◇ Chapter 53: Nesting
At this time, at the entrance of the mansion, Admiral Lawrence glanced at Admiral Hoyle with a pair of gloomy eyes and said coldly: "It seems that you don't plan to let me search the mansion?"
Admiral Hoyle: "How could that be? You brought the Insect King search warrant with you, so of course we can search."
He sighed with a headache, "It's just that my good-for-nothing child hasn't gotten up yet, and the room is a mess, nothing has been cleaned up, it's not good for you to see, he is a prince after all, if the recorder captures something, it will somewhat damage the dignity of the royal family."
Admiral Lawrence will come to search, but we cannot let him make empty statements about what he has found. He carries a law enforcement recorder with him, which he wears on his chest. When the trial begins, the video in the recorder will be submitted as evidence for people to review.
Admiral Lawrence glanced at him and said, "It's this late, why haven't you gotten up yet?"
Hoyle smiled: "He and Lan had a fight yesterday. The kid has a spoiled temper and got up late."
He led Admiral Lawrence to the hall and signaled the waiter to bring coffee and sake: "Please sit here for a while. I have asked the waiter to rush."
The child had just died. Lawrence's face was gloomy. "Okay, I'll wait for two minutes. If the child is found by then, you who are shielding a criminal -"
"It's so noisy." Before the words were finished, someone yawned lazily, and a clear voice interrupted, "Why is it so noisy so early in the morning? Can't you let me sleep... Female father?"
They both turned around at the same time and saw a handsome young man standing at the junction of the living room and the corridor. He was wearing loose casual clothes, with a lazy and casual posture, his black pupils were half-dazed, and he was leaning against the wall, looking towards the living room with dissatisfaction.
Admiral Hoyle rebuked, "This is Admiral Lawrence."
He turned to Lawrence and apologized, "The child is a little spoiled, please forgive me."
Lin You sat on the sofa in the living room, with messy hair on his head, acting the role of a disrespectful dandy to the extreme. He greeted Admiral Lawrence hastily: "Admiral, why don't you come to me? What can I do for you?"
In terms of seniority in the military, Lawrence was indeed superior to Hoyle, but he could not suppress Lin You, who was a prince. He just said with a stern face: "The eldest prince was murdered. Your waiter Lan En is a major suspect. I need to investigate."
Lin You hummed and asked curiously, "Lan En? He is addicted to pheromones and can't even crawl out of my mansion. How can he assassinate the eldest prince?"
Lawrence: "Whether there was an assassination or not, I won't know until I investigate."
Lin You said nonchalantly: "Okay, how do you want to investigate?"
His tone was frivolous, and he didn't seem to be afraid. Lawrence's eyebrows jumped slightly: "The guards of the eldest prince injured his back. Summon Lan En and ask him to take off his clothes and show me, and then everything will be clear."
"Let him take it off and show it to you?" Lin You said in a strange tone, and then raised his eyebrows: "That won't do."
He acted out the willful temper of the Zerg prince to the extreme, and said arrogantly: "Lan En is mine now, and I don't like others looking at my things."
66 clapped his hands and said, "Host, you acted very convincingly."
Admiral Lawrence had heard that the Third Prince Lin You had a strong possessiveness. As early as during his coming-of-age ceremony, White was beaten up by Lin You for his frivolous words. Lawrence was not surprised that he would say that.
Lawrence was dissatisfied and snorted, "Third Prince, I carry the imperial investigation order with me, are you going to stop me?"
Lin You didn't care at all and said with a click of the tongue: "What's the point of an imperial investigation order? I'll wait until I go back to the palace to meet Father Xiong. Only after Father Xiong issues the order will I agree to investigate..."
His heroic father is His Majesty the Insect Emperor.
"All right, Youyou!" Admiral Hoyle held his forehead, seeming to have a headache. He turned to Lawrence and apologized, "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. My child has a bad temper. I'll teach him a lesson later."
Lawrence sneered: "Your Highness should really be taught a lesson for his temper. He even ignored the imperial investigation order..."
Lin You sneered at the same time: "I just don't care about it, what can you do..."
"alright!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Admiral Hoyle tried to smooth things over: "How about this, Admiral, Youyou, we can each take a step back, how about each taking a step back?"
He looked at Lin You: "The Admiral brought a search warrant, so we still have to take a look at it."
He turned to Lawrence again: "But Lann is in the prince's bedroom. He hasn't been cleaned up yet and has hickeys all over his body. The place is now full of the smell of male insect pheromones. It is indeed inappropriate for you to go in."
After persuading both sides, Hoyle said, "How about this, let Youyou go in with the body camera, and ask him to take a picture of the place you want to see, and you can watch it remotely, okay?"
“…”
Lin You said reluctantly: "Okay."
Admiral Lawrence said nothing, his eyes were dull and gloomy.
Seeing this, Hoyle's tone also turned cold, with a warning: "Admiral, I need to remind you that Lin You is also one of the heirs to the throne."
The eldest prince is dead, and the only ones left are Lin You and the second prince. The second prince's relatives are far inferior to Admiral Hoyle's, and once Lin You ascends the throne as the Insect King, Lawrence will not be able to afford to offend him.
“…”
As a married female insect, Lann's body is now full of Lin You's pheromones, so it is indeed inappropriate for Lawrence to go.
Lawrence pinched the recorder on his chest with a gloomy expression. This thing was the most advanced recording instrument in the empire, with high frame rate and high definition. The images were directly connected to his optical computer and had a built-in analyzer. It could not be fooled by tricks like dislocation and cover-up.
Moreover, from the time he received the investigation order, he rushed straight to the prince's residence, which took less than an hour, so he had no time to prepare.
Lawrence nodded: "Okay."
So Lin You took the law enforcement instrument lightly and went into the house.
He turned on the light, placed the instrument on the table, adjusted the position slightly, then sat down beside the bed and gently pulled the major general out.
Lan En was seriously injured and had been in intermittent coma. He was held in Lin You's arms. He vaguely saw the recorder opposite. His pupils suddenly shrank and his back instantly tensed up.
Once the recorder captures the back, nothing can be explained clearly. At that time, Lin You will have to bear the crime of murdering the crown prince, whether he wants to or not. Admiral Lawrence will never let him go easily, and the Colette family will also suffer a devastating disaster.
The tense muscles caused the wound to tear, and the blood seeping out soaked the bandage.
Lin You raised his hand and felt something wet on his fingertips.
The major general was still running a fever. He leaned against Lin You, his body unconsciously tensed, not knowing whether it was because of injury or worry.
Lin You kissed Lan En's earlobe, stroked her long silver hair soothingly, like soothing a sick animal, and whispered, "Don't be afraid, trust me."
"……good."
Lan En was powerless, his muscles were sore, and he leaned on Lin You like a rag doll, his chin rubbing on Lin You's shoulder, and only because Lin You held his waist did he not slide down. His deep blue eyes had lost their luster, and he looked extremely weak.
Fortunately, pheromone-addicted female insects also look like this after making love.
Lin You raised his voice and asked, "General, what do you want to see?"
Admiral Lawrence's eyes stayed on Lan's face. There was no sign of replacement or forgery. His voice was cold and cold: "Turn him around and show me his back."
Lin You cooperated and turned the position so that the major general's back was facing the law enforcement instrument. During this time, Lan En became more and more uneasy - this house looked like a simple bedroom no matter how you looked at it. There was no mystery, and there were no props to deceive the law enforcement instrument. Reason told him that Lin You said there was a way, and there was a high probability that there was a way, but his body tensed up uncontrollably.
Lin You frowned slightly.
It's not good for the wound to be too tense, so he released soothing pheromones, the scent of citrus filled the bedroom, and the heat from his body was transmitted through the skin.
Lin You's fingers touched the buttons of his pajamas, and then he unbuttoned them deftly.
In the living room, Admiral Hoyle and Admiral Lawrence held their breath at the same time.
Although Lin You confessed and asked Admiral Hoyle to cover it up, the incident happened suddenly and Hoyle didn't know what method Lin You had. He helped to cover it up, but he was somewhat unsure.
In the picture, Lin You pulled his clothes back, exposing Lan En's cold white skin. In an instant, goose bumps appeared there.
The back was clean, with only a few shallow kiss marks.
Hoyle breathed a sigh of relief, while Lawrence's brows suddenly jumped.
In the bedroom, Lan En clung to Lin You, as if only in this way could he gain a shallow sense of security.
He could not see the images on the monitor, but the wound on his back was very real. As the quilt fell, and then his clothes fell, the wound was exposed to the air, slightly painful. He was like a clam that was forcibly peeled out of its shell, forced to remove all disguises, and could only bare his back obediently, waiting for the verdict that would be announced later.
Lawrence said coldly: "Third Prince, please touch the skin on his back."
Although no wound has been found yet, if it is covered by some material, the texture must be different from the skin, and it will be revealed once analyzed.
Lin You still looked nonchalant. He stretched out his hand, accurately found a spot of intact skin among the large area of scratches, and began to rub it gently.
Lann paused, his shoulders shaking slightly uncontrollably.
There was a chill behind him, and among the vast pain, there was only a little bit of intense heat. In order to show it to Lawrence, Lin You kneaded it very hard, as if he was playing with a piece of clay.
This technique uncontrollably affected other wounds, but the pain was not obvious. Combined with the itchiness on the wounds during the scabbing period, it turned into a large area of numbness that could not be ignored.
Lin You quickly noticed Lan En's trembling, rubbed his cheek, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
“…”
Citrus-scented pheromones filled the air. Lan En and Lin You hadn't seen each other for a week, but their bodies seemed to have not been moistened for a long, long time. His skin wanted to touch hers, and his body longed to fit in with hers. However, he couldn't describe this strange feeling in front of the monitor. He could only hesitate for a moment and said vaguely, "...cold."
So Lin You hugged him tighter.
The Third Prince raised his head and looked at the monitor with dissatisfaction: "Have you seen enough? If you have, I will pull up my clothes. He feels cold."
After saying this, not only Hoyle Lawrence paused, but even Lane paused.
Female insects have never been a delicate species, and Lan En is even less so. He had been in and out of gunfire and bullets several times, and even bleeding and broken bones were trivial matters. But Lin You cared about his casual remark.
There was a soft quilt under him and a tight embrace in front of him. The temperature of the embrace was so hot and comfortable that one could not help but indulge in it. The Third Prince's arms were loosely wrapped around him, trapping him in it, just like making a warm nest.
This is a protective gesture, as if declaring: I will not allow anyone to hurt him again.
No one spoke for a moment.
Lin You is a prince and has the qualifications to be willful, so he didn't wait for Lawrence's consent. He buttoned Lan's pajamas again, stuffed the major general into the quilt, then kissed the stunned blue eyes, got out of bed, picked up the monitor, and turned it off without saying anything.
Where no one could see, he mouthed something to 66.
“Well done.”
66 replied with a “Yeah” emoji and said proudly, “Of course, I am a high-tech system from a higher-dimensional civilization.”
Since he could hack into the security system of the military's most advanced spacecraft, it would be very easy for him to hack into a small surveillance camera, modify the inappropriate images, and turn the wound on the back into a kiss mark.
Lin You copied the monitor and threw it into Lawrence's arms: "Admiral, it has been verified, can you leave now?"
“…”
Lawrence was originally 80% suspicious of Lane, but the footage from the law enforcement device was irrefutable evidence that there were indeed no scars on the other party's back.
Lawrence: "May I search the other rooms?"
Lin You shrugged: "Please."
He yawned and went back to the master bedroom: "Just keep the noise down. I have to go back and catch up on some sleep."
Admiral Lawrence searched the mansion again but found nothing.
Admiral Hoyle saw the guest off with a fake smile on his face and closed the door of the prince's residence.
Lin You crawled back into Lan's quilt.
After a long separation, they still had to deal with these trivial matters. Lin You looked depressed. He touched Lan En's forehead and found that he was still running a fever, so he whispered, "I'll call a doctor for you."
Lann shook his head: "No, if we contact one more outsider at this time, there will be more risks."
Lin You: "Don't worry, they are all my father's direct descendants. They came to see you when you were sick. But if you are worried, you can call Dewen."
Devin was also the Army Doctor for the Third Army.
He rang the bedside bell.
Thirty minutes later, Devin came into the room.
When Devin saw the major general lying safely on the bed, his eyes turned slightly red, but he couldn't show it in front of the third prince. He just lowered his eyes quickly to cover them and connected the instrument to Lann.
After the diagnosis, he sighed slightly and said, "Major General, your condition is not very good. You will need several months of recovery from the blood loss and wounds. In addition, your wings are particularly badly damaged."
On the aircraft, Lann spread his wings to stabilize his body. Lin You still remembers those silver-white wings.
Lann was not surprised at all, and didn't even show any expression. He just asked: "Then what should we do?"
Devin: "Observe the healing process for now and use antibiotics to avoid infection. But if the situation continues to get worse..." He observed Lan's expression and said softly, "It may have to be amputated."
Lin You squeezed his hand tightly.
Lan patted him to comfort him: "It's okay, it's no big deal."
He said calmly: "Then let's observe first, if it doesn't work, we can cut it off."
I was prepared to die, and now I am lucky to be able to come back alive.
Lin You wanted to ask about the wings again, but Lann brushed him off. He was obviously more concerned about another question than the broken wings: "Dewen, how did I get my aircraft back?"
His first memory was the desolate and vast universe, but when he opened his eyes he saw the clean prince's mansion. If Lin You was not really right in front of him, it would have seemed like a dream before his death.
German:"?"
He was surprised and said, "Didn't you drive it? I watched the recorder and saw some of the evasive moves were particularly beautiful. I said you were really capable. You lost so much blood, but you were still able to drive such an amazing maneuver."
Lin You: “.”
Lann frowned: "No, I was already unconscious at that time."
Devin: "But I checked the aircraft and found only you as the only one who used it. Who else could it be but you? Is there a ghost in the cockpit?"
Lin You: “…”
Lane thought: "Weird."
He pondered for a moment, but could not come to a conclusion. He looked at Lin You again and said, "By the way, Your Highness, how did you trick the law enforcement instrument just now?"
“…”
Two life-threatening questions came one after another, and Lin You was on pins and needles. He looked around and finally stood up: "This is a secret, I can't tell you for now... Um, Lan En, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll go and tell the kitchen to prepare it."
As expected, Lan En didn't ask any more questions. He casually listed two dishes, and Lin You strode out.
66 floated aside, wiping his sweat guiltily: "Did he find out?"
Lin You wiped his sweat and said, "I don't know."
The major general has a sharp mind and may have noticed something.
Before Lin You could figure out how to explain, he hurried to the small kitchen.
When he asked the waiter to prepare the food and returned to the bedroom with the milk, he stopped at the door.
The room was quiet and Lan seemed to be asleep.
His face was buried in the pillow, his expression was calm and his brows were relaxed, as if he was having a sweet dream.
Lin You then put down the plate and said, "Let him sleep. I'll call him for dinner later."
But Lann didn't wake up until dinner time.
He was still sleeping peacefully, and the pheromones of the iris scent emanated faintly, fresh and clean.
Lin You tried to push, but no matter how he called, Lan En did not wake up.
So in the evening, Devin was invited to the prince's residence again.
The military doctor carried the equipment and walked around Lan En three times, looking left and right, and finally came to a conclusion with a serious look: "Your Highness, the major general should have entered the nesting period."
Lin You was stunned: "Build a nest?"
Devin: "This is the habit of the ancient Zerg. When the body is seriously injured and unable to heal itself, it will sleep in the nest to repair the damaged body. When the major general wakes up, his wings should have been healed."
Lin You breathed a sigh of relief: "This is really good news."
Devin looked between him and Lan, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Lin You: "Anything else I should pay attention to?"
Devin: "No, just wait calmly for the major general to wake up...just..."
"only?"
"...It's just that now, very few female insects build nests. Their bodies are extremely fragile during this period. Unless the female insects feel absolutely safe, they will not build nests."
Devin looked puzzled.
——Absolutely safe? When will the female insect feel absolutely safe?
Lan grew up in the Colette family, maintaining the strictest etiquette. Later, he entered the Third Army and was bathed in blood and fire. He also walked on thin ice in the power struggle. He never relaxed for a moment and wore a mask all the time. The etiquette of the nobility was his best disguise. But now, in the mansion of the Third Prince, beside a proud male insect, he felt absolutely safe?
“…”
Lin You didn't know what was going on in Devin's mind, he just smoothed down the major general's overlong hair and asked, "When will he wake up?"
Devin pondered: "According to the ancient Zerg practice, it will take about three to five months."
Lin You: "It will take three to five months..."
For a couple in love, this is a very long time.
He looked up out the window. At the end of this floor-to-ceiling window was the majestic palace of the Zerg main planet. When the weather was clear, one could see the rows of buildings in the palace from here. The pointed towers soared into the clouds, the towers were decorated with intricate carvings, and huge colorful glass windows were dotted in between. It was the largest and most complex building complex on the main planet, and the center of the storm of all power changes in the empire.
Lin You recalled the description in the original book, thought about the time when the old Insect Emperor died, thought about the ending of the third prince in the original text, and the bits and pieces he had found out these days, and sighed deeply.
"You have to wake up quickly." Lin You touched Lan En's cheek and said sadly: "Otherwise, you will miss my coronation and coronation ceremony."
——Lin You would feel regretful if his queen was not present on the day of his coronation.
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