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Arc 2 – Slag that Interstellar Admiral
Chapter 45

It was midnight when Louis left. Since Chi Zhao didn’t have to go to school, he didn’t need to get up early the next day so he sat on the bed, watching Louis pack his things and leave.

Before leaving, Chi Zhao asked, “When will you be back?”

“If it is fast, I’ll be back in two or three days. If it is longer, maybe seven or eight days.”

As he said this, Louis sat down next to him, “If you feel bored, why don’t you go home for a while or go to my parents place?”

Chi Zhao shook his head. He didn’t want to go anywhere, he just wanted to stay at home. Unexpectedly, Morris hadn’t slept yet. Hearing his voice, Chi Zhao resisted the urge to roll his eyes. He replied lifelessly, “Oh, then I will go home.”

Louis looked into his eyes. He leaned down and kissed the young man’s soft and moist lips. When he raised his head again, his eyes carried deep desire. He closed his eyes for a few seconds to recover while keeping his head still pressed against Chi Zhao’s forehead. Louis’s voice was a little hoarse, “I will send two subordinates over to protect you. Remember to take them with you when you go out. Don’t lose your temper and don’t toss them aside, alright?”

Chi Zhao usually goes to bed early. After staying up more than three hours later than usual, he was already too sleepy. When he heard Louis’s deep and magnetic voice, he couldn’t hold back anymore. He stretched out his arms, wrapped it around Louis’s waist and nodded slightly. A small voice came from Louis’s arms, “I know. You should try and come back soon.”

Louis loved seeing the young man rely on him the most. He hooked up his lips and kissed his hair before tucking him in bed, “Goodnight. I will be back as soon as possible.”

Chi Zhao’s entire body was buried under the quilt with only his head sticking out. His cheeks were slightly red and his eyes were also wet, as if he had just been bullied. Louis rubbed his ears and paused for a moment. When Chi Zhao saw him reach to untie the necklace around his neck which held the mecha Raphael and move to tie it around his neck, he frowned and immediately sat up but was soon shot down by Louis, “Lie back down.”

For most things, Louis would accommodate Shao Ze’an and he would give him anything he wanted but for some things, Louis was also quite stubborn, not letting Shao Ze’an say a single word.

The mecha ring still carried Louis’s body temperature. Chi Zhao wanted to say something but thinking that Louis should return safely this time as that was how it went in the original plotline, he shut his mouth. Seeing that he was being obedient, Louis smiled gently.

When he left the house, the aide was already waiting outside. He got onto the hover car and asked, “Is Edmond there yet?”

“He has already arrived. Major General Edmond is leading the search but, forgive me for being too blunt, it was again unsuccessful.”

Their Emperor had been tortured by Alorin over the years to the point that he had almost become neurotic. No matter where the news of Alorin came from, he would immediately send out a team to investigate. He was willing to let ten thousand die than let that one person go and this time was no exception. You see? As soon as he received the news, His Majesty immediately approached Louis and asked him to go out with his subordinates to verify the authenticity of the information.

Louis also realised this. He didn’t express an opinion on this matter and just said calmly, “No matter what the result is, this is a task His Majesty assigned so make sure he completes it properly. How is the situation on planet Blick? Is it suitable for landing?”

This was Louis’s real destination. It was almost the opposite direction from the Death Galaxy. Louis was to go there to attend a more important military meeting with several other high-level military officials. This meeting wouldn’t take long and if nothing went awry, he would probably be back the next morning.

But after the meeting, he had something else to do.

When the aide answered, the hovercar had already started moving. Louis watched the scenery flash by before lowering his eyes and looking at the gold letter in his hands.

This was a military order letter issued to him by the Emperor last year. The Emperor had asked him to resolve a large-scale conflict that had suddenly broken out between three violent districts. That conflict had long been resolved and all that was left now was the letter.

As he looked at the letter, he pursed his lips. He didn’t want to lie to his lover, but he had no other choice. For some things, he wanted to see the outcome himself.

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Chi Zhao slept until dawn. In the past few months, Chi Zhao had woken up in Louis’s arms every morning. The first couple of times, he was extremely ashamed and blamed himself for it but later, after hearing the system’s report, he realised that he was tricked.

Chi Zhao originally wanted to expose him but for some reason, he chose to remain silent. Chi Zhao still maintained the belief that dead pigs aren’t afraid of boiling water; since he hadn’t done anything and just held him as they slept, it wasn’t a big deal.

As the system watched Chi Zhao reach this conclusion, it was very skeptical for a while. It felt that Chi Zhao would soon say it was just ‘sleeping’ together and that it wasn’t a big deal.

………

When he woke up that day, no one was holding him. Chi Zhao opened his eyes and sluggishly got up. His entire body didn’t feel right.

Habit was a very scary thing, Chi Zhao quietly complained.

Morris had instructed Chi Zhao to go home. Because Louis wasn’t around and he couldn’t steal any information here, he should just go back to the Shao household to see how the main star is now. His father can be considered as one of the top ministers around. By just casually asking, he could get a lot of information about the political world. Chi Zhao originally wanted to linger around for a while before going back but when he saw the unusually empty room, he silently got out of bed and went home together with the two attendants Louis had prearranged for him.

Today was a weekday. Except for his grandfather who was at home, the others had gone to work. Chi Zhao wandered around bored for a long time until someone finally returned.

Chi Zhao had thought that it would be Madam Shao who would return first. After all, she had the most freedom. Being her own boss, she could go to work whenever she wanted and go home whenever she wanted. As soon as she hears the news of her youngest son returning home, she would most certainly drop everything and hurry home.

Standing at the door and staring wide eyed for a few seconds, Chi Zhao was stunned.

Shao Zelin took off his military cap and unbuttoned his top button. He nodded to his brother, “You’re back?”

Chi Zhao blinked for a long time but he couldn’t understand why Shao Zelin would be back, “…….Brother, aren’t you stationed at Mission Port?”

Shao Zelin was originally stationed at Mission Port. Although it is close to home, he cannot return home and if he is to return home, he would need to request for leave. Of course, Chi Zhao wasn’t narcissistic enough to think that Shao Zelin had returned because he missed his younger brother. He stared, still wide eyed, “Is something the matter?”

Shao Zelin hung his military hat by the door and changed into slippers, “No, I was just tired and wanted to rest for a while, so I asked for three days leave.”

……..

If he remembered correctly, Shao Zelin only gets three days leave a year?!

Shao Zelin is currently at a very important stage of receiving military merits. Unless necessary, he wouldn’t ask for leave at all. Last year he didn’t take a single break apart for the one day which was a sick leave as he needed a day off for surgery after becoming severely injured while fighting enemies of another race.

Such a person actually is feeling tired? Does he even know how to write the word tired??

Chi Zhao was very puzzled but Shao Zelin continued as if he couldn’t see the look of surprise on his face. He indifferently walked past Chi Zhao and ordered the robot butler to give him a glass of fresh juice before casually going to the living room and sitting down to flip through today’s news.

…….Seems like he really did come back to rest.

The rest of the Shao family was also surprised by the sudden return of the eldest son, but they soon got over it. Seeing that it was a rare occasion for the family to all be reunited again, Madam Shao wanted the whole family to go out on a trip together but unfortunately this proposal didn’t receive support from anyone.

Grandfather didn’t like to go out so he naturally rejected the idea; Mister Shao still has work and wouldn’t take leave just because he’s tired like his eldest son; Chi Zhao came back to steal information so he naturally wouldn’t want to go on a family trip and Shao Zelin was the most frustrating one who just gave her a two word response ‘not going’.

As Madam Shao sat there sulking, Chi Zhao followed Morris’s instructions and asked his father a lot about the current political situation. Chi Zhao felt that the reason Morris wanted to know this was to know more about the enemy such that he could see who else he could buy in from the main star.

As long as no human life was involved, Chi Zhao wouldn’t interfere too much.

After all, he couldn’t always give misleading information. Although Morris is not suspicious yet and only thinks that it was just a coincidence last time, if it happened more frequently, he would definitely be suspicious. Even if his investigations show that Chi Zhao hadn’t lied, there was no way to be certain that he wouldn’t vent his anger out on Chi Zhao and use him as a punching bag.

After almost all the questions were asked, Chi Zhao turned around and picked up a glass of water from the table. Just as his fingers touched the edge of the glass, his movements stopped. Chi Zhao silently raised his head and was met with Shao Zelin who was staring at him again.

Throughout the entire afternoon, Shao Zelin had been staring at him like this. Chi Zhao hadn’t asked about it the last few times but now he couldn’t hold back anymore, “Brother, why are you always staring at me?”

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Shao Zelin didn’t act like he was caught in the middle of doing something suspicious. He changed his posture naturally, “How is life after marriage?”

Hearing this question, the rest of the Shao family also looked over. Chi Zhao could feel the pressure on him and just vaguely answered, “Pretty good….Louis treats me very well.”

Louis treating him well, that was something everyone could see. Just as Madam Shao wanted to ask about the more intimate details, she paused and decided that it was best to ask that in private.

After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms. Half an hour later, Madam Shao left her room with the intention to have a nice chat with her newly married young son but when she turned the corner, she saw her eldest son about to enter her youngest son’s room.

Madam Shao: “……..”

There was even a need to line up to chat.

In all honesty, Chi Zhao would much rather have a chat with Madam Shao because she seemed more easy to get along with.

 ……….

Facing Shao Zelin’s eyes that are always calm, not to mention getting along, Chi Zhao didn’t even have the urge to say anything lest he reveals himself.

Shao Zelin sat across from him, watching his younger brother sit in front of him in the same proper manner as that of a primary school student, “I have never asked you this but have you ever seen a psychiatrist after returning from the Death Galaxy?”

Chi Zhao blinked, “No, but my mind is okay. I just received a scare from it, it’s not severe enough to cause a mental illness.”

“Some mental illnesses are hidden very deeply. While you may not notice it yourself, almost everyone else can see it. You just need to cooperate and let the doctor see what is wrong with you.”

Chi Zhao frowned, “But I’m really fine.”

“I see that you’re always going to the military headquarters.” Shao Zelin stared at him. He paused for a moment before continuing, “Is it because you feel insecure?”

When he heard the word psychiatrist, Chi Zhao’s heart sped up a lot because he felt that Shao Zelin seemed to be implying something but when he heard that last sentence, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shao Zelin hadn’t noticed anything and was just concerned about his younger brother’s psychological problems.

Chi Zhao replied casually, “It has nothing to do with feeling insecure. I was just bored alone.”

“Really?”

Chi Zhao nodded vigorously, “Yes, brother. So, don’t worry about me. I’m an adult now. If I have a problem, I’ll go see a doctor right away.”

After a few seconds, Shao Zelin nodded, “That’s good then.”

Shao Zelin stood up and got ready to leave. Out of politeness, Chi Zhao also stood up to send him off. When he reached the door, Shao Zelin suddenly looked back. He asked, “Where did West go for his mission? Did he tell you?”

Chi Zhao shook his head, “I don’t know, he didn’t tell me. I just know that it was related to the rebel Alorin.”

Chi Zhao regretted it as soon as he said this. Although he didn’t know why he regretted it, that feeling of regret spread through him in an instant. As Chi Zhao was wondering why, he didn’t notice a cold light flash across Shao Zelin’s eyes.

When Chi Zhao looked over, he had already returned to his usual indifferent and calm appearance, “Alright, you go rest. I’m leaving.”

Chi Zhao stood in place, “Goodnight.”

Watching Shao Zelin leave, Chi Zhao muttered complaints inside for a long time. He asked the system, “Seems like my act……was successful?”

【Yes, very successful. Everyone was fooled by you. Why do you ask?】

Chi Zhao also didn’t know why. He furrowed his brows in thought for a long time, but his mind just grew more and more chaotic.

“Forget it, I don’t want to think anymore. I must be overthinking things.”

On the other end, Shao Zelin who had just left Chi Zhao’s room stared at the ground for about a minute before turning to go to his parents’ room.

Hearing the knock on the door, Madam Shao came over to open it. Her eldest son walked in with a cold face and wordlessly closed the door behind him. Madam Shao and Mister Shao both looked over, confused.

After a few seconds of brewing, Shao Zelin raised his eyes, “Mother, father, something happened to Xiao An.”

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