Above the Galaxy-Chapter 588 - 362: The Action is Getting More Intense!_2

"You provided them with firepower, how could they not make a move? Didn’t you think about who you were offending... First arrest people, then list the crimes, isn’t this something the cruel officials like Zhang Tang and Lai Junchen would do?"

"I trusted you as an official, what kind of King does that make me? Can anyone speak well of me outside?"

Yan Wenli shrugged his shoulders and laughed mockingly, "They’ve given me a nickname, ’Mad Dog.’ You knew about this, right?"

"...I knew," Tang Fei stiffly replied.

Everyone knew that Yan Wenli had the nickname ’Mad Dog,’ infamous for crazily arresting or killing anyone, a loyal hound held by Zhong Daolong.

But to answer this question in front of Yan Wenli himself and Zhong Daolong...

This required some courage.

Yan Wenli was clearly very pleased with Tang Fei’s response and burst into loud laughter, "I am known in Phoenix City as Mad Dog, but did you know... your reputation is now much worse than mine, and your nicknames are far more numerous..."

"I’ve heard something about that," Tang Fei nodded.

Because of this, Shang Xiulin had specifically taken him aside for a lecture.

With deliberate pushing from scheming individuals, he was well aware of how rotten his reputation had become.

And this was precisely the outcome he desired.

If he had maintained a good reputation, the Royal Family would think he wasn’t taking his duties seriously.

Yan Wenli wouldn’t think he was one of his own.

What are the three great tests of life again?

Bearing arms together, sharing the same window, being cursed together...

"Aren’t you afraid?" Yan Wenli asked.

"Acting for the nation, loyally serving the Royal Family, what is there to fear?" Tang Fei confidently responded.

"Heh, you do have a way with words," Yan Wenli chuckled and teased, "If only you used that cleverness in handling cases, how could anyone grasp anything against you? How could you have ruined your reputation to this extent?"

Tang Fei replied with a bitter smile, "It was a moment of carelessness... I fell into their trap."

Yan Wenli looked towards Zhong Daolong and said, "They’re smearing Tang Fei, and by extension, our Monitoring Bureau. They want to break Tang Fei, trample him down, turn him into mud... this is their revenge."

The Monitoring Bureau belongs to whom? Obviously, the Imperial Family.

Who’s behind the scenes? It’s the Monarch sitting right here.

Of course, he couldn’t say this too clearly, that would sound like stirring up strife.

Zhong Daolong, of course, understood his old partner’s implication, promptly opened a new bottle of Whiskey, poured himself a glass, and then addressed Tang Fei, "You shouldn’t feel too much pressure; they aren’t just targeting you, but also the Monitoring Bureau, and me..."

He sipped the Whiskey containing rose fragrance, savoring the rich, aromatic liquid.

"Even without this incident, they would find other loopholes. What we need to do is make as few mistakes as possible."

"Yes, I will certainly be more careful in the future," Tang Fei assured.

Zhong Daolong nodded, looked at Tang Fei, and asked, "Why have you arrested Qin Jianyi again, causing such a scene?"

"King, this time I must claim injustice for myself," Tang Fei said with a pained expression.

"Oh?" Zhong Daolong cradled his drink thoughtfully, scrutinizing Tang Fei, waiting for a reasonable explanation.

"The King and the Dean might also know, my younger brother Little Fatty is studying under Dean Shang at the Imperial First Military Academy; by the grace of Dean Shang, he has been taken as a disciple..."

Dean Shang’s influence is extensive; even Zhong Daolong has to give him some respect.

First, bring up Dean Shang to add a layer of protection for himself.

Zhong Daolong and Yan Wenli did not respond, having decided to heavily rely on Tang Fei; they obviously had his background thoroughly checked.

"My brother and I had dinner at Dean Shang’s, and feeling too full, thought of walking by Luoxia Lake... unexpectedly, Qin Jianyi showed up, and he came in a Star Disc, with a large entourage of guards behind him..."

"The Star Disc descending from the sky naturally drew countless eyes... At that moment, even if I wanted to keep a low profile, I couldn’t."

"I originally thought he came because of Qin Yuyang, considering our past interactions, I thought he came to request leniency for his brother... But that wasn’t the case."

Yan Wenli glared at him, "Speak properly. Are you shooting a movie? Stop setting hooks for me."

Tang Fei gave a straightforward smile, then continued, "He directly asked me what I wanted, and that question initially stunned me... I asked him what he meant, and he said I was in great danger, that he could offer me enough security."

"What others can’t provide, he can. What others fail to give, he also can."

"I then realized his intention... Wasn’t he asking me to betray the Royal Family, betray the nation, and become a vassal to their Qin Family?"

Since a fight had to be fought, it should be fought to the end.

Since a crime had to be fabricated, it should be the biggest one.

How they had once set charges against the Tang Family, now he would prepare a similar set for them.

"Everything I have is given by the King; without the King’s special pardon, I would still be eating dust on Blue Star... How could I possibly do such a thing?"

"So, I refused him outright. Moreover, from his words and behavior, I felt Qin Jianyi harbored disloyal thoughts towards the nation and the Royal Family... Is the nation larger or the family? How could such a simple issue be unclear?"