Chapter 41 The family regrets being arrested

"Wow, Brother Cheng, you're covered in dog hair." Zhou Min noticed Cheng Zhiyu's clothes; he had changed into a white T-shirt, and the black dog hair on it was particularly noticeable.

Zhou Min's mouth moved faster than his brain. As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Xiao Hei was glaring at him. He said timidly, "Haha, Brother Hei, you're really amazing. You've lost so much fur all at once. I wonder if you'll go bald, haha."

As he spoke, he gave a thumbs-up.

Xiao Hei was furious, feeling that Zhou Min was mocking him, so he made Zhou Min eat a mouthful of hair.

Zhou Min: "Pah! Pah!"

Cheng Zhiyu nudged Xiao Hei: "Stop fooling around."

After saying that, he told Zhou Min to go to the restroom to rinse his mouth.

Little Black flicked its tail and turned its rear end towards Cheng Zhiyu, who found it amusing and poked it, saying, "Sweetie, your bottom is so soft."

Xiao Hei: !

What a blunder! I forgot that this guy can be quite eccentric at times!

Xiao Hei quickly scrambled out of Cheng Zhiyu's arms, jumped onto the cabinet, and looked down at him with a gaze full of condemnation.

Cheng Zhiyu touched his nose; he couldn't help himself.

Zhou Min came over and explained the current situation: "After I spoke with Brother Zhang, he didn't agree immediately, but he didn't refuse either. He said he'd think about it and get back to me within three days at the latest."

Cheng Zhiyu nodded. As long as he didn't refuse, there was something to talk about.

“I’ve given you a place to stay. He’ll send someone to get back to you when there’s news,” Zhou Min said.

They were in the base, so there was nothing wrong with their address. After all, Brother Zhang was an official, and anyone could find out if they wanted to.

Zhou Min said with a bitter face, "I don't want to talk to him anymore. He always tries to persuade me to join an official organization. He probably thinks it's a good thing. But I don't want to. I'm so free now, unlike him. He has to make time to see me."

Cheng Zhiyu asked, "Does he know you're a healing type?"

Zhou Min shook his head: "I don't know. It's not that I don't trust him. He was already advising me to join the official organization. If he knew I was a healer, he would probably be even more annoyed."

Sigh, maybe it's because he's a soldier. Like my brother, he values ​​the country more and personal feelings come second. I'm not that noble; I just want to live my own life well.

Cheng Zhiyu didn't say anything more. Since that's the case, let's wait for news. We can take advantage of this time to deal with the Feng family.

Cheng Zhiyu began, "You've been at the base longer and are more familiar with it than I am. Do you know any people with superpowers...?"

After chatting for a while, Cheng Zhiyu basically determined his target.

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On the Feng family's side, Feng Hongjian asked Wang Li to pass on a message to Tian Manman, but he received no reply and was very unhappy.

Having gained superpowers, he doesn't even recognize his own father anymore!

Granny Chen sneered, "Feng Hongjian, I've already told you, only our Rui'er is reliable. We'll have to rely on Rui'er from now on. That bastard is a heartless scoundrel. Rui'er is his brother, and he can still do that to him. I bet it won't be long before you, as his father, also have a hard time!"

She was angry. Feng Rui had been beaten up and his injuries hadn't healed yet. He locked himself in his room all day and wouldn't talk to anyone. It broke her heart.

Unfortunately, she had no way to get justice for Feng Rui, so she could only vent her frustration verbally.

Feng Hongjian: "Rui'er is reliable, but he's not a superhuman; he's just an ordinary person! It's his fault for being so useless. Otherwise, would I need to do this? I'm only thinking about our future."

In the bedroom, Feng Rui clenched his fists upon hearing Feng Hongjian's words. His face was fine before, but the bruises on his face hadn't faded yet, and coupled with his ferocious expression, he looked somewhat frightening.

They keep saying he's just an ordinary person and has no future, but is it really up to him to decide whether or not he can become a superhuman?

If he could, wouldn't he want to become a superhuman?

If only... if only he could become a superhuman, he would crush all those who looked down on him under his feet!

Feng Rui fell asleep in anger. In his dream, he became a superhuman, and everyone worshipped him and treated him with utmost respect. That bastard could only kneel before him, letting him beat and scold him.

Unfortunately, he woke up not long after. It was already dark, and the beauty of his dream made him unwilling to open his eyes.

Just then, a soft click came from beside him, as if it was annoyed that he hadn't noticed its presence for a long time.

Feng Rui felt a chill run down his spine. This was his room, how could there be other people here?

"Who...who are you? How did you get into my room?" Feng Rui shouted, his voice trembling.

The other person said, "You don't need to shout so loudly. Your two useless parents won't notice."

Feng Rui's heart sank: "It was that bastard, that bastard sent you, didn't he? I'm already like this, why won't he let me go?!"

He spoke while crying, tears streaming down his face. The superhuman had better night vision than the ordinary person and clearly saw Feng Rui's appearance, feeling nothing but disgust.

Sigh, if it weren't for the tempting benefits offered, he really wouldn't bother dealing with this kind of thing. He doesn't know what this person did to offend him, that he's so willing to spend so much.

"Shut up!" the mysterious man said, annoyed. "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm here to see you because I have important business."

Feng Rui was skeptical. He mustered his courage and stammered, "Wh...what?"

Mysterious man: "Do you want to become a superhuman?"

Feng Rui was taken aback: "What...what do you mean?"

"Tsk, I have some inside information. You know about that building over there by the authorities?" the mysterious man said. "They've gathered a group of researchers there to do research."

Feng Rui knew about that building. It was shrouded in mystery, with a group of superhumans acting as guards. They didn't dare to approach it at all and had no idea what was going on inside.

The mysterious man said, "I have reliable information that they are researching a drug that can turn ordinary people into superhumans. Don't you want it? You probably don't want to be an ordinary person anymore, right?"

Feng Rui's heart was pounding. He hadn't expected such a potion to exist. If he could get his hands on it, then...

However, he quickly came to his senses and swallowed hard: "Of course I don't want to be an ordinary person forever. Who wants to be looked down upon by others all the time? Ha, even my dad looks down on me now."

The mysterious man clapped his hands: "Good, I wasn't wrong about you, you have guts!"

Feng Rui tentatively asked, "You came to me to tell me this news? Thank you, but I can't even get close to that building, let alone get the potion."

"Of course I know. In your current state, you can't even get close to that building, let alone get the potion," the mysterious man said, cutting to the bone. Then, he changed the subject: "However, I can help you."

Feng Rui, suppressing his excitement, asked, "Why are you helping me?"

The mysterious man said, "Just consider it as me noticing you a long time ago. You must be furious to be beaten like this, right? To be honest, I also have some grudges with those people, but I'm outnumbered and can't fight them."

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. You become a superhuman, and you can help me fight them, how about it?"

This statement is clearly flawed, but unfortunately, Feng Rui was so overwhelmed by the thought of becoming a superhuman that he didn't realize there was anything wrong with it.

He immediately said, "Okay, as long as you help me get that potion, I'll become a superhuman and I'll definitely help you deal with them!"

Seeing that Feng Rui had been in a bad mood these past two days, Granny Chen gritted her teeth early this morning and spent her points to buy two steamed buns.

Both vegetable buns were quite expensive, and they were piping hot, fresh out of the steamer, still carrying the unique aroma of wheat-based foods.

Granny Chen works hard every day to earn points, but she can only afford to buy dry bread. She has almost forgotten what steamed buns taste like. Now, in order to make Feng Rui happy, she is going all out.

She was carrying two steaming hot buns when she knocked on Feng Rui's door: "Rui'er, come and see what Mom bought for you! Steaming hot buns, oh my, they smell so good!"

Feng Rui opened the door and held out his hand, asking, "Where's Baozi?"

Seeing that her son was finally willing to speak, Granny Chen's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly handed the bun to Feng Rui: "It's still warm, Rui'er, try it and see if it's good..."

Before she could finish speaking, Feng Rui had already taken the bun from her hand and eagerly took a bite. The most ordinary cabbage filling was already delicious to him.

The thought of becoming a superhuman and being able to eat steamed buns as much as he wanted made him feel exceptionally good.

Granny Chen sat down next to him on the sofa. Seeing that he was in a good mood, she assumed it was because he was happy eating the steamed buns, so she smiled too. Watching Feng Rui take bites of the buns, Granny Chen swallowed hard and asked, "Rui'er, is it delicious?"

Feng Rui seemed completely oblivious to the longing look in Granny Chen's eyes, and nodded, saying, "Delicious."

Granny Chen said hesitantly, "Eat slowly, don't choke."

Feng Rui wolfed down his food, then sighed contentedly. Two buns were still too few; they weren't enough for him.

Granny Chen swallowed hard, and her stomach started to rumble.

Feng Rui asked in surprise, "Mom, you didn't eat any steamed buns?"

He was just asking a question he already knew the answer to. Steamed buns are so expensive, how could Granny Chen possibly be willing to buy them for herself?

Granny Chen swallowed hard: "Mom only bought two."

Feng Rui frowned: "Why did you only buy two, and give them both to me? Why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, I definitely would have given you one."

Granny Chen: "It's alright, it's alright, Mom doesn't want to eat. I'm so old, I've eaten everything."

Feng Rui made a grand promise: "Mom, when I become successful in the future, I will definitely buy you steamed buns every day."

With just a few words, Granny Chen was all smiles. It seemed that as long as Feng Rui said those words, she would be happy even if she didn't eat anything.

Her son is very filial!

Feng Rui looked at Granny Chen and thought that it would be dangerous for him to go to that building, even with the help of that superhuman. He thought for a moment, looked at Granny Chen, and said with a hardened heart, "Mom, I have something to tell you, please help me."

The mysterious man appeared in Feng Rui's room again that night. When he learned that Feng Rui was going to take Granny Chen with him, he was speechless: "Why are you taking your mother with you?"

Feng Rui: "I was afraid that if I went there, there would be too many people and I would be discovered, so I asked my mom to distract some of the people."

The mysterious man was astonished after hearing this. What kind of filial son was this?

Feng Rui: "And my dad, he's too selfish, he definitely won't help me distract people, but it's okay, I'll have my mom trick him into going there."

After speaking, Feng Rui explained his actions: "They think I'm just an ordinary person with no future. I want to become a superhuman to fulfill their expectations. Besides, if I become a superhuman, I will definitely save them."

Mysterious man: "..."

He couldn't be bothered to care; as long as things proceeded according to plan, that was all that mattered.

The mysterious man offered to help Feng Rui, but Feng Rui was still a little skeptical. It wasn't until the man used his special ability to take him for a walk outside that he finally realized that the man could indeed prevent him from being seen by others.

This is the power of those with superpowers; at this moment, Feng Rui's heart burned even brighter.

Late at night, Feng Rui found Granny Chen and told her to prepare to leave.

Old Mrs. Chen hesitated, "Rui'er, I'm scared, can't we not go?"

Feng Rui was getting impatient, feeling that Granny Chen was holding him back: "No way! Do you really want me to be an ordinary person for the rest of my life? Mom, haven't you always hoped that I would become a superhuman? As long as I become a superhuman, I will definitely take good care of you!"

Granny Chen didn't say anything, but her heart sank. Wasn't Rui'er sending her to be cannon fodder?

Seeing this, Feng Rui became angry: "Mom! How can you be so selfish? You don't think about me at all! Are you going to help me or not? If not, I'll go myself. If I get caught, I'll just be arrested and killed!"

"No..." Granny Chen's heart softened, and she quickly grabbed Feng Rui's hand, tears streaming down her face: "I'll help you, Mom will help you, okay?"

Feng Rui's expression changed quickly, and he immediately put on a smile: "Mom, I knew you were the best to me. Don't worry, once I become a superhuman, I'll definitely take good care of you. That bastard won't be able to bully us!"

Granny Chen's face was covered in tears: "Okay... Mom believes you."

Feng Rui started to take action, and Granny Chen also woke up Feng Hongjian.

Feng Hongjian mumbled in a daze, "What are you doing? It's so late at night."

Granny Chen was going all out to help her son. More people meant more people would be drawn in, buying him more time: "Why are you asking so many questions? We have important business to attend to! I know a place with good stuff, come with me!"

Feng Hongjian was half-believing and half-doubting, but still followed Granny Chen out the door in a daze.

Because it was too dark and Feng Hongjian was a little disoriented, he didn't notice where the road led.

When she came to her senses, she looked at the building not far away and her eyes widened instantly: "You old hag, are you crazy or what? Why did you bring me to a place like this?"

As he spoke, he tried to leave quickly, knowing that there were superhumans lurking in the shadows of that building, and he dared not approach.

He didn't notice at all that Granny Chen's face was full of determination.

Suddenly, with a burst of strength, the other person grabbed Feng Hongjian and pulled him toward the building.

Feng Hongjian came to his senses and tried his best to break free from Granny Chen's grasp, but for a moment he couldn't.

After finally managing to break free, a gust of wind slammed them to the ground. The superhuman guarding the area yelled, "Don't you know where you are? What are you doing?"

Upon approaching, they saw a man and a woman, both appearing to be in their sixties and quite thin. They didn't seem like people with superpowers, but the man still asked warily, "Tell me, what are you doing here?"

Granny Chen sat on the ground, still aching all over from the fall, and it took her a long time to recover.

Feng Hongjian had no idea what was wrong with Granny Chen. He quickly got up and kowtowed frantically: "Sir, sir! This old woman is out of her mind. I don't know why she rushed over here. We didn't mean to do anything, really. How could we dare to do anything? She just rushed over here because she's crazy. Please let us go."

The guards, seeing that they didn't seem like they had the guts to do anything, were about to question them a little more before letting them go, when an alarm sounded in the distance.

The guards hurried over, but Granny Chen seemed to suddenly come to her senses and, remembering that Feng Rui was over there, actually tried to stop the guards from going over.

Feng Hongjian grabbed her: "You old hag, what are you doing? Are you crazy? If you're going to die, then die. Don't drag me down with you!"

Granny Chen watched helplessly as the guards left, then burst into tears. Feng Hongjian, thinking she was frightened, frowned and said, "Now you're scared? Let's go while no one's around!"

Unexpectedly, Granny Chen flung Feng Hongjian's hand away and cried out, "I won't go! I won't go!"

Feng Hongjian yelled, "What's wrong with you?! If you don't leave, I will!"

As a result, Granny Chen hugged him tightly and wouldn't let him leave.

On the other side, the mysterious man used his supernatural power on Feng Rui, and taking advantage of the fact that no one could see him, he walked in without any restraint.

The superhuman guard sensed something, looked around, but didn't find anything, yet something still felt off.

Feng Rui grinned wildly, feeling incredibly pleased with himself. He was about to get the potion and become a superhuman!

However, at that moment, the alarm suddenly went off. Feng Rui was startled and tried to calm himself down, but the next moment, he suddenly realized that all the guards were looking at him.

He was discovered? How could that be? Nobody should have been able to see him.

Even after Feng Rui was arrested, he was still in a daze and couldn't understand what had happened.

When he came to his senses, he screamed frantically, "I've been tricked! I was tricked into coming here! Please, let me go! Someone tricked me into coming here!"

The guard frowned, finding Feng Rui's words increasingly ridiculous. He was saying that a superhuman had gone through all sorts of hardships just to lure him here.

Tsk, is that really necessary? If someone has a grudge against him, they could just kill him.

"You didn't notice me at first because he used superpowers! Really!"

The guards exchanged glances; they had almost let someone slip in. It was their negligence, but thankfully the building had an alarm system.

If the higher-ups find out, they'll probably all be punished. So, rather than believing Feng Rui and continuing the investigation, it's better to avoid trouble.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Who knows what methods you used!" The guard said sternly. Just then, the man and woman who had been brought over were also brought over. He originally wanted to release them, but the two of them didn't leave. Something was obviously wrong, so he decided to arrest them both.

When Granny Chen saw Feng Rui being arrested, she cried out in despair, "Rui'er!"

The guard looked at them: "You know each other?"

Feng Rui's eyes darted around, and he hardened his heart, saying, "...They're the ones who instigated me to come here. I don't know what happened. Let me go. If you arrest them, don't arrest me."

When Granny Chen heard this, she felt a chill in her heart. She never expected that Feng Rui would push her out to take the fall.

Completely bewildered, Feng Hongjian finally came to his senses and realized he had been tricked by the mother and son. His eyes widened in fury: "Feng Rui, you little beast, I've really done something terrible, how could I have raised such a beast!"

Feng Rui's eyes darted around: "It has nothing to do with me, it really has nothing to do with me, I don't know anything about it."

He didn't dare say anything about stealing the potion from the building. Seeing that the guards didn't believe him when he said he had been tricked, he was afraid that if he told them about the potion, he would be punished even more severely.

"They brought me here. I was just curious about what was inside..." Feng Rui tried his best to distance himself from the situation.

Feng Hongjian cursed even more fiercely. Chen Pozi, who was standing to the side, gave Feng Rui a deep look and gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, it was us. We tricked him into coming here. He doesn't know anything. Please, let him go!"

Even though Granny Chen was heartbroken, she couldn't bear to see her son arrested as well. After all, she had already been arrested, and she was old enough to have lived. As long as her precious son was alright, that was all that mattered.

Unfortunately, the guard looked at the three of them, frowned, and said, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Take them all away!"

Feng Rui was going crazy. He struggled desperately, trying to escape, but the guards were all superhumans and wouldn't give him a chance. Finally, he was kicked and became completely obedient.

Granny Chen even knelt down and begged the guards to release Feng Rui. She kept kowtowing, looking rather pitiful. But how could the guards release Feng Rui just because of that?

Granny Chen was so angry that she cried. She couldn't understand how things had turned out this way. Feng Rui hadn't become a superhuman; instead, he had caused them all to be arrested.

But Granny Chen was clearly unwilling to blame her precious son. How could these guards be so heartless? She had already knelt down and kowtowed, yet they still wouldn't let her Rui'er go.

The one who was the angrier was Feng Hongjian. He hadn't done anything from beginning to end, yet he was inexplicably tricked by this mother and son.

Feng Hongjian is now filled with regret, deep regret. He not only regrets listening to Granny Chen today, but also regrets not being discerning enough to marry such a wretch as Granny Chen after his first wife died.

If it weren't for Granny Chen, would Cong'er hate him so much now? If Cong'er didn't hate him, he would be the father of a superhuman right now, enjoying a life of luxury, instead of being like this now!

In any case, Feng Hongjian felt that he had done nothing wrong, and that the wrongdoers were the heartless mother and son!

Chaoyang Base Prison is located near the back mountain. Due to limited conditions, all people are locked up together, with the only distinction being between those with superpowers and ordinary people.

When people with superpowers are locked up, they are put on bracelets that restrict their abilities to prevent them from escaping.

For ordinary people, it's simple; they can just be locked up.

As soon as he was locked up, Feng Hongjian immediately attacked Granny Chen. This old woman had really ruined his life!

Granny Chen wasn't made of wood, and naturally she fought back. Both of them went all out. Feng Hongjian grabbed Granny Chen's hair and slammed her head against the wall, while Granny Chen bit Feng Hongjian's arm hard, drawing blood.

Feng Rui acted as if he hadn't seen them, and didn't try to persuade them. He just sat there blankly, lost in thought.

There were other ordinary people in the prison watching the spectacle, some even clapping and saying, "Hey, is he even a man? He can't even beat a woman!"

Feng Hongjian gritted his teeth and kicked Granny Chen hard. Granny Chen felt a sharp pain in her stomach, followed by a wave of pain that made her gasp for breath. She couldn't speak or move for a while.

After she finally calmed down, she sighed and said, "Rui'er, Rui'er, look at Mom's belly, it hurts so much."

Feng Rui wasn't in the mood to talk to her: "If you want to fight him, don't bother me!"

Granny Chen was stunned, and tears instantly streamed down her face. She hadn't expected Feng Rui to say such a thing. She was his mother! How could things have turned out like this? Rui'er used to be so filial...

She naturally wouldn't reflect on how she had educated Feng Rui in the past.

She cried a little loudly, and someone yelled at her rudely, "You old hag, what are you crying for? You're disturbing me! If you cry again, I'll beat you to death!"

Granny Chen trembled and dared not speak. She knew that neither her son nor Feng Hongjian would help her; they would only stay far away. For a moment, she felt utterly desolate.