“She is, but she is not only my mother, she is also the eldest daughter of the Ikeda family…”
Having revealed his deepest secret, Chi Heng did not feel relieved.
Instead, I felt a vague sense of unease.
Meeting Jiang Si's astonished gaze, Chi Heng slowly said, "My mother's full name is Ikeda Mitsuko. She was among the first group of people to come to China with the 'Pioneer Group.' Later, the situation changed, and she stayed in China under an assumed name."
"After that, she was secretly ordered by the Ikeda family to deliberately get close to my father and marry him."
"Later, in order to control the Qin family's assets, she successfully persuaded my father to immigrate to Gaul."
"Then your father is also her..."
Chi Heng didn't know how to explain it. Although she didn't do it herself, she told her father the cruel truth.
This includes her true identity and her mission.
And the ambitions of the Ikeda family!
She even demanded that Qin's father unconditionally support and join her.
Qin's father was unwilling to submit, and even more unwilling to let the family business accumulated over a century become bullets aimed at his own compatriots.
Therefore, he preferred to commit suicide rather than hand over the core seal of the Qin family's business.
So that's how it is.
Jiang Si couldn't help but sigh upon hearing this.
All the points that I couldn't understand before now connect together.
"What do you want to do? Or, what do you need me to do?"
Before Chi Heng could speak, Jiang Si continued, "If you want to rescue Grandpa and Grandma Qin, I can help you contact the embassy. They will try to find a way..."
But before he could finish speaking, Chi Heng's voice rang out.
"It's too late."
Jiang Si's heart sank. "What's too late?"
Chi Heng remained silent for a long time.
When I looked up again, my eyes were already slightly red.
Since Qin's father passed away, the two elders of the Qin family have been placed under house arrest.
Before setting off, at Chi Heng's insistence, Chi's mother agreed to let the three of them meet.
Because someone was watching them all the time, they barely spoke that day.
But Chi Heng understood from the way his grandparents looked at him.
He considered risking everything to take them away.
But the grandparents refused.
If it weren't for some important things I hadn't had time to explain...
They had gone with Qin's father when he passed away.
That day, Grandpa Qin wrote down the things he wanted to tell him, word by word, on his palm.
The last thing Grandpa Qin said to him before he left was this.
"Go! Do everything you can to get there quickly!"
"Don't let yourselves be coerced anymore! Strive to live on!"
At that moment, Chi Heng already knew.
Grandpa and Grandma had long been determined to die.
But he cannot die!
This path to freedom was paved for him by his grandparents with their own lives.
Chi Heng was unwilling to die like this.
Returning to China was his own choice.
He is willing to be the chess piece, but how the game should proceed from here on out is entirely up to him.
So he decided to play along.
Use yourself as bait.
Even today's flogging was part of his plan.
He couldn't let his grandparents' sacrifice be in vain, and he couldn't let them see even the slightest hint of it.
He could only pretend he knew nothing and let the other party continue to manipulate him.
"I don't want to! And I can't let her scheme succeed, but now is not the time to break ties with her."
Chi Heng only found out after returning to China.
Over the years, his mother has used the connections and resources of the Ikeda family to build a rather secretive intelligence network in the country.
There are many people involved here.
This also includes some high-ranking officials from China.
He cannot act rashly before he has a confirmed list.
"When the time is right, I will find a way to pass the information on to you."
Chi Heng said, "For now, you just need to know about this. If you want to investigate, check my file, and hers..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chi Heng suddenly coughed violently a few times.
Jiang Si understood what he meant and nodded.
I poured him another glass of warm water.
Perhaps it was because of their childhood friendship, or perhaps it was because of what he just said.
While pouring water, Jiang Si secretly dripped a few drops of spiritual spring water into the cup when Chi Heng wasn't paying attention.
"Thanks."
Chi Heng took the cup, but didn't drink from it; instead, he held it tightly in his palm.
He knew it wasn't safe here; those people could come back at any time.
He used the limited time he had to tell Jiang Si all the details and codes that needed to be noted.
"It's getting late, you should go home soon."
Jiang Si nodded. "Okay, be careful in everything you do."
However, just as she turned around and her hand touched the doorknob...
After much hesitation, Chi Heng finally spoke.
"A-Si—"
Jiang Si paused in her actions and turned to look at him.
"Can we...can we still be friends in the future?"
Chi Heng asked this question very cautiously.
Jiang Si did not answer immediately.
She didn't turn around.
In just a few minutes, countless thoughts flashed through Jiang Si's mind.
The information Chi Heng provided was truly astonishing.
Jiang Si was now unsure how much of what he said was true and how much was false.
Could there be an even deeper trap here?
These things all require time to process properly.
"I need time to think it over carefully," Jiang Si said, not wanting to lie to him.
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