Translator: ThatLazyPotato
Translation Checker: Rin
Editor: DragonFae
The second day.
An alpha walked through the hallways of the Alliance building in a hoodie and jeans, with his hood on and wearing sunglasses. Colleagues passing by looked at him one after another and didn’t recognize who it was for a while. However, the security inspection system of the Alliance building would not easily let in strangers without authorization, so no one stopped him halfway.
When the alpha passed by the restroom, Passenger Pigeon from the laboratory was washing his hands after breakfast. After he squeezed out the soap, he turned on the faucet and started scrubbing his hands. Suddenly, the faucet handle was pushed down. Passenger Pigeon frowned and looked up, only to find that a tall alpha was standing next to him. The alpha lowered his head and grinned at him. A few strands of snow-white hair and a pair of clear dark blue eyes were exposed between the hood and the sunglasses.
“C-ch-chu-ge??” Passenger Pigeon called out in surprise.
Someone knocked on the door of the president’s office and walked in. Yan Yi’s gaze shifted from the computer screen to Bai Chunian.
“You’re here.” Yan Yi slightly raised an eyebrow. “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Bai Chunian stood in front of the desk and took off the hood and sunglasses. He saw Lu Shangjin sitting on the armchair on the right and staring at him with a burning gaze.
“You’ve come to see the president, Uncle Jin.” Bai Chunian greeted him.
“I’ve been here since last night. Your president refused to rest no matter what, so I came to accompany him in staying up.” Lu Shangjin put the teacup in his hand on the table with a clink. “Let me look at you.”
Bai Chunian ears turned red. “Look at me, I am alive and kicking without missing either my arms or legs.”
“Let’s put that aside first. What’s with your hair?” From the moment he entered the door, Lu Shangjin saw his blinding white hair. “Also, what’s that on your neck? A collar? When you pierced your ears, I endured it and didn’t scold you. When you got words and drawings tattooed on your waist and arms, I figured it was a trend among young people. But do you look proper right now? You’re getting out of hand. Or is someone bullying you? Tell me the truth.”
Although Lu Shangjin didn’t care about him dating a merman at first, when he came back with such a big mark on his neck every day, it seemed like he was being bullied no matter how he looked at it. After all, the merman was really not a good person; he had a sloppy attitude and talked arrogantly. He bullied a good and obedient lion cub who had never been in a relationship before with ease. Thinking of some of his own friends in the BDSM circle, with piercings everywhere on their bodies making clunking sounds, Lu Shangjin’s eyes darkened.
Bai Chunian raised an eyebrow and smiled. “No one, it’s because Rimbaud…”
Lu Shangjin calmed down. “Forget it. Go to my place as soon as possible to help me, this agent work is not suitable for you.”
Bai Chunian thought about it. This incident was indeed terrifying. Uncle Jin would worry that it was inevitable that Lu Yan would encounter such a situation one day in the future. So he straightened his expression and said seriously, “I guarantee that such a situation will not happen again. As far as Lu Yan is concerned, I will try my best to protect him from getting hurt.”
“Don’t use him as a shield. Do you think we weren’t worried when you were in danger this time?”
Yan Yi coughed. “Jin-ge, say less.”
Lu Shangjin turned toward Yan Yi. “You saw it, too. The level of these tasks is no longer what children of their age could handle, so is it really necessary? Yanyan, I know you are eager to eradicate the research institute, but take my advice—don’t be so aggressive. How much trouble the research institute will create from being pressured and driven to a corner, these troubles will be put on your shoulders.
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Bai Chunian was caught between them. “Well, Uncle, don’t fight. It was an accident this time, next time, it definitely won’t…”
Lu Shangjin turned around and glanced at him. “And you, look at who you’re dating. He can’t be controlled and can’t be restrained. We won’t have any places to look for your bones if he eats you up. He even dyed your hair white.”
Bai Chunian, “…”
If Bai Chunian had known how tense the atmosphere in the office was, he wouldn’t have walked in.
Yan Yi heaved a sigh. At this moment, he received a few more emails from the Publicity Section of the Technology Department. There were many journalists with relevant interests connected outside of the Alliance. When they report things, they take the Alliance’s reputation into consideration, but the news couldn’t be suppressed this time.
The sea area where the submarine leaked was being restricted by the Alliance Police Department. The entire sea area was sealed off and fishermen were prohibited from going out to sea. However, no one expected that a large number of dead fish and shrimp corpses would appear on the sea surface this morning. Some were floating on the sea surface, while some were piled on the beach by the waves. The entire sea area exuded a rotten fish smell, causing the coastal residents to explode in a number of complaints.
Seeing this news, Bai Chunian was not surprised, but laughed instead.
Yan Yi held his aching temple. “Why are you laughing? Hurry and help clean this up.”
“Only merfolks have the ability to quickly remove this degree of contamination.” Bai Chunian put his hands in his pockets and slightly raised the corner of his lips.
“Rimbaud isn’t willing to help?”
“Mhm. He said whoever made the mess has to clean it up.”
“Forget it, this is how it should be.” Yan Yi took a sip of his cold coffee and sent a notice to the sub departments, requesting that the sea area be cleaned up within two months. After all, the contamination had spread to the IOA’s jurisdiction, and the coastal residents didn’t care who owned the submarine, they only knew the IOA’s complaint hotline.
“President, Rimbaud said this is only the beginning.” Bai Chunian shrugged and said, “If he doesn’t order them to do so, the merfolk clan will not go to sea to purify, which is the equivalent to going on strike.”
Yan Yi’s eyes were not without worry. “This incident did indeed hurt him the most. I will visit him tomorrow.”
“It’s fine, I’m coaxing him right now. Rimbaud remembers grudges clearly, and will not direct these grudges against other people. Team Leader Cang brought back many useful things from leading people to investigate the leaked submarine, along with the news about the Berna Pharmaceutical Factory that we held in our hands before, both can soon be published. The research institute just needs a surprise right now, why don’t you leave it to me?”
“Alright.”
Bai Chunian thought for a while. “There’s also another matter. This time two of my students made great contributions, what do you think about…”
Yan Yi nodded.
After he more or less finished explaining the matter, Bai Chunian advised the president and Uncle Jin, and then retreated from the office. As soon as he left, he heard Uncle Jin stand up in the office, put his hands on the edge of the desk and asked the president, “What, you still want to stay up?”
“Let me finish reading this report first.”
“Have your secretary look over it then report the key points to you. You shouldn’t be doing this yourself in the first place.”
It sounded like Uncle Jin had just shut down the president’s computer, then dragged the president out of his chair, and half-carried half-held him to the lounge.
“Put me down… Xiao Bai can hear…”
“Come, let ge teach you what it means to delegate.”
It seemed like they weren’t quarreling anymore, so Bai Chunian was relieved. He didn’t know why but he quite liked this kind of atmosphere, and he also liked the IOA. Being “cared for” was a very precious feeling and not anybody was lucky enough to get it.
An inextricable fetter was also a kind of restraint. Bai Chunian had a sense of propriety, even if he had a plan in mind, he would not act recklessly.
He made a detour to HR, then went to the Medical Association’s ward.
In the ward, Xiao Xun was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown. He was leaning on the pillows piled up behind him, an IV needle was stuck in his arm, and was being administered with antibiotics at this moment. When he saw a completely covered stranger open the door and come in, he immediately put down his phone, looking a little nervous.
“You are…?”
Bai Chunian took off his hood and sunglasses. “How are you?”
“Chu-ge?” Xiao Xun’s pupils shook. “Have you…been infected?”
“No. It’s a little bit of a long story.” Bai Chunian combed through his snow-white hair casually. “I came to see you. You were very cautious before but this time you acted recklessly; approaching the submarine without protection. Did you not listen in Dr. Han’s biochemistry classes? Didn’t Bi Lanxing stop you?”
Bai Chunian glanced down. Xiao Xun’s phone screen was still on, and he was browsing information about the Greyhound Family. This kid holds grudges. He still remembered that after the physical examination at the special training base, the psychiatrist Mr. Samoyed deliberately picked out his file. He said that this student’s hatred toward his family was unusual, and that he was a sensitive and vengeful child. He wanted the instructors to be careful not to hurt him accidentally during training, and Dr. Han often expresses concern about Xiao Xun’s mental health.
“The situation was urgent, there was no time to prepare so thoroughly.” Xiao Xun lowered his head, his fingers clenched tightly onto the blanket, “The later the information is sent, the more unexpected the variable will be.”
“Haha.” Bai Chunian pulled a chair over and sat next to his bed. “Before, I thought you were only cruel toward other people. I didn’t expect that you would also be cruel to yourself.”
“Is that so?” Xiao Xun said casually. “You saved me before so I will pay you back and won’t owe you anything.”
These words sound harsh to Bai Chunian. He really didn’t like that his close friends would calculate things so clearly.
So he bluntly said, “The words before you fainted were a bit deliberate. You are not the type who likes to express himself, and you usually don’t like talking. What’s more, when your life was in danger, did you say those words deliberately for the monitor to hear?”
Xiao Xun raised his eyelids. “You heard it.”
“I did, but every time you guys go on a mission, I will watch the recording to help the team members review, so don’t overthink it.” Bai Chunian took a mandarin orange from the bedside table and started peeling it, “I think you wouldn’t do it even if there is only one in a ten thousandth chance of it leading to death—because let alone the probability of death is 37%, even if it’s only 0.1%, once you die, it becomes 100%. It’s meaningless if you lose the bet. Although your ability, Universal Dashboard, is very strong, I still feel that you are not a person who likes to gamble with life and death.”
“You know me well.” Xiao Xun bit his lips, his Adam’s apple moving slightly. “But by taking a gamble this time, I will have gained your attention and Dr. Han will treat me differently, so it was worth it to me.”
“Eh? When have I not been paying attention to you?” Bai Chunian peeled off a piece of mandarin peel and threw it in the trash can. He made a soft noise, which seemed loud in the quiet ward.
“I’ve always been the most inconspicuous one. You value Bi Lanxing and Lu Yan more than me; their blood roots are in the IOA. I’m an outsider, I couldn’t even enter the Greenfly Island’s training base.”
“Why are you so competitive?”
Xiao Xun pursed his lips and didn’t continue to explain.
Bai Chunian gave Xiao Xun half of the peeled mandarin. He felt that it was too little, so he gave him two more pieces. “In fact, I’ve been living in the human community for only three to four years. If you do anything according to the ways of the world, I may not necessarily be able to understand. If you don’t explain it to me now, I will misunderstand. I only know that loyal children are good children, and I can still tell which are the truth and which are lies.”
“Well, in that case, let’s make another bet. I’ll toss a coin for you, and you’ll guess if it’s heads or tails. If you guess correctly, I’ll give the coin to you.” Bai Chunian took out a gold coin from his pocket and flicked it in the air.
Although Xiao Xun was puzzled, he still said tails. His J1 ability, Universal Dashboard, was very accurate in determining the probability of an event, so he won’t lose in a normal bet.
The gold coin spun in the air continuously. It drew an arc and fell toward Xiao Xun’s hand.
Xiao Xun subconsciously stretched out his hand to catch it, and what landed on his palm was a golden medal. The engravings on the front were heavier than those on the back, so naturally the back was facing up.
On the front of the medal was an engraving of a bird spreading its wings to the sky. The golden free bird represents the identity of the Secret Service, and the word “Xiao Xun” was engraved below it.
“You guessed correctly. I’ll give it to you.” Bai Chunian laughed.
Xiao Xun looked at the glimmering badge in his hand, a layer of imperceptible mist appeared in his eyes.
“I’m leaving now.”
“Wait.” Xiao Xun suddenly grabbed the hem of his clothes. “Chu-ge.”
Bai Chunjan looked back with interest. “What?”
“No-nothing.”
Bai Chunian saw through his thoughts. “I heard that the Greyhound Family will hold a once-in-a-decade hunting event next month. I am very interested, how about you? Beat the rest of your peers in one fell swoop at a big family gathering, humiliate the snobby patriarch, and then leave with grace. Mm…it’s a very great feeling.”
The Hunting Fair was a grand event where the younger generations of the Greyhound Family and other relatives competed with each other. It was held every ten years. At that time, all the major relative families who were commission hunters would be present.
Xiao Xun did not answer, but it was clear that he took Bai Chunian’s words to heart.
“Then bye, rest well. If you have any problems, you can call me any time.”
When Bai Chunian left, Han Xingqian had just pushed open the door and entered. He looked worn-out, even the white coat embroidered with the PBB logo had not yet been taken off.
“Yo, Han-ge came. You can feel distressed for the puppy first, we’ll talk later.”
Bai Chunian passed Han Xingqian with his hands in his pocket, the hem of his white coat was slightly lifted. Han Xingqian looked back at him, only a strand of snow-white hair passed in front of him. It seemed that there was something different, but it also seemed like there was nothing different. It was just that there was an impenetrable indifference in his eyes.
Thank You for the new chapter ♡(ӦｖӦ｡)
I hope the next arc is them burning the research institute to the ground!
Even if i read the side story of YanYi and LuSangJin, I’m glad to read Uncle Jin is now a kind man and that he and YanYi truly care about BaiChunian like their child. Sometome I fear BaiChunian could break but if that day comes,there would be people next to him.
And please XiaoXun, cherish yourself a bit more. He’s so broken inside too and I hope DrHan can open his heart to him because I’m really fond of those two.