Paranoid possession
"You are my brother." "I lost... half of my body."
Si Qi's words were low and clear, like a stone thrown into a deep pool, stirring up a circle of silent but violent ripples in Shao Wei's frozen heart.
Shao Wei's pupils dilated slightly, and the numb emptiness in his ice-blue eyes was suddenly broken, and countless emotional fragments surged up - shock, confusion, disbelief, and a deeply buried throbbing that even he himself had almost forgotten.
Brother...half...
Those two words seemed to possess some kind of magic, penetrating layers of painful memories and false implants, striking precisely at a place deep within his soul. There, sealed were fragments of warmth from a distant past, a vague memory: tiny footprints running side by side in the snow, a piece of candy secretly shared, the faint warmth of bodies huddled together on a cold night, and... the heart-wrenching yet unutterable cries of separation.
His fingers unconsciously curled in Siqi's palm, but he didn't struggle, instead, like a drowning man, he instinctively clung tighter. He stared blankly at Siqi, seeing the undisguised pain and regret in his eyes, as well as a kind of almost heavy determination after losing and regaining.
"We..." Shao Wei's lips moved dryly, his voice as soft as a whisper, "Is it really...?"
"Really." Si Qi answered without hesitation. He held Shao Wei's hand, guiding him, and very slowly and gently stroked the faint, almost invisible old scar on the back of his neck. "Remember this? During that test when we were kids, you accidentally got scratched by the instrument while trying to hold me back. I have a corresponding scar here," he used the fingertips of his other hand to lightly touch the area near Shao Wei's gland, still wrapped in gauze after surgery. "Dr. Chen said this is an extremely rare emotional resonance scar between twin Alphas, and it can't be faked."
As his fingertips touched the slightly raised old scar, Shao Wei's body trembled slightly. A series of clearer fragments of images suddenly rushed into his mind: the piercing alarm, the out-of-control equipment, the sharp pain as he threw himself forward, and the terrified, sobbing face of the Alpha boy before him...
"Brother...?" A faint, tentative word, filled with uncertainty, escaped from Shao Wei's pale lips. It was as if the syllable had been trapped in his throat for far too long, and now, breaking free, it was filled with awkwardness and confusion.
Just this one word made Si Qi's eyes instantly hot, and an indescribable soreness filled his chest. He nodded vigorously, his voice choked with sobs: "It's me."
The high wall didn't collapse, but a door seemed to have finally been pushed open a crack. Behind the door was no longer complete darkness and rejection, but a faint light and a past full of scars that needed to be cleansed.
Shao Wei said nothing more. He simply lowered his eyes, his gaze fixed on their still clasped hands, not moving away for a long moment. It was as if he was reconfirming the warmth and feel of their contact, as if he was digesting this overwhelming and shocking truth.
Si Qi was no longer in a hurry to speak. He just waited patiently, wrapping him with his body temperature and stabilized, gentle sandalwood pheromones, silently conveying the message of "I am here, and I will never leave again."
A delicate and fragile balance was established between the two.
Dr. Chen duly brought some liquid food. This time, Shao Wei didn't refuse. With Si Qi's careful support, he silently ate small sips. His movements were still slow and stiff, but he no longer rejected it outright.
After feeding him, Si Qi carefully and gently wiped the corners of his mouth with a wet towel. Shao Wei's body subconsciously tensed slightly for a moment, but quickly relaxed again. He even tilted his head slightly, almost imperceptibly, toward Si Nian, as if in silent agreement and acceptance.
This tiny movement made Si Qi's heart tremble.
He knew the road to recovery would be long and difficult, and that Shao Wei's inner trauma and fear would not heal overnight. But at least, this was a start. Their relationship was finally no longer a one-way, rejected one.
In the afternoon, when Shao Wei fell asleep again (this time his sleeping face seemed much more peaceful), Si Qi spread out all the information about the "Watchmen" provided by Dr. Chen on the table, and his eyes became sharp and cold.
"This abandoned biological agent factory in the northern suburbs of Kyoto is their temporary base and the frontline headquarters currently monitoring us." Si Qi pointed his finger at a point on the satellite map. "The person in charge is Gao Lan, a radical within the Watchers. He was most likely the one who ordered the use of the glandular energy suppressor last time."
"What do you want to do?" Dr. Chen said solemnly, "The security there is very tight. Breaking in by force is not an option."
"Don't force your way in." Si Qi's lips curled up in a cold arc. "Don't they want to know the limits of the twin Alpha connection? Aren't they afraid of this 'instability'? Then let them see it with their own eyes."
A bold and risky plan gradually took shape in his mind. He needed to take advantage of the other party's fear and curiosity about them, and even more so, he needed to take advantage of their own unique ability to resonate with each other, which they were still exploring.
"We need a bait. One they can't refuse." Si Qi's gaze fell on Shao Wei, who was sleeping peacefully on the bed. A flicker of reluctance and pain flashed in his eyes, but was quickly replaced by determination. "For example, a precious 'experimental subject' who seems to be alone, whose glands are extremely unstable after surgery and who may go into a pheromone rampage at any time."
Dr. Chen instantly understood his intention and took a deep breath. "This is too dangerous! Shao Wei's body can't withstand any more torture! And what if they don't fall for it, or if they just use force..."
"So it requires timing, precise performance, and even more so..." Si Qi's gaze grew profound, "internal and external coordination."
He elaborated on his plan. Dr. Chen would deliberately leak a false signal that Shao Wei's condition was worsening, his pheromones were extremely unstable, and Si Qi was losing control and out searching for a solution. Meanwhile, they would secretly prepare another safe house. If Gao Lan sent someone to "recover" or "control" the seemingly isolated Shao Wei, the real Si Qi would join forces with Dr. Chen's men and storm the enemy's temporary base, which had been relatively empty due to personnel changes. They would seize key information or create enough chaos to force the enemy to act cautiously, buying them time to relocate and gain bargaining chips.
The key to the entire plan lay in whether Shao Wei, despite being extremely weak, could briefly "perform" the illusion of a pheromone rampage and hold on until Si Qi could arrive for support. It also depended on whether the uncontrollable resonance between them could be rekindled when needed.
This was undoubtedly a huge gamble, with the stakes being Shao Wei's safety and their fragile relationship, which had just begun to ease.
Si Qi walked to the bedside and looked at Shao Wei's slightly furrowed brows even in his sleep, his heart filled with struggle and guilt. He had just regained a little trust, was he going to put him in danger again?
However, passive defense would only keep Shao Wei forever under the shadow of the "Watcher," preventing him from truly recovering physically and mentally. Only by proactively breaking this deadlock could he secure a glimmer of hope.
As if sensing his heavy and complex gaze, Shao Wei's eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes. This time, his eyes were much clearer. Although still tired, they were no longer completely confused.
He looked at the map and information spread out on the table, then at Si Qi's tense and struggling face. He was silent for a few seconds and then spoke softly, "What do you need me to do?"
He heard their conversation.
Si Qi's heart suddenly tightened, and he squatted down to look him in the eye: "It's a very dangerous plan. You can refuse it, and we can think of something else..."
"How do we do it?" Shao Wei interrupted, his voice still weak, yet strangely calm. It was as if, having learned of their true relationship and the past "guilt" that hadn't been his fault, some heavy shackles had loosened slightly, and a deep-seated Alpha's tenacity and determination began to slowly awaken.
Siqi looked into his calm blue eyes and knew he had made his choice. He whispered the most dangerous part of the plan to him.
Shao Wei listened quietly, his face expressionless, his hands at his sides slightly clenching the bedsheets. After listening, he was silent for a longer time, then nodded slowly and with great certainty.
"Okay." He only said one word.
There was no hesitation, no fear, and no asking for details. It was as if all trust was placed in this simple response.
Si Qi's throat felt like it was clogged with something, and it was extremely sour. He reached out his hand, wanting to touch his face, but in the end he just shook his hand solemnly and forcefully.
"Wait for me to come back." Si Qi looked at him with a burning gaze, as if swearing, "This time, I will definitely be on time."
Shao Wei met his gaze. Something in the depths of his icy blue eyes seemed to light up for a moment before quickly fading away. He replied softly, "Hmm."
The plan began to work quietly.
Dr. Chen began sending carefully designed false signals to the outside world. Si Qi, in turn, acted outraged and anxious, going out alone to provoke a fight. He even deliberately caused a small conflict with a member of the "Watchers" peripheral personnel under a certain surveillance camera, so that they would believe that he was completely confused.
Inside the research station, only the "exhausted" and "unattended" Shao Wei, Dr. Chen and a few "weakly capable" researchers were left.
Night fell again, and the wind and snow seemed to intensify again. The howling wind concealed many undercurrents.
Shao Wei lay on the hospital bed, eyes closed, feeling the still-weakened body and the dull pain emanating from his glands. He knew the hunter was likely on his way. He took a deep breath, trying to recall the feeling of his pheromones going haywire, attempting to mobilize the faint but still present strength.
As time passed, the atmosphere in the research station became extremely depressing.
Sudden--
Beep beep beep!
A shrill alarm pierced the silence! The peripheral sensors were triggered!
Almost at the same time, the alloy door of the research station was violently hit and cut!
"They are coming!" Silver Fox growled, and according to the plan, he immediately covered Dr. Chen and other researchers' retreat to the emergency passage, creating the illusion of a panicked escape.
Shao Wei suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing in his icy blue pupils. Now!
He gritted his teeth, exhausted all his willpower, and frantically urged the remaining strength in his glands. At the same time, his mind desperately recalled Si Qi, recalled those painful, torn memories, recalled the coldness and fear of the white room...
An extremely unstable, violent, and chaotic cedar pheromone suddenly erupted from him, mixed with painful screams and the aura of destruction, instantly filling the entire room! The equipment monitoring his physiological data issued a sharp alarm, and various indicators skyrocketed wildly, perfectly simulating the dangerous state of the pheromone about to go out of control!
"The target pheromone is out of control! I repeat, the target pheromone is out of control!" Gao Lan's subordinates, who were monitoring the situation inside the research station through equipment, immediately reported with a hint of excitement and nervousness, "The researchers are escaping!"
"Action! Control the target as quickly as possible! Use powerful inhibitors if necessary!" Gao Lan's cold voice came from the communicator.
The alloy door was forcibly broken open! Four or five "Watchmen" members wearing black combat uniforms and gas masks rushed in and pounced on Shao Wei, who seemed to be struggling in pain on the hospital bed, pheromones gushing out violently!
Just as the powerful inhibitor in the hands of the team member rushing in the front was about to pierce Shao Wei's neck—
Something strange happened suddenly!
Shao Wei, who had originally seemed to be curled up in pain, suddenly had a startlingly fierce look in his eyes! He burst out with strength from nowhere, suddenly dodging the injection and kicking the opponent's wrist fiercely!
The inhibitor flew out!
at the same time--
Outside the research station, on a snowy night, Si Qi, who had returned quietly like a ghost, received a signal from Dr. Chen that "the prey has been caged."
He stood in the wind and snow, looking at the abandoned factory building with lights on and seemingly peaceful not far away, with cold flames burning in his eyes.
Shao Wei has already bought him time and opportunity.
Now, it's his turn.
The sandalwood pheromones around Si Qi were no longer suppressed, and it erupted like a dormant volcano, with tremendous anger and determination to destroy all obstacles, locking onto the stronghold ahead.
His figure, like an arrow shot from a bow, blended into the wind, snow and night.
The heat from the crematorium is finally burning towards the real perpetrators.
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