At the same time,
Chen Yifei slowly walked behind him, his gaze piercing through the multitude of law enforcers and meeting with Li Xiuchun's.
Upon seeing him, Li Xiuchun's pupils constricted again!
"You... It's you!!" Li Xiuchun frantically tried to break free from the ropes, only to be held down firmly by other law enforcers, "You should be dead!! You should have been dead long ago!! Calamity!! You are the calamity!!!"
Li Xiuchun's roar echoed through the night, while Chen Yifei stood quietly in place, his eyes looking at her filled with complexity.
"Muyu... Muyu," he softly called out to Chen Muyu beside him, "You go wait there first... I'll handle this."
Chen Muyu, dazed by the crazed Li Xiuchun, was brought back to attention by Chen Yifei's voice. After a long silence, he nodded...
He walked alone into the darkness of an unoccupied corner, hugging his knees and curling up, his body uncontrollably shivering.
"What's going on? Can't even keep the gag in properly?"
One of the law enforcers glared at his colleague, immediately bending down to pick up the white cloth and stuff it back into Li Xiuchun's mouth.
He then sighed deeply and comforted, "Kid, don't let it get to you too much... Your mother has gone mad, she doesn't even know what she's saying."
"For public safety, we'll send them to a mental hospital for stabilization treatment. They still have hope of regaining their sanity."
"Of course, during this time, you can visit them anytime."
He gave the other law enforcers a look, and they immediately understood, speeding up the transfer of the two individuals to the headquarters.
Chen Yifei calmly watched this scene, unsure of how he felt. These two individuals had raised the original owner and then taken his life. From the original owner's perspective, their恩怨 had already been settled.
Chen Yifei had inherited the original owner's memories and also his emotions. He could vaguely sense that the original owner didn't have much resentment towards this. Largely because he really loved his younger brother, Chen Muyu.
If Li Xiuchun and the other had just explained everything clearly to the original owner, he would have been willing to trade his own life to get his younger brother back.
Unfortunately, the original owner trusted them, but they didn't trust him... simply because he was a found child.
"You're Chen Yifei, right?" A figure approached Chen Yifei, "Where were you just now?"
Chen Yifei turned around, stunned for a moment as if lost, and then spoke in a hoarse voice, "Sir... What happened here?"
"I'm asking you." His brows furrowed slightly, but thinking of what the teenager was currently going through, he hesitated for a moment before adding, "A calamity broke into your home, frightening your parents... Fortunately, they didn't resist. Don't worry, they're not in danger right now."
"Oh, oh."
Chen Yifei came to his senses, "Today, I took my younger brother to practice."
"Practice what?"
"Traditional theater."
Chen Yifei lifted his hand, revealing a neatly folded theatrical robe he was holding in his arms.
Seeing this, the vigilance in the law enforcer's eyes relaxed somewhat. After all, it's not common for people to carry theatrical costumes when they go out, so Chen Yifei's claim of going to practice was mostly believed. However, he still asked according to procedure,
"Where did you practice? Did anyone see you?"
"It was at the deserted land at the east end of Hanshuang Street... No one saw us. My younger brother has a thin face and doesn't dare to sing in crowded places; otherwise, we would have practiced right at our doorstep."
The law enforcer nodded, "It's not safe outside recently, don't wander around. If you find anything suspicious, remember to find me... My name is Jiang Qin, I patrol the nearby neighborhoods every day."
"Okay."
"Oh, where's your younger brother?"
"He... he was just scared by Mom and is hiding there." Chen Yifei pointed to the dark corner of the wall, where a small figure was curled up, seemingly crying.
Jiang Qin glanced over and nodded slightly.
Just then, he seemed to remember something:
"Right, how many children are there in your family?"
"Two."
Jiang Qin's eyes narrowed. "Two?"
Sensing the subtle change in Jiang Qin's tone, Chen Yifei's heart sank. Having been involved in acting for many years, he was highly sensitive to such nuances in dialogue. He immediately calmed down and asked innocently, "What's the matter?"
"It says in the records that there are two children in your family, and you also said so." Jiang Qin spoke slowly. "But we encountered your parents at the mass grave yesterday night, and they said they were there to mourn their son...
If both of your sons are alive, then who are they mourning?"
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
"Oh, you're talking about that." Chen Yifei's thoughts raced, and a knowing expression appeared on his face. "Many years ago, after Mom gave birth to Muyu, she was pregnant again... But at that time, Mom's health wasn't good, and the baby died of illness just a few days after birth. Mom and Dad had to bury him in the back mountain, and every year on his birthday, they would go there to mourn.
When this happened, Muyu was only two years old and didn't understand anything. I only remember a vague outline."
The last sentence was Chen Yifei's backup plan to prevent Jiang Qin from separating him and Chen Muyu for individual interrogations. This way, even if Jiang Qin had doubts about them and wanted to question Chen Muyu further, he could reasonably explain it away.
Of course, he could also use the excuse of "being too young at that time" to avoid further inquiries from the law enforcement officer.
"A child who died young... No wonder it's not recorded in the files."
It turned out that Chen Yifei had overthought it. This law enforcement officer named Jiang Qin was not as vigilant as he thought. He nodded, made a note, and then turned to leave.
Chen Yifei breathed a sigh of relief in his heart...
He didn't expect that the night he returned, Li Xiuchun and the other person also went to the mass grave and were caught by the law enforcement officer... It was almost exposed.
"Oh, right!" Jiang Qin turned back again.
Chen Yifei:...
Is this going to end or not?
Just when Chen Yifei's heart was raised to his throat again, Jiang Qin took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to him.
"We found this on Chen Tan's body. It's a summons from the law enforcement to you. Report to the headquarters tomorrow morning. Don't be late."
After speaking, Jiang Qin left, and this time he really left.
With the departure of the law enforcement officers, Hanshuang Street fell into desolation again. Chen Yifei walked to the dark street corner with mixed feelings.
"Muyu..."
Chen Yifei looked at Chen Muyu with his head lowered, unsure of what to say.
At this point, even if Chen Muyu was foolish, he would know that the calamity that attacked their home was himself... Although his body was usurped by the "audience" at that time, he didn't know how to explain it to Chen Muyu.
Chen Yifei, who had always been best at weaving "lines," was unusually tongue-tied.
"Brother." Chen Muyu spoke softly, "I'm tired..."
Chen Yifei was taken aback. He never expected Chen Muyu to say just these three words in the end.
There was no anger, no questioning, no confusion... Chen Muyu's chestnut-colored eyes looked at Chen Yifei, as clear and quiet as usual.
Chen Yifei was stunned for a long time, realizing that he couldn't fathom what this teenager was thinking. He gently bent down and touched his hair.
"If you're tired, go to sleep... Brother will keep watch by your side."
The originally warm home had been torn into two large holes, and the living room was even more shattered. If any thieves or burglars passed by, it would be a disgrace to their profession if they didn't take something.
Chen Muyu returned to the familiar bed and silently curled up in the quilt. Chen Yifei walked to his side, leaned against the broken walls, and slowly sat down.
Through the broken roof, he could see the endless blue aurora dancing in the night sky, resembling a gentle satin covering the heavens. This was the first time Chen Yifei had quietly admired the aurora of this world. It seemed that in an instant of seeing them, all the distractions in his heart disappeared, leaving only eternal tranquility.
"Brother, are you cold?" Chen Muyu's voice came from inside the quilt.
"No, I'm not cold."
"Oh..."
Chen Muyu didn't speak again. After a long time, only the uniform breathing sounded in Chen Yifei's ears.
After an unknown period, Chen Yifei's eyes gradually closed...
He fell asleep.