Chapter 93
[User “OneLifeOneLove” prays the other will follow through.]
[User “Smima Lou” praises the playful chemistry between you and your temporary lover and tips 20 universal coins.]
[User “Scarecrow’s Straw” viciously curses you to be stolen first, then killed.]
[User “Clear-Minded Human” reminds you to seize the chance to kill him instead and tips 20 universal coins.]
Yu Zhi stared at Fu Suxi in silence.
Fu Suxi’s expression didn’t change. He stood lazily to the side, looking as though he were simply waiting for Yu Zhi to open the door.
When Yu Zhi didn’t move, Fu Suxi added unhurriedly, “I’m here to gain experience stealing people.”
Yu Zhi: “…”
He gave a fake smile. “If you steal someone openly, is it still called stealing? That’s robbery.”
Fu Suxi seemed to recall something. His brow twitched slightly as he replied seriously, “True. That wouldn’t count as stealing. Then…”
“r*pe?”
Hearing the last two words out of nowhere, Yu Zhi’s eyes flew open. “???”
“What the hell—me?!”
Fu Suxi stepped forward. The tip of his shoe pressed against Yu Zhi’s. He leaned down slowly, looking at him from above with pointed meaning.
“I remember you quite like playing r*pe games.”
“Especially…” He curved his lips, enunciating word by word, “r*pe first, kill later.”
Yu Zhi: “…………”
He was ninety percent sure Fu Suxi’s next line would be that sentence from the pollution zone—If you don’t like it, that’s the point. If you like it, how would it be called r*pe?
After a moment of silence, Yu Zhi forced himself to say, “I do like it.”
“I like forcibly taking others. I like playing r*pe games.”
“Our old Yu family has really made something of itself. The ancestors must be smoking with pride.”
Fu Suxi: “…”
Yu Zhi calmly opened the door and added fuel to the fire. “Come on in.”
“Oh, and Xiao Yi—force is force, r*pe is r*pe. Don’t forget protection.”
Fu Suxi: “…………”
They locked eyes, neither backing down.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed down the corridor, breaking the tension.
Yu Zhi turned his head. Shang Yu was striding over briskly.
Her arrival meant business.
Yu Zhi glanced at Fu Suxi. Sure enough, Fu Suxi dropped the r*pe-or-not topic and walked straight into the room.
Yu Zhi followed. No reason not to listen in.
With serious matters at hand, Fu Suxi wouldn’t actually lay hands on him.
Yu Zhi settled into a single armchair, casually grabbed an apple from the coffee table, and started eating while watching Shang Yu report.
“We found several data-exfiltration programs on computers in the research department. For the past two years they’ve been regularly transmitting research results outside.”
Fu Suxi showed no reaction. “What significant results does the research department even have?”
Shang Yu handed him a folder.
He flipped it open, skimmed it once, and tossed it aside. “Useless.”
Shang Yu paused, cleared her throat, and continued, “No abnormalities with equipment. But personnel… harder to investigate.”
The S-City branch wasn’t as large as headquarters, but across all departments there were still many staff. And this was a special period—clearing pollution sources while maintaining order inside the safe zone.
They were already short-handed. Now there was an internal mole on top of external threats.
Trouble on all sides.
Fu Suxi said, “Headquarters’ people will arrive during the day. Have the mental ability users from Hanhai handle the investigation.”
Shang Yu originally wanted to mention that HQ was sending more than one mental-type ability user—but remembering Fu Suxi’s slow mental recovery, she swallowed it.
“And after we identify them?”
Fu Suxi replied flatly, “Handle them the same way we did today.”
Meaning: kill without exception.
Yu Zhi’s chewing paused for a fraction of a second.
Fu Suxi hadn’t even lifted his eyelids. There wasn’t the slightest ripple in his expression—like he’d just decided to crush a few irrelevant ants.
Shang Yu was silent for a moment before nodding slowly.
She was profoundly grateful to belong to the combat department. Minister Fu was even more vindictive than she’d imagined.
After finishing the mole report, she moved on to other matters—guiding safe zone residents to complete Main Quest Four, helping them complete tasks simply, calming residents who were panicking over the global pollution instance progress, and updates on parasitized victims over the past two days.
Yu Zhi kept eating his apple, assuming Fu Suxi would half-listen.
Unexpectedly, Fu Suxi occasionally pointed out issues.
When Shang Yu finally left, only the two of them remained.
The livestream chat immediately revived the earlier topic:
[User “PureHeartAscetic” hopes you demonstrate safe procedures with your temporary lover and tips 20 coins.]
[User “World Cutest Girl” urges you to start the r*pe game.]
[User “PureLoveWarrior” reminds you that warmth and fullness stir lust and tips 10 coins.]
Yu Zhi: “…”
He tossed the apple core and tilted his head toward Fu Suxi.
Fu Suxi was already looking at him.
The laziness in his dark eyes was gone—replaced with calculation.
After a moment, he said slowly, “Shang Yu found something Meteorite Biotech has been investigating.”
Yu Zhi’s lashes trembled. His mind spun.
Something’s off.
At first Fu Suxi clearly didn’t want him knowing about Meteorite Biotech. Why the sudden change of heart within hours?
No goodwill without motive.
Yu Zhi raised a brow. “They found out the pollution zone rules are ocean-related? Or that Xiao Hei can move freely inside pollution instances?”
Fu Suxi looked at him deeply and said succinctly, “Meteorite Biotech has been investigating marine pollution—metal contamination, oil spills, radioactive discharge.”
“They likely discovered something in the ocean. That’s why someone designed pollution rules connected to the sea.”
Yu Zhi pressed his lips together, recalling Jiang Shengnan’s repeated words: The ocean is our homeland. Life began in the sea.
Was the emphasis on our? Or on homeland?
Did “we” mean humans—or the pollution entities?
He waited, but Fu Suxi said nothing further.
Yu Zhi looked up and met his direct stare.
Unlike before, Fu Suxi wasn’t hiding his scrutiny at all—as if trying to see straight through him.
“So what’s in the ocean?” Yu Zhi asked.
Fu Suxi countered, “What do you think?”
Another question.
After a moment, Yu Zhi said slowly, “I suppose I know.”
[Truth detected.]
Fu Suxi’s gaze sharpened. “What is it?”
“Big sharks.”
[Truth detected.]
“Small silverfish.”
[Truth detected.]
“Sardines.”
[Truth detected.]
“Maybe Xiao Hei’s corpse.”
[Truth detected.]
Fu Suxi: “…”
Yu Zhi watched the faint hostility creep into Fu Suxi’s otherwise blank face. His pupils subtly shifted.
Using his ability again?
Yu Zhi quickly checked his body—no abnormalities.
Fu Suxi narrowed his eyes. “You don’t know.”
Yu Zhi nodded matter-of-factly. “I’m not from Meteorite Biotech. How would I know?”
[Truth detected.]
“I just don’t know why the pollution rules are ocean-related.”
[Truth detected.]
Fu Suxi flexed his fingers and lit another cigarette. “So you’re pretending.”
Yu Zhi swayed his head lightly. “As an honest, trustworthy citizen who practices core socialist values, how could I pretend?”
[Lie detected.]
Fu Suxi: “…”
He stopped using the lie-detection ability. In just a few minutes, he could clearly feel his mental value dropping.
Even if Yu Zhi’s presence helped him recover slightly, the slow restoration couldn’t keep up with the short-term consumption.
Fu Suxi inhaled deeply, exhaled smoke, and watched Yu Zhi begin his fourth apple.
After finishing the cigarette, he crushed it out and headed to the bathroom.
Yu Zhi lounged against the sofa, staring at the closed door.
The turning point had been after killing that researcher, Huo Hong.
At first, Fu Suxi had only severed Huo Hong’s arm, intending to spare him.
What made him change his mind?
The next second, two words flashed in Yu Zhi’s mind—
Ability.
Because of Huo Hong’s ability.
Fu Suxi had taken it.
And had been secretly using it ever since—overusing abilities, chain-smoking, trying to stay close to him…
Realization dawned.
Yu Zhi let out a cold laugh.
That bastard was not only using abilities on him—he was treating him like a mental battery pack.
…………
A soft click.
The bathroom door opened.
Hearing the steady, even breathing in the room, Fu Suxi lifted his eyes toward the lump on the bed.
—Fell asleep fast.
The room was large; the bathroom was far from the bed. Fu Suxi leaned against the doorframe.
After a moment, he confirmed it—standing far from Yu Zhi, he didn’t feel the calming restoration of his mental state.
He withdrew his gaze and pulled out Yu Zhi’s blood from his spatial storage.
Opening the micro-vial, he lowered his head and inhaled.
Just the normal scent of blood. Nothing unusual. No soothing effect.
Blood drawn from Yu You could not restore his mental value.
Which meant if he wanted recovery, he had to stay near Yu You.
Fu Suxi frowned faintly and stared at the sleeping figure.
A strange drowsiness crept over him as well.
He didn’t bother with the sofa. Knowing Yu Zhi wouldn’t sleep there either, he claimed the other half of the bed.
The mattress dipped slightly.
Yu Zhi stirred in his sleep, rolled over—and took the blanket with him.
Only then did Fu Suxi realize Yu Zhi wasn’t merely covering himself. He’d pinned half the blanket beneath him and wrapped the rest around himself like a cocoon.
Expressionless, Fu Suxi turned on the air conditioner.
Warm air circulated, pushing away the chill.
Half an hour later, Fu Suxi woke up from the heat.
Opening his eyes, he saw the blanket had somehow migrated entirely onto him.
“Yu. You.”
Yu Zhi opened his eyes groggily, saw him on the bed, showed no reaction, and closed them again.
“Go back to sleep,” he mumbled.
“You’re already perverted enough. Stay healthy.”
Fu Suxi: “…”
…………
Elsewhere in S-City Safe Zone.
“We’ve been exposed in several places. They’ll start phased screening tomorrow. I won’t surface for now.”
“But Yu Yi ignored procedure and killed someone outright. More and more people in the bureau are dissatisfied. It could be our opportunity.”
Lying in bed recovering, Ying Mian couldn’t help asking, “What about brother?”
The man paused. “Same as before.”
“Yu Yi acted because someone accidentally offended Yu You and showed abnormalities.”
Ying Mian sighed. “Brother’s still great at hide-and-seek.”
The man corrected, “Yu Yi confirmed the issue and opened fire.”
Ying Mian chuckled. “Brother truly knows how to discipline his little brother.”
The man: “…”
A woman applying makeup nearby cut in, steering the topic back. “Yu You has already seen the invitation.”
“We were reported shortly after the invitation was destroyed. The professor believes it’s related to Yu You.”
“He said since Yu You gave us such a generous gift, we should return the favor.”
The man hesitated. “What if the report had nothing to do with Yu You?”
The woman’s lips curved as she applied lipstick. “Then Yu You will have received a gift for no reason.”
“He should be even more grateful.”
