"The battle was considered a classic in the assassin world. Months later, curious individuals learned about the process of the fight through various means and were deeply moved by the impeccable coordination between the two brothers, Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu. From the moment Liu Fei began to flee, the two brothers meticulously wove a giant net, gradually driving their target into a dead end. Their precise timing and teamwork were awe-inspiring. However, the outcome proved that the target was even more cunning, broadening people's horizons.
As the two brothers hunted down the target in the dead end, they unknowingly entered a trap meticulously set by their target. Investigation revealed that the spot where the wall was broken in the dead end had been previously damaged during a scuffle and hastily repaired by residents. Any slight impact on the human body would easily break through the ancient brick wall. After breaking through the wall, there stood an ancient dense-leaf tree outside. It turned out that the key to success or failure lay in this tree. After breaking through the wall, the target kicked the trunk, using the recoil force and the cover of brick dust to leap onto the wall and instantly kill Zhang Wu.
Just as Zhang Wu fell and Zhang Wu's killer returned to the broken opening, taking advantage of Zhang Wen's distraction, an unfamiliar deadly object pierced through Zhang Wen's chest.
With that, the battle ended!
They say that onlookers see the excitement, but insiders see the way. True insiders focus not on the outcome but on the process—from sniping to interception and then being hunted down by the target—every action was urgent, especially the instant killing on the wall. All movements flowed seamlessly, as if meticulously rehearsed in advance, without the slightest flaw.
Almost everyone who knew about this event was amazed by the target's meticulous planning and extensive combat experience. Many people conducted simulated battles, replacing the target with themselves, and concluded that nobody would choose to break through a wall. The only way was to engage in direct combat with Zhang Wu. The outcome of direct combat was predictable: one party was ready, the other startled, and with the brothers' combined skills, it was impossible to escape their meticulously laid trap...
No one noticed the deep bond between Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu. In the eyes of the public, they were merely two failures, two dead men. Assassins of their caliber were not enough to attract attention; people were more concerned about learning from their mistakes to avoid repeating them.
After the battle, Liu Fei took a detour and returned to his residence from another direction. He valued his life greatly. Lao Tietou's death taught him that life only happens once, and there are no second chances.
There were streetlights in the slums, said to be installed by a certain councilor to woo votes from the slum residents. However, the density of the streetlights was low, and the brightness was insufficient. When under the streetlights, one could vaguely sense a faint glow, but stepping out of their range made the darkness even more overwhelming.
In a place where the streetlights couldn't reach, Liu Fei stood quietly in the darkness for three hours. Forty meters ahead was his house, and underneath the house stood a person.
Yes, a person!
Liu Fei stood for three hours, and so did the person in the darkness, unmoving for three hours.
From afar, the person wore a combat light armor, shimmering with a metallic sheen in the darkness, without any weapons in hand.
If it weren't for Liu Fei's extreme familiarity with every inch of this place, he would have thought the person was a statue.
Such terrifying patience!
At the same time, Liu Fei believed that if this person were lying in ambush in the darkness to attack him, he would never have discovered it. This person was extremely dangerous.
Why was he standing under Liu Fei's house?
The opponent was a master, and Liu Fei didn't want to take any risks. At the slightest movement, Liu Fei would flee. In the maze-like streets of the slums, he had absolute confidence in escaping from anyone's pursuit.
Lao Tietou had recorded at least fifty escape routes in the slums, and the broken wall of the dead end was one of them...
This protracted standoff was undoubtedly tormenting.
Liu Fei was very patient. When Lao Tietou took him to the desert for survival training and to catch a desert lynx for food, he often waited for several hours, as desert lynxes were extremely vigilant creatures that would flee at the slightest disturbance.
In hunting desert lynxes, Liu Fei's longest recorded waiting time was sixteen hours at the entrance of a desert lynx's burrow. In the end, the desert lynx, unable to withstand hunger, took the risk and came out, becoming Liu Fei's meal.
In the barren desert, impatience meant inability to survive. To hunt down any animal in the desert required unwavering patience.
If he had a sniper rifle at this moment, Liu Fei could easily kill the other party. Unfortunately, he could only dream about it. His financial resources were not enough to purchase an expensive sniper rifle.
Liu Fei did not know that the two people he had just killed possessed two sniper rifles and two light civilian mechs. Otherwise, he would probably regret it bitterly. Those were his spoils of war!
Movement!
Liu Fei's heart skipped a beat, his pupils suddenly contracted. The person moved, surprising Liu Fei. The person actually walked towards the direction where Liu Fei was hiding, emitting no aggressive danger, but his footsteps were very firm and steady."
...
Watching Liu Fei, whose muscles were tensed like a cheetah in the darkness, Su Ziyun couldn't help but admire silently. A janitor born in the slums had such remarkable patience. Not bad!
Su Zijing moved. He wasn't giving up; rather, his father was still waiting for his report. He couldn't waste time in this meaningless wait. After all, the other party was not his enemy.
"It's me, Su Ziyun." Ten meters away from Liu Fei, Su Ziyun stopped in his tracks. This was a psychological safety distance; he didn't want to be impaled by the high-quality alloy ruler in Liu Fei's hand. Otherwise, things would take a turn for the worse.
"Yeah."
Liu Fei didn't move, his right arm slightly retracted. In his right hand, the blood-stained high-quality alloy ruler was tightly gripped, his knuckles white from exertion.
"You're safe." Su Ziyun inexplicably took a step back. Liu Fei's aura, like that of a fierce beast, made him feel an indescribable sense of oppression.
"You've been following me?" Liu Fei's deep gaze seemed as vast as the night sky.
"Yes, your skills are impressive."
"Speak."
"You got involved with the assassin organization because of Su Ziyun. I've sorted it out for you. The other party has withdrawn the bounty at the Assassin Guild. All information about you has been dealt with. This matter won't have any impact on your future. The Zhang brothers are unable to withdraw from the bounty program since they've entered it. So, I came. However, you're quite formidable. You managed to handle it without my intervention."
"Thank you."
Liu Fei's tense muscles gradually relaxed. The credibility of what the other party said was very high because he was Su Zijing's brother.
Of course, things were far from as simple as Liu Fei imagined. In order to get the other party to withdraw the bounty, Su Ziyun kidnapped the young man, then negotiated with the senior members of both families, reaching an agreement to not pursue each other. The other party withdrew the bounty at the Assassin Guild, and Su Ziyun released the young man who had tried to insult Su Zijing...
In fact, no one wanted to escalate the matter because the other party's family power ranked in the top ten. Large-scale retaliation by the two major families would only benefit the bystanders. However, the chief culprit had been recalled to the family and was awaiting the clan's brutal punishment.
"I should be thanking you. You saved Su Zijing. If you have any difficulties and need help, you can come directly to me. As long as our Su family can do it, we will do our best!"
Feeling Liu Fei's hostility dissipate, Su Ziyun strode up to him and handed him a card.
"No need." Liu Fei didn't pay much attention to Su Ziyun's tempting promise, which would make ordinary people salivate. Anything still needed to be done by himself.
"If you need economic assistance..." Su Ziyun glanced at Liu Fei's simple clothes.
"Sorry, I need to rest."
...
Watching Liu Fei stride toward his house, Su Ziyun opened his mouth but ultimately didn't say anything. In fact, he had more important things to ask; he really wanted to inquire about Chenchen's situation...
No one had entered the room; the spiderwebs were just deformed by the wind and hadn't encountered any violent destruction from the outside. The other several layers of precautionary lines were all in place as usual.
Once inside his room, Liu Fei felt a sense of security psychologically. After quickly taking a hot shower, he lay down on the bed and soon entered a state of sleep.
Iron Brand had said that adequate rest could keep the brain alert and recharge physical strength.
When the first rays of morning light shone through the porthole, Liu Fei woke up. This had become a habit; in fact, at this time, Liu Fei had only slept for a little over two hours.
After freshening up, Liu Fei headed straight to Zuoer Mecha University.
Today would definitely be busy. Liu Fei had taken a couple of days off when Iron Brand died. During work hours, the Light Brain Lab was in chaos. The temporary cleaners assigned by the school couldn't handle the cleaning of the Light Brain Lab, especially the handling of some components.
Sure enough!
When Liu Fei opened the door to the Light Brain Lab, he was dumbfounded. This time, the chaos was even worse than before.
Who did this?
Almost at first glance, Liu Fei judged that someone had deliberately made a mess of the Light Brain Lab because many components appeared in places where they shouldn't have been, such as the short-circuit loop of the Light Brain appearing on top of the mechanical arm's sensor...
Who did it was no longer important. What was important was to clean up quickly because there was still a large pile of tasks that needed to be arranged.
Setting his watch to seconds, Liu Fei wholeheartedly immersed himself in his work.
Under Liu Fei's organization, the chaotic Light Brain Lab quickly returned to its clean and tidy state, and some instruments and components returned to their rightful places.
The workload this time exceeded any previous one. When Liu Fei finished his work, there were only five minutes left before class, and students had already started to come into the lab one after another.
"It's time to rest."
After packing up the cleaning tools and supplies, Liu Fei recorded the data from his watch, glanced satisfactorily at the clean lab, and sat down in his chair to rest. If no one called him, he could rest until noon, then go to Li Meng's mecha lab.
I wonder if Li Meng's resignation report has been approved?
After Li Meng resigned, it wouldn't be as convenient to go to the mecha lab. Thinking of this, Liu Fei couldn't help but sigh.
Li Meng had achieved his goal, while Liu Fei still needed a year of effort to qualify for admission to the university. Most importantly, during this year, he had no source of income. Even if he qualified to enter Zuoer Mecha University a year later, he wouldn't have enough funds to support his four years of study...
This problem made Liu Fei very anxious.