Chapter 45 The smell

Lin Xuqiu had been standing by without moving. After hearing Commander Lu Xun speak, he walked forward and poured another cup of tea for Pei Du.

The tea was different from the previous one, with tiny petals mixed in. A faint fragrance floated out, and Pei Du could easily smell the alcohol mixed in the tea.

Lin Xuqiu had no intention of hiding it, he said: "Experimenter, this is my homemade refreshing tea, I hope you like it."

When he withdrew his hand, he habitually folded up his sleeve at his wrist. Pei Du glanced at it inadvertently and saw the deep red veins under Lin Xuqiu's skin.

"I'm sorry you saw it." Lin Xuqiu slowly put down his sleeves, his smile still on his face, a little gentler, "You won't tell anyone, will you?"

Pei Du held the teacup in front of him. He looked at the two people in front of him. Lu Xun was still leaning against the chair with a mocking look on his face, as if he hadn't seen what had just happened.

"Pei Du, actually I don't have much interest in that alien. He poked me in the tail, so I just cut off his tail. I am more interested in you." Lu Xun stood up, walked to Pei Du, and pressed one hand on the table in front of Pei Du.

"You smell funny."

Pei Du thought he was just looking for trouble: "Commander, what do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything. Maybe you people doing experiments all have a strange smell on your body. Ling Yu also had a foul smell on him just now." Lu Xun said, lighting a cigarette and holding it between his fingers.

He looked at Pei Du in the smoke and said slowly: "Pei Du, you are different. Why do you smell like me?"

Pei Du: “…”

What is he talking about?

Lin Xuqiu was also standing next to Pei Du. Hearing this, he lowered his eyes to look at Pei Du's neck, with the corners of his mouth raised in an ambiguous manner.

"Commander, I may just use the same brand of shower gel as you." Pei Du was sandwiched between the two of them, one on each side. He was silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"Oh... what a coincidence, I was wondering why you smell like me." Lu Xun took a puff of cigarette, then turned his gaze to the wall and said, "Experimenter, the tea is getting cold, and you're not going to drink it yet. At least give me some face."

Pei Du gripped the teacup with force using his fingertips.

Commander Lu Xun obviously had no intention of letting him go, and he did not play by the rules. Pei Du had nothing to worry about, as this was an experimental facility, and the military was restricted from moving around freely.

As long as Pei Du doesn't leave here, Lu Xun has no reason to force him to leave.

But now Lu Xun is accompanied by the mutant Lin Xuqiu. Mutants are different from ordinary people. It is easy for Lin Xuqiu to take Pei Du away quietly or even destroy the entire laboratory.

With Lu Xun covering up for him after the incident, Lin Xuqiu was able to get away with it.

However, doing so would be too conspicuous, so they are still waiting for Pei Du's attitude.

"If I just want to survive, can the poison in the teacup kill me?" Pei Du asked.

Gou Qie pressed on Pei Du's neck, and after testing for a few seconds, it said, "No, it's a delayed-release drug. It will take effect half an hour after you drink it."

Pei Du understood: "I will exchange 0.1 Yang Qi with you. You have to find a way to keep me awake."

Gou Jue Tou Sheng sighed and said, "I'll just kill you!"

Pei Du: "Will you change?"

"Change it if you want." Gouqiu Tuosheng was very reluctant, so it brightened the blue light and transferred a little color to Pei Du.

Pei Du sensed the energy fluctuations in his body, and then he drank the tea in the cup. It tasted like ordinary tea, and the smell of alcohol only existed at the tip of Pei Du's nose, but he didn't taste any alcohol when he drank it.

"Very good. Experimenter Pei, I didn't realize you were so flexible." Lu Xun applauded. He left Pei Du and walked back to his original seat, drinking the tea that had already gone cold in front of him. "I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Pei Du put down his teacup and said, "Commander, I can leave now."

"Of course. I was just having a friendly conversation with you just now. If you want to leave now, you can leave." Lu Xun said and nodded at Lin Xuqiu.

Lin Xuqiu immediately opened the door of the room, "Experimenter Pei, I'm sorry to bother you."

Pei Du did not stay in there for long. He glanced at the file bag on Lu Xun's desk, picked up his own lab report and walked out of the room.

Gouqiu followed Pei Du in a sneaky way. When he went out, he turned around and looked back. He saw Lu Xun had a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, his brows were wrinkled and his expression was ferocious. He looked sinister and he looked like a ruthless character.

I stayed where I was and watched him for nearly a minute.

The data on its ball kept rolling, and when the door closed, it quickly flew back to Pei Du.

Pei Du had already found out Sheng Shixian's number. He did not give Sheng Shixian any notes, it was just a simple row of numbers.

Pei Du hesitated for a few seconds and sent a message to Sheng Shixian.

"I'm not going back tonight."

After a while, Sheng Shixian replied.

"Um."

Pei Du lowered his eyes, deleted the message, put the phone back in his pocket, and returned to his laboratory to continue working.

The "Touching Life" finally played its role. Although the energy in it was small, it could barely help Pei Du stay mentally tense and improve his clarity of mind.

Pei Du estimated the time that had passed and found himself drowsy at the table around ten o'clock in the evening.

Since Commander Lu Xun wanted to take him away, Pei Du cooperated with him.

The streets outside are complicated and the remote areas are covered with lush vegetation. It is not impossible for Pei Du to find a chance to escape when the time comes.

"Brother, are you sleepy? It's time to get off work. Let me take you home."

Pei Du felt a slight pain in his head. He opened his eyelids and saw Ling Yu had changed into the clothes he wore when he left, and was about to pull Pei Du away with him.

Pei Du's eyes turned, and he said, "Okay, please..."

"I won't bother you, little experimenter Ling." A careless voice came from the side, and the sound of military boots stepping on the ground was particularly obvious.

Pei Du stopped where he was. As he expected, Lu Xun walked out from the corridor next to him in two or three steps, grabbed Pei Du's collar and pulled him away from Ling Yu.

"I am familiar with Experimenter Pei. I will take him back tonight." Lu Xun said, pulling Pei Du behind him.

Lin Xuqiu took Pei Du from him. He lowered his eyes to observe Pei Du's expression. Seeing that Pei Du's eyelids were so heavy that he could hardly lift them, he let him stand against his body.

Ling Yu looked at them and said, "Brother, you don't like to have any dealings with the military. When did you become so close?"

"Junior Brother Ling, human relationships are very complicated. You may like someone today, but dislike him/her tomorrow." Lin Xuqiu pushed up the frameless glasses on the bridge of his nose with one finger and smiled for no reason.

"Experimenter Pei got along very well with us today, and we all like him. You see, if he didn't like me, how could he be so obedient and lean on me?"

Pei Du: “…”