After Setting Me Up With My Ex, The Aloof Alpha Regrets It - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Did You Know That Captain Zhu Has a Crush on You?

Combat Department Lounge.

“Okay, baby, I have to go to work now, mwah.”

Ending the call with Shi Li, Wen Yue covered her face in agony. She had been impulsive. She was so impulsive that night. Walking on the campus filled with her and Shi Li’s memories, with that romantic drone and fireworks display, her head had gotten hot, and she had promised Shi Li that she would talk to her father, Wen Lirong, about breaking off the engagement with Zhu Yunqi. It was easy to say, but as difficult as climbing the heavens to do.

Zhu Yunqi’s mother, Shen Qinghe, had sent her photos of Zhu Yunqi at home last night. She was wearing loose, comfortable silk pajamas, with her black hair draped smoothly over her shoulders. Her long legs were crossed, her body was slightly leaning back, and she was engrossed in browsing the internet. She was like a silver blade with its edge concealed. It was a completely different kind of beauty from Shi Li’s. This also made it difficult for Wen Yue to make a decision.

Shen Qinghe also said, “Yueyue, you should send some photos to Auntie, and Auntie will show them to Yunqi. She likes you a lot, she just doesn’t know how to express it.” So Wen Yue chose some nice photos and sent them to Shen Qinghe. Those photos were all taken by Shi Li when they were together.

…

A colleague came over and handed Wen Yue two boxes. “These are for the people sent by the military. They’re at the entrance now. Go hand them over. Remember to confirm the codenames.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Wen Yue took the boxes. They were 18 inches and quite heavy. They were filled with controlled weapons. Wen Yue didn’t know what the two people from the military were doing; she had just received orders to prepare and hand over two standard sets of urban weapons.

Arriving at the entrance to the combat department, a sexy and stunning woman was lazily leaning against the wall. A cigarette was between her fingers, which were painted with blue nail polish, and she was gracefully blowing two smoke rings into the air.

She was dressed so revealingly, not at all like a soldier should be. The military could actually use someone like this for a mission. Wen Yue sneered in her heart.

She handed over the two boxes.

Siren gave her codenames. “Silver Coil. Siren.”

Wen Yue confirmed that the codenames matched what she had received. She nodded. “Confirmed. Good luck.”

Siren gave her a flying kiss and swayed away.

…

After a few days of investigation, Zhu Yunqi and Siren finally found the whereabouts of the group of interstellar pirates. The interstellar pirates had blown up a small car energy supply station in the south of the capital, disguising it as an accidental explosion caused by a gas pipeline leak. However, Siren, who had rushed to the scene after hearing the news, found some ammunition fragments that were not standard Federation ammunition. To avoid causing panic and to make the pirates lower their guard, the Z3291 Security Department publicly announced that the explosion was caused by a self-destruct due to the central control system malfunctioning from old age.

At that time, Zhu Yunqi was stuck at home, closely watched by Shen Qinghe and Zhu Shengxi. Because Wen Yue “got sick” last time, they couldn’t decide on the dresses for the engagement, and neither side wanted to postpone it. So Zhu Shengxi had invited the tailor and a dress designer to the house. She had also called Siren to help in case Shen Qinghe and Zhu Shengxi suddenly acted up, preventing her from getting to the scene on time.

Zhu Yunqi instructed Siren to continue tracking. She suspected that this wasn’t a simple case of interstellar pirates wanting to invade the Federation’s Upper Star Region, and that there might also be anti-Federation elements at play. Crossing the Lower and Middle Star Regions from the Black Star Belt to the heavily guarded Upper Star Region required passing through dozens of interstellar jump points, which pirates couldn’t do alone. In fact, it was possible that anti-Federation elements were operating under the guise of interstellar pirates.

She informed the Combat Department of her suspicion. The Combat Department also shared her suspicion and had already begun checking the departments responsible for star region security and interstellar customs.

Not long after, one evening, Siren, who was busy investigating and flirting in Z3291, made a new discovery.

Siren: Captain, a group of people seems suspicious. I just put trackers on them.

Silver Coil: On my way.

Zhu Yunqi quietly called her smart butler and asked it not to tell her mother and mom, who were also in the villa, that she was going out. As the owner of the villa, Zhu Jingshan had secretly raised Zhu Yunqi’s access rights in the villa, one level above Zhu Shengxi and Shen Qinghe. The smart butler obeyed Zhu Yunqi’s command.

Putting on her combat uniform, a particle gun on each side of her waist, and a short knife on her arm, Zhu Yunqi leaped from the second-floor balcony, went around to the garage, and drove to the meeting point she had agreed on with Siren.

Siren was lazily watching a few male Alpha ducks perform a striptease in the middle of the dance floor. She took photos and sent them to Zhu Yunqi, denouncing this “scum” among Alphas.

Based on the miniature trackers Siren had placed on them, Zhu Yunqi opened the tracking route. The group’s movements were very scattered, and they were wandering all over the capital.

Siren curled a strand of hair around her finger, carefully pulled out a split end, and said with a troubled face, “They’re running around so much, like they’re just taking a walk after a meal. I’m starting to wonder if I tracked the wrong people.”

“No, you didn’t.” Zhu Yunqi carefully watched the seven or eight red trails on the holographic projection. “They must be heading for the capital’s city control center.” The trails looked scattered, but their overall direction was toward the center of the city. Combined with the supply station explosion they had caused, Zhu Yunqi reasonably suspected that they wanted to destroy the city control center.

The most crucial area of the entire planet. If the city control center was destroyed, the entire Z3291 would fall into chaos: traffic would be paralyzed, and the internet would be cut off…

“However, they seem to have split into two groups.” Zhu Yunqi pointed to one of the trails. “I don’t know what this person is doing. You go track them. I’ll go to the city control center now. Stay in touch.”

Siren stretched lazily, her crop top almost failing to cover her ample chest. “Alright, alright.”

As Zhu Yunqi was heading to the city control center, she first had the Combat Department contact the security there. The city control center was the heart of the planet, so its security was at the highest level. Zhu Yunqi wasn’t particularly worried, but just in case, she had to go to the scene herself. The methods of interstellar pirates could sometimes exceed the imagination of Federation citizens.

Siren leisurely followed the red dot on her screen. On the way, she even bought herself two scoops of ice cream. The two scoops cost her 328 star coins, which made Siren gasp at the price. The cost of living in the Upper Star Region was really high. Fortunately, the Captain’s family was rich, so this extra expense would be generously reimbursed.

The tracking almost spanned the entire main city. Finally, the red dot stopped at a lounge bar. Having been used to seeing people dressed in revealing clothes dancing in the middle of the dance floor, it took Siren a while to adapt to the change to a lounge bar with a guitar player singing.

Her eyes locked onto a bald man. The bald man and three companions were sitting in a booth in a corner, discussing something. They seemed to be watching someone. Siren followed their gaze, and when she saw the person, she let out a whistle.

Wasn’t that Shi Li? Her dear Captain’s crush whom she couldn’t bring herself to pursue. The person sitting across from Shi Li… was also a bit familiar. Siren thought for a moment and recognized the person who had handed her the weapons at the Combat Department.

Tsk, that Beta didn’t seem to be a good person. Could she be the Beta lover Shi Li was talking about? Siren remembered the slightly disdainful look the Beta had given her when she was picking up her weapons at the Combat Department, as if to say that someone like her could actually be in the military.

Siren casually grabbed a piece of gum from the bar, put it in her mouth, and strode toward Shi Li. She wanted to teach that Beta a lesson and tell her not to judge people. As for the people she was tracking, they were just sitting there and wouldn’t run away.

Unfortunately, before she could get close, the Beta got up and went to the restroom.

Siren settled for the next best thing and openly took Wen Yue’s seat, giving Shi Li a charming and bright smile. She also disdainfully pushed Wen Yue’s mojito aside.

Shi Li hadn’t expected to see her here. She still remembered the other woman’s bluntness and hotness from last time and couldn’t help but sit up straight, her back pressed against the sofa.

“Hi, don’t be nervous. I won’t be as rude as last time.” Siren spread her hands to show her sincerity.

“Did you know that Captain Zhu has a crush on you?”

Shi Li’s brain short-circuited for a second. Captain Zhu must be Zhu Yunqi.

She returned a polite smile. “You’re mistaken. Zhu Yunqi and I just have a professional relationship.”

“No, no, no.” Siren seemed to know better. “I know Captain Zhu. She’s a very reserved person who likes to keep things bottled up. She often says things that aren’t true and keeps the truth inside. She’s a million times better than your current girlfriend, seriously. You should just dump her.”

If I dumped Wen Yue, you, Captain Zhu, would be the first one to panic, Shi Li thought to herself. Saying it so bluntly would only cause resentment. Siren’s words made Shi Li uncomfortable.

Siren continued to ramble on, trying to prove Zhu Yunqi’s feelings for Shi Li. “Look at the way she looks at you, it’s so gentle. Has she ever given you a dirty look? Has she ever said anything harsh to you? And she gives you so much money…”

Zhu Yunqi had indeed never given her a dirty look. She was always gentle and polite, and the money she gave her… was indeed a lot.

But how could Zhu Yunqi like her? Not to mention that they had only known each other for a short time. If Zhu Yunqi liked her, would she have let her pursue a relationship and marriage with Wen Yue? Siren must have misunderstood something. She didn’t know about the contract between her and Zhu Yunqi.

Shi Li patiently lowered her voice. “Miss Lan Yang, if Zhu Yunqi heard you spreading rumors about her feelings, she would be unhappy. My girlfriend will be back soon. Please leave her seat. Otherwise, even if you are Zhu Yunqi’s colleague or friend, I will call the bar security…”

Siren held her forehead. Just as she was about to continue explaining, her S-class Alpha’s high sensitivity made her instantly aware of danger approaching. She didn’t hesitate and quickly bent down, pulling Shi Li under the table with her.

A bullet grazed the back of their booth’s sofa.

At the same time, Wen Yue, who had just returned from the restroom, let out a scream. The bullet hit her right arm, leaving a red stain on the white wall.

After a brief silence, someone started screaming. The bar was filled with panicked shouts, and everyone scrambled to escape. The bar was in chaos.

Siren cursed. That group of people actually opened fire in a bar. There was no key person they needed to kidnap here! She quickly got up and started to fight back. Someone threw a smoke grenade. Siren’s vision was a little blurry. She took down one pirate and engaged with two others. She quickly judged that this group was weak and easily defeated. She could handle them alone.

Just as she was about to finish them off, the two remaining pirates seemed to receive some kind of order. They suddenly stopped attacking and quickly jumped out of the bar window to escape.

“Damn it, cowards who run when they can’t fight,” Siren said, wiping a small cut on her lip that was bleeding. She wasn’t going to let them get away so easily. But before she continued tracking, she had to comfort her captain’s beloved. The Omega must have been terrified to see a scene like this for the first time.

She returned to the spot where she had hidden Shi Li. The space under the table was empty. There was nothing there. Siren tightened her grip on the gun. She immediately ran out the door, her eyes searching the terrified crowd for any sign of Shi Li. Such a beautiful face should be easy to spot in a crowd…

But there was nothing. Even her Beta girlfriend was nowhere to be found.

Anxiously, Siren went back inside the bar and found a sapphire bracelet in the hallway leading to the back door. It was Shi Li’s bracelet. Siren crouched down, carefully examining the marks on the ground. In her heart, she prayed that Shi Li was okay, otherwise she wouldn’t know how to explain it to Captain Zhu. But in the end, she had to conclude with tears in her eyes: someone was dragged away from here, struggling. And judging by the crowd outside the bar, it was most likely Shi Li who was dragged away. And Wen Yue.

Siren fiercely kicked the back door of the bar. She didn’t dare to make any more decisions on her own and urgently called Zhu Yunqi’s optical computer.

The call was answered in one second. Zhu Yunqi’s breathing was a little ragged, as if she were running. Siren sobbed as she confessed her mistake. “Captain Zhu, I’m so sorry. Shi Li was dragged away by those pirates. They probably took her as a hostage!”

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