Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

After the mission was over, Xia Yizhuo took her to the intensive care unit on the long-distance ship and forced her not to leave.

She endured it because she didn't want to have a direct conflict with him.

"Who is this man the captain brought with him?"

A nurse asked her colleague curiously.

"I don't know, but the person who was brought here by the ship's commander and ordered to be well taken care of must be no ordinary person."

“Maybe it’s going to be sent again…”

Before the nurse could finish her words, she saw Xia Yizhou approaching and immediately shouted, "Shipmaster!"

Xia Yizhou nodded slightly. "How is she?"

The nurse replied, "I've done an examination and am awaiting the results. However, because I got caught in the rain, my body's various indicators are somewhat deviated from normal..."

"Sir, this wounded soldier is..."

"It's an important monitoring target. What's the problem?"

"No, no, no, I'm just asking because it's a face I haven't seen before."

Xia Jiumeng listened to the words outside the door and looked at the blue and white striped hospital gown she was wearing, with a sarcastic smile on her face.

She is quite shady.

The conversation outside the door gradually faded away, replaced by a familiar sound of footsteps.

Xia Jiumeng went straight back to the hospital bed and lay down with her back to the door.

The door opened silently and Xia Yizhuo walked in. The automatically adjusted lights in the room adjusted with his footsteps.

He looked at the person lying on the bed with her back to the door and knew she was awake. He walked to the bed, pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Good morning."

"How are you feeling today?"

His tone was normal, as if yesterday's unpleasantness had never happened.

"It's okay, I can't die."

"Although the remaining crystal fragments in your wound have been cleaned out, there is still a risk of infection."

As Xia Yizhuo spoke, he reached out and clicked a few times on the vital sign detector on the wall of the hospital bed, and a bunch of vital sign data popped up in the air.

Seeing this, Xia Jiumeng narrowed his eyes slightly, and his mental power turned into a sharp needle and directly destroyed it.

With a "puff", a wisp of black smoke came out of the vital signs detection instrument and the screen turned black.

“…”

"It's not appropriate for you to move Evol now." He withdrew his hand and looked at her.

"Xia Yizhuo, I want to leave."

"You'll be out soon." His tone contained a hint of warning.

"How fast."

"Just wait until your physical indicators return to normal."

"..."

"Xia Yizhuo, did you tamper with the cold medicine that day?"

"Haven't you guessed it all?"

"Go out, I want to rest."

Xia Jiumeng didn't ask any more questions, but just lay down again with her back to him.

"Okay, have a good rest, I'll come see you later."

Xia Yizhuo was very calm. It seemed as if Xia Yizhuo, who had always cared about her emotions and was especially afraid of her being displeased and unhappy, had never existed.

When the ward door closed again, she sat up again.

"Xia Yizhuo, do you think the ship can trap me?"

Whether it was for 'protection' or something else, Xia Yizhuo's behavior during this period was a bit too overbearing.

Although she liked Xia Yizhuo, she didn't like being forced to do something.

Since Xia Yizhuo was unwilling to let her leave, she would leave on her own.

She looked at the tall buildings shrouded in fog outside the window and knew that Xia Yizhuo wanted to take her back to the fleet base.

It looks like it has landed now.

Thinking of what Li Shen said, the fleet usually doesn't stay on the ground for long, does Xia Yizhou intend to take her with him on another cruise mission?

Is he crazy?

Xia Jiumeng decided not to wait until dark and directly pressed the call bell of the ward.

The nurse came running over.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Xia Jiumeng covered her calf and said, "I feel something moving in the wound..."

"Let me see." The nurse leaned over the bed and examined her calf.

"It should be fine. Maybe the wound is...hmm."

Xia Jiumeng slapped the nurse on the back of the neck and reached out to catch her falling body.

He stripped off her nurse uniform, put her back on the bed, covered her with a quilt as if she was resting, then put on a mask and left the ward.

Looking at the medicine cart full of medicine at the door, she reached out and pushed it all the way out.

Several non-commissioned officers in fleet uniforms who were walking towards her just glanced at her indifferently and passed by her.

Just as she was about to turn the corner, a sergeant suddenly called out to her.

"Hey, that nurse."

"What's the matter?"

She asked, turning to look at the approaching sergeant.

The sergeant's eyes studied her for a moment before he asked, "That's the armory over there. What are you doing there?"

"Really? Sorry, I wanted to go to the warehouse where the medicines are stored. I might have gone to the wrong place."

"is it?"

The sergeant looked suspicious, but Xia Jiumeng's expression was so natural that he didn't notice anything.

"I just asked for directions and someone told me this direction. Maybe the person who gave me directions misunderstood me."

The sergeant seemed deceived by this explanation. He nodded and pointed to another passage and said, "The medicine depot is over there. The ordnance is a confidential area, so don't go there."

"Okay, thank you." After saying that, she turned around and pushed the medicine cart and walked in the direction he pointed.

She had not taken a few steps when the sergeant called her again.

"Wait a moment."

"Anything else?"

The sergeant glanced at the boxes on the medicine cart, reached out and took out a few injections from one of the boxes, and showed her his number plate.

"I'll take a few of these boxes of stabilizer. Please help me complete the registration later."

After saying that, he turned around and disappeared around the corner without waiting for Xia Jiumeng to answer.

After everyone left, Xia Jiumeng looked at the opened medicine box on the cart, took out one of the injections and looked at the instructions on it.

[Cebasinger - This drug can be used to relieve mood swings, improve cognitive function, and help patients regain calmness and clear thinking.]

[Note: This product is not for daily use and is only for use by those who have Turing chip implants! ]

Turing chip?

Is he the one who controlled Qiao Zhen and Xiao Sen back then?

The sergeant took the potion and used it. Does that mean he was also implanted with a chip?

It seems that her previous guess was correct. Xia Yizhuo was also implanted with a chip. In this case, his current attitude change and behavior may be affected by the chip.

After all, this chip so far appears to be able to modify memories and control emotions.

While he was still thinking, he heard footsteps again at the junction. He turned his head and saw that it was Xia Yizhuo.

It was really fate that they could meet like this. Fortunately, he didn't seem to notice her and was about to leave.

"Captain Xia."

Xia Yizhuo was stopped by someone.

Seeing this, Xia Jiumeng immediately hid in the corner and observed secretly. Unfortunately, the person who called out to Xia Yizhuo was completely blocked by his broad back, so Xia Jiumeng could only see Xia Yizhuo's back.

“…”

"I heard that in three days, Captain Xia will lead the fleet to patrol the star field deeper into the tunnel."

"'Fountain of Ate' is about to enter its next phase. We'll host a celebration banquet for you before we depart. Don't miss it."

"I won't go to the celebration party. I have personal matters to take care of." Xia Yizhuo refused indifferently.

"This is an order from the top. Since it's an order, it shouldn't be disobeyed." There was a hint of threat in the man's words.

"Guessing other people's minds is not something people like me are good at."

"Since I have replaced your position, I should be able to order you to leave now." Xia Yizhuo reached out and pressed the palm print lock on the wall beside him, and the hatch rose.

Seeing this, the man could only snort and leave.

After everyone left, Xia Yizhou turned around and looked towards the corner and said, "Come here."

Xia Jiumeng: "..." Haha, this is not a coincidence, this guy was chasing her.

She held her breath. How on earth did this guy find out?

Is there a location on her?

Just as she was about to walk out, a tall figure approached her and grabbed her wrist with a cold hand.

"Playing hide-and-seek at the fleet base, and you think you're hiding well?"

"There are spies everywhere here. Where do you think you can escape to?"

“…”

"Since you brought me to the fleet base, that means you're confident that you can cover my identity even if it's suspected, right?"

Xia Jiumeng spoke calmly, without any embarrassment of being caught.

Xia Yizhuo stared at her for a moment and suddenly smiled.

“Let go…!”

Xia Jiumeng turned her wrist to try to break free, but Xia Yizhuo's sudden smile gave her a bad feeling.

Seeing her struggle, Xia Yizhou held her tighter. "Don't you want to go home?"

"Then I'll take you home now."

After saying that, Xia Yizhou pulled her directly towards the private ship outside the fleet.