back to Earth

When Cheng Zhen returned to the room, the first thing he did after closing the mountain gate was to throw himself on the bed and bury his head under the quilt!

"Oh my god." A suppressed sigh came from the quilt, and Cheng Zhen, who wrapped himself up in the quilt, rolled around on the bed a few times to vent his distress.

Regret, endless regret.

Cheng Zhen felt that he was a little too impulsive just now, and the second he turned to leave Rhine, he realized that he seemed to have overreacted.No matter what, you shouldn't say that kind of thing to an emperor, not to mention that this is still the headquarters of Rhine.

What kind of consequences will be brought after that is completely unimaginable.

"Alas—" poked his head out from under the quilt and sighed, Cheng Zhen hugged the quilt to his chest, lying flat on the bed thinking about something.

Now calm down and think about it, it seems that what Rhine said is not particularly excessive.It was just to remind Cheng Zhen to be wary of those people in the extreme east, although his tone was not very good.In the final analysis, Rhine's original intention was not bad, but the way of reminding Cheng Zhen was too straightforward.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zhen's originally calm mood fluctuated.No one can accept that others criticize their friends in front of them like this.Although he didn't know the people from the extreme east for a long time, Cheng Zhen had a good impression of those people.The feeling when getting along also told him that it is impossible for a member of the Extreme East like Hongji to have such sinister thoughts.

But what about that message from Sean that day?Cheng Zhen turned over and sighed.

Although he didn't want to doubt his friend very much, Sean's actions really had to make people suspicious.In other words, since the Battle of Klein, Cheng Zhen felt that there was something out of place in Sean.

All kinds of thoughts were flying in his mind, but after much deliberation, there was still no clue. Whether it was something about Sean, or the unhappiness with Rhine today, Cheng Zhen didn't come up with a solution.Especially on the side with Rhine, as long as he thinks that he will be alone with Rhine tomorrow, Cheng Zhen will have a headache.

According to the atmosphere that started today, how should we deal with it tomorrow?

Lying on the bed with the quilt in his arms and thinking, without knowing it, Cheng Zhen fell asleep in such thoughts.Before going to sleep, Rhine's expressionless cold face was still in his mind.

The next day, after completing the basic training, it was finally time for the prescribed Rhine training.

Cheng Zhen came to the exclusive training room with some trepidation. At this time, he hadn't thought about how to face Rhine today.After the show ended in the atmosphere yesterday, will His Excellency the United Front Work Commander show up with a displeased expression today?

Earlier, Randall and the others noticed Cheng Zhen's inattentive expression today and asked about it. After learning from Cheng Zhen that the black-haired boy had "offended" Rhine, the members of the Shadow Squad were all sympathetic. Looking at Cheng Zhen.

Especially Yasai, the shadow member who had just received the special "training" by Rein, walked over with compassion and patted Cheng Zhen on the shoulder, saying that he should do it for himself.

Cheng Zhen also became nervous with the expressions of the members of the Shadow as if they were facing a formidable enemy.Although he himself has not encountered it yet, it is rumored that Rhine is a merciless person who will take revenge.How will His Excellency United Front Work Commander deal with his performance yesterday?

After walking into the training room with anxiety, Cheng Zhen was not surprised to find that Rhine had arrived one step earlier.Seeing the imposing black figure standing in the middle of the field, Cheng Zhen beat slightly faster, with a little nervousness.

But he soon discovered another ailment. Today's training room is not just him and Rhine.The other figure standing on the side of the training room was none other than Leiber, who had just been injured by Yasai a few days ago.Judging by his appearance, it seems that the wound has fully recovered.

Seeing Cheng Zhen's surprised expression, Leiber nodded and said hello.

"Leiber is training with you." Before Cheng Zhen spoke, Rhine had already explained. "You two have different exercises, and while I teach the other, the remaining one trains on his own."

As Laiber's younger brother, it is normal for Leiber to receive Lai's personal training courses.Seeing Leiber's usual appearance, Cheng Zhen knew that this was not the first time that the special training between the two brothers had taken place.Only this time, Cheng Zhen was the one who joined halfway.

After a brief introduction, today's training began.To Cheng Zhen's surprise, Rhine didn't seem to care about what happened yesterday, and treated him with a normal attitude as if nothing happened.

However, Rhine has such an excellent psychological quality that he can turn a blind eye to yesterday's unhappiness, but Cheng Zhen can't do it.

Every time he practiced with Rhine at close range, Cheng Zhen always avoided Rhine's sight involuntarily.For some reason, every time he did this, Cheng Zhen always felt that the gaze focused on him seemed to be heavy, and it was much heavier and more condensed.

Even if you devote all your energy to training, it is still inevitable that you will be slightly distracted.While subconsciously avoiding Rhine's sight, Cheng Zhen always quietly looked at the face of His Excellency the Chief of the United Front.As always, the indifferent expression makes people unable to see the emotion.

Until the end of today's training, Rhine still didn't say anything.

"Today's practice is over, you can do some training yourself." After leaving this sentence, Rhine left the two people behind him and left the training room first.

Cheng Zhen and Leiber were left looking at each other.

"Have you fully recovered from your injuries?" Cheng Zhen spoke to Leiber for the first time after the training started.

Leiber nodded slightly. "It's not a serious injury, it's just a broken bone." Even so, he frowned slightly.

It's just that Cheng Zhen can guess that Leiber is probably not frowning because of his injury at this time, but because he is dissatisfied with his easy defeat by Yasai a few days ago.

However, Yasai seemed to have suffered a lot of setbacks after Yasai. When Cheng Zhen saw him today, there were still some bruises on the face of this shadow member that did not fade away. It seems that the "special training" at Rhine was quite effective. .

Thinking of Rhine, Cheng Zhen frowned again.Although Rhine's attitude remained the same today, Cheng Zhen himself couldn't maintain the same attitude as usual, which led to a strange atmosphere in today's training.

"Don't talk about me first." Leiber looked at Cheng Zhen and said bluntly. "What's going on between you and him?"

"Him?" Cheng Zhen raised his head, as if asking knowingly.

"Rhein." Unlike a conscientious younger brother at all, Leiber called his elder brother by his first name. "Your attitude towards him seems a little different today, and you are much more vigilant than usual."

When asked this point, Cheng Zhen couldn't just avoid it blindly, but asked back with a smile. "Is there anything abnormal about having a certain awe for His Excellency the United Front Work Commander?"

Normal, absolutely normal.Few people would not feel awe in front of Rhine, who is the famous emperor in the interstellar world and who is also the commander of the United Front.But this is only for ordinary people, and this kind of awe and dodge that can be seen in Cheng Zhen is already abnormal.

After all, it seems that since Cheng Zhen and Rhine met for the first time, although the black-haired boy has a lot of respect for this emperor, he has never had any obvious fear.After that, even the honorifics were omitted between the two of them.

Cheng Zhen treats Rhine with awe and unfamiliarity like today, which is the most abnormal behavior in the eyes of others.Moreover, there seems to be something wrong with Rhine today.In the training just now, Leiber could clearly feel that Rhine would also be distracted by Cheng Zhen when he was training himself.

However, outsiders cannot interfere with what actually happened between these two people.

Looking at the black-haired boy who was trying to be calm, Leiber didn't try to expose it, but just said indifferently.

"Really? That's good. He's going to the front line soon. I just hope you can hurry up and receive training without being disturbed by external objects. It seems that I'm thinking too much." Leiber said, and he had already walked out training room.

Cheng Zhen, who was left alone in the training room, was thinking about the words that Leiber said just before he walked out.

Rhine will soon go to the front line. For Cheng Zhen, this is the last few days that he can get along with him.

Being entangled with all kinds of emotions in his heart, Cheng Zhen became even more dizzy for a while.He respects Rhine as an emperor and leader, and seems to be able to get along well with him recently. Such a person with an unusual relationship who is both a teacher and a friend is about to go to the dangerous and unknown front line.Cheng Zhen naturally didn't want the two of them to maintain this embarrassing pattern before Rhine left.

He also wanted to get back together, but Cheng Zhen also knew that the problem this time seemed to be his own.Thinking about it, he couldn't help but sighed deeply.

When Cheng Zhen was troubled by these things, Rhine, who was one of the parties involved, didn't seem to have it easy.

After coming out of the training room, he had a straight face, and he could feel Cheng Zhen's unfamiliar Rhine today, and he was not in a good mood.

All the way back to his office with a cold face, Rhine sat and pondered for a while, and finally decided to find someone to ask.Dealing with wars and strategies are his strengths, but His Excellency United Front Commander is not very good at dealing with such interpersonal problems.

In other words, Cheng Zhen is the first person in history who is qualified to annoy Rhine.Before that, Rhine didn't care about other people's thoughts and opinions, and always used strong methods.Even as the younger brother Leiber, Rhine has always used high-pressure and oppressive policies.

This is the first time he has felt this feeling of being unable to force it and being somewhat aggrieved.For Cheng Zhen's neglect of him, Rhine felt very uncomfortable.

After much deliberation, the United Front Chief decided to find someone to ask.In many cases, it is also very important not to be ashamed to ask questions.

As for the subject of this inquiry, it was naturally the other one of the only two humans in the fortress——his treatment team leader Reina.

When Reina came to Rhine's office nervously, the first thing he heard was the question from His Excellency the United Front Work Chief.

"I want to know when humans put emotions first when dealing with problems."

Reina, who was caught off guard by this question, was stunned for a while, and asked stupidly. "There are many situations. I wonder which one you want to ask, Mr. Rhine?"

"Which one?" Rhine slightly frowned and thought about it, then said. "Knowing that the other party is very suspicious, you still choose to protect him, and even turn against the person who kindly advises you. Which type does this belong to?"

Although there was some subjective emotion in the rhetoric, Rhine still expressed the situation between him and Cheng Zhen very straightforwardly.

Reina suddenly realized, and said. "Usually, in this case, it can only mean that the relationship between the person involved and the suspect is unusual. Well, it should be said that it is very unusual. Because emotions overwhelm their rationality."

"Relationship?" Rhine raised his eyebrows.

"There are many kinds of relationships, such as close friends, relatives, comrades-in-arms or lovers..." Reina counted with his fingers. "In short, human beings are creatures that are easily troubled by emotions."

Lovers.

This is the second time Rhine heard this term when asking Cheng Zhen a question, and the first time he couldn't understand this kind of emotion.For a moment, all the other examples cited by Reina were subconsciously ignored by him, and Rhine focused on the word lover.

It seems that for human beings, being a lover is an unusual status, which can always affect them a lot.

Rhine frowned and thought, and suddenly thought of a thought.

Could that Sean be Cheng Zhen's lover?

Reina, who was continuing to list the treasures, suddenly shuddered, and when he looked up, his heart was even more chilled.

I saw that Rhine, who was used to keeping a straight face, now had a cold expression on his face, and the indifference on his face made the stern face even more compelling, like a murderous god on the battlefield.