After the Breakup, He Washed Away the Memories Chapter 76

Chapter 76

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Qin Muye continued to rub his forehead with one hand, looking very tired.

“So, it really was my brother.”

For a moment, Rong Qiu was speechless.

Qin Muye and Qin Zexi were full brothers from the same parents, and even closer as they had come this far together. For Qin Muye to expose such a disgraceful act by Qin Zexi was undoubtedly like stabbing himself with a knife.

However, Rong Qiu did not forgive Qin Zexi because of Qin Muye.

Whenever Rong Qiu thought about Qin Zexi’s not insignificant relationship with the Fourth Military District, his mood would instantly sour. He was clear about his likes and dislikes; out of the thirteen military districts of the Federation, the one he liked the most was definitely the Thirteenth Military District. If he had to choose the one he disliked the most…

The Fourth Military District would definitely be on par with the First Military District, not giving an inch.

He had seen so many dirty things in the Fourth Military District when he was on a mission there. Could it be that corruption ran from top to bottom just because Qin Zexi had been stationed in the Fourth Military District for a long time, causing the entire district to become chaotic?

Then he should be grateful that Qin Zexi had already retired from the military district and had become a businessman now. With myriad thoughts swirling in his mind, Rong Qiu inadvertently revealed everything he was thinking on his face.

“Qiu Qiu?”

“Yeah?” Rong Qiu snapped back to attention.

Rong Qiu licked his lips. “So what do you plan to do? If your brother’s actions are reported to the Federation…” Would the Federation go after him?

But Rong Qiu phrased it differently, with a softer tone: “Have you talked to your brother about this yet?”

“He’s disappeared.”

“Disappeared?”

“Yeah, I haven’t been able to contact him since I came over here, and even the people who were tracking him before responded that they’ve lost his trail.” Qin Zexi’s actions were too extreme; Qin Muye even felt reluctant to call him brother now.

“Let’s not talk about this.”

Qin Muye tapped the table, indicating for Rong Qiu, who was frowning absentmindedly while holding the documents, to sit down.

“Take a seat. I asked you to stay behind to discuss the next steps.”

“Okay.”

Qin Muye spread out the documents in front of him for Rong Qiu to see. “Take a look at this. These are the data detected by the surveillance personnel over the past three days. All the red dots on it are unknown mechas detected by the instruments.”

Rong Qiu had already looked at this document during the meeting just now, but now that Qin Muye asked him to look again, he went through it once more. The key points marked by Qin Muye were similar to those marked by him. Rong Qiu quickly understood what Qin Muye meant. He looked up at Qin Muye, and everything was understood without words.

But Qin Muye still explained to him, “Although these red dots seem scattered, a large part of these mechas’ origins is fixed. They all come from the south and ultimately stop in the southwest rainforest. The southwest rainforest has always been a blind spot in the control of the subsidiary star. It is shrouded in rain and fog all year round, and besides the towering, overgrown vegetation, there are only accompanying insects and animals. But if… pirates are secretly hiding there, it’s not impossible.”

“I’ll help you investigate.”

Qin Muye was momentarily stunned. “Rong Qiu, that’s not what I meant.”

In fact, Qin Muye had no intention of letting Rong Qiu investigate that area himself. “The task of investigating the new gathering points of the pirates will be handed over to the relevant reconnaissance department. What you need to do, Rong Qiu, is to lead your more than seven thousand Volunteer Army soldiers to cooperate with our regular army in operations. When the time comes, we’ll need to set off from here, and then…”

The Alpha spoke earnestly, and Rong Qiu listened attentively. After listening for a while, he quickly understood Qin Muye’s intentions once again.

Tapping his fingertips lightly on the table, Rong Qiu felt calm inside, his expression composed. “I can do it, but I have one condition: the management personnel of the regular army must not force the Volunteer Army to do anything. If I find anything wrong, I have the authority to immediately suspend our Volunteer Army’s actions.”

The reason why Rong Qin encountered heavy difficulties was not only related to false information but also to the strong attitude of the management personnel of the regular army.

“Of course, we’re just cooperating in operations. Your side will have certain authority.”

With Qin Muye saying this, Rong Qiu felt relieved.

In fact, Rong Qiu was already reassured by Qin Muye’s personal visit. However, Qin Muye was only the overall commander of the operation. He still didn’t know how the person in charge of the mission would specifically handle it. The so-called ‘marching orders may not be heeded in the field’, he didn’t want to end up like his brother, being betrayed midway through the task.

***

In the blink of an eye, it was already October.

Rong Qiu had been on the subsidiary star for nearly half a month. During this half month, Rong Qin still hadn’t woken up, but the subsidiary star was in a strange state. There were no small-scale skirmishes, no casualties, and even the traces of pirates were well hidden.

This made the senior personnel of the subsidiary star very worried; they always felt that this was the calm before the storm. “Chief Commander, why have these pirates suddenly disappeared? They come and go without a trace, as if they can disappear completely.”

“It’s not that they can turn invisible, but rather they’re stationed on this planet.”

“What!” All the high-level officials couldn’t sit still instantly. “They’re stationed on our planet? Where are they stationed? Why don’t we know about it? If it were just one or two, it would be manageable, but with such a large group coming and going…”

For this planet, the elusive group of pirates was like a giant bomb that could be detonated at any moment.

They urgently needed the overall commander who came from the Thirteenth Military District to tell them something.

But Qin Muye didn’t reveal much.

He simply maintained the cold and serious demeanor he always had while observing the nervous expressions of all the officials. It seemed like he was trying to find something wrong, but it also seemed like his usual attitude. It was this silent coldness that made everyone present feel a chill down their spine.

Those with guilty consciences naturally felt fear.

Qin Muye announced the adjournment of the meeting, leaving those people to ponder on their own.

However, after the meeting, Rong Qiu couldn’t help but suppress a smile. It was really tough working under Qin Muye; not only did he have to work overtime, but he also had to endure psychological torture that ordinary people couldn’t bear. But all of this was expected; one must fulfill their duties in their position. If these people found it hard just to reach this point, then Qin Muye, who only slept five hours a day, would be enduring even greater hardships.

This was also their final meeting before the joint operation.

The day after the meeting, several teams from the subsidiary star were going to set out according to Qin Muye’s arrangements to attack the pirates’ temporary base.

On the way back, Zhao Nanchen was still a bit puzzled. “Brother Little Qiu, these are just temporary bases. Even if we clear one out, they’ll soon establish new ones. In the end, it’ll turn into a protracted guerrilla warfare…”

“Continuous warfare is not only to destroy their bases but also to make their personnel completely mobile.”

“Personnel completely mobile?”

“Even for piratical raiders, they need various supplies for life, medical treatment, and even weapons. Having multiple boxes of consumables will make these supplies replenished frequently. With this, we won’t have trouble finding their main base.”

After all, no one could have expected that after suffering the invasion of last year’s cold wave, the infamous pirates would move to this inconspicuous subsidiary star. Half desolate, half rainforest, on the vast land inhabited by only one twentieth of the population of U Star, the rainforest was even a mysterious realm they had never seen before.

Rong Qiu was about to set off with his team, accompanied by Zhao Nanchen.

During this time, Rong Qin had been in the ICU, and although the congestion in his brain had decreased slightly, Rong Qin still hadn’t woken up.

However, before setting off, Rong Qiu specifically went to find Qin Muye.

Before he could say anything, Qin Muye had already guessed what he wanted to say: “Rest assured, I’ll have someone take care of your brother’s side, and no one will be allowed to approach him, not even my brother.”

With Qin Muye saying this, Rong Qiu smiled. “Since you said so, I’m relieved. Thank you. I’ll treat you to a meal when I come back.”

Rong Qiu’s smile was quite charming, with the corners of his eyes slightly curved and his eyelashes curled. Despite being late autumn, his smile dispersed the bleak autumn melancholy like warm sunshine.

Just seeing Rong Qiu’s smile softened Qin Muye’s heart.

The Alpha sat in his seat, idly rubbing the ring hidden in the shadows, rubbing the palm of his hand round and round, causing the ring to go from warm to scorching. The reluctance and the lingering longing before parting slowly pressed against him like an iron. Sometimes he felt like a little kid; even a few words of response would make him feel sour and bitter.

“Qiu Qiu, I’ll wait for you to come back.”

Safely come back.

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