Chapter 44: The Empire's First Beta Crown Princess 13 I Want to Be with You...
044 The Empire's First Beta Crown Princess 13
That's quite direct.
Lu Jiu couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
"So you are today's interrogator?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
The hand that was resting the coat on his shoulder paused for a moment, then was taken back.
The man walked around from his right side to his left side, returned to the other end of the interrogation table and sat down, legs crossed, looking at him quietly.
"...I just went to meet an old friend." Lu Jiu said rather uninterested.
"Your old friends, do you mean the kind that block each other?"
The man's tone was flat.
A meal of Lu wine.
...You even know this.
The person who went to see Brother San two months ago was indeed a person who was obsessed with desire.
Now it seems that they should have gone to see his landlord at that time.
After a short silence, Lu Jiu acted as if he didn't care and said, "Even if I'm blocked, I can be released from the blacklist. It's not like we'll never have any contact again. Is this the focus of tonight's interrogation?"
When Asan Ge was taken away by the public security police, his throat was so swollen that he couldn't speak, and he was already unconscious. Lu Jiu was sure that guy wouldn't be able to confess anything in a short period of time and would not tell anyone about his visit to the uncle doctor.
As for waiting for him to wake up...we'll talk about it then.
Shen Yu looked at him with an indiscernible look.
Then the man laughed softly and said, "Then tell me what you encountered there tonight."
Lu Jiu pretended not to hear the emotion hidden in this guy's words, and became serious, telling him what happened tonight.
The part about the doctor was naturally skipped, and he started directly from the time they were walking in the alley.
Lu Jiu spoke very carefully, not missing out on any detail.
Shen Yu listened quietly.
"...Did you hear it?" Lu Jiu talked for a long time, his mouth was dry, and he couldn't help but frowned, "Why didn't you react at all? Was my judgment correct? That was a 5S beast, right?"
"I haven't seen the entity, so I can't make a definitive conclusion," Shen Yu opened his lips to answer him, "but a ten-meter-sized intelligent insect beast is theoretically classified as 5S."
Lu Jiu finally got a response, nodded, and continued.
"Isn't it strange that a 5S-level insect beast and a human are hiding quietly in a dark house?"
"Isn't it even more strange that a 5S-level insect beast rushed out to sacrifice itself to protect humans? Putting aside the question of whether there are insect beasts in this world that can love humans, how do they cooperate?"
He looked straight at Shen Yu and said, "I doubt they can communicate."
Of course, it is common knowledge that humans cannot communicate with insects and animals.
They do not belong to the same species, one can only roar and bark like a wild beast, while the other speaks human language. High-level insect beasts can only barely understand human language at most, but the two cannot communicate directly.
But the strange thing he encountered tonight could not be explained without "the man and the beast can communicate".
But this would be terrifying.
When a human can talk to insect beasts, what will they talk about?
It wasn't just some boring small talk like "Have you eaten tonight?" or "What's the weather like tomorrow?" The insect beast was extremely aggressive and alert, and it was clearly ready for a fight at any time. It was hostile.
"I didn't see the human's appearance clearly. The light was too dark at the time. I could only tell that it was a man, probably very young. I think his identity might be complicated."
As Lu Jiu was talking, he realized that Chen Yu was too calm.
"...Do you know all these things?"
Under the dazzling white light, the man said slowly:
"Insect beasts can achieve resonance through their thoughts. On the battlefield, they can occasionally move in unison in a very quiet state. Therefore, compared to hissing and roaring, consciousness communication is probably their more common way of communication."
Lu Jiu was stunned.
This knowledge point...is not mentioned at all on the Internet or in the campus teaching library.
Is it the latest research result of the military?
"Humans also have consciousness. So in theory, humans and insects can certainly communicate at the conscious level. Experts have been studying this area for the past two years."
Lu Jiu opened his eyes wide: "Any results?"
"No," Shen Yu said calmly, "Tonight, your confession, the physical evidence left in that area, and the nearby surveillance video will all be delivered to the hands of those experts and become their latest research data."
Lu Jiu calmed down.
So this is the first time Shen Yu has heard of this happening tonight?
He suddenly felt that there might be nothing in this world that could shock and excite this man. Even if the sky fell, this guy would remain calm.
After a moment of silence, he said, "The 5S-level insect beast must have a purpose in trying to contact humans. As I said before, the identity of that human should not be simple. You...be careful."
"Worried about me?"
Lu Jiu was stunned.
The man opposite smiled softly, stared at him, and asked slowly: "Are you still worried about this empire?"
Lu Jiu opened his mouth.
"Why didn't you leave when the security police arrived?" Shen Yu suddenly asked.
Lu Jiu was stunned: "What?"
"That area is interconnected. If you wanted to go through more than two exits, you could have left from the left or right. The police didn't know what was going on there, so they only sent four vehicles. It couldn't be called a 'dragnet'."
"—why don't you leave before they catch you?"
Lu Jiu laughed in surprise: "Your Highness, are you instigating me to escape?"
Shen Yu said calmly: "There are only two of us here, and the surveillance is not on. Tell the truth."
Lu Jiu stopped smiling instantly.
Under the light, he was quiet for a while. "...Does it sound good for me to say I don't want to leave? If I leave, how will the police and the military know what happened tonight? Brother San can't provide much useful information at all."
"That 5S-mon is dead, but will there be more 5S-mons sneaking to this planet? That unidentified human is still hiding in a corner. When will their secret be discovered?"
Lu Jiu looked directly at Chen Yu.
"As an ordinary person, can't I worry about the safety of the home I live in?"
After hearing this, Chen Yu asked again, "What do you want to do after graduating from Canxing?"
Lu Jiu was stunned again.
He frowned, totally unaware of what Chen Yu was trying to ask tonight.
"Is this also part of today's interrogation?"
"I'm not interrogating you right now," Chen Yu said softly, "I returned to your dormitory at seven o'clock tonight. Normally, you would come out of the maintenance warehouse at half past eight and arrive at the dormitory at eight forty at the latest, but when I thought you were going to open the door and come in, I received the news that you were taken away by the Public Security Bureau."
Lu Jiu tightened his hands.
"I'm here to pick you up, Jiujiu."
How could a person's heart be grasped with just one sentence?
Lu Jiu's throat was stuck... He only heard Chen Yu say: "From the beginning to the end, this conversation has nothing to do with the interrogation. I am just being myself now and want to know what you want to do in the future."
"..." Lu Jiu opened his mouth and answered in confusion, "I don't know. You suddenly asked me this question, and I haven't thought about such a long-term thing... I just want to play with mechas and weapons... If I can join the military, I might go... But I don't want to be just a reserve force in the base. Being just a maintenance technician or weapon maker is too boring... I want to go to the battlefield."
Chen Yu seemed to have finally got the answer.
He slowly adjusted his sitting posture, and his eyes became deep.
"Graduates from the weapons department are supposed to go to the battlefield first when they arrive at the military, and then they will be divided into base garrison soldiers and battlefield soldiers based on their performance..."
As he analyzed himself, Lu Jiu was also slowly sorting out his thoughts.
"...and I live here. Only when the empire is stable can I be stable."
From the first world to this world, he seemed to have never thought so seriously about what he wanted to do in the future.
His speech speed increased and his tone became more certain.
"...You are the crown prince of the empire. Only when the empire is stable can you be stable too."
He raised his eyes and looked at Shen Yu.
"Since I like mechas and weapons, like fighting, and want to protect... you, then why don't I just become a soldier? That's right, I want to be a soldier!"
The interrogation room suddenly became very quiet, and the flow of air seemed to stop.
Lu Jiu realized something.
"...You don't want me to go this way?"
Shen Yu looked at him and said, "You can enter the military headquarters and go to the battlefield, but you are not allowed to go to the front line."
Lu Jiu froze: "What? Why? Why can't I go to the front line? Do you think I'm not qualified? I'm only in the first grade now."
He suddenly realized -
"You think the front line is too dangerous?"
Shen Yu asked him, "Do you know how many people will die on the front line of a battle?"
Lu Jiu laughed in disbelief: "Of course I know, but what soldier wouldn't go to the front line? This isn't a game!"
Looking at Chen Yu's face, he suddenly realized what the inexplicable concerns that had been buried deep in his heart were.
——This world is no longer an ordinary world.
The world seems safe on the surface, but in fact it is full of dangers. Shadows lurk in every corner of real society, approaching every ordinary person.
And Shen Yu is no longer an ordinary businessman. He is the crown prince. He has to think about many things and also has the right to decide many things.
They are no longer an ordinary couple. He can do whatever he wants. This man will not only support him, but can even provide him with funds for him to spend lavishly.
There are too many complex and unstable factors between them.
Lu Jiu quickly calmed down: "If I'm not mistaken, you were very excited when you played against me."
"Yes, you are very sexy in combat mode."
There was no ups and downs in Shen Yu's tone, as if he was not saying something that sounded very flirtatious, and his tone was so restrained that it was almost indifferent.
"Then you'll just have me wandering around behind the battlefield. Don't you think it's boring to watch me fight in a safe area? Fighting itself is full of dangers."
"I don't have to see you looking this sexy every day."
...Lu Jiu was about to choke to death!
...What the hell!!
"Have you never thought about the possibility of me joining the military before? You didn't object before, but now you strongly oppose it?"
"I thought you would focus more on yourself. If you like playing with mechas and weapons, there are many places in this world where you can show your talents.
However, family and national affairs are too complicated. What is filled with them is not just "wantonness" and "indulgence", but more of "life and death" and "sorrow".
Lu Jiu paused.
"...Have you ever thought that I am actually focusing on myself?" He frowned. "Haven't you ever been to the battlefield yourself? In your first battle, you drove a mecha to the front line and directly broke into the lair of the king beast."
"In every battle you commanded afterwards, the warship was always suspended above the battlefield, in the most dangerous place. I want to..." He stood up and pressed the table, "I want to go with you, is that not okay?"
Shen Yu's eyes followed him up.
"no."
Lu Jiu laughed: "It can be another soldier, it can be you, but it can't be me?!"
"Yes," Chen Yu's attitude was indestructible, he said calmly, "but it can't be you, Lu Jiu."
Lu Jiu's emotions, which were about to explode like an atomic bomb, suddenly died down when he heard these words.
He quickly calmed down.
The interrogation room became quiet again.
One of them was standing, while the other was sitting. Their gazes met like a taut string, the string flickering under the light, and neither of them wanted to be the one to let go.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
But neither of them paid any attention.
"The person who followed me after I left school must be your man, right?" Lu Jiu suddenly asked.
Shen Yu did not deny it.
Lu Jiu could sense that the person who followed him at first was very cautious and difficult to shake off. He was the same person who followed him when he sneaked into the medical student teaching building that night. It was most likely one of the two guards.
Later, when he came out from the doctor, the feeling of being watched following him came from Ah San Ge.
"...Honestly speaking, I don't hate your control. After all, you are just that kind of person. I knew it when I first met you."
Shen Yu's eyes moved slightly.
Lu Jiu slowly stood up and pulled the coat that the man was wearing tightly around him.
"But that doesn't mean I will completely accept your control. I hope you can try to understand me a little more."
It was obvious that even after being together for a hundred years, there were still many hidden conflicts between them, but the triggering factors had never appeared in the past.
However, the landmine is buried there and will explode one day.
Lu Jiu felt lucky that he and this man didn't have to argue about these issues in a red-faced and angry manner.
Beneath the man's tough and authoritarian exterior, he could feel the heat of life... heat for him.
He said calmly: "Chen Yu, it's not easy for me to have something I want to do. In fact, I can do ordinary jobs, such as painting, teaching, and programming, but being able to do something and wanting to do something are not the same after all."
Shen Yu frowned imperceptibly.
"I feel very happy when I'm driving a mecha and making weapons. This kind of happiness comes from the sensory stimulation brought by such things to a certain extent, but I don't do this kind of thing to seek death."
"I don't want to die, and I don't want to die. I will try my best to live. After all, I said that besides liking these things, another reason I want to take this path is you."
"Is the empire important? Yes, it is. Because you are also in this empire. Because in the near future, when the enemy attacks, you will become the target on the throne."
"I don't want to be the canary in the cage beside you that can only fly around anxiously but can't break free of the cage and fly to you when you are targeted."
Shen Yu moved his lips.
Lu Jiu was the first to look away.
He raised his legs and walked towards the door.
"Don't come to my dormitory for the time being. Let's calm down. When you have a definite answer, come back to me. We'll talk then."
He opened the door.
Bai Yunfei stood outside the door, maintaining the gesture of knocking on the door. When he saw it was him, a strange expression suddenly appeared on his face.
Lu Jiu walked straight past him and headed out the door - it seemed like she had to ask the policeman to unlock the silver handcuffs on her hands.
Shen Yu stood up and took two quick steps - in Bai Yunfei's opinion, this action looked like chasing - but at a certain moment, the man paused again, his eyebrows and eyes were covered with a shadow, and his eyes turned to look at him: "What's the matter?"
Bai Yunfei came back to his senses, suppressed his fear, and hurried over to report in a low voice: "Your Highness, that 'Brother San' has woken up and confessed something. He said that Lu Jiu went there to find an underground doctor named Cheng Yang. I just asked the people who stayed at the scene to find the doctor, and he said..."
As Shen Yu listened, his breathing stagnated.
He suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction where Lu Jiu had just left.
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