Ling Qian? Ling Wei wrinkled his brows and looked at his younger brother that’s currently occupying his bed, “Why are you here?”
“I’m home. Didn’t mom tell you?”
Having been accustomed to seeing the short haircuts of his cla.s.smates that complied with the strict rules of the military academy, Ling Wei felt like it was an eyesore suddenly seeing Ling Qian’s unruly, shoulder-length hair.
“I heard you were expelled.”
“Yeah.”
His uncaring tone angered Ling Wei, who was very strict towards both himself and others.
If the person before him wasn’t the beloved son of his adoptive parents, and the future true heir to the family, Ling Wei would have been tempted to opened his mouth and curse.
But all he could do was to suppress his anger and ask him, “Have you thought about what kind of situation you’ve put mom and dad in when you did this?”
A powerful senior military family that’s always in everyone’s line of sight hates nothing more than rumours and gossip. It does more damage than a laser gun.
Seeing Ling Wei’s scowl as he questioned him like an older brother, Ling Qian‘s careless and nonchalant expression receded and he got off the bed.
“Now, I should be the one asking you regarding this. Brother.”
Ling Qian walked closer towards his brother as he posed the confrontational question.
Compared to his brother Ling Wei, who is three years his senior, the eighteen-year-old Ling Qian may seem delicate, but is in fact quite tall. Many people are fooled by the captivating smile he always has on his face, but if he were to stand side by side and compare, his physique definitely surpa.s.ses most of his peers.
His second younger brother stood before him harbouring a sense of danger, his imposing manner made Ling Wei feel uncomfortable.
Although it’s not the same commanding look that his adoptive father has, but the feeling of being threatened by his younger brother was enough of an annoyance.
Even though it’s his brother that he only gets to see once a year, but for Ling Wei, the feeling that he gets is a complex and incongruous mixture of familiarity and strangeness.
“Ask me? What do you mean?”
“If it wasn’t for you and your lack of concern for mom and dad, getting involved in that disgraceful scandal, I wouldn’t have had to beat up my cla.s.smate, severely injuring him, and end up getting expelled.”
The information Ling Qian revealed was quite shocking.
Ling Wei stared at his brother in shock,
“Me?”
That’s impossible, Ling Wei was always strict with his self-discipline, and would never do anything to damage the reputation of his parents.
“What disgraceful thing have I done?” Ling Wei’s face became serious as he faced Ling Qian’s accusation.
The way that Ling Qian stared at him, it was like a military officer’s icy glances at some traitorous spy, “Stop trying to hide it, you know what filthy things you’ve done at the academy, I’ve even got the video footage. If I wasn’t trying to get this video back, and to protect mom and dad, I wouldn’t be in this situation.”
Ling Wei became more and more confused as he listened.
But from the looks of things, Ling Qian wasn’t just threatening him with empty words and intimidations.
“You still won’t admit it.” Ling Qian studied his older brother’s stern expression and somehow, slowly softened his own expression. The serious look on his face replaced with a dangerous smile, “Fine, I’ll let you take a look for yourself, and then we’ll see how you plan to talk your way out of it.”
Picking up the remote control from the table, Ling Qian connected the screen to the server that he’s already setup. Moments later, a highly realistic 3D image appeared on the full-screen projection wall.
The male and female figure that appeared on the projection screen were both wearing the same Zhen Di Military Academy uniform.
“Ling Wei, I—”
“Don’t be afraid, once there’s a chance, I’ll explain to mom and dad.”
One of the people on screen was Ling Wei, Ling Cheng Yun’s eldest son, studying to be a military officer at the military academy.
Seeing himself on the screen, a trace of panic seeped through Ling Wei’s stern expression. The image changed and showed the two of them walking into a hotel holding hands.
Soon, the screen displayed an extremely l.u.s.t filled scene as their two bodies entangled in pa.s.sion. Due to the high-tech audio system available, their gasps and moans sounded as if they were right there in the room.
“Uhhuhh ahh Ling Wei, you’re so great! Deeper … umh yes …”
Just a few seconds of sound from the video feed was enough to severely impact Ling Wei.
“Stop! Stop playing it!”
Ling Wei roared in rage and the video was immediately paused, the detestable sound of moaning was gone, however, the picture froze on a frame of the two entwined in the throes of pa.s.sion.
“So what? You’ve got the guts to do it but you don’t have the guts to watch?” Ling Qian sneered as he calmly censured his brother, something that hardly seems possible for an eighteen-year-old. “The academy has rules of conduct, and one of them forbids any s.e.xual intercourse between the male and female students prior to graduation. This was to ensure that future officers will not become engulfed by s.e.xual indulgences. Brother, if mother were to see this video then her poor weak heart would probably give out, wouldn’t you say?”
“I didn’t do this.”
“Oh really?”
“If you didn’t do this, then was this entire video fabricated?”
Ling Wei was silent for a moment, but still decided to continue, “The girl in front of us is indeed a female cla.s.smate of mine at the academy, however …”
“Name?”
“What?”
“I’m asking you the girl’s name.” Despite being three years younger, Ling Qian continued to question his brother in an aggressive and icy tone.
Although Ling Wei felt angry, but at the same time, he had to admit that he himself certainly did not exercise discretion.
“Her name is Mo Pei Ying.”[1] Ling Wei looked up, his pure black eyes shot a piercing glance at Ling Qian. His gaze was unwavering and unblinking as he emphasized calmly, “It was us at the beginning, but what happened after, it wasn’t me.”
He did have some feelings for Mo Pei Ying, but knowing the academy’s rules, why would he have s.e.x with a female student inside a hotel room because of momentary carnal desires, when he knew that it was in flagrant violation of school rules?
On top of that, he’s always respected Mo Pei Ying, and knew that she wasn’t that kind of girl.
Upon hearing out his explanation, Ling Qian seems to be a little bit more understanding, and less fierce.
“Well, in that case, things are a lot easier to deal with.” Ling Qian stated simply, “I’ll hand this recording to mom tomorrow, and let her notify the people from the school of science and technology to have it verified, then we’ll know which parts were made up.”
Ling Wei burst out a startling objection, “No!”
“Why? This is the best way.”
“Absolutely not! How can we let mom see a video like this? Can’t we deal with this in private?”
“If you are innocent then there is nothing to fear. Since you know that you didn’t do anything wrong, then why be afraid?” Ling Qian once again turned his gaze towards his brother, this time with more joking distrust. “Brother, you aren’t lying to me are you?”
“We can’t show that to mom no matter what.” Ling Wei lowered his voice and proposed, “If you don’t trust me, we can find someone who is familiar with synthesizing and manipulating videos to check the video in private. Once the results are out, we’ll immediately destroy the recording.”
“Wow, so secretive, it certainly doesn’t seem like you brother.”
“I said it already, I didn’t do it.” Ling Wei looked at his grinning brother with anger, and asked, “How many times do you need me to say it?”
Seeing his decent and upright brother forced into a corner, Ling Qian began to reel in the net he has cast.
“You know, if you want, I can trust you and destroy the video.” Then he continued in a lazy and disarming tone, “All you have to do is let me inspect your body.”
Not knowing his younger brother’s true intentions, Ling Wei only gave him a puzzled frown, “Inspect my body?”
“Correct. If that really was you in the video, then you would have taken the time before your ten days leave of absence as an opportunity to f.u.c.k her silly.” As the biological son of the general, bound to inherit his father’s military powers, and receive the respect and admiration of hundreds and millions of federation soldiers, Ling Qian was not at all self-conscious about uttering such vulgar words. “With new advanced instruments, we are able to detect whether or not your body has e.j.a.c.u.l.a.t.ed within the past twenty-four hours. How about it? Allow me to perform an inspection, and check to see whether or not you’ve e.j.a.c.u.l.a.t.ed, and I’ll do as you say and destroy the recording.”
Ling Wei looked at his brother in awe.
Just like him, Ling Qian had been raised in a military academy. But how did he become so well versed in things relating to s.e.x?
Ling Wei fell silent for a moment.
“You have that kind of instrument on hand?” He then asked awkwardly.
“Yes.”
“It should be no different than the process of inspecting the body for toxins, right?”
“Stop wasting time!” Ling Qian snapped at him impatiently, and said angrily, “If you are guilty and too afraid to allow the inspection then just say so. I’ll just hand the recording directly to mother.”
This was a powerful threat.
Ling Wei struggled for a while, then used his military instincts and made the best choice.
“Alright.” He nodded.
Ling Qian did not seem particularly pleased to hear of his cooperation, instead, he grunted a yes, and said to Ling Wei in a noncommittal voice, “Now, take off your pants, and go lie down on the bed.”