IRCDM Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Dragon Scale, Take Your Hands Off First

The treatment pod was so quiet that only their breaths could be heard.

Li Yao, feeling the heartbeat against his back, spoke softly, “Did Northern Liang also have the custom of being buried alive with the dead?”

Liang Huan chuckled as he held him, lowering his head to bury it in the nape of his neck, “There’s no burial, but we can die for love.”

Li Yao didn’t quite like being confined in this way. He struggled twice, only to be held even tighter by Liang Huan, who seemed fixated on getting an answer.

Or perhaps he didn’t care at all.

Liang Huan leisurely kissed the back of his neck, finally fulfilling his wish in the darkness without any obstruction, touching the black dragon coiled around Li Yao’s back. The touch of the old scars hidden beneath the scales was strange and distinct, especially after Li Yao subconsciously tensed his back, the taut, lean muscles outlining smooth lines, making him even more reluctant to leave.

The combat pod was stuffy after the treatment was stopped. Their intertwined fingers were a little damp, and Li Yao said in a low voice, “Your mental state has been fluctuating violently, you know that?”

“Yes,” Liang Huan replied, discontentedly biting a dragon scale.

Li Yao almost groaned, veins popping on his forehead, “Are you doing this on purpose?”

“The more violent the mental disorder, the less the surgery affects physical fitness.” Liang Huan’s arm around his waist slowly tightened, until he completely pressed the person into his embrace, “Li Yao, the signal receiver you brought back is now in my body. The radiation value after activating the new coordinates is very high. If it stays in your body, you won’t live for more than a year.”

Li Yao’s hand suddenly tightened.

“But I’m different. Back in Chuan Wu’s lab, I underwent countless space radiation experiments. The radiation from the signal receiver doesn’t affect me much.” He rested his chin on Li Yao’s shoulder, kissing his ear, his fingertips tracing the dragon’s tail wrapped around his waist, “And my mental source enhancement sample comes from you. You’ve already perfectly integrated with the signal receiver, like a beast tamer who has tamed it, so my rejection reaction is very mild.”

Amidst the chaos, Li Yao grabbed his hand, his breathing slightly tight, “Aren’t you being a little impolite?”

“In this world, I’m the only one who can save you. I saved you at any cost, so your life should belong to me.” Liang Huan chuckled as he hugged him tightly, “Is it too much to ask you to die with me?”

Li Yao’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he gasped for breath in the darkness and humidity, utterly puzzled, “What do these two things have to do with each other?”

“The Eastern Third District Administrative Office owes the military hundreds of billions, and they just paid a little interest yesterday.” Liang Huan used a clever trick to break free from his hand, “You should also pay some interest for your life, so I can feel at ease.”

“…Damn it,” Li Yao cursed through gritted teeth.

The treatment pod was narrow and dark, the already cramped space was entangled with countless instrument wires and tubes, the stuffy air became even more humid, the subtle shaking of the pod mingled with the sound of rough fabric rubbing, and the temperature in the closed lounge at the door was constantly rising.

Li Yao was initially concerned about their “weak” bodies, but Liang Huan was getting more and more excessive, and he finally couldn’t bear it any longer. He grabbed a wire and wrapped it around Liang Huan’s neck, cursing, “Hurry up!”

Liang Huan smiled at him in the darkness, “I helped you, you should return the favor.”

The strength of the wire around his neck gradually loosened, and Li Yao’s sweaty forehead rested on his shoulder. He raised his hand to touch the hideous scar on his chest, and smiled through gritted teeth, “You’ve been waiting for this day, haven’t you?”

Liang Huan said unhurriedly, “I never do losing business.”

Li Yao was so angry that he bit his Adam’s apple. Liang Huan’s breath hitched, and he smiled as he hugged the person tighter, twisting the emergency opening button that was still flashing behind Li Yao even more thoroughly.

…………

The thick outer shell of the treatment pod was shattered with an elbow strike.

Li Yao sat up, gasping for breath, his temples soaked with sweat. His clothes had been thrown into the corner, and the black dragon scales on his shoulders and back were glistening with a damp red. Tooth marks and bite marks were faintly visible between the scales. He tugged at his somewhat loose pants and wiped his face roughly.

When he remembered what his hand had just touched, his face turned a subtle shade of green.

Liang Huan was lying next to him, bare-chested. His pale skin had not seen sunlight for many years, but now it was covered in ambiguous hickeys. It was obvious that the other party had been quite restrained, not daring to bite him hard, for fear that he would accidentally die in the pod.

The Deputy District Chief was somewhat regretful, his gaze slowly sweeping over the agitated black dragon, “Although you and I haven’t remarried, it’s the New Era now, and we don’t care about those mundane courtesies. It’s time to consummate our marriage.”

Li Yao crossed his legs and sneered, “With your current physique, aren’t you afraid of dying in bed?”

Liang Huan said reservedly, “It doesn’t matter.”

Li Yao slapped his thigh, extremely annoyed, “With your dawdling and clingy energy, I’m afraid I’ll strangle you halfway.”

Liang Huan smiled slightly, “Then why did you hug me and refuse to let go just now?”

“You have the nerve to ask.” Li Yao looked like he wanted to fight him, and after a moment of frustration, he quickly repaired the treatment pod, checking his physical data with some unease.

Liang Huan allowed him to check. Although he was barely satisfied, he was very dissatisfied that the treatment pod could be repaired so quickly.

“Don’t bother, even if you smash it intoSlag, I can create one for you on the spot.” Li Yao looked at the data on the panel, his heart returning to his stomach. He pulled the person up and pushed him into the bathroom.

Yang Li Duan and Su Mu Rong were very shocked.

Liang Huan had actually gotten into the treatment pod. Although he was still looking at documents, he had been in it for a full fifteen minutes!

Li Yao sat next to the treatment pod like a boss, trying to study the difference between Liang Huan’s instruments and his own, which had just been moved down.

“Your activity time is only thirty minutes, and you’ve been outside for a full three hours now.” Su Mu Rong didn’t dare to say anything to Liang Huan, but she was very righteous towards Li Yao, “Did you even take a shower? The instrument connection port can’t get wet, what are you showering for?”

Li Yao: “…”

Yang Li Duan discreetly tugged on Su Mu Rong’s sleeve, subtly reminding her, “Mr. Liang’s connection port has already been disinfected, it doesn’t matter.”

Su Mu Rong suddenly reacted, looking at the two of them in shock, opening her mouth several times, but unable to utter a single word.

Li Yao watched her angry back as she left, awkwardly touching his nose.

Yang Li Duan finished organizing the data, pushed up his glasses, and said seriously, “During the treatment period, the two of you should not engage in intimate behavior. This is very detrimental to physical recovery. I still suggest that your wards be separated.”

Liang Huan raised his eyelids and glanced at him.

“Got it, little Researcher Yang, we’ll pay attention.” Li Yao said with a smile, “Go get busy, I’ll watch him.”

Yang Li Duan quickly left.

Li Yao slowly lay back on the bed, closing his eyes peacefully, “Thank you, all the face I have in this life has been lost today.”

Liang Huan calmly turned the page of the document, “Food and sex are human nature.”

Li Yao rested his arm on his pillow and smiled, “Shameless.”

Liang Huan quickly signed the document, “Interest.”

Li Yao exclaimed in admiration, “Extremely shameless.”

The Deputy District Chief was finally willing to accept treatment, and everyone in the Eastern Third District Administrative Office breathed a sigh of relief. Not long after, news spread that Liang Huan and Li Yao were about to remarry. After all, the two of them were already living together – at least the treatment pod had been moved together. Moreover, thanks to Instructor Li’s efforts, the heavy and busy work of the Administrative Office had been repeatedly reduced, and the entire Eastern Third District Administrative Office was filled with a happy atmosphere of impending marriage.

Unlike the Eastern Third District Administrative Office, the military was in a state of gloom.

In the intensive care unit of the medical department, Huan Zan was in a deep coma. Various drugs and instruments could not wake up this critically ill marshal. In the upper-level sanatorium, there were also two commanders suffering from high mental power dysfunction, as well as a large number of military officers and soldiers with dysfunction. They could now only rely on special drugs to maintain the most basic ability to move.

Outside the ward, Yi Yuan and Qi Ming Jing each brought people to visit Huan Zan, and when they saw each other, they stopped in front of the ward.

Qi Ming Jing glanced at Wei Luo Tong behind Yi Yuan and frowned.

Since Lin Chen left, Wei Luo Tong was like a turtle without its shell, both cowardly and easy to manipulate, hiding in the office all day playing with his broken bird. Anyone who didn’t know better would think that Lin Chen was the commander.

What a waste of the good soldiers in the Mecha I Department.

“Vice Marshal Yi, Commander Wei,” Qi Ming Jing greeted with a fake smile.

Yi Yuan nodded slightly, “Commander Qi, I heard that you caught a humanoid heteromorph a few days ago?”

Qi Ming Jing sighed, “The advanced heteromorphs are getting more and more cunning. They are almost indistinguishable from humans when mixed in. Now the general public’s understanding of heteromorphs is still stuck on the low-level heteromorphs with huge bodies and low intelligence in the outer districts. Letting these advanced heteromorphs operate in the base is too dangerous.”

Yi Yuan nodded, “That’s right, no wonder Marshal Huan wanted to issue a base curfew order before losing consciousness. Now, except for the military and the mercenary base, ordinary civilians have been prohibited from entering and exiting the outer districts – but this has caused panic, and prices throughout the Eastern District base are soaring. Isn’t it a bit of a loss?”

“Compared to the danger posed by advanced heteromorphs, these losses are worth it.” Qi Ming Jing said coldly.

“Commander Qi is right, but where are the other advanced heteromorphs besides the humanoid heteromorph you caught?” Yi Yuan smiled.

Qi Ming Jing said meaningfully, “Vice Marshal Yi, they may be hiding in the military, perhaps between you and me?”

A long and strange silence fell before the ward.

Yi Yuan slowly smiled, “Commander Qi, the more this kind of thing happens, the more we must stabilize the military’s morale. We must have evidence when we speak.”

“The list that Marshal Huan gave me is clear.” Qi Ming Jing said, “Besides, whether there are advanced heteromorphs or not, Vice Marshal, you should know better than us. Otherwise, ten years ago, why were you unwilling to board the space shuttle of the Allied Fleet? You’re right, aren’t you?”

The smile in Yi Yuan’s eyes solidified, and he said in a deep voice, “That list was sent back by Lin Chen. Lin Chen himself has defected, and the authenticity of this list is questionable.”

Although Qi Ming Jing’s hair was already gray, his eyes were unusually sharp, which was completely opposite to his previous style of being a peacemaker and fence-sitter. This time, his attitude was unusually firm, “Why don’t we see this time whether those advanced heteromorphs can hold their breath this time.”

Yi Yuan snorted and took the lead in entering the ward with his people.

When Wei Luo Tong passed by Qi Ming Jing, he was suddenly held by the shoulder. He turned his head to look at Qi Ming Jing’s gloomy eyes, his gaze somewhat evasive.

“Commander Wei, stop feeding the birds all day long, wipe your eyes and see the situation clearly.” Qi Ming Jing patted him on the shoulder.

Wei Luo Tong struggled for a few seconds, shook off his hand, and hurriedly followed Yi Yuan.

Qi Ming Jing shook his head in disappointment, and glanced at the subordinates behind him, frowning, “Where’s Lu Lian?”

“Commander, Lu Lian is interrogating that heteromorph.”

In the interrogation room specially designed for heteromorphs, Mu Bo sat on a chair, his long white hair draped behind him. He looked at the person who pushed the door in, his eyes shining slightly, “Lu Lian?”

Although many people had interrogated him in the past two days, either they weren’t perfect enough, or they had mental power defects. After picking and choosing, none of them were very satisfactory to him. Lu Lian was just right.

Lu Lian’s expression was cold and solemn, “Heteromorph code E351, you must answer my questions truthfully.”

The white-haired heteromorph was stunned, “I have a name, I’m called Mu Bo, have you forgotten?”

“E351, on the day the protective shield failed, the military detected traces of you coming here. Who were you looking for?” Lu Lian said.

Mu Bo said honestly, “I came to the military that day to fuck you.”

“…E351, you must answer truthfully.” Lu Lian frowned.

Mu Bo sighed, “Okay, I wanted to fuck other people in the military. There are many humans stronger than you, but I don’t have time to communicate with them. Lu Lian, you’re beautiful, I like you very much.”

Lu Lian said in a deep voice, “Did Li Yao order you to do this? Besides you and Twin Towers, are there any other modified heteromorphs and mutants?”

Mu Bo looked at him worriedly with his cheeks in his hands, “Lu Lian, how many can you have?”

Outside the interrogation room, a group of jury soldiers looked at each other.

Lu Lian closed his eyes, “E351, if you continue to not cooperate, we will increase the proportion of mental power interrogation.”

Mu Bo looked at him intently, “Our genes are very compatible——”

“E351.” Lu Lian interrupted him coldly and said to the headset, “Conduct a mental power analysis experiment.”

“Without fully determining whether the other party is a heteromorph, the military has no right to conduct any mental power experiments or interrogations on them.” A cold voice suddenly sounded from the headset.

Lu Lian’s eyes paused.

The door of the interrogation room was opened, and Ye Zhen came in with Xiao Heng and Zhao Zhi Ren. Soldiers from the Mecha I Department followed them with live ammunition. Everyone was handsome and tall, with mental power and physical fitness above S-grade, and even took off their masks.

Mu Bo’s pupils shrank slightly.

Ye Zhen smiled gently at him, “Mr. Mu Bo, I’m very sorry, we have received a statement report from Mr. Liang Huan of the Eastern Third District and a relevant identity verification about you. It has now been confirmed that you belong to the category of modified mutants within the human category. The subsequent links may be a bit troublesome, but Mr. Liang Huan has submitted a relevant application, and our Mecha I Department will take over the interrogation work.”

Mu Bo looked him up and down, “Do you have a partner?”

Ye Zhen smiled gently, “Not yet.”

“Then can I pursue you?” Mu Bo’s eyes lit up.

Ye Zhen smiled, “I can’t answer this question during work hours. When I have personal time, I think I’ll be happy to answer.”

Mu Bo looked at him admiringly, “You’re beautiful, stronger than Lu Lian, and you can definitely have a lot of children.”

Ye Zhen said helplessly, “Thank you for your compliment.”

Mu Bo looked at Xiao Heng and the elite behind him again, his eyes a little busy, obviously completely throwing Lu Lian to the back of his mind.

Lu Lian said coldly, “Vice Minister Ye, the heteromorph was caught by our Minister Xu, your Mecha I Department has no right to interfere.”

Mu Bo directly tore open the iron pieces that were imprisoning him and stood happily behind Ye Zhen, “Lu Lian, although I’m happy to have waited for you, I’m leaving with him, goodbye.”

“…”

Everyone looked at the mutant confinement device that was easily torn open and fell into silence.

This heteromorph had been trapped for two days and had undergone countless rounds of interrogation and mental power experiments, just to wait for Lu Lian. If it weren’t for this – I’m afraid he would have escaped long ago.

Ye Zhen finally understood why Minister Lin insisted that he bring people to show their faces in front of Mu Bo. He had to once again marvel at how his boss was farsighted and had planned everything.

Lu Lian looked at Ye Zhen with icy eyes, “Vice Minister Ye, you are being a bit too much.”

Ye Zhen smiled, “Secretary Lu, in front of the ward, in front of Vice Marshal Yi and so many people, Commander Qi embarrassed our Commander Wei. Today we just want a heteromorph. If you don’t respect our commander like this in the future, it won’t be such a simple matter.”

“Our Commander Wei is going to be the Vice Marshal, sooner or later we’ll kill you.” Xiao Heng sneered arrogantly, “What’s wrong with feeding the birds? Does your commander not have birds?”

A group of people behind him burst out laughing.

Lu Lian’s face turned completely black.

“Sorry for the interruption.” Ye Zhen smiled slightly and took Mu Bo out of the Xu Hong Department in a grand manner.

When Xu Hong came back with Qi Ming Jing, he was furious, “I fucked his grandfather’s bird! You just let them take the heteromorph away?! You grandson of a bitch, a bunch of dumbasses who haven’t grown their pubic hair, I’ll fuck you, you’re also a coward!”

Lu Lian said coldly, “At that time, the mecha cannons of Department I were aimed at Department II. Ye Zhen brought the elites of Department I, if I didn’t let them go, would I wait to be killed by them?”

Xu Hong’s face flushed with anger, “It must have been that bastard Lin Chen who ordered it. Wei Luo Tong, that cowardly bird can’t even play with his bird properly, I’ll fuck his ancestors, didn’t Commander Qi just say that he likes to play with birds?!”

Lu Lian didn’t want to hear this word at all now. He forcibly suppressed the irritability in his heart, looked at Qi Ming Jing, who was unmoved, and said in a deep voice, “Commander, I didn’t handle this matter well.”

Qi Ming Jing shook his head, “The list is in our hands now, Wei Luo Tong and Yi Yuan are just anxious, it’s just a heteromorph.”

“Yes.” Lu Lian lowered his eyes.

Qi Ming Jing said, “Is there any news about Lin Chen now?”

Lu Lian said, “Not yet, Yi Yuan and Wei Luo Tong are also looking for him, but I have a guess, but there is no definite evidence.”

Qi Ming Jing glanced at him, “Speak.”

Lu Lian lowered his gaze, “I suspect that Liang Huan is Lin Chen.”

——

Eastern Third District Administrative Office.

In the light screen, Mu Bo was sitting obediently next to Ye Zhen. Ye Zhen politely kept a little distance from him, and continued, “Now that the Mecha I Department and the Mecha II Department have negotiated, they have tentatively decided to conduct a joint interrogation of Mu Bo. He may not be able to return to the Eastern Third District yet.”

Liang Huan looked at Mu Bo next to him.

Mu Bo smiled, “I think the military is very good, Liang Huan, you don’t have to worry, I think Ye Zhen and Xiao Heng are very good, I want to pick and choose slowly.”

Liang Huan wanted to educate him not to eat grass near the nest, but when he raised his eyes to look at Li Yao in the rest room, he swallowed the words back and said lightly, “Mu Bo, who killed Chen Jia?”

Mu Bo frowned, “The situation was very chaotic at the time, but I saw clearly…it was Lu Lian.”

“Lu Lian?” Liang Huan’s voice paused.

Ye Zhen said, “Chen Jia is just an administrative staff member of the Eastern Third District, why would Lu Lian kill Chen Jia?”

Mu Bo narrowed his eyes, “I wanted to save Chen Jia at the time, but suddenly I felt a very strong mental link. A few seconds later, Chen Jia was shot and killed. I stayed in the military for two days, but I still can’t find the source of that mental power.”

Liang Huan said, “Can you forcibly make a mental link with you?”

Mu Bo nodded, “I feel like it’s the same kind, but not quite, it’s very strange.”

Ye Zhen suspected, “Could it be Lu Lian?”

Mu Bo shook his head, “I can’t be sure, that mental link was too short, I thought it was my hallucination.”

“Let’s wait and see what happens.” Liang Huan said, “Report any situation in the military to me at any time.”

Ye Zhen said, “Yes, Minister Lin.”

Mu Bo suddenly leaned close to the camera and asked eagerly, “How’s Li Yao? Is his injury healed?”

Liang Huan said, “He’s fine, don’t worry.”

Mu Bo said, “You also have to take care of your body, so that you can work hard——”

Liang Huan directly hung up the communication.

He threw the half-processed document on the table and walked into the rest room.

Li Yao can basically stay awake all day now. Although he still needs instrument treatment most of the time, his mental power and physical fitness have recovered to D-level. Now he can run around the Administrative Office building a few times without panting. Since paying back the interest once, Dawn Star has become a little addicted to the taste, and likes to be close to Liang Huan as soon as he wakes up.

But Liang Huan suddenly became like a gentleman, following the doctor’s advice, being abstinent and unmoved.

Li Yao belatedly realized that Liang Huan had made such a big deal just to get him to willingly move into his rest room.

By the way, he also went crazy.

“What do you think of Lu Lian?” Liang Huan sat on the sofa.

“Smart, competitive.” Li Yao got out of bed and sat next to him, frowning, “Sometimes he likes to use unscrupulous means, his style of doing things is a bit insidious, although he won’t make any principled mistakes, but it’s hard to guard against.”

He habitually grabbed Liang Huan’s hand and played with it, and said the final conclusion, “I don’t like him very much, it’s uncomfortable to get along with him.”

No wonder when Lu Lian came to the Eastern Third District Administrative Office before, Li Yao, who never meddles with other people’s business, had to intervene, and had to pretend to be a secretary to enter the door and listen.

“Has he plotted against you?” Liang Huan asked.

“Tsk.” Li Yao’s expression was a bit complicated, obviously unwilling to mention it.

So Liang Huan didn’t ask any further and said, “Let Yue Hang investigate Chen Jia, I can’t figure out the reason why Lu Lian had to kill him.”

Li Yao said, “Maybe it was to silence him.”

Liang Huan subconsciously rubbed the little black dragon on his wrist.

Li Yao wondered, “Don’t always tease me.”

“Hmm?” Liang Huan turned to look at him.

Li Yao stared at him meaningfully, “The bite marks on my back haven’t subsided yet, Your Majesty, do you have a special hobby or do you have an obsession with the throne, why do you always touch these two dragons?”

Liang Huan’s eyebrows moved slightly, “I just think they suit you very well.”

Li Yao slowly narrowed his eyes, “Besides the time in Chuan Wu’s lab, have we met before?”