Chapter: 5720

Before An Chongqiu could answer, his father, An Qishan, spoke up: "Chen, your mom said back then that it was the Clearing Society. She told me it was an organization that had been established since the Ming dynasty and had continued to exist until modern times."

"It's just a bunch of old organizations like Qinghui and Hongmen," An Qishan said with a chuckle. "They're just famous for their long history, but they don't have any real power. Your mom said the leader might even be over 300 years old, so I thought she was just talking nonsense..."

As he spoke, An Qishan's expression turned remorseful: "If only I had taken your mom's words seriously back then... maybe things would have unfolded differently..."

An Chongqiu sighed: "Yes... we all thought she was just following her husband to research some obscure theories, but never thought that many of the strange things she said would come true."

Ye Chen saw his grandfather's remorseful expression, and the grievances he had harbored earlier began to dissipate. He comforted him: "Grandfather, there's no need for you to reproach yourself. If we're involved in the Clearing Society's affairs, it might have been a disaster 20 years ago. The Clearing Society's power is far beyond your imagination. They can easily take care of us."

His grandfather sighed and spoke up: "I already learned about their power when I was in New York last time. I never thought they would spend so much time inserting an undercover agent among us. What's even more frightening is that my daughter-in-law had a relationship with your uncle, got married, gave birth to children, and everything was so smooth. It was as if there were no cracks at all. Even thinking about it now still sends shivers down my spine. Who would spend so much time planning a conspiracy? And they've already achieved omnipotence. What's the An family's power that they would remember us for so long?"

Ye Chen said seriously: "I also can't understand this. If they have that kind of power, it's easy to eliminate our entire family with just one or two high-level agents. But why did they spend 20 years without taking action? I also can't figure out why they suddenly want to take action against us now."

Ye Chen's uncle An Kaiwen spoke up: "Is it possible that we have something they've been wanting?"

His grandfather asked back: "If so, what could it be?"

"An Kaiwen thought for a moment and said: 'From a theoretical perspective, what you're saying makes sense, but I also feel that they shouldn't be so foolish. They're so powerful, how could they possibly spend twenty years just to confirm something as small as this?'"

"'According to Chen's account, the gap between their capabilities and ours is enormous. They've been secretly observing us for twenty years, just like someone sitting idle on the ground staring at an ant for twenty years, only doing it to kill time. It doesn't make sense, so there must be a motive behind this that matches the investment of twenty years of time and energy.'"

"An Zhaon nodded slightly, saying: 'Dad's words make sense...'"

"An Kaiwen looked at Li Yalin and said: 'Yalin, you're a renowned Chinese detective. What do you think about this?'"

"Li Yalin opened his mouth and said: 'From my experience of solving many cases, the bigger the case is, the more time-consuming it is to prepare in advance. Just like what Uncle An just mentioned, someone staring at an ant for twenty years only doing it to kill time. If he really did research ants for twenty years, his purpose must be to completely exterminate them. I agree with your words, they definitely have a big motive.'"

"As he spoke, Li Yalin added: 'As for why they're taking action against the An family now, I think there are two possibilities. One is that they're following their plan to take action and achieve their true purpose, and the other is that they originally didn't intend to take action now, but were forced into it by some other circumstances.'"

"Ye Chen thought for a moment and asked An Chongqiu: 'Big uncle, did you read the book 'Nine Heaven Chronicle' back then?'"

"An Chongqiu shook his head: 'At that time, I was completely uninterested in these things, so I didn't pay attention.'"

"Ye Chen asked again: 'Do you know where the book went after your parents studied it?'"

"I don't know...'"

"Ye Chen nodded, looking like he was thinking about how his parents left America and returned to China without telling him. Previously, Ye Chen had thought that his grandfather's pressure was the reason why they went back, but now it seems that they must have obtained a copy of 'Nine Heaven Chronicle' in America and studied it before making their decision. Their true motivation for returning to China should be to uncover the secrets of 'Nine Heaven Chronicle'.

The Long family secret mentioned by Long Shengzi before his death might be connected to the clues in 'Nine Heaven Chronicle'.

As Ye Chen thought about this, he suddenly remembered a small detail and opened his mouth to ask An Chongqiu: 'By the way, Big Uncle, before my parents left Yanjing for Jinling, they had a lot of unpleasantness with the Li family, allegedly due to some conflicts with the Rockefeller family. Have you heard anything about this?'"

"Ah." An Chongqiu replied, "Your father did indeed have some issues with the Rockefeller family back then. The version that's been spread outside is that the Rockefeller family wanted to establish a foothold in China and expand their interests, so they were engaged in a fierce struggle with various Chinese families. Your father at the time gathered a number of family members and together declared war on the Rockefeller family, fighting several rounds before the Rockefeller family retreated from China and bore a grudge against your father."

Ye Chen furrowed his brow: "You said that's the version outside, what was the actual situation?"

An Chongqiu shrugged: "The actual situation is quite subtle. As I know it, the Rockefeller family originally didn't target any Chinese families. They just wanted to collaborate with some domestic families in a few hot industries and even took the initiative to show your father friendliness. But..." JrNovels.com