Even though the two of them were well-traveled and had seen a lot, their minds went blank and they just froze on the spot.
Then, simultaneously, the first thing that came to mind was: How was the person?
They both knew their childhood friend’s strength and temper were in no way inferior to an Alpha’s. If he got into a fight, with Gong Ze being as honest as he was…
They had already started mentally calculating how much money it would take to convince Gong Ze to settle privately and sign a letter of forgiveness.
Would two million yuan even be enough?
It would also depend on how badly Feng Yuan had hurt him. If he had beaten him to the point of paralysis or disfigurement…
Hiss!
The two nervous individuals walked to the end, turned right, and saw the protagonist of their worries sitting on a bench outside the interrogation room, a deep furrow between his brows. His expression… how to put it?
Feng Yuan was sitting with his legs slightly apart, his posture still domineering, his arms crossed over his chest, his thin lips pressed tightly together. The sharp, arrogant aura that usually surrounded him had completely vanished.
His handsome, intimidating face now looked silent.
He kept glancing to the side, his lips moving, his hesitant gaze making Jiang Lin’an feel like he was actually… guilty?
Jiang Lin’an and Ji Huai quietly looked beside Feng Yuan.
About two seats away sat the quiet, handsome Alpha, his long lashes lowered. The area around his right eye, along the side of his high nose bridge, all the way to his right cheekbone, was a mottled purple-red.
The police had apparently helped him with simple bandaging.
His broken nose bridge was wrapped in gauze and white medical tape. Even though the blood on his face had been wiped away, no one could miss the large patches of dried, terrifying-looking dark red-black stains on the collar of his hoodie.
And the horrifying finger marks on the Alpha’s neck.
Injuries in the shape of finger pads, purple and blue, covered his long, fair, slender neck.
Seeing them, one immediately recalled the terrifying scene of the perpetrator pinning this innocent Alpha to the ground, strangling him with force enough to crush his Adam’s apple and kill him.
No one would doubt the fact that this man had nearly been killed.
Especially since the quiet, beautiful man was also holding a sobbing five-year-old child in his arms.
Combined with the fierce, intimidating, and visibly guilty-looking Feng Yuan sitting beside him…
Passersby pointed and whispered, “This is clearly a case of domestic violence. Look at that vicious face. You can’t marry an Alpha like that. Look how badly he beat that Omega. Tsk, tsk. How could he have the heart to hurt such a beautiful Omega who’s even had a child?”
Ji Huai: “…”
Jiang Lin’an: “…”
A nearby officer, exasperated, pulled her aside. “Ma’am, you’ve got it wrong. The one holding the child, the victim of domestic violence, is the Alpha. The one with the vicious face, the one who did the beating, is the Omega!”
The old lady was confused. “Huh? I got it wrong?”
The officer said, “Yes, ma’am. Your son just called. He said they found your dog. You should go home now.”
The old lady, who had come to report something, gave Gong Ze and Feng Yuan several more confused glances, muttering, “Oh, oh, I’m going… But how can an Omega be so fierce? Marrying an Omega like that is really asking for trouble! Look at those strangulation marks on his neck. They should just get divorced…”
Feng Yuan: “…”
Gong Ze: “…”
Feng Yuan opened his mouth, looking at Gong Ze.
Gong Ze, patting and soothing the child, noticed his gaze, hesitated, then turned his head away to the other side, silently avoiding him, revealing only a small part of his chin and profile.
“…” Feng Yuan’s arms tightened around himself, hiding the intense regret in his eyes. He fell silent, lowering his head.
Jiang Lin’an and Ji Huai exchanged a glance and walked over to the two of them.
First, they looked at Feng Yuan. His expression was dark, but his childhood friends could see the guilt and remorse in his eyes at a glance. Then they looked at Gong Ze, who looked battered and fragile. Then they looked at the extra child in Gong Ze’s arms.
Finally, they asked that question:
“What the hell is going on here?!”
“…”
Feng Yuan had suddenly called them, his voice hoarse and pained, saying he was at the police station and they needed to come bail him out. His tone had been full of despair, as if everything was over.
He had babbled incoherently about a hotel, an ex-wife, Gong Ze, a child…
Jiang Lin’an and Ji Huai had thought Gong Ze had cheated, Feng Yuan had caught him, and then Feng Yuan had chopped him up!
But with this atmosphere and Feng Yuan’s expression…
Jiang Lin’an held his head. This is one hundred percent Feng Yuan’s fault!
Ji Huai’s face twisted in pain. No doubt about it.
He had committed domestic violence and ended up in the police station. Did they know their little hearts couldn’t handle such a big shock?
Besides, things had come to this point. How were the two of them supposed to go on?!
…
Jiang Lin’an separated the two of them for questioning.
He and Ji Huai looked at Feng Yuan, who was clearly distracted. “Talk. What exactly happened? We saw the child in Gong Ze’s arms. And you mentioned something about an ex-wife. Tell us the truth, Feng Yuan. We’re brothers. Let us help you figure things out.”
The two of them sat down on the bench outside the interrogation room and lowered their voices. “We believe you have a bad temper, but we also know you’re not the kind of person who hits someone for no reason.”
Ji Huai nodded emphatically.
Feng Yuan: “…”
Feng Yuan’s mind was now full of regret and worry about Gong Ze. He wanted to see Gong Ze, even if he couldn’t take back what he had done, even if nothing could be fixed.
After a moment of silence, his voice hoarse, he said, “It’s my fault… It has nothing to do with him…”
“Even if it has nothing to do with him, there must be a reason.”
“…” After another long silence, Feng Yuan finally spoke. “Gong Ze was married. He has an ex-wife.”
Ji Huai: “…”
Jiang Lin’an: “…!”
Holy shit! What?!
“Gong Ze… he was married? He has an ex-wife? Then he—”
This Alpha had slept with their Omega brother! Feng Yuan, who was so proud and cared so much about that kind of thing — he had let Gong Ze temporarily mark him and sleep with him!
They had thought it was their brother’s fault. Now, Ji Huai and Jiang Lin’an’s expressions changed completely. In an instant, their thoughts turned to killing Gong Ze, that animal.
“How dare he toy with my brother!”
“I’ll fucking…”
As their expressions darkened with murderous intent and anger, and they stood up to go beat him up, Feng Yuan frowned, reached out, and pulled them both back down, one on his left and one on his right.
Jiang Lin’an immediately became frantic. Furious, he shook off Feng Yuan’s arm with a violent jerk. This was a side of Jiang Lin’an — usually a smiling playboy — that neither of them had ever seen directed at Feng Yuan. He growled, “Why are you stopping us? Even after all this, you’re still protecting him? I’ll fucking rip out his scent gland and make him…”
Feng Yuan lowered his head. “The ex-wife… they divorced a long time ago.”
The enraged, frantic Jiang Lin’an froze.
“He… he divorced her?”
“Yes.”
“And actually, they were only married for a few days. He met a woman at a bar, had a few drinks with her, and they started dating. Two months in, before they’d even slept together, they got married. But the woman was just looking for someone to dump her problems on. Soon after the wedding, she abandoned a child with Gong Ze and ran off.”
Jiang Lin’an: “…”
Damn. Beside him, Ji Huai, who had been silent, his eyes full of murderous intent, slowly sat back down. Embarrassed, Jiang Lin’an muttered, “Why didn’t you say so earlier?” as he also sat back down.
Feng Yuan lowered his gaze. “And then there’s his son.”
Jiang Lin’an shot up and roared, “He has a son, too?!”
Ji Huai also stood up.
Then Jiang Lin’an suddenly realized something was off. If Gong Ze had only been married for a few days, how could he have a son that old? It didn’t make sense.
Then, putting it together with the context…
“Is the son the one the woman abandoned with him? The one with no blood relation?”
“Yes.”
Jiang Lin’an: “…”
Alright. He sat back down dryly. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ji Huai still standing. Jiang Lin’an asked him why he wasn’t sitting.
Ji Huai said, “My kneecaps hurt.”
Jiang Lin’an: “…”
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