After being moved to tears by the sworn enemy's pheromones - Chapter 54
In the clinic, the lights were glaring.
Qin Zhu and Xu Tingyun rushed over. By the time the commotion settled, it was around two or three in the morning. Shen Jin had finally regained some consciousness, and the doctor said that the rest were just external injuries. After bandaging, he could go back and rest.
As for the fractured finger, it would need four to five weeks of aluminum plate fixation before it could be removed. With proper functional exercises, a full recovery was possible.
They had reported the incident to the police, and one officer had come to the hospital and stayed on the sidelines.
“This involves medication not available through regular channels,” the doctor said, handing some documents to the officer. “This is the certification from our side, including the extent of his injuries.”
The officer nodded and took the report, then went to find Gu Yu and the others. “My colleague is on the mountain and mentioned there has been progress.”
She looked at Shen Jin and asked, “Shall we take him back to the inn to rest? We might need to ask him a few questions.”
Gu Yu, struggling to control his emotions, repeatedly confirmed Shen Jin’s condition with the doctor. He wanted to take Shen Jin to a large hospital in the city center for a thorough check-up, but given the rough mountain roads and Shen Jin’s exhaustion, he had to agree to the officer’s suggestion for a closer rest.
The inn was brightly lit from top to bottom. By the time they arrived, Du Jun was already in the police car.
“They’re all from C University,” said the officer accompanying them. “I know your principal—given her management style, this student will likely be expelled.”
After a brief pause, she continued, “I misspoke. What I meant is, this suspect.”
Soon, she and her colleague took Du Jun down the mountain. He was also injured and might need some assessment.
The remaining officer asked Shen Jin a few questions in his room but did not interrogate him further. He only said, “Be careful—fortunately, we found a pink cardholder in the mountains, which contained some remaining illegal drugs. We might need to compare some details with you later.”
Although he said they were lucky, finding evidence in the snowy mountain was extremely difficult. Gu Yu intended to thank him, but the officer waved him off with a smile, indicating it wasn’t necessary: “Your omega is quite clever. He seems to have recorded a segment while the perpetrator wasn’t paying attention. Although it can’t serve as substantive evidence, it will likely help in the case.”
The officer then went downstairs to find the inn owner, shaking her head and sighing, “A nearly 1.9-meter tall alpha using a pink rabbit cardholder…?”
*
In the room, only Gu Yu remained, lost in his chaotic thoughts.
He was overwhelmed by guilt and fear, constantly trying to comfort Shen Jin and help him to sleep.
The unexpected event had been sudden, and Shen Jin must have been greatly frightened. He curled up beside Gu Yu and closed his eyes.
Gu Yu planned to check Shen Jin’s right hand injury again, but as he lowered his head, he felt tears streaming down his face, startling him. He quickly checked to make sure Shen Jin hadn’t woken up and then wiped his wet eyes.
The cold night settled in deeply, and as others came upstairs to check on Shen Jin, Gu Yu didn’t refuse them but adjusted his expression, opening the door and asking them to be as quiet as possible.
A group of people remained silent, even Qin Zhu standing stiffly against the wall, unusually at a loss for words.
It dawned on him how naive his earlier assumptions had been.
If he had to face Du Jun when he was mad, that tall athlete could probably subdue him in a few moves. Given the speed and the fact that Du Jun had brought drugs today, the danger of the situation was evident.
He had never seen an alpha act violently and thought the worst would be a few extra punches.
He had believed that as long as they could prevent Du Jun from harming others, it wasn’t too high a price to pay.
But now, Shen Jin’s reckless actions seemed to have saved him a lot.
His mind was in turmoil, not knowing how to deal with the situation before him. Meanwhile, Yan Ze gritted his teeth, apologizing to the esports team members while clenching his fists in frustration. He finally couldn’t help but lower his voice, saying, “I shouldn’t have agreed to this risky plan.”
Yan Ze held his breath and looked down at the floor, continuing in a low voice to Qin Zhu, “If Shen Jin, at his level of skill, was left in such a state… If you had gone on this dangerous mission as originally planned, I’d be surprised if you weren’t knocked out by that bastard.”
He had initially trusted that the honest boy Du Jun would never resort to such violence; otherwise, he would never have cooperated. But now, reality had slapped him hard in the face, and every time he thought of that American senior’s gaze from last year, his ears burned with shame.
Qin Zhu snapped back to reality and quickly kicked Yan Ze. “Keep it down, you idiot.”
But He Senzhou, standing nearby, had heard everything clearly. He was immediately confused, grabbing Qin Zhu’s arm and asking, “What do you mean, ‘you go’?”
Qin Zhu avoided eye contact and replied, “None of your business,” but He Senzhou persisted, demanding an explanation.
Qin Zhu knew he shouldn’t have picked up such a foolish puppy. He glanced anxiously at Gu Yu and whispered to He Senzhou, “Can you shut up… How did you get into C University’s engineering program?”
“…I was obsessed with games and didn’t want to retake the exams, so I ended up here,” He Senzhou replied, frowning. “Otherwise, I would have gone to Tsinghua—what are you guys even talking about?”
“…” Qin Zhu regretted not having a valuable magic staff worth 3,288 gold coins in his hand, “Don’t make me slap you again.”
Gu Yu, who had been despondent and distracted, barely paid attention to them. However, amid his dazed state, he vaguely heard their conversation and turned his head, asking with his eyes what was going on.
Qin Zhu and Xu Tingyun quickly avoided eye contact, leaving Gu Yu to look at the reluctant Yan Ze and ask, “What were you just talking about?”
Yan Ze opened his mouth, giving Qin Zhu a hesitant look for help.
Before Qin Zhu could come up with an explanation, Gu Yu asked, “So… this wasn’t an accident, was it?”
Gu Yu had initially thought that Shen Jin had encountered Du Jun while running around and getting separated from others in search of Qin Zhu.
If it hadn’t been for the strange emergency call that came and went, and if Gu Yu hadn’t happened to be lost nearby, the consequences could have been dire.
The atmosphere became tense instantly. Gu Yu’s frown deepened as he pieced together the answer.
“So it wasn’t an accident at all, right?” Gu Yu’s voice trembled with a chilling coldness as he asked, “You— including Shen Jin— have been deliberately keeping this from me from the start and hoped that Du Jun would come to us on his own, right?!”
The others didn’t dare respond. Only He Senzhou reacted, tightly gripping Qin Zhu’s arm, “What are you guys doing?!”
“…It’s… it’s my fault,” Qin Zhu stammered, trying hard to explain to Gu Yu. “I made things too simple. You can yell at me however you want about the idea I came up with.”
Gu Yu clenched his teeth, feeling a wave of pain surge in his eyes again.
He didn’t scold Qin Zhu but turned to look at Shen Jin’s tightly shut eyes, his breath trembling so much he could barely speak.
An oppressive silence filled the room until Shen Jin moved his fingertips and opened his eyes. Only then did everyone lift their heads, no longer remaining frozen in place.
Under the dim, antique light, Shen Jin groggily woke up, his vision still a bit blurred.
When he vaguely noticed Gu Yu’s reddened eyes, he became anxious, unsure whether Gu Yu was angry or crying.