuyu's attitude suddenly changed completely. Ever since he got in the car, he had been fiddling with his personal computer, the "click-click-click" of typing echoing incessantly. The default screen mirroring interface had been set to anti-spy mode, so it was impossible to see who he was contacting.
The pale blue light from the screen faintly illuminated the helmet. He very alertly twisted his wrist and quickly turned off the screen.
That wasn't all. He flipped his hand over and pressed the computer against his lap to block it, just like the little trick people who are suspected of having a puppy love would always put their phones face down on the table to avoid their parents' sight.
Yuan Chuyu remained calm and stated decisively in an unquestionable tone:
"Yingshan Lake has achieved fruitful results, and its professors and researchers are all highly qualified. Xiao Pucheng also seemed to be in good condition just now, so we could give it a try."
Cheng Yanjin's hair was a mess, and his eyelids were twitching: ?
He didn't say that before.
Xu Xiaoshan turned to Cheng Yanjin: "I don't think you're very willing?"
How did it become that he didn't want to?!
Cheng Yanjin opened his mouth briefly, touched his nose several times in a few seconds, stammered for a long time, his ears suddenly turned red, and he couldn't say a word.
He hesitated for a while, and seeing that everyone was looking at him, he stammered rather awkwardly, "Well... at first, she, she's an omega and she didn't control her pheromones properly, and she was talking about those traditional AO theories, so I thought she..."
Seducing me.
“? She’s a beta.” Bian Shu suddenly interrupted.
Cheng Yanjin's silly grin froze, and his eyes widened suddenly: "How is that possible? What do you know, you're just a beta with no sense of smell!"
Xu Xiaoshan said slowly, "Researcher Lin is indeed a beta, no doubt about it."
Cheng Yanjin felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He muttered incredulously, "How could this be? She... she smelled so sweet... like a refreshing floral and fruity fragrance, just like... just like..."
He racked his brains for a long time but still couldn't describe the fragrance that seemed to still linger at the tip of his nose. While he was trying, someone else provided the answer for him:
"It's like a gentle, sweet bellflower, mixed with a hint of misty bamboo scent."
“Yes, yes, yes!” Cheng Yanjin gave Yuan Chuyu a look of agreement.
Yuan Chuyu was still holding the personal terminal face down. He thought that she really was like a pot of vibrant, blooming bellflowers, producing strings of bell-like flowers with vigorous vitality.
The personal terminal vibrated slightly, like a small megaphone urging him, whose heart was already pounding, to look forward to her reply.
I've heard that in ancient times, people would give bells as gifts, and each step they took would produce a ring (symbolizing the sound). Today, I've finally experienced that feeling firsthand.
Xu Xiaoshan was just a beta herself. She would have argued with Cheng Yanjin when he gave her a confident answer, but now that the team commander Yuan Chuyu had also described Lin Langyi's "pheromones" in detail, she was starting to waver about the information she had gathered.
Could it be that I've made a mistake?
Only Bian Shu turned his face and stared at Yuan Chuyu expressionlessly after hearing him speak.
Xu Xiaoshan decided to ask Bian Shu for confirmation: "Bian Shu, did you know Researcher Lin before?"
Bian Shu also took off his helmet and put it aside. He kept holding the business card in his hand, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the group, and replied briefly, "Yes, we dated."
Both of them looked at him at the same time.
Bian Shu then repeatedly rubbed the words Lin Langyi had written on the business card with his thumb, and said in a tone that was neither too loud nor too soft, "She's not very interested in alphas, she likes betas."
Cheng Yanjin clicked his tongue in annoyance: "If you've broken up, don't speak up for others. You're a beta, so do you still get liked by them?"
Bian Shu lowered his eyelids and said coldly, "Why are you so concerned? I didn't say anything about you."
Cheng Yanjin's handsome face flushed bright red: "Me, how could I care?!!"
"Didn't she just say that new equipment is needed to advance the research and development process?" Yuan Chuyu interrupted the two, his fingers lingering on the optical computer wristband as if lovers were caressing each other.
He was acting strangely today, constantly changing his mind. Now, he coaxed, "Why don't you wait until Xiao Pucheng has fully recovered before going to Yingshan Lake? That way, you can save time and shorten the time you have to stay in the hospital. Don't you feel uncomfortable if you don't practice for a day?"
Cheng Yanjin paused for a moment. He should have agreed immediately; locking him in a room like a solitary confinement cell would only drive him crazy.
but……
A beautiful figure appeared before his eyes again.
"I can wait..." In the end, he could only squeeze out a dry sentence, trying to pin the excuse of reconciliation on Yuan Chuyu, "What about you? Aren't you going to Yingshan Lake either? I've never even seen you turn into any kind of animal."
"Of course I'm not going." Yuan Chuyu gave a gentle smile, his right hand resting on his left wrist, subtly suppressing the vibration from his palm.
"I haven't shown any outward symptoms, so I don't need to go."
"Alright then." Cheng Yanjin leaned back in his seat reluctantly and said, "Let's wait until Xiao Pucheng comes out before we talk about it."
The vehicle sped off, and after a short while, he added, "Don't be so stingy, allocate more money to Ying Shan Lake! Buy whatever equipment they need! I'll cover the cost if we don't have enough!"
[Author's Note]
Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you all a prosperous and successful year ahead, with all your wishes fulfilled and happiness every day!
This ABO side story is purely about the vulnerable period, the fq period, and non-human food (a euphemism for sexual activity). It has many personal settings, such as the female beta not being on the main Jinjiang website. Everyone is involved in the side story, making it a lighthearted little side story.
"Aren't you all going to Yingshan Lake?"
"I'm not going."
"I'm not going."
"Anyone who goes is a dog."
Then the group looked at each other on the second basement level.
(P.S.: I haven't decided what animal to describe yet TT)
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