Chapter 96 Top Alpha: He was once a crippled Omega. 6. Directly...
"You've always lived in Ganlu City, you've never been to the oasis, have you?" Qi Pingye asked instead of answering.
He looked up from the thick fog.
Qi Pingye said, "Ganlu City won't know about the escort team. The wine Uncle Chen delivered these past few days contains biological toxins."
Shen Wu recalled the dangerous rumors about the eight oases in the desert and their grudges with Ganlu City, and realized: "Oasis No. 3 has been trying to abduct the escort team for a long time?"
His eyes flickered slightly: "That's right. Wang Ping and the others were afraid of being punished by the city lord, so they didn't report that we got lost and landed at Oasis No. 3. In addition, the sandstorm blocked our way, so Ganlu City didn't know the specific situation. As long as we handle it cleanly enough, intercepting the escort team will definitely bring us a lot of benefits, it's just a bit risky..."
"On Zorro Star, what isn't risky?" Qi Pingye said casually.
Too.
Shen Wu agreed, then suddenly remembered something and looked at Qi Pingye: "You knew those wines were problematic, yet you still drank so much?"
"What do you mean by drinking so much? You make me sound like an alcoholic. If Mao Liang hadn't pulled me away, I wouldn't have drunk a single glass in a year," Qi Pingye protested, then explained, "Not all of those drinks were poisoned. I recognized the markings Uncle Chen made; I didn't drink the poisoned ones. Besides, Oasis No. 3 hasn't actually decided whether to take action yet, otherwise they would have contacted me long ago to coordinate from the inside, instead of waiting until today without any news. They're also hesitating, weighing the pros and cons of taking action and the trouble of cleaning up the mess."
"Of course, that hesitation is a thing of the past. Now that they've made their move, I've already taken the most difficult-to-dispose-of items—the flying vehicles and the Omega—that could cause enormous trouble. They have no reason to hesitate any longer. We need to devour the Dew Escort Team and feed the millions of families in the Oasis. We have to get going."
Shen Wu glanced at him: "They won't curse you, will they?"
Qi Pingye didn't even look up, full of confidence: "Of course not, I understand them, they're too grateful to even thank me."
"You little bastard surnamed Qi!"
In Oasis No. 3, at the small square, the old town mayor, Chen Xiang, hurriedly led his men towards the area, cursing under his breath: "That wretched bastard, he just dusted himself off and ran away, leaving his ancestors to clean up his mess. I don't want to see him again..."
The commotion at the metal shed has already disturbed the people nearby.
Chen Xiang squeezed in, but before he could even get his footing, Wang Ping delivered a kick to his chest. However, it only grazed his clothes; the old town mayor, though aged, was still quite agile.
"You dare to hide!"
Wang Ping glared angrily and grabbed someone, ready to punch them.
This time, Chen Xiang didn't dodge. His collar was grabbed, but the panic and fear from before were gone from his face. Instead, a helpless smile appeared on his face: "Captain Wang, it's not that I, Old Chen, necessarily want to cause trouble for you, but you know about our little mess with your Ganlu City. Zorro Star is only so big. If the big shots eat a little more, we ordinary folks eat a little less. Normally, we can tolerate it, but right now, look at this perfect situation—the timing, the location, and the people—you're already here..."
Wang Ping understood what Chen Xiang was saying.
His expression changed, and he immediately drew his gun, but it was too late.
Chen Xiang's kind expression had turned into fierceness and coldness.
A dozen minutes later.
Twenty corpses were dragged away, and Mao Liang and his assistant were tied to one side, unconscious. Several young men yawned as they scrubbed the bloodstains from the small square.
Chen Xiang walked to the checkpoint at the entrance of the oasis and knocked on the window: "Old Liu, that little bastard Qi is gone. Tell the kids at the orphanage tomorrow to tear down his house. He must have left a lot of good stuff. Let him destroy it all, make sure there's nothing left!"
“I told you long ago, that kid is from out of town, he can’t stay. You still think he’s reliable and can take over my job…”
Old Liu's voice came from the window, muffled: "Back then, I said he was grateful and reliable, and you didn't argue with me."
Chen Xiang snorted coldly.
Old Liu said, "Don't worry, he'll come back, as long as he's not dead."
Chen Xiang snorted even louder, then turned and left.
...
Not long after the spacecraft entered space, Chenwu went to rest in its cabin.
He had just gone through a period of forced fever, his pheromones were still unstable, and he was exhausted both mentally and physically. It was surprising that he could hold on until now.
Qi Pingye was the only one left in the cockpit. He checked the latest jump point information while slowly letting out a sigh of relief, relaxing the tension that had been building in his heart.
This was the first time Qi Pingye, as an Alpha, had faced an Omega who had no means of suppression and was suddenly experiencing a fever. Although he was confident that he would not lose control and that his pheromones had not leaked, he was still nervous, fearing that some subconscious action or expression would betray him and make Shen Wu realize that something was wrong.
Fortunately, the night passed without any of the accidents he feared.
Once Shenwu has rested and his pheromones have stabilized, and he takes the suppressants regularly, Qi Pingye won't have anything to worry about, even if he spends a long time in the same room with Shenwu during his fever and has close contact with him.
Of course, they would soon go their separate ways, so Qi Pingye's worries were really unnecessary.
After checking the time, Qi Pingye leaned back into the driver's seat, put his legs on the control panel, and closed his eyes.
He planned to take a nap.
No one understands the importance of sleep better than the Zorro aliens. When they can't afford medicine, they can only sleep more and rely on their body's self-healing ability to get back on their feet.
Sometimes, humans are far more powerful than they imagine.
But tonight, perhaps it was the change of environment, or perhaps something else, in any case, Qi Pingye's sleep was not as peaceful as usual.
He had a nightmare he hadn't had in a long time.
In his dream, he had already moved out of the Qi family's old house. On his way back to retrieve some old belongings, he heard some sounds while passing by the flower hall.
"Brother, do we really have to do this? Qi Pingye is, after all, a member of the Qi family..."
The owner of the voice was Qi Mingzhao, the real young master of the Qi family who was switched at birth twenty-two years ago and has now returned to the Central Star.
The door to the flower hall of the Qi family's old house was half-open, and Qi Pingye stopped and looked over. A deliberately lowered voice came from inside, soft and fragmented.
“From the day you returned to the Qi family and the truth of the switch at birth was revealed, Qi Pingye was no longer a member of the Qi family. He also has the surname Qi, but it is the Qi of the little major who died on the battlefield of the distant star twenty-two years ago, not the Qi of the Qi family of the Central Star.”
The voice was calm and cold; it belonged to Qi Yousheng, Qi Pingye's former elder brother.
"Can……"
“Mingzhao, you’re just too kind and too soft-hearted. He’s been usurping our place for so many years, and you don’t hold it against him; that’s your magnanimity. But our Qi family has raised him for twenty-two years, given him so much wealth, status, and affection, and spent so many resources nurturing him. It’s not something that can be settled with a simple ‘don’t hold it against’. Of course, we wouldn’t hold it against our own children, like you, but he’s different. He’s enjoyed so much; he should do something to repay us.”
"Didn't he already say he'd join the army? The Qi family doesn't have much influence in the military, so he can help them..."
“By the time he grows up in the military to the point where he can help the Qi family, I might already be the president of the Federation,” Qi Yousheng sneered. “He’s not sincere, Mingzhao. If he really wanted to help the Qi family, wouldn’t he do it now? He’s an A-grade Omega, his value is beyond question. As long as he marries into the Song family smoothly, that would be the best reward for the Qi family.”
Qi Mingzhao said softly, "But the head of the Song family is already sixty-three years old, and it's said that he still loves to torment people..."
“The marriage alliance has been agreed upon,” Qi Yousheng said. “Or are you going to tell Mingzhao that you want to give up Zhou Gan? Before you came back, Zhou Gan was Qi Pingye’s fiancé. If you don’t give Qi Pingye a new marriage contract now, Zhou Gan’s matter will likely cause a lot of trouble…”
Qi Mingzhao fell silent.
But Qi Pingye no longer cared that he hadn't spoken.
He was furious.
He kicked open the flower hall door with a cold laugh, interrupting their whispered conversation.
Qi Yousheng and Qi Mingzhao were clearly taken aback by the fact that the person they had been tricked was there.
But after the initial shock, Qi Yousheng responded confidently to Qi Pingye's questioning: "Qi Pingye, let me tell you, your outburst here won't help at all. Mom and Dad know about this, and the two families have already reached an agreement. I advise you to accept it honestly!"
"Although the old man of the Song family is old and still likes to torment people, his power and status are real. The Qi family has raised you for so many years, and asking you to do this little thing in return is already a great act of kindness. Don't be ungrateful!"
Qi Pingye intends to repay the Qi family, but he will never be bound by this so-called debt of gratitude.
He felt a chill in his heart. Although he didn't quite believe that Qi Yun and Gu Yuran could be so heartless, he didn't dare to gamble with his future. Without hesitation, he took out his communicator to call the police and notify the media.
He knew that this was the best way to stop everything at this moment.
But if Qi Pingye looked back on it now, he was too naive and inexperienced back then. He didn't know that it was most appropriate to feign compliance for a while and then do the work behind the scenes.
If we did it in front of Qi Yousheng and the others, how could they possibly allow it?
"You dare!"
Sure enough, Qi Yousheng discovered what he was doing and immediately rushed over to snatch the communicator.
Qi Pingye refused, and the two immediately began to fight.
In the chaos, Qi Mingzhao, who had been hiding in a corner since Qi Pingye entered, suddenly rushed over and smashed a vase.
Qi Pingye felt a buzzing in his head and was stunned. Then a sharp pain in the back of his neck made him suddenly lose his strength and lose control of his limbs. He was immediately pushed to the ground by Qi Yousheng.
"...Big brother, I...I didn't mean to!"
“His glands were damaged… If it gets out… it’s a serious crime… We can’t let this go unpunished. We have to remove them and cripple him. Otherwise, as long as he’s still an A-rank Omega, he might always have a chance to turn things around…”
Qi Pingye's vision was blurred, his ears were ringing, and he couldn't see or hear anything clearly. In his dazed state, he struggled desperately, but was only pressed down by the ground.
Then, a cold military knife pierced his nape deeper than a shard of porcelain.
What kind of pain was that?
For a moment, he couldn't even scream, feeling that dying would be better than this torture. The blade was cutting and digging into his glands, sharp, bloody, and cold. He was like a fish on a chopping board, being dissected alive, his nerves screaming and trembling sharply, yet he could only weakly twitch his tail.
He lay in a pool of cold sweat and blood, and heard Qi Yun's curses and Gu Yuran's cries.
But the scolding and crying were not for him.
After cursing, Qi Yun ordered his men to break his arms and legs and throw him into the Windwalking Sky Domain. He said, "Xiao Ye, this is the last time I'll call you that. Although you are no longer of any value, the Qi family will spare your life out of old friendship. However, you will never be able to return to the Central Star again in the rest of your life."
“You’ve taken over someone else’s nest and enjoyed their good fortune, so you should be honest and know how to repay kindness,” Gu Yuran said with disgust. “Unfortunately, you’ve always been dishonest and ungrateful, just like your biological parents.”
Qi Pingye sensed something unusual in Gu Yuran's words, but before he could think about it, he was dragged away like trash.
He struggled to open his eyelashes, which were covered in blood, and looked back at them.
Through blurred vision, Gu Yuran embraced the weeping Qi Mingzhao and gently comforted him. Qi Yun was still scolding Qi Yousheng, ordering him not to act so impulsively again.
They are the family.
Qi Pingye thought about it in a daze.
For the first twenty-two years of his life, Qi Pingye never imagined that he would have such a day.
From the time he could remember, he could be called a prodigy.
His father, Qi Yun, was an A-level Alpha and the head of the Qi family. Not long after Qi Pingye was born, he brought his family back to the Central Star from the border. He rose through the ranks from frontline supervisor to deputy commander of the Far Voyage Star, eventually entering the Upper House and becoming one of the most powerful people in the Federation.
His mother, Gu Yuran, is an A-level Omega, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, a long-established family on Central Star, and the behind-the-scenes power holder of the New Star Group. She has a gentle personality and is passionate about charity.
Qi Yun and Gu Yuran have three children together.
The eldest son's name is Qi Yousheng, Qi Pingye's older brother, an A-level Alpha, four years older than Qi Pingye. He has already graduated and works in a government agency, and is the undisputed young master of the Qi family. The second son's name is Qi Yaning, Qi Pingye's second older sister, also an A-level Alpha, only two years older than Qi Pingye. After graduating, she did not obey her family's arrangements but instead served in the military, joining the legion, and at a young age, she was already a second lieutenant.
The remaining one is Qi Pingye, who was born an A-grade Omega.
With S-class beings almost nonexistent now, whether Alpha or Omega, A-class is the highest, especially Omega, which is rare even on the central planet.
With such a background and pheromone level, Qi Pingye could be described as being pampered and spoiled from childhood to adulthood.
But no matter how much he was pampered, it seemed that he couldn't become a wealthy Omega who was content with sunshine and rain.
He was born with a yearning for wind and rain, and he was wild and unwilling to admit defeat. From kindergarten, he led a group of Omega and Beta to compete with the Alphas in his class. After adulthood, he was admitted to the first military academy of the Central Star with outstanding grades, majoring in mechanical manufacturing and aviation flight command. In order to maintain his winning rate in daily fights, he also took many combat and fighting courses and went to the border battlefield for training with the army.
Some people like him and are crazy about his uniqueness, while others hate him, calling him arrogant, restless, and definitely not a good Omega.
Qi Pingye mostly refused to deal with the former, too lazy to bother with them; he didn't like being someone else's prey. As for the latter, Qi Pingye was quick to settle scores on the spot, stopping the person and forcing them to loudly recite the Third ABO Equal Rights Movement Declaration until they could recite it from memory.
The young master of the Qi family grew up in such a whirlwind manner. Everyone thought that Qi Pingye, this oddball, would always stand in the wealthy family of Central Star, until someone picked him and turned his steely heart into a soft one.
However, things always change in ways that are beyond our control.
On the eve of Qi Pingye's graduation from military academy at the age of twenty-one, Qi Yousheng brought Qi Zhao back from outside and presented him with two paternity tests. The paternity tests showed that Qi Zhao was Qi Yun and Gu Yuran's youngest son, while Qi Pingye had no blood relation to them.
Qi Yun and Gu Yuran were both shocked. After investigation, they discovered that a small-scale internal strife on the border planet 21 years ago had disrupted the hospital's order, resulting in the two newborn children being switched at birth.
The truth was revealed: Qi Zhao changed her name to Qi Mingzhao and returned to the Qi family.
Qi Pingye was raised in the Qi family even though his biological parents had already passed away. However, he was no longer the young master of the Qi family, but instead became an adopted son.
Although Qi Pingye found it hard to accept this sudden change, he understood his family's arrangements. Seeing that his parents did not blame him and treated him as before, Qi Pingye felt somewhat ashamed. He tactfully stepped back and moved out of the Qi family's old house under the pretext of graduating and growing up, returning all the love and care that should have belonged to Qi Mingzhao.
This was originally a misunderstanding caused by a series of unfortunate events. He was a beneficiary who took advantage of the situation, but it was by no means his intention. He could only try his best to repay and make amends.
He submitted his application to join the military after graduation, hoping to earn more military merits to repay his family. He thought this would be the best outcome for everyone.
Little did he know, this was just what he thought.
An unexpected incident before the New Year completely shattered that illusory facade.
He was dumped on Zorro Star like trash, a marginal planet teeming with smugglers and wanted criminals.
He was buried in the garbage dump for two days, and just as he was about to die, he was dragged back by the orphanage children who came out of Oasis No. 3 to scavenge for garbage.
He stayed in Oasis No. 3, paying off debts and repaying kindness, enduring the torment of pheromone disorder, and planning his future departure. Perhaps they all thought he would waste his life on this incurable disease, never to return, but Qi Pingye himself never thought that way.
Even if he becomes a cripple, even if he is plagued by pain, he will never be resigned to it.
"But God has been kind to me, hasn't He?"
When Qi Pingye awoke, he felt his body, no longer tormented by pheromone imbalance, was healthy, strong, and full of vitality. "Regardless of whether what happened twenty-four years ago is what I suspect, I must investigate it thoroughly..."
Whether it's the truth or revenge, from today onwards, we must move forward.
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