Chapter 134
Lin Xiangyuan almost failed to catch his breath. The hand braced against the door trembled slightly.
He stared at Yu Zhi, his eyes filled with nothing but disbelief—and awe.
No wonder Old Shang had said before: one of them was ruthless at heart, the other ruthless in action. Brother Yu wasn’t just ruthless inside—he was ruthless in action too!
As expected of the older brother… truly a “brother.”
Shang Yu was equally dazed. The idea that Brother Yu was the mastermind was unexpected—yet somehow made sense.
A ruthless person like him quietly staying by Minister Yu’s side all this time? Of course he’d been planning something big…
She forced out a breath, barely calming herself, then turned to look at Lin Xiangyuan. Seeing that he was still blank-faced, she raised her hand and smacked the back of his bald head.
“Smack—!”
The sound was crisp and loud.
Yu Zhi couldn’t help glancing over. The two of them looked utterly convinced.
…They really believed it.
He turned to look at Fu Suxi.
Fu Suxi’s face was expressionless. His long, dark eyes were fixed steadily on Qu Xiaonan.
“He handed it to you personally?”
Qu Xiaonan let out a mocking laugh. “You people personally kill others. Do you personally do anything else?”
“Why wouldn’t we?” Fu Suxi scoffed lightly. He raised a hand and wrapped it around Yu Zhi’s waist, saying casually, “I’m the top. He’s the bottom.”
Qu Xiaonan: “……”
Lin Xiangyuan: “???”
Shang Yu: “!!!”
Yu Zhi’s mouth twitched violently.
Was this mad dog insane?!
Expressionless, he bent his elbow and drove it hard toward Fu Suxi’s abdomen. Just before impact, a large, well-defined hand blocked him.
The broad palm pressed against his elbow joint, sliding ambiguously along his forearm before covering the back of his hand and clasping it tightly.
Fu Suxi added, “Yu the One’s the one.”
Yu Zhi: “……”
Qu Xiaonan froze for two seconds. Her stiff expression turned into utter disbelief. She was so stunned by Fu Suxi’s shamelessness that she stammered, “You—you’re insane!”
Yu Zhi nodded in agreement.
He tried to pull his hand free. Not only did he fail—Fu Suxi gripped him even tighter.
“Take her downstairs,” Fu Suxi said to Shang Yu.
Shang Yu responded and quickly approached Qu Xiaonan.
Qu Xiaonan knew she couldn’t escape, nor did she intend to. She had already done what she wanted to do.
She stood still as Shang Yu took out handcuffs and locked her wrists.
Just as the cuffs clicked shut, a shout suddenly erupted from the opposite building, shattering the quiet of the complex:
“They’re laying hands on her!”
The voice rang out toward the open windows, piercing the sky and echoing through the entire compound. The once deathly silent neighborhood instantly descended into chaos.
Shang Yu’s movements stiffened. She hurriedly looked at Fu Suxi.
He didn’t respond to the shout. He merely cast her a calm glance.
Her heart settled slightly. She pushed Qu Xiaonan toward the stairwell.
Yu Zhi watched Shang Yu and Lin Xiangyuan go downstairs ahead of them. Then he glanced at Fu Suxi’s hand still holding his and gave a fake smile.
“Well? Mr. Top. Had enough of taking advantage?”
Fu Suxi squeezed his hand. “What if I say no? Mr. Bottom.”
Yu Zhi: “…I didn’t wash my hands after peeing.”
He had meant to disgust him.
Unexpectedly, Fu Suxi wasn’t disgusted at all. Instead, he asked with interest, “When did you pee?”
Yu Zhi: “?”
He stared at him speechlessly, about to reply, when hurried footsteps sounded from the stairwell.
Lin Xiangyuan had returned after noticing they hadn’t come down yet. He arrived just in time to hear them talking about peeing.
Scratching his bald head, he said blankly, “Do you guys need to pee? There’s an empty apartment downstairs.”
Fu Suxi released Yu Zhi’s hand. “Someone needs to wash his hands.”
Yu Zhi: “……”
Lin Xiangyuan looked even more confused. He glanced left at Fu Suxi, right at Yu Zhi, and hesitantly asked, “Brother Yu, do you want to wash your hands?”
Yu Zhi curled his lips in a cold smile. “Yeah. He touched my hand. I’m filthy now.”
Fu Suxi: “……”
Yu Zhi stopped paying attention to the increasingly strange mad dog and strode toward the stairwell, keeping his distance to avoid being groped again.
As he went downstairs, he glanced at the barrage comments. They were all discussing the item Qu Xiaonan had used.
[User “Electronic Wooden Fish” wonders when you gave her the item and begins chanting for your temporary lover.]
[User “Evil Fleece” asks if you still can’t close the livestream and tips 20 coins.]
[User “Pure Love Warrior” informs “Evil Fleece” that you never closed the stream and asks how you gave her the item.]
[User “Scarecrow’s Straw” tearfully tells everyone they’ve been watching you the whole time and suspects you schemed in your sleep.]
[User “Rich Young Master Domineering” admires your strategy of harming yourself to hurt the enemy and tips 0.1 coin.]
[User “momo” thinks your current layout is too crude and looks forward to your next move.]
[User “World’s Cutest Girl” is curious how you’ll introduce your pillow-side partner’s identity.]
Yu Zhi: “……”
Why did every single one of them believe he did it?
Either Meteorite did this—or Fu Suxi staged it himself!
Fu Suxi wanted to escalate conflict between safe zone residents and the Operations Bureau for the next main quest.
Meteorite Biotech wanted to pollute all humanity. They would inevitably create pollution sources inside the safe zone to prove the Bureau’s path was wrong.
At this stage, what Fu Suxi and Meteorite wanted was essentially the same.
The only difference was that Meteorite probably didn’t know what Fu Suxi was planning. Fu Suxi currently had the upper hand.
Yu Zhi narrowed his eyes, cursing inwardly.
No matter who gave Qu Xiaonan that item—why drag him into it?!
The moment he stepped out of Building Five, he felt countless eyes fall upon him.
He paused and looked up.
Behind every window were eyes staring directly at them.
It felt faintly similar to being watched in the Yan Yang instance—but this time, the gazes were filled with fury.
Yu Zhi raised a brow and looked at Fu Suxi.
Fu Suxi didn’t pause even for a second. He walked steadily forward, as if the stares were nothing but air.
Yu Zhi followed behind. As the trees thinned, the gazes grew sharper—like blades slicing across his skin. Then, realizing he wasn’t Fu Suxi, most of them shifted away.
Most eyes were fixed on Fu Suxi and Qu Xiaonan.
Qu Xiaonan was still alive, walking openly before everyone. Yet instead of calming the crowd, it was like pouring oil on fire.
From scattered shouting, it quickly turned into unified cries:
“Let her go!”
“You dare do it but not admit it?!”
“Let her go!”
As they reached the compound gates, Yu Zhi realized it wasn’t just this complex. People from nearby residential buildings were shouting too.
Qu Xiaonan’s system item was still active. TVs, advertising screens, and radio stations continued replaying Fu Suxi’s words from last night, stoking public anger.
“Minister Yu,” Shang Yu ventured cautiously, “If what she said is true—if the video keeps playing while she’s alive—should we…”
She almost said “cut power to the whole district,” but changed her words. “Should we let her continue the livestream?”
The best way to calm things would be for Qu Xiaonan herself to speak.
Qu Xiaonan sneered. “Would he dare?”
“The first thing he did when he found me was destroy my computer.”
Shang Yu froze and looked at Fu Suxi. “Then… cut power temporarily?”
“No need.”
Fu Suxi lifted his eyes toward an approaching armored vehicle. “Let He Hanhai question her first.”
Shang Yu began, “I’ll contact Team He—”
Before she finished, the armored vehicle screeched to a halt in front of them.
The door flew open. He Hanhai jumped out in a rush—his T-shirt was inside out, and he was wearing flip-flops.
Immediately after, a sharply dressed man stepped out. His impeccable suit contrasted starkly with He Hanhai’s sloppy attire.
Song Guanyu’s gaze swept past everyone and landed on Fu Suxi. “Minister Yu.”
“Minister Yu!” He Hanhai rushed forward. Seeing Qu Xiaonan behind him, he let out a long breath. “Good. She’s still alive…”
Shang Yu gestured subtly to Lin Xiangyuan to take Qu Xiaonan into the nearby management office.
When they were a short distance away, she whispered to He Hanhai, “Qu Xiaonan claims the system item was given to her by Brother Yu. Make sure you question that clearly.”
He Hanhai’s eyes widened in shock. “Brother Yu did it?”
Because Team Leader Fu liked playing kinky games in public and backfired?
“I—I understand.”
Time was tight, so the interrogation began directly in the management office.
All other soldiers and ability users were dismissed. Since it was unclear whether Qu Xiaonan’s mental state was connected to the ongoing broadcast, the TV in the office remained on, muted, replaying Fu Suxi’s gunshot footage.
“Your name.”
“Qu Xiaonan.”
“How did you obtain the system item?”
“Last night…” She sat stiffly, eyes wide and unfocused, voice flat. “Yu Yi’s lover left a letter at my door. There was also a USB item.”
He Hanhai pressed, “How are you certain it was Yu You—Yu Yi’s lover—who gave it to you?”
Qu Xiaonan replied slowly, “The letter mentioned what happened at the wall entrance inspection. He said he was forced into the relationship by Yu Yi. That he found Yu Yi disgusting. That he didn’t want to be with a man. That he was constantly monitored by Yu Yi. That only I could do this…”
He Hanhai cautiously glanced at Fu Suxi. Seeing no reaction, he cleared his throat. “Where’s the letter?”
“It self-ignited after I read it.”
He frowned. The most crucial evidence was gone. “What about the USB?”
“Destroyed by Yu Yi.”
“Anything else on you?”
“Nothing… nothing at all…”
He Hanhai deepened her trance before turning to Fu Suxi. “Anything else to ask?”
Before Fu Suxi could speak, Song Guanyu stepped forward.
“There’s no need to waste more time on interrogation.”
“Yu You has motive and means. Doesn’t he?”
He Hanhai hesitated. “Motive aside—how would Mr. Yu obtain that video and audio?”
Song Guanyu replied smoothly, “Last night, Yu You arrived at the command building alone. He met Deputy Minister Shang, who brought him to the crisis management room.”
“The crisis room has real-time and archived surveillance footage of the entire safe zone. The footage of Minister Yu firing is among them.”
“In ten minutes, he had the opportunity to copy it. Additionally, Yu You possesses a teleportation-like ability. He could move in and out of the Bureau unnoticed.”
Shang Yu frowned deeply. “Brother Yu went to headquarters because his livestream suddenly couldn’t be closed.”
Song Guanyu smiled faintly. “Did he say that himself—or did you verify it?”
“Can you produce evidence that his livestream couldn’t be closed?”
Shang Yu fell silent. She had no proof. She’d never doubted him.
Song Guanyu continued, “If the livestream issue is false, coordinated viewers could provide him with an alibi.”
“If it’s true…” He paused. “Then why couldn’t it be closed? And why at that specific time?”
“Isn’t that a little too coincidental?”
Yu Zhi leaned against the wall, watching their back-and-forth with interest.
Honestly, Song Guanyu made some sense. Listening to it all, even he felt suspicious of himself.
Click.
The sound of a lighter suddenly cut through the air.
Song Guanyu’s voice halted. He turned toward the sound.
Yu Zhi followed his gaze.
Fu Suxi had lit a cigarette between his fingers.
Smoke curled slowly upward. His long black eyes locked onto Yu Zhi without blinking.
His voice was low.
“…Do you hate me that much?”
Yu Zhi: “……”
