Chapter 70#

World 3: Everything You Snatch Is What I Don’t Want#

Qin Qing took sick leave. After what happened, he was in no mood to work.

“If you’re unhappy, just stay home alone and have some peace and quiet. Why move back to this place? The people here are so annoying.” 996 squatted on the balcony railing, licking the fur on its butt intermittently.

Qin Qing sat on a metal rocking chair, staring blankly into the distance.

After Su Su died, he moved back to the Qin family’s old mansion.

At this moment, he was wearing a thin pure white sweater and a pair of cotton casual pants, his feet bare, nestled bonelessly in the soft chair.

Autumn on this planet was very cold. The wind whistled down from the gloomy sky, blowing down leaves, turning the grass yellow, and making Qin Qing’s face flush and his eyes wet.

He sat there rocking unconsciously, like an autumn leaf swaying on a treetop, so desolate and fragile.

996 sighed, jumped down from the railing, curled up at Qin Qing’s feet, and covered Qin Qing’s bare feet with its chubby, soft belly.

“My body temperature is high, let me warm you up. You’re a grown man, can’t even take this little blow.” It muttered, pretending to be impatient.

Qin Qing came back to his senses, lowered his eyes, and smiled gratefully at 996.

“What were you thinking about just now?” 996 wrapped its big tail around Qin Qing’s slender ankle.

“I was thinking about who took Su Su’s bone diamond.”

Entering the interstellar era, human funeral rituals had also changed. After Su Su died, people here followed the procedure, burning his body into a handful of ashes, then continuing to heat and pressurize it into a diamond.

Su Su’s parents rushed back from a foreign planet thousands of miles away, wanting to claim this diamond, but the staff said it was stolen.

Qin Qing could vaguely guess who stole the diamond. It’s just, wouldn’t that person feel it was too late?

The living, soft Su Su who emitted fragrance and warmth, the Su Su who could be gazed at from close range, the Su Su who could be held and kissed, that person didn’t want. What use was a cold diamond to him?

“Humans are really ridiculous.” Qin Qing raised his hand to cover his eyes reddened by the wind.

Li Yijia walked onto the balcony with a plate of fruit and sighed, “Son, stop thinking about Su Su, eat something.”

“Thank you, Mom.” Qin Qing put down his hand and forced a pale smile.

Li Yijia pointed downstairs and whispered, “When I came up just now, I heard the mother and son saying they would post the video of Su Su being ravaged in the detention cell on the internet for everyone in the galaxy to see. I had a fight with them and pulled out a lock of Fang Anna’s hair.”

Qin Qing’s indifferent face suddenly darkened.

996 raised its head, revealing its sharp claws: “Damn it! The person is dead and they still kick him when he’s down! My violent temper can’t stand this!”

It quickly flipped over the balcony, slid down the withered vines on the wall to the open space on the first floor, and scratched up Qin Gantang’s S901 parked by the road with a hiss. This flying car was more expensive than a villa; Qin Gantang would definitely feel the pain!

Qin Qing: “Mom, I’ll go down and take a look.” He got up and left, his eyes clouded.

Arriving at the living room on the first floor, Fang Anna was holding a lock of bloody hair and calling Qin Tao, tears streaming down her face, crying pitifully. Qin Gantang sat aside, projecting a light screen with his optical computer, which was playing extremely unbearable scenes.

Su Su’s cries for help, screams, and wails came through so clearly.

Qin Qing almost dared not look at what was happening on the light screen. Qin Gantang, however, watched with appreciation while clapping and laughing, as if it were a very interesting movie.

Qin Qing closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then turned on the recording function of his optical computer, filmed this scene, and sent it to Yan Yufei.

He wrote in the chat box: [This is the person you are striving to unite with. This is the person you use your privileges to buy expensive gifts for. This is the person you rack your brains to please. Tell me, does he still deserve to be called human?]

Yan Yufei’s reply jumped out of the chat box very quickly, three simple words—[He doesn’t deserve].

Not even an exclamation mark.

But Qin Qing knew that such an expression was not a lack of hatred, but a calmness of extreme hatred.

[If you still have a little bit of guilt, don’t let him post Su Su’s video on the internet!] Qin Qing wrote again.

[I will handle it]

Still a sentence without punctuation, looking very indifferent, as if Su Su’s death to Yan Yufei was just a withered leaf falling from a branch, so silent, so natural.

This indifference was the numbness of a heart dead from pain.

But Qin Qing felt it wasn’t enough. He wanted Yan Yufei to hurt even more.

[The person is already dead, what use is it for you to get a diamond? Why didn’t you protect him when you should have? Wearing that diamond day and night, can you feel the pain of thousands of degrees of high temperature that burned Su Su to ashes?]

Yan Yufei did not reply again.

But Qin Qing knew that seeing these words, he must be in great pain, pain to the point of despair. From now on, the flame of thousands of degrees would burn in his heart day and night. His body would not die, but his soul would never be freed from the flames.

Qin Qing curved his lips slightly, smiled with satisfaction, and then continued to walk towards the living room.

Glancing at Qin Qing’s figure, Qin Gantang smiled and said, “Brother, want to watch a movie together? Shall I ask the butler to pour you a cup of hot tea?”

“No.” Qin Qing walked behind Qin Gantang, supported himself on the back of the sofa with both hands, leaned down slightly, and whispered in Qin Gantang’s ear: “Do you know? I have met all kinds of people, and you are the most obscene, shameless, and despicable one among them.”

Qin Gantang smiled, completely unconcerned.

“I am indeed very bad. But what can you do to me? Do you know who stands behind me?”

Those five top Alphas were Qin Gantang’s confidence. And Qin Qing didn’t have such confidence.

The light screen was still playing the scene of Su Su being ravaged. Qin Qing lowered his eyes, daring not to look, but his ears couldn’t help but listen.

His eyelashes trembled slightly, like flower branches beaten down by a storm. His eye sockets began to turn red, as if incredibly sorrowful tears were rolling inside.

Qin Gantang looked at Qin Qing expectantly, the corners of his mouth unable to stop rising. He wanted Qin Qing to collapse, suffer, cry in despair, or howl hysterically. He wanted the seemingly perfect Qin Qing to show his most wretched and ugly side.

But these assumptions all fell through.

At the moment of losing control, Qin Qing actually put on a quiet smiling face. Qin Qing, who looked so fragile, was such a strong person in his bones.

How boring. Qin Gantang curled his lip, looked at the light screen again, and drank a cup of caramel macchiato with great relish.

“Does this scent smell familiar?” He raised the cup and asked with a smile.

He knew the smell of caramel condensed milk would definitely remind Qin Qing of the tragically dead Su Su.

He would use every vicious method to stab Qin Qing.

Qin Qing lowered his eyes to look at him and said calmly, “Su Su was a member of the Central Army. I have already filed a report, and the military will thoroughly investigate this matter.”

Qin Gantang sniffed the caramel macchiato and said with a faint smile, “Can the military investigate the Crown Prince of the Empire?”

He didn’t hide his evil deeds at all. Yes, he caused Su Su’s death, but the person who helped him do it was Constant. That person was the future ruler of the Empire; who dared to touch him?

Since differentiation, Qin Gantang had always been fearless.

“Sigh, who told my constitution to be so special, actually matching with five top Alphas at the same time. I am also very troubled now. I worry every day, you know? Which Alpha should I choose to marry? My hair is turning white.” Qin Gantang twirled a lock of hair, complaining hypocritically.

The brilliant smile on his lips formed a sharp contrast with Su Su’s crying face on the light screen.

Qin Qing looked at him coldly and said, “I don’t know if other armies can investigate the Crown Prince of the Empire, but the Central Army definitely can, because our Commander is Yin Bozhou.”

Yin Bozhou, this was a name enough to shake the Empire.

Qin Gantang was still smiling, his eyes full of arrogance: “But unfortunately, Yin Bozhou is also my guardian.”

Just as he finished speaking, Qin Qing’s optical computer rang, the screen displaying Yin Bozhou’s name.

Qin Qing immediately answered the call, projecting a light screen directly in front, three meters away.

Qin Gantang hurriedly turned off his own light screen to prevent Yin Bozhou from seeing the scene of Su Su being harmed.

Yin Bozhou, wearing a black military uniform, walked slowly on the road. The front of the uniform was covered with medals and tied with a wheat-ear-shaped sash, looking extremely luxurious.

This was the full dress uniform, worn only on the most solemn occasions, showing that Yin Bozhou must have just been to a very formal place and met a very important person.

Seeing the background behind Yin Bozhou clearly, Qin Qing’s heart suddenly settled. He could roughly guess what this person was doing.

A steel-cast aerial fortress floated behind Yin Bozhou, surrounded by elite troops of the Central Army; that was the Imperial Palace.

Yin Bozhou had just come out of the Imperial Palace.

He walked while observing Qin Qing in the holographic image.

“You’ve lost weight.” This was the first sentence he blurted out, his sharp brows furrowing tightly.

Qin Gantang, sitting in front of Qin Qing, occupied the center position of the hologram, appearing so conspicuous, yet was completely ignored by him.

Qin Gantang waved his hand and called out “Bozhou,” but Yin Bozhou didn’t respond at all. His focused gaze penetrated Qin Gantang’s body, looking straight at Qin Qing behind him.

He had such an ability to treat anyone he didn’t like completely as air.

Qin Gantang’s surprised smile twisted into an embarrassed shape.

Qin Qing came out from behind the sofa and sat beside Qin Gantang as if without any grudge. His bare feet inevitably appeared in the holographic image.

The round toes were slightly red from the cold, the thin nails beautiful and cute, shining with luster. Yin Bozhou looked at these feet, beautiful as works of art, his gaze condensed, then said seriously: “Go put on a pair of shoes!”

Qin Qing curled up his feet, stepped on the sofa, hugged his knees with slender hands, and rested his pointed chin on his knees.

This posture made him appear even more fragile, like a small animal with nowhere to go in the cold wind, only able to hide in withered leaves and shiver.

Yin Bozhou emphasized his tone: “Military Doctor Qin, I want you to go put on a pair of thick socks and a pair of cotton slippers right now. This is an order!”

To think there would be such an order…

Qin Qing buried his face in his knees and smiled secretly. In the most painful and bewildered times, this person could build a warm and safe fortress for him with just a phone call.

Qin Qing was smiling, but Yin Bozhou didn’t know.

He thought he was crying, for Su Su’s death.

Hostility surfaced in Yin Bozhou’s pitch-black eyes.

He finally glanced at Qin Gantang, but his gaze was bone-chillingly cold.

“I have ordered a thorough investigation into Su Su’s death. Those Alphas have been caught and are being interrogated. Qin Qing, this is the Central Army. No one can cover up the truth under my jurisdiction, even if the other party is the supreme ruler of the Empire.”

He turned around, looked at the floating Imperial Palace in the distance, and said coldly: “My army protects the people, not the royal family. My soldiers will always aim their guns at the enemies of the people. If the royal family also becomes the enemy of the people, then my soldiers can also aim their guns at the royal family. On the day the army was founded, protecting the people was our highest purpose.”

A middle-aged man happened to walk past Yin Bozhou, wearing the royal emblem on his chest. Judging from the style of his dress, he should be a prince.

Yin Bozhou’s words made him look sideways.

And Yin Bozhou also looked back coldly, not showing any timidity or guilt because of his wild words. Before, he had never said such words that could be called treason, but everyone in the galaxy knew that as long as he was willing, he had the capital to overthrow the Empire.

This was also the reason why Qin Gantang would rather give up the Crown Prince of the Empire to marry him.

When he was provoked and no longer restrained himself, he would become a weapon that destroyed everything.

The prince’s face turned pale, then he walked up quickly and said in fear and trepidation: “Commander, I am the person sent by the royal family to assist you in investigating the case. We will absolutely not tolerate any murderer, please rest assured.”

“I don’t need the royal family’s assistance. If the murderer is caught, I will deal with it using military law. You should be prepared to change the Crown Prince.” Yin Bozhou said coldly.

The prince nodded while wiping sweat, then left in fear. He did not object to what Yin Bozhou said about changing the Crown Prince.

This indicated that the royal family had compromised with the Central Army. If even the Crown Prince of the Empire couldn’t protect himself, then the instigator Qin Gantang wouldn’t have a good end either. Once Yin Bozhou caught evidence of him causing Su Su’s death, he would definitely go to jail.

Being bound to five top Alphas was useless. The law protected the alliance, not criminals.

Qin Gantang shrank his body into the sofa, trembling uncontrollably. He looked at Yin Bozhou with teary eyes, wanting to beg this man to let him off, but dared not speak.

He knew too well how cold, upright, and intolerant of sand in his eyes Yin Bozhou was.

Qin Qing finally raised his head and looked at Yin Bozhou in the holographic image with slightly red, moist eyes.

And the cold and upright Yin Bozhou was now saying in an incredibly soft tone: “Qin Qing, trust me. I can give Su Su justice.”

The tears Qin Qing had held back for days burst out at this moment. He knew that when the world collapsed, this person in front of him would always stand up and hold up the sky for him.

He was a giant tower that never collapsed; he was the most magical deity.

The thoughts in his heart were a bit awkward, making Qin Qing laugh while crying. He covered his wretched expression with both hands, revealing only a red, perky nose tip.

Yin Bozhou, who could only see a red nose, actually felt Qin Qing was incredibly cute.

Cute enough to make his heart ache and soften.

“Don’t cry, tears have wet your clothes. Your sweater seems very thin.” Yin Bozhou comforted in an unfamiliar tone.

He unconsciously touched the top button of his military uniform, stunned for a moment, then moved his hand away.

He wanted to take off his coat and drape it over Qin Qing. Fortunately, he realized in time that this was a holographic image, not a real face-to-face encounter.

Qin Qing wiped the tears from his face, blinked his slightly red watery eyes, and said hoarsely: “Thank you, Commander. I filed the report, and I knew you would handle it impartially. This tragedy, no matter who powerful is involved, I believe you will never compromise. You will definitely choose justice and protect your subordinates.”

This burning, unreserved trust made Yin Bozhou’s heart soften again and again.

“Mm, I will investigate to the end and never tolerate it. You rest well and don’t let your imagination run wild.” Yin Bozhou looked at Qin Qing unblinkingly, light flashing deep in his eyes.

That light was Qin Qing’s reflection.

Qin Qing nodded obediently, tears still on his face, but he could already smile sincerely.

With his watery eyes curved and red lips pursed, he looked like a rose with dew.

Seeing this rose blooming under his comfort, Yin Bozhou’s heavy heart also cleared up.

The call was over, and there was nothing left to talk about. But for some reason, Yin Bozhou didn’t hang up the call.

Qin Gantang sneaked to the edge of the sofa, and while Yin Bozhou wasn’t paying attention, he flipped off the sofa and ran away wildly. He had to contact the other four Alphas immediately and ask them to think of a way. He didn’t want to go to jail!

Fang Anna, who was calling Qin Tao to complain, had long been silent as a cicada in winter and quietly slipped away. She rose to her position because of her son; if something happened to her son, she would immediately be beaten back to her original form.

She was originally a streetwalker in the lower city; she didn’t want to go back to being a prostitute!

The video call continued, Yin Bozhou’s holographic image floating so realistically before his eyes, making Qin Qing reluctant to hang up.

He rested his exquisite chin on his knees, tilted his head, and looked at the other party softly with red, moist eyes.

Yin Bozhou’s ears burned from being looked at, but he didn’t show it on his face. Even if nothing was said, just being gazed at like this, he actually felt very happy.

It turned out that a weapon could also perceive emotions completely opposite to destruction.

He continued to walk forward, racking his brains for a topic.

Just then, a flying ship landed on the open space not far away. A group of soldiers ran down and lined up on both sides to welcome their Commander. This video call that didn’t want to be hung up was finally about to be hung up.

Yin Bozhou looked deeply at Qin Qing floating before his eyes and said in a deep voice: “You are a soldier. I hope you adjust quickly and return to your post.”

This sounded quite strict, absolutely an official attitude. But Qin Qing translated it into another meaning—I hope you come back quickly, back to my side.

Is that so? Is this what Yin Bozhou really wanted to say?

Qin Qing agreed while pondering, a small, happy smile floating on his lips.

Call him narcissistic or sentimental, he just wanted to think so.

Seeing this cute smile of secret delight, Yin Bozhou’s eyes warmed. He nodded seriously, instructed “Put on shoes and socks quickly,” and then hung up the phone.

Li Yijia, standing in the corner, immediately walked over and helped her son put on cotton socks and slippers.

“Your Commander really loves his soldiers like sons. No wonder the Central Army is loyal to him from top to bottom. Now you can rest assured, Su Su’s grievance will definitely be redressed.” Li Yijia comforted in a low voice.

Qin Qing nodded, his heart largely at ease.

Qin Gantang hid in the bedroom and called the other four Alphas for help. Constant would naturally do his best to keep his position as Crown Prince, and the other three would also have to protect Qin Gantang if they wanted to live long.

If they joined forces, they could barely contend with Yin Bozhou.

Yan Yufei’s holographic image floated in mid-air.

He was wearing a white coat, doing an experiment. Probably because he stayed up all night, his face was a bit pale. Hearing that the Alphas who violated Su Su were caught by Yin Bozhou and were being interrogated, he turned his head and looked at Qin Gantang.

“I can help you get rid of these people. Without their confession, Yin Bozhou won’t get evidence of your crime. He is an upright person. Without evidence of a crime, even if he knows you did it, he can’t do anything to you. It’s just that this way, if you want to marry him in the future, life might be hard.”

“My life can’t be hard. Yin Bozhou has many enemies. Once his spiritual power collapses and he becomes disabled or dies young, his Central Army won’t be kept. For his army, he will inevitably compromise with me. If I want him to marry me, can he refuse? No, he won’t refuse; he can’t leave me. He treats me so badly now; in the future, I will make him kneel in front of me and admit his mistake!”

Qin Gantang said through gritted teeth and with extreme arrogance.

Yan Yufei stared quietly at this person, countless crazy thoughts flashing through his mind.

This ugly face, this dirty heart, would inevitably be torn apart by his own hands in the future.

However, when he opened his mouth, he uttered extremely gentle words: “No matter who you marry, I will always watch over you. I will help you deal with those Alphas cleanly, guaranteeing not a trace is left. Rest assured.”

Qin Gantang smiled happily, ran to Yan Yufei’s holographic image, wanted to give him a kiss, but the image suddenly disappeared.

“Why hang up so fast? What an unromantic blockhead.”

Qin Gantang complained a few words, crawled into the quilt, and slept peacefully. Waking up in the afternoon, he checked the news on his optical computer, then jumped up from the bed, waving his hands, laughing and shouting.

Those Alphas actually died inexplicably in the military department, foaming at the mouth one by one, suspected of poisoning, but no toxin could be detected. At that time, no one approached the cell or had physical contact with them.

The whole thing seemed like the work of ghosts; no matter how they investigated, they couldn’t find the problem.

The clues were broken, and the military could only announce that the case was unsettled. No matter how powerful Yin Bozhou was, he couldn’t arrest a weak Omega without evidence, not to mention Qin Gantang was a top Omega famous throughout the galaxy.

“I’m safe! No one can threaten me! Not even Yin Bozhou!” Qin Gantang jumped off the bed, clenching his fists and murmuring arrogantly.

Yan Yufei’s terrifying killing method didn’t arouse his vigilance at all!

Not long after, Qin Qing also saw this news.

Poisoning, but the method of poisoning couldn’t be found. Killing so many people silently, and in the most heavily guarded military department. Except for Yan Yufei, who in the entire Empire had such means?

Qin Qing immediately sent a text message to Yan Yufei: [You did it?]

[Yes].

[Why?]

[Rape only leads to imprisonment].

[So you killed them yourself?]

[Yes].

[Qin Gantang will be very happy if you do this.]

[He will be even happier in the future]

[I have arranged a very perfect ending for him]

Qin Qing looked at these chilling text messages, faintly feeling that Yan Yufei had gone mad. But he didn’t dissuade him; instead, he opened the light screen, called up the script he wrote, and changed the ending for Qin Gantang.

He wrote this ending, but now, he wanted Yan Yufei to continue writing it.

Leave everything to fate, because only fate knows what fruit will be borne from the seeds sown.

After changing the script, Qin Qing’s optical computer rang again. Ren Zehuai sent a voice message solemnly: “Qin Qing, where are you? I have very important words to say to you. Can you give me ten minutes?”

Qin Qing hadn’t gone to work at the military department for a long time. This person couldn’t reach him and started to get anxious. Qin Gantang could marry someone else at any moment; how could he wait?

996 jumped in from outside the window and asked curiously: “What bullshit does the scumbag want to say?”

“Probably words of confession and asking for a relationship. He wants to use me as bait to stimulate his real prey.” Qin Qing smiled with anticipation.

“Damn it, you people are really annoying! Messing around, don’t know what you’re doing. I saw Qin Gantang walking by the pond outside. I’m going to bump into him and make him fall into the water!” 996 came like the wind and ran away like the wind.