The Crybaby Alpha is Actually Really Cool - Chapter 24

Cheng Shu heard his heart beating rapidly, but if he were to lose his composure over such a minor issue, his path of disguise would have been derailed long ago. His voice was steady: “It might be that spraying too much made it too concentrated, so it doesn’t smell as good as the fainter scent before.”

“Mhm mhm,” Ruan Qingyao straightened up, but he knew it wasn’t because the perfume was too strong. Without a comparison, he had mistaken Chengcheng’s natural scent for perfume, but with a comparison, Ruan Qingyao could confirm these were two completely different scents.

However, everyone has their secrets, and good friends must know how to maintain a certain distance. Since Chengcheng didn’t want to talk about it, the thoughtful Yaoyao would definitely not pry.

“Then I’ll go check the warehouse first.”

Cheng Shu nodded: “Go ahead.”

Back in the dormitory, Cheng Shu realized his back was completely soaked with sweat, indicating he was not as calm as he thought.

After injecting the suppressor and taking a combat shower to change into clean clothes, Cheng Shu confirmed there was no scent of pheromones on him before quickly returning to Building 52 to perform the task assigned to him.

After finishing easily, Cheng Shu went to the warehouse to find Ruan Qingyao.

In the warehouse, Ruan Qingyao had released all the robots he brought. He was sitting properly by the door, sipping tea, while the robots diligently tidied up the warehouse.

The warehouse wasn’t too dirty, just a bit dusty. However, everything was piled up haphazardly, and nothing was placed in its designated spot according to the labels.

Seeing Cheng Shu, Ruan Qingyao immediately took out another chair, “Chengcheng, you must be tired. Come and rest for a while.”

Cheng Shu thanked him.

As Cheng Shu approached, Ruan Qingyao smelled a faint lemon scent—the smell of shower gel. He went back to the dorm for a combat shower. Ruan Qingyao didn’t know whether to call Chengcheng meticulous or careless. He could only silently take out his perfume and spritz Cheng Shu twice, though those few careless Alphas were unlikely to notice.

Cheng Shu silently watched Ruan Qingyao, who blinked back innocently.

Cheng Shu thought of many things but chose not to say them, instead changing the topic to divert attention: “Qingyao, you need to be prepared. The Tower won’t allow you to constantly borrow external resources.”

This immediately hit Ruan Qingyao hard. Yaoyao opened his mouth in shock and asked aggrievedly: “Why?”

“Because you won’t get honed or grow,” Cheng Shu replied.

Everything was meant to enhance their abilities. Satisfying the veterans’ perverse tastes was just a side effect. The Military Tower’s upper echelons would not allow them to needlessly bully the newcomers.

Ruan Qingyao pouted and grumbled, “If they won’t allow it, they won’t. Anyway, they don’t care now. I’ll do it myself when it’s forbidden.”

Ruan Qingyao’s mindset was quite optimistic, aiming to create the most comfortable environment for himself within the permitted limits.

Cheng Shu had planned to use this topic to initiate a scene where Qingyao cried, and he patiently comforted him. Now, what was there to comfort? No, I must think of something else.

Seeing the slight distress in Cheng Shu’s eyes, Ruan Qingyao secretly held back a laugh. Chengcheng is so cute.

Fortunately, the return of Wen Yuchen and Xiong Yan resolved Cheng Shu’s dilemma. They returned pushing a cesspool vacuum truck, and both had injuries on their faces.

As soon as they met, Wen Yuchen cursed: “Damn it, they wouldn’t lend it at first. Only after a beating did they agree, and the bastards still played a trick on us! They threw the key to the truck into the manure tank. We had to push it back. It pissed me off! If that dog-brained bastard hadn’t run fast, I would have killed him!”

“Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. Let’s treat the wounds first. Do you have any other injuries?” Ruan Qingyao asked worriedly.

Wen Yuchen waved his hand: “Minor injuries. They’ll be fine tomorrow. Don’t worry about it. Let’s get to work first.”

Xiong Yan nodded: “It was just a small scratch when that dog-brained bastard pulled a fast one on us. Not even two drops of bl00d flowed, Qingyao. You don’t need to worry. No need to waste such good medicine.”

Ruan Qingyao pursed his lips: “Alright, but there’s plenty of medicine. Don’t refuse to use it because you think it’s a waste when you need it, okay?”

Cheng Shu’s mind stirred at the comment: “Let’s go. Lay out the hoses and pump the stuff out first.”

The hose was already filthy, and when the semi-liquid substance filled it, it was a test of one’s constitution, making one want to gag if they weren’t careful.

Ruan Qingyao was puzzled: “Why do they need to clean this place?”

If they clean it, the stuff will just come back. Won’t it still be stinky?

Cheng Shu showed a helpless smile: “To train our endurance. Normally, it would be over just by pumping out the waste.”

“That’s too much!” Ruan Qingyao’s expression was furious. He wished the person who came up with this bad idea would run out of toilet paper when using the restroom, and if they had some, that it would fall into the pit!

Cheng Shu said: “Just flush it with water. Anyway, no one will go in to check.”

“Damn it, I don’t even want to flush it with water. When I get promoted, I’ll make them scrub the septic tank clean with rags!” Wen Yuchen swore constantly.

By the time the four finished pumping out the stuff, Xu Lingguang and You Xiaoxi returned limping. They hadn’t managed to get the key.

Xu Lingguang’s face was ashen: “Nie Wan was guarding the logistics area. We didn’t get the key back.”

“What a failure,” Wen Yuchen mocked. Putting aside the facts, Xu Lingguang was a failure for not completing the mission.

Xu Lingguang immediately retorted: “You do it if you’re so capable.”

Wen Yuchen scoffed: “At least I took care of what I was supposed to.”

The two started trading insults again.

Ruan Qingyao looked at one, then the other, and went to comfort You Xiaoxi first. Lingguang looked so energetic, his injury shouldn’t be serious.

You Xiaoxi thanked him, his emotions complicated, both angry and guilty.

Cheng Shu patted You Xiaoxi’s shoulder: “I didn’t anticipate the unexpected obstacle of Nie Wan. It made you suffer. No key means no key. We’ll just dump the truck at their door. It was their job in the first place anyway.”

“That’s right, that’s right! When we become stronger, we’ll go beat up Nie Wan for revenge!” Ruan Qingyao brandished his small fist, looking fierce yet adorable.

You Xiaoxi felt much better and managed a smile: “Mhm.”

The six people pushed the machine together to the entrance of the fertilizer processing plant. Upon seeing the guards at the gate, they immediately took off running like mad, leaving behind bursts of laughter.

Once they were far away from the processing plant, the six slowed their pace. Wen Yuchen exclaimed: “That was satisfying! Seeing them too nauseated to run and just gagging from the smell was so damn satisfying!”

Xiong Yan and You Xiaoxi nodded, laughing. Xu Lingguang also slightly inclined his noble head, but he would never be caught! He absolutely wouldn’t admit that the Wen dog-bastard was right!

Ruan Qingyao said: “You four go back to the dorms to wash up first. Chengcheng and I will go back to the warehouse to retrieve the robots.”

The four looked at themselves, filthy from the fight, then at the still-clean Ruan Qingyao and Cheng Shu. They felt embarrassed to insist on going along, and they wouldn’t be much help anyway: “Okay.”

Ruan Qingyao and Cheng Shu took off their gear as they walked. Ruan Qingyao really didn’t want to put them back in the Box, but since they only had ten sets in total, he first rinsed them in the sink. After washing, he sealed them in bags and put them back in the Box.

The two chatted, mostly Ruan Qingyao chattering, and walked to the warehouse.

Opening the door, they were stunned.

The robots were dismembered, twitching on the floor. The items that had been organized were now messed up and damaged. Red paint, smelling foul, was splashed everywhere—on the floor, walls, and shelves.

Ruan Qingyao was so angry that he instantly burst into tears, shaking all over, “Chengcheng, I’m so angry!”

All the smiles vanished from Cheng Shu’s face. He patted Ruan Qingyao’s back reassuringly: “No need to be angry. We’ll make whoever did it pay for it.”

For the first time, Ruan Qingyao didn’t use a silk handkerchief, wiping his tears directly with the back of his hand: “Mhm, but I can’t control it. I’m just so angry.”

Messing up is one thing, but dismantling the perfectly fine robots and damaging the good items!

Cheng Shu gathered the robots together, examined the breaks, which were caused by violent tearing: “Qingyao, first compile a list of losses. We’ll make them compensate.”

Ruan Qingyao, who was still angry, paused, and instantly felt his anger subside: “Mhm mhm.”

“There are surveillance cameras in the warehouse. Let’s check the footage first. It shouldn’t be those veterans. The Military Tower strictly prohibits malicious destruction of others’ property.”

“Mhm mhm.” Ruan Qingyao walked over, ready to put the poor robots back into the Box. Just as he squatted down, he saw the warehouse door close. He immediately got up and rushed over to check.

“Someone locked it from the outside.”

Ruan Qingyao grabbed the handle and pulled: “It can be pulled open.”

He blinked at Cheng Shu. Should I pull it open?

Cheng Shu shook his head: “Let’s see what they’re planning first.”

At the same time, Cheng Shu turned on the comm-device’s video and audio recording function.

Sure enough, Deng Tianhong’s voice sounded from outside the door, laughing extremely arrogantly: “Hahaha, since you dared to hit me, you should be prepared for revenge, right? I want to see how capable you are.”

“Brother Zhao, let’s begin.”

The “Brother Zhao” outside gave a faint “Mhm,” and then a syringe was inserted through the door crack. Pink misty gas was pushed in through the needle.

Ruan Qingyao immediately took out gas masks and put them on himself and Cheng Shu.

Deng Tianhong was triumphant: “This is a concentrated, refined product of A-rank Omega heat pheromones. Just a little can send an Alpha into a pseudo-heat. Lucky you.”

Once an Alpha enters pseudo-heat, they lose their sanity and would even want to mate with a tree, let alone the decent-looking Beta inside.

He had originally planned to humiliate the entire Dormitory 201 so they would be kicked out of the Military Tower, but only two people returned. Fortunately, Ruan Qingyao, the one he disliked the most, was one of them.

“Inject more!” It would be best if that Beta was killed outright. No matter how much of a genius or how powerful his family is, he won’t be able to stay in the Military Tower.

Brother Zhao threw the syringe to Deng Tianhong: “You handle it yourself.” He’d be an idiot to do something that might lead to death himself.

Deng Tianhong’s eyes were bloodshot. Clearly, the person was already intoxicated by his own fantasies, pushing all the misty substance in the syringe out.

Ruan Qingyao took out a bottle and collected a bottle full of the pink misty substance, secured it, and put it back in the Box. As for the gas mask, he had already taken it off. Pheromones affect a person’s skin, glands, and bl00d. A gas mask is useless. Besides, what does he have to fear from Omega pheromones?

Look, he had no reaction at all. Forget about pseudo-heat; his heart rate didn’t even accelerate.

He knows who the culprit is, and he has the evidence. Time to go back to the dorm and sleep.

While Ruan Qingyao was thinking about how to handle the situation, he was about to call Cheng Shu, but he turned his head and saw Cheng Shu was entirely flushed, as red as if he were on fire. His eyes were already starting to glaze over.

Pheromones secreted during an Omega’s special period not only induce Alphas but have an even stronger inductive effect on Omegas.

Cheng Shu’s damaged gland had already been stimulated by Ruan Qingyao’s pheromones today, which was suppressed after he took the drug. Now, stimulated directly by the Omega substance, his entire gland couldn’t hold up.

“Chengcheng, what’s wrong?”

Ruan Qingyao helped Cheng Shu up before he could fall, asking worriedly.

Before Cheng Shu could answer, the out-of-control bamboo-scented pheromones pouring out of the gland on the back of his neck told Ruan Qingyao the answer.