When Li Yuan came in carrying the soup, the two bosses were organizing the clues.

He dared not disturb them, yet he was afraid the soup would get cold and such good ingredients would be wasted.

After thinking about it, he opened the lid and used his hand to fan the aroma towards them.

“What’s that smell?”

Hearing Chi Yao’s question and feeling his gaze, Li Yuan laughed slyly, “I specially—”

Before he could finish, he saw Chi Yao frown in disgust: “It’s so gamey (strong smell of meat) I can’t concentrate. Take it away.”

Li Yuan: “……”

He tried to salvage the situation: “Boss, this is good stuff.”

Thinking of what Li Yuan said before leaving, Jing Xi could more or less guess what was brought in, but obviously, Chi Yao’s attention was still on the night’s operation, completely oblivious.

Although it wasn’t quite appropriate to take supplements at this time, it was Li Yuan’s kind intention after all.

Jing Xi lifted his chin: “Put the lid on and leave it there.”

Li Yuan’s eyes lit up. He secretly made a finger heart to Jing Xi and slipped away happily.

Chi Yao looked at the operational layout on the holographic projection, but after a while, his train of thought was interrupted by the smell again.

He stood up irritably: “What kind of stuff did he bring over?”

Jing Xi looked at the map, deducing the operation process in his mind, and said lightly: “Probably something that can revive your atrophied parts.”

Chi Yao: “……”

He opened the white porcelain lid, and a burst of hot steam rushed up, making his brain throb.

Inside the large stew pot was a long, unidentified object, floating with red dates, goji berries, and other things he didn’t recognize.

Even the dark cuisine made by his wife was more reliable than this.

Chi Yao was so angry he carried it directly to the living room.

Liu Sichen stared with bloodshot eyes and looked over together with the five hunks.

Chi Yao put the plate on the coffee table in front of the sofa and turned back to the bedroom.

“Rewarded to you guys.”

The five hunks looked at each other and opened the lid to see.

Curious, Liu Sichen stretched his neck to take a peek, and felt unwell all over.

Thinking the hunks weren’t manly enough? Giving them bull penis soup too?!

He lay back down dejectedly, his brain buzzing.

It’s over; Chi Yao is dead set on tormenting him to death.

If he doesn’t quickly think of something else to confess, he probably won’t have a good ending.

“I’m really pitted to death by you guys—”

In the bedroom, Jing Xi saw Chi Yao return and showed him his plan.

“How many people from the Dark Division can you mobilize here?”

Chi Yao didn’t answer. He closed the door behind him and walked straight towards Jing Xi.

Seeing Chi Yao walk right in front of him, Jing Xi looked confused.

“What—”

Before he finished, he saw Chi Yao lean in close, their nose tips almost touching.

Chi Yao’s voice was very low: “Which atrophied part of mine did you say revive just now?”

Jing Xi’s fingertips resting on the armrest jumped.

The place swept by the other’s gaze felt slightly hot.

Jing Xi: “It was Old Li who said it.”

Passing the buck without any psychological burden.

Chi Yao raised his eyebrows, a faint smile in his eyes: “You didn’t say it?”

Once he smiled, Jing Xi couldn’t control himself at all.

“He said it all.” Jing Xi’s gaze fell on Chi Yao’s lips, unconsciously chasing after them.

But before they touched, Chi Yao straightened up.

“Good, deduct his bonus for a year.”

Jing Xi: “…How much money?”

At worst, he would double the compensation.

Chi Yao turned to look at the marks on the holographic map and said casually: “Not much money.”

His expression was focused, returning to the serious look when discussing business, seemingly having put aside the interlude just now.

But Jing Xi was teased as if a kitten’s paw scratched the tip of his heart, yet was left hanging.

He endured and endured, then got up and walked to Chi Yao’s side: “Yao Yao—”

“Arrange this area too?” Chi Yao pointed to a mark on the holographic map, interrupting him.

Jing Xi glanced at it: “The manufacturing companies in this area that can use those kinds of energy and ores are all distributed in the southeast. If they want to pick up goods from Jiayu, they must pass through here.”

Chi Yao nodded slowly: “Makes sense.”

Jing Xi put his hand on his waist: “Yao Yao—”

Before finishing, interrupted again.

Chi Yao: “What about here?”

Jing Xi looked over: “Outer guard circle, to prevent being attacked from inside and outside.”

Chi Yao tilted his head and smiled at him.

“Worthy of being a battle-hardened Major General; very thoughtful.”

Before getting warm, the person in his arms walked to the other end, seemingly completely immersed in work.

Jing Xi: “……”

With a mission tonight, there was no time left for them to be sweet.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have mentioned that topic.

Seeing Jing Xi’s annoyed expression from the corner of his eye, Chi Yao’s lips curled up slightly, then forcibly pressed down.

Fish still not biting?

He counted down in his mind.

Five… four… three—

Counting only to three, the person had already pressed close.

Jing Xi hugged him from behind: “Yao Yao, there are still six hours until ten o’clock, we—”

“Mn.” Chi Yao nodded and said seriously, “Not much time left. Once the plan is confirmed, I’ll immediately apply to the old man to transfer personnel.”

Jing Xi: “……”

Being interrupted three times in a row, Jing Xi realized belatedly.

Was he being fished (led on)?

When did Chi Yao ever care about operational plans?

Which time wasn’t it just do it when said?

Where to place how many people, what to do at what time, the optimal plan had long been automatically matched in his brain.

Chi Yao pretended to pull up D’s communication number. Before dialing, his head was held and forcibly turned.

“Don’t fuss.” Chi Yao tried hard to pull back.

Jing Xi leaned in forcefully to kiss: “Still have time, no rush.”

Chi Yao tilted his neck back not letting him kiss.

“Confirm the personnel early so I can rest assured—”

One wanted to kiss, the other just wouldn’t let him; the two were competing.

Seeing the irrepressible smile on his lips, Jing Xi became angry from embarrassment: “Let me kiss.”

Chi Yao was amused by his unhappy expression, deepening his smile.

“Talking business here; be serious, Major General.”

Jing Xi: “I seriously want to kiss.”

Chi Yao laughed out loud, pulling away the hands holding his face.

Back and forth, the two started fighting.

The bedroom was very small, not enough for them to display their skills.

Jing Xi’s leg bend hit the bed frame. Avoiding Chi Yao’s fist, he accidentally fell onto the bed when leaning back.

He immediately retracted his legs to dodge Chi Yao’s hand and kicked over before the other straightened up.

Chi Yao retreated slightly to dodge, grabbed Jing Xi’s ankle, dragged him over, and pressed down.

Jing Xi was still thinking about how to neutralize Chi Yao’s move when he was suddenly kissed.

Chi Yao bit his lip lightly, deepening the kiss.

After a moment of astonishment, Jing Xi held the back of his neck and kissed back.

Feeling Jing Xi’s intensity, a muffled laugh came from Chi Yao’s throat. For no reason, the image of a child crying from craving food while eating flashed through his mind.

A moment later, Chi Yao pulled back.

“Major General has good flexibility.”

Jing Xi panted slightly: “Put my legs down.”

Chi Yao looked down at him, lazily saying: “Dare to provoke me next time?”

Jing Xi played with the hair on the back of his neck, fearless: “When did I provoke you?”

Chi Yao bit his chin hatefully.

“Go back and let you see if I’ve atrophied.”

Jing Xi’s fingers paused, expression serious: “Finished reading the tutorial?”

Chi Yao: “……”

Believing Chun Qin’s tutorial, he would have been done for long ago.

At 9:30 PM, Chi Yao looked at the positioning information sent by various Dark Division teams on the screen and sent a message to Li Yuan to prepare for departure.

Jing Xi made coffee and handed him a cup.

“No need to tell Admiral Lin?”

Chi Yao pulled him to sit beside him.

“He can’t wait to dump the mess on me.”

Jing Xi: “He values you very much. Maybe you can consider it.”

Chi Yao sneered: “Consider what? Joining the Dark Division? Am I very free?”

Jing Xi took a sip of coffee and didn’t answer.

As an external personnel of the military, being able to freely mobilize Dark Division members was already no ordinary privilege.

At 10:00 PM, Chi Yao and Jing Xi walked out of the bedroom. Li Yuan and Lu Meng had already come over.

Lu Meng sat on the coffee table, pointing at the person on the sofa.

“What about them?”

Chi Yao: “Bring them along.”

Lu Meng didn’t understand: “How can we attend to them later?”

“Someone will watch them.”

Chi Yao took out a new mask for Jing Xi to wear. While walking out, he said to Xiao Hei: “Transfer a sum of money from Liu Sichen’s account to pay the hunks’ service fee.”

Finally getting rid of the hunks’ domination, Liu Sichen hadn’t fully relaxed when a deduction message suddenly popped up on his terminal, almost making him cry from anger.

He didn’t really want hunks to accompany him either!

Why is he the one hurt, and also the one paying?!

“Chi Yao, you you you—”

Seeing Chi Yao look over, Liu Sichen forced the curse words back down.

“This money is well spent.”

When checking out downstairs, the beta lady at the reception desk glanced at Liu Sichen.

Although she said nothing, her eyes clearly wrote “Looking at the physique it isn’t sturdy, but the appetite is quite big.”

Liu Sichen knocked on the counter impatiently: “Hurry up!”

The reception lady smiled: “Check-out procedures are done. We will continue to improve our special services. Welcome to visit again~”

Liu Sichen: “……”

Visit your mom; I’m never coming again.

On the way out, Xu Zhou and Liu Sichen were controlled by Li Yuan and Chi Yao on the left and right.

Xu Zhou looked at Liu Sichen’s subtle expression and whispered: “You enjoyed it much more than me, with so many hunks accompanying you.”

“Scram!” Liu Sichen’s face was dark.

This world is too sinister; the laboratory suits him better.

Arriving at the destination, Chi Yao didn’t go directly to Jiayu’s manufacturing factory but chose a vibrator production factory next door.

Although adjacent, the distance was far.

Chi Yao parked the car in a dark alley. Soon someone came to knock on the window.

“Open the door.” Chi Yao said to Lu Meng and Li Yuan in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Lu Meng opened the door on his side. Outside stood a young beta dressed all in black.

“Hand the person to him?”

Seeing Jing Xi nod, he pushed Liu Sichen out.

The black-clothed beta looked lean, but his movements were capable; one could tell he was a trained expert.

Liu Sichen couldn’t struggle at all before being handcuffed with special cuffs and wearing a mute device around his neck, unable to make any sound.

Chi Yao opened the door, got out, and walked over.

“Any situation?”

The black-clothed beta respectfully called Chi Yao ‘Boss’.

“Currently no, neither trading party has arrived.”

Lu Meng was a bit confused by the ‘Boss’.

Having been in the army for a long time, one could distinguish between soldiers and ordinary people at a glance.

This black-clothed beta’s demeanor clearly showed he was from the military, and a veteran at that.

Why call Chi Yao ‘Boss’?

Could it be that after being expelled from the military, he gave up on himself and devoted himself to the career of star pirates?

Isn’t this career span a bit large?

Before he could figure it out, he heard Chi Yao order: “You guys take the person over first; follow my arrangements for everything.”

The black-clothed beta bowed: “Yes.”

Before leaving, he hesitated and greeted Jing Xi again: “Hu(sband)—Major General.”

Jing Xi: “……”

Lu Meng: “??”

What the hell is Rich (Fu) Major General? (Note: ‘Fu’ sounds like the start of ‘Husband/Furen’)

In the car, Li Yuan pulled out some mechanical parts from some nook and cranny. The parts turned in his hands and were quickly assembled into a light sniper rifle.

“Can we go?”

“Mn.” Chi Yao said to him, “You go to position number four, focus on watching Jiayu’s people.”

Li Yuan licked the corner of his mouth excitedly: “Understood~”

Jing Xi said to Lu Meng who was also assembling: “You are at position number two, watch the buyer.”

Lu Meng: “Okay.”

“Xi Xi, you go to position number one.” Chi Yao looked at Jing Xi.

Position number one had the best view and was easier to hide and retreat from.

“I’ll go to number three.” Jing Xi said lightly, “Tonight’s operation, you coordinate; I’ll listen to your command.”

The commander must grasp intelligence first hand to control the overall situation.

Chi Yao held his hand, kissed him through the mask, and chuckled.

“Major General listening to my command; so much pressure.”

A smile flashed in Jing Xi’s eyes.

“Let’s use the result of this time to decide top and bottom, how about it?”

Chi Yao: “……”