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The moment he figured out what he was dreaming about, Qi Luyao just wanted to tear his mouth and kill himself.

At the same time, the ex-boyfriend's eyes were so scorching that he would rather die than live - such wet but firm eyes gave him the illusion of stealing his master's bone in front of the watchdog.

Xia Xinghe's Xia who just yelled out just now is simply a knife of public execution hanging over his head, which will knock his soul out of him anytime and anywhere.

The embarrassment lasted for a few more seconds, Qi Luyao had an idea, put his hands on his heart in a hoarse voice: "Xia... scared me to death..."

Xia Xinghe froze for a moment, but quickly regained his composure: "Did you have a nightmare?"

Qi Luyao nodded weakly, pale with panic and fear.

However, the madness in his heart complained - falling asleep is a dream, waking up is a nightmare.Xia Xinghe, I really have you.

The man looked him up and down, as if trying to discern the truth of what he said.This kind of scrutiny made Qi's heart beat faster.

——Stimulation, since entering reincarnation, it has rarely been so exciting.Qi Luyao just wanted to cry crazily.

After staring at each other thrillingly, Xia Xinghe suddenly shifted his gaze, and then chuckled lightly.

It's fine if you don't laugh, but if you smile, Qi Luyao can't wait to find an egg and carve a picture of going up the river during the Qingming Festival on the outer membrane of the eggshell to calm down.

Following his gaze, he looked at his right hand that was propped on the side of the bed and clenched into a fist...

At that moment, Qi Luyao felt that even the Qingming Shanghe Tu could not relieve his inner misery - he would unconsciously clenched his hands when he told a lie, this little habit was only known to Xia Xinghe who had been with him for almost six years.

He instantly understood that in front of his old lover, there was nowhere to hide all his little thoughts.

So much for dying, Mo Yuanyou, who was watching the excitement, said, "Teacher Qi and Colonel Xia have such a good relationship."

At the stall where Qi Luyao was about to lose his breath, he saw the corners of Xia Xinghe's mouth curve up again.

Then he calmed down his expression, and replied seriously: "Mr. Qi and I have already broken up, but we are similar to you, so it can be regarded as a peaceful breakup."

Immediately afterwards, he seemed to feel Qi Luyao's complicated and angry emotions, so he added: "But it may not be very peaceful for Teacher Qi."

The man's meaningful gaze made Qi Luyao suffocate instantly.

Xia Xinghe: "After all, before we broke up, I caused some damage to his body."

Mo Yuanyou and Lu Chai coincidentally showed horrified expressions of eating melons.

Qi Luyao only felt a sharp pain in his buttocks.

Oh shit.

Absolutely.

Yesterday was April 2078, 4, the 13th day when the zombie disaster broke out.Zombie waves, zombies who are suspected to still have residual intelligence...

All kinds of anomalies that followed, like the magnetic storm, came without warning, and disappeared silently when the sun rose.

That night, the number of the team that stayed at the temporary resettlement site dropped sharply from 116 to only 54.

Qi Luyao remembered that in the previous reincarnation, only 15 people survived - Xia Xinghe saved an additional 39 lives.

Now, the higher-ups have given the leader of this team, Xia Xinghe, the punishment of cessation of power, and demanded that he be held accountable.

"Suspension?! Responsibility?!" In the mobile station, Yan Qing's angry voice echoed in the car, "They gave the evacuation order, they set the route, and they picked the resettlement location. What exactly do you need to be responsible for? !"

Yan Qing: "The only thing you did was turn this team from annihilated to half alive. They want to take this responsibility?!"

This was the first time Qi Luyao heard Yan Qing's out-of-control accusation, and it was also the first time he heard this person complaining about his superior who was loyal to him wholeheartedly.

But Xia Xinghe's gaze was always very peaceful, even a little indifferent: "The current situation is obviously a kind of rapid emergency public relations with the outside world, and it is unavoidable."

Qi Luyao knew his subtext—in addition to the elite Alpha soldiers, among the casualties this time, there were also a large number of Omega who had mastered the core technology of the Empire.

This was a major decision-making error by the government. La Xia Xinghe's launch was nothing more than finding Xia Xinghe temporarily so that he could give an explanation to the royal family.

This was just a tactic to delay the attack, but Xia Xinghe had to pay a huge price for it.

During countless reincarnations, Qi Luyao has developed a good habit of reciting the major news on the interstellar every day, and writing down the dates and details of major events.

For example, he has experienced and memorized this large-scale magnetic storm and the series of events that followed, so he can make correct decisions at critical moments.

But all of this does not include what Xia Xinghe should do after he became an officer and was suspended.

Maybe it's a little ironic, Qi Luyao thought to himself—while he desperately wanted to change the time, he felt endless panic and insecurity when time went out of track.

At this time, the communication gradually returned to normal, and after several intermittent ringing, Xia Xinghe finally heard an intelligible voice from his walkie-talkie.

"Xinghe?" A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Xia Xinghe was stunned, then picked up the walkie-talkie: "Yes, Major General Cheng Peng."

Qi Luyao knew that this Cheng Peng was one of Xia Xinghe's father's favorite generals. Because Xia Xinghe was not in the system before, he usually called him Uncle Cheng.

"The arrangement above must have its own reasons, so don't feel wronged." The man's voice was gentle with a trace of helplessness, "Your task right now is to obey orders."

Xia Xinghe: "Yes, I obey the arrangement."

Cheng Peng: "Your dad and I fought for it for you. Although you are currently suspended, your authority card will not be frozen, so you can still receive the corresponding supplies."

Xia Xinghe paused, with the usual expression: "Thank you, Uncle Cheng."

There also seemed to be silence for a few seconds before he spoke: "Since the 'Qingshui' incident not long ago, the media has paid close attention to us, especially the protection of Omega and civilians."

On the other side, Lu Chai, who was quietly listening to the call, lowered his head with a pale face, Mo Yuanyou smiled, and stretched out his arms to hug him.

Xia Xinghe clenched the hand holding the walkie-talkie a little bit, waiting for the other side to continue speaking: "Yes."

Cheng Peng: "The main reason for the decision to dismiss you this time is that among the 62 people who died in this attack, there were 41 Omegas, more than two-thirds of the total number of victims. The media believed that the army's rescue of Alpha was ineffective Priority suspect."

Hearing this almost absurd conclusion, Xia Xinghe almost blurted out his question: "Death is such a completely random thing, how can it use this simple multiplication and division method to reach a conclusion?"

"In this case, let me do the math." Xia Xinghe couldn't help but raise his voice, "Of the original 116 people in our team, the total number of Omegas is 78, which is more than two-thirds. According to this simple probability theory, Alpha's death rate is even higher than Omega's."

His voice seemed to be trembling with anger: "And under the same conditions, most Alphas have higher self-rescue abilities than Omega in the face of danger. In order to eliminate the interference of this factor and protect the vulnerable groups, I still A one-on-one rescue plan was specifically adopted."

He thought of Alpha who died tragically in the hail of bullets, and thought of the will-o'-the-wisp's grief and anger before his death. At that moment, Xia Xinghe suddenly felt that everything was not worth it.

After a long time, he finally opened his mouth and said: "...Our Alpha's sacrifice in this incident is also very heavy."

There was silence for a long time, and finally he let out a long sigh: "We all know, Xinghe, you have always been the best Alpha."

At this time, Xia Xinghe's eyes were still bloodshot with anger, but he swallowed all his emotions with force, turned his head and looked at Qi Luyao.

The man looked at him with an expression as calm as water, obviously without any consolation, but it made him feel a little comforted.

He turned his head and took a deep breath, and said to the walkie-talkie: "It's still because I didn't command well, I accept all punishments."

Cheng Peng: "Now the public opinion is very unfriendly to Alpha, so in the next step, we need you to carry out another rescue mission on the way back to the stronghold, and we will arrange for the media to follow up and report."

Xia Xinghe frowned: "Our current team only has six people, and there are two Omega."

"Yes." Cheng Peng interrupted him, "Now I will explain to you the specific task content, and you can switch the call to private now."

Xia Xinghe took a look at the staring eyes around him, picked up the walkie-talkie a little stiffly, adjusted the call status and left the carriage.

"Please tell me." Xia Xinghe lowered his voice, inexplicably having a bad feeling.

"This is a show." Cheng Peng said, "This is a show for all the residents of No. 48."

"The 25 meteorological observers trapped in 'Yuanya' are all Omegas. I need you to rescue them."

"You and Mo Yuanyou are the elite of Alpha, the cutting-edge talents we have spent a lot of energy cultivating, and we don't allow substantial damage in this incident."

"However, we need to let the media see what we, Alpha, are doing to protect the vulnerable."

When Xia Xinghe heard this, he felt cold sweat streaming down his back.

"This operation requires an Alpha to sacrifice in front of the camera." Cheng Peng said, "The rest you make arrangements according to the requirements of the above."

Hearing this, Xia Xinghe was already out of breath.

——According to his intention, Xu Yang must die there.

Is the meaning of going around and saving him from the explosion just to let him continue to die in the flames of war?

"Why do we have to die...?" Xia Xinghe said hoarsely, "Isn't it the best outcome for everyone to survive and return triumphant?"

"But this is not what the masses want to see." Cheng Peng interrupted him, "People are often more willing to remember tragic stories. This is not just a sacrifice. ' comes with sincerity."

At this time, Xia Xinghe's mind was already buzzing into a mess, and the helplessness of powerlessness made him feel dizzy and nauseous, but he had the badge issued by the Star Alliance on his shoulder, and he needed to be ordered to stop it.

"Did you hear that? Xinghe?" Seeing him silent for a long time, his tone became severe, "Don't be self-willed, this is also the best time for you to turn around quickly, I don't want to hear that you are on the internal arrest warrant because you violated the order list news."

Xia Xinghe stood behind the door, glanced at Xu Yang who was concentrating on driving, and the walkie-talkie in his hand trembled: "Yes..."

Before he cut off the call, Cheng Peng added: "Because of the 'Qingshui' incident, Luchai has always been the focus of the media's attention, and no mistakes are allowed."

Before Xia Xinghe could reply, Cheng Pengan added: "As an Omega, Qi Luyao is not allowed to show up in action, do you understand?"

Xia Xinghe was stunned for a long time, before answering: "...Yes."

Xia Xinghe's head was still buzzing when he cut off the call.

He didn't dare to look at Lian Yang who was driving in the cab. From the explosion incident to this "public apology", this young Alpha, like Luchai back then, was thoroughly punished because of the so-called "value". chose to abandon.

It may not be reasonable to say that it is abandoned. This is more of a gamble of "gaining more with less".And Lu Chai succeeded in skyrocketing his social value in this gambling game, and escaped the fate of being treated as kitchen waste.

This kind of "value theory" made Xia Xinghe feel disgusted, he even felt that with the aura of "privilege" and "rank", he became the same as those people.

But everything was of no avail, he carried the badge of the Star Alliance on his shoulder, and from that moment on, he was a soldier fighting for the empire.

"Xia Xinghe?" When Qi Luyao appeared beside him, Xia Xinghe was buried in the smoking area of ​​the car, just lighting up the electronic cigarette in his hand.

This cigarette belonged to Mo Lanxiang. After breaking up with Qi Luyao, he specially asked someone to import it from No. 49 next door.

Qi Luyao glanced down at the flaming metal strip in his hand, and gently sniffed the perfect replica of his own fragrance in the air: "This smoke smells good, but it's not real after all."

— the smoke isn't real, and the smell isn't real either.

Xia Xinghe was a little embarrassed, but his brain was still in a state of confusion, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Qi Luyao's eyelashes also fluttered twice. Surprisingly, he didn't bring the topic to embarrass Xia Xinghe as usual, but pretended nothing happened:

"not in a good mood?"

Xia Xinghe looked at his eyes blinded by smoke, lowered his head:

"Brother, what should I choose when my position contradicts my so-called justice?"

Qi Luyao raised his eyes, affectionate and indifferent: "You have to remember, soldiers only have positions in their dictionary."

Xia Xinghe's fingertips trembled, and the next second, the man added:

"But when you ask this question, isn't it because you already have the answer in your heart?"

"Make a choice according to your own wishes, otherwise you will regret it no matter what." Qi Luyao said, "Even if you have to face failure or endless costs, or the wrong choice itself, it is better than saying 'I regret it' It was a good time."

"After all, the emotion that people can't bear the most is regret, isn't it?"

Qi Luyao looked up into his eyes, the fog cleared away, the confusion faded away, and it seemed that something became clear in his vision.

The last time I saw Xia Xinghe's expression like this was six years ago in a linear sense.

That year, Qi Luyao was in his third year of Ph.D., and Xia Xinghe was in his third year of graduate school.

That was the first time they met, it was the first time Qi Luyao smelled the pheromone that could make him forget his anxiety, and it was also the first time Xia Xinghe met the person who could help him dispel all the fog...

The author has something to say: the next chapter will be v!I will post two consecutive chapters with a total of [-] words, so you can read it all at once! (There will be memories about the encounter between Xiaoxia and Teacher Qi hehe~)

The little angels who will haunt the comment area tomorrow will get a warm red envelope!Thank you for the support of genuine angels~ (bow)

By the way, I would also like to invite readers to bookmark the next book "SHEEP". It is a story about a human being and AI Gong falling in love and killing each other. The background setting is super cool cyberpunk~ If you are interested, don't miss it! !