105: Chapter 105: Heroes in the Dark Corners 105: Chapter 105: Heroes in the Dark Corners Mu Yunlie’s expression briefly stalled.

His eyes flickered, and he quickly thought of an excuse.

“The night before last, when I took you from Mu Zicheng, you said it to me in a daze.”

Yan Qianyi recalled for a moment, did she?

Why didn’t she remember?

However, she indeed had been struggling with whether or not to tell him.

After all, he had accompanied her to the examination at that time.

Perhaps because she had that matter weighing on her mind, she blurted it out in her confusion.

Yan Qianyi forced a smile, “Well, there’s not much to congratulate, really.

I was originally aiming for the Command Department, but I went to the wrong place and ended up in the Special Department.”

“Isn’t the Special Department good?” Mu Yunlie asked, puzzled.

“It’s not good.”

Yan Qianyi’s spirits deflated like a punctured balloon at the mention of this, and she became listless, “You can’t participate in large-scale battles, nor pilot mechas.

Special forces can only sneak around carrying out missions, which lacks excitement.”

Although among ten thousand people, there might not even be one whose genes could mutate to have a special ability.

Those who do have special abilities are fierce when fighting alone.

But in front of large mechas, energy cannons, and other high-tech weaponry, they can’t play much of a role.

“Sneak around?” Mu Yunlie suddenly slapped the table, his gaze sternly fixed on Yan Qianyi, “Is that how you view our nation’s special military personnel?”

Yan Qianyi jumped at the sound of the table slap.

She was completely baffled.

Weren’t they just having a good chat?

Why did the conversation lead to table-slapping?

What was this unprovoked anger about?

Mu Yunlie spoke emphatically, “Among soldiers, it is not only those who charge to the front lines who deserve our admiration!”

“The soldiers of the special forces, although they fight in places unseen by people, face dangers no less than those on the front lines!”

“They might be alone in enemy camps, may face difficult situations by themselves, but their success can change the entire course of a war!

They can spare many people the sorrows of war and reduce the losses of the nation to a minimum with their own strength!”

Yan Qianyi’s eyes widened slightly.

This was the first time Mu Yunlie had spoken so many words to her, and they were so rousing.

Mu Yunlie continued, “They are not sneaking around.

They are simply safeguarding more people from the unseen dark corners!”

“Does a soldier who fights in places devoid of light not deserve to be called a hero?”

After finishing his words, he slapped the table again.

Yan Qianyi straightened her back, assuming the appearance of an obedient student, and quickly nodded emphatically, “Right, you are right!”

Somehow Mu Yunlie exuded an authority reminiscent of a seasoned cadre.

She was flabbergasted by his words.

Completely overawed!

But after hearing what he said, she indeed began to see the Special Department in a different light.

Soldiers who fight where there is no light are certainly heroes.

She just didn’t know whether the esteemed First Commander felt the same way.

“Now, do you still look down on the Special Department?” Mu Yunlie asked.

“No,” Yan Qianyi shook her head quickly.

She wouldn’t dare to look down on it anymore!

But then again, she hadn’t looked down on it.

It was just a smidgen of disdain before.

Mu Yunlie’s gaze stayed on Yan Qianyi, contemplative.

He thought, perhaps it was because her own talent was so great that she looked down on the Special Department?

People often take for granted and do not cherish what they already have.

With her Spiritual Power Value of 80, as long as she studied and trained hard, she was destined for a limitless future.

So he had to figure out her background.

If her intentions were impure and her stance unclear,

then in the future, she might become his most formidable opponent.

At the moment, he really hoped all his worries were unfounded.

Yan Qianyi collected herself and suddenly saw Mu Yunlie in a new light.

Before, she had thought he was just an extreme violent person.

“Ah Lie, I didn’t expect you to have such a positive side.”

She picked up her coffee cup, “Listening to you is better than ten years of study, so let’s drink coffee instead of wine, to your inspiring words.”

Yan Qianyi stood up with a bold and hearty spirit.

But then she saw that Mu Yunlie’s coffee cup was empty.

She asked, “Do you…

want another cup?”

Mu Yunlie uncompromisingly stood up and walked out.

Good, that saved her over a hundred bucks.

Yan Qianyi finished her coffee on her own and prepared to leave.

With the equity issue settled, it was time to take care of her health and get ready for the start of school.

Mu Yunlie’s words had suddenly made her feel that going to the Special Department wasn’t without meaning.

She started to look forward to attending the Federation Military Academy.

Even though her Spiritual Power Value was only 20 and she wouldn’t be able to learn much in the Special Department,

she had honed extraordinary martial skills in the otherworld.

Even without a special ability, she could do what special soldiers did.

That’s why she had initially looked down upon the Special Department.

Exiting the coffee shop, she saw that Mu Yunlie hadn’t gone far.

Suddenly, he stopped, his tall and straight silhouette bent slightly as he raised his hand to his temple.

Seeing this, Yan Qianyi quickly approached him.

Seeing his complexion turn pale, she urgently asked, “Is the poison in your body acting up again?”

Mu Yunlie nodded, his legs starting to wobble.

The poison’s onset always gave him excruciating headaches and a bone-chilling cold throughout his body.

It felt as if tens of thousands of insects were gnawing inside him.

Yan Qianyi hurriedly steadied him, “Come on, let’s go to my place, my rented apartment is nearby.”

“No, I have an important meeting today,” Mu Yunlie pulled out a bottle of pills, pouring them onto his palm.

Yan Qianyi asked, “Is that medication effective?”

“It used to work, but now it hardly controls it anymore.”

Mu Yunlie almost emptied half the bottle onto his palm.

His hands trembled as he did so.

Yan Qianyi snatched the medicine bottle to check the ingredients and said, “These can’t detoxify you.

They just suppress.

You can’t control it now because you’ve developed a tolerance.”

She grabbed Mu Yunlie’s hand as he was about to put the pill into his mouth, “Stop, taking more will be bad for your health; the side effects are severe.”

White pills clattered to the ground.

Mu Yunlie’s brows tightened, and he glared at her, “You…”

“Get in the car!” She took his hand and forcefully pulled him into the car.

Fortunately, her car was parked right outside the coffee shop.

And he didn’t have much strength left to resist her.

Once in the car, Mu Yunlie leaned back in the seat, his tall frame almost curling into a ball.

“Just hold on a little longer; we’re almost there,” Yan Qianyi soothed.

She hadn’t brought her silver needle with her when she left the house; otherwise, she could’ve temporarily suppressed the poison for him.

“Stop the car!” Mu Yunlie grimaced in pain, “I…

won’t go with you!”