Aili also chimed in from the side.
"Please, rest assured. I will protect Martha with my life!"
Thomas added timidly, "Y-yes, that's right. Anyone who wants to hurt Martha will have to step over my dead body!"
They were also worried that if that terrifying organization decided to settle scores later, they would follow the trail back from Martha and find them.
If that happened, they would be utterly doomed.
Even so, the three officers still agreed to take in Martha. They did it for no other reason than to be able to live with their consciences.
Shen Feng smiled faintly and said,
"Don't worry. I've already pulled them out by the roots. Besides, the Spiritual Child is more like a disposable tool to them. They definitely won't come looking for Martha."
He didn't explain anything about the Purification Society to the three of them. When it came to such dark secrets, the less Joey's group knew, the better.
Knowing more would only put them in more danger.
