Qin Siyang turned his head toward the person who had made the move, only to see Wei Rulai's golden bangs slightly lifted by the fighting spirit.
At the same time, he slowly withdrew the lightning-glowing cross blade, gently lifting a loose strand of hair that had fallen over his forehead with one hand while clutching his prayer beads with the other, his expression solemn.
As if he were proud of himself for just saving Qin Siyang's life.
Wei Rulai gave Qin Siyang a faint smile, "Student Qin, no need to thank me. This is simply what I should have done."
Qin Siyang: "…"
'Destroying the body isn't enough, he even has to piss all over his own face?'
Qin Siyang's blood pressure shot up.
But the words, "Fuck your mother!", reached the tip of his tongue and he couldn't get them out.
Today was the important occasion of the Zhao family and the United Government holding the crystal coin issuance ceremony, forcing him to refrain from cursing Wei Rulai's parents and ancestors.
Zhao Longfei was also desperately signaling at Qin Siyang from the side, telling him absolutely not to start swearing here.
This was the third time he had desperately wanted to curse someone but couldn't.
The previous two times had been when he discussed Yamamoto Taro's assassination with Qin Yingguang, and when he traded the inner-leaf fragment of the Titan Foxtail Grass with Chu Xiao'ang.
'Fuck!'
'The military really is a club for bastards.'
Looking at the headless corpse on the ground, then at the righteous-looking Wei Rulai, Qin Siyang had a ball of anger in his chest and couldn't say anything for a long while.
After a long time, he finally took a deep breath and slowly said, "Commander Wei's actions really fit my stereotype of commanders. Just now, you were still saying that Yan Xiaowu was your nephew, and in the blink of an eye, you destroyed the body."
"How is this destroying the body? I was helping you kill a villain!", Wei Rulai sighed, "Student Qin, I admit that calling Yan Xiaowu my nephew was because I failed to investigate the person properly and let my guard down. This time, I mistook a criminal for my nephew. I, Wei Rulai, must apologize to you! And I guarantee that something like this will never happen again!"
"Student Qin, you'll forgive me, right?", As he spoke, Wei Rulai reached his hand toward Qin Siyang's shoulder.
But the ever-vigilant Qin Siyang sidestepped and avoided Wei Rulai's palm.
Wei Rulai reaching out was probably not only meant to placate him, but also to probe him.
He absolutely couldn't let Wei Rulai touch the Azure Glass Armor on his body.
"Commander Wei, if you're apologizing, then apologize. Why are you also planning to make a move on me?"
"Ah! Student Qin, you've misunderstood me. Why would I make a move on you? I was just offering some friendly reassurance! Let's call everything between us even, how about it?"
Qin Siyang was unwilling to let it go and looked at Zhao Longfei beside him.
Zhao Longfei quietly smoked his cigar and gave a slight nod.
Qin Siyang understood what he meant and stopped pursuing the matter.
Wei Rulai smiled at Qin Siyang, then asked, "Student Qin, how did you block Yan Xiaowu's blue-flame attack just now? I feel like you probably haven't broken through to Sequence Level Seven, so there shouldn't have been any level suppression against him, right?"
Qin Siyang coldly retorted, "Commander Wei failed to kill me after bringing people to attack me, and now you want to probe my trump card for staying alive. Are you preparing for your next move?"
"Haha! Nothing like that! I was just curious! Forget it. Since Student Qin doesn't want to say, I won't force you. Second Boss Zhao, Vice Commander Tao and I will go into the hall and wait for you."
With that, he strode away.
Zhao Longju immediately arranged for the staff to clean up Yan Xiaowu's corpse and wash the floor clean.
Qin Siyang looked himself over, "Principal Zhao, help me take a look. Did any blood splash onto me? This formal suit wasn't cheap."
"No. When Wei Rulai made his move, he put a transparent barrier in front of you. The blood couldn't splash onto you."
"Huh? A transparent barrier? How come I didn't see it?"
Zhao Longfei casually tossed his cigarette butt into the bucket of water carried by a cleaner nearby, "Even Wei Rulai himself might not be able to see it. If you could see it, that'd be a ghost."
"Principal Zhao, you really are a scumbag with your voyeurism talent maxed out."
"Keep talking nonsense and I'll kick you to death!"
At this moment, Yan Ran walked over and nodded to Qin Siyang in thanks, "Mr. Qin, thank you for just now."
Yan Ran had changed how she addressed him from "Student Qin" to "Mr. Qin," showing her respect for Qin Siyang.
But Qin Siyang had just had Wei Rulai steal his kill, and he was already annoyed, so he showed no reaction at all.
He spoke the usual polite words listlessly, "You take someone's money, you deal with their troubles. As long as you don't go back on the deal about the Sequence Regiment establishment, that's all that matters."
Yan Ran shook her head, "Mr. Qin, rest assured. Since I promised you and Principal Zhao, I won't go back on my word."
After saying that, she gave Qin Siyang a slight smile, then returned to the hall, continuing to be a quiet ice-cold beauty of an officer in the corner.
Zhao Longfei turned on the conversation blocker, elbowed Qin Siyang, and crooked the corner of his mouth, "Little Qin, are you interested in older sisters?"
Qin Siyang couldn't even be bothered to look Zhao Longfei in the eye, "Very. Extremely interested."
"Then go inside and chat with her. I can handle the welcoming myself. This is a rare opportunity."
Qin Siyang raised an eyebrow, "The older sister you're talking about is Yan Ran?"
"Who else?"
"I thought you meant Secretary Lin."
Zhao Longfei's eyes suddenly trembled, and he said sternly, "Is she an older sister? That's Auntie Lin! You're so young, don't always look at all those weird things that hurt your body…"
"Enough, enough. Cut the crap. When you and Secretary Lin live together, then come back and try to set me up with someone else. You haven't even cleaned the shit out of your own pants pocket, and you're already in a hurry to wipe my ass?"
Zhao Longfei snorted, "I have special circumstances."
"Can't be bothered with you. Principal Zhao, I want to ask you something. Just now, when Wei Rulai smashed Yan Xiaowu's head, you didn't have time to stop him? Didn't you say his strength had already been weakened?"
Zhao Longfei frowned, "I could have stopped him."
"Why didn't you?"
"Why should I?"
"Huh? There might have been some valuable information in Yan Xiaowu's head."
"If it were his father Yan Budong's head, I might consider keeping it intact. What does Yan Xiaowu amount to?"
Zhao Longfei spat, "After the crystal coin issuance today, the most valuable information in Yan Xiaowu's head will rapidly lose its value anyway. It's not worth completely falling out with Wei Rulai over the little bit of information in his head."
At the mention of Wei Rulai, Qin Siyang was still indignant, "These Legion Commanders are all fucking hooligans! They have absolutely no rules when they speak or act!"
"Enough. You kid kill people in the street. How much better are you than him?"
At this moment, Jiang Hao arrived at the hall with his son Jiang Changqing and his younger cousin Jiang Yuanfeng.
Zhao Longfei had both hands in his pockets, a smile that wasn't quite a smile on his face, "President Jiang, long time no see."
Jiang Hao, his hair full of gray, maintained his composure and likewise returned the smile, "Principal Zhao, I hope you've been well."
"President Jiang, you brought your son and younger cousin to attend the crystal coin issuance ceremony today?"
"Yes. Our Haori Chamber of Commerce came without an invitation. I hope Principal Zhao can understand."
Zhao Longfei's smile was still not quite a smile, "I thought President Jiang would bring Professor Guo Jiuxiao, your close business partner, to attend the crystal coin issuance ceremony together."