After the Breakup, He Washed Away the Memories Chapter 80

Chapter 80

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“I’m afraid too, but I won’t stop him.”

“Qin Muye, you need to understand, Rong Qiu is my only brother. It took me a long time to find him.”

“Besides being your brother, Qiu Qiu also has his own independence. Whatever he wants to do, we can only advise him, but we don’t have the right to force him.”

“But…”

This “but” abruptly stopped.

Rong Qin finally realized something. In that moment, he finally understood how Qin Zexi felt, but he couldn’t be as extreme as Qin Zexi. What Qin Muye said was right. Rong Qiu had been independent since childhood. When Rong Qin hadn’t found Rong Qiu, Rong Qiu had grown up safely on his own. Rong Qiu was already an adult now, and Rong Qin had no right to forcibly control him, no matter what he wanted to do.

However, even so, Rong Qin was on the verge of collapse.

The beta squatted down, covering his face with both hands. The face hidden beneath his hands was completely distorted. Rong Qin gritted his teeth tightly. “Fine, I won’t stop him, but I want to go with him.”

***

Qin Muye did not stop Rong Qin.

Just as he had told Rong Qin before, everyone was free to do what they wanted.

But he still informed Rong Qiu.

The online meeting room was now closed. Both the video and audio channels were cut off by Qin Muye, so there would be no more leaking of chat content. Rong Qiu had just returned to his office, still reviewing the detailed information of the mission. He needed to memorize all the details about the terrain, climate, and rainforest.

Rong Qiu leaned against his temple with one hand, slightly tilting his head. He glanced at his phone. Although they were on the same planet, the climate in the rainforest was completely different from that in Sand City. It was hot and humid here, and even in November, the sun was scorching hot.

So Rong Qiu was only wearing a thin white shirt. The clean and soft material made him look exceptionally gentle.

Now in front of him was a thick stack of documents, totaling one hundred and thirty pages.

But Rong Qiu had a good memory. After a quick glance, he had already memorized seventy percent of it. Rong Qiu was planning to read it carefully from the beginning, when his phone beeped.

It was a message from Qin Muye.

Qin Muye had just talked to him yesterday, informing him that Rong Qin had woken up and also wishing him a happy birthday. Whenever Qin Muye called, it was always for something important. If it was a message, then the matter could be dealt with later.

But at this point, shouldn’t Qin Muye be discussing something with his brother Rong Qin…

Rong Qiu released his hand from his temple and sat up straighter.

【Commander Qin (Qin Muye): Brother Rong Qin asked me about you, and I told him. He’ll come to find you in a while.】

【Rong Qiu: Did my brother talk to you just about this? But won’t exposing Qin Zexi’s video today affect you guys?】

【Commander Qin (Qin Muye): Affect?】

【Rong Qiu: I mean, won’t it affect the reputation of your S-rank Alphas?】

【Commander Qin (Qin Muye): …】

【Commander Qin (Qin Muye): I don’t have such a thing.】

Rong Qiu raised an eyebrow. In the late afternoon sun of autumn, his white shirt faintly reflected warm light.

Okay, Qin Muye said he didn’t have such a thing.

Just pretend he hadn’t seen Qin Muye’s fragile state during his susceptible period.

The conversation between the two stopped abruptly here. Rong Qiu had nothing else to say. He just stared at the “Typing…” on the top of the phone screen, waited and waited, but in the end, the screen remained quiet without any new messages coming through.

Rong Qiu understood.

The conversation with Qin Muye had come to an end.

Rong Qiu habitually scrolled through the chat records. With a casual swipe, he exceeded today’s conversation and returned to yesterday’s chat. It was his birthday yesterday, and Qin Muye had told him that Rong Qin had woken up and also wished him a happy birthday.

He didn’t know where Qin Muye found that old emoji.

Strange yet auspicious, it was a red and white paper-cut image of a paper rabbit holding a peach. Clearly, he wasn’t even thirty years old yet, but the emoji was accompanied by the words “As the sun rises, may you live as long as pine trees,” felt a bit old-fashioned for some reason.

But unconsciously, a faint smile appeared on Rong Qiu’s lips.

However, his smile was faint, as if it could disappear with a gust of wind.

Rong Qiu continued reading.

Only then did he realize that today’s conversation had changed the address from the first sentence. Qin Muye had previously only called Brother Rong Qin by his name, but now he suddenly became respectful…

Unfortunately, Rong Qiu didn’t have time to think about it. He saw the stack of documents that he hadn’t finished reading yet. Putting his phone down, Rong Qiu continued to carefully memorize all the words in the material.

After all, he would be setting off tomorrow.

As for Rong Qin coming to find him, whether he could catch up was another question. Their itinerary couldn’t slow down just because Rong Qin wanted to join, and in order to avoid alerting the enemy, they would even accelerate their pace tomorrow to find out the exact location of the pirates’ headquarters as quickly as possible.

***

Five o’clock the next day.

The formal army and the volunteer army, totaling thirty-eight thousand people, were all assembled.

Before setting off, Zhao Nanchen felt nervous as he looked at the dense and lush jungle.

“Little Brother Qu, I always feel like this trip is a bit mysterious.”

At five o’clock in the rainforest, it was hot and humid, and unknown creatures rustled in the jungle. Passing through the grass or over the leaves, lively animals and insects jumped on the tall trees. In Zhao Nanchen’s eyes, they seemed like they could eat people.

Rong Qiu couldn’t help but smile at his words.

The beta tidied up his clothes. The volunteer army’s uniform was not as neat as the formal army’s, but it was still a uniform white shirt with a gray jacket similar to military uniform on the outside.

The weather was too hot now, and the humidity was high. Rong Qiu folded his jacket three times and draped it over his arm. Just five minutes after coming out, Rong Qiu hadn’t even boarded the mecha yet, but his back was already sweaty. The thin white shirt lightly adhered to his spine due to the sweat, section by section, as delicate as jade bamboo joints.

“Don’t talk nonsense. Once the bow is drawn, the arrow must be released.”

With these words, Rong Qiu opened the hatch with his fingerprint.

“Alright.”

Zhao Nanchen casually commented. Having taken over the position of the volunteer army commander for so long, he wouldn’t easily be discouraged by minor setbacks.

However, his usually inaccurate premonition this time strangely turned out to be accurate.

They had only covered about one-tenth of the marching distance in the rainforest and had almost gotten lost in the winding jungle. In the end, they had to rely on the expertise of the formal army to find the correct path. Otherwise, their entire army of tens of thousands would have headed straight for the Grand Canyon.

The further they advanced, the more difficult the road became. Along the way, they found traces of the pirates’ presence: remnants of tents, scattered campfires, and leftover food packaging. But all of this was nothing compared to the troubles Zhao Nanchen faced. Being particularly sensitive to mosquitoes, he was tortured every day during his brief moments outside, which were not only his breathing breaks but also the mosquitoes’ happy bloodsucking time. In just a few days, Zhao Nanchen’s body had swelled considerably.

Watching Rong Qiu, who seemed unaffected, Zhao Nanchen couldn’t help but envy him. “Little Brother Qu, how come you’re not affected at all?”

“Huh? Maybe it’s because of this.”

Rong Qiu pointed to the small sachet hanging from his keychain.

Inside the sachet were many herbs for repelling insects, harmless to humans but effective in driving away mosquitoes. It was something he had found in Qin Muye’s medicine box earlier. He didn’t expect the insect repellent to work so well, leaving him without a single red mark these past few days.

Rong Qiu was outside inspecting the mecha, along with many other volunteer army mecha operators.

They checked the mecha before lunch every day.

This had become a rule accepted by both the volunteer army and the formal army.

After confirming that the mecha was fine, Rong Qiu was about to go to the designated spot for lunch when he heard the sound of an engine. It was a familiar sound—the top-notch engine equipped in their military mechas. Rong Qiu remembered the frequency and volume of the machine’s operation by heart.

But something was wrong with hearing that sound at this time.

Because once the mecha operators exited the hatch, they had to shut down the mecha, and the sound of that mecha was a bit distant.

Rong Qiu frowned, and a trace of light flashed in his amber-colored eyes.

He patted Zhao Nanchen’s shoulder, his expression becoming serious. “I’ve spotted someone five hundred meters ahead at twelve o’clock. Seems to be a pirate.”

“A pirate!”

“Shh, I’m going to track him now. If I can follow him to find the pirates’ headquarters, we won’t have to waste time in such a vast rainforest.”

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