So, this was the answer to Yin Chen’s ultimate criminal plan?

This was the home he wanted to return to, the person he wanted to obtain?

Yin Feng had correctly guessed that Yin Chen wanted to go home, and was very certain it was related to You Ruixue. But he hadn’t expected that Yin Chen had become so deranged and arrogant to the point of wanting to take You Mingxu away as a substitute. Once this thought arose, strong anger and hatred nearly consumed his rationality.

Beside him, Xiao Yan was somewhat bewildered. He was thinking, when had Teacher Yin become so formidable? He had taught Yin Feng his parkour skills, but Yin Feng had only mastered about 70-80 percent of them. Yet today, Teacher Yin, leading him through shortcuts, scaling walls, and sprinting, had moved even faster than him. Not to mention those police who hadn’t yet arrived, even Champion and Chen Feng had been left far behind with no trace. Was it because, when fighting for one’s life, one could unleash such astonishing power?

Xiao Yan looked at the person who had fallen into Yin Chen’s arms in the dark car ahead, and suddenly felt his eyes sting. He lowered his voice, filled with rage, and said, “I’ll kill him!”

Yin Feng, however, remained incredibly calm and replied in an equally low voice, “You can’t kill him. Follow my orders.”

Xiao Yan pressed his lips together in silence.

Then Yin Feng saw, behind the glass, Yin Chen slowly smile, a certain resolute emotion flashing in his eyes. Yin Feng knew this was bad—Yin Chen had developed a death wish and might drag You Mingxu with him to “go home”! Yin Chen’s gun was so quick that even he and Xiao Yan combined couldn’t match it.

In an instant, Yin Feng made his decision. He slowly lowered his gun and began to laugh, laughing out loud.

“Haha—haha—”

What greeted him was Yin Chen’s increasingly dark and unpredictable gaze.

And You Mingxu, held captive in his arms, though her muscles were paralyzed, was gradually regaining her clarity of mind. She clearly heard this laughter and detected the arrogance in Yin Feng’s laugh, as well as a hint of sorrow. Her heart felt as if it had been sharply stabbed. But in the next moment, she suddenly seemed to understand something. Looking at that blurry figure outside the window, rarely laughing so openly, she slowly, bitterly smiled as well.

He was speaking to her.

Wherever she went, he would go too. Telling her not to be afraid, not to fear whatever might happen today.

Yin Feng, I’m not afraid. You shouldn’t be afraid either.

Since you’ve already made up your mind, I won’t worry anymore.

From the moment we met, you were no longer alone, sitting on a magnificent yet dark mountain peak.

Remember this.

—

After laughing, Yin Feng looked at Yin Chen’s increasingly grim expression and called out, “Big brother.”

A strange smile appeared at the corners of Yin Chen’s mouth as he tapped the gun on You Mingxu’s head, as if tapping a pet.

Yin Feng’s gaze couldn’t help but fall upon You Mingxu. Her black hair, disheveled at some point, covered half her face. She remained motionless, having fallen victim to some scheme of Yin Chen’s. But he still saw those eyes—calm, determined, stubborn, beautiful phoenix eyes. Just like always, they still flashed with that clear, admirable light that he loved and respected.

Yin Feng’s heart felt as if it were submerged in a pool of bitterness. He truly dared not look at her anymore.

He had to keep himself clear-headed and decisive.

So he continued to look directly at Yin Chen, with emotions flashing in his eyes. Using all his willpower, he precisely controlled himself, making those emotional colors identical to the darkness in Yin Chen’s eyes.

Yin Chen remained silent.

Yin Feng spoke, “Brother, I know what you want. You want to go home, you want to find something you’ve lost. But she is not a good choice.”

Yin Chen stroked You Mingxu’s hair, his slender fingers with thin calluses gently caressing her cheek, saying, “She is her daughter, and was once your woman.” He smiled after saying this.

Yin Feng said, “But she and her are completely different. You know very well that their appearances and personalities are entirely different. If you take her back, you’ll only find yourself increasingly unable to see her shadow. And haven’t you forgotten? Half of her blood is from Xing Jifu. Do you want to face his daughter every day?”

Yin Chen lowered his gaze to see You Mingxu’s phoenix eyes, identical to Xing Jifu’s, completely different from You Ruixue’s. An uncontrollable disgust rose in his heart, and he let out an almost inaudible cold snort.

“I know what you want,” as if reading his mind, Yin Feng continued, “If you take her away, you won’t get what you wish for. Because she’s a police officer, a good police officer, so she would rather die than let you escape. If you go, you will encounter countless rounds of police interception and pursuit. She would be willing to sacrifice herself, and you would be shot dead. This is the undoubted outcome. You can’t go anywhere; the last Punisher can only die ignominiously, silently on the run. And, big brother, do you want her to die? Do you want the last bit of that person’s bloodline to vanish from this world? Have you ever thought, if you meet in the underworld someday, how much she would hate you?”

Each sentence was like a sharp-edged stone, piling onto Yin Chen’s already wounded heart.

Yin Chen’s eyes grew darker, his expression increasingly unpredictable. Because he could tell that every word Yin Feng said was true, and would come true.

“But…” Yin Feng’s tone shifted, “if you take me instead, it would be different.”

As soon as these words fell, Yin Chen raised an eyebrow. Xiao Yan immediately turned to look at Yin Feng, while in You Mingxu’s ears, it was as if a silent thunderbolt had struck—what was Yin Feng saying?

Yin Chen stared darkly at his brother, but saw that he wore a casual expression, even slowly, step by step, walking toward the car: “Brother, I’m not like her. I fear death and would never sacrifice myself for some justice. And I’m more famous, more valuable than her. If you replace her with me, you’ll be able to get through smoothly.”

Yin Chen laughed derisively: “What a good plan you have.”

Yin Feng remained unmoved, stopping just three meters from the car, not even raising his gun, and said, “The Punisher ‘home’ has already been destroyed for you; You Ruixue is long gone from this world, and a substitute who doesn’t even resemble her will never be her. You still have one home, your original home. That’s actually what you cherish most, otherwise, you wouldn’t have stayed at our parents’ place for an hour.”

Yin Chen sneered, “Heh? Parents.”

Yin Feng said, “I hate them just as much as you do. So, in this world, I’m your only remaining relative.”

Yin Feng looked at him.

Yin Chen also looked at him, initially still smiling, but gradually the smile faded. He heard Yin Feng say, “You never want to admit that besides You Ruixue, there was another person in this world who truly cared about you, and whom you also cared about. In his childhood, he regarded you as a truly admired older brother. He thought you were mysterious and mature; he always wanted to know if you, like him, had secrets hidden in your heart. He was the only person in that family who ever cared about you, the only one who was good to you. That’s why you wanted to destroy him, torture him, defeat him, right? Brother, you don’t need to look for another home at all. Because your home was never elsewhere; it’s with me.”