Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 32 A truly awesome man stands up for his brothers in crucial moments.

"Mom, where are you?"

Chu Zihang's voice was low and hoarse. He lowered his head, but even from the side, one could see that his face was twitching violently. It was hard to imagine what his handsome and dashing face looked like at that moment...

Angry and ferocious.

Lu Mingfei had never seen Chu Zihang like this before.

In his eyes, Senior Brother Chu was an almost "omnipotent" figure. He was calm and collected, as composed as an iceberg. His expressionless face was usually blank except for the occasional moment of surprise or bewilderment when he couldn't catch the nonsense Chu threw out.

Now Lu Mingfei finally understands that icebergs can also break down, especially when faced with earth-shattering events such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

This is certainly not something as serious as a mother not coming home at night; it would be too strange for a son to be so angry and ferocious over that.

Lu Mingfei looked out the window again. He was somewhat clever, but he was indifferent and apathetic to most things. But now it was different; Chu Zihang's affairs were his affairs!
Is the change due to that rain that should have been far away?
"Mom is having so much fun at your Aunt EB's West Mountain Villa!"

The beautiful auntie on the other end of the phone was still cheerful, completely unaware of the change in her son's voice.

"Wait till I come pick you up."

Chu Zihang hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

He knew that his mother had been well taken care of since childhood and had been happy all this time, to the point that she was a little carefree.

Therefore, saying anything else is meaningless; Mom won't understand, and even if she did, she'd only panic and feel helpless. She just needs to happily play; her son will handle everything.

He had already run away once five years ago, and has been regretting it ever since. Now he will not run away again.

Only swords and spears can meet the challenge!
Chu Zihang took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He looked at Lu Mingfei and said, "I have something to do..."

"Although I don't know what happened yet, senior brother, don't even think about abandoning me. If you abandon me when disaster strikes, it means you don't consider me one of your own. How can we be brothers in the future?"

Lu Mingfei immediately interrupted, speaking eloquently, and even struck a somewhat comical starting position to prove his point.

"Don't let my lack of strength fool you, I'm a master at running away! I can run really fast when it counts, and I'll never let you down! Take me with you, senior brother, I might be of some help."

Even in this atmosphere, Chu Zihang's lips twitched at Lu Mingfei's rubbish. He thought to himself, "When disaster strikes, everyone flies away. That's not how husband and wife talk! They should be like brothers, united in heart, able to break gold..." But as long as the meaning is there, it's OK.

"Okay, let's go."

Chu Zihang turned and left; he was a decisive person. Besides, judging from Lu Mingfei's eyes, he knew that even if he really left Lu Mingfei there, Lu Mingfei would run there anyway, since Xishan Villa wasn't far from here.

"Let's go!"

Lu Mingfei grinned and took a step to catch up.

But a line of text appeared before his eyes, accompanied by a cold, mechanical voice—[Warning: During the [Practicing Tai Chi] plan, no unnecessary movements are allowed! Electric shock countdown, three…]

Lu Mingfei's smile froze on his face before it could fully bloom. He glanced at the time: 9:45 p.m., 15 minutes until 10 p.m.

What should I do then? Should I say I need to stay here and finish my remaining Tai Chi practice before rushing over? By then, it'll be too late!
【two……】

The countdown to the electric shock continued, and the excruciating pain seemed to be etched into his soul, causing Lu Mingfei to shiver involuntarily.

But he didn't hesitate; his steps only paused subconsciously for a moment before he took another step.

Bullshit electric shocks! If you're so capable, electrocute me! Even if I turn to charcoal today, I'll still go see if I can help my senior brother. A real man fears nothing!

【one! 】

Lu Mingfei instinctively tensed up, trying to fight off the impending terrifying electric shock with his willpower.

But what came next was not an electric shock, but the reappearance of a long string of characters and a cold, mechanical voice.

[An unexpected emergency has been detected and is under investigation...]

[Verification complete. The behavior aligns with the goal of 'becoming the most powerful and awesome man in the world,' and is deemed necessary. The current execution plan is suspended, and a temporary schedule is being developed...]

[Temporary schedule has been released] [Time: Unlimited]
Objective: To help Chu Zihang
Reward: Upon completion of the plan, your [Tai Chi] proficiency will increase.

Lu Mingfei's previously frozen smile completely blossomed.

I knew it! Schedules are pretty intuitive. If you want to be the strongest and most awesome man in the world, you have to be the best in every aspect. How can you not support your brothers in crucial moments?

……

Chu Zihang did not take Lu Mingfei directly to the garage, but went to his room first, took out a black, elongated tennis bag from the corner of the closet, and slung it over his shoulder.

Lu Mingfei, who had been full of ambition and high spirits, and was ready to follow his senior brother Chu to "do something big", was suddenly puzzled.

Earlier, he saw that Chu Zihang was so angry that he looked like he was going to chop something up, but why did he come to grab a tennis bag halfway? Was the enemy Echizen Ryoma?
This doubt persisted until they arrived at the garage. Chu Zihang asked Uncle Chen, who was waiting, to leave work early, and he drove himself. The two of them got into the Mercedes-Benz.

Chu Zihang turned the key.

Bright headlights pierced the night sky. This "wolf in a suit," equipped with a V12 twin-turbocharged engine, boasting a maximum of 612 horsepower and a peak torque of 1000 N·m, finally had its moment to roar out of the garage like a wild beast!
Lu Mingfei was suddenly pushed back into his seat and saw Chu Zihang handing him a tennis bag.

"Open it and take a look."

Decisive and efficient, as is typical of Chu Zihang. Since he had decided to bring Lu Mingfei along, there were naturally some things he needed to explain to him.

Lu Mingfei took the tennis bag, weighed it in his hand, and was surprised to find it somewhat heavy, with a rather peculiar feel.

He unzipped the zipper.

The knife handle, wrapped in black sharkskin, was pressed tightly against the racket.

Lu Mingfei's mind went blank for a moment. He subconsciously gripped the hilt of the knife and drew it.

Then the blade was drawn, a bluish-gray light splashed out, and a cold aura quickly traveled up the wrist. The blade was so sharp that it was almost invisible, with no reflective surface.

"A real knife?"

Lu Mingfei asked, his tone surprisingly calm.

"Correct."

Chu Zihang replied that he floored the accelerator after leaving the residential area, speeding all the way, "I thought you would be very surprised."

"If I saw this in someone else's hands, I would be very surprised, maybe even startled. But you, senior... to be honest, I always feel that there should be a sniper rifle lying in this tennis bag."

Lu Mingfei murmured.

"So we're really going to go and kill people?"

"To kill someone? No."

Chu Zihang shook his head.

"What we need to cut down is not people."

The night was as thick as a canvas soaked in asphalt, and the streetlights on both sides of the road could only illuminate small patches, casting flickering light and shadow on the faces of the two people inside the car. One was as cold as iron and expressionless, while the other, who had initially appeared somewhat tense, suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

"Not human? Then it's probably not some protected animal, right? The kind that you could kill without breaking the law!"

"……Correct."

Chu Zihang suddenly laughed, a laugh that was extremely rare for him.

He recalled that rainy night, and the comforting words the man had said to him in that situation, which now seemed somewhat playful.

"Deadpool and the like don't have citizenship."

Daily progress (2225/10000)

My sleep schedule is back to normal! Time to start coding!
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