A scapegoat
by M1zushiM1zushi: sorry for the wait but we’ve finally reached the ending <3 here’s the last part of chapter 134 and get ready to read 135 <33
Mo Xiao stood inside the Prince’s Guard starship. Chen Weiwei and several intelligence personnel from the special guard felt a bit uneasy seeing this big shot standing there.
“When did you find out?” Mo Xiao asked coldly, “When did the Crown Prince start chasing our General?”
She never considered that it was Gu Huan who was chasing the Crown Prince. In her mind, how could her idol possibly chase someone? It must be some annoying little devil from outside who kidnapped her idol.
Chen Weiwei gave a wry smile. “It was very early.”
Chen Weiwei wanted to play it off casually. “I can’t remember exactly, probably before… Victory Day.”
“Victory Day?” Mo Xiao bit her lip. Before that day, Chu Xinglin had already been chasing after their General? Or had he already captured their General?
She felt annoyed. She had been happily attending some award ceremony that day, and her idol was captured by… him, the Crown Prince.
“Why didn’t you stop them?”
“I hinted at it subtly, but the Crown Prince insisted on being with the General. I couldn’t stop him.”
He is such a big alpha yet he doesn’t listen to anyone except his wife. Mo Xiao was still somewhat dissatisfied. Both of them were alphas, and the Crown Prince was the only son of the Emperor. She was afraid that one day the Crown Prince would separate from the General for the sake of offspring. The General would definitely be heartbroken. But if the Crown Prince promised not to have children, the General would still have to endure the online criticism of being a homewrecker, which was also unacceptable.
“Think of a way to make them separate.” Mo Xiao said.
Chen Weiwei: “…”
To him, her words sounded like, “Think of a way to let us die together.”
“General Mo Xiao, calm down. Things aren’t so pessimistic. It’s just a child. We can adopt one or adopt a child from a remote royal family to raise as the little Crown Prince.”
“It’s great for lovers to become a family. Look, the happy ending is coming soon. Let’s not meddle too much, okay?”
Mo Xiao frowned.
She always felt that this matter wasn’t a happy ending for her.
While Chen Weiwei was having a heart-to-heart talk with Mo Xiao, Mo Xiao’s optical brain lit up. She checked the message and pinched her finger tightly.
Marshal Gu Zehai asked her to find him.
It’s over. The Marshal must know something. Otherwise, why would he look for her, the right-hand woman of the Marshal, instead of the General who had just awakened?
She had tried her best to keep it a secret, but with so many eyes in the military, anyone could tell the Marshal something.
The Marshal knew that his former grandson and his grandson were together. Whom would he blame?
She worried that the General would be forced to separate by the elders.
Why did the person who liked the General have such a strong background? She was at a loss what to do.
Mo Xiao signaled to Andrew not to point the bullet-less gun at the Prince’s Guard anymore. She was afraid that they might think of rebellion.
Andrew extinguished his cigarette.
“The key is the momentum. Besides, we are all in the maternal family.”
Mo Xiao glared at Andrew. “What family?”
What if their General is the one on top?
“Oh, I misspoke,” Andrew quickly lowered his head.
Gu Zehai paced around in his mansion.
Observing his restless demeanor, he finally saw the person he had summoned who politely greeted him as he turned around.
“General Mo, you’ve arrived.”
Mo Xiao gave a proper military salute. “Marshal Gu.”
“Thank you for your hard work in this battle.”
Gu Zehai did not participate in the battle to exterminate the Zerg Queen this time, but he was responsible for the security and defense of the Capital. After all, most of the army had been deployed, and it was not feasible to leave the Capital unguarded.
“I heard that Gu Huan has awakened?” Gu Zehai asked.
“How is his condition?”
“The General is in good spirits.”
Mo Xiao felt like she was the class monitor being randomly checked by the homeroom teacher to see if any classmates were involved in early relationships. And indeed, some students in her class were actually dating.
The guilty feeling made her exude an even colder aura.
Gu Zehai, seeing her seriousness, thought that maybe Gu Huan’s condition wasn’t as good as he was told, and she was just trying to comfort him.
“That child has suffered a lot,”
“Let him rest for a while,” Gu Zehai sighed.
Listening to the marshal’s words, Mo Xiao thought she had passed this hurdle, as long as she didn’t bring up the relationship between those two.
“Is Chu Xinglin still accompanying Gu Huan now?”
Upon hearing the marshal’s question, Mo Xiao felt a bit overwhelmed.
“Yes.”
The marshal sighed heavily.
Then, sensing Mo Xiao’s nervousness, he said something that made her even more anxious.
“In the future, visit Gu Huan in the hospital regularly. If there’s anything going on between those two, whatever it is, let me know if you see anything.”
“Yes, Marshal.”
Through the marshal’s words, she felt she understood two things.
First, the marshal definitely knew that those two had a deep relationship.
Second, the marshal cared a lot about the development of this couple’s relationship, but it was unclear if he was supportive or disapproving.
There might be another thing.
She seemed to be temporarily betraying her idol and becoming a spy.
Mo Xiao felt that this was definitely the most challenging task she had received in a long time.
During Gu Huan’s recovery period, he was truly able to relax. The Zerg Queen had disappeared. Although there were still Zergs, without the egg-laying Zerg Queen, there would be no more births, and dealing with the remaining Zergs was just a matter of time. There was no need for panic.
Chu Fengyuan felt that he was at his last days, so he went to prison.
It seemed like during this time waiting for his trial, all he needed to do was have a good relationship with Chu Xinglin. It was as if clinging to the Crown Prince’s thigh, becoming his confidant, could allow him to escape legal punishment.
Gu Huan shook his head, dismissing this thought from his mind, and sipped his coffee. He watched as Nie Chuan signed autographs for the infatuated nurse. He Qixing stood on the side, holding a small notebook, seemingly reviewing something. Nie Chuan took sick leave and didn’t have to take exams. He still had final exams to attend, and although he woke up from poisoning earlier than Gu Huan, his recovery was slower. He Qixing had been taking care of him lately.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Could it be that the novel he was reading was wrong? Lin Shuyan rarely visited Nie Chuan, and no matter how you looked at it, Nie Chuan and He Qixing seemed more like a couple.
Gu Huan was lost in thought, recalling the words of those two gods. From the moment he crossed over, this world was no longer the original text; it was just a fan fiction similar to the book he transmigrated over from. Nothing was absolute.
Gu Huan watched the holographic news on the central screen in the hospital. His personal AI Xiao Ling was being held by the people of the Interstellar Court, and he couldn’t access his own optical brain.
Fortunately, Xiao Ling and other equipment were deemed extremely important. The Interstellar Court retained a data copy, and the actual physical items were sent to a warehouse at the other end of the desert for safekeeping. Otherwise, Xiao Ling would have suffered, and no evidence would have been preserved.
Although Nie Chuan had jokingly mentioned that if all the evidence on Xiao Ling was destroyed, the charge of treason might be dropped, Gu Huan still wanted his Xiao Ling. Because Xiao Ling had said he would definitely be acquitted.
The TV was broadcasting the awe-inspiring speech of Chu Xinglin repeatedly. Since Chu Xinglin left last time, Gu Huan didn’t know where he went. For so many days, he had been too busy to see anyone, and Gu Huan frowned slightly.
Did something happen again?
“What are you thinking? Are you thinking about me?”
Chu Xinglin hugged Gu Huan from behind.
Very naturally, he pulled Gu Huan’s hand and took a sip of his coffee.
Seeing Chu Xinglin, Gu Huan slightly parted his lips and then pursed them again, with a reserved and indifferent expression. “I’m thinking… It’s been a long time since I had someone write me a self-criticism review.”
Chu Xinglin: “…”
He had just taken a sip of coffee.
Really? Now I have to write a review.
“What are you busy with these days?”
Gu Huan asked, unintentionally expressing a tone of longing that even he hadn’t noticed.
Chu Xinglin approached Gu Huan, lowering his voice. “So, you were really thinking about me?”
Gu Huan’s gaze flickered for a moment.
Chu Xinglin guessed that he was right and kissed him again.
“Grandpa has been pulling me aside for a chat these days. It seems like he’s asking about my future military deployment plans.”
“But I guess he definitely knows about us.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve passed my father’s test, and I’m sure I will also pass my grandpa’s.”
Gu Huan slightly furrowed his brows.
Seeing Gu Huan’s worried expression, Chu Xinglin changed the subject.
“There’s one more thing.”
Gu Huan indeed shifted his attention.
“Buying a ‘ship.’”
“A ship?”
“I’m planning to design and manufacture one myself. We’re going to be space pirates robbing other interstellar pirates in the future. Let’s be prepared; we’ll need it sooner or later.”
Gu Huan was slightly taken aback.
He didn’t expect Chu Xinglin to take this matter so seriously.
“Are you really going to…”
“Absolutely.”
Gu Huan set down his coffee cup.
“The Empire currently has no one suitable for your position.”
“Not now, but in the future, there will be someone.” Chu Xinglin’s blue eyes looked at the boy signing autographs on the opposite side. He casually touched his jaw.
“Find two more teachers for him and arrange more events for him to practice.”
“We’ll cultivate him in a few years.”
Gu Huan: “…”
Indeed, Nie Chuan still couldn’t escape the fate of being a scapegoat.