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Chapter 19

“Is he asleep?”

After finally sorting out his mood, Wayne went towards the bedroom. Just outside the door, he bumped into the lieutenant who was leaving quietly from the room.

Looking at the red eyes of the other party, the lieutenant gently nodded his head. After a moment of silence he spoke up, “You’ve heard everything, Your Highness Wayne.”

“I’ve heard everything.”

Met with the lieutenant’s somewhat complicated gaze, Wayne faintly nodded his head. A moment of stillness. Only when the other party was about to brush pass him, did Wayne finally open his mouth and spoke in a heavy voice, “Before this, you never talked to me about this matter.”

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“At that time, the marshal’s situation was not stabilized yet. I didn’t want to say it rashly and have you be even more worried.”

Nathan replied back steadily. He turned towards the other side’s dark eyes, took a deep breath, and raised his head.

“I know that there’s a knot in your heart, Your Highness Wayne. The marshal has also known all along. He never thought of explaining himself. When I first started following him, he had nightmares. In his dreams, he kept apologizing, always begging the person in his dreams – don’t force him.”

The color of Wayne’s pupils deepened. His hands clenched into tight fists at his sides. It was almost as if his entire person had become a sculpture.

Looking at his reaction, the lieutenant’s eyes showed some sorrow, and his voice became gentler. “I know that you respect that teacher very much, but originally the marshal could have lived very well, could be just like the rest of you, become a hero loved and admired by all, and live openly under the light of the sun…”

Those who have already walked in the dark no longer have the opportunity to completely return to the light.

This one point, they were clearer about it than anyone else.

“I will definitely find a way…”

Wayne spoke slowly. His voice was extremely low, seeming to be hoarse with blood. “I will rectify his name, let everyone know that he is a real hero. I will bring him back into the sun. He will live well. He will definitely be able to live well. I promise.”

The lieutenant did not answer. Instead, he raised his hand in salute. Then he silently watched as the other man entered the room. Finally, he walked away with tears in his eyes.

Wayne opened the door quietly. Daniel was asleep on the bed.

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The quilt was tucked up to his shoulder with one of his arm exposed where the intravenous needle was inserted. There was still some weakness on his brows, and the air was touched with the scent of cocoa.

Wayne’s entrance did not alarm Daniel. He walked over slowly and sat down in the chair by the bed.

Only when he was quietly asleep like this would all the defenses around this person finally be completely removed. He looked innocent and soft with black hair strewn across his forehead. A thin sheen of sweat was sprinkled across his pale forehead.

As if he was still seeing the scene on the monitor screen before his eyes, Wayne’s chest fluctuated roughly several times before finally returning to calmness. He gently wiped away the fine sweat on Daniel’s forehead. The palm of his hand inadvertently brushed against the other’s eyelashes, bringing him an extremely covert sensation of softness.

Daniel seemed to have felt his touch and subconsciously knitted his brows, but he was unable to break away from the deep sleep. It was only an instinctive response. He murmured something in his sleep and then shrank into the quilt.

Wayne thought he saw the clean and soft image of Daniel in his teenage years.

Wayne’s breathing stuttered as he remembered the words of the lieutenant when he left. An intense pain abruptly exploded from his chest.

Like he was being cruelly pierced in the chest by a dagger, the jabbing pain spread through his bloodstream, and every breath brought with it a heartbreaking pain.

He hurriedly swallowed down a groan of pain and bent down silently, lying on the side of the bed where that man was asleep. His chest hurt so much that he couldn’t breathe.

They used to be classmates and comrades-in-arms. He never tried to understand the other party more deeply. He didn’t know what Daniel was like when he wasn’t in training or carrying out tasks, didn’t know what his real side was like when he was relaxing in private.

Only now was he faintly able to peep into that teenager of before.

Just because he was better at using silence to protect the inner sincerity, just because he was more able to withstand loneliness and darkness, so he was unable to have any independent choices of his own.

It might even be that he was never asked: whether or not he was willing to fade into darkness and shoulder a blackened name, whether or not he was willing to shoot his teacher to death, whether or not he was willing to enter a countdown of his life from the start of the mission.

In the past five years, how many things did this person carry on his shoulders? When Wayne seized and subdued him, what was he thinking in his heart?

Cold tears leaked out from the corners of his eyes, leaving dark traces behind on his cheeks.

Wayne finally couldn’t sit still anymore. His body slipped from the chair and fell onto Daniel’s bedside. He pressed his forehead against the back of his hand.

He knew that it was too late. Not even with all the power of the royal family could he guarantee that it would be enough to sustain the life of his person, and if it could sustain him, how long would it last.

Even if he could really help the other person survive, he would not be able to make up for all these too deep injuries.

In the end, he was not able to sleep a smooth and steady sleep. Su Shi coughed a few times and when he opened his eyes, he was shocked by the person lying on his bedside.

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Chapter 18

“After you were kidnapped, Matthew had accused the marshal’s guards of negligence, and wanted to take the opportunity to switch in some of his people. I received orders to choose the new guards. I picked a few of his people and stationed them on the periphery, and also took the chance to select His Highness Wayne as a bodyguard by your side.”
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The lieutenant spoke warmly, and skillfully inserted the needle into his arm. Then he handed him a cup of hot cocoa. “You need to take it slowly. Your stomach is not good. Still need to heal a bit more before you can eat freely. His Highness Wayne changed his outer appearance. His iris and fingerprints have also been disguised. You can rest assured, there will be no problems with his identification.”

Every time they spoke about business, it would be linked with words of coercion, urging to take care of his health and convalesce. Even if he wanted to pretend that he didn’t hear and slip away, it was impossible.

Su Shi sighed resentfully, leaned his body backwards, cupped the cocoa in his hands, and pursed his lips. “Nathan, are you hiding something from me?”

These days, his lieutenant and Wayne have been very close. Although he could already guess that these two fellows were trying to obstruct him from completing his mission by every possible means, Su Shi still had a vague feeling that they were still plotting something else behind his back.

He couldn’t crack Wayne no matter what, so he could only pin his hopes on the lieutenant.

Su Shi frowned indifferently at the hot cocoa, and waited for a long while, but the lieutenant did not respond. He raised his gaze suspiciously, but found that the lieutenant who had always been firm and calm was actually red-eyed, and even his body seemed to be trembling.

He seemed to have touch upon some extreme topic.

Su Shi’s heart quavered. His interest spiked. He partially propped himself up and beckoned to the other with his hand. He patiently indicated for the other person to sit on the bed. “Say it, what else have you not told me?”

His tone of voice was very soft and seemed to carry a hint of a smile.

The lieutenant raised his head and was met with his gentle and even suspicious eyes. The pain that had always been suppressed could not be ignored. It seemed to rush up from the bottom of his heart, causing him to cry out of the blue.

“Marshal, I went to the military academy and found the top secret file that was sealed by your teacher…”

“You really went?!”

Su Shi’s heart sunk, and his spine straightened.

That was the only black spot in his history. He couldn’t believe that mad teacher hadn’t gotten rid of it.

Once the top secret file was found, it meant that everyone could see the scene of his teacher beating him until both snot and tears ran down his face. He was broken to the point of lying on the ground and crying.

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It was not difficult to imagine that his image of the majestic marshal would be greatly reduced.

The more Su Shi thought about it, the more his headache increased. He raised his hand to rub at his forehead. His eyes revealed a seldom seen flustered state.

“As expected, you already know about this…” Nathan said.

Watching the change in his expression, the lieutenant almost vomited blood. He suddenly grabbed the marshal’s sleeves, his chest heaving up and down, “You already know that you are not destined to live pass thirty years old. Am I right?”

……

Su Shi abruptly looked up. A light of surprise emitted from his eyes.

He really did not know about this at all.

He was only less than half a year away from the age of thirty. If he knew that there was such a good thing, he would not be so eager to find a way to die.

Nathan was stung by the light in the marshal’s eyes until his stomach turned sour. The lieutenant’s vision shook. His voice was hoarse and gloomy.

“Even I already know, then your teacher must be clearer than anyone else about your capabilities. He placed his hopes on you, but he was also worried that you would be enticed but the Terence Government, so from the start he injected you with a special medicine developed for assassination. Whether or not your mission is successful, you are doomed to not live past five years.”

At that time, Su Shi had been beaten until he was muddleheaded. He really didn’t notice that he had been injected with some drug. He listened to the lieutenant’s words with a slight surprise. In his head he was already composing an essay at lightning speed on the things that he could do using this matter.

Looking at Su Shi’s apathetic and tranquil expression as if the matter was of no concern to him, the lieutenant’s eyes turned the color of blood, and his stomach did flip-flops.

“You should have felt it for a long time! After the injection of the drug, you will become weaker and weaker. Your physical strength will get worse and worse. Your body’s reaction speed will start to lag more and more. That’s why, at that time you were easily seized and subdued by His Highness Wayne…”

“No, at that time, I was just-”

Su Shi subconsciously refuted. But he stuttered to a stop because he refused to admit that he could not have beaten Wayne. After a pause, he smiled and said, “I just didn’t want to raise a hand against him no matter what… My body actually is not that bad, Nathan. You’re over thinking it.”

It turned out the system had arranged things so considerately. If he knew early on then he would not have spent so much effort seeking death, and instead focused more on his experience points, perhaps his lost of points would not have been so terrible.

Thinking that he wasted such a great opportunity, Su Shi sighed with regret and could not help but be depressed.

With tears in his eyes, the lieutenant lowered his head. He held onto Su Shi’s sleeves and did not let go, as if he wanted to leave something behind with the force of his grip.

Su Shi’s foul temper had also dissipated. He helplessly held onto the other’s shoulders, and shook them with a tiny bit of force. “Nathan, come on, cheer up. Since things are already irreparable, then what’s the use of you being like this? I am aware of my own circumstance, so remember to help me keep this secret. You must not tell Wayne about this, understand?”

After listening to his words, the lieutenant raised his head and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but then he was met with the marshal’s serious gaze, and in the end he just glanced at the corner of the room and nodded silently.

Su Shi was reassured. He happily leaned back on the bed and considered how to make good use of such a great opportunity.

Before the monitor screen, the cup in Wayne’s hand was already broken into pieces. The deep red color of blood was diluted by the water. It spilled onto the table in pitter-pattering drops and then converged again on the table surface. From start to finish, he knew nothing about this.

His vision was hazy with liquid, but he could still clearly see the scene that he had just saw on the monitor screen.

Daniel was not resigned.

He had regrets. He had struggled. But his ending had been fixed from the beginning, so he had long lost the opportunity and heart to resist.

But in his eyes revealed that he was unwilling and unyielding. Even if he had been treated unfairly, that person had never given up hope.

He believed that Daniel must want to live.

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Gong (seme): He wants to live. I have to work hard. Q^Q

Rushed this one out for the holiday. May you share good food with even better company.
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Chapter 17

Su Shi’s psyche finally collapsed.

After spending so much effort, he still couldn’t get out of this world smoothly. Even a blink of the eye would be caught by the protagonist.

His chest felt so stuffy that he couldn’t breathe. His stomach also felt uncomfortable. Su Shi lowered his head sullenly. He felt so depressed that he didn’t want to speak at all.

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Originally, Wayne thought that he just had a guilty conscience, and quietly waited for a while, but then he thought that something was not right. With his brows knotted tightly, he held onto Su Shi’s shoulders. He squatted down to meet the other’s eyes. His heart suddenly felt an indescribable sinking.

“Daniel…”

He had thought that Daniel would continue to resist till the end, and even be like before, holding on to a cold expression and pushing them away with the long accustomed indifference and arrogance. But he suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten about the other party’s present health condition.
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Probably because his body was too weak, Daniel didn’t even have the energy to confront him. He just lowered his head and held on to the side of the bed. His face was pale and almost transparent.

The patient gown was slightly ill fitting, showing a silhouette that was too thin around the shoulders, making his figure seem thinner than Wayne had ever seen before.

Su Shi looked so weak that it made Wayne’s chest feel silently repressed and disconsolate.

What made it even harder for him to breath was seeing the rim of that person’s eyes redden.

He never thought that Daniel would have such a fragile side.

When that man appeared in front of his eyes, he was mostly arrogant and indifferent. His look was so cold that one would think the very blood within his body was frozen. Yet, sometimes he would show calmness and gentleness, and he would smile at him faintly, but then he would turn around and throw away his life without a word.

He never thought that those eyes would actually become hazy with wetness.

Su Shi was tearful for a spell before he finally recovered himself and put his collapsed psyche back together. He raised his head and was about to speak, but suddenly fell into a very warm embrace.

“I’m sorry…”

Wayne brought him into his arms. His hold was soft and gentle. He raised his hand and slowly stroked the other party’s thin back. “I know. It’s been very hard, hasn’t it?”

Of course. It has been so arduous that tears were about to fall.

The psyche that he had just put back together was thrown into disarray by the sudden gentle appeasement. Su Shi’s grievances were hurting in his chest. He quickly took two deep breaths and finally blinked back the wetness in his eyes. He raised his head to speak, but out of the blue Wayne gently kissed him on the lips.

“I’m sorry, Daniel, sorry…”

Wayne repeated the apology over and over again. His voice was low and soft. He soothingly patted the taut body in his arms. A silent pain spread in the pit of his stomach.

During those days and nights when he had his ideals to guide him and his comrade-in-arms to accompany him, Daniel was walking all alone.

A single person concealed in the dark, bearing a blackened name and his comrades’ misunderstandings. How heavy was this pressure? He couldn’t imagine at all.

Daniel wasn’t being stubbornly willful, nor was he acting independently without thought for others. He was just used to facing all the dangers alone. He was used to standing out by himself and protecting everyone behind him.

But he was also an ordinary person. He also felt tired and depressed. At the time when he couldn’t bear the heavy weight on his shoulders, he would also reveal a rare glimpse of fragility and weakness to others.

He still had tears. He still wanted to live.

It’s just that it’s been too long since he had someone by his side to care for him in this matter. There was no one that could make him feel at ease and allow him to rely on them. Thus, he almost forgot how to live on well by himself.

“It won’t be like this in the future, Daniel. I swear it, you won’t be alone again.”

Wayne gently kissed his pale, cold lips. He met those eyes that were palpitating with fear with his own gentle and warm gaze.

“This is good. Since Wayne is already dead*, I won’t be showing up in front of the insurgent army now. I will find a new identity for myself, and stay beside you, until the day of victory…”

[*T/N: He meant when he pretended to be dead to escape prison. So to the masses, Wayne is dead.]

The plot was changing too fast. Su Shi, who was caught unprepared, rounded his eyes and lifted his head to look at the other party in astonishment.

The person who was originally cold and almost indifferent, suddenly revealed such a surprised look, without even a little bit of his usual imposing manner, it made others feel that he was very cute.

Wayne couldn’t help but chuckle. He lifted a hand to gently stroke his cheek. His fingers rubbed the slightly curled ends of Su Shi’s hair. “What, not willing?”

“But it’s very dangerous to be by my side, Wayne-”

Daniel rushed to open his mouth, trying to reverse the unsatisfactory situation, but he could only get out one sentence before Wayne raised a hand and pressed it on his shoulder.

“Don’t worry, the most dangerous places are the safest. They would never be able to guess that I would actually go back to the highly guarded government building. You also said that there is someone eyeing your post. There will definitely not be a lack of assassination attempts on your life. Just having Nathan to take care of you is not enough, right?”

Oh just great. Now he’s even taking away his chances of getting assassinated.

Su Shi’s sight went black. He fell limply against Wayne’s broad shoulder.

Wayne looked at the young man in his arms. Seeing such a seldom action of willfulness from Daniel made the smiling expression in Wayne’s eyes deepen even more. He laid a gentle hand on Su Shi’s forehead and softly kneaded twice. “Get better quickly, understand?”

It must be said that this hug was very comfortable.

Su Shi’s heart felt ashamed as he nodded his head silently, and reluctantly comforted himself with this acknowledgment. His body tightened for a moment, and finally fell into the embrace that was always waiting for him.

There was always other ways. Every defense had a crack. Even if these two people really wanted to keep an eye on him, he did not believe that he would not be able to find a chance to seek death.

From that day on, two people closely monitored Su Shi.

The food was carefully cooked. The stiff starched shirts were replaced with comfortable and warm clothes. His Highness Wayne helped him take care of official government business. The cautious and conscientious Marshal Daniel was completely deprived of the right to work himself to death*. He had no other choice but to close himself off to outside matters and focus on recuperating his health.

[*T/N: The idiom used here is 呕心沥血, literally meaning “to spit out one’s heart and spill blood” or “to work one’s heart out”]

“Even now I am still wondering, what kind of identity did he use to sneak in here…”

He already did not have energy left over to reproach the loyal and devoted lieutenant. Su Shi leaned against the headboard and lifted his hand to give himself an intravenous infusion. He couldn’t help but wrinkle his brows in a frown. “So many people, but no one thought that there wasn’t something right about him?”

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Chapter 16

When the lieutenant heard this, his entire body became covered in cold sweat. He looked at the marshal who was calm through and through. The admiration in his heart became more and more intense.

What Su Shi said really made sense. Matthew couldn’t think of any rebuttals at the moment. He couldn’t help but look awkward. “Marshal Daniel…”

“If you hadn’t wasted so much time, perhaps they could have been traced. It’s a pity that when you just ordered an indiscriminate bombing, they have all evacuated. Just as I was about to follow their trail, I was almost killed by the attack you ordered.”

Su Shi spoke unhurriedly, secretly praying that the time he could delay would be enough for Wayne and the others to evacuate. He held on to the lieutenant’s arm and raised his head. His eyes held a ridiculing chill.

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“This is the result of my investigation, Mr. Military Secretary. If you don’t trust my military qualities, you can naturally send a team to check in. I am a little tired, I will go back to rest first.”

The soldiers immediately parted to open up a road. They escorted the marshal who was covered in smoke to board the best-conditioned command vehicle.

Matthew’s driver also voluntarily jumped out. The lieutenant helped Daniel sit in the co-pilot seat, took over the driver’s position, and then started the vehicle.

Left behind in the rolling tail smoke, Matthew’s face was distorted beyond measure.

“Way too thrilling, Marshal. You really dared to gamble with him…”

In the rearview mirror, the silhouette of the army could not be seen anymore. The lieutenant finally relaxed and sighed softly, but then his heart suddenly tightened.

The marshal was limp in his seat. His face was paler than before. It would seem that he had not fallen out of his seat only because of the seat belt holding him in place.

His eyes were closed and his face revealed his unspeakable pain.

The lieutenant was so nervous that he could barely breathe. He turned on the autopilot mode. Then he carefully supported the marshal’s shoulder.

Daniel’s body suddenly burst into painful convulsions. Blood spilled through his tightly closed lips and splashed onto his starched military uniform.

When the decision was made for Su Shi to return to the government, he could not even stand on his own, much less confront Matthew and talk so much.

In order to buy enough time for everyone to evacuate, he had used the [Life-Saving Gift Package], and now the side effects have finally broken out.

“Marshal–!”

The lieutenant’s eyes suddenly became red, and he hurriedly wanted to hold him, but suddenly saw the light smile of the marshal’s lips.

Such a smile made him suddenly unable to breathe.
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“Nathan, no need. My own body, I know better than anyone.”

This was a very good node*. He used the last of his life force to guard the protagonist, allowing him to escape from danger. He played a crucial role in promoting the story. The rating will definitely improve.

[*T/N: 节点 jie dian – literally “node”]

There were more and more people who knew the truth. The current amount of experience points was already the limit he could get.

Su Shi’s voice was low. His life value was rapidly declining as a result of suffering the side effects, and he used the last of his strength to hold the lieutenant’s trembling wrist.

“Help me apologize to Wayne. I still couldn’t keep my promise. This is the last time that I’ll lie to him. Won’t lie in the future…”

Both his consciousness and strength flew off quickly. Finally he lowered his head and fell into a deep darkness.

“No, marshal, no, you won’t die…”

The lieutenant choked up with emotion as he held Su Shi in his arms. He fumbled for the syringe in his breast pocket. He held in his tears and injected Su Shi with the medicine.

This was a precious medicine only afforded to the royal family. It could unlock a gene locked within the human body and revitalize the system.

When Wayne entered a state of suspended animation, and the Terence government hurriedly transferred him, it was precisely this type of medicine that miraculously raised him from the dead.

The royal family had three of these injections. One of them was used on Wayne. The remaining two was in the lieutenant’s hands who was responsible for coordinating their actions.

Originally, it was just because he didn’t have time to get in contact with Wayne, so he didn’t have the chance to give the medicine back. Who knew that it would come in handy?

This kind of medicine must be extremely precious, but as long as it could save the marshal’s life, then he would rather apologize for his offense after everything was settled, but he would definitely still use it on the marshal.

The lieutenant did not dare delay for even a second. He immediately switched the vehicle back to manual after injecting the drug, and desperately drove to the government building at top speed.

The marshal was sent to the rescue room as fast as possible.

After a day and night of treatment, Daniel’s vital signs finally stablilized and he was transferred to the senior ward. The president personally assigned the most professional and comprehensive escort.

Su Shi woke up befuddled.

He thought he was most likely in the next world already. It was better to take a look at the mission ratings and experience points of the last world, and then understand his new situation.

When he thought of his last decision, which was quick-witted and prompt, a happy smile sparkled in his eye and he relaxed his breath.

He opened up a review of the world and his face abruptly became stiff.

Su Shi’s hollow gaze shook with fear. Just then, someone pushed open the door and walked towards him step by step under his absent-minded gaze.

The man was wearing a white jacket and thick-rimmed glasses. A mask covered half of his face.

But it could not hide the luminous light boiling over in those dark eyes.

The other party closed the door behind him. He stepped in front of Su Shi and raised his hand to caress the pale, almost transparent cheek.

The person leaned forward to the side of Su Shi’s ear. His tone was extremely soft, but it was like hot magma was about to burst forth.

“Daniel, what do you mean by ‘the last time you’ll lie to me?’”

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[*T/N: 呜 wu – onomatopoeia for whimpering]

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Chapter 15

The artillery fire just stopped and the smoke had yet to fully dissipate.
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“The time is up, since they haven’t considered it yet, they don’t have to think about it anymore.”

The man standing at the forefront of the government army was indifferent. He raised his hand, prepared to order another attack. The lieutenant on the side suddenly stopped him: “Matthew, what do you want to do?”

“Of course, it is to launch an all out attack. These people have already provoked the dignity of the government to this point. Do we still have to continue to retreat?”

Matthew looked at him arrogantly, and his eyes flashed a little dark.

Matthew’s matter of course tone endlessly incensed the lieutenant, causing the lieutenant to knit his brows and advance a step. He tried his best to suppress the volume of his voice, “You know that the marshal is still inside!”

“Of course I know, but I believe that the military qualities of the marshal will never be injured in this ordinary attack.”

Matthew leisurely took off his gloves. The corner of his mouth curved up as he looked at the lieutenant’s eyes filled with rage. “Don’t you believe in our marshal, Lieutenant Nathan?”

“You–”

This question was very cunning. Of course the lieutenant could not deny his trust in the marshal, but once he nodded, it would be undoubtedly acquiescing to the other party’s order.

With the marshal’s current physical condition, it was impossible to escape the next attack.
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But if he told the truth, it would only make it more reasonable for the other party to suggest the marshal leave the army to recuperate. Then he would take the opportunity to replace the marshal.

Following the marshal for so long, the lieutenant knew better than anyone else, how much it cost the marshal to acquire his position and how important it was to the marshal.

Staring at the other side’s smug look, the lieutenant’s chest heaved vehemently, and his eyes were red with anger.

Matthew revealed a faint smile. He spoke with satisfaction, “Good, listen to my orders, start–”

“I advise you not to, Matthew.”

The light voice interrupted him without urgency.

Everyone subconsciously followed the sound, looks of surprise popping up on their faces.

Daniel walked calmly over the broken wall. His body was still covered in a cloak. His face seemed pale, but his eyes were calm and bright.

“Marshal!”

The lieutenant’s eyes lit up. He quickly greeted the marshal, wanting to go help him. However, Su Shi gently held down his arms and looked at him with a comforting smile.

Matthew’s facial expression was a bit ugly and his greeting was reluctant.

Previously, Nathan and Matthew had disputed in low voices, so their conversation was inaudible to the soldiers around them. But the soldiers could see for themselves the marshal coming out of the place where they almost attacked, and they looked upon Matthew with some distinct ill will in their eyes.

They only knew that this battle was to recapture the marshal, but they did not know that the marshal was actually inside.

In the hearts of the people, the Marshal Daniel was the embodiment of the Terence government. He was a cold and cruel demon. In the eyes of the soldiers, the marshal was their most revered existence.

The marshal was a man who lived in the same space as his subordinates. He would pat their shoulders with a smile and accurately call them by name. He would not ignore even the most ordinary soldier.

In the years when Daniel was in charge of the government army, the soldiers’ remuneration was finally guaranteed, and there was even some surplus money to give to their parents and family members.

The grassroots soldiers in the government army were mostly poor people, but they had to take this path for their livelihood. For them, Marshal Daniel was undoubtedly the benefactor who gave them a second life.

But just now, they almost opened fire on the place where the marshal was.

“It’s great to see that you are safe, Marshal Daniel.”

Matthew’s smile was a little stiff as he quickly went up to greet the marshal. Su Shi did not pay attention to the other party’s extended hand. He only nodded his head faintly to him, and placed two fingers on the brim of his hat.

This careless military courtesy clearly revealed an arrogance that could not be offended or questioned, making Matthew’s face even more ugly.

There was even faint sneering among the soldiers.

“Are you aware of how much munitions the insurrection army has buried in the underground of their headquarters? Rashly launching a powerful attack will only flatten everything and everyone here to ground zero.”

Daniel’s hand fell on the lieutenant’s arm, as if to comfort the loyal subordinate’s extreme emotions. His gaze swept across to Matthew’s slightly distorted face.

“Perhaps you take pleasure in dying in the line of duty, Matthew, but I don’t have the same admirable enthusiasm as you. Let’s go back. I don’t want to send your or my obituary to the president’s desk.”

“Daniel, Wayne is dead. They can’t organize effective resistance. Now is the best time to destroy the insurgents!”

Matthew shook his head incredulously. His eyes flashed with a feverish light. “Don’t talk to me about your theory of peaceful separation. If your theory was useful, then you wouldn’t have fallen into their hands!”

“Look at your brain, I can even heard the harsh noise of the gears rusting when it is running.”

Su Shi sighed and shook his head in a pity. “You did not suffer from a successful resistance, because they have already given up this place to evacuate. Otherwise, how else did I come out safely? Could it be that they suddenly discovered that I was actually an undercover spy, who had been painstakingly hiding for many years, so they oh so generously sent me back?”

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Chapter 14

Of course he knew.
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Meeting the other’s dark eyes filled with inscrutable emotions, Su Shi coughed twice and groped for Wayne’s hand, trying to hold it gently.

“If it weren’t for a chance to kill me here, he would not carry out such a fierce attack. If you don’t hand me over, whether I am dead or alive, he will use this as a reason to annihilate the insurgents…”

“But we might not lose.”

Wayne’s heavy tone of voice interrupted him. Within his pitch-black pupil ignited an intense blaze. “This isn’t all the strength of the rebel army. Daniel, if we really want to fight to the death-”

“I know that your arsenal is underground five hundred meters away from here. It is still a very hidden base that can be used for rest and recuperation. The government’s underground has been laid with explosives, and several people are trustworthy insiders. I have been sheltering them all the time.”
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Su Shi said in a low voice, canceling the abrupt plan that Wayne was about to put forth. He met the shocked eyes of Wayne, and smiled calmly and gently, “Well, I have been watching you guys for so many years, it can’t be that I don’t know anything.”

“You know everything…”

The artillery barrage somewhat halted. Wayne stood up and muttered. The pit of his stomach couldn’t stop undulating.

Daniel always stood at a distance.

He was just looking over them from afar and he already knew the deepest secrets of the insurgents. If they were really hostile to each other, the consequences were almost unimaginable.

The ability of the other party was far more terrifying than what he imagined. Only now did he understand the intention of their teacher to choose Daniel to go undercover.

“You do not need to undervalue yourself, Wayne. Your ability is in another area, you are a natural leader, people will involuntarily follow you, you will become their faith, their light.”

Su Shi said warmly, seamlessly breaking down the other’s psychological barrier.

“Of course I know that you can win, you can win – but you have to consider the price. You must not want to see, in the dawn of victory, those boys lying with a cold body.”

“I have already reached this step, Wayne. Let me finish my task. May I?”

Wayne looked at him. The light in Su Shi’s eyes was bright and unclouded. It made Wayne’s stomach hurt and paralyzed his tongue.

He had no way to refuse.

Born in such a world, their destiny could not be completely their own. He was willing to use all his power to protect Daniel, but what they both wanted was the new country in their dream, which was the wonderful future they had painted countless times.

Even if in that future this person may no longer exist.
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They were all wrapped up in the wheel of destiny.

“My identity, remember to help me keep it secret. No matter what, I have to mix in with the government, and also make my body a bit better.”

Su Shi stood up, with a smile and a warm voice, raising his hand to hold the silent Wayne.

He was very clear about what choices Wayne would make.

There were too many responsibilities on the other’s shoulders. The expectations of the people, the glory of the royal family, and their ambitions were enough to suppress this passionate feeling in the deepest part of the heart and prompt him to make a correct decision.

In all fairness, if he was not tied to such a nervous system, Wayne was a very good protagonist.

“The first time you held me, it was to take that bullet for me. The second you hold me, is to have me send you to your death.”

Wayne slowly raised his arms and gently hugged him. He laughed bitterly as he whispered.

Su Shi forced a smile. He shook his head. Just as he was about to open his mouth, Al burst in through the door with a body covered in gun smoke. “Your Highness Wayne! Let’s quickly evacuate Senior Daniel. They are about to launch another attack. Our brothers might not be able to hold off-”

His words suddenly stuck in his throat, staring blankly at the situation in front of him, hesitating he said in a meek voice, “S- Senior Daniel…”

“I know. Al, could you give me a hand.”

Su Shi pulled back and held himself upright using Wayne’s arms. He smiled shallowly towards him with a calm look.

“You hand me over, then immediately move out, and recover in the base for a while. You did a good job. Now… I should go back to my battlefield.”

“But the doctor said your body is already in a very bad state. If you continue to push yourself, there will be problems!”

Originally, he thought that Senior Daniel would return to the insurrection army. He did not expect that the other party would go back to the murky government. Al rushed forward and clapped himself hard on the chest. “We can protect you! Even at the cost of my life-”

“But I hope that you will be alive and be able to follow Wayne, to create a country full of light and warmth.”

Su Shi interrupted his words and turned to look at Wayne. After a long time, the other party faintly nodded his head. Suddenly he pulled Su Shi back into his arms, using strength to press him against his chest. His voice was low and clear. “Come back alive…”

He lifted his hands and held on to that rigid body. Su Shi’s expression became peaceful. His tone was warm and soft, but his oath was firm and resolute.

“Okay, I promise.”

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Su Shi: Go to death, hahahaha-=≡Σ(/≧▽≦)/

 

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Chapter 13

According to the system’s requirements, unless it was under special circumstances, in any other situation, if the host were to personally explain his difficulties to someone not in the know, it was undoubtedly not allowed.
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Listening to the unrelenting deduction of points, everything went black before Su Shi’s eyes. He sullenly lowered his head.

Right away, at least four people around him express their concerns for his health.

On one hand it was the deduction of points, on the other hand it was the rapid decrease in the misunderstanding value. Su Shi wished that he could just bash his head against Wayne’s chest and die. Instead, he was involuntarily supported by a mess of arms and legs, all helping him lie down.

“Senior Daniel, I’m sorry.”

The tall young man, who had previously hung him up, was half kneeling by the bed. With his eyes red, he held on to the bedside and sincerely apologized.
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“We don’t understand your hardships at all. We misunderstood you and caused you grievous injuries, but you still haven’t given up on us. Even preferring to suffer injuries to take on our anger, and also to protect us from making any crazy moves…”

Su Shi lied on the bed. He smiled wanly at the man and lifted his hand to pat the top of the other’s head in forgiveness. He was so sad that he couldn’t even utter a single word.

The original amount of experience points has dropped at a visible rate. If these few people went out, perhaps one day, he would wake up and find that all the people in the country would know that he was an undercover agent worthy of the greatest admiration.

If only a meteorite could descend right now, smash the inside of the insurrection army’s headquarters, and kill everyone present*, then how good would that be?

[*T/N: The idiom used here is 同归于尽 tong gui yu jin, meaning “to die in such a way that somebody (or something) else also perishes / to take somebody down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction”]

This thought of self-destruction just emerged, when suddenly a loud sound exploded very close by. The entire headquarters shook with dizzying force.

Su Shi was shook by the intense sound wave until his vision turned black. From the pit of his stomach came forth a raw iron smell. He wondered dizzily if the system suddenly developed a wish-fulfillment function. Wayne had already leapt forward with alertness, protecting Su Shi under his body. “Hide!”
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After a series of explosions, Su Shi’s body was extremely fragile, almost pulled into the dark by pain and faintness. Contrarily, a gentle touch fell upon his forehead.

“Don’t sleep, Daniel. Stay strong for just a little longer…”

He subconsciously opened his eyes. Wayne’s black eyes held unconcealed pain and fragility.

He knew very well that Daniel’s body was already fragile. The insurgents have long become accustomed to such bombing attacks, but it was enough to make Daniel’s already weak fire of life completely extinguish.

Su Shi coughed a few times. Faint smears of blood appeared on his lips. He smiled shallowly and the dim light in his eyes brightened once again.

What a joke.

When he was unconscious due to serious injuries, this person took advantage of that lapse to stand up on his behalf and cleanse his name. He told the others all about his plans, thus causing Su Shi’s experience points to dissipate. Like so, he would be returning to the main space in a miserable state.

Don’t even think about it.

The strong obstinacy also seemed to stimulate the vitality hidden in the body. The life value that was faintly declining stopped falling, and began to slowly climb up again.

Wayne firmly protected him with his body. With his heart hammering in fear, he looked at the person who was riddled with scars suddenly pick himself up as if regaining some sense of conviction. The dazzling pride burst forth from his body again, impossible to ignore.

It was different from the ruthlessness of when he was the marshal and it was also different from the stubborn silence of the teenager in his memory. Obviously, he was given the greatest martyrdom and ridicule by his fate, but instead he was polished to become the most eye-catching gem in the world. His heart burned faintly with a luminous heat.

Those in command rushed out to strengthen the defenses and help with evacuation. The bombing continued. The windows could not withstand the intense sound waves and shattered. Dust fell from the roof.

Amidst the cannon fire in the sky, Wayne bent his head and kissed Daniel, kissing his bloodied lips.

“You will live on. I will use all my strength to make you live on…”

Su Shi calmly and gently raised his eyebrows, and smiled lightly at him.

It was a gentle and peaceful smile that has never been seen before, but the eyes were clearly determined, making Wayne’s heart sink in his chest.

“Wayne, can you hear that?”

Along with the ongoing attack, there were shouts for the insurrection army to give up Marshal Daniel.

The powerful attacks were like pouring rain. The equipment of the insurgents and the government forces was very different. Daniel always used the excuse that certain weapons’ destructive power was too large and might harm ordinary citizens to forcefully ban them from use, thus barely managing to shorten the disparity in strength between the two sides.

However, now all of it was raining down upon the insurgents’ position.

The gigantic lion lost its cage, and was already faintly exposing its strong fangs.

“There is someone in the government who wants to replace me. His means are more savage, more toxic, and more patient than me.”

Su Shi spoke slowly. His tone was calm, as if he was only describing one of the most common facts.

Wayne’s pupils contracted slightly.

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Chapter 12

Wayne’s eyes burned with a dark flame. His breathing was violent and heavy, but the kiss was very gentle and extremely careful. After a short moment, he withdrew from the kiss.
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Right now, the injured Daniel wouldn’t be able to stand even the slightest force.

Maybe it was the fear and alarm he felt when he found out that the other party was kidnapped, or maybe it was in the moment when Daniel took the bullet for him, or maybe it was even earlier, when he saw the flash of warmth in the other’s eyes.

The guilt and remorse he felt when he suddenly realized the truth. Intense longing for the other party to survive. And that inexplicable pounding of his heart even he himself was hard pressed to explain. Don’t know when it had became implanted in his person, wanting to pull his heart out, it was a hurt drenched with blood.
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Perhaps he was scared by Wayne’s sudden action, the young man beneath him was looking up at him with wide eyes. With his heart pounding, he covered his mouth. Right now, there wasn’t even a hint of the cold, arrogant, and iron-blooded marshal.

Daniel’s lips were thin, and with a simple purse of his lips he could affect a cold and harsh aura at any time. But with his lips slightly parted like this, he looked increasingly soft and innocent.

More than a day without food and water, his lips were inevitably dry and peeling, and because he was very weak right now, he did have any color of life on his face. Even if it were carefully moistened, it would still make anyone looking at him feel stuffy in the chest.

Wayne lightly stroked his short hair and lowered his body again. His gentle and low voice reverberated against Su Shi’s ear, making Su Shi subconsciously hold his breath.

“I don’t want your apology, Daniel. I want you to keep on living.”

Su Shi’s eyes finally revealed some helplessness.

His eyes softened as he looked at Wayne’s taut profile. He used all his strength to raise his hand and gently pulled on the other’s sleeve. “Help me up. I want to sit for a bit.”

Wayne carefully lifted him up. He was afraid that Su Shi wouldn’t be comfortable and specially stuffed two pillows behind him. He worried that Su Shi would feel cold and pulled the quilt up.
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No matter how Wayne fussed and adjusted, he still felt that it wasn’t enough. Su Shi also patiently let him do what he wanted. Su Shi wanted to show a more relaxed and calm expression, but the pain originating from his stomach was too much and he couldn’t help furrowing his brows.

Wayne’s held Su Shi’s hand, which had been unconsciously pressing against his stomach. Wayne placed his hand atop Su Shi’s stomach, raised his head, and stared at him. “Is the stress too much? Is it always like this?”

Stomach illness and mental factors were closely related. He remembered that back at the academy, Daniel had the strongest stomach of them all. No matter what kind of crazy army ration they got, Daniel was able to stuff it down his throat with some cold water.

In just five years, this guy had abused himself to the point of stomach bleeding, and he didn’t care if he rushed towards his death.

“It wasn’t so big at first. After you got captured, I couldn’t wait to hang my heart in my throat*.”

[*T/N: That’s literally what the raws say. 我恨不得把心吊在嗓子眼里 I guess it means he was really worried and thus stressed.]

Su Shi’s head hurt so much that he ended up complaining sincerely.

Although he didn’t know his true thoughts, Wayne’s lips still pulled taut with a guilty conscience. He lowered his head and fiddled with his pale, cold fingers, stubbornly trying to make them a little warmer.

Looking at his movements, Su Shi suddenly had no confidence in what he had to say.

“Wayne, if-”

“I won’t let you go back, Daniel. Don’t even think about it. We have a way to win, but victory is not to be built on your sacrifice alone.”

Before he even had time to say it, Wayne stopped him with his words, and even sealed off all his possible methods of arguing back.

Su Shi blinked, but he still held on to a small glimmer of hope. “What about Nathan, then? You didn’t leave him behind did you?”

Right now he couldn’t even stand up and walk two steps at a time. If he could find a lieutenant who was absolutely loyal to him, things could still turn around.

Wayne met his gaze. After a short pause of silence he answered, “I asked him to do something. There is no danger, you don’t have to worry.”

It would be strange not to worry. Nathan must have been sent to find evidence that could clear Daniel’s name.

Su Shi worried to the point of his stomach aching. He gritted his teeth and clenched his hands into fists.

“Wayne, this is your battlefield. My battlefield is in the presidential palace. From the day our teacher handed me this task, I was destined to live in the darkness. The glory that you guys get is enough. It never belonged to me…”

Wayne’s expression twitched slightly, but he merely lowered his line of sight without a word. He only helped Su Shi rub his stomach, his strength gentle and very careful.

He didn’t think that the other party would have such a willful attitude. Su Shi smiled helplessly. He looked at him patiently. His tone once again soft and gentle.

“There needs to be someone to do the dirty work. Since I have already reached this step, let me go. Before I die, I can still see you guys off, isn’t that very good already?”

Wayne abruptly looked up. The look of hurt in his eyes was so painful that it froze all of Su Shi’s thoughts.

Su Shi said quite a bit, but it was really the last resort. Fortunately, only Wayne heard them. Since the protagonist had already guessed what happened, even if he told him the truth, it would probably not cause much change in the experience value.

Su Shi thought he was lucky, although his eyes wavered with guilt. Then he heard Wayne’s low voice.

“Since you’ve all come, then come inside. All of you heard clearly, do you still need me to explain again?”

The door was carefully pushed open, and several youths with their heads hanging down slid into the room against the wall.

It was the high-ranking officers of the insurgent army that came in that day, and each and every one of them had a look of shame in their eyes.

Su Shi’s stomach hurt even more.

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System: Personally admitting everything, deduct a thousand points. (-v-)

 

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Chapter 11

Great. Just great.

Su Shi was in a pit of despair.
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Even if the protagonist really intended to cover* him but did not take any measures whatsoever, according to his life progress bar, it would still be another half an hour before he died.

[*T/N: Author uses the Chinese word 抱 bao, which translates as “to hold / to carry (in one’s arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish”]

Such an ample amount of time, it was probably enough for Wayne to broadcast all of his painstaking efforts to the public, and all the named characters would know that he was a hero who endured hatred and scorn in silence for the sake of his mission, and along the way, it would ruin any experience points he had left.

Even if he died, he would be so angry that he would wake up just to spit out a mouthful of blood.

As soon as he had this thought, Su Shi’s body abruptly and uncontrollably tightened. The taste of iron climbed up his throat and filled his entire mouth.

Anesthesia could only block his perception of the pain, but he couldn’t delay the process of physical damage to his body.

He already had no more strength to move his body, so when he coughed, all the blood spilled onto Wayne’s clothes.

“Daniel!”

Wayne’s voice was hoarse. He picked up Daniel and rushed out of the dilapidated hut.

Su Shi didn’t know where he was sent. He just knew that his treatment got a lot better. Although he was confused and his eyes were closed, he could still feel the surrounding environment becoming warm and bright.

It felt like someone was holding his hand from start to end. No matter how much he tossed about, or how many people came and went, there was a quiet and peaceful voice talking about trifling topics by his ear, and never let go of his hand.
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Su Shi watched his life value dropping down to eighteen. He was sure that he wouldn’t be able to live for much longer, but after one night, unexpectedly there was a turn for the better in his health.

The person holding his hand probably also perceived Su Shi recovering his vitality and they finally let go of his hand. A hand gently covered his forehead. There was a sigh of relief. “Good, the fever is gone.”

The twenty-four hour anesthetic effect just expired. The trivial pains of the whole body came back all at once: tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, dizziness, aching around the wound areas, especially in the stomach there was a stuffy pain that was difficult to endure.

Su Shi couldn’t help but wrinkle his brows. He clenched his teeth tightly. Finally, he couldn’t hold back a sound of pain.

“I know that you are angry with me, Daniel.”

Wayne didn’t know about his misfortune, and took it as him still being peeved. He tried to stop Su Shi’s body gently. He carefully held Su Shi and helped him lie back down. “But your initiative is no better than mine.”

It seemed like his tone was one of blame, but it was extremely gentle. His words trembled at the end with relief.

“If you had not acted on your own initiative while keeping me in the dark, we could have been standing at the Presidential Palace right now, releasing a speech to the people of the nation.”

Su Shi couldn’t breath. He groaned.

If he could die during the victory speech that was being broadcasted throughout the country, then it would be absolutely tragic to the max. Not only would he save his experience points, he might even get a special bonus.

There were actually such protagonists who did not attend to one’s proper duties.

And he still dared to speak forcefully to him while being full of justice.

As if seeing through his thoughts, that hand once again held on tightly to him. Wayne’s voice became unexpectedly raspy. “What about you?”

“I–”

Of course it was to fall in the shadows of daybreak while smiling. To fall amidst the curses and resentment of everyone, and then burying the truth in the dust of history!

Su Shi turned his head, flustered and exasperated, and met with those eyes filled with anguish. He suddenly lost his breath, and pursed his lips uncomfortably.

According to his understanding of the protagonist, if he spoke his thoughts out loud, Wayne would turn around and tell everyone about his hardships, and he would lose all his hard earned experience points.

He couldn’t afford that.

His conscience felt guilty as he met with Wayne’s dark eyes, and his breathing became increasingly rougher.

Su Shi, this person, up to this point, he was still hell bent on courting death.

Su Shi was already convinced, but found that the other party seemed to be getting angrier and angrier. He turned his gaze and attempted to open his mouth. The person who was standing guard by his bed suddenly threw himself onto the bed, putting Su Shi between his arms.

The heavy breathing heralded an apparently unpleasant development. Su Shi subconsciously met the other person’s eyes and instinctively whispered, “Wayne…”

For the first time, he called the other person’s name without a cold and indifferent tone, and his tone was even faintly warm. His voice was soft and with a clear indication of weakness.
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Wayne suddenly lowered his head and placed his forehead against Su Shi’s forehead. His voice was hoarse as he whispered, “Daniel, you have deceived me for a long time.”

He was neither interrogating nor condemning, but more like suppressing his complaints to the extreme. It was obviously so painful that he couldn’t breathe, but contrarily he couldn’t do anything. He couldn’t do anything.

He could only watch the other man walking alone into the darkness and then throwing himself into the flames to burn himself to ashes.

All to protect that faint light of hope.

The one who had obviously made him angry did not cherish himself. That person would sink into the mud willingly without a word, and toss himself until he ended up with this body of illness and injuries. But those shocking wounds, a big portion of them were derived from himself.

Wayne’s chest heaved up and down quickly as he very cautiously and solemnly caressed the ends of Su Shi’s soft hair. He used a light and unhurried hand that carried a hard to control tremble.

A cold liquid fell upon his cheeks. Su Shi’s chest tightened, and the light in his eyes finally dimmed.

“I’m sorry…”

Before he could continue his sentence, Wayne sealed his lips with a kiss.

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Chapter 10

“You can hang me up, torture me, if this can make you feel a little better. You can do whatever you want.”
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Su Shi helplessly pulled up the corner of his lips. He forcefully straightened his body and spoke openly, making the low-sound words as clear and legible as possible.

“I will make a bet with you. In three days, if he does not return, you can kill me. But before that, you must not be impulsive, you must be stable…”

He finally ran out of strength. Su Shi’s voice grew weak and his arm fell down limply. His eyes slowly closed.

Al instinctively caught the toppling body, but ended up pulling back when he was scalded by the other’s fever. He looked at the young man who usually called the shots. “Carter, what do we do?”

“Just do what he said. Look after him well. I am going to appease everyone’s emotional state.”

Carter struggled for a long while, but he made a decision, turned, and walked out the door.

When Su Shi woke up again, he was suspended from the wooden beam.

The wound on his shoulder has long gone numb. His suspended arms have also lost all feeling. Su Shi blinked his eyes. Just as he was becoming skeptical about his own valiant disregard for pain, the sound of deduction of experience points rang in his ears.

“If the host’s pain value is detected to be too high, host will be injected with a special effect anesthetic agent. After deducting fifty experience points, the effective time is twenty-four hours. Thank you for your patronage. We look forward to continue serving you in the future.”

……

In this kind of situation, he really did need that kind of anesthetic, but to take advantage of his unconsciousness to force him to buy it, this system was still a complete profiteer.
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Su Shi sighed lightly, waited out a wave of dizziness, and tried to use his arm as a pillow.

The sound of swaying chains alarmed the youngster who was guarding by the door. The child, who was no taller than his shoulders, actually cast a cold glare at him.

Su Shi’s lips twitched. He gave up the idea of drinking water and closed his eyes once again with relief.

In any case, as long as he was being tortured, then he could temporarily transfer and alleviate the anger of these people. In this way, he could continue to delay…

He was struggling to think about Wayne’s plans when a loud noise suddenly sounded outside the window.

It didn’t seem like there was any danger or sudden change. If he listened carefully, he could even hear the sound of joyful cheers.

The teenager jumped up, wanting to take a look, but then he remembered his duties and quickly withdrew the arm that was about to open the door.

“Go and take a look.”

Seeing the oppressed expectation in the eyes of the youngster, Su Shi spoke up in a light voice and smiled at him with encouragement.

Su Shi’s voice was hoarse from disuse and came out in a breathy whisper. The youngster’s face went taut, and he turned towards Su Shi on full alert. “Traitor, I won’t fall for your tricks!”

Su Shi smiled helplessly, sighed lightly, and leaned his head towards one side.

The noise outside seemed to have died down.
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Then the sound of rushing footsteps came from outside the door. Su Shi blinked in confusion and subconsciously raised his head. Just then, the dilapidated wooden door was pushed open.

He was met with a pair of eyes burning with blazing flames.

Wayne’s chest rose and fell quickly. He strode forward in large strides without a pause. He unlocked the manacles around Daniel’s wrists.

He still arrived late.

With the help of the lieutenant, he successfully tricked Terence’s men with a fake death. They secretly rushed him out of the presidential palace. After waking up, he rushed back here without rest. Yet he still came back to the sight of Daniel strung up before him. The man was so pale that he looked like he would disappear on him in the next breath.

The broken body was unable to hold itself upright for even the shortest amount of time. Once Su Shi was let down, he slumped against the other man’s body without any prior indication.

Wayne’s hands trembled so badly that he almost didn’t know how to hold the person in his arms. It was as if he would break the other person with the slightest wrong move. He just hugged him carefully, crouched down on the ground, and told him to lie in his arms.

Daniel’s body was so cold that Wayne was afraid. If it weren’t for the bright light in his eyes, he almost thought that the person in his arms had no life.

Very good. He finally brushed up against a good mission node.

Abruptly, the relaxed body quickly lost the last of its strength. Su Shi could no longer speak. He blinked his eyes with relief, and his eyebrows finally curved into a happy expression.

In this way, he would leave the world while wrapped in the protagonist’s arms. No matter how one looked upon the scene it was tragic and beautiful. Everything was fine except for losing the misunderstanding of the protagonist, but it could still be considered a perfect ending.

As if he understood the relief in his eyes, Wayne grasped Su Shi’s hand, held his breath, and shook his head in denial. His eyes looked like they were reddening.

Su Shi creased his eyebrows apologetically, and finally could not sustain himself anymore. He lay weakly in Wayne’s embrace, his forehead resting against the other’s neck.

Sorry. I hadn’t wanted to make you sad.

His consciousness faded rapidly. In that hazy interval, Su Shi felt his body being embraced tightly. The strength wrapped around his body was so strong that it almost felt like his body would shatter.

Almost. He was almost at the end. Once his life force completely disappeared, he would achieve the result of carrying the blame until death. Then he could leave this world with peace of mind.

His health bar has dropped to thirty percent. A muffled voice echoed faintly in his ear, cut off and broken.

“Do all of you know what he has done…”

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苏时：稍等，再抢救一下。 :）
Su Shi: Wait a moment, then rescue. 🙂

Translator’s Note:
Sorry it took so long to get this chapter out. One reason is due to lack of time, but the other reason is I don’t understand what the author is saying! 😭 I think this author has really flowery prose (or maybe just bad grammar), because I have a hard time puzzling out most of her sentences. Since it takes me longer to decipher the meaning of the text, it takes me longer to translate one chapter of LMSTB than it does to translate one chapter of my other projects. I wish I could translate this story faster, because I really love the MC and ML’s relationship, but I’m sorry my best is still slow. ORZ I’ll keep trying though! Fighting!