Veteran Cadre and Bug Chief [Interstellar]

When Aoning mentioned that the indicator light was flashing continuously, Qi Fei quickly realized that it was Yan who was looking for him.

He made a promise to his partner, who is currently only five years old in mental age, that he will accompany him throughout the journey, and he didn't tell the other party in advance that he would leave for a while during the inspection. Yan naturally thought that he would stay outside all the time, but just now, I don't know what kind of unexpected situation Yan encountered in the testing cabin, so I turned on the intercom button to find him.

But right now, he who is most trusted by the other party is not there.

The sudden situation must have made the overage cub feel uneasy, which prompted him to press the intercom button to find his "big friend", but the voice of the "big friend" who should be guarding him has not been heard from outside for a long time , Yan felt that Qi Fei might have "broken the contract", and the restlessness in his heart doubled immediately, making him unable to escape from the unbearable environment.

The few people guarding around the testing cabin did not expect that Yan would suddenly interrupt the inspection on their own, and left the testing cabin without saying a word. The medical staff closest to the cabin door just went up to ask what happened to Yan , although their family's memory was back to five years old, but the chief who was still adept and vigorous jumped out with a "whoosh".

"Hey! Wait..."

The medical staff subconsciously wanted to reach out to stop him, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of his blocking, and his speed of action increased instead of slowing down.

The entire area C of the infirmary has been closed to the public. Those who can move around in the area are worms who know the inside story. On state.

These wide open doors provided a convenient exit for the worm chief to escape, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye when the worms in the room were stunned.

"Don't panic."

The more nervous the person he was reporting the situation to, Qi Fei became calmer and calmer. The leadership aura he once led for a long time was clearly revealed at this moment, and the redundant emotional interference was pushed aside, leaving only an orderly rationality. Take charge of the overall situation in your mind: "Check whether the four doors connected to the outer passage are still locked and intact, send a bug to the monitoring room in C area to watch the monitoring, the medical staff will debug the detection cabin that interrupted the process as soon as possible, and export the first stage data , I’ll be responsible over there, and report to me where he left.”

Infected by Qi Fei's calmness, Ao Ning finally got rid of the panic after receiving the task. He made it clear what he should do next, quickly said "yes" in the communication, and then told the officer from which fan The open magnetically controlled door left and reported to Qi Fei.

"Okay." Qi Fei said, "I'll go find the worm now, and don't send other worms to intercept him, so as not to further aggravate his restlessness."

"Yes!"

Not noticing that he had accepted the male insect's instructions as if he was facing his superiors, Ao Ning hung up the communication and quickly started to implement what Qi Fei explained.

On this end, Qi Fei apologized to Xiongfu and his uncle. He terminated the three-way call ahead of time, and hurried towards Yan's departure direction.

The overage cub ran away without saying a word. Fortunately, the total area of ​​Area C is only that big. The insect who entered the monitoring room quickly searched all the small monitoring screens, and quickly found the tracking target. He reported the direction of his advance to Qi Fei, and with the remote assistance, it didn't take long for Qi Fei to block the worms running towards him in a passage in the area.

When Qi Fei's figure suddenly appeared at the corner of the corridor ahead, Yan, who was walking in a hurry, paused, and came to a "sudden brake" in the passage.

Yan stood some distance away from Qi Fei and looked at Qi Fei, his frowning brows loosened for a moment, and then he did not know what to think of, then his unfurled brows frowned again, he pursed his lips, unexpectedly Turn around and walk in the opposite direction.

Rao Qi Fei is not very good at dealing with young children. After seeing Yan's expression change, and seeing that although the female worm turned around and left, the speed was obviously slowed down by at least half compared to before. He also understood that this was Yan's protest to him ——Because he didn't fulfill his promise and accompany the other party's inspection throughout the whole process as promised.

"Trouble to clear up this section of monitoring." Qi Fei whispered to the worm on the other end of the communication line who was still on standby, and the staff on the other end responded calmly before disconnecting the communication. The walking figure quickly chased after him.

Although Chief Chong, who protested with actions, turned his back to Qi Fei, his ears were still erect, quietly listening to the reaction of the person behind him.Out of some awkward emotion that only he knew, he only stopped when he heard Qi Fei chasing up, and then started to speed up, striding forward as if he wanted to shake off Qi Fei.

From Yan's movements, Qi Fei read a classic line when children quarrel: "I won't talk to you anymore!"

The reason why this line is classic is that most young children have said such a line or something similar to it when they quarreled with their friends, and children's dissatisfaction often comes and goes quickly. A conflict with a toy can also be reconciled over a piece of candy or an ice cream.

If someone has fallen out with someone and has not reconciled for a long time, it is likely that both parties have felt wronged, and neither of them can be ashamed to apologize to the other party first, and they all want to wait for the little friend to come and talk to themselves first. reconcile.

Right now, the overage cub of Qi Fei's family is in such a state waiting for him to reconcile.

"I'm very sorry."

Qi Fei apologized as his "little friend" expected, and he quickened his pace as he said, keeping the distance between the two insects relatively stable.

The reason why he didn't chase after Yan with big strides was because he was afraid that if he chased too fast, it would cause the opposite effect, making Yan feel as if he was here to "catch" the other party.

Hearing that the object who had been chasing him from behind finally apologized, the female worm who was walking forward turned her head to the side, and he finally stopped, but stood still on the spot with his back to Qi Fei.

At most, Yan only turned his head back 45 degrees, and then faced forward again.

Qi Fei realized from this irreversible turn of the head that Yan was expressing his willingness to continue to explain in an awkward way.

Without the controllable indicator light like a mood indicator, the overage cubs who were reluctant to speak used their brains and came up with a new way of communicating with small movements to express their thoughts.

"The machine that made you what you are now needs to be overhauled by bugs. We have to check the machine and you at the same time, so that we can find a way to let you recover smoothly." Qi Fei said softly, "I just thought about checking it out from you. It will take a while to finish, so I greeted the medical staff and went to overhaul the machine. I asked them to notify me ten cycles before the end of the inspection. I thought it would be better to rush back before you finished the inspection. I feel uneasy—sorry, I took it for granted, I shouldn't have left without telling you."

After explaining all the reasons and consequences of his departure, and sincerely apologized to the "children" again, Qi Fei analyzed his mistakes and patiently waited for Qi Yan's response.

Hearing Qi Fei say that the other party is "temporarily gone", the tip of Yan's pricked ears unconsciously moved. He chewed Qi Fei's words upside down three times in his heart, and he was convinced that his "big friend" was It was really just leaving temporarily, not intentionally. After leaving him there, the string that had been vaguely tense in his heart suddenly loosened, and finally he turned completely backwards, facing Qi Fei.

Qi Fei didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief that Yan accepted his apology, he was caught off guard by the female worm's eyes that were almost overflowing with grievance, and his heart tightened again.

This was the first time he saw Yan such an expression.

Qi Fei is his friend when he grows up, Yan is very clear about Qi Fei's role, but for him who still firmly believes that he is only five years old, it is better to treat the adult insect in front of him as a "little partner" , he was more inclined to regard Qi Fei as an elder who cared for him very much.

Qi Fei's patience when treating him, his deliberately gentle tone of voice, the care of the elders unconsciously revealed in his words and deeds... These things that have been far away from the young female for a long time seem to have returned once and for all.

In the heart of an overage cub who can fight fiercely over a box full of old things, Qi Fei is like an uncle of his who went out on a mission for a long time and finally came back.

Little did he know that he had already raised his seniority in his partner's heart, "Uncle Qi Fei" saw that Yan's eye sockets were turning red, and immediately walked up to the female in twos and threes.

He raised his hand and touched the head of the super-age cub: "It's my fault."

In Yan's eyes, this touching head that was only felt intimate between the two worms in the past intensified Qi Fei's sense of seniority.

When the last familiar elder did not come to the center to see him again, the young female kept guarding the box left by the elders every day, as if a gate was loaded in his heart, closing all emotions and sincerity tightly. Closed inside, refusing to reveal anything to the outside.As time passed, the opening and closing bearings of the gate were almost completely rusted, and they condensed into a cold and ugly whole, which could not be opened easily, and no one would want to open it.

Those who were intimidated by it avoided him in fear.

However, at this moment, the care from the "elderly" easily removed the cold and hard rust. At first, the gate in his heart was only loose, but now it has been completely opened with a bang, and the emotions that have been accumulated for a long time cannot be stopped. Instinctively, Yan stretched out his arms towards Qi Fei, and after confirming that he had been picked up, he hugged the adult tightly, pouring out all the emotions that urgently needed to be expressed. on the other side.

Qi Fei quietly let Yan hold him, he adjusted his posture slightly to make his leaning more stable, he didn't say anything to prevent his partner from venting his emotions, he only patted the other's back slowly, and rubbed him gently with strength s hair.

Qi Fei dutifully faced a quiet and gentle leaning, and his words were also almost silent. If it wasn't for the real moist feeling from the clothes being pressed by the female, he would almost think that the other was simply leaning on him.