IRCDM Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Affection – What I say is possible, is possible.

Across the street from Wutong Apartments, in another building.

A person in a black uniform had a grim expression, faint wisps of mist still clung to the fabric. He had just fired a shot and narrowed his eyes. “How many people went into 7104?”

“Four,” someone beside him answered.

He was slightly shocked: “How many?”

“First, a young man and a large-sized disabled person went in directly, we suspect they used some kind of advanced anti-surveillance and theft technology. Then a sanitation worker pushing a trash cart followed closely behind. Lastly, someone climbed in through the window, knocking out the two surveillance cameras we just bought.”

“…”

“Secretary Lu, do we need to request instructions from higher up?”

Lu Lian tossed the light sniper rifle to him: “No need to request instructions. We have orders from above. Whoever enters 7104 of Wutong Apartments, the kill order supersedes all other restrictions.”

“Understood!”

As the words fell, the windows across the street simultaneously opened, and more than a dozen light sniper rifles were aimed at the shattered window. However, due to the lack of a positioning chip, a one-shot kill was impossible. But if anyone dared to show their head, there would be absolutely no chance of survival.

Inside 7104, Liang Huan lay on his back on the cold floor, gripping Li Yao’s wrist tightly: “Why are you here?”

Li Yao, who was on top of him, chuckled: “You know very well.”

“You didn’t have to come,” Liang Huan said.

“Tsk.” Li Yao looked at him unhappily, “I wanted to see who’s behind you, so impatient, so eager to get the black box in my body, is that not allowed?”

Liang Huan smiled, his peripheral vision catching the light sniper bullet embedded in the wall, and said: “Of course it is, but it seems we’ve both walked into someone else’s trap.”

“I just saw you open that mechanism. You’re the owner of 7104,” Li Yao stared at him intently. “Maybe the people outside are your arrangement.”

“What, do you think I would risk my life and set up such a big scheme just to get you?” Liang Huan laughed.

“I’m so popular, I’ve seen bigger schemes,” Li Yao lowered his voice, glanced at the smile on his lips, and his gaze lingered on his face. “But you’re the only one who succeeded with a honey trap. It’s my first time seeing such a stupid spy like you, but who can guarantee this isn’t all an act?”

“Li Yao, you’re getting a little paranoid,” the two were extremely close. Liang Huan raised his hand and placed it on his waist, unsure whether he wanted to pull him closer or push him away. He looked at the tense and overly cautious person in front of him and patiently explained, “If I knew there were people lying in wait outside, I definitely wouldn’t have come tonight.”

“Really?” Li Yao narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Liang Huan said, “Aside from everything else, I have a bit of a phobia of light snipers now.”

Li Yao glanced at the bullet in the wall: “Don’t worry, this kind of military light sniper is different from the ones we encountered last time. This is the kind I used to assassinate Yu Wan Yao, it needs a positioning chip. The wall can block the bullet, ordinary military officers can’t get their hands on that kind of high-end stuff.”

Liang Huan understood: “Then why are you still on top of me?”

Li Yao immediately shook off his hand and rolled down, bending over to hide behind the office desk, making a dashing and handsome gesture at him: “Understand?”

Liang Huan: “…Can’t understand.”

“You dare to say you came from the military?” Li Yao was shocked.

Liang Huan’s expression remained unchanged: “Don’t remember.”

Li Yao sighed and tapped the chip on his wrist: “Little You?”

You Zhao Chen’s gnashing voice came from the chip: “Quick…make this big guy stop! I’m going to be strangled to death—”

Liang Huan looked towards the living room. Pei Zhong was using his mechanical arm to tightly choke You Zhao Chen’s neck, and hadn’t forgotten to use him as a shield in front of himself. He cleared his throat: “Pei Zhong, friendly fire.”

Only then did Pei Zhong let go.

You Zhao Chen knelt on the ground coughing. He had only coughed twice when Pei Zhong kicked him away. Several bullets grazed his scalp and embedded themselves in the floor. You Zhao Chen hid behind the wall, still shaken: “What’s going on?”

Li Yao roughly calculated the speed of the bullets and judged: “We’re trapped. There are at least five light snipers waiting outside. If their people are in the building across the street, it’ll take at least three minutes for them to come up.”

You Zhao Chen cursed under his breath in anger.

“What to do?” Li Yao turned to look at Liang Huan.

“I’ll listen to you,” Liang Huan said.

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll drag you out to block bullets?” Li Yao asked.

Liang Huan smiled: “I would hope you do that.”

Although it was a moment of life and death, Li Yao was inexplicably excited. He threw a bomb to Pei Zhong and said, “There are snipers in front and behind. Split into two groups, blow up the walls and run to both sides, go out and knock out the elevator and staircase entrances, that’ll buy us some time. You Zhao Chen, let’s go.”

Liang Huan grabbed his shoulder.

Li Yao raised his eyebrows: “Any objections?”

Liang Huan pointed to Pei Zhong and You Zhao Chen: “They’re right here, why go far away?”

Li Yao slapped him on the chest: “Alright, then you follow me.”

Liang Huan remained noncommittal.

As the bomb blew open the wall, Li Yao’s mouth moved. The explosion was deafening, but Liang Huan still heard his mutterings in the midst of the chaos: “Wearing so little now that we’re apart, tsk.”

Liang Huan lowered his head in slight shock, and glanced at the top button of his shirt, which was buttoned all the way up.

“Ouch!” The person taking a bath in the next room raised their arm to block their face, and in the next second was about to reach for a gun. “Who is it? Blowing up someone else’s bathroom!”

“Sorry, sorry, please continue!” Li Yao grabbed the bathrobe next to him and threw it over his head, kicking away the gun placed next to the bathtub. “Military exercise!”

“What?!” The officer who was soaking in the bath immediately stood up.

“Watch your image!” Li Yao roared, and dragged Liang Huan past, followed by a series of bullets.

The officer walking his bird nearby was so frightened that he immediately covered his important parts and rolled to the ground, cursing angrily: “Is this how you do an exercise? What department are you from, I’m going to report you—”

The next second, the wall of his living room was also blown open.

Li Yao’s bombs were like they didn’t cost money, blowing open several walls in a row. In the smoke and dust of the explosions, the accuracy of the light snipers was greatly reduced. After frightening several officers who were resting at home, Li Yao finally blew open the last wall and dragged Liang Huan out of the seventh floor.

His soul flew ahead, and the bullets chased behind. Liang Huan even took the time to support him, reducing his force. The expected impact didn’t arrive, and Li Yao excitedly whistled: “Amazing, Your Majesty, you’re better than the highest-grade cushioning equipment.”

Liang Huan nodded reservedly: “You flatter me.”

The bullets grazed the two people’s ears, passing between them. Li Yao pressed him to hide in the corner of the wall, but the next second the corner of the wall was smashed to pieces.

Lu Lian adjusted his sights and aimed at Liang Huan.

“Damn!” Li Yao turned around and threw a bomb at the building, and raised an arrogant middle finger.

As a result, the next second his hand was grabbed, and Liang Huan took him a distance forward with extremely fast speed, taking advantage of the explosion to hide behind cover.

“They’re too strong and chasing too closely.” Li Yao leaned against the wall, “Did you call for people?”

“Yue Hang is on the way,” Liang Huan said.

Li Yao said, “Looks like you’re not completely stupid.”

Liang Huan heard someone call him stupid for the first time, and he looked at Li Yao with some curiosity. He saw Li Yao suddenly turn cold and raise his gun at him. The next second, he pulled the trigger without hesitation. The bullet grazed Liang Huan’s ear, and the soldier behind him holding the gun fell to the ground.

Li Yao saw him standing still, and patted his face with the gun in a very bad manner: “Scared silly?”

The muzzle of the gun was slightly hot, and Liang Huan raised his hand to push away Li Yao’s wrist, smiling, “I like the look in your eyes when you shoot and kill, it’s very beautiful.”

Li Yao: “…”

After successively dealing with several soldiers, more and more people surrounded them. Li Yao’s ammunition was exhausted, and he handed the stolen gun to Liang Huan, and clicked on the chip: “Old Pei, Little You, how are you guys doing?”

“Why am I the little one?” You Zhao Chen shouted, “Couldn’t run at all, almost got shot into a sieve.”

“Regular army, the number is estimated to be around thirty people, the firepower is dense, the exits are all blocked, we can only delay time and wait for rescue.” Pei Zhong’s voice came from the chip.

“It’ll take an hour to fly from District Three to District Five,” Li Yao said, “Can’t wait for rescue, let’s see how many we can get out, I’ll cover you.”

Pei Zhong and You Zhao Chen had no objections. Liang Huan looked at him when he heard this: “You’ll cover?”

“Can’t die,” Li Yao said smugly, “Even if they catch me, they’ll have to let me go. I’ll go up and suppress their firepower first, and you seize the time to follow them.”

Liang Huan’s gaze darkened slightly. Li Yao had already turned and entered the staircase passage next to him. Before long, dense gunfire came from the roof. It was unknown how Li Yao managed to do it, but one person was actually making such a big commotion.

Pei Zhong and You Zhao Chen cooperated very well with Li Yao and successfully rushed to the gap opened by Li Yao, but were quickly suppressed again.

Li Yao cursed in the chip. He hid behind the wall and took a breath, rolling over to the other side and aiming at the middle window of the building across the street, decisively pulling the trigger.

Lu Lian was caught off guard and knocked down by the person behind him. The next second, the bullet exploded again, and the soldiers in the room scattered on the ground. He grabbed the sniper rifle next to him with a gloomy face, but the room across the street was already empty. He laughed angrily and quickly searched in the opposite building, finally catching a glimpse of a figure running very fast, and firing several shots without hesitation.

As a result, not only did they dodge, but the other party arrogantly raised their middle finger at him in the scope.

“Seeking death.” Lu Lian snorted coldly and replaced it with a heavy nuclear bomb.

However, before he could fire, dozens of modified hovercraft descended from the sky and launched a dense bombardment at the floor they were on. He and his subordinates were forced to urgently activate the protective light spheres on their bodies so as not to be blown into a pile of powder.

“Damn, the reinforcements came so quickly?” You Zhao Chen was shocked, “Your people?”

Pei Zhong shook his head: “Not sure, I just arrived.”

In the hovercraft, the members of the Shenfeng Team were carrying sufficient heavy attack weapons and beating people very smoothly. Yue Hang and Lu Biao manipulated the hovercraft to land in front of Liang Huan. Yue Hang came out and said, “Mr. Liang, are you alright?”

Liang Huan shook his head: “See if you can catch two alive.”

“Understood.” Yue Hang quickly conveyed his orders.

Li Yao originally thought he was going to have a hard fight. He jumped directly from the third floor, and Liang Huan reached out to catch him. Li Yao patted the dust off his clothes and said to Yue Hang, “You guys actually came so fast?”

“We were waiting on the outer edge of Wutong Apartments early in the morning,” Yue Hang said.

Li Yao looked at Liang Huan: “You knew someone was watching here?”

“Didn’t know, just preparing for the worst,” Liang Huan said.

He used to have a special status, and he was used to bringing enough secret guards no matter where he went. In the face of absolute martial suppression, all conspiracies and tricks were not enough to be afraid of.

Li Yao admired him very much while retreating: “As expected of someone who’s a boss.”

He put his arm around You Zhao Chen’s shoulders, and You Zhao Chen understood, and said emotionally: “Ah, in that case, then Li Yao and I will withdraw first, haha, hahaha.”

“Hahaha.” Li Yao laughed twice with him tacitly, and the two turned to leave with tacit understanding.

Liang Huan lifted his eyes and looked at Yue Hang.

Yue Hang and Lu Biao raised their guns and aimed at Li Yao and You Zhao Chen. Li Yao accused them without looking back: “What does this mean?”

“Yeah, what does this mean?” You Zhao Chen was ostensibly bluffing, but in reality was sweating profusely, “Mr. Liang, we’ve been through thick and thin just now, Li Yao helped you attract firepower regardless of the danger, you can’t be so ungrateful, right? I don’t think you’re that kind of person either.”

He forced a smile and pushed away Yue Hang’s gun, but Yue Hang directly loaded the gun, forcing him to take half a step back, separating Li Yao’s arm.

Li Yao cleared his throat, put his claws in his pockets and turned around to look at Liang Huan with some unwillingness, looking like a hoodlum: “What’s up, saving your life made us enemies?”

Liang Huan said calmly: “Chip.”

Li Yao was puzzled: “What chip? I have so many chips on me.”

Liang Huan stared at him without speaking.

Li Yao paused, and suddenly realized, took out what he had been carrying from his pocket, took out that military chip that had been crushed and threw it to Liang Huan: “You left this in the dormitory just now.”

Liang Huan raised his hand to catch it, helplessly said: “I didn’t get the chip in the study just now, you stuffed it into your pocket when you pounced over.”

Li Yao was shocked: “You’re a dignified Deputy District Chief of the Eastern Third District, how can you wrong a small mercenary like me?”

Liang Huan: “…”

“Alas, big officials bully people.” Li Yao sighed in a pretentious manner, and You Zhao Chen beside him suddenly shouted, “Lie down!”

Yue Hang and Lu Biao turned their heads together, and Li Yao took out a smoke bomb and threw it on the ground, and ran away with You Zhao Chen. Along the way, the two brothers did not forget to touch their fists tacitly. As a result, Li Yao’s hand had not had time to retract, and was grabbed by a warm palm. He bent his elbow and slammed it backwards, but it was caught, and he did not know where he was pressed. His arm was instantly numb, and the next second the muzzle of the gun was pointed at his temple.

You Zhao Chen, who had run out, also raised his hand with a dry smile and backed away, Pei Zhong stood in front of him holding a light magnetic cannon in one hand, meeting You Zhao Chen’s accusatory gaze: “Sorry, I’m just doing my job.”

Li Yao raised one hand and clipped the chip, and said dejectedly: “Here.”

Liang Huan glanced at it: “I can’t judge the authenticity of this chip now.”

Li Yao was shocked by his shamelessness: “I was busy saving you, where would I have the time to swap it?”

“So you need to come back to the Administrative Court with me, and I can let you go after I have identified the authenticity.” Liang Huan smiled slightly, “Instructor Li, please.”

Deng Meng slowly stopped the hovercraft in front of them, smiling: “Brother Li, long time no see!”

Li Yao put away the chip, opened the car door and sat in the car with a stinky face, You Zhao Chen next to him saw this and wanted to go together, but he met Liang Huan’s smiling eyes.

“I’ll take a car with Pei Zhong.” You Zhao Chen suddenly reacted, firmly grasped Pei Zhong’s mechanical hand.

“?” Pei Zhong looked at him suspiciously, and shook off his hand in disgust.

“Brother Liang, after we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang asked people to clean out your room on the first day. The office of the mercenary base is upstairs. It’s especially convenient whether you are attending a meeting or going to the training ground. The Liao District Chief originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t allow it, saying that it still depends on what you mean.” Lu Biao’s voice came from the headset.

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive carefully.” Liang Huan said lightly.

“Okay.” Deng Meng immediately closed his mouth.

Liang Huan said: “Aside from other things, the current mercenary base is different now. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District. There are countless eyes staring at the Administrative Court headquarters and the military department. Your identity is already special, and it’s very unsafe to still live in the dormitory building.”

“I’m pretty safe wherever I am, do you have any misunderstandings?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Probably because Deng Meng was there, he spoke more politely, and his stomach was full of anger that probably had nowhere to vent, and his tone was a little choked.

The car finally stopped at the parking spot of the Third District Administrative Court building. Deng Meng greeted them and hurried out of the car, for fear that if he was one step late, he would be crushed into meat by the solidified atmosphere in the car.

Liang Huan was about to drink water after twisting open the lid, and a hand stretched out next to him to take the cup in his hand.

Li Yao took a few sips of water, frowned: “What kind of broken stuff is this, so bitter.”

“Some medicinal herbs.” Liang Huan said, “I asked Su Murong to readjust the prescription, and Wang Le Ren is also making an improved version of the mental power enhancer, and in a few months your mental power may be stabilized to B-grade.”

Li Yao collapsed in the seat without saying a word, just drinking the water in Liang Huan’s cup one by one, not knowing what he was thinking.

Liang Huan turned to look at the night view outside the window.

Deng Meng tentatively said: “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang asked people to clean out your room. The mercenary base’s office is upstairs. It’s especially convenient whether you are attending a meeting or going to the training ground. The Liao District Chief originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t allow it, saying that it still depends on what you mean.”

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive carefully.” Liang Huan said lightly.

“Okay.” Deng Meng immediately closed his mouth.

Liang Huan said: “Aside from other things, the current mercenary base is different now. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District. There are countless eyes staring at the Administrative Court headquarters and the military department. Your identity is already special, and it’s very unsafe to still live in the dormitory building.”

“I’m pretty safe wherever I am, do you have any misunderstandings?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Probably because Deng Meng was there, he spoke more politely, and his stomach was full of anger that probably had nowhere to vent, and his tone was a little choked.

The car finally stopped at the parking spot of the Third District Administrative Court building. Deng Meng greeted them and hurried out of the car, for fear that if he was one step late, he would be crushed into meat by the solidified atmosphere in the car.

Liang Huan was about to drink water after twisting open the lid, and a hand stretched out next to him to take the cup in his hand.

Li Yao took a few sips of water, frowned: “What kind of broken stuff is this, so bitter.”

“Some medicinal herbs.” Liang Huan said, “I asked Su Murong to readjust the prescription, and Wang Le Ren is also making an improved version of the mental power enhancer, and in a few months your mental power may be stabilized to B-grade.”

Li Yao collapsed in the seat without saying a word, just drinking the water in Liang Huan’s cup one by one, not knowing what he was thinking.

Liang Huan turned to look at the night view outside the window.

Deng Meng tentatively said: “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang asked people to clean out your room. The mercenary base’s office is upstairs. It’s especially convenient whether you are attending a meeting or going to the training ground. The Liao District Chief originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t allow it, saying that it still depends on what you mean.”

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive carefully.” Liang Huan said lightly.

“Okay.” Deng Meng immediately closed his mouth.

Liang Huan said: “Apart from other things, the current mercenary base is different. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District, and there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the Administrative Court Headquarters and the Military Department. Your identity is special to begin with, and it’s very unsafe to live in the dormitory building.”

“I’m safe wherever I am, are you misunderstanding something?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Probably because Deng Meng was present, he spoke relatively politely, and he had a bellyful of pent-up anger, so his tone was a bit sharp.

The car finally stopped at the parking area of the Third District Administrative Court Building. Deng Meng greeted them and hurriedly got out of the car, afraid that if he was even a step late, he would be crushed into minced meat by the tense atmosphere in the car.

Liang Huan unscrewed the lid and was about to drink some water when a hand reached over and took the cup from him.

Li Yao took a few gulps, frowned, and said, “What kind of crappy stuff is this, so bitter.”

“Some medicinal ingredients.” Liang Huan said, “I had Su Murong readjust the prescription, and Wang Le Ren is also making an improved version of the mental power enhancer. In a few months, your mental power might stabilize at B-grade.”

Li Yao slumped in the seat without a word, just drinking the water from Liang Huan’s cup in a desultory manner, seemingly lost in thought.

Liang Huan turned his head to look at the night scenery outside the window.

Deng Meng tentatively said, “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang had someone clean out your room. The mercenary base’s office is upstairs. Whether you’re attending a meeting or going to the training ground, it’s really convenient. District Chief Liao originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t let him, saying it still depended on what you wanted.”

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive properly.” Liang Huan said in a low voice.

“Yes, sir.” Deng Meng immediately shut his mouth.

Liang Huan said, “Putting aside other things, the current mercenary base is different. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District, and the Administrative Court Headquarters and the Military Department are watching closely. Your identity is already special, and it’s very unsafe to keep living in the dormitory building.”

“I’m pretty safe wherever I am, are you misunderstanding something?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Probably because Deng Meng was present, he spoke relatively politely, and he had a bellyful of pent-up anger that had nowhere to vent, so his tone was a bit sharp.

The car finally stopped at the parking bay of the Third District Administrative Court Building. Deng Meng said his goodbyes and hurriedly got out of the car, afraid that he would be crushed into mincemeat by the frozen atmosphere in the car if he stayed any longer.

Liang Huan reached out to unscrew the lid and was about to drink when a hand reached over and took the cup away from him.

Li Yao took a few swigs, frowning, “What kind of crap are you brewing? It’s so bitter.”

“Some medicinal herbs.” Liang Huan said, “I had Su Murong readjust the prescription. Wang Le Ren is also working on an improved version of the mental strength enhancer. In a few months, your mental strength might stabilize at B-level.”

Li Yao slumped back in his seat without a word, desultorily drinking the water in Liang Huan’s cup, seemingly lost in thought.

Liang Huan turned his head to look at the night scene outside the window.

Deng Meng tentatively spoke up, “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang had someone clean out your room. The office of the mercenary base is upstairs. It’s especially convenient whether you’re attending a meeting or going to the training ground. District Chief Liao originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t let him, saying that it still depended on what you wanted.”

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned his head to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive carefully.” Liang Huan said quietly.

“Yes, sir.” Deng Meng immediately shut his mouth.

Liang Huan said, “Putting other things aside, the current mercenary base is different. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District. There are countless eyes watching from the Administrative Court Headquarters and the Military Department. Your identity is already special, and it’s very unsafe to still be living in the dormitory building.”

“I’m pretty safe wherever I am. Are you misunderstanding something?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Perhaps because Deng Meng was present, he spoke relatively politely, but he had a bellyful of pent-up anger with nowhere to vent, and his tone was somewhat sharp.

The car finally stopped at the parking area of the Third District Administrative Court Building. Deng Meng said goodbye and hurried out of the car, afraid that if he was even a step late, he would be crushed into meat paste by the solidified atmosphere inside the car.

Liang Huan reached out to unscrew the lid and was just about to drink when a hand stretched out from the side and took the cup from him.

Li Yao took a few gulps and frowned, “What kind of crap are you brewing? It’s so bitter.”

“Some medicinal ingredients,” Liang Huan said. “I had Su Murong readjust the prescription. Wang Le Ren is also working on an improved version of the mental strength enhancer. In a few months, your mental strength might stabilize at B-level.”

Li Yao slumped back in his seat without saying anything, only taking the cup from him and drinking in a desultory manner, as if lost in thought.

Liang Huan turned his head to look at the night view outside the window.

Deng Meng cautiously tried speaking up, “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang had someone clean out your room. The office of the mercenary base is upstairs. Whether you’re attending a meeting or going to the training ground, it’s especially convenient. District Chief Liao originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t let him, saying it still depended on what you wanted.”

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive properly,” Liang Huan said quietly.

“Okay, sure thing,” Deng Meng immediately shut his mouth.

Liang Huan said, “Setting other things aside, the current mercenary base is different. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District, and the Administrative Court Headquarters and the Military Department are keeping a close watch. Your identity is already special, and it’s very unsafe to keep living in the dormitory building.”

“I’m pretty safe wherever I am. Are you misunderstanding something?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Perhaps because Deng Meng was there, he spoke relatively politely, but he had a bellyful of pent-up anger that had nowhere to vent, and his tone was somewhat sharp.

The car finally stopped at the parking apron of the Third District Administrative Court Building. Deng Meng made a quick greeting and practically fled out of the car, afraid that if he was a moment late, he would be crushed into paste by the solidified atmosphere inside.

Liang Huan wasn’t in a hurry to leave the car, he unscrewed the lid and was about to take a sip when a hand stretched out from the side and took the cup from him.

Li Yao took a few big gulps and frowned, “What kind of swill are you brewing? It’s so bitter.”

“Some medicinal herbs,” Liang Huan said, “I asked Su Murong to readjust the prescription. Wang Le Ren is also working on an improved version of the mental strength enhancer. In a few months, your mental strength might stabilize at B-level.”

Li Yao slumped back in his seat and didn’t say anything more, just taking the cup and drinking in a desultory manner, as if lost in thought.

Liang Huan turned his head to look at the night scene outside the window.

Deng Meng cautiously tried speaking up, “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang had someone clean out your room. The mercenary base’s office is upstairs. Whether you’re attending a meeting or going to the training ground, it’s especially convenient. District Chief Liao originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t let him, saying it still depended on what you wanted.”

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned his head to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive properly,” Liang Huan said softly.

“Okay, sure thing,” Deng Meng immediately shut his mouth.

Liang Huan said, “Putting other things aside, the current mercenary base is different. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District, and the Administrative Court Headquarters and the Military Department are keeping a close watch. Your identity is already special, and it’s very unsafe to keep living in the dormitory building.”

“I’m pretty safe wherever I am. Are you misunderstanding something?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Perhaps because Deng Meng was present, he spoke relatively politely, but he had a bellyful of pent-up anger with nowhere to vent, and his tone was somewhat sharp.

The car finally came to a halt at the parking bay of the Third District Administrative Court Building. Deng Meng hastily made his greetings and practically fled out of the car, fearing that if he lingered any longer, he would be crushed into mincemeat by the frozen atmosphere inside.

Liang Huan wasn’t in a rush to leave the car, he unscrewed the lid and was just about to take a sip when a hand reached out from the side and grabbed the cup from him.

Li Yao took a few big gulps and frowned, “What kind of swill are you brewing? It’s so bitter.”

“Some medicinal herbs,” Liang Huan said, “I had Su Murong readjust the prescription. Wang Le Ren is also working on an improved version of the mental strength enhancer. In a few months, your mental strength might stabilize at B-level.”

Li Yao slumped back in his seat and didn’t say anything more, only taking the cup and drinking in a desultory manner, as if lost in thought.

Liang Huan turned his head to look at the night scene outside the window.

Deng Meng cautiously tried speaking up, “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang had someone clean out your room. The office of the mercenary base is upstairs. Whether you’re attending a meeting or going to the training ground, it’s especially convenient. District Chief Liao originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t let him, saying it still depended on what you wanted.”

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned his head to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive properly,” Liang Huan said softly.

“Okay, sure thing,” Deng Meng immediately shut his mouth.

Liang Huan said, “Putting other things aside, the current mercenary base is different. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District, and the Administrative Court Headquarters and the Military Department are keeping a close watch. Your identity is already special, and it’s very unsafe to keep living in the dormitory building.”

“I’m pretty safe wherever I am. Are you misunderstanding something?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Probably because Deng Meng was present, he spoke relatively politely, but he had a bellyful of pent-up anger that had nowhere to vent, and his tone was somewhat sharp.

The car finally stopped at the parking area of the Third District Administrative Court Building. Deng Meng gave a quick greeting and scurried out of the car, fearing that if he was even a moment late, he would be crushed into mincemeat by the congealed atmosphere inside.

Liang Huan didn’t rush to leave, he unscrewed the lid and was about to take a sip when a hand reached over from the side and snatched the cup from him.

Li Yao took a few big gulps and frowned, “What kind of swill are you brewing? It’s so bitter.”

“Some medicinal herbs,” Liang Huan said. “I had Su Murong readjust the prescription. Wang Le Ren is also working on an improved version of the mental strength enhancer. In a few months, your mental strength might stabilize at B-level.”

Li Yao slumped back into his seat without saying anything, just taking the cup and drinking in a desultory manner, as if lost in thought.

Liang Huan turned his head to look at the night view outside the window.

Deng Meng cautiously tried speaking up, “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang had someone clean out your room. The office of the mercenary base is upstairs. Whether you’re attending a meeting or going to the training ground, it’s especially convenient. District Chief Liao originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t let him, saying it still depended on what you wanted.”

“Is that so?” Li Yao turned his head to look at Liang Huan.

“Deng Meng, drive properly,” Liang Huan said softly.

“Okay, sure thing,” Deng Meng immediately shut his mouth.

Liang Huan said, “Putting other things aside, the current mercenary base is different. Liao Yuan is now the District Chief of the Third District, and the Administrative Court Headquarters and the Military Department are keeping a close watch. Your identity is already special, and it’s very unsafe to keep living in the dormitory building.”

“I’m pretty safe wherever I am. Are you misunderstanding something?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows.

Probably because Deng Meng was present, he spoke relatively politely, but he had a bellyful of pent-up anger that had nowhere to vent, and his tone was somewhat sharp.

The car finally stopped at the parking area of the Third District Administrative Court Building. Deng Meng made a quick greeting and practically bolted out of the car, fearing that if he was even a moment late, he would be crushed into mincemeat by the glacial atmosphere inside.

Liang Huan didn’t rush to get out, he unscrewed the cap and was just about to take a sip when a hand reached over from the side and snatched the cup from him.

Li Yao took a few big gulps and frowned, “What kind of swill are you brewing? It’s so bitter.”

“Some medicinal herbs,” Liang Huan said, “I asked Su Murong to readjust the prescription. Wang Le Ren is also working on an improved version of the mental strength enhancer. In a few months, your mental strength might stabilize at B-level.”

Li Yao slumped back in his seat without saying anything, only taking the cup and drinking in a desultory manner, as if lost in thought.

Liang Huan turned his head to look at the night view outside the window.

Deng Meng cautiously tried speaking up, “Brother Li, on the first day we moved into the Administrative Court building, Brother Liang had someone clean out your room. The mercenary base’s office is upstairs. Whether you’re attending a meeting or going to the training ground, it’s especially convenient. District Chief Liao originally wanted you to move in directly, but Brother Liang didn’t let him, saying it still depended on what you