Chapter 60 Drunkenness

Chapter 60: Drunkenness

Qi Yanshen went upstairs as usual after finishing his training and found the lights off. Thinking there was a power outage in the dorm, he was about to activate the flashlight function on his smart device when a flicker of candlelight suddenly appeared before him.

"Happy birthday! Congrats on getting another year older!"

These words were spoken by Lu Yan, who, without hesitation, picked up the three-inch cake and hurled it at Qi Yanshen.

This happened every year, so Qi Yanshen was used to dodging the cake. At the same time, he snatched it from Lu Yan's hand to prevent him from wasting food.

Qi Yanshen had almost forgotten his own birthday. He turned on the lights and said, "Alright, let's eat."

Lu Yan's plan had failed. His cheeks puffed out in a pout, and he sat down unwillingly, took out the strong liquor, and challenged, "Shall we have another competition today?"

Before Qi Yanshen could refuse, Lu Yan had already opened a bottle of brandy and placed it in front of him. Knowing he couldn't escape this time either, Qi Yanshen picked up the bottle and started drinking.

Ji Anzhi sat to the side, watching them finish two 700ml bottles of brandy in a minute. After finishing, they ate a bit of food and then continued opening bottles to battle.

Just watching made Ji Anzhi's throat ache. But why wasn't Jian Fuxu drinking?

Noticing Ji Anzhi looking at him, Jian Fuxu could guess what he was thinking. He continued eating his food and said calmly, "They don't dare let me drink."

Ji Anzhi: "…………" Understood.

Ji Anzhi thought it was because Jian Fuxu caused trouble when drunk, but in reality, Jian Fuxu had never drunk alcohol since childhood. As for the reason, with a father who got drunk after one cup and then bombarded the training ground afterwards, who would dare let Little Madman, the heir to that bloodline, drink?

Ji Anzhi and Jian Fuxu quietly ate and watched the show from the side, while Lu Yan vigorously opened bottles and Qi Yanshen accepted them all.

In the end, the instigator was the one who ended up drunk and talking nonsense, saying things like he would definitely get Qi Yanshen drunk this time. He even pulled Ji Anzhi into drinking. Lu Yan still retained a shred of sobriety and didn't let Jian Fuxu drink.

Ji Anzhi was forced to drink one cup. Although his health wasn't good now, he had checked the side effects of the ingredients and thought it shouldn't be a problem. Besides, his alcohol tolerance used to be decent, so he didn't refuse.

After several rounds, the entire case of alcohol was finished. Lu Yan was completely drunk, pulling on Jian Fuxu and acting out. Jian Fuxu knocked him out with an elbow strike and threw him on the floor. Qi Yanshen was still relatively sober, but his mind was also a bit fuzzy.

Jian Fuxu directed the robot to clean up the mess. Seeing that Ji Anzhi and Qi Yanshen were still fairly lucid, he reminded them to sleep soon, then went upstairs to wash up and sleep. As for Lu Yan sleeping on the floor? Who cared?

This happened every year, causing them to get scolded and beaten annually. It would be best if he woke up tomorrow with a headache and couldn't get up; that would teach him.

Qi Yanshen also got up to go upstairs. As for Lu Yan? An S-rank Alpha, he wouldn't die, so it was fine.

Halfway up, Qi Yanshen felt something was off. Ji Anzhi seemed to have been sitting there without moving for a long time, so he spoke up to remind him, "Ji Anzhi, aren't you going to rest?"

Ji Anzhi didn't reply, still sitting there with his head bowed. If Qi Yanshen still didn't realize something was wrong at this point, he might as well be cannon fodder.

Qi Yanshen turned back, crouched down, and looked up at him. Ji Anzhi's eyes were clear, the kind that clearly showed he wasn't drunk. But Qi Yanshen called his name several times with no response, clearly indicating he was drunk, though his drunkenness didn't show outwardly.

Qi Yanshen couldn't get Ji Anzhi to respond and couldn't let him sleep here. Ji Anzhi's health had been noticeably off lately; it was better for him to sleep in his own room.

Qi Yanshen tried to help Ji Anzhi upstairs by supporting him. The moment he touched Ji Anzhi's arm, a sense of crisis surged. Qi Yanshen instinctively sidestepped to avoid it.

"Bang!"

An antique-style pistol was accurately pointed at Qi Yanshen. Behind where Qi Yanshen had just been, a bullet fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Qi Yanshen's heart pounded with lingering fear. Black-powder pistols weren't as powerful as energy guns, but they were equally lethal. Out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed Ji Anzhi's expression—still that gentle demeanor, his smile as mild as ever. But the pistol in his hand indicated Ji Anzhi wasn't as mild-mannered as he usually appeared.

"Bang!"

Dodging another shot, Qi Yanshen stepped forward with a flying kick, forcing Ji Anzhi to release the pistol in pain from his right hand. He kicked the pistol away, pinned Ji Anzhi to the ground, restrained his hands above his head, and held him down.

Before he could even steady his breathing, seeing Ji Anzhi's smile grow even gentler, Qi Yanshen felt something was wrong and remained vigilant.

Ten seconds passed, nothing happened. Qi Yanshen didn't let his guard down. At fifteen seconds, Qi Yanshen sensed something was off—why were his pheromones out of control? He could even smell the intense scent of gardenia.

Worried about a pheromone rampage, Qi Yanshen found a pheromone isolation patch from his Space Bracelet and applied it, simultaneously taking an oral pheromone inhibitor.

But a few seconds later, the pheromones were still continuously agitated. Qi Yanshen could confirm Ji Anzhi had used a forbidden drug that could trigger a pheromone rampage!

With pheromones continuously leaking out, Qi Yanshen had no time to ponder why Ji Anzhi had forbidden drugs. He frantically drank three tubes of inhibitors, but the agitation persisted. If this state didn't stop within another dozen seconds, Qi Yanshen knew he would definitely enter a pheromone rampage state.

And the one responsible for this still wore that smiling, clear-eyed expression. But upon closer inspection, one could see his eyes were utterly empty, as if he felt nothing about all this.

Finally, Qi Yanshen's pheromones went into a rampage. Even the drunken Lu Yan was affected, his pheromones not to be outdone, surging forth. So the whole living room reeked of gardenia and rum.

Qi Yanshen, in the throes of a pheromone rampage, retained a shred of lucidity. He hurriedly ran upstairs and knocked on Jian Fuxu's door. Without waiting for Jian Fuxu to open it, he locked himself in his room. If a pheromone rampage wasn't suppressed quickly, he would soon enter a mindless, frenzied state.

Now he had to inject a high dose of pheromone inhibitor combined with a high-concentration Psychic Soother. Only then could he escape the state of psychic turmoil in the shortest time. Otherwise, once he entered his rut, it would be too late for anything.

Upstairs, Qi Yanshen injected himself with the medication. Downstairs, Ji Anzhi staggered to his feet. His clear eyes showed a moment of confusion before returning to normal. He picked up the pistol, stood before the drunken, frowning Lu Yan on the floor, remained utterly calm, raised the pistol, and aimed it at Lu Yan's head.

One shot was all it would take.

"Ji Anzhi!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two gunshots rang out simultaneously.

The moment Jian Fuxu saw Ji Anzhi aiming the pistol at Lu Yan's head, his heart almost stopped. Instinctively, he took out an energy gun and shot at Ji Anzhi's wrist, hitting it accurately. Although Ji Anzhi's shot still fired, fortunately, affected by the hit, it grazed past Lu Yan's face.

Only then did he notice the smell of Qi Yanshen's pheromones. Jian Fuxu frowned. Qi Yanshen's rut shouldn't be at this time. Why were there so many pheromones, and why were they abnormally frenzied?

But now wasn't the time to think about that. Jian Fuxu closed the distance to Ji Anzhi in a few leaps. Because of what had just happened, Jian Fuxu didn't trust Ji Anzhi now. He used the nearby streamers to tie him up and, for safety's sake, even dislocated his hands.

While tying him up, Jian Fuxu observed Ji Anzhi—clear-eyed, emotionally stable. Even with his hands dislocated, his facial expression remained unchanged. Even an enemy spy might not be this calm.

After tying up Ji Anzhi, Jian Fuxu crouched to check on Lu Yan. Lu Yan's glands were slightly swollen and red, pheromones leaking. The scent wasn't as strong as Qi Yanshen's, but it was clearly abnormal. With no time to deal with it further, Jian Fuxu carried Lu Yan upstairs, used his own hand to unlock the door, and threw him on the bed like trash.

After simply administering a shot of pheromone inhibitor, Jian Fuxu went downstairs prepared to interrogate Ji Anzhi.

It took him at most ten seconds to get downstairs. During that time, Jian Fuxu thought of many things. Why did Ji Anzhi do this? Was he a spy sent by an enemy nation? But was it worth sending such an outstanding person as a spy? If he really was a spy, what was the purpose? Or was he simply sent to assassinate the descendants of the Federal Military Department's top brass?…

In those few short seconds, his thoughts ran wild. He even prepared himself to report Ji Anzhi.

Reaching the dining area, Jian Fuxu immediately went on high alert. Ji Anzhi, who should have been tied up and unable to move, had now disappeared. A slight sweat broke out on Jian Fuxu's back. He carefully searched everywhere on the second floor and finally, following traces of blood, found Ji Anzhi on the second-floor living room balcony.

Ji Anzhi was sitting on the floor, curled up, his head buried in his arms. If not for the slightly awkward position of his hands and the spreading bloodstains, he looked like a picture of peaceful sleep.

Jian Fuxu didn't let his guard down. He put on a gas mask, took out the knockout drug developed by Qi Yanshen's father, and sprayed it towards Ji Anzhi.

After thirty seconds, Jian Fuxu confirmed that this dosage of anesthetic would overwhelm even an S-rank Alpha. Only then did he deem it safe enough to bring Ji Anzhi to sit on a dining chair, tying him securely to the chair.

Before he finished tying him up, Qi Yanshen came downstairs. His condition wasn't good; he was in a state where if so much as a whiff of omega pheromones hit him, he'd be on them in an instant to claim them.

Seeing Jian Fuxu tying up Ji Anzhi, Qi Yanshen, weakly but with his voice still detached, asked, "Do you feel anything off with your body?"

Jian Fuxu's voice was like ice. "No."

His grip didn't loosen in the slightest, if anything, it tightened: "He almost killed Lu Yan."

"He okay?"

"Just a scratch on his face."

Hearing it was just a facial scratch, Qi Yanshen was relieved. He walked over to Ji Anzhi and started talking to Jian Fuxu.

Jian Fuxu asked first: "What happened?"

Qi Yanshen, sitting down, replied: "After you left, I saw he wasn't moving and thought he was drunk. I wanted to take him back to his room. As soon as I touched him, he pulled a gun on me. After I subdued him, he went limp..."

Qi Yanshen was obviously holding back. Jian Fuxu pressed: "And?"

Qi Yanshen hesitated before finally saying: "He had a prohibited drug on him. It got me."

A dangerous glint flashed in Jian Fuxu's eyes. Although he had suspected this, hearing it confirmed still sent a chill down his spine. If Lu Yan hadn't been drunk and knocked out by him, breathing slowly, he and Qi Yanshen might have fought to the death.

This kind of prohibited drug is sold in the military academy, but only supplied to the Medical Department personnel. Even if the omegas in the Medical Department got along so well with Ji Anzhi, they wouldn't give this to him. Expulsion isn't a joke.

So, the prohibited drug in Ji Anzhi's possession must have come from the black market. He had thought his roommate was innocent and kind-hearted, unlike people like them who often bought things on the black market. Who would have thought...

Jian Fuxu asked for Qi Yanshen's opinion: "What should we do?"

What should we do? The right thing to do would undoubtedly be to turn Ji Anzhi in to the academy's Discipline Office. Regardless of his motive, just the prohibited drug in his possession and Qi Yanshen being a victim of poisoning would land him in interrogation.

But Qi Yanshen didn't want to hand Ji Anzhi over to the Discipline Office. Students who come out of the Discipline Office, even if cleared, face scrutiny with every future promotion. While higher-ups might not say anything, there will always be people gossiping down the chain of command.

After some thought, Qi Yanshen said: "Let's wait until Ji Anzhi wakes up and ask him first. No need to rush handing him over to the Discipline Office."

Jian Fuxu raised an eyebrow: "Wait? I gave him a heavy dose of anesthetic. He might not even wake up by noon tomorrow." Giving him a stimulant now could kill him.

This gave Qi Yanshen a headache. Checking the Star Chart Department's schedule, they had a class tomorrow morning. If he didn't wake up, the Star Chart professor would surely come asking.

At that point, it would be impossible to keep this matter hidden.

Reluctantly, Qi Yanshen took Ji Anzhi back to his own room. Only his room had a treatment pod. Lu Yan's treatment pod was in his Space Bracelet and couldn't be accessed. Jian Fuxu always used treatment devices and hadn't even bought a treatment pod.

After resetting Ji Anzhi's dislocated joints, he undressed him and placed him in the treatment pod, initiating the decomposition mode. Meanwhile, Qi Yanshen went to freshen up. He thought the anesthetic components would be decomposed by the time he finished, and the display showed completion, but it was still running when he returned.

Qi Yanshen approached and pulled up the operation log. Seeing the line marked in red indicating prohibited drug components, his heart skipped a beat. He double and triple-checked if the component was accurate. Confirming it was true, he directly cleared the log and shut down the decomposition mode.

He carried Ji Anzhi out of the treatment pod, laid him on the floor covered with a mat, tucked him under a blanket, and smoothed the corners. Qi Yanshen fell into deep thought.

If he remembered correctly, that component was a highly effective, non-expellable activity-inhibiting substance. This kind of drug isn't even common on the black market. Why was it in Ji Anzhi's body? And in such a high dosage...

No wonder Ji Anzhi had been waking up just on time recently and eating so little. These must be side effects.

However, Qi Yanshen also noticed something else: there was alcohol in Ji Anzhi's blood. This brought an absurd thought to Qi Yanshen's mind.

Was Ji Anzhi... actually just drunk and acting out?

The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Qi Yanshen massaged his temples. From now on, alcohol is banned in the dorm! Lu Yan can look forward to extra training tomorrow!

After settling Ji Anzhi, it was already past ten. The room had been on air purification mode, so the scent of gardenias wasn't strong, leaving only a faint floral fragrance.

Taking Ji Anzhi back to his own room now wasn't safe. The drug components in his body would cause prolonged weakness and potentially irregular recurrences. The high-dose anesthetic Jian Fuxu administered earlier was incredibly lucky not to have caused an incident.

If something had really happened, regardless of the reason, their Third Legion and the Eighth Legion, especially the Eighth Legion, wouldn't be able to recruit anyone from the First Military Academy's Star Chart Department for at least the next decade.

Today was supposed to be his birthday, but this series of events happened. The sleepiness from earlier drinking had long since vanished.

Bored, Qi Yanshen opened the surveillance video Uncle Lu had sent him, reviewing it once more to confirm and ensure Lu Yan hadn't mistaken the person.

Halfway through watching, Qi Yanshen couldn't help but glance at Ji Anzhi, his expression grave. Thinking it might be an illusion, he looked back at the processed, fine high-definition video, then again at Ji Anzhi's figure and wrists...

Qi Yanshen: "........."

I should be grateful he didn't blow up the dorm...