Chapter 78: I am Zhou Siyan. Please Love Me.
The ground was littered with bullet casings, and the smell of gunpowder from the gunfight filled the air.
Xue Yu was picking up bullet casings when the captain walked over and asked her with a serious and stern expression, “Why are you always following behind Soldier M? Are you trying to flirt with him?”
Xue Yu put the handful of bullet casings into a recycling bag. “I’m not. I really am not. I just accidentally bumped into him just now.”
The captain was as serious as if she were giving her an order. “You just have to answer me. Are you trying to flirt with Soldier M?”
“No…” Xue Yu was evasive.
The captain patted the dust off her tactical gloves, in disbelief. “Have you turned over a new leaf?”
“What do you mean?” Xue Yu felt that there was a hidden meaning in the captain’s words.
The captain said, “I thought you wanted to flirt with Soldier M, so I was going to give you a benefit and let you be Soldier M’s supply soldier. Since you’ve turned over a new leaf, then I’ll go and find someone else.”
Xue Yu quickly stopped her. “Captain! Just give me this benefit! A leopard can’t change its spots. This is my true nature. I can’t change it.”
“Alright then.”
The captain operated on her watch and modified the data. Soon, the [Track Guardian] on Xue Yu’s chest tag changed to [Supply Soldier].
Xue Yu inquired with the captain, “Captain, how many Soldier M’s are there in total?”
The captain: “At any given time, only one Soldier M can be in action in the White Tower.”
Xue Yu asked again, “Then do you know who the current Soldier M is?”
The captain: “Soldier M needs to be anonymous. Don’t ask around. Just do your job and send him ammunition in time. Just treat him as a machine. You can do whatever you want.”
Xue Yu stood up straight and saluted the captain. “Thank you, captain, for this benefit.”
After the captain left, Xue Yu went to Soldier M’s side. Soldier M was assembling a new type of submachine gun. His mask completely covered his face, and his goggles were also light-absorbing, appearing black on the surface.
“Do you want me to get you some ammunition?” Xue Yu said.
Soldier M’s mechanical voice was cold. “Not for now.”
“You’re so fully armed. Aren’t you hot?” Xue Yu took the initiative to get close to him.
Soldier M did not answer.
Xue Yu was rebuffed and searched for information on Soldier M on her own.
Soldier M was generally a high-ranking officer who had been dismissed for a crime and had his points cleared. He could only apply during a specific war period, and at any given time, there could only be one Soldier M in the White Tower.
Soldier M could not use his spirit body to participate in battle and could only rely on his own abilities to obtain points.
Xue Yu flipped through the White Tower’s soldier scoreboard again. Zhou Siyan’s score had already reached over five hundred.
So it was confirmed. This Soldier M represented Zhou Siyan, but the person under the equipment was often changing.
She also didn’t understand what kind of deal Zhou Siyan had made with the other people, to have several of them take turns using a single skin to do missions.
Xue Yu sat on the ground, sorting the types of bullets.
Soldier M left. She secretly looked over and saw Soldier M enter the warehouse behind the temporary supply station.
Ten minutes later, Soldier M returned and sat down beside Xue Yu.
He pried open a can of fruit with the tip of his knife and handed it to Xue Yu.
Xue Yu took it and scooped out a slice of orange with a spoon to eat. It was cool, fresh, and juicy. She looked at Soldier M. “Do you want some?”
“I can’t eat here,” he said.
Xue Yu: “Then where can you eat?”
Soldier M stood up and walked towards an alley on the side.
Xue Yu followed him all the way to the end of the alley, into an abandoned house. Soldier M went in and opened the rusty iron door.
He did not immediately close the door after he went in but held the door with one hand and signaled for Xue Yu to come in.
Xue Yu bent down and went in. Soldier M then closed the door.
He looked around the room, found a tablecloth, tore it off, folded it into a rectangle, and spread it in a corner. He sat down on the left end of the tablecloth.
Then he took out compressed rations and a physical supplement from his backpack, looking as if he were about to eat.
“You have to hide in a corner to eat? You can’t let people see?” Xue Yu sat down beside him. She wasn’t sure if this person was Zhou Siyan and was too embarrassed to get too close.
Soldier M pressed somewhere, and the lower part of his metal mask retracted upwards, revealing his chin and thin red lips.
From the contours of his chin and lips alone, you could tell that this was a very handsome man.
This is Zhou Siyan. Xue Yu was absolutely sure.
She carefully looked at his lips. His skin was very good, but there was a short green stubble on his chin. He probably hadn’t had time to shave in the morning.
Zhou Siyan was a man with very high self-requirements and paid extra attention to his appearance. He also grew a beard, but he would shave it clean every morning.
In all the years they had been together, Xue Yu had rarely seen Zhou Siyan with a beard.
Unless they occasionally slept in together, and she woke up first, before Zhou Siyan had woken up and had a chance to wash up and shave, she would see the traces of his beard growth on his chin.
“Is that you?” Xue Yu asked in a low voice.
Zhou Siyan took out his Cloud Sound Box and typed a few words on the screen: It’s me. I have a surveillance device on me. I can’t talk to you too much.
He showed Xue Yu the *text, deleted it, and continued to type: But you can treat me as you please. You can do whatever you want. Soldier M has no human rights.
Xue Yu made an “OK” gesture. I understand.
The two of them had lunch together.
After they finished eating, Zhou Siyan did not immediately put his mask back on. His chin and lips were still exposed.
Xue Yu raised her hand and touched his chin. The stubble was very prickly. This made her a little dazed, and she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
In her impression, Zhou Siyan had always been very clean and refreshing. She and Zhou Siyan were not even twenty-four yet. Even though Zhou Siyan had had a child and had a bit of a husbandly vibe, she had never felt that Zhou Siyan was related to the two words “weather-beaten.”
Now, seeing his stubble and touching the hardness of his beard made Xue Yu feel very uncomfortable.
Zhou Siyan seemed to have grown older, not physically, but in a sense of feeling. He had completely shed the immaturity of a boy and had become a man.
“What are you thinking about?” Zhou Siyan took the initiative to ask.
Xue Yu placed her two hands on her knees and lowered her head. “Nothing.”
Zhou Siyan took her hand and placed it on his own lips. He wanted to have physical contact with Xue Yu, to comfort him with the contact between their skin.
But he was now completely wrapped up. He couldn’t even show his fingers. The only exposed parts of his entire body were his chin and lips. Even his neck and Adam’s apple were tightly covered.
He held Xue Yu’s hand and kissed it back and forth.
Xue Yu would occasionally touch his stubble. It was numb and slightly itchy, very hard.
“My heart aches for you,” she said suddenly.
Zhou Siyan’s body visibly stiffened. He stared at Xue Yu’s face through the mask. Xue Yu secretly wiped away a tear, leaned over, and kissed him. Their lips met, slowly parted, and then sucked together.
Zhou Siyan’s reaction was very strong. He held Xue Yu’s waist and let her sit on his lap.
They kissed silently, with no other communication. They kissed fiercely, unable to separate, constantly feeling each other’s breath.
After a long separation, this was the first time the two of them had kissed like this, not for desire, but to feel each other’s emotions through the grinding of their lips and tongues, to express their own emotions. It was as if their two beating hearts were also constantly colliding.
This kind of kiss reminded Xue Yu of the time when she was dating Zhou Siyan.
Whenever the two of them had nothing to do, they would kiss. They could kiss anytime, anywhere. During training, whenever he had free time, Zhou Siyan would come and find her to kiss.
At that time, they were both open-minded. It was not uncommon for open-minded people to kiss in public. Some open-minded people even went all the way in public.
At most, passersby would say that it was an eyesore and would not interfere much.
Xue Yu, a good child from Earth, could not accept such an open scene at first.
In addition, Feng Qizhou was in the same class as them. When Zhou Siyan kissed her in public, Feng Qizhou would come over to watch with great interest. He would stand next to them with his hands in his pockets, very close, as if he were observing a work of art.
He would even occasionally act like an expert and guide them: Although my first kiss is still there, I think it’s definitely not right for you to kiss like this. You shouldn’t stick your tongue out so quickly…
The two of them separated and glared at him.
Feng Qizhou would say flatteringly, “Why don’t I show you? Xue Yu, come here. You can cooperate with me.”
With Feng Qizhou’s disruption, the two of them no longer kissed in public.
They went to an empty armory, to a small grove. The two of them would eat each other’s lips red and then come back holding hands.
Feng Qizhou had no one to watch and would complain openly and secretly that the two of them were stingy.
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This time, the two of them kissed in the same way as they had at the military academy, long and delicate.
It was just that Xue Yu couldn’t see Zhou Siyan’s face. When she occasionally touched his mask, it was cold and very strange.
After kissing for a long time, they finally reluctantly separated.
Zhou Siyan held Xue Yu and let her head rest on his chest, gently stroking her arm.
He took out his Cloud Sound Box and typed for Xue Yu to see: I and the others take turns using the identity of Soldier M. Can you recognize me?
Xue Yu took the screen and also typed in reply to him: I can. I would recognize you even if you were turned to ashes.
Zhou Siyan continued to type: There are five of us. We switch every one or two hours. I’ll explain the reason for the exchange to you later. You can get close to me when it’s my turn. Don’t flirt with the others casually. They will be very disgusted.
Xue Yu: Okay. I won’t play with the others. I’ll only play with you. We are the best in the world.
A curve appeared on Zhou Siyan’s lips. He then lowered his head and kissed her, rubbing her face with his stubble.
Xue Yu was tickled and kept dodging.
The lunch break was over. The two of them left the abandoned house and walked out of the long, narrow alley.
Following the order, Xue Yu took the bullet casings she had just cleaned up from the battlefield to the scrap station and then went to the supply station to move ammunition.
Zhou Siyan quickly slipped away. He walked along the winding alleys and entered a basement.
A military officer was already waiting for him. Zhou Siyan took off his equipment, and the officer skillfully put it on.
Before putting on the metal mask, the officer touched the scar on his cheekbone and said, “Xue Yu is your ex-girlfriend, right? She hit my butt. She really lives up to her reputation!”
Zhou Siyan silently organized his equipment, saying nothing.
The officer punched the wall. He complained in pain, “Your ex-girlfriend hit my butt! Didn’t you hear me? Those two little twin ghosts are really good at lying. They said their mother is the best at loving people, and that she would give me love and respect.”
“But she hit my butt. I’ve never been so humiliated. The people at the church have never treated me like a human, but they’ve never humiliated me like this.”
Zhou Siyan organized the equipment and handed it to him. “Then you should call the police.”
The officer’s eyes were scarlet.
Zhou Siyan said in a deep voice, “I’m serious. If you think she harassed you, then you should go to the police, not get angry at me.”
The officer took the bag and put on the mask to go out.
Just as Xue Yu had brought over the new ammunition box, she saw Soldier M return. She guessed that the core under this equipment had been changed.
“I’ve brought the ammunition box,” Xue Yu said to him.
Soldier M nodded slightly.
Xue Yu continued to pick up bullet casings and damaged weapons, taking the bullet casings and damaged weapons to the scrap station to exchange for money.
Soldier M went to the opposite street to fight a street battle with the rebels. Gunshots were everywhere.
Half an hour later, he returned and handed Xue Yu a green-skinned orange. He covered the recorder on his collar and said to Xue Yu in a low voice, “I am Zhou Siyan. Please love me.”