Chapter 206 - 205 - Die, You Scumbag!

First, there was stunned silence for a whole minute.

After the silence, came a deafening applause. Many, many people leapt to their feet and clapped enthusiastically for the one of the favourite couples in the world.

Then came the loud cheers and congratulations. Some people even whistled as they called out their greetings and wishes and blessings to the young couple, wishing them many happy years of marital bliss.

Some cheeky ones even asked if they were going to be invited for this grand wedding that Chairman Ren and Prince Fang would have!

And then, amidst the happy mood in the room, all of a sudden, two young men flung unknown objects at Ren, their eyes glittering with hatred, with a cry of, "Die, you scumbag!"

Fortunately, Fang's reflexes were extremely fast, and his senses were very keen. As soon as he realised that there were things being thrown at Ren with malicious intentions, it was as if everything around him slowed down, and the two things that were flying towards Ren's head seemed to be coming towards them in a projectile curve in slow motion.

Fang immediately grabbed Ren and moved out of the way. Pax and Wolf, who were nearly as fast as Fang, caught the objects expertly as they stepped in front of Ren and Fang, shielding them behind their own bodies.

As soon as Wolf and Pax caught the flying objects in their hands, though, a protective golden glow immediately wrapped their hands, preventing direct contact with the objects.

Several members of the Blue Wolves, who were responsible for the security of the event, leapt into action and immediately caught the two men and pinned them down.

"Pax! Wolf! Put those things down right now!" Ren shouted frantically. He could sense the dark aura coming from the two things, and it was covered with malice.

Realising that there was probably powerful magic involved, Pax and Wolf obeyed wordlessly, setting the things down on the table and came over to Ren and Fang.

"Show me your hands," Ren demanded.

Pax and Wolf held out their hands.

Ren examined them carefully, and found that the protection magic he'd cast on them years ago was still working well. Neither Pax nor Wolf had been affected at all by the dark aura that was emanating from the two objects.

Ren heaved a sigh of relief.

Fang frowned. "This is your protection magic," he said to Ren. He hadn't known that Ren had cast protection magic on Wolf and Pax as well!

Ren nodded. "Yes. It activated because there's malicious magic in those two objects," he said.

"It didn't touch our skin," Pax said gratefully. "Thanks, Ren."

"When did you cast protection magic on us?" Wolf demanded. He had been quite shocked when the protection magic had activated just now.

"Probably the same time as he cast it on me," Fang said, shaking his head fondly. "Over two years ago."

Ren grinned sheepishly.

"At least tell us about these important things, you moron," Wolf scolded.

"Yes, sir," Ren replied with a cheeky grin.

Pax narrowed his eyes at Ren. "It is not similar to the reflection magic you cast on Fang, is it?" he asked sharply.

Ren shook his head and held up his hands in a gesture of surrender. "No, no, it is just protection magic, nothing more," he said quickly. "It is just emergency protection for the two of you. The babies have it, too. And Claw and your twins, Wolf. And Steward Paul and Chef Jules and Dr. Gordon. And our family in the Dragon Nation," he added, looking a bit sheepish again.

Fang, Wolf and Pax stared at him.

"When have you been casting all these?" Fang demanded. "Is there a drain on your magic because of all the protection magic you have cast?" His purple eyes were filled with concern and his lips trembled with anxiety.

Ren chuckled and reached out to caress Fang's face. "Relax, my big darling," he said softly. "It is just normal protection magic. There is no drain on my magic at all. You know this magic, too. I taught you, remember?"

Fang blinked, and then realised that Ren was right. This kind of protection magic was harmless to the caster. His heart finally settled back in its proper position in his chest, and he could focus his attention on what was happening right now.

"What are those things?" Fang asked, eyeing the two unknown objects on the table.

"Nothing good," Ren murmured, eyeing them warily and then, he moved his fingers. The two objects emitted a hissing sound and a dark liquid leaked out of them, melting the entire table into a dark puddle on the ground!

"Acid?!" Some people, who had witnessed the whole thing, cried out in horror.

The captured men cursed loudly.

Ren sighed and grabbed the microphone. "I'm afraid we must cut short this press conference for now. As you can see, someone just tried to murder Fang and I in broad daylight," he announced. "It is only thanks to the Blue Wolves and their efficiency that we're still safe. I request you to co-operate with the Blue Wolves and allow them to take you out of here safely."

"Some people took a video of that just now," Wolf muttered. "Do you want it erased?"

Ren shook his head and switched off the mic. "Let them be. It may be helpful for us if the news spreads to our advantage, painting us as the victims," he told Wolf.

Wolf nodded and issued instructions accordingly.

Fang eyed Ren quizzically.

"I think I just figured out what's wrong with me and how to fix it," Ren murmured.

"Is there magic involved?" Fang asked.

Ren sighed. "Not the magic you know so far," he replied. "This is dark magic. I hadn't expected that this world, which barely has any magic, would also have dark magic..."

Then, looking at the confused faces of Wolf, Fang and Pax, he said, "I'll explain later. Or perhaps Sylvia can explain better."

Wolf, Pax and Fang nodded.

"We need to find the source of these objects," Ren said.

"Let's ask the guys who threw them," Pax said.

By now, the Blue Wolves had successfully escorted everyone out of the room safely.

Only a couple of veteran reporters, who'd been closely associated with their child abuse clean up projects through the years, remained in the room, along with several members of the Blue Wolves and the two captured men.

"Why did you attack Chairman Ren?" one of the reporters asked them.

"That scumbag deserves to die!"

"And so does that bastard Fang!"

The two men shouted at the same time. They were scruffy and dishevelled, and their eyes were wild and red rimmed. They looked a little similar to each other, and were probably family members – and, from the state of their clothes, it was quite clear that they were not doing too well in life.

Ren had never even seen them before, and from the looks on the faces of Fang, Wolf and Pax, neither of them were familiar with these two men, either.

"We don't even know you," Ren said. "What's your grudge against us?"

"You ruined our family! Our parents used to work at the Orchid Orphanage, but you had them removed and thrown into prison! They couldn't bear the shame and died in there!" one man shouted angrily at Ren.

"And they were so kind to the orphans! We remember you, Fang! They often brought you and a few others out to do some part-time job for their business associates and to help you to earn pocket money for your studies!" the other man yelled, shooting daggers at Fang with his eyes.

"Don't even think of denying it! We know the truth! We often saw you and the other orphans when we were on our way home from high school! Our parents used to care for you orphans so much that we were even jealous of you at the time because they paid more attention to you than to us! There is no way that we would ever forget your face!" the first man shouted, pointing his finger at Fang.

"Yes, my brother is right! We would never forget your pretty face, you bastard! All you dirty orphans – you not only stole our parents' affection away from us, but you also betrayed them and caused their death!" the second man cried, his eyes bloodshot.

"You ungrateful bastard! This is how you repaid them?! Not only did you not support them back them, you even hooked up with this scumbag who destroyed them?!" the first man spat, glaring at Fang.

Fang's face was impossibly pale and he stumbled. Ren looped an arm around his waist and pulled him close, steadying him.

Calling it a "part-time job" and selling innocent children? Ren sneered. He would have them killed a thousand times over without a single blip on his conscience!

As for people who had harmed Fang....Ren would be happy to personally beat them to death if he had to!