Chapter 128: Collapse of Insects Shebai was pressed by Nan Qi on the sink that was so bright that it could see insects...
"What's wrong?" Bai moved closer, noticing Nan Qi's confusion. "Did you discover something?"
"Not really, I just feel something is wrong, but I can't really put my finger on what exactly is wrong..." Nan Qi's mouth drooped slightly, revealing a confused expression.
"It doesn't feel right?" Bai pondered for a moment, then held Nan Qi's hand, his eyes gentle. "Don't worry, I trust your intuition. Since you feel something's wrong, let's review it and find out where you first felt the discomfort."
Under Bai's soothing words, Nan Qi began to recall the conversation. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. "Let's start with the killer accepting orders from both parties. Generally speaking, there should be rules for killers to accept orders. I'm not quite sure. Can a killer accept orders from both the employer and the employer's partner at the same time?"
"Also, if they could even think of hiring someone to kill the other person, wouldn't they have considered that the other person would hire someone to kill them as well? Don't they have any protective measures, any backup plan?"
"I don't know the character of those three candidates, but based on your understanding of them, are they the kind of people who would hire assassins to engage in malicious competition?" Nan Qi said slowly. "If all the candidates are of such bad character, then the Star Police is rotten to the core."
"Killers work for money. As long as they can afford it, they'll take any order. As for their insect products..."
Bai said solemnly, "I only know that one of them is of decent character. I don't know much about the other two, but I'm sure they're not stupid. They probably have a backup plan."
"I didn't think there was anything wrong before, but now that you've said that, it's really wrong. Liv Katon's rise to power can't be explained by luck."
All those who can be killers are desperadoes. They have rules, but there is only one rule - if the mission fails and they are arrested, they need to commit suicide immediately to avoid revealing the employer's information due to the torture. There are no other hard and fast rules.
But in fact, there is an unwritten rule in the killer world, which is that you can't eat from both sides.
In simple terms, if you accept a task from a party you dislike, you cannot accept tasks from the other party. If both parties come to you at the same time, you can choose to accept one of them or reject both.
This unwritten rule is to protect the interests of the killers themselves. The killers always collect a deposit before the operation and the balance after the operation.
If the two tasks you accept are for rivals who are competing with each other at the same time, one of them will inevitably not receive the final payment. After all, there is no way to ask a dead bug for money.
Every action a killer takes carries the risk of being exposed, and generally speaking, no killer would do such a losing business.
The killer involved in the scandal of the malicious campaign for the chief of the Star Police Department is extremely famous. From the moment he debuted, he would only take action after receiving full payment, and his mission success rate was 100%, so everyone ignored this unwritten rule.
Moreover, anyone who heard about the fact that the same killer was hired for murder would find it too dramatic. It didn't seem like someone had done it on purpose. It could only be attributed to the killer being too powerful, Liv Cotton being too lucky, the candidate being too impatient and careless, etc., and many of the inharmonies in it would be ignored.
After Nan Qi mentioned this, Bai suddenly realized that Livro Carton was extremely "lucky" and the three dead candidates were extremely "stupid".
"Live Carton is well aware of the fact that wealth and honor can only be achieved through risk. He was able to sit one step away from the Director of the Central Star Police Headquarters. It must not be just because he is good at smoothing things over." Nan Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, "He is definitely not as incompetent as he appears."
Bai nodded, rethinking the details of the whole incident. Suddenly, a gleam in his eyes flashed, and he said, "Three candidates were seriously injured and dying within a day. The entire Star Police was in chaos. The Insect Emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. Livcodon is the highest-ranking person besides the three candidates, so he should be the one to investigate."
"The investigation concluded that both parties hired the same killer, leading to the current situation. If Liv Cotton is not innocent in this matter, the truth of this conclusion is questionable. It is very likely that he fabricated it to cover up his crime. The real killer was not hired by the three candidates..."
"But it's this good man from beginning to end - Liv Cotton himself." Nan Qi added what Bai had not finished.
After coming to this conclusion, Bai took a deep breath. He hadn't noticed such an obvious problem before. If Nan Qi hadn't pointed it out, he would still be stuck in his fixed mindset.
"I really underestimated him and overestimated myself." Bai smiled bitterly, resting his head on Nan Qi's chest, feeling a little depressed.
Nan Qi hugged Bai, and gently stroked the back of Bai's head with his warm hands. His voice was soft and warm: "This is not your fault. He has been dormant for so many years. If you could easily see through him, wouldn't it be a set-up for the collapse of the insects?"
"What is the Collapse Insect System?" Bai asked gloomily.
"Broken Insect Design," Nan Qi bent down and kissed the top of Bai's head, smiling, "It's that what he does is inconsistent with his public image. For example, a math novice who can solve advanced mathematics is the Broken Insect Design."
"Live Caton has cultivated for years an image of being incompetent, agreeable, and indifferent. Therefore, anything involving malicious competition and hiring thugs to kill insects will be immediately excluded."
"Haven't you discovered it yet?" Bai suddenly became like a child, harping on this little matter and insisting that Nan Qi tell him everything.
Of course, Nan Qi indulged Bai's occasional little emotions. He thought Bai was very cute when she acted like a spoiled child and was unreasonable to him.
He gently pinched the back of Bai's neck and whispered in Bai's ear, "I didn't realize there was something wrong with him right away. I'm not familiar with Liv Katon, and I don't have a specific image of him in my mind. That's why I caught a glimpse of something. Besides, everything is just my guess. Maybe I'm just overthinking it."
"I think you're right." Bai nuzzled Nan Qi's neck, feeling a little tired. "If it weren't for Liv Carton's good management of his stupid image, Herbert Griffin wouldn't have let him go tonight."
"He went to see Herbert Griffin today, which is what he would have done if his insect system hadn't collapsed. Not only did he get some benefits, but he could also get Herbert Griffin to help him secure his position as Director of the Star Police Bureau."
A director who is not particularly stupid and can be bribed and controlled with money is always more useful than a director who is smart, ambitious and uncontrollable.
Even if Herbert Griffin's face was distorted by Liv Carton's anger, as long as he did not lose his mind, he would help Liv Carton.
"But with what we did tonight, I'm afraid Liv Cotton's wishful thinking will be dashed." Nan Qi smiled like a little mouse that stole oil, "Let's wait and see tomorrow."
"Yeah." Bai responded obediently, still nestling in Nan Qi's arms and refusing to come out.
Bai felt completely defeated after his analysis. Everything that had happened since he met Nan Qi had made him realize how naive he had been to think he could provide for his companions.
He was not mature enough, and he was not able to plan everything out. The insects surrounding him were all wearing various masks. He thought he could see through them, but in fact, no one could see through them.
"Nan Qi, am I really stupid?" he said gloomily. "I thought I could do it well, but in fact I was just going in circles. After meeting you, I gradually approached the truth."
"Why do you deny yourself?" Nan Qi held Bai's face and kissed Bai's darkened eyes affectionately. "If it weren't for you, the military would have been controlled by the Insect King long ago. If it weren't for you, Porter Star would have been occupied by star beasts long ago, and I might have died in the intense artillery fire..."
"Don't talk nonsense." Bai stretched out his hand to cover Nan Qi's mouth, "You are so powerful, nothing will happen to you."
"Okay, I'll be fine." Nan Qi smiled and kissed Bai's palm, then continued, "Bai, you are the Empire's God of War. Without you, the Empire would be engulfed in war. By then, let alone the liberation movement, even living would be terrified."
"It's your persistence, and the shared perseverance of insects like you, that has allowed you to reach this day step by step, and prevent you from truly becoming the playthings of male insects."
"Bai, remember what I told you? What qualities are required of a leader?"
Bai raised his eyes and met Nan Qi's deep, gentle and tolerant eyes. Gradually, the hesitation and frustration in his eyes disappeared, replaced by determination and confidence.
"I remember." Bai smiled, his smile bright and sunny, "You said that I should be proud, not feel inferior!"
Nan Qi: "Yes, be proud, don't be self-deprecating. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's just sit back and watch the fight. Now all we have to do is go home and get some sleep. Tomorrow we'll go find the teacher, you still need him to help you."
"Oh, I was so busy that I almost forgot about this." Bai tapped his head lightly, and nestled into Nan Qi's arms again, mumbling, "I don't want to move anymore, carry me home."
"It's my honor." Nan Qi smiled happily.
Bai is becoming less and less willing to hide his emotions in front of him, which is a good sign. Bai used to be too self-restrained.
It’s not that being self-reliant is bad, but if you do it for too long, it will invisibly put pressure on yourself. If you have pressure but nowhere to release it, it will also be harmful to your spiritual sea.
Bai is so young, but his mental disorder is more serious than that of female insects of the same age. In addition to the fact that he is the commander of an army and fights on the battlefield, long-term suppression of emotions is also one of the reasons.
After being with Bai, Nan Qi has been guiding Bai to release his emotions. Now Bai will act out in front of him and also express his feelings. It feels like a small part of his insect nature has collapsed, but it makes Nan Qi very satisfied.
This is the white one I raised with my own hands.
Nan Qi smiled with satisfaction. After the aircraft was stable, he opened the door, held Bai Lu in his arms, and walked up the stairs step by step steadily.
When they reached the living room, Bai wanted to come down, but Nan Qi stopped him: "Shh, it's late at night, no insects will see us, let's be quiet."
Bai had no choice but to bury his face in Nan Qi's arms and pretend to be asleep. His cute appearance made Nan Qi's protective desire burst out. He took a few big strides and rushed to the third floor. Si Lang, who got up in a daze to get some water, jumped when he found the door was not closed tightly, thinking he saw a ghost.
Si Lang's little episode did not cause Nan Qi any trouble. After going out for a walk, the two of them, exhausted from the journey, took a romantic bath together in the bathroom.
Bai was pressed by Nan Qi on the sink, which was so shiny that you could see insects. In the dim light, he saw his own blurred eyes in the mirror, and his expression seemed to be both happy and unbearable.
Nan Qi behind him had smooth muscle lines all over his body moving with the rhythm of his movements, which was extremely beautiful, and his facial expression was so sexy that it made Bai's whole body burn with fire.
Nan Qi felt Bai's change most directly. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and blew into Bai's ear maliciously, his voice full of laughter: "Bai, you are too enthusiastic. If you keep clinging to me like this, I will be reluctant to leave. You will be exhausted tomorrow."
Nan Qi responded with a beautiful eye roll and the words squeezed out from his throat: "You're taking advantage of me."
Nan Qi laughed loudly and stopped torturing Bai. He moved vigorously and climbed to the highest peak with Bai.
A "competition" that was more tiring than a battle exhausted Bai's last bit of physical strength. After being washed clean by Nan Qi and taken out of the bathroom and put on the bed, Bai couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.
Males all have a desire to win. When they see their partners fall asleep from exhaustion, the secret little pride in their hearts rises.
Seeing Bai's hands groping towards him even when he was asleep, Nan Qi's heart softened.
Lifting the quilt and lying next to Bai, holding Bai in his arms, Nan Qi once again confirmed that he liked Bai, very much.
It felt so great to have a home and a lover again in a different world. Nan Qi closed his eyes happily and felt the peace of mind in this atmosphere.
As for the rest, let’s talk about it after we wake up.
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