The snow was in chaos, swirling amidst the tumultuous dark clouds.
Black-clad constables from the Monitoring Bureau crowded the entrance of the courtyard, sealing off the area so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through.
Tang Fei’s expression was grave as he said, "How did they catch up so quickly?"
"It must be when I was escaping, they must have caught a trace of me..." Bai Wuxin said with a face full of guilt.
He knew how sensitive his identity was. If he were to fall into their hands, life would be worse than death, and likely Tang Fei and Little Fatty would suffer as well.
By that time, it would probably be hard to keep Tang Fei’s identity hidden.
Him, a son of the rebel party, hiding here with Tang Fei, then what roles did Tang Fei and Little Fatty play?
The Royal Family would naturally grow suspicious. A simple investigation would reveal everything.
"Brother, what should we do now?" Little Fatty asked urgently, getting up to reach for the Skull Hammer.
With the hammer in hand, I rule the world.
At crucial moments when entering the Realm of Evil God, it could protect his brother’s escape...
As for himself, he hadn’t thought much about it.
If they could escape, then escape; if not, die.
It wasn’t a big deal.
"I’ll go now." Bai Wuxin said, trying to stand up from his chair.
Unfortunately, weakened as he was, he had just stood up when he fell back into the chair again.
"Go? Where could you go?" Tang Fei said, "If escaping were possible, I would have sent you away long ago."
"Our identities, Little Fatty’s and mine, are quite special. There have always been people watching the courtyard; the surveillance has only relaxed a bit recently..."
The scandalous rumors between Tang Fei and Princess Phoenix had greatly displeased the Royal Family.
Whether it was due to doubts about Tang Fei’s identity or for the protection of Princess Phoenix, ever since Tang Fei and Little Fatty moved into the courtyard, there had always been people monitoring them.
Later, after Tang Fei’s outstanding performance at the Heavenly Path Conference and his genetic test results showing no issues, the Zhong Family wanted to utilize Tang Fei and withdrew those watchers.
"Then you committed such a big crime, those Mad Dogs will naturally bite and not let go, they’ll relentlessly pursue any trace they find..."
"With injuries like yours, even walking is extremely difficult. The two of us brothers don’t have a vehicle... If we tried to carry you out in broad daylight, we’d be walking straight into a trap..."
"Originally, I thought we could wait until after dinner when large numbers of young people would flood the streets for the New Year’s Eve party, and we could take the opportunity to blend into the crowd..."
"At that time, the streets would be teeming with people... how could they pick us out? Even if they did, they wouldn’t dare to act rashly..."
"It’s just that they arrived a little earlier than I had anticipated, just two or three hours more... until everyone finished their New Year’s Eve dinner... what a pity..."
"I have a drug on me." Bai Wuxin said, "Take me to the restroom, and after I take this drug, I’ll dissolve into a puddle of blood... Then you just need to wash it away... They won’t find any trace..."
"What nonsense are you talking?" Tang Fei barked angrily, "Do you think I can just stand by and watch you die? Do you think I can do such a thing?"
"Exactly." Little Fatty chimed in.
He wasn’t familiar with Bai Wuxin’s identity.
But the goodness within him told him that he simply couldn’t send someone off to commit suicide...
Just sitting down for a drink together, and now to send someone off to take medicine and turn into blood water?
Though he also knew that doing this would put both brothers in danger, surely big brother would have a way...
"...There’s no other way left..." Bai Wuxin’s eyes reddened as he urged, "To die as one, or to die as many... a choice must be made."
If he were captured, not only would Tang Fei and Little Fatty, who had given shelter to him, be killed, but everyone from Sunshine Orphanage would die as well.
Given the Phoenix Royal Family’s bloody methods against traitors, such a thing was bound to happen.
This was something he absolutely did not want to see. To sacrifice himself would save many others.
He was willing to sacrifice, willing to die.
"No way." Tang Fei said sternly, "On my turf, you listen to me. What I say goes... You’ll do as I say..."
"Little Fatty, take him down to the basement to rest... Isn’t there a storeroom in the basement? Hide him in there..."
"Okay, big brother." Little Fatty readily agreed.
Little Fatty always followed Tang Fei’s orders, especially when they were delivered with such a serious tone.
No matter how dire the environment or how dangerous the situation, as long as he was with big brother, he felt fearless.
"I’ll tidy up the scene, take away the dishes you’ve used..."
As Tang Fei was speaking, he had already swiftly sent out a message.
"Let’s hope everything is in time."
Tang Fei opened the main door and faced the gloomy throng of constables outside, his expression tense and full of wariness as he asked, "Who are you? What are you doing at my house?"
"Monitoring Bureau." One of the black-clad constables stepped forward, eyeing Tang Fei with a menacing look, and said, "We’re capturing a major criminal and need to search your house... Why did it take so long to open the door?"
They had been ringing the doorbell for a long time before that boy leisurely opened the courtyard gate.
They had long since run out of patience, and their attitude toward Tang Fei was unfriendly.
Although their attitude toward others wasn’t generally all that friendly.
The Monitoring Bureau’s job was to offend people; if you wanted to be everyone’s friend, you were in the wrong line of work.