Chapter 129 If I could be reborn again,...
That night, the video of the canal digging in Tudou Town was uploaded to Star Network, sparking heated discussion.
Admiral Shi Luolan clicked on the video and watched it with great interest. Especially when he saw the mechas surrounding Bai Ling, he couldn't help but sigh:
It turns out that he is my baby, with an astonishingly high affinity for machines.
The child is so young, but he does so well. He is so proud.
The real-time comments were full of praise: "Wow, Commander Bai is young and promising."
"The young man works efficiently and has real talent, which is obvious to the naked eye. He has a bright future!"
Shi Luolan looked at the comments, then at the bird in the video who was insisting on repairing the mecha despite being tired, and couldn't help feeling sad.
Everyone praised Bai Ling's sophistication, but Shi Luolan, as a father, felt very sad. He was not born noble. Before being promoted to general, he also worked his way up step by step from a humble background. No one knew better than him what these behaviors of the bird cubs meant.
...Bird boy, you must have suffered a lot that others cannot see.
Only then can he become like his mother, tough and excellent.
At this time, the video progress bar was about one minute to the end. Shi Luolan finished watching it once and prepared to watch it again. When you click the cursor, the screen stops at the last gland sticker that falls.
Shi Luolan is an alpha and is quite sensitive to O-specific items such as glandular patches. Even though it was his own child, he immediately looked away, showing some avoidance.
On the screen, the teeth marks were extremely clear.
The density of the bullet comments increased sharply from this frame. The words floated across the screen silently, but they could express screaming and shouting:
"Commander Bai is an omega? Oh my god!!"
The public opinion suddenly turned in a strange direction, from the original praise to another kind of questioning:
"Ah, this, an omega goes out without even putting on a gland patch, aren't you ashamed?"
"Commander Bai is a bit ungentlemanly... As a public figure, exposing such a private mark will lead innocent teenagers astray."
"That's right, at least give me a code."
"Tsk, they just differentiated, right? Why are they marked so quickly? I heard that mecha pilots have a lot of demand, I guess they can't hold it in for a day. The little omega lives a pretty dissolute life."
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Some of the words were too disgusting to read. If Shi Luolan wasn't a ghost, his blood pressure would definitely be close to 180.
Shi Luolan suppressed his anger and typed word by word: [Please show some respect]
After pressing the send button, this rational statement was instantly lost in the sea of comments and disappeared without a trace.
However, the most terrifying thing is not the condemnation of the exposed signs, but the rumors that are rampant. But in just one night, the Star Network was like a swarm of demons dancing wildly, and all kinds of so-called "insiders" emerged from corners, all speaking ambiguously and with vague accents, hinting at something in their words -
Commander Bai was able to keep a group of alphas under control by resorting to some despicable means in private.
As for what this "method" is, considering the tooth marks, it is up to the public to imagine.
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately became a hot topic. The spectators were like sharks smelling blood. They didn't care whether it was true or not. They all rushed over to watch the fun.
Some people took screenshots of the video to look for clues, some opened posts to analyze the timeline and the protagonist, and some even took risks and wanted to use AI to change heads and make short videos to sell for money.
When Bai Ling woke up, he found himself in an unprecedented crisis.
And the letter that triggered the crisis was actually just a glandular sticker?
Bai Ling's first reaction was to laugh. Is such a trivial matter worth discussing? Compared with the enemy's pressure on the battlefield and the logistical deficit, this public opinion is nothing.
But when he walked into the command cabin and faced a group of people with serious expressions, he realized that things were not that simple.
North called up a visual infographic:
"Since last night, the reputation of the Revolutionary Army has been declining. If this continues, our referendum tomorrow may be affected."
“How big of an impact?”
"Forecast support to drop by 40%...or more."
Saying that a 40% drop is a conservative estimate. Everyone knows that Commander Bai is the face of the revolutionary army. If he is caught with a "stain", the entire team will be dragged into various doubts.
Things have developed to this point, and it is too late to control comments. There are many reporters and media outside sending them invitations, wanting to know more about Commander Bai’s "private life".
If the situation gets any bigger and word gets to the Interstellar Alliance, the materials they submit for joining the alliance may be rejected by other countries on the grounds that their leaders have "improper morals."
This is not alarmist, but fact.
Their origins as a rebel army were already somewhat unjustifiable, and having a leader who was involved in rumors only made things worse.
The referendum is tomorrow. Is it possible that the opportunity that we have carefully planned for a long time and fought for so hard will be ruined like this?
In the silent command cabin, everyone looked at Bai Ling anxiously, waiting for his decision.
The mayor was among them, and she said softly, "How about Commander Bai avoid it for the next two days?"
This was said tactfully, with a very negotiating tone, but Bai Ling knew very well that there was no better choice at the moment.
What people say is scary.
This matter was caused by him, and he said that he must not implicate everyone and Tu Dou Town at this critical moment.
Bai Ling closed his eyes and said slowly: "In order to avoid suspicion, I will quit the team."
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"Bang!" The door was knocked open, and Sava stepped into the terrace in a rage, shouting at the figure in front of the glass:
"Quit the team? Are you serious? I think you are crazy, your brain is broken, and the eggs in your reproductive cavity have turned into egg soup!"
Bai Ling turned his head and glanced at him, still calmly: "It's only temporary."
"For the time being?" Sava sneered sarcastically. Seeing how he pretended to be calm, he wanted to punch him twice to wake him up.
"I think you just want to back off. You're scared and want to be a hands-off boss."
"That's not the case."
"Why is that?"
"I..." Bai Ling exhaled deeply and slowly. His muscles had been tense for too long and he felt his entire sternum aching. He turned his head, lit a cigarette, his features hidden in the swirling smoke, and pursed his lips to admit:
"You're right, I am indeed scared."
"So many people are following me with high hopes. I can take off my hat as a rebel tomorrow. I really can't mess it up again."
Sava frowned in confusion, "Again? What else have you screwed up?"
Bai Ling avoided answering and just pinched his cigarette and said: "Don't worry, I'm just staying behind the scenes for now. You and Huo Yuan are enough in the front. I also want to take this opportunity to calm down and think about what went wrong..."
Sava frowned and caught the key word - think and think.
That's not a nice word!
Especially at this critical point, just two days after omega differentiation, being accused of improper behavior can easily cause psychological stress and lead to mental illness without realizing it. If you think about it a little more, you will definitely have the same thought that most omegas have had -
If I could be reborn again, I would rather die than be an omega.
A series of social news flashed through Sava's mind like a kaleidoscope. Omega suffered a mental breakdown and plucked out all his feathers. Omega could not bear the rumors and fell into a puddle...
Sava seriously pulled the man over and made him sit down, "Brother, there is nothing in this world that cannot be overcome. Just treat what others say as bullshit."
Bai Ling chuckled, "Why, do you think I'm depressed?"
Sava said awkwardly, "Not really... I just, well, care about you."
God knows how awkward it is to say these three words from a chicken's mouth.
Bai Ling looked up and saw that Sava grimaced awkwardly after he finished speaking. Asking him to say something kind was more painful than killing him.
Bai Ling smiled and spoke his mind, which was rare: "I actually don't understand. Before, I didn't have any differentiation or markings, but every one of them would come to me and say, 'I'm sorry,' as if I hadn't accomplished something important in my life."
In his previous life, he had been greeted like this many times.
"But this time I successfully differentiated and marked them, so why did they show...resistance?"
He doesn't understand.
After hearing his words, Sava opened his arms helplessly and said jokingly:
"Welcome to the world of omega, brother."
Bai Ling's expression was stunned, as if he understood something, but also seemed not to understand.
Savoie shrugged and tried to speak in a casual tone, "You've been a beta for many years. Of course you don't know that there are many invisible rules in this world that are specifically set for omegas."
"For example, marking is a very private matter, and teeth marks should not be exposed openly. For example, when you take out your bag on a bus, you must be careful not to drop things like restraint sticks."
They are extremely cautious and worried about everything. They would lock the door during the estrus period and even put a baseball bat next to the bed, for fear that they would become the legal property of some alpha when they wake up.
Bai Ling differentiated too late, and grew up in an environment of beta and alpha, so he had already formed his own worldview.
For him, becoming an omega was like suddenly stepping into a strange and unfamiliar world.
In this world, he works hard to do good things and works on projects day and night. But in the three-hour, 180-minute video, people only cared about the bitten gland on the back of his neck in the last minute.
As long as a person has the attribute of laying eggs, no matter how strong his external strength is, people will only regard him as an egg-laying machine and have countless sexual fantasies about him.
At this point, no matter how low A's rank was in the past, they felt they could step on him on the basis of gender.
And everyone has to tell him that this is normal.
Bai Ling understood that this turmoil was the broken window effect.
The glandular stickers he dropped on the ground were like broken windows, giving some people an outlet to vent their anger and throw stones at him at will.
"Don't let your imagination run wild. It's not your fault at all." Sava paused and recalled something from the past:
"My grandfather also encountered a defamation lawsuit like this. He was on the battlefield and a wounded soldier was bleeding profusely and dying. My grandfather couldn't find any gauze, so he took apart all the cotton swabs he brought with him and used them as cotton to plug the wound, saving the soldier's life."
"But I never expected that guy to come back angrily and say that my grandfather used an unlucky thing to plug his wound, causing him to be laughed at and nicknamed 'Suppression Stick' in the army. He was so ashamed that he wanted to die."
Bai Ling raised his eyebrows and became interested: "What happened next?"
"Later, it was Isuparaiso who came forward to settle the matter. Guess what, he was still the most ruthless one," Sava laughed.
"Your old monarch directly ordered that the army's monthly supply of gauze be replaced with suppression sticks to forcibly desensitize that group of A."
"Don't you feel ashamed? Then let's all feel ashamed together."
Desensitization? Bai Ling's mind flashed through his mind and he thought of something.
He immediately contacted North and asked, "Can you still contact those media outlets that wanted to interview me? Choose the largest one and say that I am personally willing to be interviewed."
Sava was stunned: "What are you going to do? Suddenly blow up the truck?"
Bai Ling put away the terminal, feeling somewhat confident, "I have a way to resolve it."
"What is the solution?"
"Go on TV and desensitize them."
Sava brought up a key question: "The media will definitely ask who your alpha is. You can't avoid this question. How will you answer it then? You can't expose your freshman."
Bai Ling said indifferently: "Just find a suitable alpha and pretend to be him."
Sava wondered, "Who else can I find?"
At this moment, Huo Yuan passed by with an expressionless face, carrying an iced coffee. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that two birds were turning their heads and staring at him outside the glass door, following his movements.
Plop, the iced coffee fell to the ground.
Huo Yuan was kidnapped by two birds of prey by holding their wings.
Closeted A-sexual, it’s you!
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