Chapter 260 Falling out
Jiang Wanning wanted to help Chen Jiu up, but she didn't expect that as soon as her wrist touched the other person, she felt a touch as solid as a rock. No matter how hard she tried, the old man who looked weak just now didn't move at all.
While feeling horrified, Jiang Wanning also noticed at this moment that the old man in front of her had his brows lowered and the corners of his eyes were slightly red.
"this……"
Seeing that he was stubborn, Jiang Wanning was also in a dilemma.
Finally, it was Xie Yanchuan who stepped forward and spoke to help her out of this predicament: "Old sir, since we have come here with Elder Chen's jade seal, it is obvious that we are also prepared to accept this identity."
"So if you have anything to say, why not get up first and talk later?"
His words seemed casual and light, but they accurately grasped the old man's inner thoughts.
The latter looked at him in surprise, but he finally stopped being stubborn and stood up from the ground tremblingly.
"I recognize you."
Chen Jiu straightened his back again and glanced at Xie Yanchuan with a somewhat obscure look in his eyes.
"The next heir chosen by the Xie family's Patriarch, I heard that you died in an explosion in Xing Country. I didn't expect to see you here today."
After he finished speaking, the old man's cloudy yet shrewd gaze fell on Jiang Wanning again.
"So the two of you came here together today. If I'm not mistaken, you must be the third young lady of the Jiang family, Jiang Wanning."
I have to say that this old man's thinking is really sharp.
After just one encounter, he had already guessed the identities of both of them.
When Jiang Wanning saw this, a flash of surprise flashed across her eyes.
But looking at Xie Yanchuan, his gloomy eyes were as calm as ever.
Although Xie Yanchuan has kept a low profile in recent years and rarely appears in front of the media.
But it does not mean that he has disappeared from the entire circle. On the contrary, because of some of the things he did in his early years, Xie Yanchuan's reputation is still well-known in the entire Beijing city.
Besides, Chen Jiu is no better than Chen Haishu. He has been staying abroad for many years and has not paid much attention to the situation in China.
Since the former is still a member of the Chen family, he has inevitably had dealings with the Xie family in life or work, so it is not surprising that he may have seen his appearance unintentionally and remembered it.
In addition, with the development of the media in recent years, the news of his marriage to Jiang Wanning has probably spread a long time ago and is no longer a secret in the industry.
To sum up, it is not difficult for the latter to guess their identities with a little imagination.
However, the only reason why Xie Yanchuan did not show his guard towards the old man was that he did not feel any malice from the latter.
"You guessed right."
Hearing Xie Yanchuan's answer.
At this time, Chen Jiu had taken out the jade seal that he had previously put in his pocket, examined it carefully, and then handed it back to Jiang Wanning.
"My name is Chen Jiu. As the name suggests, I am the ninth child in my family."
"Although I'm a member of the Chen family, I'm a minor branch. The head of the family took pity on me and took me in to train me. Later, I was specifically responsible for the Chen family's external intelligence."
To put it simply, Chen Jiu's status and position in the Chen family is similar to the "shadow" around Jiang Wenzhou in the Jiang family today.
People like them are always absolutely loyal to the head of the family.
No wonder Chen Haishu treated him as his last trump card and handed him to Jiang Wanning.
And now, the old man was looking at the jade seal that had returned to Jiang Wanning's hands, his expression dazed.
"Since you brought the Jade Seal with you, I think you must have known the identity of the Patriarch and are trusted by him."
"And he can hand the Jade Seal over to you..."
Chen Jiu seemed to be hesitant to speak. He knew that he shouldn't ask, but in the end he couldn't help but asked the two of them.
"Excuse me, Miss Jiang, may I ask if something has happened to the Patriarch?"
For a jade seal like this, which can only be owned by the patriarch of the Chen family for generations, Chen Haishu would definitely not entrust it to an outsider unless it was absolutely necessary.
If this situation occurs, Chen Jiu has already made the worst-case plan in his mind.
"Mr. Chen is fine." Jiang Wanning shook her head. "Since you're in charge of external intelligence, you should have heard something about the recent incident in Singapore about Ms. Chen Canghui jumping off a building and committing suicide, right?"
When Chen Jiu heard Jiang Wanning say this, his breathing became noticeably choked.
Then, as if he couldn't help it anymore, his eyes turned completely red.
At this moment, big tears finally rolled down from those old and turbid eyes.
"Miss Jiang, you don't know that after so many years since the patriarch left, I no longer work for the current patriarch of the Chen family..."
Chen Jiu seemed to be extremely sad: "Cang Hui... Chen Cang Hui... I should have thought of it earlier, I should have thought of it earlier... Cang Hui is Ah Hui...!"
Chen Canghui changed his name over the years. When he and Chen Haishu were fleeing to other places, he never had any contact with anyone from the Chen family, including Chen Jiu.
So even though he had some doubts when Chen Canghui was subjected to cyber violence abroad, he did not dare to completely link the two things together at the first time.
Now, hearing his choked voice, the huge living room was filled with a sad atmosphere.
It was from the old man's intense reaction that Jiang Wanning and Xie Yanchuan finally found out.
It turns out that Chen Jiu is Chen Canghui's cousin. The two grew up together and have a very good relationship.
It can also be said that he played an indispensable role in the connection between Chen Canghui and Chen Haishu.
"It was me who harmed them. If I had known the situation would be like this today, I would never have introduced Ah Hui to the Patriarch no matter what I said."
However, the person is gone, and it is redundant to say these words now.
Chen Jiu also vented his emotions for a long time. Seeing him crying like rain, Jiang Wanning and Xie Yanchuan didn't say anything for a while. They just looked at the old man quietly for a long time before they saw him finally calm down.
"Miss Jiang."
Chen Jiu's voice was hoarse as he looked up at Jiang Wanning again. His cloudy eyes flickered at this moment. "Since the patriarch has decided to entrust the jade seal to you, it means that you are a trustworthy person. At the same time... he must have noticed that the Chen family must be behind Ah Hui's affairs."
"They forced Ah Hui to death. The Patriarch's decision this time must mean he's ready to completely break off relations with those people."
Obviously, this is also the reason why Chen Haishu chose Chen Jiulai and Jiang Wanning as the contact persons among his secret agents.
After finishing his words, Chen Jiu paused and spoke to Jiang Wanning again solemnly: "Since this is the decision of the head of the family, no matter what Miss Jiang has to say, I, an old man, will go through fire and water and do it without hesitation."
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Jiang Wanning later learned about it from Chen Jiu.
The reason why the Chen family is not as glorious as it used to be in recent years is mainly because of the disputes within the family, which really went wrong.
"The Chen family is no longer what it used to be. Ever since the patriarch left, all matters of the Chen family, big or small, have been decided by the elders of the family."
At this point, Chen Jiu seemed to have thought of something, and a flash of disdain flashed across his eyes.
"Those stubborn old guys are short-sighted and only care about their own immediate interests. How could they really care about the future development of the Chen family?"
"It's a pity that the Chen family hasn't had a worthy heir since my master."
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