After Being Transmigrated into a Cannon Fodder Scum Alpha - Chapter 45

“An old friend was unable to come herself; she asked me to bring something that someone might need.” At night, a strange woman appeared outside the Institute and handed a package to the guard.

The guard didn’t recognize the woman, but he recognized the emblem and the fabric of the wrapping—it belonged to the household of Grand Duke Yun Lan.

“Wait here, I’ll take this inside.”

By the time he delivered the package and returned, the woman was gone.

Based on the guard’s description, Bai Mingshu suspected it was the diviner who had sought her out before; she seemed to have been keeping a close watch on Yun Qi.

Thinking of the diviner’s remark that “someone would need this,” she thought of Yun Qi. She took a small sample of the potion from the package to compare it with the residue left on the syringe; she found their effects to be diametrically opposed.

However, no matter how they tested and analyzed it, they couldn’t identify the raw materials used in the delivered potion. In the end, they could only attribute it to the fact that the diviner had lived a long time and had seen many exotic creatures.

After experimenting several times on mice to ensure there were no harmful side effects, they sent word to the Grand Duke.

Waking up to the good news, the Duke appeared extremely happy, though she showed some resistance toward going to the Institute to administer the drug.

Bai Mingshu and Yun Lan both strongly agreed with the Institute’s proposal. Under the elders’ soothing, the Alpha finally agreed. Of course, her decision had absolutely nothing to do with the Omega by her side who had been staring at her non-stop.

“I am so sorry.” This was the first time Yun Lan had come to see his niece since the incident. If he had known how things would unfold, he certainly wouldn’t have called Yun Qi over.

“It’s not your fault, Uncle.” How could it be his fault? He was merely deceived by those hypocritical beasts in the military. The Duke believed all the blame lay with Yi Fei and the military personnel.

Now that the chance to recover was right in front of her, the Alpha was in a great mood and began thinking of ways to pick a fight with those troublemakers in the military.

“Has there been… any response from the military?” For instance, someone being dismissed or the like.

The Duke didn’t know what she had done to make those people at the military hounding her like mad dogs, but she was no saint herself; she had cut off the military’s supplies multiple times in the past. If this incident could get rid of a few eyesores, that would be ideal. She was never hesitant to treat that crowd with the utmost malice.

“The person who was supposed to watch the Omega has been temporarily dismissed. The others have been ordered to find Yi Fei; if they fail, they will be handed over to you for disposal.” However, Yun Lan felt this punishment was a bit too light.

“I see.” The Alpha felt this was quite good. Once her own people found Yi Fei first, those military fools would fall into her hands and never make it out again.

The potion had no scent, looking no different from water.

“Are there any changes?” the Duke asked the people around her.

“No, it requires some time. During the experiments, it took a whole night for the two potions to merge,” the person in white replied.

“Is Kong Ying… a researcher here?” As if remembering something, the Alpha asked the person beside her with some hesitation. She remembered the man in uniform had introduced Kong Ying as someone who also researched pheromones.

Of course, she didn’t care about the past between that person and her Omega; she merely suspected her. Getting into a conflict with Kong Ying and then immediately stumbling in her field of expertise, combined with those military people…

One researches pheromones, the other lets the culprit escape—it’s a very reasonable suspicion, isn’t it?

The more she thought, the more confident she became, and her wavering gaze turned steady. She only asked this question to help locate Yi Fei.

“Professor Kong doesn’t belong to our Institute; she opened her own research facility,” the researcher beside her said with some reverence. Although the other woman was younger than him, her achievements far exceeded his. He mentioned he heard that Kong Ying had some health issues due to her previous pheromone research and was now recuperating at the university, imparting knowledge to students.

Clearly, the researcher had not heard of the conflict between the Duke and Kong Ying.

The Alpha heard the reverence in the researcher’s tone and curled her lip. As expected of people who stay cooped up in rooms all day; their vision had become narrow.

“Do you know Professor Kong as well?” Sharing an acquaintance can quickly close the distance between people. In the researcher’s mind, it was perfectly normal for the young, famous Professor Kong to be appreciated by the Duke and for the two to cross social barriers to become friends.

“In a way,” the Duke said nonchalantly. She had no interest in telling a minor researcher about her grievances with Kong Ying.

“I heard Professor Kong had a lover during her student days, but she supposedly broke their heart, so she remains unmarried to this day,” the researcher couldn’t help but share the gossip he’d heard. Professor Kong had once mentioned to the team leader that she had a lover she felt very guilty toward; she’d been immature and hurt the Omega’s heart, and now she didn’t dare face her, claiming she would wait for her forever.

The team leader had graduated from the same school as Professor Kong. They had wanted to ask who that lucky Omega was after Professor Kong left, but the team leader’s face darkened the moment she was gone, and he forbade them from asking, chasing them back to work.

Yun Qi recalled Lin Chen telling her about these past events and knew that Kong Ying had liked Lin Yaoyao first before confessing to her own Omega. But an Alpha’s intuition told her that the “lover she felt guilty toward” Kong Ying spoke of was Lin Chen, not Lin Yaoyao.

The fact that her Omega had absolutely nothing to do with that Kong Ying, yet was being rumored everywhere to be some “lover,” truly irritated the Alpha.

“Lover? More like someone who never got their unrequited love and is spreading rumors everywhere.” The Duke laughed mockingly. She didn’t mean to imply Lin Chen was that great; she simply looked down on Kong Ying. Even something she didn’t like was beyond Kong Ying’s reach—no, she couldn’t even look at her. The Alpha silently struck out her previous thought.

Kong Ying’s coveting of Lin Chen made Yun Qi feel disgusted and angry. She didn’t know when she had become so petty that she couldn’t even stand the admiration and greed others felt toward Lin Chen.

The researcher stopped talking. His anger at the Duke’s open insult to Kong Ying was visible, but considering her status, he could only endure it. He had his principles, though; he stopped speaking and his attitude lost its earlier warmth.

[Scum Value +30.]

[Scum Value +30.]

…

After a series of Scum Value notifications, [Congratulations Host on obtaining the title—Public Enemy Number One.]

Yun Qi felt the title was quite fitting; at least in this Research Institute, she was likely hated by everyone. The last time she experienced this treatment was with Lin Chen’s friend. It seemed her aura really clashed with these academic researchers, though from the perspective of earning Scum Value, it was a match made in heaven.

Maybe a few more visits and her Scum Value would be nearly full.

She had made up her mind: after she recovered, she would first find Kong Ying and “friendly” request that she stop making up stories linking herself to Lin Chen. Then she’d go to the military to see Mu Yu—the person who might steal the Omega away in the future. However, she needed to adjust her own feelings first; the other party hadn’t done anything yet, so she couldn’t view her through a prejudiced lens. Finally, she would offer her some benefits to leave the capital and avoid meeting Lin Chen.

Because the physical transformation was slow, Yun Qi stayed at the Institute for the night to avoid any accidents. Before sleeping, she was still thinking about that soft Omega at home, wondering if she was being good while sleeping today, if she would bury her head in the quilt, if the snowy owl would weigh her down, and if she would be unaccustomed to the lack of her pheromones.

It was already very late, but she was wide awake, perhaps due to the potion.

Waking up the next day, the first thing Yun Qi did was look in the mirror. Good—her appearance had undergone a visible change, though it was still a bit different from how she looked at the very beginning.

After a full-body checkup, Yun Qi left the Institute. She took the opportunity to wander around the military headquarters for a while and “accidentally” ran into several people undergoing punishment, kindly asking if they needed help.

“This was our mistake. These punishments are deserved.”

Strangely, those familiar hot-tempered faces didn’t flare up at her mockery. They lowered their heads in silence while another, unfamiliar Alpha walked over to apologize to her.

The Alpha was a very striking woman with beautiful muscle lines. Perhaps due to long-term outdoor training, her skin was tanned brownish—similar to the aesthetic of a certain white nation in Yun Qi’s original world where people specifically tanned their skin to a bronze color. In her past life, her grandfather’s company had donated supplies to female soldiers, and Yun Qi had been sent as the representative to record the event; the woman before her gave her the same feeling as those soldiers.

In her original world, Yun Qi would have been very willing to deal with a woman like this, but seeing her now made her feel inexplicably uncomfortable. On a whim, she asked the woman’s name.

“Mu Yu.” The Alpha was a bit surprised. Everyone knew the Duke hated people in the military, so she never asked for their names; to her, everyone was equally detestable. Despite her surprise, she spoke her name neither humbly nor arrogantly.

“!” Yun Qi’s pupils dilated slightly. She hadn’t expected to meet the other protagonist so soon, and completely unprepared.

The woman before her showed no reaction upon seeing her, meaning she likely hadn’t met Lin Chen yet, Yun Qi judged. Facing the Duke’s gaze, Mu Yu showed no cowardice, meeting her eyes calmly.

“You… are not bad.” After saying this, Yun Qi left.

For some reason, a wave of panic suddenly surged in her heart. it came abruptly but firmly. A voice was telling her: You cannot let Lin Chen and Mu Yu meet, or you will regret it.

That voice sounded like hers, yet didn’t sound like hers.

‘Who are you?’ she asked.

[Is something wrong?] the system replied.

But the voice did not appear again.

‘Little Scum, did you hear anything just now?’ Yun Qi forced herself to stabilize.

[No.]

Seeing that even the system in her head couldn’t hear it, Yun Qi panicked a bit, but she instinctively hid what had happened from the system.

‘Then I must have misheard.’

The voice appeared and vanished suddenly, but Yun Qi subconsciously felt the voice was credible. She now desperately wanted to see Lin Chen. Only by seeing her and holding her in her arms could she soothe that emotion.

“The sun must be rising from the west.” After Yun Qi left, the punished military personnel chatted.

“You should be careful. That bastard was staring at you for a long time just now. I feel she’s plotting something bad.” One of them looked at Mu Yu with concern, and the others nodded.

“It’s fine.” Mu Yu watched the direction Yun Qi had left. “I believe the Duke is not that kind of person.” She smiled at her friends to reassure them.

“You just got here, you don’t know how deep our grudge with that bastard goes…” One began to explain the history while the others chimed in.

Mu Yu smiled at her well-meaning friends but didn’t interject.