Good Boy

In the lab, Lu Jiu was analyzing Chi Li's pheromones, testing their fusion with Si Jinyan's pheromones from when he was out of control.

When Chi Li's call suddenly came through, Lu Jiu was not surprised. He set aside his experiment and called for his assistant.

After Lu Jiu finished what he had not been able to say to Chi Li, Chi Li fell silent for a moment.

Before hanging up, Chi Li's "I'll think about it" finally eased Lu Jiu's heavy shoulders a little.

Chi Li hung up and poured himself another glass. The bottle on the table was soon drained.

Half an hour earlier, with his mind full of worries, Chi Li had wandered around the living room and unexpectedly discovered a wine rack there.

Si Jinyan's room was quite spacious, with a broad living room, a bedroom, a study, and a storage room. Several shelves stood in the storage room, neatly arranged with firearms, books, documents, and other items. Chi Li did not touch the documents, instead stopping before a row of wine racks.

He had never paid attention to whether Si Jinyan kept alcohol at home before. Seeing it now came as something of a surprise.

In his memories, Jinyan and alcohol were two separate words. Did Jinyan drink? Chi Li thought. Jinyan did not drink much. Back then, it was always Chi Li who rebelliously brought alcohol over and made Jinyan secretly drink with him.

Long-buried images suddenly flooded his mind, and Chi Li froze for a moment. To recall things from his childhood so smoothly was an exceedingly rare—almost unprecedented—experience for Chi Li, whose memories had been blank for more than a decade.

Chi Li smiled. He thought again of life in the mercenary corps. Living under constant tension, everyone developed some hobby or