"Monitoring Bureau?" Phoenix stood up and was about to walk outside.
Tang Fei grabbed her arm and asked aloud, "Where are you going?"
"My dad is actually sending you to the Monitoring Bureau... Do you know what kind of place the Monitoring Bureau is?"
"I know." Tang Fei nodded.
"Knowing that, you still agreed?" Phoenix looked disappointed and said, "Let go, I’ll go find him right now and have him rearrange a different department for you. You can’t go to the Monitoring Bureau, at least not you."
Yes, one should not go to the Monitoring Bureau, especially not Tang Fei.
If you ever had any expectations for someone, you wouldn’t send them to that department where "the whole world is your enemy."
Moreover, once you put on that black uniform of the Monitoring Bureau, scorned by people as a "dog plaster," you are branded with the mark of a watchdog.
From then on, it’s hard to have colleagues, let alone friends.
Who in their right mind would want to deal with the Monitoring Bureau?
You must respect them from a distance, close enough to commit no sin against them.
Zhong Daolong needed a blade, so he dispatched Tang Fei.
The refugees from the Old Land, having no foundation in New Star, weren’t likely to be lured and bought over by the nine major families. The Royal Family could offer them more.
Orphaned, ambitious, and backed by the mountain that is Xuanyuan Mingjing, he was the best candidate for the job.
Zhong Tianque knew his father’s strategy and his determination to start a war with the nine major families, thus Tang Fei’s life or death was meaningless to him. If you’re alive and can bring value, I wouldn’t be stingy with rewards.
If you died, that was your own bad luck, no one to blame...
Isn’t business always a risk?
Within the Royal Family, there was only one person truly worried about Tang Fei’s safety and concerned about his future—that was the Little Princess Zhong Yu Xiu Xue standing before him.
She understood all too well what kind of power department the Monitoring Bureau was; once you’re in, there’s no turning back.
She hoped Tang Fei could lead a clean and dignified life in a promising department through her connections.
She didn’t require him to possess immense power, but she didn’t want him to be notoriously feared with countless people targeting his spine.
Throughout history, how many severe officials had good endings?
The current Director of the Monitoring Bureau, Yan Wenli, nicknamed "Mad Dog," might only have a dead end waiting for him when the King stepped down and a new Emperor ascended, should he fail to earn the new Emperor’s trust.
Many wished for his death, unstoppable even by the Emperor.
Following such a leader, Tang Fei truly had no future.
Thus, this was the reason for Phoenix’s overreaction when she heard Tang Fei was assigned to the Monitoring Bureau, rushing to confront her father.
He shouldn’t treat his friends like that...
And even more so, his boyfriend.
Sheng Xinhua giggled, holding a glass of red wine.
She lay lazily on the couch, watching the amusing scene unfold with great interest.
Phoenix turned to Sheng Xinhua and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Sheng Xinhua got up, walked over to Phoenix, pinched her soft, fair cheek, and reminded her with a charming smile, "You are worrying too much. Don’t you understand others, let alone Tang Fei? Is your boyfriend the kind of person who knows the danger and yet rushes headlong into it?"
Hearing this, Phoenix’s eyes suddenly brightened.
Right, Tang Fei was that type who would never miss taking advantage of a situation, preferring to gain benefits and flee from dangers, far less reliable in terms of personal integrity compared to Little Fatty...
During their tough times in the Old Land, she had witnessed plenty of his cunning tricks.
Would he rush into the Monitoring Bureau just because of a word from his father? With his intelligence and wisdom, he surely knew what kind of place the Monitoring Bureau was.
Besides, he had dealt with the Monitoring Bureau before. Given his cautious style, he surely had investigated them...
Thus, Phoenix looked at Tang Fei with a suspicious gaze and asked, "What do you want?"
Tang Fei looked helplessly at Sheng Xinhua and said, "In your eyes, am I that sort of... timid person?"
Sheng Xinhua pursed her lips, her voice sultry as ever, "Aren’t you?"
"A gentlemen does not stand beneath a dangerous wall." Tang Fei retorted, saying, "Only fools rush into danger."
Tang Fei’s gaze shifted back to Phoenix, smiling as he spoke, "I know you are concerned about me, but indeed, I have my reasons for doing this..."
"You want to snatch the chestnuts out of the fire?"
"Yes." Tang Fei nodded, thinking that the educated indeed spoke differently; even before he could properly consider his words, Phoenix had already aptly expressed his intentions in four words. "Have you ever thought about why the King would want me in the Monitoring Bureau?"
Phoenix’s expression turned grave as she said, "I know. But it’s too dangerous, and I don’t want you to get involved."
"It’s indeed very dangerous, yet it’s also a great opportunity," Tang Fei said. "Standing with the King, standing with the Eldest Prince, I’m already on the winning side... If I can solve a few cases for the King, tackle a few tough problems, wouldn’t that garner the King’s appreciation and trust?"
Tang Fei reached out to hold Phoenix’s hand but she blushed and pulled away.