Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xie Ruheng had been secretly investigating Father Lu’s disappearance during this period.
If someone else was missing, Xie Ruheng would not meddle in other people’s business, but he had been with this child for more than half a year, and he had also taught Lu Xiaoshan about mechas. Regardless of whether Father Lu was missing or dead, he should give this child an explanation.
“Before you and Brother Tang Tang came to cure mom, dad would come home at least once a week.”
“When dad came home for the last time, he told mom and I not to worry about the medical expenses. Dad said he had a way to get the money, but he never came back after he left…”
Xie Ruheng recalled Lu Xiaoshan’s determined expression when he said these words to him. The child had realized the fact that his father might not come back and began to try to be like a grown man who carried something on his back.
Lu Xiaoshan said that he wanted to become a racer in the underground arena in a few years.
“Mom’s health is not good. Our family cannot receive subsidies forever.”
“I want to make money early so that my mother can live in a new house.”
Lu Xiaoshan’s words echoed in his ears, and Xie Ruheng subconsciously touched his pocket. Since he discovered that the stone was magic silver, he would carry the lucky charm with him every day. Xie Ruheng exhaled gently and walked to the first floor of the black market.
In a few days, there would be the professional class exam for the chief competition. He and Gu Tunan would have a mecha duel. He was going to buy some healing medicine from Old Man Qin.
He took out an anonymous savings card and said, “Mr. Qin, give me ten according to the old rules.”
Old Qin, who was lying on the wicker chair looking sleepy, yawned and said, “It’s Xiao Xie, about what you asked me to do before. Please pay attention, I have some information.”
Xie Ruheng once asked this black market pharmaceutical dealer to investigate the disappearance of Lu Xiaoshan’s father. Because the other party was well-informed and had many channels.
Old Man Qin slowly took out ten tubes of medicine from the cabinet, randomly put the medicine into a black bag, lowered his voice and said softly: “The military people are also investigating this matter. They asked me to lend them someone. Do you want to go and cooperate with the military?”
Xie Ruheng raised his eyebrows slightly, “Military?”
….
“Nan Nan, do you want to participate in the investigation of this matter?” General Gu was playing chess with Grandpa Tang while communicating with his precious grandson.
After Cheng Wenhui was imprisoned in the police station, many things were investigated inside and outside. Except for the swimming pool incident where there was evidence that Cheng Wenhui injected aphrodisiacs into alpha students with the intention of harming an omega, the other incidents could not be confirmed.
Cheng Wenhui was very strict and insisted that all this was his impulse. Because the incident did not cause substantial harm, he was sentenced to up to five years in prison.
When the police investigated Cheng Wenhui’s optical brain, they found interesting clues, such as a chat record that seemed to involve some dirty talk about energy crystal trading.
The tax rate for trading energy crystals on formal platforms was very high, and Admiral Gu suspected that the Cheng family was conducting private transactions to evade taxes.
Letting Gu Tunan participate in this investigation would firstly gild Gu Tunan’s resume, and secondly, Gu Tunan may find evidence of Cheng Wenhui’s crime which would improve Tang Bai’s favorability of him. The above was Admiral Gu’s inner calculation.
The entire Gu family knew about their grandson’s unrequited love for Tang Bai. Admiral Gu was quite fond of Tang Bai, his grandson’s future partner. The only thing he was not satisfied with was that he had heard that Tang Bai had been temporarily marked by another alpha.
After hearing his grandson’s agreement, Admiral Gu hung up the communication and went straight to the point to inquire about the information: “Why hasn’t your family arranged a blind date for Tang Tang recently?”
“The alphas who are lining up to confess their love to Tang Tang from my family would have to go around the Federal Military Academy three times, and Tang Tang can’t even choose one, so why go on a blind date?” Grandpa Tang took a sip of hot tea and drank it happily.
“Children are not sensible and can easily be deceived by the rhetoric of alphas outside. It is safest for us to watch the grown-up children as they don’t know the basics.” Admiral Gu looked at the chess game, and he deliberately gave Grandpa Tang a piece.
Grandpa Tang took advantage of the victory and pursued, “Isn’t that right? I think these alphas chasing after my Tang Tang are not good things. It is most important for children at this age to study hard. My Tang Tang will inherit my mantle in the future, so there is no need to fall in love.”
“Well, omegas still have to put the family first. Look at Bai Zhi, who runs around all day long and hasn’t gotten married yet in his thirties, you see how Lao Bai is going to die of anxiety.” General Gu used his superb chess skills to feed Grandpa Tang with pieces, and he even fed them superbly. This technique made Grandpa Tang smile.
“Isn’t your daughter-in-law running around outside during this time? Look at your Xiao Li, I think he is much happier now than before.”
Grandpa Tang’s words made General Gu fall silent for a while. For a while, Li Songyun was busy with school affairs in the slums, and he was even too busy to take care of the family affairs. The entire Gu family had realized that without Li Songyun, the family didn’t look like much of a family.
Just as he was distracted, General Gu heard Grandpa Tang laughing heartily: “Haha! You lose this game!”
….
Xie Ruheng waited at the place he had agreed with the military. It was said that the military needed people who were familiar with the slums to cooperate, he kept waiting, and then he saw the face of the person in front of him –
“Gu Tunan?”
Gu Tunan said in surprise: “What a coincidence.”
Xie Ruheng’s pupils trembled, and he remembered the future that Tang Bai had revealed to him: “Fate will bring them together. Not only will they become partners in school, but they will also become partners outside school because they have to do something…”
Xie Ruheng forced a smile and said: “Yes, what a coincidence.”
“You two know each other, that’s good, just you two are to act a group, then we will split up now, everyone hurry up, the Cheng family is likely to start moving.” The person in charge of the military arranged the action plan vigorously and resolutely, because the words on Cheng Wenhui’s optical brain were vague and could be interpreted as many possible locations, so each team was sent to investigate different locations.
“We are going to the mining area in Area B. There is no specific mine location for this mining area on the map.” Gu Tunan frowned. The slum mining area information could not be updated in time on the interstellar map.
“Change clothes with me first, don’t alert the snake.” Xie Ruheng threw Gu Tunan a set of clothes commonly used by miners. Originally, he was going to change clothes directly here, but then he remembered that Gu Tunan might have a crush on him, so Xie Ruheng hesitated about taking off his pants.
Gu Tunan didn’t notice Xie Ruheng’s hesitation. As he took off his clothes, he seemed to be chatting: “Don’t these clothes have a smell… Speaking of smell, my pheromones smell like cedar.”
Looking at Xie Ruheng with gray-blue eyes, Gu Tunan naturally expected Xie Ruheng to answer.
After all, he had revealed everything, and it was time for him to reveal it too.
Gu Tunan’s expression of curiosity and inquiry was caught by Xie Ruheng, who was on high alert: “…?” Why did this alpha suddenly talk about the taste of his own pheromones?
Xie Ruheng glanced at Gu Tunan warily.
Gu Tunan felt a little lonely when he was not answered but thinking that Xie Ruheng might have also failed in his pursuit of Tang Bai just like him, and they had both lost to a seemingly mediocre alpha, Gu Tunan’s chatterbox opened up again: “I think outstanding people should be with equally outstanding people. This is the most harmonious state of love.”
Looking at each other, Gu Tunan nodded slightly to the “comrade” he recognized.
We all lost to the same unknown alpha. It’s time to turn enemies into friends and deal with the biggest enemy first!
Xie Ruheng: “???”
What Tang Bai said popped up in Xie Ruheng’s mind: “Evenly matched opponents are more than just opponents under the arrangement of fate. Just like two flints rubbing against each other will create the spark of love. The love between Xie Ruheng and Gu Tunan is following the path of enemies who fall in love and kill each other…”
Silently retreating to the trash can, using the cover of the trash can to change clothes, Xie Ruheng listened to Gu Tunan continue: “Actually, I have also grown a lot during this period. I am no longer the traditional straight A.”
Xie Ruheng’s hands shook slightly as he unbuttoned his buttons.
Gu Tunan, who wanted his comrades to say a nice word for him in front of Tang Bai, didn’t think too much about it. During this period, he finally learned that a straight A cancer would not be liked by an omega after receiving some advice from Mrs. Gu. He should not limit what he could do just because he was an omega. For example, Tang Bai, an omega, could also be a mecha builder.
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Tunan was interrupted by Xie Ruheng, “What exactly do you want to say?”
Gu Tunan had already changed his shirt and put his hands on his belt. He said sincerely: “Can I smell your Pheromones?”
The next second, Gu Tunan was coldly beaten by Xie Ruheng.
——”Why did you do it all of a sudden?!”
——”Because those people in the mining area are all injured, and scars are the best disguise!”
——”That’s it!”
Gu Tunan slapped Xie Ruheng with his backhand.
Xie Ruheng: “…?” Don’t you like me?
The two alphas clenched their fists, and for a moment there was fire and smoke everywhere.
Ten minutes later, two alphas with equally gray and bruised faces blended into the mining area perfectly.
Abandoned mines were hidden trading places, but there were many abandoned mines in Area B. It was a waste of time to check them one by one.
Gu Tunan looked at the dusty mining area. The environment here was worse than he imagined, with dust pollution, strange smells, garbage discarded everywhere, and many people walking in a hurry. They were all hunched over and carrying heavy loads of ore or a tool.
Gu Tunan originally thought that someone would doubt them, but when he arrived at the mining area, he found that everyone here was doing their own thing in a panic and numbly, and there was no extra energy to pay attention to the outside world.
He saw a child about the same size as his youngest brother walking beside his parents, holding some lightweight tools.
He saw an omega with a scar on his neck was carrying a weight similar to that of another beta miner, and his steps were shaky when he walked.
He even saw a gray-haired old man here. He might be older than his grandfather. He was dressed in tatters and his legs and feet were obviously not very flexible. The old man carried a heavy basket and walked a certain distance, but then he couldn’t bear it and put the basket on the ground.
Just when Gu Tunan was feeling heavy about the depressive atmosphere here, his arm was suddenly hit by Xie Ruheng. Gu Tunan looked along where Xie Ruheng was indicating and saw a miner with healthy skin, walking fast.
“Follow me.” Xie Ruheng mouthed silently.
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