Forty-one feathers

Ye Linghan signed the letter of understanding without hesitation and handed it to Yin Chen. The content was nothing more than no accountability, and there was nothing to study in detail.

"Are you really not going to hold anyone accountable?" Yin Chen asked.

"Well, she didn't mean to hurt me."

"Okay, Sun Mao will come get it later." Yin Chen casually put the letter of understanding in the drawer, seemingly not caring. "Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

"Where are you going?" Ye Linghan asked. Although he was confused, he stood up honestly.

Without calling a driver, Yin Chen drove himself and took Ye Linghan to the city. It was already night. After passing that rarely traveled road and arriving in the city, the air gradually became bustling with life.

Worried that Yin Chen's health wasn't good enough and he would be tired from the long drive, Ye Linghan didn't dare sleep the whole way and kept looking for topics to chat with him.

"Achen, now that CLY-20 has reappeared, doesn't the Blood Clan leader intend to investigate?"

Logically speaking, if it was a secret technique of the vampire clan, it was not only leaked but also widely spread. They should not sit idly by. However, not only did Yin Chen not impose any sanctions, even the old clan leader did not come forward. This is illogical.

Although the rumors about the powerful energy bestowed by using CLY-20 have yet to be verified, they are not groundless rumors after all. Since the rumors are true, the actual effect will probably be even more terrifying.

From Zhao Xingjian to Duan Jiu, and then to Wang De who is still alive but has lost his freedom, all of them were instructed by the so-called "higher-ups", but there is still no clue as to who that person is.

"Besides, if there were no high-level vampires instructing them, how could these people act so recklessly?" Ye Linghan added.

"It's not that easy." As the number of cars on the city roads gradually increased, Yin Chen drove very carefully.

"There are many people involved in the vampire clan, especially the three upper echelons. Although the relationship appears harmonious on the surface, we cannot rule out the possibility that the people involved are from the other two families. If they are from our own family, it would be easy to deal with. But if we just casually arrest people from the other two families, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain."

"Besides..." Yin Chen paused.

"What?" Ye Linghan looked at him. It was rare for something to make him hesitate.

Yin Chen looked back at him and said, "My grandfather is ill, but no one knows about it, so it's a bit tricky."

The old patriarch is actually ill! Ye Linghan was a little shocked.

Vampires have always claimed to be immortal and not easily sick. Could it be that the saying that all kinds of diseases will come to people when they get old also applies to vampires?

"Is it serious? Is there any way to treat it?"

Yin Chen nodded, "It's serious, it can be cured, but to be on the safe side, the family is currently planning the next successor to the clan leader."

It seems that the old patriarch is already in his twilight years.

"Is it natural? Can we rule out the possibility of human factors causing the old patriarch's illness?"

Now that it has been mentioned, he cannot help but think about it. If it is confirmed that it is really caused by the natural factors of birth, aging, sickness and death, then it is not difficult to say. But if it cannot be confirmed, and it may be done by someone else, then it is necessary to analyze whether it is intentional and the motive behind it.

Yin Chen pondered for a moment and whispered, "I've been thinking about this too, because everything happened so suddenly and strangely, and it happened just when the next heir was being chosen."

"Isn't it because the old patriarch is critically ill that the successor was chosen?"

Ye Linghan was surprised. At first he thought it was just a simple matter of choosing the next clan leader, but now it seemed that it was not that simple.

If this is the case, perhaps the initial motive can be traced, and it is most likely to seize power.

But… Ye Linghan suddenly seemed to think of something and added, "But I heard that you are not the successor to the clan leader?"

This has been the rumor from the outside world for a long time.

Moreover, whether in terms of qualifications, abilities, background, or appearance, Yin Chen is the best choice. There is no one more suitable to take over than him.

But he doesn't care about so-called fame and fortune.

"That's indeed what's been spread all along. But there's also Yinster in the family, but the chances are slim. As for the children of other uncles, there's even less hope."

Yin Chen said firmly, with a hint of nonchalance in his tone.

The probability of so many people combined is almost zero, which shows how important he is in the old man's heart.

"Why is it unlikely that Yinster will be selected?"

"Because the old man doesn't like him. He never liked him from the beginning."

Although Ye Linghan had heard a lot about the conflicts of interest between upper-class families, he couldn't help but be curious when it actually happened to him.

"How could that be? They say that generations apart are close to each other. How could it be possible that you don't like your own grandson?"

Ye Linghan has never experienced the love of family, and is unable to empathize with others in many cases, but it must be said that deep down he still longs for family love.

The lack of parental love in childhood did not make Ye Linghan a lazy and domineering person, but instead honed his strong heart.

Yin Chen didn't care about it. He never participated in the fights between family relatives, but even so, he could still win the old man's favor.

"Perhaps it's because he was born to my father's second wife, and the old man looked down on his biological mother, so he disliked him and naturally disliked him too."

"Oh--" Ye Linghan nodded, not quite understanding.

So there was such a thing. He knew that Yin Chen and Yin Si Te were half-brothers, but he didn't dare to ask for more details.

However, given his status at the time, he felt that he was not qualified to know too much about the other party's family affairs.

No wonder, as brothers, Yin Si Te seemed a little humble in front of Yin Chen. Every time he felt that Yin Si Te was obviously more restrained and cautious in doing things, which was not like the way a younger brother should behave in front of his older brother.

No wonder Yin Chen often tells himself that he doesn't need to accommodate other members of his family. It seems that he himself is the biggest confidence.

"So, are you going to investigate?" Ye Linghan asked.

"Investigate, but you have to find a suitable time, and there can't be any loopholes before then."

The interests of the families are closely linked. At an inappropriate time period, no matter whether the cake is moved correctly or not, it will only cause trouble for oneself. Yin Chen does not want to do such a loss-making business.

Ye Linghan was thinking and glanced out of the car inadvertently. Although it was dark and the visibility was reduced a bit due to the partitions on the car windows, he could still see the scenery outside.

This place...why does it look so familiar?

He took another careful look, and his brain suddenly buzzed like a beast with its fur standing on end.

Ye Linghan turned his head and glanced at Yin Chen with a guilty conscience, but the other party seemed to be more focused on driving and there was not much expression on his face. He prayed silently in his heart, hoping that the place the other party was going was not where he wanted.

The car was parked in the underground parking lot. Yin Chen had not informed anyone in advance, so no one came out to greet him. Ye Linghan didn't know whether he was just taking her shopping or to somewhere nearby.

However, it is obvious that the former is unlikely, because at this time, the shopping malls are about to close and basically will not welcome customers, so it can only be the latter situation.

Yin Chen took Ye Linghan's hand and brought him to the entrance of the casino, pulled the light ring and walked in.

Looking at the familiar scene, Ye Linghan followed in with gritted teeth, his palms slightly sweating.

He never told Yin Chen that he knew these unconventional things because Yin Chen really didn't like him learning these things, but he didn't know why, so he thought it was better to have less trouble than more, so he could only learn them secretly.

"Are you hot?" Yin Chen moved his fingers and stroked Ye Linghan's palm which was slightly sweaty.

"Ah? No!" Ye Linghan came back to his senses with a stiff smile on his face.

This feeling is like the embarrassment of having your parents suddenly take out the middle school notebook you wrote as a child and read it aloud.

Because Yin Chen was always by his side, he had no way of informing his boss, so he silently prayed in his heart that his boss would stop talking so much for a while, and preferably just pretend not to see him.

Yin Chen didn't expose him, but just took him straight inside.

"Where is this?" Ye Linghan asked while pretending to be confused.

Yin Chen glanced at him with a smile on his face. Although it was a normal smile, it seemed to exude a chill in Ye Linghan's eyes.

"Underground casino."

"Oh - it doesn't seem like a place you could come to."

Ye Linghan tried to ask Yin Chen why he knew about the existence of this place.

"It seems you need to get to know me better." Yin Chen sighed, "But I heard from my friends that this place is pretty good, so I thought I'd bring you to see it."

As he was talking, he ran into Xu Hong. When he saw Yin Chen coming, he came forward with a very friendly attitude, with a smile on his face, and seemed very happy. "Boss Yin, you are here?"

Boss Yin? How come they know each other?

Ye Linghan complained in his heart, but he noticed that the other party's eyes were turned to him, so he quickly took a step back. Behind Yin Chen, he shook his head and winked at Xu Hong, signaling him not to mention anything about him.

But Xu Hong didn't notice it at first, and shouted very loudly: "Hey, you are here too?"

Although Ye Linghan had been trying hard to get Xu Hong to stop talking to him, the other party seemed even more confused and looked back and forth at the two of them in confusion.

"Do you know each other?" Yin Chen noticed this and turned to ask Ye Linghan who was hiding behind him, knowing the answer.

Ye Linghan was about to mouth a signal to the man, but when he saw Yin Chen's gaze, he quickly shook his head.

"No, I don't know him." He smiled at Yin Chen, then looked at Xu Hong seriously, "Did you recognize the wrong person? I haven't even been here, how could we know each other?"

Xu Hong still didn't understand, but seeing Ye Linghan say this, it seemed like he had something to hide, so he quickly changed his words to help cover up, "Ah, yes, I don't know him, it's too dark here, I mistakenly saw him, sorry."

Ye Linghan felt relieved and waved his hands, forcing a smile. "It's okay."

After seeing this, Yin Chen didn't ask any more questions and walked straight in.

"Take me to the reserved box."

"Yes." Xu Hong led the way.

"Did you open this?" Ye Linghan followed Yin Chen and asked him in a low voice, trying hard to maintain the image of a novice.

"Yes, I just bought it. Forty-eight percent of the shares."

It's strange that after he bought this place, his shareholding is less than half.

"Aren't you the boss?" Ye Linghan asked.

He was actually a little curious about who could make Yin Chen willing to be second.