The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 154: How About Making a Deal

Qi Chen pulled back his gaze somewhat despondently, turned to look at Qian Duoduo who was tying someone up, and asked, "What’s that tiger’s name?"

"Huh?" Qian Duoduo took a moment to look up at Qi Chen and smiled, "Since when are you interested in a tiger?"

"What’s its name?" Qi Chen insisted.

"Da Hu." Qian Duoduo casually replied before burying his head back into his work.

Qi Chen pulled back his gaze, softly muttered, "Da Hu."

It’s really a nice name.

Meanwhile, Su Ruan jumped down from the tree, casually rubbed Da Hu’s tiger head, crouched down, and whispered, "Did you notice anything strange about that captain?"

Da Hu nodded affirmatively, that person had a weird look in his eyes when he looked at Tiger, definitely off!

Su Ruan nodded thoughtfully and walked out with Da Hu.

Qi Chen’s eyes lit up as he saw Su Ruan and Da Hu emerge.

"Are you its owner?" Qi Chen asked directly.

Su Ruan shook her head, and seeing the disappointment in Qi Chen’s eyes, she spoke again, "We’re partners."

Qi Chen’s eyes lit up again, "Then do you know who its owner is?"

Su Ruan shook her head again.

The light in Qi Chen’s eyes completely dimmed.

"Could I ask why you’re so fixated on a tiger?" Su Ruan asked.

With Qi Chen’s strength, he could easily escape, and even capture all of them, yet he hadn’t done so, he had even willingly jumped into the trap they set, it was truly odd.

Qi Chen lowered his gaze, his voice hushed, so low that only Su Ruan could hear.

"This tiger’s tail sways at the same frequency as a song a former acquaintance of mine loved the most."

Su Ruan: ...

She subconsciously looked at Da Hu’s tail.

The tail was sweeping back and forth on the ground, she really couldn’t discern any particular frequency.

"That acquaintance must have been very important to you, right?" Su Ruan asked.

Qi Chen hummed.

Su Ruan showed a "just as I thought" expression, after all, if they weren’t important, how could one recognize a tiger’s tail sway pattern as a beloved song of an acquaintance?

Perhaps that acquaintance encountered some mishap.

Feeling a rare sympathy, Su Ruan patted Qi Chen’s shoulder and said, "My condolences."

Qi Chen was completely oblivious, fixated solely on Da Hu.

Da Hu, feeling the intense stare, suddenly stopped wagging its tail.

Tiger was scared, Tiger didn’t want to wag its tail anymore.

Seeing Da Hu stop its tail, Qi Chen finally withdrew his gaze, turned to Su Ruan, and said, "How about a deal?"

Su Ruan piqued her interest, "What kind of deal?"

"I can help you win first place in this military competition’s team event." Qi Chen threw an enticing offer.

Su Ruan’s long lashes slightly trembled, somewhat unable to fathom Qi Chen’s intentions.

However, she didn’t ask why, instead she asked, "What do you want?"

"Da Hu." Qi Chen answered without hesitation.

As he spoke, he stared intently at Da Hu, eyes shining with an unwavering determination.

Su Ruan: ...

Su Ruan looked at Da Hu, suddenly remembering something, a bizarre conjecture bubbled up in her mind.

"Hang on a sec."

Su Ruan said as she led Da Hu away to a place out of Qi Chen’s sight.

Once in a secluded corner, Su Ruan crouched down and spoke to Da Hu, "Da Hu, just now, it’s very likely that person knows the former you."

She and it both understood what those words "former you" represented.

For a rare moment, Da Hu’s tiger eyes flashed with seriousness.

"Do you want to follow him?" Su Ruan asked, "I completely respect your decision."

Da Hu fell silent.

In his limited memory as a human, he was someone abandoned by his kind.

If that odd person indeed knew his previous self, could he be the one who abandoned him?

Why did he abandon him?

But if it wasn’t him who abandoned, then who exactly is this person? What was his former self like?

Da Hu’s mind was filled with questions, the only certainty was that his former self must have been extremely formidable.

That’s the confidence of the strong ingrained in one’s bones!

Su Ruan had no idea what Da Hu’s tiger brain was thinking, she was still waiting for its answer.

After a long time, Da Hu slowly nodded.

It wanted to figure out the past, maybe following the one who knew him was a good choice.

But...

Da Hu extended its tiger paw, spreading its five fingers earnestly, pointing towards the apples in the apple tree with another paw.

"Awooo!" Wants apples!

Su Ruan glanced where it pointed, her lips twitched slightly, responding with helplessness, "I’ll give you one at night."

Da Hu lowered its paw, seemingly reluctantly nodding.

After the brief conversation, Su Ruan led Da Hu back to Qi Chen.

She looked at Qi Chen, cleared her throat, and said, "I agree with your earlier proposal."

Qi Chen’s eyes lit up slightly, "Alright, don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you win first place."

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On a warship stealthily heading to Muhe Star, Lu Shinian stared at the images of Su Ruan and the tiger in the livestream, his dark pupils reflecting shades of darkness.

Something’s strange, logic reminded him. That tiger, is definitely strange.

Such human-like expressions shouldn’t appear on a beast unless...

Lu Shinian thought of a bizarre possibility.

[003.] Lu Shinian quietly called out to 003.

quickly arrived, [Master, I’m here.]

[Any runs from the Forbidden Land?] Lu Shinian asked quietly.

promptly checked the situation and soon replied, [Master, none.]

Lu Shinian’s gaze fixed firmly on the tiger, [Go investigate, tally against all lists sent to the Forbidden Land in the past decade.]

[Yes!] 003 swiftly responded and went to carry out the task.

Meanwhile, Lu Shinian gave another order, "Full speed ahead, make sure to reach Muhe Star before nightfall."

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On Muhe Star, Su Ruan and the others reached a cooperation with Qi Chen.

With Qi Chen and his companions joining, their combat power rose sharply, they didn’t even need to dig traps anymore, just have Qian Duoduo provoke others a bit to lure them over, and they could directly plunder.

Through such operations, they had indeed acquired quite a bit of good loot.

Besides the Military Token, there were various supply packs, at their current pace, winning first place was really not a dream.

Time flew by, and soon it was evening.

Su Ruan secretly purified an apple and stuffed it to Da Hu, then ran to rest on the tree trunk.

The others lit a bonfire not far away, chatting lazily, Qi Chen held onto Da Hu and talked to it in a low voice, not caring whether it understood or not, constantly muttering.

Zhang Laoer and Qian Duoduo were still arguing, the others watched on, occasionally offering advice, but mostly just watching the drama unfold.