If Ye Xingchen hands him over, even being shot ten times wouldn't be enough.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to ask how you want to die." Ye Xingchen smiled faintly and said, "I've been good enough to you, letting you ask for your opinion before you die."
"Ye Xingchen..." An Zhiguo roared, "Even if I die, I will not let you go."
"Fine, then go die." Ye Xingchen threw a dagger in front of him: "You are the head of the An family. Even if you die, I will let you die with dignity."
An Zhiguo's face turned ashen. He had never suffered such an insult before. He was the dignified head of the An family, but now he had been reduced to this state.
"Pick it up. Before I change my mind, end your life. Otherwise, I'll hand you over, and then it'll be harder to die," Ye Xingchen said calmly.
An Zhiguo gripped the dagger in his hand, and suddenly he laughed: "As expected, you're just like your father, Ye Jinyu."
"Judging from your tone, you seem to be quite familiar with my dad." Ye Xingchen raised his head, his gaze deep.
"Haha, it's more than just knowing each other!" An Zhiguo said viciously, "We're old acquaintances. I even gave him a ride when he went to the southwestern border to carry out a mission."
"Because I know that once he leaves, we will never see each other again."
"You knew he would die?" Ye Xingchen's eyes flashed with coldness.
"Yes, haha, that was a sure-fire way to die. He was just throwing his life away. He knew in his heart that once he went, he probably wouldn't come back." An Zhiguo laughed heartily.
"If he knew, why did he still go? I probably wasn't even born yet at that time." Ye Xingchen clenched his fists, his face full of murderous intent.
“He’s just a blindly loyal and filial man, haha, loyalty and righteousness cannot coexist. He has no idea that Xia Jingyi is pregnant with his child, and your grandfather threatened to expel him from the Ye family to force him to comply.” An Zhiguo laughed loudly: “Since loyalty and righteousness cannot coexist, then he chose the path of death.”
"I don't believe he would knowingly go to his death; there must be a reason." Ye Xingchen took a step forward, closing in on An Zhiguo: "You know the reason, don't you?"
“Yes, I know the reason, and I know all the inside stories, but I’m not going to tell you, haha.” An Zhiguo was almost insane.
Ye Xingchen was extremely angry. He grabbed at the air with his right hand, and An Zhiguo's body floated in mid-air.
Ye Xingchen's right hand was raised in mid-air without making any physical contact with An Zhiguo, but An Zhiguo felt as if someone had grabbed his neck and lifted him up.
“The An family is finished. I have nothing left. So even if you kill me, I won’t tell you the inside story.” An Zhiguo grinned maliciously. “I want you to be trapped in this confusion forever.”
"Really? The An family is finished, but you still have assets overseas and illegitimate children." Ye Xingchen suddenly laughed: "I have a security company with a team called Jiaolong. They are comparable to the internationally renowned Blackwater mercenary group."
"Guess how long it will take me—three months, or six months—to find your illegitimate children and kill them?"
"Ye Xingchen, you can't let your family suffer like this! You can't do this!" An Zhiguo's pupils constricted, and he roared hysterically.
"When you attacked me, you didn't say you wouldn't harm my family," Ye Xingchen sneered. "If I were to make a move, the An family would surely be wiped out."
“I’ll tell you everything,” An Zhiguo surrendered. “The major families that are publicly known in Yanjing are actually… all controlled by someone.”
“Whether it’s a wealthy and powerful family or a prestigious clan, none of them can compare to those hidden families. They are the most influential people in China. Your father’s trip to the Western Regions affected their interests, so…” An Zhiguo paused.
"Who are they?" Ye Xingchen stared at An Zhiguo.
He knew of the existence of reclusive families. Although these families were unknown, they controlled the direction of events both domestically and internationally.
"I... I don't know. All I know is that the Chen family... are their puppets."
"The Chen family? The family that Chen Hao belongs to?" Ye Xingchen's eyes flashed with a cold light.
He had a conflict with Chen Hao, who was slapped hard by Xia Hanyue and beaten up by Ye Xingchen.
He never imagined that his father's death was related to the family behind the scenes.
“That’s right. The power of reclusive families is beyond your imagination. They can even control the political direction of a small country.” An Zhiguo said through gritted teeth, “Most of the prominent families in Yanjing are nothing more than their puppets.”
"What about the Ye family? Are they also puppets?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“I don’t know, maybe not. Ye Taihe has been in charge of the Ye family for decades, and his reputation and strength are obvious to all, but he…” At this point, An Zhiguo coughed violently.
Ye Xingchen loosened his grip and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
He took a breath and continued, "The only mistake he made was that because of the family feud, he separated the lovers and made Ye Jinyu go on that mission in despair. Now that he's dead, the Ye family has no successor. Your good-for-nothing second uncle is completely useless."
Ye Xingchen remained silent for a long time. He didn't know much about the hidden families, but An Zhiguo's few words left him deeply unsettled.
So, my father's death was related to a hidden family. Heh, in that case, I'll stir up trouble in Yanjing and turn the whole city upside down. I want to see just how powerful the family behind the Chen family really is.
“I’ve said everything I needed to say.” An Zhiguo slowly raised his head to look at Ye Xingchen: “Could you… spare my life?”
"Releasing a tiger back to the mountain is not my style." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "Besides, do you really think I don't know that you have a backup plan in Yanjing?"
"Ye Xingchen, I will never come back after I leave. I have no backup plan in Yanjing." An Zhiguo tried his best to remain calm.
"Really? What about Zhou Xuanji?" Ye Xingchen looked up.
“He…” An Zhiguo’s expression changed drastically: “You knew about him?”
"Zhou Xuanji, from a family of metaphysical scholars, attempted to use the nation's fortune to enhance the Zhou family's luck and become emperor thirty years ago, but unfortunately he failed and suffered a backlash from the heavens." Ye Xingchen said leisurely, "Only he and his grandson Zhou Jin remain in the Zhou family."
"Now that Zhou Jin is dead, all his efforts over the past few decades have been meaningless. Do you think he might take a desperate gamble and use his remaining strength to kill his enemy, the Tang family, and incidentally help you, his son-in-law?"
Ye Xingchen stepped forward, getting close to An Zhiguo, and said in a chilling tone: "The Zhou family's magic is unpredictable and unpredictable, both righteous and evil. Anyone with a brain can figure it out. He will definitely cause chaos to buy you time to escape."
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