585: 9.55 Beat Them At Their Own Game

9.55 Beat Them At Their Own Game

2[A tracker?] Lu Yizhou knitted his brows.

[666: Aye, aye, Host. Oh my Admin God, if not for 666 being a busybody and fearing that there's a hidden bomb planted under Ru Jinke's house, 666 wouldn't have found it! Host, it must be Yang Tengfei who has planted it on the villain!]

Lu Yizhou sneered. [Who else if not him?] 

All day long, it was Yang Tengfei who had the chance to get close to Zhao Bolin, especially when he was escorting Zhao Bolin to the helicopter. As a seasoned Special Forces soldier, it would be so easy for him to slip a mini tracker on Zhao Bolin's body. Then, relying on the fact that Zhao Bolin was busy running away, searching for a hiding place and did not have the time to check himself, Yang Tengfei would be able to monitor him. By the time Zhao Bolin discovered it, everything would be too late.

However, from the moment when Lu Yizhou exposed his identity and appeared by Zhao Bolin's side, he had not given the protagonist a chance to get close to his lover. That being said, the moment when Yang Tengfei put a tracker on Zhao Bolin could only be during the period when he was still oblivious about Lu Yizhou's real identity. Perhaps, Yang Tengfei was just doing it for safety measures or perhaps, he had predicted that Zhao Bolin would have means to escape from today's siege and thus, Yang Tengfei could use the tracker to hunt him down.

This was really the case of a blind cat who found a dead mouse[1]. Who told Yang Tengfei to be the world's protagonist?

Lu Yizhou snorted coldly. [Good job. This is how you ought to be after being with me for so long.]

[666: …Why didn't 666 like that compliment? QAQ] 

666 did not know what it should be feeling. At first, it was still a happy-go-lucky, innocent and incompetent system, but after meeting Host and getting through so many life-and-death situation together, 666 had slowly transformed to be a veteran, meticulous and paranoid system! Sob… it really missed the time when it was still pure…

Of course, Lu Yizhou was a Host who did not care for his system's mental being at all. He only had his eyes on his lover!

After making sure that Zhao Bolin was full, safe and comfortable, Lu Yizhou silently reached out to tug the tip of his hair to attract his lover's attention. The man's eyelids lifted lazily as he gave a questioning hum, "What's wrong?"

Without any warning beforehand, Lu Yizhou suddenly stretched a hand across Zhao Bolin's back and leaned forward. Up close, he could sense Zhao Bolin's body going tense. The man's golden eyes widened in surprise at Lu Yizhou's approach, his lips parted and closed without any sound and he even took a sharp intake of breath. Then, just as their faces were merely an inch from each other, Lu Yizhou's fingers reached deep into the crease of Zhao Bolin's collar and pulled out a small black device that was sticking on it. 

Bewildered, Zhao Bolin stared at Lu Yizhou in a daze before his gaze shifted to the device sitting snugly on Lu Yizhou's palm. Almost in an instant, the layer of mist on his golden eyes evaporated and he sat up straight, alert. "This is…?"

[A tracker.]

Colors gradually drained from Zhao Bolin's face. Lu Yizhou could see his mind shifting rapidly and he waited with unlimited patience until Zhao Bolin finished whatever thought he was having in his beautiful head. He was not in a hurry, after all by now Yang Tengfei must be on his way out of the university. Even if he wanted to check Zhao Bolin's location, he had to wait until he arrived at the basecamp. 

"Yang Tengfei…!" Anger simmered in Zhao Bolin's golden eyes. He gritted his teeth and swore out loud. "That bastard, I must teach him a lesson!" Then he glanced at the tracker, leaned forward and whispered into Lu Yizhou's ear with a hushed voice, "Can it transmit our conversation?"

His breath fanned across Lu Yizhou's cheek, warm and full of vitality. Lu Yizhou swallowed inaudibly and trained his gaze on the dusty spot on the carpet. He shook his head silently. Only when Zhao Bolin pulled away did he dare to raise his eyes again. [It can only track someone's location. Don't worry.]

"Good, that's good…" Zhao Bolin sighed in relief. He added tentatively, "It's not good to destroy it, right? Then they will find out that we have discovered it. I think it will be better to beat them in their own game. What do you think?" Right after the sentence came out of his mouth, Zhao Bolin could not help but feel nervous. Was he too cruel? What if Lu Yizhou were to think less of him because of his cunning mind? 

Unbeknownst to Professor Zhao, his fear was far from coming true. 

Lu Yizhou could not take his eyes off the indent on Zhao Bolin's plush lips caused by his teeth. How long had it been since he had tasted those alluring lips…? In that moment, he had a very strong urge to kiss Zhao Bolin, the deeper the better. The image of his lover spread beneath him, cheeks flushed, eyes glossy with tears and lips parted out of breath flashed through his mind and he could feel his blood boil in response.

Fucking hell… What was up with his mind?! Lu Yizhou closed his eyes and bit down on the inside of his cheek to sober himself up. 

He could tell that after consuming human flesh for the first time, some urge within him was getting more and more out of control just like… a forbidden gate had been opened. Aside from the urge to feed on raw flesh, there was also a very urgent urge to… copulate. If Lu Yizhou had not been a person with strong-willed, he would have pressed Zhao Bolin down on the sofa at least five times already! This feeling was so unsettling, it gave him a very strong sense of unease. Faint alarm rang on the back of his mind. He could vividly perceive that the chains restraining his zombie instinct was becoming weaker. He urgently needed something to do, something to distract him from the alluring man in front of him, especially after the hurt he had inflicted on him earlier! Fortunately, the protagonist Yang Tengfei had sent himself right to his doorstep…

Lu Yizhou gave a crooked smirk, eyes brimming with the passion to hunt. [Good idea. I was just thinking about the same thing.]

Then Zhao Bolin gasped as if reminded of something, "My vaccine! Oh no, Yang Tengfei must have ransacked my laboratory in order to transfer the resources to Li Zhu!" He gripped Lu Yizhou's shirt tightly, aghast. "What should I do? Won't they find the vaccine there?"

[Rest assured.] Lu Yizhou patted his head with a smile. Like performing magic, he reached into his coat pocket and fished out a sealed syringe filled with the familiar deep blue liquid. [I have your treasure here.]

Zhao Bolin stared at him, dumbfounded. That expression of his was so adorable that Lu Yizhou could not help but pinch his cheek. How could Zhao Bolin ever think that Lu Yizhou would forget something so important, especially if it regarded his safety? Helpless, he gestured to explain, [I know that Yang Tengfei will go through your laboratory and that's why I took this out. Not only that, I also left a surprise for them.]

Realization dawned on Zhao Bolin. He immediately knew what 'surprise' Lu Yizhou was talking about. His eyes could not help but gleam in a delightful light. "Hehehe, it's still you who have considered everything. However…" He snatched the syringe from Lu Yizhou's hand with a displeased look. "You're wrong. This is not my treasure. At most, this will be one of my proudest work. My treasure… don't tell me you have no idea about it?"

Taken aback by the sudden change of topic, Lu Yizhou could only blink owlishly.

Zhao Bolin harrumphed coldly and stood up from the sofa. "I doted on you for nothing." With a flick on his hair, he sauntered toward the stairs leading to Lu Yizhou's bedroom on the second floor.

Lu Yizhou stared at his receding back in bewilderment. Wait, what??

***

Inside the meeting room, the projector screen was turned on. The map of the entire country was displayed there and there was a conspicuous red dot in the middle of it.

"This is an abandoned old airport near the suburbs. After his identity is exposed, it is reasonable for Lu Yizhou to bring Zhao Bolin out of the city. Right now, they should have settled here. The terrain is actually very good. There is a small unused three-story building where Zhao Bolin can monitor the situation outside and the vast runways are suitable for Lu Yizhou to gather his zombie army." Yang Tengfei clicked on the remote controller and the screen changed to the real-time spreading rate of the virus over the country. "As you can see, 50% of the zombies nearby have already started to head there. Lu Yizhou is planning to build a stronghold here." He concluded with a strong momentum.

His meticulousness, steady gaze and domineering aura gave the higher-ups the reassurance they needed. It was as if they forgot about their previous displeasure and started to shower high praises on Yang Tengfei. On the other hand, Yang Tengfei received it with hardly a change in his expression.

The President finally spotted a smile on his face. "Surely, Commander Yang is the most capable soldier in our country. It's truly our luck to have you here. Then…" his eyes flashed in a sharp light. "...can I be rest assured to hand this mission to you?"

Yang Tengfei straightened up, lifted his chin and gave a solemn salute. "I will not let you down, Sir!"

"Good, good." The President laughed amicably. "Then we will conclude this meeting here so Commander Yang can go on with his duty. I wish you the best of luck, Commander."

Yang Tengfei waited until the higher-ups left one after another before he stepped out of the meeting room. Instead of heading toward the monitor room, he turned his heels and walked to the direction of the laboratory. 

A thin figure clad in white coat could be seen through the glass window, his back hunched slightly as he observed the screen in front of him.

Yang Tengfei curbed his bloodlust, let his expression soften a bit and gently rapped his knuckles on the glass door.

Inside, Li Zhu was so shocked that his soul almost flew out of his body. He hastily exited the page he was reading and swiveled around to face Yang Tengfei. "C–Commander…" the voice was akin to being squeezed out from his throat, squeaky and skittish. "Do you need something?"

.

.

[1] Blind cat finds a dead mouse, Chinese idiom, meaning blind luck.

pqdm.com