Lu Fenghan was unfamiliar with the idea of being coaxed, or rather, he had no idea about it at all.
It was a bit like the feeling when he first sat in a starship simulation cabin at school. He didn’t know where to put his hands. He felt cautious and new.
First time in my life.
As far as I can remember, no one seemed to have ever coaxed him. His parents were busy, and the parenting robot did have this program, but he thought it was too annoying and noisy. Every time the family left, he would quickly turn off the robot's program to prevent the robot from getting startled and the program from getting messed up and burning the system board.
Later, his parents died on the front line, and his custody was transferred to Nie Huaiting. He entered the First Military Academy and joined the expeditionary army. If he lost once, he would win back even harder. If he was injured, he would injure the enemy even more severely. Even all the pain and blood had to be carefully hidden to avoid being discovered and becoming a weakness for attack.
It was not until this moment that Lu Fenghan realized what it felt like to be coaxed by others.
Putting his fingertips under Qi Yan's lips, Lu Fenghan asked in a complicated tone: "What if I can't coax her?"
Qi Yan didn't seem to have thought about it, his eyes were a little dazed, but he bypassed the question and asked Lu Fenghan: "Then... have you coaxed her?"
Lu Fenghan chuckled softly, the sparks from the burning cigarette reflected in his eyes, bright and shining like a prairie fire.
He deliberately asked, "Courage me a few more times?"
After carefully examining Lu Fenghan's expression, Qi Yan concluded, "You are not sad."
So there is no such treatment anymore
It was quite regrettable, but Lu Fenghan decided to stop while he was ahead. He let go of Qi Yan's chin and put his arm around his shoulders: "It's windy outside, shall we go in?"
Qi Yan: "Finish your smoke before you go in, otherwise it will be stuffy."
"Got it, little squeamish."
Lu Fenghan had completely calmed down and didn't need to smoke anymore, but this cigarette was lit by Qi Yan, and he waited until the last inch of the cigarette burned before throwing away the bare butt.
The front page headlines of the Leto Daily at the end of October were almost dominated by the military. Even Ye Pei, who was concentrating on data, knew that the Ministry of Finance demanded the reduction of military spending and expenditures, and the spearhead was directed at the expeditionary force that had suffered two consecutive defeats.
At the same time, Klimo's lackeys have repeatedly written articles accusing four-star Admiral Nie Huaiting of being a war fanatic with ulterior motives. They have continuously invested large amounts of star coins in the expeditionary force without getting any return. Such consumption will only drag down the alliance, and now they should cease fire and conserve their strength.
When Qi Yan ate bread every morning, he could judge the content and direction of the front-page headline of today's "Leto Daily" from Lu Fenghan's expression.
Closing the page of Leto Daily, Lu Fenghan was annoyed by the messy arguments and pinched his eyebrows: "Why are there always some people who are so smart and think they are in control?"
His voice was cold and he was obviously in a bad mood.
Qi Yan replied: "Because a smart person does not think that he is smart, but that he is very, very smart."
"That's right." Lu Fenghan thought with some sarcasm. The peace advocates always used the two defeats of the expeditionary army as an excuse, but they were responsible for the two consecutive defeats.
Asking the time on his personal terminal, Qi Yan then remembered: "Chagall and I exchanged contact numbers."
Lu Fenghan's train of thought was suddenly pulled back, and he said defensively: "Why did he exchange communication numbers with you? One of you is in Turan Academy, and the other is in the First Military Academy."
Must have bad intentions.
At the same time, Chagall's image flashed through his mind, and he thought to himself, it's already the first half of the fourth grade, and he just got full marks in the simulated tactics class, what was he doing before that? His emotional control ability is not strong enough, and his eyes turn red at the slightest thing.
Qi Yan replied: "He said you look like that commander, but he didn't dare to ask you for your contact number, so he asked for mine."
"Did he say that?" Lu Fenghan decided to speculate Chagall's intentions to the greatest extent possible - maybe he was using me as an excuse? So he told Qi Yan, "He doesn't look smart enough. You two probably won't be able to have a good conversation."
Qi Yan was a little confused. On the night of the party, he could clearly see that Lu Fenghan admired Chagall. Why did he change today
At this time, Lu Fenghan began to understand the mentality of the evil dragons in the story.
The rare treasure that we have carefully protected is always wanted to be snatched away by some people who are blind.
How not to be annoying
Before leaving, Qi Yan remembered, "When I left school yesterday, I ran into Xia Zhiyang at the school gate—"
Lu Fenghan put the windbreaker in his hand on Qi Yan and corrected him: "You didn't meet Xia Zhiyang yesterday."
Qi Yan raised his hand and put it into his sleeve, then handed it to Lu Fenghan, asking him to straighten his sleeve, "What about what he told me, that it will rain outside today?"
"This sentence?" Lu Fenghan thought for a while, "I think he told you this in the classroom a few days ago? But his weather forecast was inaccurate. It hasn't rained in Leto these few days."
The khaki windbreaker was unbuttoned, half covering the white shirt underneath. Qi Yan loosened the collar of the shirt with one hand, revealing the slender lines on the side of her neck, and asked again: "Do you find it annoying? I often remember things wrong, and I always ask you."
Lu Fenghan pinched Qi Yan's cheek and said, "What are you thinking about? You ask me, I'm very happy."
Pray: "Why?"
Lu Fenghan walked out without answering.
Because, you are on guard against others, but you do not hide anything in front of me, you trust my every judgment and do not question my every answer - this is a unique trust.
It even makes me worry, what will happen to you if I leave.
Qi Yan and Lu Fenghan went to Leto's star port together.
Platinum from Bergson College is leaving for Woz Planet today, and Ye Pei suggests that everyone send her off together.
Obviously, Woz is a planet very close to Leto, and jumping by starship only requires passing through one jump point, but perhaps because once the concept of the cosmic star map is raised, human beings become extremely small, so that they fear the separation of several light years.
Ye Pei has quickly become a close friend of Bo Lan. In the hustle and bustle of the crowd, the two of them chattered about sending things to each other after they returned.
Chagall looked sleepy and yawned, "Ye Pei, you might as well go with Bo Lan. Leto is only an hour or two away from Wozniacki anyway."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ye Pei looking at him thoughtfully.
Chagall was stunned: "Why are you looking at me so strangely? Did I say something extraordinary?"
Ye Pei suddenly laughed: "Yes, yes, you are absolutely right! Let's go together! Today is the 29th, and there will be no classes in your school tomorrow, right? Let's go, a two-day trip to Wozniak!"
Bolan also smiled: "Although Woz is not big and not as developed as Leto, the natural scenery is very beautiful. Do you want to go and see it together?"
Chagall was still in shock: "It seems... there is really no problem?"
Qi Yan and the others looked at each other, and finally Mondrian said, "Let's go together."
Even after getting on the starship, Qi Yan still felt that it was a little unreal. He whispered to Lu Fenghan: "Are we going to... Wozniacki now?"
Lu Fenghan said, "Hmm," Don't you want to go?"
"No, I haven't been there, it's just... magical." Qi Yan said what he was thinking, "I used to be very regular, well-planned, and had a schedule."
Lu Fenghan understood: "Is this the first time you have such a temporary trip?"
"Yes," Qi Yan looked at the alliance logo outside the porthole with some anticipation, "Except for where I live, I have only been to Leto."
Lu Fenghan's heart was gently stabbed, "Because it's unsafe?"
"Yes, it's too dangerous." Qi Yan said this without any dissatisfaction.
It can be seen that Qi Yan cherishes and looks forward to this temporary trip.
Taking the initiative to help Qi Yan fix the safety equipment on the seat, Lu Fenghan said as he lowered his head: "If you want to go somewhere in the future, I will accompany you, and it won't be dangerous."
The starship sailed out of the civilian waterway, and after a period of turbulence, it suddenly became lighter, and the entire starship seemed like a thin leaf floating on the sea.
Because the tickets were bought at the last minute, the seats for several people were not together. There was a diagonal aisle between Qi Yan, Ye Pei and Bo Lan.
Ye Pei was leaning on the porthole and looking out, the light of distant stars reflected in her eyes: "Every time I take a starship, I want to feel the greatness and insignificance of human beings."
Bo Lan nodded: "Yes, and when I think about it, the navigation channels, starships, star maps, and jump networks are all invented and explored by humans, I feel very proud."
Ye Pei was excited: "Yes, yes, you know what I mean! Just like the great voyages of the Earth era! Discovering new continents and constantly improving maps!" She laughed, "If I were born in that era, I would definitely be the captain!"
Platinum Blue: "Then I'll be the helmsman! Let's explore the new world together!"
As the starship moved forward, the various debris floating in the space gradually grew from a small dot to a huge monster.
These are all traces of the great technological destruction.
After the space source superposition collapsed, it caused a large-scale explosion. Most of the explosion residues floated everywhere. The Alliance once wanted to clean them up, but the number was too large and they were unable to do so. Therefore, these "historical relics" can often be seen on both sides of the waterway.
As we approached the jump point, the indicator lights in the starship cabin gradually went out, the power engines were shut down one by one, and the faint vibrations under our feet also stopped.
The announcement starts, reminding all passengers to be prepared and pay attention to safety, as the starship is about to approach the wormhole.
In the dim light, Lu Fenghan noticed Qi Yan's small movement of holding the armrest tightly: "What's wrong?"
Qi Yan pursed his lips and said, "I get dizzy from interstellar jumps." He added, "I discovered this problem when I came to Leto from the Messier region."
Lu Fenghan chuckled, loosened Qi Yan's fingers from the armrest of the seat, and placed them on his left wrist: "The armrest is too hard, your fingers will hurt. If you are nervous, you can hold my wrist."
Qi Yan curled her fingertips slightly, and hesitantly placed them on Lu Fenghan's wrist.
Unlike him, Lu Fenghan never seemed to know what cold was, as if his body temperature was always warm. From the wrist upwards, there were tight muscles, full of strength, and the muscle lines continued to extend, finally hiding in the loosely rolled up cuffs.
It was clearly just a simple movement, but Qi Yan's breathing suddenly became a little difficult, and his palms felt as if they were burned, with his nerve endings incredibly sensitive.
He tried his best to turn his gaze out of the porthole and imagine the monotonous light and shadows twisting and rotating inside the wormhole.
Lu Fenghan felt a little hot, and he loosened his collar with his free right hand, but the feeling of heat did not go away.
Glancing at the hand on his wrist, Lu Fenghan couldn't help but think, this hand obviously couldn't hold the joystick of the starship, couldn't fire a gun, couldn't repair the barrel of a gun, but -
Looks very good.
White, slender, with well-proportioned joints.
An existence that he could hardly ignore.
Neither of them spoke again.
The moment the starship entered the wormhole, the fingers loosely placed on Lu Fenghan's wrist tightened at the same time, and Qi Yan's face turned pale.
He closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and tried to adapt to the sudden feeling of palpitations.
The intertwining of light and shadow outlines Qi Yan’s straight nose and the lines between his lips, giving him a sense of hidden fragility.
After looking for a few seconds, Lu Fenghan suddenly raised his hand and covered half of Qi Yan's face.
The lips that were not blocked were a pale pink without blood color. Lu Fenghan realized that after covering his eyebrows and eyes, he was surprised to find that Qi Yan's lip line was delicate and beautiful.
The person under his palm asked him, "Why did you cover my eyes?"
Lu Fenghan couldn't explain.
He didn't even know why he seemed to be bewitched, his eyes always fixed on Qi Yan's lower lip.
There was no answer, and Qi Yan did not ask any further questions.
Until Lu Fenghan thought of a reason: "Do you want to sleep for a while?"
Qi Yan then uttered a low “hmm”.
He took out the noise-canceling earplugs provided by the starship and carefully put them on Qi Yan. After that, Lu Fenghan felt soft and fine eyelashes brushing across the palm of his hand, and the itchy feeling went straight to the tip of his heart along his nerves.
However, not long after, Qi Yan woke up from his light sleep. His first reaction was to look at Lu Fenghan, asking with his eyes what had happened.
There was no sound in the starship, and the atmosphere was stagnant. Outside the porthole, there was the distorted light and shadow of the jump channel.
Lu Fenghan took off the noise-canceling earplugs and put them back in place, and said in a low voice: "We encountered interstellar pirates."
Qi Yan immediately responded: "Outside or inside the starship?"
Lu Fenghan's eyes were dark. "Inside, someone sneaked up pretending to be a passenger. Now they are looking for someone. There are six of them, and each of them is equipped with a weapon."
There was only the sound of footsteps in the cabin, like thick-soled military boots stepping on the ground. Judging from the rhythm, there were two people walking in the cabin.
Qi Yan didn't look around rashly, but just asked quietly: "Who are they looking for?"
Lu Fenghan replied: "It should be y. Vincent mentioned that the rebels are stepping up their efforts to track down y, but they found several suspected targets, but they were all wrong in the end."
Qi Yan's focus was on: "The rebels and the space pirates... cooperated?" He almost whispered the last few words.
Lu Fenghan nodded at this sensitivity: "If nothing unexpected happens. However, this is not called cooperation, this is called-"
Qi Yan added: "In cahoots with each other?"
Lu Fenghan pinched Qi Yan's face again.
Qi Yan was dissatisfied: "Why do you always like to pinch me?"
Lu Fenghan, on the other hand, had no guilt at all: "It feels good."
At this time, an interstellar pirate holding a gun passed by the seats of Qi Yan and Lu Fenghan. He had two weapons on his waist, a gun in his hand, and a half-mask on his body blocked his entire view.
Seeing that Qi Yan's expression hadn't changed much since he woke up, except for asking a few questions, Lu Fenghan asked him, "Aren't you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid, you are here." Qi Yan tugged at the sleeve of the person next to him, leaned close to Lu Fenghan's ear and whispered, "Are they looking for Y for the central control system?"
"Eight or nine out of ten." After Lu Fenghan answered, he still felt his ears itchy.
But the instigator didn't notice anything and was still thinking about something.
At this time, the interstellar pirate who had been patrolling the aisle stopped and pressed his fingers to his ears. Lu Fenghan guessed that there should be a built-in communicator there.
After a few seconds, he heard the man gesture to another person at the rear of the cabin.
Lu Fenghan recognized that this gesture only expressed one meaning—found it.
Then, the two of them walked quickly to the front cabin together.
Lu Fenghan's eyes were slightly stern.
Qi Yan held Lu Fenghan's wrist again, his voice was low but firm.
"It wasn't y they found."
Lu Fenghan lowered his eyes and looked over: "Are you sure?"
"It is certain that the person they captured was not Y." Qi Yan hesitated for two seconds and gave a reason that was not really a reason, "Y was not on this starship."
Lu Fenghan pondered: "If not, there are two possibilities. One is that the intelligence of the interstellar pirates is wrong and they arrested the wrong person. Or, this is a trap set against pirates."
Qi Yan's attention was on: "Do you believe me?"
After learning that the person arrested was not Y himself, Lu Fenghan relaxed and replied lazily: "If I didn't believe you, I would have locked you up in the small dark room a long time ago."
Lu Fenghan has never been the type to sit and wait for death, especially when the interstellar pirates have already captured someone. No matter whether this person is a Y or not, it is a human life.
Once you are out of the surveillance of the space pirates, you can do a lot of things.
He asked Qi Yan: "Can you bring the starship's monitoring system over? I want to see the current situation. Of course, your safety comes first."
Meaning, if there's a risk of being discovered by space pirates, don't do it.
Qi Yan lowered his head to operate his personal terminal, and soon, the surveillance image was projected into the air. In the palm-sized screen, the six pirates who boarded the starship were all in the same position. Next to them stood a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. He should be the "Y" they thought.
Lu Fenghan only took two glances and confirmed: "This is not a set-up. There is something wrong with the rebels' intelligence system. They found the wrong person." He pointed at the middle-aged man in the picture and said, "This is an ordinary person. He has not even received any training on how to deal with dangerous situations."
Qi Yan waited quietly for Lu Fenghan to give the next instruction.
But after a few seconds, he looked up with some confusion and questioning.
Lu Fenghan was frowning, looking critically at the images coming from the surveillance camera, his eyes fixed on a weapon held by an interstellar pirate.
Unsure of what happened, two space pirates suddenly started arguing, and one of them pointed his weapon at the other with his finger on the trigger.
Suddenly, Lu Fenghan shouted loudly: "Everyone, press the square button on the right armrest five times in a row! Now! The starship is going to explode!"
At the same time, he quickly untied the safety device on Qi Yan, hugged him in his arms, and then pressed the square button five times with his right hand like lightning.
Qi Yan also reacted.
The internal structure of the jump channel is extremely unstable. Once the interstellar pirate shoots his accomplice in anger, the micro-force fluctuation number will be greater than 470, which will disturb the entire channel like a butterfly wing. The starship passing through this jump channel will be torn to pieces immediately!
After a series of "beep" sounds, the electronic announcement of "in place" came one after another, and the seats turned into emergency escape hatches.
Immediately afterwards, countless people screamed loudly, and saw that the metal plate on the top of the starship seemed to be torn apart by the claws of a huge monster, exposing all humans to an extremely dangerous universe!
At this moment, the fear that surged in their hearts made everyone realize that in terms of space, they were not even as good as ants building nests by the river!
The next second, Lu Fenghan placed his rough palm on the back of Qi Yan's head and pressed him tightly against his chest to prevent him from seeing this horrifying scene again.
There was a loud "bang" and Qi Yan felt that he was thrown heavily by a huge force, like a piece of stone splashing down from the top of a waterfall!
All around, the starship's metal shell had been shattered into pieces, and some of the material had even melted.
But Lu Fenghan did not relax at all.
Before losing consciousness, Qi Yan was very clearly aware that Lu Fenghan was protecting him.