I Can Read Minds But Will Not Be Marked

Chapter 7

The mecha he 'piloted' never even left the repair room.

Lin Han closed the hatch with his eyes downcast, sat in the pilot's seat, picked up the helmet and put it on. He was so obsessed with the mecha that every mecha he had ever designed had ridden the seas of stars.

——Even if he had never touched the stars.

The galaxy must carry the memory, he thought.

Lin Han inserted the key and the console began to respond, a sliver of buttons began to flash, and the display, which hadn't been fully repaired, began to light up. He looked at the mental power sample in his hand, settled his mind, and was about to open it—

When his communicator went off.

Lin Han felt this was a bit strange, he would turn on the communication filter when he was working, usually messages from friends couldn't be picked up at all, only superior orders or sudden situations could be transferred directly to his communicator.

Could something have happened?

He lowered his helmet and saw the command, "Pick up, Lin Han."

Lin Han picked it up and saw the signature on it.

It was the General's line, which didn't need to pass through the normal human communication filter, and could be directly contacted in person. The mecha had already started up, emitting a unique mechanical roar.

He picked it up with suspicion, "Hello?"

Then he heard the cold voice again, calling his name, "Lin Han."

Before he could respond, he heard Lu AnHe's voice coming from the communicator again, "Mr. Lin!"　

"Don't open the mental power sample and don't connect to the mainframe..."

"——it's fake!"

—

Zone A, Selna Manor.

"I did as you asked. Fortunately the contact was timely, and Mr. Lin only just activated the mecha and hadn't connected to the mental power hub yet."

He YunTing pursed up the corners of his thin cold lips, not saying a word, his blue eyes sinking down, like he was thinking about something.

Lu AnHe raised his head, "But it doesn't make sense, that sample was handed to him by me, and then I also personally sent him back, so there was no chance of switching... By the way, are you feeling better?"

"Negligible." He YunTing suddenly spoke, didn't answer the question about his injury, and directly pointed out the object of suspicion, "That waiter."

Lu AnHe "Ah", recalled a moment, "that day you just said to send me he came... And specifically pushed the door to your right shoulder wound! I'll go check."

He YunTing said, "No need."

Whoever dared to do this must have planned it, and the waiter must be just an insignificant cannon fodder, and there would be no trace of him after a day of searching.

He YunTing pondered for a moment, but asked a different question, "What did he say?"

"...Ah?" Lu AnHe paused for a moment, "Mr. Lin said he had destroyed the fake mental power sample at the first opportunity, but didn't ask when he could come to get a new one."

"Boss, do you have a clue?" Lu AnHe looked at him, "Not good, is your wound still seeping blood?"

He YunTing only wore the simplest of regular clothes, the dark shirt outlined the hidden muscle lines, and the color somewhere on his right shoulder seemed to be a little darker.

"It's fine." He YunTing didn't seem to want to dwell on this issue, "This is something to hide first."

"Okay." Lu AnHe nodded, "But I think that the old man of the radical faction has a problem. When you said last time that a team of people are needed to clean up the Star Pirates, they wanted you to add a new group of mecha, and you didn't want to. It's really out of the blue..."

He YunTing stayed silent.

Lu AnHe knew that it was useless to continue, so he shut his mouth angrily.

When it was time for lunch, He YunTing stopped talking about the issue, "Let's go."

The two were walking side by side in the corridor when Lu AnHe thought of something and decided to change the subject, "So Boss, have you met Mr. Lin before?"

He YunTing paused in his steps, his blue eyes blinking lightly, as if he was thinking about something. But soon he answered, "No."

It was just that he felt strange after their first meeting.

"Oh." Lu AnHe said.

He YunTing was known as a genius and the hope of the Empire when he was at the Imperial Army University, and he was number one in everything. He had a particularly good memory, which his mentors at the time praised, saying that he was practically synonymous with unforgettable.

Anyone or anything that passed through his mind, He YunTing could remember and reconnect the antecedents and consequences associated with it. So he could quickly determine that the person who switched the samples was the waiter, and he was convinced.

What was more, Lin Han's appearance was already beautiful and good-looking, and according to He YunTing's unforgettable skills, how could he not have any impression? There was no possibility that he'd seen him before.

"So, Boss..." Probably because the recent days were really free, Lu AnHe's jumpy nature was also more obvious, and even dared to gossip about his boss's personal affairs to his face, "Are you..."

He YunTing swept a dissatisfied glance at Lu AnHe, "You've been talking a bit too much lately."

Lieutenant Colonel Lu looked like he was briefly scared and closed his mouth.

When he said that, the butler in a tuxedo happened to walk in, and when he saw the two of them there, he bowed respectfully before gesturing behind him and starting to lay out the food.

Lu AnHe often lived here, so the kitchen was familiar with his tastes and served a lot of food that was overloaded with oil and salt but must taste good; while He YunTing's food was much simpler, and only needed to be customized according to the standard meal of the military side.

——But today the General's meal had one more thing added.

Next to the boring and unchanging meal, there was a small brown plate that was roasted to a crisp.

The butler cautiously winked at Lu AnHe: Sure you don't want pudding but only caramel?

Lu AnHe raised his chin and gave the butler a gesture when He YunTing wasn't looking: No problem, don't worry.

The housekeeper put his heart back into his stomach and closed the door after the preparation, leaving He YunTing alone in the room again.

Lu AnHe was in a really good mood, even though he had just been told off by the boss, he still didn't die trying to finish the rest of his sentence. He called out to the General and waited for He YunTing's hand with the spoon to stop and look at him again before continuing to touch the tiger's butt without fear of death, "Did you fall in love with Mr. Lin...? Love at first sight?"

He YunTing licked his lips, and then quickly realized that he had actually made this action inadvertently, so he quickly withdrew it. In a place that Lu AnHe couldn't see, the tip of his tongue very lightly moved against his upper jaw, while the expression on his face remained cold, and even frowned deeper and deeper, coldly answering, "No."