Chapter 106: The Marshal Has Finally Managed to Get a Meal

"Tell me, brother, will he still bring my Boxed Meal back for me?"

Song Qingyan looked blankly and expectantly at He Shan, who was sitting by the table, attempting to get some kind of affirmative answer.

The only response she got was He Shan's helpless shrug.

"What do you think?"

Song Qingyan was truly about to cry.

Such fragrant food, and she hadn't even tasted a single bite!

Sob...

What does it mean to be unable to cry even though one is heartbroken?

It means exactly how she felt right now!

He Shan silently scooted over a bit, clearing half her seat, and pushed the lunch box toward her.

"Eat, I saved half for you."

"Sob sob sob... sister, you are truly the best!"

On the other side, Song Jinyan, having taken the Boxed Meal, sped all the way and arrived directly at the research lab.

The director of the research lab did not expect the Major General to come.

And to be in such a hurry, too.

"Is there something urgent, Major General Song?"

Song Jinyan nodded, acknowledging his greeting, his expression carrying a hint of seriousness, "Let's go inside to talk."

Seeing this look on his face, the director of the Research Department knew the matter must be very serious and immediately led him toward the office inside.

"Director Gu, take a look at this."

Song Jinyan got straight to the point, taking out the Boxed Meal and placing it in front of him.

In an instant, the aroma of the food filled the entire office, making everyone who smelled it swallow their saliva involuntarily.

"This is?"

He used the chopsticks held between his fingers to stir the dishes a few times, pointing at the cauliflower, "This is very similar to something in a file I once saw, so I want Director Gu to check what this is."

Casting aside that seductive fragrance, Director Gu finally had the mind to carefully observe the things inside.

He didn't know until he looked, but one look gave him a shock.

This, this, this—how does it look so much like a plant?

"I will arrange for an analysis of this thing's structure immediately!"

The matter was of great importance, and he impatiently took people to the laboratory...

Interstellar Command 6th Division

Ever since he returned, Qin Xiulin had been investigating the incident of his ambush.

The forces behind those who ambushed him.

And also, that woman.

That woman who looked frail and weak, yet revealed something unusual at every turn.

Memories of that night flashed inexplicably through his mind.

The pitch-black sky was covered in stars, making everything before his eyes appear even more gloomy, save for that flash of white.

Like top-grade mutton-fat jade.

Delicate, warm, and soft.

Sinking into a sea of desire with her...

Qin Xiulin rubbed his somewhat sore brow; everything in the office was affected by his dispersed Mental Power and floated in mid-air.

As he retracted his Mental Power, a clattering sound of things falling to the ground echoed all around.

Had he gone mad?

That woman had clearly come with a purpose.

They had also long since drawn a clear line between them because of that 100,000 credits.

Could it be that the first experience is just that hard to forget?

*Knock, knock, knock—*

The knocking sound at the door just then interrupted his deep thoughts, and his expression returned to indifference once more.

"Come in."

His Deputy Adjutant, Zhou Rui, walked in, followed by Song Jinyan.

However, the expressions of both men were somewhat serious and faintly carried a hint of excitement.

"What did you find?"

Zhou Rui's eyes were bright; it was rare for someone who was always so steady when working by his side to show his emotions so openly.

"Marshal, it's good news! Great news!" Zhou Rui looked at Song Jinyan, who was a step behind, and said, "You tell him!"

"Yes!"

Giving a military salute, Song Jinyan suppressed the excitement in his heart and handed over the box in his hands with both hands.

Before it was even opened, relying on his keen sense of smell, he had already smelled the unusual fragrance the moment it was taken out.

Getting closer, it was even more fragrant.

"Marshal, please look!"

After saying that, he sent a report he had just obtained to his Light Brain.

"This is the ingredient report that my subordinate had the research staff analyze; these are all made from plants!"

"Truly?"

Qin Xiulin did not intend to wait for his answer and impatiently opened the report.

The more he read, the more joyful his expression became, and the gloom that had been lingering in his heart no longer mattered.

Plants really still exist!

The withered plant specimen he had picked up earlier was indeed from recent times!

But soon, he furrowed those thick brows of his again.

It was just that this person was too excessive, actually turning such precious food into a meal just like that!

It was simply audacious!

"Where was this obtained from?"

Song Jinyan's initial excitement and agitation gradually faded, and he became a bit calmer.

"It is my dereliction of duty; it was brought by a friend of my younger sister who came to visit our home. I sensed something was wrong, so I sent it for testing immediately, and have not yet begun to investigate the source."

His dark, deep eyes stared fixedly at the Boxed Meal in front of him, lost in thought.

For a moment, none of the people in the office spoke, and even the sound of their breathing became much lighter.

Only the faint sound of fingertips tapping on the tabletop remained.

"Go investigate; Zhou Rui, you two are responsible, and be careful not to alert the enemy!"

After a long while, he finally spoke, and Zhou Rui and Song Jinyan answered in unison, "Yes."

After both of them had retreated, leaving only Qin Xiulin alone, his hand uncontrollably picked up the pair of chopsticks placed on the box.

Although a portion of the food had been removed from the Boxed Meal for testing, there was still plenty left.

At this moment, it was tempting the person before it, making his mouth water.

It was as if it were saying, "Eat me, come on and eat me!"

Looking at it like this, and thinking back to the conclusion in the report that it was edible, he did not wrong himself either.

He picked up the chopsticks and began to taste it.

The extraordinary texture between his lips and teeth, and the aroma being eaten into his mouth, made his mood become even better.

Especially those dishes; the texture of each one was different, a sense of satisfaction he had never tasted before.

The person behind the scenes likely possessed more than one type of plant, and furthermore, had a large quantity of plants.

Thinking of this, he became even more curious about what exactly this person behind the scenes wanted to obtain.

It's just that...

When he took a bite of the cauliflower, he was still conquered by the slightly refreshing texture of the tender stalk.

It was this very taste that inexplicably made him feel somewhat familiar, as if he had smelled it somewhere before.

Where on earth could it be?

The person who made others rack their brains in vain had just sent away her two free laborers when she saw the message Lu Yi had sent her.

【Ruan Mian: Yes, that box-making boss raised the price on the spot and wanted to blackmail me, but fortunately I had a benefactor to help me, found a new partner, and everything is going quite smoothly. How about you? How have you been at school lately?】

Ruan Mian only knew that he had gone to study; studying was a good thing, and he should have Mental Power, as long as he had Mental Power, he could have a place to go.

It was better than her, having been abandoned like this.

Although she was doing quite well now, that was also because of her own ability.

The Lu Yi who was being worried about was not doing very well at this moment...