Chapter 164：Corrosive

A smile fleeted across Osborne's eyes. He looked deeply at the young man, then he not so gently picked up the broken boned Barnett and threw him onto the spaceship.

Darren thought he would leave immediately, but he turned back and sat by the campfire and asked, "I haven't had dinner yet, mind if I join you?"

"No biggie, eat up." Zhou Yun Sheng handed him his share of the hind legs, finally he waved toward Barnett's two minions, "Come here too, I don't think a group of two will be able to make it out of this jungle alive."

At the same time, he recovered the soul force that was piercing into their brains. These two people had not gone mad from his attack, which meant that their hearts and minds were very firm, it wouldn't hurt to make friends with them. And since he was under observation of the entire galaxy, he needed to showcase the Bernard family's tolerance and generosity.

Seeing his intention to shelter them, the two were surprised but very touched, they immediately walked over and gave sincere thanks.

Osborne handed them the hind legs and walked over to the corpse of the poisonous hornet. He pulled off its wings and cut out two pieces of the white meat hidden in the root of the wings, then he returned to the fire to barbecue them, sprinkling seasoning from his space capsule. The rich meat flavor spread in the air, and Darren started drooling again.

Zhou Yun Sheng had only eaten a few mouthfuls, he was hungry again, he couldn't help but scoot closer to the other man and stare at the barbecue with sparkling eyes. He leaned in too close, so Osborne could smell the water vapor on him from his bath, although he had already put on a work-out vest, because he was trim and thin, his body was clearly outlined.

That view was sexier than not wearing anything at all.

Osborne's heartbeat sped up, but he didn't show it on the surface, he slowly opened, "In fact, the most delicious meat part of the poisonous hornet is found in the root of the wing. It's hidden below the hardest part of the exoskeleton, in an area that's never exercised, so it's very tender. Try it and see."

He causally held out the roasted meat. Zhou Yun Sheng quickly craned his neck to take a bite, his eyes widened then twinkled, he gave the General a thumbs up.

"Eat as much as you like." Osborne handed over the rest of the meat. He saw his cheeks bulge, like a small hamster, and couldn't help but give an indulgent smile. He even took out his handkerchief to help the boy wipe the corners of his mouth, skillfully as if he'd done it a thousand times.

"Cousin, roast one for me, quick quick!" Darren dropped his half of hind legs and urged.

"Roast it yourself." Osborne smiled and impatiently threw over a piece of meat and the seasoning from his space capsule. His attitude towards the two people was too obviously different, it made the adjutant, who sat beside him, glance at him a few times.

Treating Cecil as gently as a spring breeze while treating his cousin as coldly as a chilly winter storm, the double standard was too obvious. Don't forget that Joshua is still watching on the Star Network, pay attention to your manners ah!

The adjutant gave him meaningful look, deliberately reminding his boss: Since you've already broken off the marriage, and also made Cecil remove his glands, your chance has come and gone, quickly get over it.

Osborne grasped his meaning, and pleasurable mood dissipated instantly. He still felt a bout of obsession when he thought of Joshua's holy face, but sitting next to Cecil, he was trembling with excitement. Only God knew how much self-control he spent to not run over to embrace the boy when he saw him again.

He couldn't even bear having him disappear from his sight for even a second. However, everyone in the galaxy knew that he'd dumped Cecil first, and that he had a Beta lover, he and Cecil could never be together.

Osborne fell into an unprecedented stupor, suddenly wondering how he could've fallen in love with Joshua and fall into this deep quagmire in the first place. When the Cecil with removed glands had appeared before him, everything changed.

Everything he used to be stubborn about now felt more and more like a trap, a trap set to distract him and let him lose an important treasure.

He suddenly stood up and walked toward the star ship, if he stayed with Cecil, he would lose control sooner or later. He should find a quiet corner to sort out his thoughts.

Joshua, who witnessed this scene from his dorm room, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Osborne's tenderness was the result of feelings of guilt for Cecil. But to tell the truth, he didn't like seeing Cecil and Osborne in close proximity, they were, after all, ex-fiancés, and Cecil had paid a great price for Osborne. He'd never believed that Cecil had truly given up on Osborne, he felt that he had purposefully chosen Chelman to get closer to Osborne.

Cecil is so attractive, what should I do? Joshua felt threatened, he closed his terminal and buried himself in his quilt, so he didn't see when Osborne returned to the campfire.

He walked up to the boy and threw him a clean combat suit, then said, "Cecil, your every move is being watched by the galaxy, pay closer attention to these things later."

Zhou Yun Sheng immediately understood his meaning and asked, "What do I need to pay attention to? I've removed my glands and will soon become a qualified soldier. I've fought bloody battles and defended my homeland, I don't think I've done anything inappropriate. General, you once said that even Omega must be strong, brave and independent, but it's clear that you were only talking from the mouth, you're no different than those who discriminate against Omega."

He paused and sneered, "You're a hypocrite."

"No, that's not what I meant!" Osborne tried to dispute, he felt like a knife was being twisted into his heart. He found himself unable to bear Cecil's misunderstanding. He hadn't meant that Cecil shouldn't be on the battlefield, he was just unwilling to let anyone else see his wonderful body. As long as he thought of someone out there on the Star Network having sexual fantasies of Cecil, he felt manic enough to kill. But even he couldn't understand these feelings yet, not to mention frankly declaring them out loud.

He now felt very uncomfortable and at a loss for words, no one could break his mind in just two or three sentences like Cecil.

Zhou Yun Sheng didn't want to talk to Osborne again. He could treat him with a calm attitude, but only if he was treated with a calm attitude in return. He waved his hand and indifferently said, "Goodbye General Matthew. I hope you aren't so nosey in the future, you don't have the right."

"Goodbye cousin." Darren firmly stood on the side of his teammate. The free and uninhibited Cecil was so charming, he was worthy of a better person to love him. A broken off marriage was a broken off marriage, you shouldn't selfishly attempt to win it back.

You don't have the right, this sentence was like a sharp knife, fiercely plunging into Osborne's chest. He did his best to not show a painful expression. He nodded stiffly, said he understood him, and led the adjutant back to the starship, leaving with a hoarse apology.

He sat in the captain's seat for a long time without moving, on the row of monitors in front, Cecil was eating barbecue while chatting with Darren, his smile clear and bright, his style of conversation extraordinary, drawing in Barnett's minions to circle around him and listen carefully. He had some kind of unparalleled charm, making anyone surrender to him.

Gradually, Osborne's eyes turned red. He was angry, irritable, at his wit's end, anxious to tear his own starship to pieces.

The adjutant noticed the thinning air around him, and realized that his boss' spiritual power was on the brink of collapse.

"General, please calm down, don't destroy the monitors." He was worthy of being called the person most adept at reading body language in the First Army, the adjutant directly poked his boss's weakness.

Osborne immediately recovered his spirit and reached for the closest monitor, to make sure that Cecil's figure was still on the screen before sighing in relief.

The adjutant had never seen his boss care about a person so much, even when he was with Joshua, he was only highly infatuated, he never lost control. Who he really loved was self-evident. But as a person with high-end bad habits, the adjutant felt that there was no need to wake his boss up, so he kept a very 'thoughtful' silence.

Osborne stroked Cecil's face on the screen and suddenly felt that this action was very familiar, as if he'd done it thousands of times. He liked the feeling of quietly watching Cecil, it was a calming, pleasurable,

But he'd hurt him, and almost made him into the universe's butt of the joke. Osborne covered his eyes, so his deep despair couldn't flow out from the depths of his pupils.

Just then, a medic walked up and whispered, "General, Barnett's injuries have been treated, would you like to see him?"

Barnett was a SS physique Alpha, his resilience was amazing, coupled with the extremely advanced medical technology, as long as he soaked in the healing fluid, even heavy trauma could be cured in an hour.

"I'll go." Osborne stood up and walked toward the medical room. No one saw the fleeting killing intent in his eyes.

In order to win the ratings on the Star Network, there was a follow-up live broadcast on Barnett. He was now locked in a small compartment, and because his spiritual force had been stabilized by the healing fluid, he was finally aware of his bad situation.

He was now very quiet, and he also put on a repentant expression. He knew that no matter what he said it would be useless, so it was better to obediently plead guilty, then his family could restore a little reputation. And a sincere and guilty attitude during the confession could also lower his sentence from death penalty to exile. Then in a few decades, he might be able to return to Empire Star.

But many matters could not be completely controlled, for example, if someone really wanted to kill you, your attempts to lie low might not be so successful. Osborne's foot stepped into the compartment, and his spiritual power cemented into a thorn in Barnett's brain.

Yes, his spiritual force could be directly used to kill, this was something only him and Old Mathew knew.

Barnett's spiritual force that had just calmed down boiled once again. He jumped like a mad dog, launching indiscriminate attacks on everyone, shouting, "Why did you arrest me? Those people were only the Aldrich family's dogs, the laws of Lennon Empire do not require you to take responsibility for killing a few dogs."