Chapter 4 – Spitting Out The Truth
Ten minutes later, Qi Yuan entered the door, this time, he was carrying a rectangular black box in his hand.
“Hurry up!” Feng Rao urged upstairs, Qi Yuan raised his eyes and saw Ye Zhan wearing soft pajamas, yawning, slowly descending the stairs, and holding a cup of steaming coffee in his hand.
This is the largest room in the spaceship, decorated as a duplex- the upstairs is a bedroom study, the downstairs is a small living room, and has its own kitchen. As long as one entered it, it would look like a small cottage for a single family.
Qi Yuan suddenly felt that Ye Zhan acted like he was the master of this house- how long had he been here that he already had a strong sense of ownership?
“What are you doing?” Ye Zhan went downstairs and watched curiously as Qi Yuan fiddled with the rectangular black box, trying to connect it to the projector.
Qi Yuan just glanced sideways at him and didn’t speak.
It was the way his eyes sparkled and the storm behind it that let Ye Zhan know that he was probably going to suffer again. He was a little angry- wasn’t it enough to toss him around yesterday, when was Qi Yuan’s dog temper going to attack?
However, his pupils have returned to normal, and he is no longer as sick as yesterday- Ye Zhan looked at him cautiously. Right now, Qi Yuan even looked quite gentle. He wore a black hat to cover the pair of anomalous horns, his face was fair and clean, his shirt was comfortable and neat, he didn’t have any oddly shaped jewelry or tattoos, and he didn’t have that domineering and tough temperament- he didn’t even look like an Alpha.
It wasn’t until this moment that Ye Zhan could be sure that this shell contained the Qi Yuan he knew. But what happened in the past five years that made him like this? He was still very young, and his handsome eyebrows and eyes still carried some youthful vigor, but they were pressed down by a heavier gloom.
Ye Zhan couldn’t figure out the situation, but it was not in his nature to die so easily, so not only did he not shut up, but he also curiously leaned up and poked the black box, “This thing looks like a product of the 21st century.”
“Videotape projector.” Qi Yuan took out a rectangular black card box from his pocket, “This is a videotape.”
He slipped the tape into the projector, pressed a few buttons, and the antique machine was set up. The projector casts a clear picture on the entire living room wall, showing a group of farmers toiling in a rice field.
“What is this?” Ye Zhan couldn’t stand steadily, so he simply sat down cross-legged on the carpet.
Qi Yuan motioned for him to continue watching.
The picture kept switching- one moment, it would be a harvest field, in the next, it would be a barn full of grain. The other views were the blue sky, white clouds, green mountains, and clean waters, it would also show new and beautiful high-rise buildings, the last shot is that of the simple smile of several farmers with black and red faces: “Welcome to the Fertile Soil of Qingya.”
What is this thing? Why did Qi Yuan come all the way and show himself a promotional video of the Fertile Soil of Qingya? Ye Zhan had heard of the Qingya and its fertile soil- it was located in the middle of the continent, and the mountains formed a natural barrier, since ancient times, it had little contact with the outside world, so it also avoided war and biochemical pollution that swept the world at the end of the 21st century.
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The agriculture in that place was very developed, and therefore quite rich, after all, there was not much land left to grow food in those years. In charge of this land is an organization called the White Deer League.
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Qi Yuan slapped him on the back of the head, his hand was not heavy, and it was equivalent to a gentle hand rubbing his neck. However, now that Ye Zhan was dizzy, he felt that he was about to be killed by Qi Yuan.
“All roads to the Fertile Soils of Qingya have been closed, and since April 12th, the outside world has not been able to get any news from the inside of Qingya.” Qi Yuan’s lips pursed into a line, “It’s as if such a vast land has suddenly turned into a black hole that devours everything.”
“Uh-huh.” Ye Zhan responded perfunctorily, thinking to himself that it was not any of his business, whatever black hole or white hole there were, were not holes he dug anyway.
“Since the White Deer League introduced the cultivation of scarlet flowers, the grain output of the Fertile Soil of Qingya has repeatedly declined. They have made a lot of money by selling scarlet flowers, and they used this to buy grain.” Qi Yuan said, “Scarlet flowers are a very aggressive plant that destroys native vegetation. This is the seventh year of their large-scale cultivation of the plant, and supposedly, it is said that not a single grain can be grown in the field and that the Fertile Soil of Qingya has fallen into the pits for the first time since humans have flourished.”
“Supposedly?” He didn’t expect Qi Yuan to say such a loose word in his mouth.
“It is something spread around.” Qi Yuan frowned slightly, “I’ve just said that the outside world has no news about the Fertile Soil of Qingya.”
“So what is this tape?” Ye Zhan asked.
“A week ago, Wolfeye approached our man and claimed to have a videotape in his possession that recorded the true situation of the Fertile Soil of Qingya. I promised a lot of money and asked him to bring the tape over, but I didn’t expect that halfway…”Qi Yuan didn’t say anything, and his cool eyes fell on him.
Ye Zhan shrank his neck- they didn’t expect he would be intercepted by him halfway.
“I did rob Wolf Eye, but you caught me before I could count the loot,” Ye Zhan said, “and I didn’t touch anything on him or in his car.”
“Don’t play dumb with me.” Qi Yuan said, “The on-board surveillance record only shows you as the one who has been in contact with him, but now the tape has been turned into a promotional video, and you tell me that it’s none of your business?”
“It’s none of my business.” Ye Zhan was indignant! Why would he go and provoke him, was it just because he was ill!? If a rat waits for death, he will find a granary to lie down on, he will not be bored enough to go to the cat to provoke it. He still had human reason within him!
Qi Yuan stared at him for a while, then suddenly reached out and picked him up from the ground, he looked into his eyes at a very close distance and lowered his voice full of threat, “Ye Zhan, I don’t have so much spare time to play with you, it’s best if you are willing to cooperate cause if you don’t cooperate, I have a way to deal with you.”
“How can I prove that I didn’t do something at all?” Ye Zhan squeezed out a strange smile, “Young Master, how about you prove to me that you didn’t steal my bunny gummies.”
When he said the bunny gummies, Qi Yuan’s grip on him tightened significantly, although it was only for a short moment, Ye Zhan knew that he still remembered.
It was a long time ago- rabbit gummies were considered to be something that only weak Omegas would eat but Ye Zhan didn’t care, and held a sugar jar all day long, his cheeks bulging out like a hamster. Science and technology have eliminated tooth decay, and he is not afraid to eat as much as he wants.
Sugar is a controlled food, and rabbit gummies are a delicacy that can only be enjoyed by the powerful, under the name of Qi Yuan, Ye Zhan can get a can from the Ministry of Materials every week.
Qi Yuan was raised with a strict aristocratic education, and he also wanted to eat, but he couldn’t, he could only pass by without squinting, treating the sugar as if it was dung.
Once, Ye Zhan asked him if he wanted to eat sugar, and Qi Yuan said that he would not eat it. Ye Zhan asked him again if he wanted to know what sugar tasted like, Qi Yuan said that he, of course, knew the taste of sugar, he knew everything since the things Ye Zhan ate and used belonged to him so as long as it was something Ye Zhan knew, he knew too.
Ye Zhan said, “Ah, you don’t know, do you?”
Before Qi Yuan got angry, Ye Zhan quickly stepped forward and kissed him on the lips.
It was their first kiss- on a sunny lazy afternoon, on the patio, a bunny fudge-flavored kiss.
Ye Zhan guesses his heart- he mentions this past incident at this moment to see how many old feelings Qi Yuan still had. If he can awaken the little conscience left in his heart, maybe he can have a better life in the future.
“I can prove that I didn’t steal it,” Qi Yuan smiled at him, repeating what he said back then, “Everything you have belongs to me, and taking my own things is not stealing, right?”
Wait, this development is not right! Ye Zhan became alert as Qi Yuan patted his face, and commanded gently, “Feng Rao, prepare a dose of the truth elixir.”
Ye Zhan’s eyes widened, “No!… I mean, it’s not necessary! I’m trained in anti-anesthesia, and the truth elixir won’t work for me!”
It’s not that he’s not afraid to tell the truth, after all, he’s innocent. He was afraid that the injection of these messy potions would have an unknown effect on his body, and he didn’t want to grow malformed organs at all!
His momentary panic did not escape Qi Yuan’s eyes, but he completely understood it as having another meaning, “We will know once we tried it.”
Ye Zhan was driven to the medical room, forced to sit in a semi-enclosed chair, and tied with multiple restraints on his body. For a moment, he almost wanted to tell Qi Yuan the truth about the changes in his body, but reason immediately shut him up.
He is no longer the alpha he was back then, and Qi Yuan is not the Qi Yuan of those years. He is soberly aware that playing the emotional card does not affect the man in front of him but will provoke the tyranny in his heart.
The truth elixir was slowly injected into his arm, and Qi Yuan pulled a chair and sat on the side, holding his cheek with one hand and watching. He has been wearing a pair of black gloves as he had a serious cleanliness obsession.
Ye Zhan’s heart trembled, and this somewhat boyish action touched his memories again. There was a sour joke in his heart but his spirit became more and more sluggish, and it seemed that the effect of the medicine was beginning to work.
Qi Yuan suddenly chuckled, Ye Zhan’s buttocks hurt, and he thought that the elixir would go straight down and act on his ass?
Qi Yuan looked out the window- black clouds were accumulating, and the wind was roaring.
“It’s okay, boss, I think we’ve just encountered some turbulence.” Feng Rao’s hand holding the needle didn’t shake for a moment, “A storm is coming.”
Wait, what’s the deal with the title “Boss”? Ye Zhan wondered.
“I haven’t asked, where am I?” Ye Zhan said weakly, “This is where I die after all, right?”
“This is our ship, the Sunset Ruins, and our organization is called ‘Chasing the Wastes,'” Feng Rao kindly told him, “but most people just call us bandits.”
“Robber…” Ye Zhan tugged at the corners of his mouth, “Third Young Master, how did you get to this point?”
“To what point?” Qi Yuan was calm.
“If I’m not mistaken, you are the heir that the master values the most, I heard that the old man is dying, if you inherit his fortune, tsk, you can eat as many rabbit gummies as you want, no one would dare say no to you, you can sleep with whichever Omega you want…” Ye Zhan began to babble nonsense, words popped out of his head like popcorn, and he threw all this popcorn at Qi Yuan.
“I don’t want to sleep with any Omega,” Qi Yuan interrupted him, “I don’t like anyone anymore.”
He spoke in a calm tone.
Ye Zhan immediately closed his mouth.
After a while, he didn’t know if it was the truth elixir that was taking effect as he heard himself say, “Things have come to this point- in fact, I have always missed you, and I am really happy to see that you are still alive…”
Ye Zhan! What crazy nonsense are you talking about?! Shut up, shut up, shut up! Which wisp of soul occupied his mouth and talked nonsense- if his hand wasn’t bound, he would’ve pulled out that wisp and cooked it!
“Heh…” Qi Yuan changed his posture and leaned back in his chair, the incandescent light illuminated him very brightly. He is still as dazzling as he was back then, but this light is cold and solemn, and it is cold into people’s bones little by little.
“It seems that the dose is not enough, Feng Rao, add another dose.”
Ye Zhan’s tense body relaxed.
Fortunately, he didn’t believe a word.
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