I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 84
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 84: Lovey-Dovey
When Si Xu walked out of the military command building, Shen Yao was walking towards him at a lazy pace.
She blinked her eyes in surprise when she saw him and blurted out, "Did you kill Shen Yang?" When Shen Yao saw this man at the military command building, she could only think about whether her unlucky brother had offended him again.
"No." Si Xu said with a look of disgust, "It’ll dirty my hands."
Shen Yao yawned and ran her hands through her somewhat disheveled short hair. "Did you come to look for Shen Yang?"
Si Xu was speechless for a moment. Why must he be looking for Shen Yang when he came here?
"I'm here to get Qin Huai's information."
"Qin Huai." Upon hearing the name, Shen Yao showed a dazed expression. "Is he the experimental subject who is prettier than a woman?"
Si Xu said, "Is he? I didn’t notice."
"Yeah, in your eyes, everyone else looks the same, except for Ranran. Naturally, no one is good-looking or bad-looking."
Speaking of the beautiful person, Shen Yao's sleepiness went away. "Are there any photos of Qin Huai in the file? Show me."
Si Xu replied expressionlessly, "There are no photos."
After a pause, he added, "Jiang Ran is prettier than Qin Huai." Yes, she was prettier than anyone he had ever met.
After speaking, he nodded as if confirming his conclusion.
Shen Yao, who had been forced to witness his affectionate display, was upset. "Seventh Brother, Ranran isn’t here. She can't hear you no matter how much you praise her. Don't you think you’re going overboard?"
Si Xu's light brown eyes were full of innocence. "Overboard?"
How had he gone overboard? Was he not allowed to tell the truth?
"Alright, as someone single, I don't want to hear you continue to praise how pretty your little girlfriend is." Shen Yao walked past him decisively. "I'm going in. You go ahead with your business."
"Oh." After thinking about it, Si Xu still emphasized seriously, "Jiang Ran is really prettier and cuter than Qin Huai."
"..."
Shen Yao was so angry that she quickened her pace. "I got it! Stop acting lovey-dovey!"
Darn it, once an innocent man who had never been in love fell into the whirlpool of love, he would become unbearable.
……
Si Xu, who wanted to continue to share the cuteness of his Jiang Ran with someone, wandered from the military command building to the laboratory, but was stopped by Gu Yunqing at the entrance of the laboratory.
"Si Xu." Gu Yunqing looked solemn and handed him a piece of information. "There’s news from Chu Yuan."
"Oh." Si Xu took the information slowly and glanced at it casually. "Qin Huai escaped?"
"He escaped." Gu Yunqing added, "He was shot in the chest. They don't know if he was seriously injured."
"That kind of scourge won't die easily." Si Xu said. His eyes landed on the end of the information. "The fourth team was completely wiped out?"
Gu Yunqing said in a grave tone, "Yes, including Min He."
As the leader of the fourth team, this captain fought until the last moment. Even though her body was riddled with holes from being eaten by zombies, she still did not fall down.
The fingers holding the documents slowly tightened. Si Xu's eyes turned cold, and he remained silent for a long time.
"Now that Min He is dead, the fourth team has become an empty title." Speaking of his dead comrade, Gu Yunqing couldn't hide his sigh. "I'm afraid that the power in the base will change significantly."
"Who do you think Shen Lang will recommend?"
Min He came from the laboratory. The Shen family ordered her to lead a team to guard the blockade zone in order to disperse the power of the laboratory.
Now that she was dead, who would the Shen family recommend to take over? Hah, it was getting more and more interesting.
"I have news here that Shen Lang has been very close to Xie Chengzhi's team recently." Gu Yunqing sneered. "In any case, Sister Ranran is his granddaughter after all. As her elder, he shows no sympathy for her who has finally returned. Instead, he got close to the people who had bullied Sister Ranran –– the older Shen Lang gets, the more muddle-headed he becomes."
"You mean, Shen Lang will recommend Xie Chengzhi or Luo Rui?" After hearing his words, Si Xu pondered. "Will Jiang Ran be sad?"
"Huh?"
"If Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui rise through the ranks, will Jiang Ran be sad?"
"Will she be sad..." The corner of Gu Yunqing’s mouth twitched as he imagined how the girl would react when she received the news. "She’ll probably say it’s none of her f**king business."
Si Xu corrected him, "Jiang Ran is very well behaved and doesn't swear, unlike you."
Gu Yunqing, "..." She was just being well-behaved in front of you. I heard that she hit Hu Bing with a photo album until he bled.
"But you said that women like to say one thing and mean another." Si Xu stuffed the two documents into Gu Yunqing’s hands. He took off his white coat and handed it to Gu Yunqing as well. "I'm going to look for Jiang Ran, lest she be sad because of those people."
Gu Yunqing hugged his white coat and said in confusion, "You’re going to Jiangning? They’re all coming back, right?"
"Even so, I have to go find her." Si Xu muttered "absence makes the heart grow fonder" and walked down the stairs, leaving Gu Yunqing behind. "Where did we park the car we drove back last time?"
"It's in the parking lot behind my house."
"Where’s the key?"
"In my cabinet. Let Qin throw it to you."
"I’m off."
"..."
……
The news that Si Xu left the base quickly reached Shen Lang's ears. After hearing the news, the old man just laughed disdainfully and looked at the young lady opposite.
"Si Xu left."
"Professor Si probably went to look for Ranran." Luo Rui put down the teacup and did not avoid the old man's gaze. "He dotes on Ranran very much."
"Really?" The dissatisfaction in the old man's eyes became more and more obvious. However, considering the presence of outsiders, he did not show his attitude too bluntly. "How can a person like him know how to love someone? Ranran is still too young. She’s bewitched by that man's appearance and lost her rationality."
"Don't you think highly of Professor Si?"
"Haha." Hearing the probing in the girl's tone, Shen Lang turned to look at the adjutant beside him. "Zheng, go and bring me the documents in Cabinet No. 3."
"Yes."
Zheng Li quickly left and returned, placing a pile of documents in front of Luo Rui.
"This is what happened when the base was first established." Shen Lang motioned to Luo Rui. "Take a look."
Luo Rui opened the document bag without hesitation.
After reading only two pages, she put the information down with a cold expression.
The images in the photos were too bloody, and combined with the captions, they made her involuntarily feel physically uncomfortable.
Barely restraining her stomach from churning, Luo Rui said in a deep voice, "Were those people killed by Professor Si?"
"Yes." Shen Lang said, "At that time, the virus was leaked, the Xiling Laboratory was sealed, and the superiors issued an order to destroy the third batch of experimental subjects... Si Xu single-handedly killed the sixty-seven superhumans sent by the superiors. They were killed with cruel methods that were unbearable to watch –– these photos are the information left at that time."
"..." Luo Rui was too shocked and did not answer immediately.
"Do you understand now? Si Xu is that kind of person –– cruel, violent, and inhumane." The old man coughed twice and said sadly, "How can I entrust Ranran to such a man?"
He sounded quite high-sounding. Luo Rui mocked inwardly, but did not show it on her face. She said with a wry smile, "Such a person is indeed a big trouble –– if someone accidentally offends him, it’s very likely that everyone in the entire base will die at his hands."
"Yes, it's not just Ranran. I have to protect the safety of tens of thousands of people in the entire base." The old man sighed. "Wei Yage recommended you to me. I trust that girl, and naturally I also trust the people she recommended."
"..."
"If we want to get rid of Si Xu, we still have a long way to go. You must become powerful as soon as possible and become someone who can take charge."
"Yes." Luo Rui lowered her eyes and replied, "Chengzhi and I will not let you down."