76: Chapter 76 (The following is a separate, unrelated chapter title:) Mouth Crooked and Eyes Twisted

After noticing Huo Si Yan's subtle gesture, Xu Xueke hated Ye Qingqing with a gnashing of teeth in her heart.

Why? Why does Ye Qingqing get all the benefits, while she gets nothing?

No dog, and not even Huo Si Yan's attention.

Unconvinced, Xu Xueke continued to provoke Ye Qingqing.

"Brother Si Yan..." The moment Huo Si Yan heard Xu Xueke speak, he immediately frowned, his eyes carrying a threat.

Xu Xueke pursed her lips. Although she was extremely unwilling in her heart, she didn't dare to anger Huo Si Yan.

"That dog of Ye Qingqing's is carrying the zombie virus. If it's not handed over to the military for handling, it will be too late once the zombie virus on that dog erupts!"

Listening to Xu Xueke's words, Huo Si Yan looked at her with an unfriendly gaze.

"Do you have any evidence?"

Xu Xueke was about to explode on the spot. Why were Huo Si Yan and Ye Qingqing using exactly the same phrasing!

"What evidence is needed for this?"

"This dog's name is completely different from other dogs to begin with, and look, when this dog barks, other dogs bark along with it."

"Brother Si Yan, please believe me."

Upon hearing this, Huo Si Yan looked at Ah Huang. At this moment, Ah Huang disliked Huo Si Yan in its heart.

Now seeing that Huo Si Yan seemed to believe the words of that bad woman Xu Xueke, when Huo Si Yan looked at it, Ah Huang even bared its teeth at him.

Huo Si Yan was utterly baffled. Previously, Ah Huang had clearly liked him quite a bit.

Why was it now baring its teeth at him?

Wasn't Ye Qingqing going to control it?

In this situation, Huo Si Yan perhaps held absolute authority.

Although Ye Qingqing didn't know exactly what position Huo Si Yan held within The Authorities.

However, Ye Qingqing wouldn't let Ah Huang directly snub Huo Si Yan, who could decide its life or death, in such a public setting.

Ye Qingqing gently patted Ah Huang's head, signaling it to rein it in a bit.

Receiving Ye Qingqing's signal, Ah Huang, although unwilling in its heart.

Still couldn't win against Ye Qingqing.

Reluctantly, it closed its mouth.

However, its gaze towards Huo Si Yan still carried a threat.

Seeing Ah Huang like this, a faint smile tugged at the corner of Huo Si Yan's mouth: "See, this dog is quite obedient, isn't it?"

"I've seen animals infected with the zombie virus before, but those animals all had crooked mouths, slanted eyes, and drooled. It's rare to see a dog as intelligent as this one."

Unwilling to give up, Xu Xueke continued: "But this dog is just not normal. How can a dog be this smart! Even if it's not infected with the zombie virus, it has mutated!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Si Yan raised an eyebrow.

"If we say it's mutated, that would also be a good thing for The Authorities."

"Moreover, this dog is so intelligent."

Listening to Huo Si Yan's words, Ye Qingqing's brow twitched involuntarily.

Wondering in her heart what exactly Huo Si Yan wanted to do?

Huo Si Yan walked up to Ye Qingqing and Ah Huang, his tone indifferent.

"Miss Ye, we meet again."

Hearing Huo Si Yan's words, Ye Qingqing inwardly snorted coldly. Who wants to meet you again!

As if anyone wants to see you!

Ye Qingqing was very displeased, but with so many people present, she couldn't make a scene.

If she made a scene even once, others would speculate whether there was some relationship between her and Huo Si Yan.

A cold snort rose in Ye Qingqing's heart, a muffled grunt faintly escaping from her nostrils.

"Hmm."

Seeing this, Huo Si Yan couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath, a bad premonition arising in his heart.

Immediately after, looking at Ah Huang, Huo Si Yan unhurriedly uttered: "I heard about this dog's previous tests. How about this, you hand Ah Huang over to me, and I'll take it for testing."

"The symptoms this dog displays clearly indicate mutation. If it's a benign mutation, it would be a good thing for the entire Authority."

Hearing Huo Si Yan's words, Ye Qingqing's face immediately showed a grave expression.

"No." Ye Qingqing basically didn't hesitate for a second.

The words slipped out directly.

She could not possibly hand Ah Huang over to anyone else alone, even if it was Huo Si Yan across from her.

She could not possibly hand it over to him.

Huo Si Yan fell into a brief silence. He always felt the distance between him and Ye Qingqing was growing further, and an inexplicable sadness surfaced in his heart.

"Miss Ye, believe me, I won't do anything bad to this dog."

Ah Huang, standing to the side, upon hearing Huo Si Yan's words, also emitted a low growl from its mouth, threatening Huo Si Yan.

Just at that moment, Xu Xueke, standing to the side, spoke up.

"Ye Qingqing, today, you will hand over that dog whether you want to or not!"

"This is on a Warship! What kind of place do you think this is?"

"Do you think this is your cozy little nest?"

As Xu Xueke said these words, she held herself very high, arrogant and haughty.

Seeing Ye Qingqing's discomfited look, a sense of satisfaction surfaced in her heart.

Even, upon seeing Huo Si Yan asking Ye Qingqing to hand over the dog, an inexplicable sense of superiority arose in her heart.

Seeing this, Ye Qingqing inwardly snorted coldly.

When she looked up at Huo Si Yan again, her gaze was icy.

"I said, Ah Huang, I cannot hand over to you."

Huo Si Yan had a headache. On this ship, if they didn't go along with Xu Xueke's wishes today, things would become very troublesome later.

Even, Xu Xueke would keep picking on Ye Qingqing and Ah Huang.

Huo Si Yan did not want to see such a situation arise.

So he could only choose a middle-ground approach.

Looking at Ye Qingqing, Huo Si Yan softly said in a voice only she and he could hear: "Trust me."

But how could Ye Qingqing trust Huo Si Yan now?

After all, the current Ye Qingqing didn't even know Huo Si Yan's true identity.

The only thing she knew was that Huo Si Yan was pretending not to know her.

Thinking of this, a cold smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of Ye Qingqing's mouth.

"Sorry, I only trust myself."

"Ah Huang cannot be handed over to you."

A flicker of difficulty passed over Huo Si Yan's face.

He wanted to tell Ye Qingqing that if she handed Ah Huang over to him, he absolutely wouldn't let Ah Huang suffer any harm.

But Huo Si Yan couldn't understand, why didn't Ye Qingqing believe him?

For some reason, when Huo Si Yan saw the disappointment in Ye Qingqing's eyes, his heart was suddenly and sharply stung.

As if something precious had been lost.

Huo Si Yan instinctively wanted to reach out and pull Ye Qingqing.

But the moment Huo Si Yan extended his hand, Ye Qingqing immediately launched an attack at him.

Extremely fast, so fast even Huo Si Yan hadn't reacted yet.

Huo Si Yan's chest squarely took a punch from Ye Qingqing, forcing him to take a step straight back.

Seeing this, Xu Xueke immediately cried out in alarm: "Brother Si Yan!"