FT DR Chapter 11: The Cheating “Father” 

Chapter 11: The Cheating “Father” 

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Ava was very grateful to Wu Chenghe. Since encountering this shiny commander’s adopted son, she had been very lucky. First, she achieved great success in front of Hannibal, then she discovered a guide. In recognition of her achievements, the military department specially transferred her to the first hospital of the Voyager Army to engage in guide medical research.

Her brother Ivanov also gained the commander’s favor because of this and was transferred from the cavalry to the guard, becoming one of Hannibal’s favored subordinates. The future was bright, and she was very optimistic when she saw Wu Chenghe.

“Do you want to attend the Military Medical University?” Ava learned that Wu Chenghe wanted to become a military doctor and fully supported him. “That’s great, I think you are naturally suited to be a doctor—you are better at surgical sutures than my interns, and you have a deep understanding of clinical medicine. If you can enter a top medical school, you will definitely become an outstanding military doctor.”

“After the semester starts, I’ll be a tenth grader, and I’ll be taking the entrance exam in five months.” Wu Chenghe said, “You know, I’ve lost some of my memories, so I’m not very confident. If you could help me find some medical materials, that would be great.”

“Oh, the entrance exam isn’t difficult, mainly basic knowledge, because the exam isn’t divided by subjects, so you don’t need to specifically study medical knowledge.” Ava said, but still opened her personal terminal to organize some materials and sent them to him. “But if you have the energy, it’s good to learn in advance, it will make university life easier.”

Wu Chenghe received the materials, opened them, and browsed through the contents. He found that they were all old-fashioned basic medical knowledge. After some thought, he asked, “Can you give me some materials on guide medicine? I’m very interested in this. After experiencing what happened with Monica, I feel like I might want to pursue research in this area in the future.”

“You want to major in guide medicine?” Ava was very clear about Wu Chenghe’s feelings for Monica. Seeing his persistence in guide medicine, she even thought he might have some interest in younger girls and subtly advised him, “Monica is a lovely girl, but she’s a guide. Spouses are chosen from the top ranks of the military and government, you two… are not suitable.”

Wu Chenghe accepted her misunderstanding and said a little embarrassedly, “I know, I just… I just want to…”

When he looked conflicted with his baby face and furrowed brows, especially in front of Ava, a mature woman, he seemed particularly pitiful. Ava immediately softened and said, “Oh, I’m not trying to pressure you. I understand teenage feelings and all that, hehe…” Without further ado, she stuffed some “confidential” documents into his mailbox. “Take a look, these are research materials on guide medicine. But don’t pass them on to others, it’s against hospital regulations, and I’ll get into trouble if the director finds out.”

“Thank you.” Wu Chenghe pretended to be innocent, tears streaming down his face. “I’ll be careful with them.”

The two chatted a bit more about Monica’s situation, and when Ava received a notice for a consultation, Wu Chenghe took his leave. Back home, he immediately opened his personal terminal, activated several holographic screens, and carefully searched through the materials.

As Ava’s level wasn’t very high, the materials she had access to were limited. After looking for a long time, Wu Chenghe still couldn’t find the formula for a sedative. He felt a bit discouraged but still mustered up the energy to extract some useful snippets for himself, such as during guide estrus, they would have a fever, and any antipyretic wouldn’t work. So it’s best to be in an environment between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius to reduce the effects of high fever on the body. Also, during estrus, a guide’s senses would be greatly enhanced, light, noise, and touch would all severely stimulate them, so it’s best to stay in a closed, dark, and absolutely quiet environment.

Moreover, during estrus, guides would emit unique pheromones. If there were compatible sentinels within half a kilometer, they would likely be detected. And the older they were, the more obvious this phenomenon would be. For someone like Wu Chenghe, who would start estrus at the age of seventeen, because his body was nearing adulthood, the concentration of pheromones would be very high, making it easy to trigger the possessiveness of compatible sentinels, which was especially dangerous.

Wu Chenghe studied the life-saving information earnestly, occasionally jotting down notes and sketches on the holographic notebook, planning how to deal with his estrus.

First, he needed an environment with low temperature and good airtightness to pass these twenty-four hours, so the refrigerator was a good choice—although Hannibal couldn’t cook, there was a 900-liter side-by-side refrigerator in the kitchen, and he could hide in it without any problem, as long as he solved the breathing issue.

If he was worried that the refrigerator wasn’t airtight enough, he could buy a few liters of acetic acid, dilute it, and spray it around the residence. This stuff had a very strong smell, effectively blocking odors, so even if a small amount of pheromones escaped, they wouldn’t be detected by sentinels.

The only problem was the sedative—this stuff was a banned drug, and any doctor who used it had to register. Unless he admitted that he was a guide, he couldn’t buy it at all.

Wu Chenghe scratched his head in distress, absent-mindedly drawing circles on the holographic notebook, completely unaware that a tall figure was approaching from behind.

“What are you looking at?” Hannibal had just returned from work, holding his military cap, looking around the holographic screens, and suddenly realized, “What? Interested in guide medicine?”

Wu Chenghe was startled, turned around, and glanced at the black-and-chestnut eagle on his shoulder out of habit, saying, “Oh, yes, there’s less than half a year left until the entrance exam. I want to attend the Military Medical University, so I’m looking at materials in advance.”

“Did Ava give you these?” Hannibal saw the watermark of the first hospital on the cover of the materials and said, “This is against the regulations. Remember to encrypt them when storing them and don’t leak them out.”

Wu Chenghe was afraid of causing trouble for Ava, so he hurriedly said, “I asked her for them. She originally didn’t want to give them to me. Please, don’t tell her superiors…”

“Don’t worry, I won’t betray you or your friends.” Hannibal smiled, habitually rubbed his head, making his hair fluffy, and said, “Actually, you can pester me. I have more authority than her. I can get a lot of internal information… Do I look like a difficult person to talk to?”

“Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?” Wu Chenghe turned his head to avoid it, straightened his hair, and said, “Aren’t you a Commander?”

“I’m your dad.” Hannibal laughed, opened his personal terminal, and sent him a username and password. “Take it, with this account, you can freely browse the database of the first hospital. But don’t tell anyone, including Ava, your classmates, and your girlfriend… Do you have a girlfriend?” ¹

“…No.” Wu Chenghe didn’t expect him to be so easygoing. Can’t he blatantly commit a crime like that? Dad, aren’t you the commander?

“It’s better to start dating later. You’re too naive; you’ll definitely be fooled by girls.” Hannibal rubbed his head, unable to resist making him fluffy again, saying, “Anyway, study hard. I hope your dreams come true and you get into a good university.”

“Ah, thank you… stop rubbing!” Wu Chenghe waved his hand to push him away, trying to flatten his hair. Why did he, an adult, always like to treat him like a doll, constantly messing with him? Didn’t you have a childhood?

Hannibal stopped rubbing with a smile and, to compensate, added, “There’s a small lab in the partition upstairs in the study. You can temporarily use it for experiments, but remember to tidy up after using it.”

“Got it, thank you.”

“School starts tomorrow, don’t be late on the first day.” Hannibal grabbed a few things and prepared to leave. “I’m going home tonight; Marlow’s team is returning today, and I have to pick him up. Don’t mess around by yourself, go to bed early. Tomorrow morning, I’ll have Yuna wake you up.”

“No need, I can get up on time.” Wu Chenghe escorted him out. Hannibal nodded, gave him a fatherly hug, picked up his briefcase, and hurried away.

During this time, Wu Chenghe’s interactions with his “commander dad” had become quite casual. Hannibal would come over twice a week to spend time with him, showing no traces of his authority in front of him. Though not as caring as a typical father, he would still instruct Yuna to take care of his daily life.

Perhaps because he had raised Marlow, Hannibal had a knack for dealing with boys. His attitude towards Wu Chenghe was somewhere between an elder and a buddy. Occasionally, he would tease him or chat with him about girls, but always stopped short of delving into deep topics. This Western-style father-son interaction made Wu Chenghe feel fresh and comfortable, even pleasantly surprised.

And when he entered Hannibal’s small lab, he was even more pleasantly surprised.

Hannibal was a strong sentinel and needed regular injections to alleviate his mania. The commercially available drugs were mass-produced and couldn’t meet individual differences, so he used a balancing agent specially developed by a private doctor. This balancing agent contained many active ingredients and was best made and used fresh, so wherever he regularly stayed, there was a dedicated lab to ensure there was always fresh medication available.

Wu Chenghe opened the medicine cabinet and found many special raw materials here, making it practically a mini pharmacy. Using the username provided by Hannibal, he accessed the database of the first hospital and found the formula for the sedative. Comparing the ingredients, he was pleasantly surprised to find that almost all the reagents needed for the formula were available here, and the few that were missing had similar substitutes.

Having a dad like this was simply perfect!

Wu Chenghe didn’t even bother with dinner, putting on gloves and starting to compound the medication. Who knew when his estrus would come? Better to be prepared, right?

After tossing and turning all night, he finally DIY’d the first batch of homemade sedatives. Since he hadn’t had an estrus yet and didn’t know how effective it would be, he didn’t dare to waste any and just filled a bunch of test tubes, placing them in the corner of the cooler. Afraid of being discovered by Hannibal, he even labeled them with other medication names to throw off suspicion.

Feeling relieved, Wu Chenghe suddenly felt exhausted and collapsed onto the bed after taking a shower, quickly closing his eyes in fatigue. Before falling asleep, a disturbing thought faintly emerged in his mind: was everything going a bit too smoothly? Thinking about it made it happen, right? It didn’t quite fit his unlucky character…

In the past, such strange occurrences would definitely have aroused his suspicion, but maybe it was because he had recently gotten used to playing a seventeen-year-old, his intelligence had regressed somewhat, or maybe he was just too afraid of the consequences of his identity being exposed. He didn’t think too much about it and let this uneasy speculation slip away lightly.

Hmm, in any case, let’s deal with the estrus first, he thought.

A faint light flashed on the bedside table, and the small lamp suddenly revealed a chubby figure inside, with a vague black shadow wriggling inside, like something about to hatch from an egg.

【Hmph!】