Chapter 69: I've only been playing along for a few days, and you're taking this seriously. This isn't...

The electronic map flashed red, a 3D model of the entire mountain spinning on the screen, dozens of red dots surrounding the mountain range.

"Report, southeast firing point in place."

"Northwest sniper team ready."

Reports rang out over the communicator.

Chen Huixing squinted at the vague outline of the building on the mountaintop.

Pei Jiqing heard that Chen Huixing had agreed to the terms, but the delay would last a week.

His fingers tightened around the hem of his shirt, then tightened again.

Teng Yan crouched down, staring at him, then suddenly grinned. "It seems your man isn't being honest. Why don't you give him a finger first, let him know we're not kidding."

Teng Zhuo's communicator suddenly vibrated. She glanced at the screen and scoffed. "You want to raze this place to the ground?"

She twirled the communicator in her hand. "Do you really think you're that capable?"

It's hard to say.

The man in the white coat stood in the corner. The others called him "Liu."

He pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose. "You simply don't understand what a high degree of compatibility means to an S-class Alpha."

The others heard Liu continue, "S-class Alphas are indeed stronger than ordinary people, with top-notch intelligence and physical strength. But their pheromone perception system is overly sensitive, which is why they are more likely to lose control." Liu

suddenly turned to look at Pei Jiqing. "What ordinary people find comfortable is torture for them. Highly compatible omega pheromones help them filter out other distractions."

Liu tapped his finger next to his temples. "It's like hitting the pause button on a tense nerve."

Pei Jiqing sometimes felt disconnected from Chen Huixing. He believed some of his words, yet at other times, he was extremely wary.

"Without the comfort of a highly compatible omega, an S-class Alpha will go mad sooner or later." Liu continued to push his glasses up. "It's like having a thousand needles stuck in your head. How could you not go crazy?"

He then gave Pei Jiqing a meaningful look. "The other S-class Alpha who committed suicide in the Asian League is a living example."

He remembered that Chen Huixing did relax more whenever he was around him. He used to think he was just being diligent in bed, but now he thinks that might not be the case at all.

Could this be the legendary love that can stop pain?

Pei Jiqing knew that in the eyes of outsiders, he and Shen Huixing were a perfect match. Every time Shen Huixing was susceptible, some people wanted to pack him up and put him in Shen Huixing's bed. Everyone thought that only his pheromones could soothe an S-rank Alpha.

But the truth was, their compatibility wasn't even up to the passing line.

Teng Zhuo stared at Pei Jiqing: "Shen Huixing really cares about you. He's withstanding the pressure from the entire military region and the Asian Alliance, and even ignoring the criticism."

Shen Huixing's move shocked almost everyone.

To put it bluntly, Pei Jiqing himself was a little worried. He just wanted to delay for a while.

Pei Jiqing shrank back, his back against the cold wall. He raised his chin, with an arrogant look: "I told you long ago... my husband will not abandon me."

"Don't you hate him?"

Pei Jiqing pulled the corner of his mouth, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the glands on the back of his neck: "Hate? Of course I hate him. But what can I do? What else can an Omega do except rely on Alpha? Besides, we have a child, and Omegas who are remarried are devalued."

"My husband is a lunatic, and I am his safety valve. In fact, he is quite nice to me when he is not crazy."

Teng Zhuo looked at him with a complicated look.

How is this different from being nice to me when he is not beating me.

"Have you heard about his famous battle?" Pei Jiqing suddenly looked up and continued: "Those mercenaries on the border were so arrogant at that time. He beat them so badly that they ran out of the border of the Asian Alliance. Until now, they dare not set foot in." Pei Jiqing

remembered that when Pei Jiqing was furious, the faces of the senior military officials appeared in front of him again. The eager eyes they looked at him were as if they were looking at a chain that could tie up a vicious dog.

I wish Pei Jiqing would tighten the chain around Chen Huixing's neck.

In the early years, someone had to do the dirty work in the military that was not allowed to be seen in public, and the couple contributed a lot. Chen Huixing was naturally pushed to the front and became the "vicious dog" that everyone feared.

Pei Jiqing naively asked why her husband always took the blame at first, but after seeing more, he understood that some things had to be done by someone, and Chen Huixing happened to be the most suitable knife.

It was also Chen Huixing's own efforts that made him fight his way to the table, otherwise he would have died somewhere. The military archives were filled with his war reports, and almost every page was stained with blood.

In fact, these people were afraid of Chen Huixing. They took hostages and thought they could really threaten him, but Chen Huixing was not someone who would be threatened.

Teng Zhuo looked at him.

"Give them a reply," Teng Zhuo turned to Teng Yan and said, "Three days, not even an hour more."

Teng Yan nodded: "Understood."

Pei Jiqing stopped them with a frown, his fingers pinching the rough fabric on his body with disgust: "Change my room, these ragged clothes make me itchy all over, and the bed is as hard as a coffin."

Teng Yan: "Do you fucking think this is a hotel?!"

Teng Zhuo raised his hand to stop him, squinting his eyes to look at Pei Jiqing: "Change him."

Pei Jiqing brushed off the non-existent dust on his cuffs: "I have never lived in such a shabby place in my life."

"By the way, you let that little girl named Xiaoling come to serve me. It's all her fault, otherwise I wouldn't be here."

Pei Jiqing had the word "difficult to serve" written all over his face. He complained that the bed was too hard and that the food was unpalatable, so he threw away five meals. The people guarding him took three shifts, and they all turned blue in the face because of his torment.

"This is fucking more tiring than serving our ancestors!" Teng Yan slammed his plate on the table, spilling half the soup. His fingers trembled with anger. "Does that Pei guy really think he's on vacation?"

Teng Zhuo said coldly, "Hold on. If we touch him now, Chen Huixing's cannon will be trained right here in a second. He's just an empty-headed Omega. As soon as we can get out, we'll... kill him." Chen

Huixing unilaterally launched a rescue operation for him. The Asian Alliance's emergency notice spread across all major media outlets. The test report bearing Chen Huixing and Pei Jiqing's names was made public, its glaring "30% match" causing an uproar.

The AO Association quickly issued a statement confirming that the pheromone sample Pei Jiqing had left behind had indeed been taken, and it was Chen Huixing himself who took it.

The Yanzhen laboratory was sealed by the investigation team, taking the report with it.

The military's order arrived swiftly, demanding that Chen Huixing immediately eliminate the rebels, with the phrase "consider the overall situation" written between the lines.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was forcing him to choose between Pei Jiqing and Jun Ling.

Public opinion instantly exploded, with rumors swirling that this was an elaborate scam, a conspiracy between the Pei and Chen families to pave the way for Chen Huixing.

Some dug up Chen Huixing's career trajectory over the years, claiming each achievement coincided with crucial milestones. Others analyzed Pei Jiqing's public appearances, suggesting they were simply to build momentum for Chen Huixing.

Conspiracy theories abounded, suggesting the AO couple had the entire Alliance in turmoil.

Protesters had gathered outside the military headquarters.

Chen Huixing had been labeled a "high-risk, unstable factor," and the public demanded his immediate removal from all positions.

In the news, the once-dignified S-rank Alpha General had suddenly become a public outcry.

Now, Chen Huixing and Pei Jiqing had truly become known as the "evil couple."

By the time the news reached Pei Jiqing, it felt outdated. He was stunned.

He counted on his fingers the potential backstabbers: the vampires in the Pei family who hated his life, or that smiling tiger Cen Yuean? He felt guilty as he kept counting. He feared they had offended so many people over the years that even ten fingers couldn't count them all.

Pei Jiqing was now thinking that even if he survived, he would be pelted with rotten eggs along with Chen Huixing when he returned.

Pei Jiqing told Teng Zhuo that this was pure bullshit: "They just wanted me to die outside and forged the documents so that this matter could be put to rest as soon as possible. No, you have to record me for a while and show it to Chen Huixing, and he will let you go immediately."

Pei Jiqing's acting skills were fully demonstrated in front of the camera, tears fell as soon as he said it, and his voice was so soft that you could squeeze water out of it.

"Hubby... I'm in so much pain... Why don't you come to pick me up..." He sobbed and cried to the camera, but in fact there was no visible wound on his body. He took two breaths for each word he spoke, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Teng Zhuo and Teng Yan rolled their eyes and rubbed their arms.

"What an acting skill." Teng Yan made a vomiting face, "Chen Huixing fell for this?"

Less than ten minutes after the video was sent, the other side replied with an agreement. Teng Zhuo stared at the words "Exit will be open tomorrow" on the screen, the corners of her mouth twitching: "Damn, it really works."

She turned her head to look at Pei Jiqing, who had wiped away her tears and was leisurely picking fruits to eat, and suddenly felt that this Omega was better at psychological warfare than these desperate people.

Chen Huixing acted faster and directly cut off all communication channels with the Allied Powers.

The front-line troops suddenly shut down their positioning systems collectively, and the command center's large screen showed that the liaison officer in the military building received only a cold reply. He reported word by word: "Commander Shen said that from now on, he will only use his own way to solve problems."

That night, Pei Jiqing learned that Wei Ji was cooperating with the rebels. What made him even more disgusted was that Wei Ji actually contacted Teng Zhuo privately and was willing to offer any conditions just to get him out.

When Teng Zhuo threw the communicator to him, his face still had an expression of watching a good show. Pei Jiqing pressed the call button directly: "No need."

Wei Ji was anxious on the other end: "Jiqing, don't be willful! Your safety is the most important."

"Wei Ji," Pei Jiqing suddenly interrupted him, emphasizing each word, "You are really terrible."

Teng Zhuo whistled and bent down to pick up the battery panel: "This is your old lover."

The southwest defense line really began to open up, like a dark mouth in the night.

Pei Jiqing didn't close his eyes all night, and his fingers tapped an irregular rhythm on the edge of the bed.

Tonight is the last chance. Can Chen Huixing's dog nose be of some use at the critical moment?

Until the early morning, there were chaotic footsteps and metal collision sounds in the distance. He threw back the quilt and woke Xiao Ling up.

The moment the gunshots rang out, Pei Jiqing had already dodged behind the door.

The guards who rushed in wanted to control Pei Jiqing before they could see the situation clearly, but were knocked off balance by his elbow.

The two men scuffled, knocking over tables and chairs. After a few rounds, Pei Jiqing seized the opportunity to strangle the man's neck and kneed him hard in the spine. After seizing the gun, he pressed the barrel directly against the man's temples and tapped him twice on the forehead. "I just played along for a few days, and you took it seriously."

This is no delicate Omega, but a wolf that has been dormant for a long time.