Chapter 36
Lu Huai and Jiang Yun left the medical area together. He thought Jiang Yun would take him to the office cabin for questioning, but he didn't expect Jiang Yun to take him to the living area of the spacecraft.
Could it be that Jiang Yun wanted to discuss a private matter with him? That would be really rare.
Along the way, everyone they met would stop to greet Jiang Yun, and some would even look at Lu Huai with confusion, not understanding why this sudden intelligence agent would appear in the living area with Foreign Minister Jiang.
Morris is one of these people.
Agatha had reserved Lu Huai's rank of colonel in her "lover's" file. Whenever Morris saw his "lover," he would call him, "Sir."
Lu Huai nodded in response. He could feel the subtle look in Morris's eyes when he saw him and Jiang Yun together. When he was free, he might take some time to deal with it.
"What kind of relationship do you want to maintain with Lu Chao, Colonel?" Jiang Yun asked, "It seems that Lu Chao wants to treat you as a friend."
Lu Huai walked beside Jiang Yun, his hands behind his head, and said with a smile: "Isn't it good to be friends? I've read a lot of parenting books, and they all say that parents should be good friends with their children."
Jiang Yun chuckled. "When Colonel Lu is officially 'resurrected,' and Lu Chao discovers that his 'good friend' is actually his biological father, how do you think he'll feel?"
Lu Huai thought for a moment and said, "Would you feel like it was a surprise?"
Jiang Yun stopped and glanced at the Alpha beside him with an indescribable expression: "Colonel Lu, do you have any misunderstanding about the word 'surprise'?"
"You can rest assured about this. For children who don't have an Alpha father, no matter how their father returns to them, they will feel surprised." Lu Huai smiled, "At least for me, that's the case."
Jiang Yun opened the hatch, and his temporary residence on the Rescue came into Lu Huai's sight.
The commander-in-chief's cabin was significantly larger than the others, but Jiang Yun didn't make good use of the space. Apart from the necessary furniture and a rug under the bed, the rest was filled with office supplies.
Even the bed is a single bed that is only big enough for one adult.
Lu Huai walked to the bedside, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly pretended to unbutton his shirt.
Foreign Minister Jiang, who was always well-informed, was stunned by Alpha's sudden action and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Lu Huai said seriously, "I want to sit on the bed. I remember my wife made a house rule that you must take off your outer clothes and pants before going to bed."
Jiang Yun raised his hand to support his forehead: "...That's enough. I don't have the leisure to joke with Colonel Lu for the time being."
Lu Huai laughed, sat down cross-legged on the carpet, and looked up at Jiang Yun: "So, what do you want to ask me, Foreign Minister Jiang?"
Jiang Yun was standing and Lu Huai was sitting on the floor. The height difference between them was like a master standing in front of his large pet.
Jiang Yun looked at Lu Huai for a long moment before asking, "How long had you been awake before Lieutenant Colonel Gu found you?"
Lu Huai showed a surprised look: "What?"
"Eugene said that when you 'died,' your body didn't stiffen, your pupils didn't dilate; you still had body temperature, your skin was still shiny, you were like you were asleep, you just didn't have a heartbeat." Jiang Yun paused, his tone still slightly unstable despite his efforts. "So what about your mind? Did you have any thoughts when you 'died'?"
Lu Huai still didn't seem to understand Jiang Yun's question. "Minister Jiang, have you never slept? You don't have thoughts when you're asleep. You only have thoughts when you wake up."
"I know. So what I'm asking is, how long have you been 'awake'?" Without waiting for Lu Huai to answer, Jiang Yun continued, "At least you were conscious inside the crystal core chamber, weren't you? You could hear the voices of the Olin researchers. You gained information from their conversation, and you pictured the specific structure of the crystal core chamber and how to crack it in your mind. This explains why you were able to get out of the crystal core chamber by yourself.
"You also learned from them that I would bring Wycliffe Lu to the Ice Wasteland Planet. You deduced that I wanted to exchange Wycliffe for your body. You didn't want the Alliance to lose an important bargaining chip because of you, so you chose to murder Wycliffe Lu with a sniper rifle."
"And Lieutenant Colonel Gu, how did you know he would come to pick you up? I thought Lieutenant Colonel Gu would definitely go to the laboratory to scout the area before the official operation. Given his talkative nature, when he faced the crystal core chamber containing the idol's remains, he would probably be unable to control his chatter. You heard everything he said."
"Gathering bits and pieces of information from people's daily conversations, and then slowly piecing them together, I'll form a perfect plan that takes me from the research institute to the port and then to the shantytown; involving me, Ian Tang, Wycliffe, Portley, and Lieutenant Colonel Gu; from cracking the crystal core capsule to murdering Wycliffe, and finally reuniting with me in the shantytown. How long will it take?"
The smile in Lu Huai's eyes gradually disappeared.
"How long have you been awake, Lu Huai?" Jiang Yun's voice trembled slightly. "Three days, thirty days, or... three hundred days? Why didn't you tell me? Why did you hide it from me?"
Lu Huai sighed and thought that his wife being too smart could sometimes be a nuisance.
Jiang Yun's inference was clear and logical, leaving no loopholes or room for him to refute.
It seems that he has no other choice but to admit it?
Lu Huai held Jiang Yun's hand, looked up and said, "It's not as exaggerated as three hundred days or thirty days, baby, it's only one week."
Jiang Yun's pupils dilated slightly, and he confirmed with concern: "'Only one week'?"
"Yes." Lu Huai said, "Maybe it's because work is too boring. The researchers at Olin are all very gossipy. I get information very quickly. I heard about you not being married and having two children from them. You don't even know that I was..."
Lu Huai paused mid-sentence, his tone becoming more relaxed. "Not to mention that insane chatterbox, Muppets. He went on to the Crystal Core Module, from his birth on Browning Planet to his inability to get promoted at the Intelligence Bureau. It made me want to break out of the Module and glue his mouth shut with the strongest glue I could."
Lu Huai tried his best to ease the atmosphere, but his joke did not make Jiang Yun's face look any better.
"A week..." Jiang Yun repeated in a low voice, his eyes dimming. "A week is a long time. Colonel Lu must be very bored lying in the crystal core cabin."
Lu Huai pulled Jiang Yun and made him sit on the carpet with him: "What are you talking about, baby? How can a week be considered a long time? Many people stay in the ICU for more than a week. During the day, I listen to the researchers' gossip, and at night I think about you, the two children, and the family rules like not wearing a coat on the bed so as not to make you angry when I get home. A week passed quickly, and it even felt a little short."
Jiang Yun lowered his eyes and said softly, "But Colonel Lu is a man who loves to be lively and have fun. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for you to lie down for a week, unable to move or speak?"
Lu Huai looked at Jiang Yun, somewhat helplessly. "You asked me why I didn't tell you, and you yourself told me why I had to hide it from you? If I told you the truth, you would be heartbroken again."
"...Colonel Lu is so confident." Jiang Yun pulled the corner of his mouth. "As you just said, many people need to stay in the hospital for a week. Colonel Lu, are you so sure that I will feel sorry for you?"
Lu Huai asked back: "Won't you feel bad?"
Jiang Yun was silent for a moment, neither admitting nor denying. He simply turned his head and said, "This won't happen again. I beg you, don't hide anything from me in the future."
"Okay." Lu Huai touched Jiang Yun's head and made a promise, "I promise Jiang Yun, from now on, I will not hide anything from Jiang Yun."
After Lu Huai finished speaking, as if worried that Jiang Yun would continue this topic, he changed the subject: "In any case, your plan and my plan went smoothly. I escaped from the crystal core cabin and met you. You also fought for the greatest benefit for the alliance. I think we should hold a celebration banquet to celebrate. What do you think, Foreign Minister Jiang?"
Jiang Yun flatly rejected the idea: "Colonel Lu, don't forget, my main purpose for coming to Ice Wasteland Planet this time is to bring back your body. Now your body is still invisible to the public, so why would we hold a celebration banquet?"
——
On the last night on Ice Desolate Star, Jiang Yun hosted a small dinner party at the Starry Sky Lounge.
Don't get me wrong, this is not the celebration banquet proposed by Colonel Lu, it's just a simple gathering for everyone to have a drink and a meal.
After the mission, the more than 100 people on the Rescue will return to their respective posts, and there will be few opportunities for them to gather together in the future. Not to mention that Lin Zhen and his energy team will have to stay on the Ice Desolate Planet for a while.
Colonel Gu, whose wound had not yet healed, sat in a wheelchair and was pushed by Dr. Renee to the table for pregnant women and children who were not allowed to drink.
As everyone chatted and ate snacks, they naturally talked about the prehistoric legacy of the Intelligence Bureau's single rate being as high as 95%.
"Major Gu hasn't dated an Omega yet?" Renee asked curiously, "That shouldn't be the case. Isn't Major Gu quite handsome?"
"It's Lieutenant Colonel Gu, thank you." Gu Xingzhou drank his juice gloomily. "What's the point of being handsome? Of the twelve months in a year, thirteen are spent in hiding, and each time I stay in hiding for three to five years. Who would I date?"
Zhong Man pursed her lips and smiled, "What kind of Omega do you like? I'll see if there's a suitable one around me I can introduce to you."
Gu Xingzhou said without hesitation: "I like sweet and cute Omegas."
A slightly cold voice suddenly rang out: "You Alphas all like sweet and cute Omegas."
The originally lazy crowd stood at attention when they saw the newcomer: "Foreign Minister Jiang."
"dad!"
"Uncle Lover!"
Foreign Minister Jiang's aura made Gu Xingzhou want to bow to him with a cane, but Jiang Yun only brought her husband to check whether Lu Chao was drinking secretly.
Seeing his youngest son holding a glass of milk, Jiang Yun was about to leave when he heard Gu Xingzhou lower his voice and ask Lu Huai, "What about your lover? Do you prefer a sweet and soft little Omega, or a cold and strong big Omega?"
Jiang Yun: “?”
Gu Xingzhou thought he had set an unprecedented and shocking trap for Colonel Lu, but he didn't expect Colonel Lu to find the perfect answer effortlessly: "Me? I like Omegas like Foreign Minister Jiang."
Jiang Yun: “.”
Gu Xingzhou had to admit: "With this reaction speed, I would be sorry if I didn't give you a [non-human] evaluation."
Lu Huai said modestly, "To be honest, I've already thought of the answer to this fatal question."
Gu Xingzhou was amazed: "You can even predict this? This is really amazing."
Lu Huai said: "Don't praise me, you can do it once you get used to it." He had answered many similar life-threatening questions when he was newly married.
Jiang Yun didn't want to get involved in the meaningless conversation between Alphas, so he turned around and talked about official business with Yi Laizhe.
When Lu Huai finally finished chatting with the chatterbox, Jiang Yun had disappeared.
Did you go to the bathroom?
Lu Huai walked towards the bathroom, away from the crowd.
In the deserted corridor, he heard someone calling him, "[Lover]."
Lu Huai turned around and called out the other person's name before he saw his face: "Morris Evan."
Morris stared at the unfamiliar face in front of him and asked, "Are you... Lu Huai?"
Lu Huai raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Morris said in a deep voice: "When other Alphas walk with Jiang Yun, they can only stand behind him. Only you...only you dare to stand beside him."
"If you can tell I'm Lu Huai based on this alone, I should be the one calling you 'Commander' now," Lu Huai speculated. "Did Jiang Yun tell you something?"
Morris nodded. "After discovering your body was missing, he told me about that one percent possibility." Morris chuckled self-deprecatingly. "No matter how much I tried to persuade him, he refused to give up that last one percent."
Lu Huai smiled with a twinkle in his eyes. "That's because he can sense me, Morris." Lu Huai said, raising his hand to remove his disguise. "You may not understand, but when I looked at him through the sniper scope, he already sensed me - he knew I was looking at him."
After seventeen years, the familiar face appeared before Morris again.
"Lu Huai..." Morris murmured, "You really are Lu Huai."
It was the same face I remembered. Like a star at noon on a summer day, handsome yet possessing a lighthearted aggression, so dazzling it seemed to burn through all the hesitant and cowardly mediocrity.
——But Jiang Yun, who can compare to Colonel Lu who was 24 years old at that time?
——Perhaps only Colonel Lu, who is still 24 years old.
Morris took a deep breath, suppressed all the emotions that were coming up, and asked, "We used to be friends, right?"
Lu Huai nodded: "Yes."
"As your friend, I think I understand you," Morris said. "The reason I deny Jiang Yun's one percent is because there are too many details in this speculation that don't match your personal behavior."
Lu Huai became interested, "For example?"
Morris said, "For example, I don't think you'd kill a strange Alpha without orders. I didn't understand why you killed Wycliffe before, but now I think about it, you might have heard about the CIA's assassination order from the puppet."
"Unfortunately, you and Jiang Yun are both wrong on this point." Lu Huai said, "My reason for wanting to kill Wycliffe is not that complicated, and it has nothing to do with the interests of the alliance. I heard from some sources that Wycliffe Lu is a pervert who likes to play with Omegas."
Morris was stunned: "Just because of this?"
"Yeah," Lu Huai said bluntly, "I didn't want an Alpha like that to get close to Jiang Yun, so I killed him, that's all."
Morris was silent for a long time, then asked, "Then why did you take the wedding ring? You should have known that the wedding ring might threaten your identity."
"Do I need a reason?" Lu Huai thought Morris's question was a little funny. "I just took it if I wanted to."
Morris's Adam's apple rolled back and forth, but he couldn't ask a third question.
At this moment, he finally believed those words.
In everything related to Lu Huai, Jiang Yun will never lose.
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