CH 66.1

Chapter 66.1 – North District

The main city was defended.

The outpost was wiped out, but the main city was defended.

Shi Yuan heard Lu Tinghan’s achievements on the radio.

They said that Su Enqi was ill and temporarily handed over the command to Lu Tinghan, and Lu Tinghan fought a beautiful battle as always; they said that after this war, after Chai Yongning’s approval, Su Enqi abdicated and handed over all command to his student.

The change of military power was a first-class event.

For a while, the streets and alleys were discussing this matter.

Shi Yuan was eating canned food at the food distribution office, and everyone at the table around him was also chatting and gossiping.

Some people were elated, saying that Lu Tinghan had finally taken over the power and could concentrate on the war; some people were worried, saying that having a sole commander was never a good thing, not to mention that he was once an abyss watcher; some people didn’t care, they thought it made no difference who commanded and it was better to care about why there was sand in their can.

Shi Yuan didn’t eat sand.

But he also heard some… trivial rumors.

“Did you know,” the middle-aged man said while eating dehydrated vegetables, “How could Su Enqi, such a stubborn and rigid person, take the initiative to step down? If you ask me, it was Lu Tinghan who forced him to abdicate.”

“This is unlikely!” his friend said in surprise, “They are teachers and students.”

“Believe me, that’s the story I heard,” the man vowed, “Tsk tsk tsk, this is a drama between teachers and students, for power and supreme command.”

The friend still doubted: “Don’t you remember what happened to Rock Snake at that time? I don’t think that an officer who is willing to sacrifice himself as bait would do that simply for power.”

“Heh! It’s up to you whether you believe it or not!” The man lowered his head and took a few bites of vegetables. “I just heard gossip – how could we know the inside story of this level of thing? But ah, in my opinion, Su Enqi will never step down because of his old age, this matter is definitely tricky.”

Not only them, but others thought so.

They suspected that Lu Tinghan forced Su Enqi to step down.

But the rumors were rumors in the end, and they quickly dissipated with the wind.

Anyway, the main city was temporarily safe.

Lu Tinghan had been staying in the main city. Shi Yuan hadn’t seen him for a whole month and a half. He sent him a bunch of messages every day, talking about trivial things. When Lu Tinghan was free, he would reply to him one by one.

A few nights ago, Lu Tinghan could make video calls.

Every time it was late at night, Shi Yuan sat on the bed, wrapped in a quilt with his tail curled up, looking at his human happily.

Shi Yuan said, “Lu Tinghan, do you know that there are two more children in the welfare center who also like me very much. They will follow me wherever I go.”

Lu Tinghan asked, “Are you being swamped by children again?”

“Yes. I can’t get off work on time every day, and it takes me ten minutes to break free of them.”

“Well, they should give you half an hour of overtime pay.”

“It doesn’t matter if they give it or not,” Shi Yuan said, “It’s only one yuan for half an hour anyway.”

Lu Tinghan: “……”

Shi Yuan added: “Today, there are dehydrated vegetables at the food distribution place, and everyone ate very happily.”

Lu Tinghan: “Do you know that there are fresh vegetables in our refrigerator?”

“I know,” Shi Yuan thought for a while, “But I have to eat nearby during my lunch break.”

“I can send someone to send you the prepared one,” Lu Tinghan said, “Let the logistics staff go.”

“Will it trouble others?”

“According to the rules of the Alliance Logistics Department, they have the duty to look after the officers’ families, especially the senior officers.”

“Forget it, I don’t care about food very much,” Shi Yuan asked, “I know the general is very powerful, but do you count as a senior officer?”

Lu Tinghan’s expression remained motionless: “I’m not sure, maybe…it doesn’t count.”

Shi Yuan didn’t think it was right, but couldn’t tell what was wrong, so he asked again: “Then do you have senior officers around you?”

“Yes.”

Shi Yuan was immediately nervous: “They won’t bully you, will they?”

Lu Tinghan smiled: “There is this possibility.”

Shi Yuan volunteered: “Whoever bullies you, you bring them over and I’ll knock them on the head with my tail.”

“Good,” Lu Tinghan agreed, “But I’ll be in a bad mood when I’m bullied.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay,“ Shi Yuan comforted him, “You can play with my tail when you come back, or you can play with me.”

Lu Tinghan: “Mm-hmm.”

The next day, Shi Yuan answered the phone all morning, and during his lunch break, he heard his colleagues talking about Lu Tinghan again.

Shi Yuan listened silently.

When he heard them say that Lu Tinghan had too much power, he couldn’t hold back his curiosity: “Is Lu Tinghan a senior military officer?”

The two colleagues looked at him in surprise.

One person said: “Shi Yuan, he is the only general in the Alliance. President Chai just awarded him the rank of five-star general, which is the highest rank.”

Another person said: “How could you ask such a question? The entire army belongs to him, so he’s called the supreme commander. I can’t think of anyone who can be more powerful than him.”

That night, Lu Tinghan came back.

Shi Yuan threw himself into his arms, purring. After a while, he reacted and asked Lu Tinghan to settle the account: “You lied to me! Others told me that senior officers have to listen to you! You just want to tease me, to win my sympathy, to find an excuse to play with me!”

Lu Tinghan: “Indeed. But it’s justifiable for me to play with you, and I don’t need an excuse.”

Shi Yuan was stunned by his shamelessness and lack of quality, and then he was pressed and kissed in a daze, and before he knew it, he was pressed to the bed.

He was tugged at his tail and played hard.

When he woke up the next day, the windmill outside the house was spinning in circles, cutting the bright sunlight, turning from bright to dark to bright again.

Shi Yuan yawned, rubbed against Lu Tinghan beside him, turned over, and saw the clock’s hour hand pointed to 9 o’clock.

He was stunned for a few seconds and asked Lu Tinghan, “Why haven’t you gone out yet?”

Usually, Lu Tinghan would always leave very early.

Lu Tinghan said, “I don’t have anything to do today, so I’ll keep you company.” The sun fell on the bed, a swaying bright golden color, he continued, “You can sleep as long as you want, and you can lie down until the afternoon.”

So they continued to stay in bed.

Lu Tinghan sat leaning on the head of the bed and took Shi Yuan’s “Waiting for Godot” to read. Shi Yuan hugged Lu Tinghan, narrowed his eyes for a while, then raised his head, and asked, “Lu Tinghan, I want to ask you something.”

Lu Tinghan: “What is it?”

Shi Yuan said, “I heard some people guess that you broke your relationship with General Su and forced him to abdicate. Is this true?”

Lu Tinghan replied: “Yes.”

Shi Yuan was very happy: “I knew you weren’t such a person… Huh?!”

He opened his eyes wide.

Lu Tinghan turned over a page of the book: “I forced him.”

Shi Yuan was dumbfounded: “Why?”

He still remembered that in Lu Tinghan’s mobile phone nicknames, all of them were real names, only “Teacher Su” and ”Long-Tailed Purring Monster” were special cases. Every time Lu Tinghan and Su Enqi spoke, their expressions were gentle and respectful.

Shi Yuan didn’t understand their past, and he could see that the two of them must have a lot of stories. The war was raging, and this pair of teachers and students was once a popular legend.

“Do you want to hear it?” Lu Tinghan said, “This is a long story.”

Shi Yuan: “Of course.”

He wanted to know everything about Lu Tinghan.