TLCBITAR Chapter 197

Chapter 197: Utterly Unlucky

“What the fuck? Don’t be so jumpy,” Hu Wenxu said, startled by Zhou Zhou, and grumbled.

Zhou Zhou stared at the content on the virtual screen with a dark face, gritting his teeth, “According to the internal decision of the Federal Army, in two days I will follow the General to work in the distant interstellar.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Wenxu cursed and quickly found a spacious, less crowded place to park.

“A data analysis assistant has to follow the General out? And it’s to such a faraway place?” Hu Wenxu frowned tightly, his tone full of displeasure.

The General’s trip to the distant interstellar would take at least half a month, and if Zhou Zhou went with him, wouldn’t he be unable to return to Main Star for a long time?

Hu Wenxu wasn’t quite sure of his mood at this moment, his heart aching. He hadn’t seen Zhou Zhou for more than two months, and now that they had only reunited for a few days, Zhou Zhou had to leave again.

“What’s with the long face? I’m the one who should be miserable, right? Why are you acting more pained and depressed than I am?” Zhou Zhou leaned against the motorcycle, legs crossed, a hint of speechlessness between his eyebrows.

“You haven’t been to the distant interstellar, have you?” Hu Wenxu’s expression was still ugly.

Zhou Zhou swept away his depressed mood, his eyes flashing with light, the corners of his mouth rising in a handsome arc, “Well, it’s not bad to take this opportunity to go and have some fun.”

“Heh, traveling with the General, do you think you’ll have a chance to play? The military has strict discipline, even data analysts have to follow the military’s rules,” Hu Wenxu turned his head, his eyes fixed on Zhou Zhou’s profile, his voice sinking.

Zhou Zhou was silent for a moment, looking down at the flip-flops on his feet, then suddenly chuckled, “It’s just a few months of hardship, don’t underestimate me. In your eyes, am I really that lazy and hopeless?”

Hu Wenxu took out an e-cigarette from his pocket and started smoking as if no one else was around. The strong smell of tobacco wafted to Zhou Zhou’s side, and he was a little surprised, “I didn’t see you smoking before, when did you pick up this thing?”

He stared at Hu Wenxu, who was dressed neatly and looked like a well-behaved boy, the corner of his mouth twitching.

Hu Wenxu pinched the cigarette between two fingers, took a deep puff, and said in a hoarse voice, “I learned it these past two months. I don’t smoke often. Want a puff? The ingredients inside are safe, just the taste is a bit spicy.”

Zhou Zhou shook his head and refused, “Something bothering you?”

Hu Wenxu casually brushed his bangs, a strange emotion flashing in his eyes, “Yeah, I think I’m in love.”

Zhou Zhou: …

Hu Wenxu glanced at him and continued, “What, you have a problem with that?”

Zhou Zhou rolled his eyes, “What problem could I have? Bring her out for us to meet next time.”

“He doesn’t know,” Hu Wenxu turned off the e-cigarette, his eyelids drooping slightly, his voice tinged with stuffiness.

“Oh, a secret crush, who is it? Do I know them?” Zhou Zhou’s phoenix eyes lifted slightly, curiosity in his eyes.

“You know them, you’re quite familiar with them.” Hu Wenxu got back on the motorcycle, changing the subject, “Let’s go, it’s quiet here, not suitable to stay long.”

When a person is unlucky, they can choke to death even drinking cold water.

As soon as he finished speaking, several people dressed in black and wearing masks suddenly sprang out of the darkness.

“Leave the motorcycle, you two scram,” the leader ordered in a rough voice, holding a handgun wrapped in black cloth, the muzzle pointed at them.

Zhou Zhou and Hu Wenxu exchanged glances. From the clothing and the bombs tied around their waists, it was clear that these were Star Pirates who had snuck into the country!

Damn it, this place is far from Bar Street, how could they be so unlucky as to run into this group of desperate Star Pirates.

“Big brother, we’ll leave right away, can you put the gun down?” Hu Wenxu’s face was a little pale, his voice trembling.

He and Zhou Zhou had only seen videos of Star Pirates on the Star Network, and seeing them in person, it would be a lie to say they weren’t afraid.

There were five of them in total, all carrying weapons. With such a disparity in strength, they naturally didn’t dare to act rashly.

The Star Pirate with the small braids sneered, took two steps forward, and pressed the gun to Hu Wenxu’s forehead, “Don’t fucking talk nonsense with me, I told you to scram, so scram!”

Hu Wenxu responded and signaled Zhou Zhou to leave together with his eyes.

“You stay,” the Star Pirate with the small braids stared at Zhou Zhou, brooking no refusal.

Damn it, you said you’d let us both scram, you change your face so quickly!

Zhou Zhou bit his lip, “Big brother, keeping me will only be a burden, the Federal Army will find this place soon.”

The Star Pirate with the small braids seemed to be provoked by something, grabbing Zhou Zhou’s collar, “I’ll tell whoever to scram, and they fucking better scram! Don’t waste my time, I’ll count to ten, and if he doesn’t leave, I’ll shoot him!”

“One, two…”

Hu Wenxu’s face was even paler, his feet rooted to the ground.

Zhou Zhou pushed him, urging, “What are you standing there for, go!”

Hu Wenxu’s face was tense, his eyes bloodshot, and he shook his head at Zhou Zhou, “Let’s die together, I’d feel guilty leaving you here alone.”

Zhou Zhou cursed under his breath, grabbed his collar, quickly whispered something in his ear, and then suddenly pushed him away, “I told you to scram, so scram! I have no interest in going to the Yellow Springs with you!”

“Six, seven, eight…”

The Star Pirate with the small braids continued to count, Hu Wenxu’s whole body was tense, tears almost bursting out, and he started running.

“Heh, I thought he really wasn’t afraid of death,” the Star Pirate with the small braids watched him stagger away, his eyes full of contempt.

Zhou Zhou tried his best to minimize his presence. Now that he was a hostage, he was likely to be killed, so he could only play it by ear and try not to provoke these people.

It turned out that he really was utterly unlucky today.

Watching the Star Pirate with the small braids take off his mask, revealing a somewhat familiar face, Zhou Zhou’s mind sounded alarm bells.

It’s over, I’m really dead this time.

“At the Ring Star Skyscraper, you were very arrogant, weren’t you?” The Star Pirate with the small braids had been punched by Zhou Zhou there, and now that he had run into him by chance, he couldn’t blame him for being ruthless.

He suddenly raised his knee and slammed it into Zhou Zhou’s abdomen. Zhou Zhou groaned, clutching his stomach and bending over, his face instantly turning pale.

His stomach felt as if it was being stirred by a sharp weapon, and he couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood-tinged saliva.

The Star Pirate had knee pads as hard as iron on both knees. He had only used a fraction of his strength, yet he had injured Zhou Zhou like this. He sneered, “You don’t know what’s good for you. You two, beat him to death. A’Mao and A’Wei, go ahead and intercept the hovercar.”

The Star Pirate with the small braids got on the motorcycle, put on the ugly ogre mask again, and stared at the boy who was beaten and lying on the ground with a pair of sinister eyes, “You’re unlucky to have offended me.”

Zhou Zhou protected the back of his head with both hands, curled up, and bit his teeth tightly to prevent himself from making a sound.

The fists and feet that landed on him became more and more forceful. Suddenly, someone kicked the left side of his head hard, and a series of familiar images suddenly flashed in his mind.

“Ah!”

He hugged his head and shouted briefly, tears streaming down his face. It hurt, it felt like a drill was frantically drilling into his head, the pain causing his whole body to twitch.

“Pei Yanlie… uh… Pei Yanlie…”

With a “bang,” he caught a glimpse of a silver-white light quickly passing by him and landing on the assailant.

Zhou Zhou raised his blurred and wet phoenix eyes, watching the two people beside him fall to the ground, twisting their faces. He was stunned for a moment, struggling to get up.

He supported himself with one hand on the ground, clutching his abdomen with the other, looking at the black military boots stopping in front of him. He looked up, but before he could see the person, the person bent down and picked him up horizontally.