After the Breakup, He Washed Away the Memories Chapter 83

Chapter 83

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—Everyone should still advance according to the previous deployment plan.

The implication of Zhao Nanchen’s words was to give up searching for Rong Qiu.

The deputy team leader was the first to disagree, “But if we don’t search, what about Consultant Rong? In this dangerous jungle, with no trace, Consultant Rong might still have a chance if he’s still alive. We’ve seen the original ecology of this place along the way. The harsh weather, venomous insects, and whether there are poisonous snakes and beasts lurking here, without the protection of mechas, a living person is like a delicacy here, attracting any carnivorous creatures to come and take a bite!”

“This is the intent from above.” Zhao Nanchen didn’t explain too much. On the contrary, his face turned cold. “I’m also sad that Brother Little Qiu has disappeared, but can we give up this mission just because of Brother Little Qiu?”

“But that’s a living person’s life! Isn’t Consultant Rong’s value enough for us to mobilize a search?!”

“Although we are just a volunteer army, obedience to superior orders is still the first requirement! Whether to mobilize or not depends on the orders from above, we cannot act on our own!”

“But…”

“But what? Don’t you trust Commander Qin?!”

***

Indeed, it was Commander Qin Muye’s command.

The day before receiving Rong Qiu’s call, all personnel in the affiliated star’s office building had already been evacuated.

Wave after wave of surging pheromones ruthlessly swept through every corner of the building, with a rank surpassing A, emitting the scent of sandalwood, enough to make all alphas and omegas retreat. Only Qin Muye could emit such a scent. The extremely high level of pheromones caused a great commotion. The personnel in the affiliated star’s office thought an enemy invasion had occurred, and when their vigilance was at its highest, they were dispersed one by one by Qin Muye’s staff.

Since Qin Muye planned to come to this affiliated star, both the Federation and Qin Muye personally had prepared for this susceptible period. In addition to bringing a beta doctor, Qin Muye also brought many refrigerated sedatives, enough to cope with three susceptible periods.

The Federation had been notified as soon as there were anomalies in his glands.

However, because the office on the subsidiary star did not have a pheromone shielding system, the only option was to disperse all personnel here. Now Qin Muye was “forced” to be locked in the top floor of the office building alone.

His alpha expression was as dark as an endless abyss, as if it hadn’t seen the sun or moon for thousands of years. The beta doctor who had been with him for six years took out half a dozen refrigerated sedatives from the refrigerator.

A dozen vials made up half a dozen.

This was just one dose for an alpha.

Watching as these six sedatives were injected one by one, Qin Muye’s expression remained unchanged. The beta doctor couldn’t tell from the alpha’s expression whether the sedatives were effective or not, but Qin Muye’s body temperature and pheromone concentration had already given him a clear answer.

“Body temperature is slightly high, but it’s normal for the Commander.”

“Compared to the morning, pheromone concentration has not increased.”

Undoubtedly, the sedatives newly developed by the Federation for him were effective.

But the beta doctor, looking at the medical waste left on the table, still trembled with fear. “May I dare ask, Commander, how did you spend your last susceptible period?”

The beta doctor had failed to arrive by Qin Muye’s side twice. The first time was due to acute appendicitis, intercepted by an omega from the Federation; the second time was last time, when Commander’s susceptible period erupted too suddenly, and he was already late when he brought the sedatives.

Qin Muye did not conceal this question.

“Can a beta also soothe the Commander? In that case, the effectiveness of that beta gentleman is much better than that of the sedatives!”

The beta doctor’s eyes lit up. “Actually, Commander, your elder brother’s case is a success story. Commander, if possible, can that gentleman accompany you through this susceptible period as well?”

Qin Muye’s brows furrowed, his aura extraordinary, but the veins on his arms had already bulged.

Let Rong Qiu accompany him through the susceptible period…

This was an exceptionally beautiful wish.

But Qin Muye was already accustomed to such loneliness.

During his last susceptible period, he was fortunate to have Rong Qiu accompany him. However, once you’ve tasted a candy, you won’t easily have it again.

This time, not only did he not have the candy, but there was also the possibility of losing his beloved candy.

When Qin Muye saw Rong Qiu’s incoming call displayed on his phone, he was stunned for two seconds, instinctively happy, but soon this joy was replaced by worry. Rong Qiu wouldn’t call him for no reason, so he anxiously answered the call, only to find that Rong Qiu didn’t say anything except for a sentence for him to listen carefully to.

Then, he vaguely heard a familiar voice.

The owner of the voice, even if turned into ashes, he could still recognize it—it was his brother, Qin Zexi!

When he was planning initially, he included the possibility of Qin Zexi appearing in the jungle. But actually hearing his brother’s voice on the phone was another matter.

Perhaps Qin Zexi and Rong Qiu were somewhat apart, so their voices were distant.

But it was enough.

As Qin Zexi’s tone became more and more excited, Qin Muye listened more and more clearly.

The tousled hair covering his eyes, Qin Muye looked at the Bordeaux-colored curtains, his gaze slightly scattered.

He heard Qin Zexi confessing everything, expressing all the depression he had accumulated over the years. It turned out that his brother’s dissatisfaction was with the military district… But wasn’t it his brother’s own fault that the military district didn’t agree to let him continue staying in the military district? If it wasn’t for his brother’s uncontrollable pheromones, using them to ruthlessly ravage hundreds of civilians’ glands during a mission, the military district wouldn’t have let his brother leave the military stage.

But now it was too late to say all this. Qin Zexi had taken the wrong path.

A thoroughly wrong path.

The veins on Qin Muye’s back of the hand were fierce, he had long known that the Federation had already become suspicious of Qin Zexi. As for why they hadn’t taken action until now, they were waiting to see his attitude.

Whether he would protect his elder brother or… sacrifice him for the greater good.

Using the brain at the onset of the susceptible period was an extremely painful thing. Alphas in the susceptible period were already very fragile, and their brains were uncontrollably filled with all sorts of strange things. At this time, letting him analyze the military situation meticulously would only make his head explode.

If the caller of this call wasn’t Rong Qiu, he might have smashed the phone long ago.

But because Rong Qiu was currently in danger, he had to calm every irritable nerve. Although Rong Qiu hadn’t said a word in the latter half, Qin Muye already understood Rong Qiu’s intentions.

He was also extremely clear about Rong Qiu’s martial value.

Throughout the Federation, Rong Qiu had no rivals.

To put it bluntly, even if Qin Zexi used his own pheromones, he couldn’t beat Rong Qiu. After all, Rong Qiu is not an ordinary beta; betas who can detect the scent of alpha pheromones can resist the suppression of alpha pheromones in certain situations. This was already discovered during his last heat; at the height of his last heat, Rong Qiu didn’t react like ordinary alphas, omegas, or betas, who might become weak-kneed due to his S-rank pheromones.

Actually, he should have realized earlier when Rong Qin could soothe Qin Zexi’s susceptible period.

Facing Qin Zexi’s pheromones alone, Rong Qiu would not have much reaction either.

So the gasps when Rong Qiu was beaten were all acted by Rong Qiu.

The purpose is simple.

It is to confuse arrogant Qin Zexi, thus making Qin Zexi take him to the pirate’s headquarters on his own initiative.

Having an insider is not a bad thing for this mission, so even if he is extremely worried about Rong Qiu’s safety, he cannot refuse, and at that time, he simply cannot refuse.

Once he exposes himself, Qin Zexi will inevitably be furious.

Now, the only outcome is to wait for Rong Qiu’s rescue.

But does he really just have to wait?

***

Rong Qiu has been trapped in the pirate’s headquarters for three days.

Before he got out of the mech, he left a trick. Although the mech was in anti-tracking mode, it could still be located. The secret black box was given to him by his friend in the military intelligence department. There were two in total, but this was a semi-finished product, and he left one for Brother Rong Qin. If news of his disappearance reaches Brother Rong Qin’s ears, Brother Rong Qin can see the location calculated by the black box.

But Brother Rong Qin is now racing with all his might.

And because the private starship is too fast, the communication system is malfunctioning.

So he successfully did not receive a call from Rong Qiu.

It was because he couldn’t contact Brother Rong Qin that Rong Qiu had to settle for contacting Qin Muye.

And during these three days, except for daily excretion, Rong Qiu wasn’t even allowed to bathe. Qin Zexi was just a very rough alpha who didn’t think about the fact that Rong Qiu might want a slightly cleaner day. 

And seven days passed, and still no one could find them.

Even though he was already smelly, Rong Qiu didn’t say anything, but Qin Zexi couldn’t stand it anymore. Qin Zexi dragged Rong Qiu to the riverbank. In the winter rainforest, the water was as cold as ice. Rong Qiu went into the water neatly and quietly looked around, but couldn’t see any trace of the pirates.

Clearly, it took so little time to get to the pirate’s headquarters that Zhao Nanchen hadn’t found him yet.

Rong Qiu rubbed his skin tightly against the cold water.

After that day, he added a new activity besides staring blankly.

Every day, when he washed his face and brushed his teeth, Qin Zexi would bring a basin of water and brush his teeth. Qin Zexi didn’t want someone else, because he just doesn’t want Rong Qiu to have any chance to communicate with the outside world. 

But every time he brushed his teeth, he wanted to rub his teeth off.

“If it weren’t for you, Ah Qin and I would still be happy together.”

Qin Zexi never hid his nastiness from him.

But Rong Qiu just felt amused.

“Heh, do you think my brother would want to be a pirate leader with you here?”

***

Whether Rong Qiu wanted it or not, he can’t decide.

He’s just a hostage now.

Hostages can only wait for rescue or wait for their ticket to be torn.

Although this is the pirate headquarters, most of the people gathered here were the old, weak, sick, and disabled among the pirates. Except for the crying of children and the groaning of old people, there were only the sounds of rain hitting the giant trees every day, or the buzzing of mosquitoes.

Compared to Qin Zexi, who had mosquito bites on his face every three days, although Rong Qiu’s clothes and hair were a bit unkempt, his exposed skin was still smooth and fair. He lost everything during this period, clothes and shoes, but he kept the insect-repelling sachet.

However, the sachet the size of a fingernail contained herbs that were particularly effective. It had been used for many days, but it still effectively repels mosquitoes.

But Qin Zexi’s patience was gradually running out.

This was reflected in Qin Zexi’s extremely stiff movements every time he fed him compressed biscuits: “Eat quickly.”

Qin Zexi started to regret again: “If I hadn’t thrown away your phone, I could have contacted Ah Qin!”

Actually, with Qin Zexi’s current position and identity, it’s easy to contact Brother Rong Qin. Qin Zexi said this just because he didn’t have the guts to contact Brother Rong Qin actively.

In a way, Qin Zexi was not an alpha who can face his own heart.

But no matter what Qin Zexi said, Rong Qiu still acted as cold and ruthless as ever.

***

On the tenth day, a heavy rain started outside, and the rain in the rainforest couldn’t stop.

In the tent, besides him, there was also Qin Zexi, who was feeding him compressed biscuits.

Rong Qiu had been eating compressed biscuits for ten days in a row, and his face was already pale as earth, but he had to eat them. He still relied on these tasteless compressed biscuits to maintain his basic physical abilities.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, accompanied by deafening thunderstorms. The raindrops, as big as beans, hit the tent, as if the merciless sky was pouring beans to the ground.

But in such a noisy environment, Rong Qiu finally heard the long-lost sound of gunfire.

The sound of gunfire was very distant, and it was even more difficult to catch it mixed in with the sound of rain.

But Rong Qiu was very sensitive, and with a slight movement of his ears, he successfully distinguished that the gunfire was coming from the southwest. Hearing this kind of sound again, Rong Qiu unexpectedly felt a familiar feeling. If it were just the pirates, there would definitely not be such gunfire, and those pirates wouldn’t be so excited. Rong Qiu suddenly realized that it must be people from the military district!

Soon, he heard the sound of footsteps outside the tent.

Five extremely fierce men with scarred faces entered.

Their faces were anxious, but they didn’t dare to act recklessly in front of Qin Zexi.

“The army has broken in!”

The leaders of the pirates immediately contacted Qin Zexi; they hadn’t guarded against Rong Qiu.

“There are two groups in total, and they’ve already started remote shelling of our pirate base.”

“Got it, you guys go organize the reserve troops first. No matter what, capture all the incoming people alive before the deadline! There must be no casualties!”

As soon as the pirates left, Qin Zexi threw aside the half-eaten compressed biscuits.

Qin Zexi straightened his collar, which he couldn’t tidy up no matter how he tried. It was obvious to anyone with discerning eyes that he was eager to see someone. Three to five seconds later, Qin Zexi squatted down again and looked down at Rong Qiu. Rong Qiu’s mouth was still stuffed with a mouthful of compressed biscuits, but before he could chew, his jaw was pressed against something ice-cold.

Qin Zexi’s short dagger was against Rong Qiu’s jaw: “But if Ah Qin doesn’t come this time, then you have no reason to exist.”

Bang!

The dagger in Qin Zexi’s hand fell with a sound.

Rong Qin, who had entered at some point, looked at Qin Zexi with resentment, but his innate vigilance had already caused him to grasp the wooden warehouse in his hand in advance.

“Let go of Little Qiu!”

Smelling the gunpowder, all the bitterness and pain were suddenly broken, and Qin Zexi’s excitement was instantly stirred up, his breathing became erratic. But soon, when he saw who the person was, his expression suddenly softened.

“Ah Qin!”

“Shut up!”

Looking at Rong Qiu’s slender and obedient appearance on the bed, Rong Qin, who had come dusty and wind-blown, had long forgotten Qin Muye’s words. What calm handling? If he hadn’t sneaked in early today, wouldn’t Qin Zexi have used this shiny silver dagger to cut Little Qiu’s delicate neck!

The anger couldn’t be suppressed completely, and Rong Qin’s eyelids closed heavily. When he opened them again, the fierceness inside had already become apparent: “If you surrender, the Federation will spare your life, otherwise…”

“Surrender? Ah Qin, you’re kidding.” Qin Zexi looked up at Rong Qin, his expression languid, his eyes unusually excited, “What can the Federation promise me? Kick me out of the military district, or force me to cut off my own future? I thought Ah Qin understood me the best, but I didn’t expect you to not understand me either.”

Rong Qin didn’t want to hear Qin Zexi’s nonsense.

In his earpiece, Qin Muye was sternly instructing him to retreat.

It turned out that even before their regular army and volunteer army arrived here, this so-called pirate base was a fake base, all to deceive people. There were already heavy bombs buried here.

“Rong Qin, quickly take Little Qiu and retreat!”

“Roger.”

Rong Qin responded to Qin Muye, and Qin Zexi frowned. He stared at Rong Qin’s ear: “Ah Qin, are you still in contact with the military? Let me guess, are you contacting Qin Muye, telling him that his favorite beta is about to die in this pirate’s den.”

Rong Qiu’s hand went to unlock the handcuffs, but still couldn’t open them. He didn’t say anything from beginning to end.

But he knew Qin Zexi’s confidence and his brother’s hesitation.

Was there a new turning point in this mission?

Unaware of the danger here due to the severed connection with the outside world, and even more unaware that the bomb buried here would explode in twenty minutes, Rong Qin had already begun to fight with Qin Zexi on the other side. Rong Qin hadn’t fought Qin Zexi seriously for seven or eight years, even though he had been kidnapped by Qin Zexi last time, Qin Zexi didn’t make a move on him.

But this time was different.

His skills were not bad.

Qin Zexi also had no intention of hurting him, and Rong Qin took control of the alpha: “The handcuff key!”

“I threw it into the river outside. Ah Qin, are you sure you don’t want to leave with me? This place will explode in eighteen minutes. Although I’m willing to die with Ah Qin like a pair of mandarin ducks, it’s better to be alive. I want Ah Qin to witness the downfall of this so-called just Federation.”

“Rong Qin! Quickly take Little Qiu and retreat!”

In the tiny earpiece, Qin Muye’s voice came again, this time more urgent than last time, and at the same time, there was the sound of the mech engine running at full speed reaching Rong Qin’s ear.

Rong Qin roared, “Little Qiu’s handcuffs are stuck. Qin Zexi threw the key into the river!”

“What?”

Rong Qin clearly heard Qin Muye’s angry voice.

Not only was Qin Muye furious, Rong Qin was even more furious and gave Qin Zexi two punches, but this madman just smiled and took his beating.

Rong Qiu: “Brother! You go first!”

Rong Qin: “If you die here, I’ll die here too!”

Rong Qin got up from Qin Zexi’s body, and immediately checked the handcuffs on Rong Qiu’s wrist. Rong Qiu’s skin was tender, and Qin Zexi’s handcuffs were not as smooth as Qin Muye’s. The edges had been worn smooth. Rong Qiu’s wrists had been shackled for more than ten days, and they were already covered with scabs.

Rong Qin couldn’t open them, and the knife couldn’t cut them.

Rong Qin wished he could take the bed away with him, but the bed was actually welded to the ground.

In the midst of this turmoil, there were only ten minutes left.

The last ten minutes, if they couldn’t leave in five minutes with the mech, the scorching heat of the explosion would swallow them up instantly.

Qin Zexi’s expression also became serious.

He tightly grasped Rong Qin’s wrist, breaking free for the first time, but he was still carried away by Qin Zexi, his bullets flying everywhere, but when they hit Qin Zexi, they landed on his bulletproof vest. 

“You’re wearing a bulletproof vest?!” And a full-body one! 

“Let go of me! I want to die here with Little Qiu!” 

Rong Qin’s firearm was taken by Qin Zexi, and even though his left arm was hit by a bullet, Qin Zexi still calmly carried him away: “Ah Qin, if you die, you can only die with me! As for the beta inside, someone will come to collect his body.”

Rong Qiu shivered involuntarily.

But facing death alone was his destiny.

It was his own arrogance that led him here.

He never expected that his self-righteousness would lead him into Qin Zexi’s trap.

But Qin Zexi was truly ruthless.

There were countless tents and mechs here, as well as living women, children, and elderly people. Setting up such a big trap was all for the sake of capturing the soldiers chasing them through him…

Rong Qin had already been taken away.

He didn’t know what spray Qin Zexi had used on his brother, but his brother had already collapsed weakly on Qin Zexi’s shoulder.

Qin Zexi was in an extremely good mood, and he turned back to Rong Qiu with a “kind” tone: “There are only eight minutes left until the explosion. Don’t worry, the fireworks to bid you farewell will be exceptionally beautiful. As for your brother… if you can have memory erasure, Ah Qin can naturally have it too. After you die, I will still be the person Ah Qin loves the most.”

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