Chapter 1005 The Secret Is No Longer Important

People start by relying on direct trust.

This usually happens when you are just starting out. Even if you get scammed, the loss won't be big because you don't have much to begin with.

After accumulating to a certain level, choose whether to trust based on the person's character and reputation.

But people are fickle, and reputation will change as people change, so there are many people who suffer great losses at this stage.

Even if you have millions of dollars in assets, you may become a pauper in an instant just because you trust someone's character, but fortunately, there is still a chance to make a comeback.

The third stage of trust is interest.

At this time, you will find that people are fickle and unreliable, and only interests are the eternal theme.

There are interests between husband and wife, there are interests between friends, there are interests between brothers, there are interests in everything.

When trust is achieved at this stage, mistakes are rarely made, unless one encounters an extremely harsh environment. Otherwise, even if one encounters a heavy blow, a lean camel will still be bigger than a horse.

The final stage of trust is a complete bond.

You must be tied to my warship. Once my ship capsizes, you all will die with me.

When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer.

What I trust is not you, but the importance you place on your own life and property.

Even if everyone in the world wants me to die, you will kneel in front of the Buddha statue three times a day and pray for me to live longer.

Lei Zhen has reached this stage now. If you want to gain his trust, you must be completely tied to him.

The Shu family is on this ship, and the Magic City Iron Triangle is on this ship. They know better than anyone that once Lei Zhen fails, their families will also fail.

This principle applies not only to families, but also to individuals.

Narcissus is a rural woman, but everyone knows that she is the eldest brother's woman. If Lei Zhen dies, her end will be very miserable.

Leopard Head, Abin, Hedgehog and other younger brothers have tied their lives and fortunes to Lei Zhen. They know that nothing can happen to their master, otherwise their doom will come.

But what is the Jiang family?

Lei Zhen had no idea how much property, power, influence, etc. they had. How could he trust them just because they had an extra wife?

The current Brother Zhen is no longer the Hui'an Lei Zhen of the past. Back then, he trusted Lao K and his sworn brother Lao Mao based on his intuition, just because they were just starting out.

"Lei Zhen, if you want to deal with the hidden family in the country, you have to ask our old lady." Uncle Qiu Ye said seriously: "This matter is very serious and involves many people. I think it is an internal struggle."

This makes a lot of sense. Being external and being internal are two completely different concepts.

If we unite against the outside world, the enemy will be outside; if we start internal strife, the enemy will be everywhere.

"It's not that we have to fight among ourselves, but we have to suppress it. I'm afraid that someone will dig out my butt crack. After all, my energy is focused on other things now." Lei Zhen said.

He handed his uncle a cigarette and lit it for him with great respect.

This is an attitude and also the proper etiquette for younger generations.

Although he can talk to Akino on an equal footing, his uncle is still his uncle. If one day he is desperate, his uncle will definitely do everything he can to help him.

Although it seemed to outsiders that he didn't care about his uncle at all, he was just putting on a show for others.

Qiu Ye happened to see an eagle lose its beak, so he had to pretend to be indifferent to the world. In fact, his methods and abilities were so powerful that they were outrageous.

Apart from anything else, he cleverly used his eldest nephew to complete the final beak removal.

"Smoke less. It's bad for your health."

Qiu Ye's tone was full of concern, and his eyes were full of doting when he looked at Lei Zhen.

This is my sister's child. He is really pleased that he has reached this point and achieved such great success.

"I'm walking on a tightrope. I don't know when I'll die. I'd smoke as many cigarettes as I can, haha." Lei Zhen laughed.

"You... never mind, I won't say anything. You already know what's going on."

"You've almost offended the whole world. You must have your reasons. I'm old, otherwise I would definitely join you in causing trouble."

He always pays attention to what his eldest nephew does.

I didn’t quite understand it at the beginning, and I wanted to warn the other party many times not to offend so many people, and that the rules should still be followed.

But later on, he seemed to understand, because the eldest nephew was definitely not the kind of person who would act recklessly. He knew that offending everyone would have no good consequences, but he still did it.

That can only mean one thing: he has a plan.

"Uncle, is Hongmen considered a hidden family? After all, it has hundreds of years of history, and its accumulation has reached a terrifying level." Lei Zhen asked.

"It's not hidden, it's open, but when it comes to accumulation, we also have masters of traditional martial arts, but they are all in the hands of your grandma." Qiu Ye said.

Lei Zhen nodded, he guessed that was the case.

Hongmen has a history of hundreds of years and has a very deep heritage. It is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

"Uncle, is this related to the extermination of my family? If my guess is correct, it was probably because my father uncovered the hidden family, so we are being retaliated against."

This is by no means a groundless guess. Although Lei Zhen has already taken revenge, it is certain that there are people behind the scenes. So when he learned that there were hidden families in the country, he almost understood everything.

With his father's tough style, he would definitely fight against the hidden family. Unfortunately, he underestimated his own strength and even more so the overall environment at that time.

"Do you want to continue investigating?" Akino frowned.

"Of course I can't continue investigating. I've already killed the murderer, so this matter can be closed." Lei Zhen waved his hand and said, "I'm under a lot of pressure right now. I'm surrounded by enemies. There's no need to provoke the Hidden Family again, unless I want to die quickly."

"It's good that you think this way. Perhaps you should also understand our helplessness back then..."

Akino sighed, his face full of bitterness.

They did not do anything about their sister's death, not because of the Red Gate, but because of the hidden family in the country. If they had turned against each other at that time, there was a high possibility that the entire family would have been sunk.

"When a family grows, there have to be sacrifices. No one knows when it will be their turn. No one in our family will submit, but some things can't be solved simply by submitting or not."

"In fact, in that situation, no one dared to protect you, but Old Shu did, not only because of your father's plea, but also because of your grandmother's plea..."

These words startled Lei Zhen, and a warm feeling suddenly surged in his heart.

"I didn't have to tell you this, but you've already come into contact with the hidden family, so... now you understand why the old lady only loves you?"

"For so many years, the one she missed the most was you, but in order to protect you, she had no choice but to avoid you until you stood up and came to her."

“…”

It's all hidden secrets, but it doesn't matter now.

Lei Zhen will not take action against the hidden family, after all, the culprit has been killed.

He would adopt a different approach to dealing with these families, and would proceed even without this hidden secret.

The whale swallows everything, how magnificent it is!