**Chapter 672: From Today On, You Will Live Alone**
“Since you’re here, there is no reason to return empty-handed.” I took the phone respectfully handed back by them and looked at the group from the Security Bureau.
“Yes! Teacher Assistant, we will comply with your orders,” the team leader at the forefront immediately switched to a demeanor befitting someone addressing a superior, the change occurring quite naturally in an instant.
This is the assistant from the Witch Academy!
The director of the Security Bureau should be polite too…
Watching the abrupt and intense change in attitude from the Security Bureau personnel, but… if there was someone whose attitude had shifted the most, it would be that couple.
Perhaps they don’t have much concept about Extraordinary Beings with Extraordinary Power, but their fear of the Security Bureau is profound!
After all, the deeper the understanding of what one might face, the more it can stimulate their fear of the consequences!
“Why aren’t you speaking? Where did the courage go that you just had to ask for ten trillion? Wasn’t the Security Bureau called by you?”
Looking at the two who had now stiffened, I asked at the right time.
“Um… Xiao Han…”
“Xiao Han? Such a familiar name coming from your mouths… it’s just disgusting,” I interrupted their plan to get close, then shifted my gaze toward the group from the Security Bureau.
“Hmm, let’s take them back.” I said.
After all, if I had to take action myself, I’d be afraid of getting my hands dirty. Since they have cut off the path of solving this with money, I would just have to proceed with justice as per the road they chose.
After all, the Security Bureau is the one they called in; I’m just turning them into “my people.”
“No! You can’t do this… you can’t just arrest us without cause! You’re abusing your power! I’m going to report you!”
“Yes! You can’t treat us this way! We have a newborn daughter! You can’t do this!”
“Oh, if you hadn’t said anything, I’d almost forgotten what crime to charge you both with,” I remarked without any sympathy for their “defense.” “Can you arrest them for now?”
“This…” The Security Bureau team leader hesitated for a second but then became determined instantly. “Of course! I’m not sure which charges the Teacher Assistant would like to press against them?”
“Hmm… let me think, there are quite a few, domestic violence… that’s not quite right; the penalty is too light. Child ab*se, then! The one lying on the ground is their young son, and the slap marks on his face are just one of the pieces of evidence of their child ab*se. I think… he should cooperate with the investigation.” I turned my head and looked at Yang Yunhan, who was slumped on the ground, assessing his current state and my Heart Sense of his emotions, I felt he had a fifty-fifty chance of cooperating.
Of course, the other half was his cowardice, which would make him not want to lose the parents he had, but that would require a more potent remedy.
“The second charge is child trafficking. The woman who was just playing the victim said she has a newborn child to care for, but that child isn’t hers; they swap it with children from other families…”
“No! You’re talking nonsense! We…”
“Shut up, you don’t get to speak here,” I said sternly and then cast a silence spell on both of them.
But this time they truly went crazy, losing their rationality, even with the silence spell; they still wanted to rush at me in a frenzied attempt to fight back.
However, the people from the Security Bureau were quick to step in and stop them.
Otherwise, they would have to taste the binding spell again.
“You can go check; I have special means to contact the original family of that child. Just do a verification,” I looked at the one making notes, and a contact floated into her vision. It seemed that family hadn’t been found yet.
“But regarding the child isn’t over. The child they abused isn’t their biological one either.”
“And… I. I was once a child in that household, but I’m also not biological; do you understand what this means?”
I said the last line with profound meaning.
When the people from the Security Bureau heard this, the recorder almost dropped her pen in shock!
Previous charges, previous incidents; even the first two children weren’t the priority… this matter was the heavyweight!
They finally understood why such a fine assistant was in their midst—it turned out to be a case of family misfortune!
And it wasn’t just an ordinary misfortune; it even involved this assistant herself!
They felt it was a great blessing to quietly listen to the unfolding circumstances; had they been in her position, this family would probably have blown up on the spot.
This assistant was no simple character!
On paper, she existed at the same level as the instructor!
Kidnapping children, child trafficking… these were the most common social issues faced by the Security Bureau; those low-level folks always caused them trouble, and the team leader’s eyes were practically aflame as she looked at the middle-aged couple.
This time, these two had created a big problem for the Security Bureau!
If the resolution of this matter left this assistant dissatisfied… even the director would be anxious.
What’s more critical is…
The Security Bureau clearly could have avoided getting involved in this troublesome matter, but these two insisted on meddling…
So she felt no one was as unfortunate as she was… managing such a hassle for the Security Bureau; she felt the director would want to greet her entire family if he found out.
But at this moment, there was still someone silently lying on the ground, and a Security Bureau member stepped forward to assist him until he heard that he wasn’t their biological child… another staggered fall to the ground…
He didn’t believe the other party was lying to him; at least after his inner breakdown, he recognized a fact: the “brother” with such a wide gap in status had no need to deceive him… from childhood to now, that brother had never lied to him, but he had always lived in his shadow.
From Yang Yunhan’s perspective, if he wasn’t the biological one… then many things seemed to clarify…
“And then there’s the woman I’ve sealed, the one being held by Sister Bai…” I then pointed at Sister Bai’s position again.
The Security Bureau personnel tactfully stepped aside; to be referred to as “Sister Bai” by an assistant suggests that this person is probably also an assistant… everyone whispered in their hearts, feeling that the situation had become more troublesome, now reaching the level of two assistants… but it also seemed that some matters were becoming less burdensome?
“This person was a tutor hired for my poor, non-biological younger brother, but this tutor is not simple; you know about the Invaders’ Cult, right?”
“We’ve heard… is she a member of the cult?” the recorder asked tentatively.
“No, she is a Player, one recognized by the Invaders’ Cult, not a member of the cult.”
As I finished speaking, they collectively gasped!
The Invaders’ Cult!
This was a newly emerging evil illegal organization, explicitly named as a terrifying organization by all Extraordinary Academies.
The action of eradicating these cult members had the Security Bureau only supporting from the sidelines, let alone confronting the Players endorsed by them!
“You can’t deal with this person, so I will handle it on your behalf. Just take some photos and organize the documentation; the rest is up to you.” I stated, then pointed at that couple, “And check if they are members of the Invaders’ Cult. Just before the gaokao, my brother was yet another candidate for the exam, yet they unusually hired such a tutor for him; it’s quite suspicious, and this matter needs to be handled seriously.”
“Yes! We will handle it seriously!”
“And… I hope you will further investigate whether they have done other things to enrich the charges, no need to pin any baseless ones on them.”
“Understood.” The team leader from the Security Bureau nodded quickly. Although they lacked the jurisdiction to fulfill the last request… but people are living beings～ special cases require special handling; no one dares to say anything to an assistant from the Witch Academy.
After discussing and communicating some trivial matters, this case was finally settled for the most part.
The couple was taken away by the Security Bureau personnel, and it must be said that earlier they had been demanding vast sums from me, and now they had nothing left… this must be the unpredictability of life.
Before leaving, they also asked for a contact at the Witch Academy, as they, being the Security Bureau, naturally had means to communicate with current students.
They stated they would update me on the progress of the matter.
However… I had already stopped caring.
As for why I didn’t root out every trace, to prevent them from getting darker and reversing…
Let’s put it this way.
If the speed of their darkening and becoming stronger could keep pace with my growth, then I wouldn’t even need to intervene; many witches from the Witch Academy would probably want to capture them for study.
Remember, what level I am at now; those below Extraordinary don’t dare say they can win for sure, but I had absolute confidence in my ability to take action.
After the Security Bureau personnel left, that home… no, that house suddenly became empty.
I walked up to Yang Yunhan, who was propped up and sitting on the sofa.
He hadn’t been directly taken away for cooperation in the investigation per my request after all… he was still a student about to take the gaokao.
“Are you satisfied this time…” Yang Yunhan lowered his head, not daring to look at me, but when he saw me walk up to him, he still mustered the courage to speak up in an unsure tone.
But what responded to him wasn’t my words but the sound of a card colliding with the coffee table.
With a “bang—” sound, Yang Yunhan’s attention was drawn to the object; it was… a card.
He had seen it from his parents but had never owned one, and his parents had hidden the card well, so well that even he didn’t know where it was hidden, as if to guard against theft; he used to not understand, but now… he understood.
If growing up meant experiencing hurt, then this hurt had passively made him grow a little.
At least he felt the price of this growth was far too high.
“What do you mean by this?”
“Living expenses, or do you expect those two cheap parents of yours?” I said.
Yang Yunhan looked at this bank card with a complex expression, feeling somewhat… at a loss.
“From today on, you will live alone.” I continued.
I could directly sense his inner conflict through my Heart Sense; a child like him, pure of thought, or say, not grown up, this simplicity was akin to a form of mind-reading for me.
So I understood clearly why he didn’t display any greedy thoughts; because he didn’t have much concept of money and because he had never seen large sums, even though school life made him realize the importance of money, having never earned it himself, he couldn’t grasp the positioning of money… um, a bit similar to me; I also didn’t have a concept of large money.
However, he lacked even more common sense!
And he was cowardly.
“Take this card and withdraw money yourself; the password is the initial six zeros. As for how to withdraw, the process, how much, how to use it, you’ll have to figure it out yourself. If you don’t understand, go ask, ask the bank, ask the staff, then take the money to communicate with your teacher about living on campus…”
“…”
“I don’t care whether you remember or not; just remember to know your needs and buy a phone to search, if you don’t understand, ask; if you’re afraid to ask, then honestly search on your phone; you’re already this big, and supporting yourself is still a problem.”
“…”
As I looked at the still silent Yang Yunhan, I gradually saw my former shadow on him.
Not speaking was not good; responding to any kindness or malice in this world with silence, regardless of right or wrong; but at least this way no one could hurt oneself.
“Do well on your gaokao; that’s your only chance to change your fate in this life. The test venue for your school is the venue I’m overseeing, and on the day you receive your scores, I will come to see you again.”
“Moreover, I’ll remind you once, don’t think you still have the fallback of the Holy Angel Academy; the Holy Light Church values you because you are my brother, not because you are outstanding.”
After saying this, I turned to Sister Bai, indicating that it was time to leave.
Sister Bai had almost no presence throughout this entire time; she seemed like an outsider, a bystander.
Accompanying me, watching me face a hurdle in my life, how to overcome it.
As the door finally closed completely.
At that moment, Yang Yunhan finally could not hold it any longer, collapsing onto the sofa, for his sky had fallen, with no one to carry the pressure of life for him; reality pressed him hard to the ground.
Tears streamed down from the corners of his eyes; at this moment, he was not sad but numb.
Only he remained in the house; even that newborn child was taken away by the Security Bureau personnel because a child of that age couldn’t be left there to wait for d*ath.
And at this moment, I, leaving, felt a surge of ease, looking up at the sky, as if the sky was bluer, the clouds whiter, the wind fresher.
I took out the Fortune Coin; I could feel the gathering of fortune within it, but there was no qualitative change. It seemed that Instructor Trix would probably be disappointed…
“Xiao Han, just now, when you were facing Yang Yunhan… your words became so much more,” Trix remarked.
“Really?” I paused for a moment, reflecting and realizing that it indeed seemed to be the case.
“Didn’t you notice?”
“Hmm… now I see… perhaps I saw a reflection of my former self in him…”
“Is that so? No wonder, by the way, are you planning to take him to the Witch Academy?”
“That will depend on him and whether he can change his fate, though this hope is quite slim.”
