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Back before entering the White Wolf Ship, in order to disguise Sa’e Yang’s face, Chu Si had used a disposable skin sculpting agent. Such things were mainly used for wounds and only occasionally used by people like Chu Si for cosmetic deception.
Because it was used for wounds, the ingredients of the skin sculptor had some medicinal properties with a duration of about 24 hours, give or take. The end result was that it would be absorbed by the skin of the wound, leaving no harmful side effects and accelerating wound healing.
At the moment, after the countdown plummeting, kidnapping Captain Shao, finding the White Eagle Military Hospital, scaring Captain Shao, adjusting Chu Si’s mechanical body, driving away Captain Shao, taking a long nap, shocking Captain Shao, and so on and so forth, the lasting effects of the disposable skin sculptor had unfortunately come to an end.
Though there were no wounds on Sa’e Yang’s face, he had perfectly absorbed his disguise. Coupled with the fact that he’d been nuzzling against Chu Si’s shoulder while sleeping just earlier, even if there was something left of it, it’d already been rubbed clean away.
In conclusion, the Sa’e Yang currently on the hospital bed had features exactly the same as the picture that had graced the Security Building’s Most Wanted list for seventeen years.
Shao Heng only froze for two seconds before thoroughly realizing who this person was!
He opened his eyes wide and shouted, “You’re— you— you’re actually!!”
His voice was cracked from beginning to end, and he couldn’t even spit out a coherent sentence. Listening to him, one wouldn’t be able to help but feel a little sympathy.
However, his realization was of no use. In front of a person like Sa’e Yang, even a tenth of a second of stupefaction would be fatal. The moment he was about to croak the man’s name, his entire body was pinned against the edge of the bed, both his arms folded behind him.
Sa’e Yang, this bastard, had never known what “immoral” meant from the moment he was born. He yanked the wristband of the nutritional machine from his hand and simply tied Shao Heng’s hands to his feet behind his back. The extremely tough material tightened Shao Heng’s wrists to the point where they were completely immobilized.
And as if that wasn’t enough, this bastard even grabbed the remote control and adjusted the tubing extending from the nutritional machine.
The tubing was wear-resistant and cut-resistant, with a toughness comparable to that of a mountaineering rope. Under Sa’e Yang’s control, it shortened in a flash and directly took hold of the wrist strap fastened around Shao Heng’s hands and feet, hoisting him up whole.
Shao Heng: “Fu—”
Before “ck” could come out, Sa’e Yang opened the bedside drawer, took out a moderately-sized medical neck massager ball, and shoved it into Shao Heng’s mouth.
Shao Heng: “…”
The needles inside the wristband monitored body temperature and pulse. Several automatically extended, poking into his wrists and ankles, and then this unlucky nutritional machine lit up red to indicate— the packet of nutrients had run out, and it was time for a refill.
Sa’e Yang closed the bedside drawer, adjusted the machine with the remote control, and brought out a second row of nutritional packets. After pressing confirm, the wristband began to diligently infuse Shao Heng with nutrients.
This situation was so infuriating that it made Shao Heng’s chest hurt, and there was even an inexplicable sense of being made fun of.
Shao Heng’s eyeballs were nearly about to fall out. He expressed his complaint of “are you fucking crazy?!” with his gaze.
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Sa’e Yang pointed his thumb at him and turned his head to say to Chu Si, “Why don’t you take over, Executive? This pretty boy looks like he’s about to faint just at the sight of my face.”
Chu Si: “…”
Truth be told, Chu Si’s expression right now was very complicated. Looking at Sa’e Yang’s series of actions, in the eyes of those who knew him, such as Chu Si himself, they already showed leniency. No, leniency wasn’t enough to describe it. Sa’e Yang’s actions just now were probably at the level of “making fun of you.” But in the eyes of normal people, this kind of easy overpowering and playing with a person was very provocative.
In fact, Sa’e Yang’s actions finally made Shao Heng realize that the biggest issue wasn’t that Mr. Yang Zha turned out to be the infamous Sa’e Yang, but Chu Si himself! After Sa’e Yang changed his face, Chu Si didn’t even have half the intention to arrest him, and from those words earlier, he seemed to have already known about this situation for a very long time!
Thinking back to when they first boarded the White Wolf Ship, he remembered that sentence of Chu Si’s: “This Mr. Yang is a partner.”
They really fucking were partners.
Shao Heng was dumbfounded, feeling like his three worldviews were falling apart.
Chu Si unkindly patted Sa’e Yang, signaling for him to move over, while he himself came around and sat down on the edge of the bed directly in front of Shao Heng. He didn’t seem flustered by the revelation of Sa’e Yang’s identity and even straightened his creased shirt after he sat down and rolled his sleeves up to his elbows before raising his eyes to meet Shao Heng’s. “Why don’t I re-introduce him to you?”
He spread his hand towards his right. “This Mr. Yang, whose name I made up, is originally called Sa’e. I’m sure you must know him.”
Shao Heng: “I don’t know him! Who the hell would know him!! I’ve just seen him on the wanted list!”
However… his mouth was stuffed shut, and even if he was suffocating with anger he couldn’t yell out.
Chu Si waved a hand at him. “Stop snarling, it’s clear that getting emotional won’t help you in your current situation. Why don’t you calm down so we can have a nice chat?”
Shao Heng crossed his eyes, staring at the massage ball in his mouth, vividly expressing his feelings: how the fuck can we chat when I have this stuffed in my mouth!
Chu Si also remembered the massage ball. He paused for a moment before saying calmly, “It’ll be a one-sided chat.”
“…”
Shao Heng nearly vomited blood.
“Firstly, I hope Captain Shao has some understanding of a premise,” Chu Si said. “You should be aware of this Mr. Sa’e Yang’s prison sentence.”
Shao Heng rolled his eyes: Every person in the world knows of it!
“We all know that Mr. Sa’e Yang’s sentence is as long as the planet’s lifespan.” Chu Si paused, then continued, “So, now that the planet has exploded, may I ask how much of Mr. Sa’e Yang’s theoretical sentence remains?”
Shao Heng: “…………………………”
He had a forehead full of question marks, but then again there was really only one answer— the planet had exploded, so Sa’e Yang had no more time remaining on his sentence.
“His sentence has been served, and he is theoretically no longer an inmate of the Space Prison,” Chu Si said calmly. “So Mr. Yang’s current status is that of a civilian, an ordinary civilian.”
Shao Heng: What fucking ordinary civilian, has there ever been an ordinary civilian who could tie up a captain of the security troops? Huh?
“Don’t roll your eyes, Captain Shao. Even though the answer may come as a bit of a shock to you mentally, that’s how it works in theory. And according to regulations, what should be the answer to an ordinary citizen’s request for asylum from the military, the general government, or the Security Building during a catastrophic event? Tell me.” Chu Si spoke calmly.
Shao Heng: “…”
“Given that you aren’t able to speak right now, Captain Shao, I’ll speak for you— the request should be approved unconditionally and protected to the fullest extent possible while respecting public opinion. If I’ve said anything incorrect, I’ll allow you to grunt.”
Shao Heng: “…”
Chu Si raised an eyebrow. “So as an ordinary citizen, Mr. Sa’e Yang is requesting the protection of the White Wolf Ship, just like those who are residing in the living quarters of the White Wolf Ship. Is there a problem?”
The understanding Executive Chu gave Captain Shao Heng two seconds to think and react, then thoughtfully answered for him. “No.”
Shao Heng: “…”
“I know that when dealing with certain issues, it is sometimes difficult to achieve complete objectivity and impartiality without the slightest subjective bias. After all, we are all human beings, and human beings have likes and dislikes. Considering that you find it difficult to calmly act in accordance with the rules when you see Mr. Sa’e Yang’s face and that this unwillingness may affect the normal conduct of other work, I made a slight adjustment to Mr. Yang’s appearance as a way of protecting of your emotions.”
After finishing this long paragraph, Executive Chu thought for a moment, then added, “I think what I did could be counted as considerate, don’t you think?”
Shao Heng: “…”
He, he had nothing to say.
Executive Chu was very good at making distorted reasonings sound as if they were true, so that when people pondered over them again and again, they couldn’t find any points to refute and could only accept his logic with resignation.
They would just… have the slightest feeling of being wronged.
Captain Shao’s changing expression fully illustrated this feeling, yet Executive Chu still didn’t let him off—
“Furthermore, I would suggest that you try to put aside the identity of ‘Sa’e Yang’ and simply recall this gentleman’s behavior aboard the White Wolf Ship. If I remember correctly, you seem to have said something like ‘Mr. Yang seems very serious and capable.’”
Shao Heng silently closed his eyes, feeling that the past was simply unbearable to look back on. In fact, even before this, he’d already felt that he was very blind back then…
Executive Chu continued, “I’ve even kept Sa’e Yang in my office in order to minimize potential dangers for you, which I think is quite considerate. Has Sa’e Yang done anything out of line aboard the White Wolf? No.”
Shao Heng suddenly opened his eyes and glared at Chu Si with a gaze that was accusatory with the slightest bit of grievance, “…”
Chu Si: “…”
Mr. Sa’e Yang, the man in question, who had been crossing his arms in admiration for half a day, finally decided to open his mouth at this exact moment to remind Chu Si. “Oh, does kidnapping this pretty boy count?”
Chu Si glanced at him: “Shut up.”
Sa’e Yang raised his hands and made a cross in front of his mouth.
Shao Heng’s expression suddenly became somewhat indescribable again. He stared at Sa’e Yang for a while, as if he hadn’t expected the legendary Sa’e Yang to be so obedient!
“If I’m not mistaken, you’re probably thinking ‘Sa’e Yang actually has a day where he’s ordered to shut up, and he doesn’t even get angry or fight back’…” Chu Si looked Shao Heng in the eye and snorted. “Then I suggest you also think about the fact that Sa’e Yang also gave the entire rescue team the Dragon Pillar star map, helped you find your father, old Dr. Shao, didn’t show much resistance when you forced him into this room and connected the nutritional machine to him, and of course, he also saved my life.”
Chu Si didn’t look at Sa’e Yang, sitting upright and staring at Shao Heng straight in the eye. He didn’t speak quickly, as if he was giving Shao Heng time to recall these things. Upon seeing Shao Heng’s expression finally ease, he said, “I don’t know what you think, but at least I’m very moved.”
After finishing what he had to say, he spread his hands at Shao Heng. “Alright, now tell me your choice. Do you choose to have an extra helper on your side or do you choose to go and scare the living daylights out of Zilder Feng and the rest of them old guys?”
Captain Shao, who had been completely brainwashed, remained silent for a moment before saying, “Wuwuwuwuwuwu.”
Chu Si: “…”
He reached out and plucked the massage ball from Shao Heng’s mouth, tossing it to the side, then lifted his chin and said, “Come, repeat it, I didn’t hear you clearly just now.”
Who the fuck would be able to hear me clearly!
Shao Heng cursed in his heart, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and said, “I’ll reluctantly choose the former.”
“Very good.” Chu Si nodded and said to Sa’e Yang, “Bring Captain Shao down. I’ll go next door and ask the old man for a little more simulated skin sculpting agent. Those old guys are too old to withstand a scare, let them have a couple days more of peace and quiet for now.”
After speaking, he stood up and walked out the door. Old Master Shao was no longer in his office, perhaps having been transferred to the White Wolf Ship by Shao Heng. Through the windows of the corridor, one could see various lights lighting up outside one by one, forming fine, dense lines, guiding the way from various parts of the city to underground shelters.
The boundless view overlooking the lights was too beautiful. In the endless black sky, it gave a sense of peace and tranquility, as if hope was getting closer and closer.
And if it weren’t for Sa’e Yang, he might’ve had to say goodbye to such scenes…
I love this entire brainwashing sequence, the humor is A+++; Your translation was spot on and carried across the humor and nuances so well!
Agree!
Executive Chu gaslights someone once again!
Thank you for the update! I enjoy this story and your translation very much :3
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