Frying Zerg to make delicious food shocked the whole galaxy!

Chapter 561 Guilty Heart and Shifty Eyes
"I reject."

In the Second Legion's office, Jiang Ci suddenly looked up and spoke.

"Hey, am I not qualified to be the deputy commander of the Second Legion?" Upon hearing this, Shi Sijin, who was opposite him, immediately pretended to be angry and glared at him.

I know he'll refuse, but could you please consider a more tactful way of declining?
When Bai Mianmian and Jiang Ci returned to the Second Army Corps' base, Shi Sijin also came back with them.

He then said he had something to say to Jiang Ci, so the two of them went to Jiang Ci's office together.

Jiang Ci initially thought that Marshal Shi had some instructions for Shi Sijin to relay to him, so he agreed to talk to him alone without much thought.

Unexpectedly, Shi Sijin immediately asked to become the deputy commander of the Second Legion.

Thus, the opening dialogue took place.

Jiang Ci stared at Shi Sijin with his dark eyes, and after a while, he managed to utter three words, "You're wasting your talent."

Shi Sijin choked. If she hadn't known him for many years, she would have thought he was being sarcastic based on his expression and tone.

“I don’t think it’s a waste of my talents.” Shi Sijin clearly didn’t want to end the topic there. “I have already applied for the position of deputy commander of the Second Legion.”

Jiang Ci frowned in displeasure. "I disagree. Your report will not be approved."

Shi Sijin shook her head, "You probably can't refuse this time."

Jiang Ci's suspicious gaze immediately fell upon him.

"Don't look at me like that. I didn't use any underhanded tricks." As soon as Shi Sijin saw his gaze, she immediately declared her innocence with a firm expression.

He said, "You know how many people are interested in the position of deputy commander of the Second Army Corps. In the past few days, I've rejected at least fifty or sixty applications."

"Besides, the situation is clearly not right now. And you have more than one purification ability user here who can achieve zero pollution levels. Tell me, who wouldn't want to join?"

Jiang Ci lowered his eyes slightly, because Shi Sijin was telling the truth, and he was also certain that he was not lying.

Seeing that Jiang Ci no longer had any doubts, Shi Sijin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I was still able to listen to his explanation, otherwise I might not have been able to have dinner tonight.

If Jiang Ci were to confirm that he had used underhanded tactics inside, he would definitely throw him out of the Second Legion's base.

Shi Sijin had considered asking his superiors to appoint him directly as the deputy commander of the Second Army Corps.

However, with Jiang Ci at his peak strength in charge of the Second Legion, no one dares to send anyone over without his permission.

Therefore, after finally persuading his father to allow him to stay in the Second Army Corps as deputy commander, Shi Sijin now has to convince Jiang Ci as well.

This is so difficult! Shi Sijin sighed inwardly.

But thinking about how he could enjoy all the delicious food in the canteen, and even the new delicacies he discovered later, without having to pay for meals after joining the Second Legion.

I'm getting a little excited just thinking about it.

Don't be fooled by how generous he is with the crystal cores; the meal cost is just too high.

For the first time, Shi Sijin felt that she had brought too many people.

While he was lost in thought about other things, Jiang Ci was also reflecting on the busy things he had been doing these past few days.

His eyes darkened slightly as he said, "Our Second Army Corps' deputy commander has only temporarily gone missing. There is no concrete evidence yet to prove that he has been killed, so there is no need for a successor."

Shi Sijin twitched the corner of her mouth. "Although I don't want to say it, being out of contact for three months is enough to confirm death. Tell me yourself, how long has your deputy legion commander been out of contact?"

Jiang remained silent.

Having said that, Shi Sijin felt there was nothing more to say, so she said, "Anyway, I've submitted the application. If you have to choose one, choose me. When your deputy legion commander comes back, I'll step down."

He can step down, but getting him to leave the Second Legion won't be so easy.

While the food already available in the cafeteria was delicious, he was even more looking forward to new and exciting dishes. Looking at the expectant face across from him, Jiang Ci's dark eyes deepened.

In that instant, what flashed through his mind was Shi Sijin's exceptionally bright smile every time she saw Bai Mianmian.

Danger!

Shi Sijin, who was daydreaming about the future, was suddenly brought back to his senses by a sense of danger. He looked up and saw Jiang Ci looking at him with a dangerous gaze.

"...?" Shi Sijin was stunned for a moment before becoming bewildered.

What's wrong with Jiang Ci?
Why are you looking at him like that?
"Don't even think about doing anything to Mianmian," Jiang Ci said in a deep voice.

He decided to be frank: if Shi Sijin still wouldn't give up, he would throw her out of the camp and keep her far away from Mianmian.

"Huh?" Shi Sijin was completely bewildered and questioned, "What do you mean? What am I supposed to do to my sister-in-law?"

Does he mean he doubts he might hurt Bai Mianmian?!

Who is framing me?!
Does your sister-in-law know about this?
"You dare say you didn't stay in the Second Legion because of Mianmian?" Jiang Ci said coldly.

"..." Shi Sijin's eyes darted away for a moment.

Jiang Ci noticed his guilty conscience and her heart sank.

Feeling the increasingly dangerous gazes directed at her, Shi Sijin looked around anxiously before saying, "So what if...so what if it is?"

Jiang Ci clenched his fists tightly, and the temperature in the office instantly dropped.

Maybe we should beat him up first and then throw him out.

Shi Sijin's eager voice continued, "Sister-in-law can cook so many delicious dishes and knows so many good things to eat. There will definitely be even more delicious things to come in the future..."

He stopped there, because he then felt the air around him drop by several tens of degrees Celsius.

"?!" Shi Sijin looked at Jiang Ci in surprise, not understanding why he suddenly got really angry.
Upon hearing Shi Sijin's repeated mentions of delicious food, Jiang Ci's uncontrollable outburst of anger instantly froze.

Is he only staying in the Second Legion because of the delicious food?

It wasn't because you liked Mianmian that you wanted to force her to stay?!

The atmosphere in the office became so quiet it seemed to freeze. Jiang Ci and Shi Sijin, staring at each other, stood there motionless, as if frozen in time.

"Pfft~ Hahahaha..."

After a while, Shi Sijin suddenly burst out laughing. He covered his stomach with one hand and pointed at Jiang Ci with the other, laughing non-stop.

Jiang Ci turned his gaze away expressionlessly, refusing to look at the person who was laughing so hard they were about to fall to the ground.

"Hahaha... I'm dying of laughter, you... you actually... hahaha..." Shi Sijin was laughing so hard she couldn't even finish her sentence.

He never expected, he really never expected, that Jiang Ci would think he had taken a liking to Bai Mianmian and then develop hostility towards him as a rival in love.

This is absolutely hilarious.

He admitted that Bai Mianmian was very beautiful and had a gentle and kind personality that was rare in the interstellar world.

Her ability to purify pollutants is another major plus, making her an excellent choice as a partner.

but!

He had witnessed how Bai Mianmian killed the insectoids; her destructive power and ruthless ability to kill with a single blow were completely different from her usual self.

"Ahh~"

Outside the command center building, Bai Mianmian, who was using mushrooms to treat papaya and cassava contaminants, suddenly felt an itch in her nose and sneezed.