Thrive in Catastrophe by 焦糖冬瓜

Chapter 35 The Successor

His was shockingly pale, the light bounced off his alabaster skin. The light's reflect shined in a way that was absolutely captivating.

Xiao noticed that he wasn't wearing the typical white lab coat but rather a familiar black combat suit.

"Special Task Force?"

"Yes." The guy's eyes tilted with a bit of warmth and his finger reached up to Xiao Yan's chin. He teasingly pinches it, as if he were his personal pet.

"Walk a bit more carefully."

Casey finally stumbled up to them and his childish expression instantly became serious.

"Hello. Lt. Wallace."

"Hey Casey, you are as cute as ever. Like a beautiful rose.....with a whole lot of thorns." Xiao's mind wanders as Jane speaks. Something about his name seemed so familiar.

Wait.

Xiao narrowed his eyes as he thought.

Colonel Wallace?

Xiao looked at him with an incredulous expression pulling at his features.

Jane Wallace.

The special Task force elite that stood level with Heine Burton as a killing machine.

Everyone knows that this is the 8th year since Heine was injected with the x-virus. In accordance with a human's ability to handle the burden from the virus's replication rate, his body is likely to fail in the next two years. Jane Wallace is his successor.

So this bloodless looking man who appears as if he has never seen the sun is Jane Wallace?

"Thank you for supporting our research."

Casey spoke with a very robotic obligatory tone.

"Casey, you are very kind, but if the x-virus research is successful maybe us guys can live longer, be a bit crazy a little longer."

"

Jane Wallace leaned towards Casey, his posture suggested he was going in for a kiss. Casey rapidly backed up, grabbing Xiao Yan's wrist and dragging him along.

"My assistant and I are going to eat. We will see you later this afternoon Lt. Wallace." Casey yanks Xiao Yan out of Jane's path as he passes by.

"You can call me Jane, we'll be meeting each month." Jane's voice fades as he walks away and Casey's polite face twists into an increasingly ugly expression.

"What's the matter?" Xiao has never seen Casey show such apparent hostility to anyone before.

"Whenever you see Jane Wallace, stay far away from him."

" Why？"

"We have to collect blood samples from that guy every month, to monitor his virus replication and the effects on his system. Every month the researchers end up in his bed for a one night stand."

"Huh? There aren't that many female researchers. And among them are very few beauties." Xiao Yan finds himself impressed with Jane's taste in females. Quite different from the rest of the special task force. It was difficult to bag a female researcher, they were known to be quite cold and distant. Xiao was surprised that they would risk have sex with a special op. There is no way they don't know of the consequences. Then again he can't really blame them, he has experienced first hand from Maya the effects of the x-virus. Also Jane Wallace was a very attractive man.

If he were not infected with the x-virus and was just an ordinary officer he would be swarmed with women.