Chapter 153: Threatening Me?

Because Yingzhou's current physique made it impossible to return home, the two brothers had no choice but to exchange pleasantries outside the residential building.

"I met a girl from the Quartermaster's Office in the Military District; I still have to go pick her up in a while."

Seeing the smile on his older brother's face, Yingzhou felt happy for him from the bottom of his heart.

Just as the two were chatting, a burst of hurried, chaotic footsteps came from the residential building.

"Little Zhou?" Yingzhou's mother walked out of the building, and upon seeing the 2.7-meter-tall giant before her, tears welled up in her eyes; she walked over in disbelief until she reached Yingzhou's side.

"Mom, long time no see. I've made you worry," Yingzhou said in a calm tone as he crouched down to look at his mother from this other world.

"Little Zhou, it's good that you're back! It's good that you're alive! When your brother told me this yesterday, I didn't dare believe it! How did you become like this?" Yingzhou's mother stroked Yingzhou's face, tears streaming down her eyes as she spoke with agitation.

Yingzhou used his broad palm to wipe the tears from his mother's face and said in a gentle tone, "I'm sorry for making you worry. I am doing very well now; this appearance is the result of training at school, it's just a bit inconvenient."

Seeing that his mother was somewhat frail, Yingzhou summoned two medical Xiunu to help her back into the residential building.

Less than a minute after his mother left, Yingzhou saw five men in black uniforms walking toward him.

"They are from the Inner City, likely subordinates of some high-ranking official. Getting involved with them probably won't lead to anything good," Yingfang said in a low voice to Yingzhou upon seeing them.

"Are they here for you?" Yingzhou asked, looking at his older brother.

"Isn't that obvious? They must be here for you," Yingfang said with a helpless smile to Yingzhou.

At this moment, one of the five men in black, who appeared to be the leader, stepped forward and said to Yingzhou, "Hello, Captain Yingzhou, I think we can have a chat about your situation."

"My situation?" Yingzhou looked at the man in black with suspicion, but he did not refuse; he nodded and said, "Fine, let's go somewhere else to talk."

Yingzhou told Yingfang to go back first, then followed the men in black as they left.

After they had put some distance between them and his home, Yingzhou stopped and said to the men in black.

"Alright, just say what you have to say; there's no need to keep walking."

The lead man in black stopped and said to Yingzhou solemnly.

"Captain Yingzhou, we want to ask if you have any interest in entering the Inner City. Once you enter the Inner City, you will leave the front lines. This is a dream for many soldiers, and I'm sure you definitely..."

"Sorry, I refuse."

"I know, this news might be for you... what?" The lead man in black hadn't reacted yet and was still talking; after it registered, he stared at Yingzhou with wide eyes.

"I said I refuse."

Yingzhou gave his answer again.

"You might not know what kind of opportunity you are refusing; this opportunity is..."

"I refuse. I don't want to keep repeating myself. If there is nothing else, let's not waste any more time." After saying this, Yingzhou prepared to turn and leave.

"Wait! Captain Yingzhou, I'm afraid it won't be that easy for you to leave. If you had agreed, we could have gone back and finished our job. Now that you've done this, you've made things very difficult for us."

The men in black surrounded Yingzhou, and the leader spoke up.

"Are you trying to stop me?" Yingzhou asked, looking at the men in black who had surrounded him.

The lead man in black spoke with a composed expression.

"We don't want to stop you, but not far from here is the residence where your mother and brother are staying. The Outer City is not as safe as you might think. However, don't worry, we have already arranged for quite a few people to protect your mother; she will be fine. Uh..."

Before the lead man in black could finish his sentence, a broad palm gripped his throat. Yingzhou looked at him with a cold expression and said in a chilling tone, "You are playing with fire! Also, the people you sent to protect my mother are too weak; they aren't qualified at all!"

This scene happened so fast that the other men in black surrounding Yingzhou didn't even react. They assumed a combat stance, but were stopped by the leader.

Seeing the man in black's face turn purple and his eyes begin to roll back, Yingzhou finally threw him aside.

Feeling that he could breathe again, the lead man in black coughed violently.

The composed look from before had vanished, replaced by a trace of fear in his eyes. He hadn't even been able to react before he was restrained by this monster in front of him. If his teammates had come to help, they might have provoked the monster further; it was fortunate he had stopped them in time.

"Cough, cough, cough... Ha... ha, Captain Yingzhou, in that case, we won't disturb you any further. Farewell!"

Yingzhou watched the backs of the five men in black as they left, his brow slightly furrowed. He had just returned to the Ninth Defense Zone; why would people from the Inner City be targeting him? This didn't feel right. It felt nine parts wrong.

But with no leads in his hands for now, he could only return home to see what was going on.

At Yingzhou's home.

After watching Yingzhou leave with the men in black, Yingfang was worried, but he knew he couldn't help Yingzhou even if he went, so he could only return home to look after his mother.

Upon returning home, Yingfang found a man in black, dressed just like the ones outside, standing by the window. A bad feeling welled up in Yingfang's heart.

Running into the hallway, Yingfang could already hear the sounds of fighting and some indistinct words coming from his home.

"For the God-Emperor!"

When Yingfang returned to his home, he saw that of the two medical Xiunu Yingzhou had summoned, one had taken his mother into the bedroom and covered her eyes, while the other was pulling a short Chain Saw from the corpse of a man in black.

Yingfang rushed to his mother's side in a panic, only to see her face filled with terror; however, the medical Xiunu was covering her eyes and comforting her in a gentle tone.

"Don't worry, I will surely follow the will of the God-Emperor. That Heretic who frightened you has already been judged."

A bizarre scene unfolded: there was still a corpse in the living room being cleaned up by one of the medical Xiunu, yet she could comfort his mother so calmly?

Yingfang felt his head spinning. What was going on? These two female soldiers were supposed to be medics, right? Was the threshold for his brother's medics really this high?

However, seeing his mother's emotions gradually stabilizing, Yingfang stopped thinking about these things. In any case, his brother would certainly never harm their mother.