Han Chen: "Why should I blame you? You didn't blame me for your father's death, so how could I possibly blame you? Besides... their fate was most likely caused by me."
Zhou Mo: "The phone call you said you made?"
Han Chen: "Yeah. But I'm not entirely sure, because I'm not a core member of the Han family. What I know is just the tip of the iceberg, and it can't even be considered a violation of discipline. As for whether they can follow the clues and uncover all the Han family's secrets, it all depends on whether the investigation team wants to dig deeper and their capabilities. It's not something I can decide with just a phone call. The Han family isn't foolish, and it's not easy to find out. Just look at my second, third, and fifth brothers. They were all investigated, but nothing happened. It's not that they're truly spotless, it's just that they've managed to prevent others from finding out."
Zhou Mo: "If you didn't take the number, I wouldn't force you. I respect any choice you make, including not standing on my side. I also said that if you commit a crime and have to go to jail, then go to jail. At worst, I will wait for you, but I will not force you to become an enemy of the Han family for me."
Han Chen: "It's impossible for me not to stand on your side. I am your husband and the father of our child. To put it bluntly, as a husband and a father, I have to be selfish. Just like my father did, for me and my mother, he fought hard on the Han family's side."
Zhou Mo hugged him, "Thank you for not giving up on me and the child."
Han Chen: "Before I had children, I didn't think it was a big deal, but... having a child is really different. I have to be responsible for this unborn life. I can't let it be born, otherwise it won't even pass the political review, so I have to be selfish."
Zhou Mo: "I know. It's impossible to stay clean when you're in this big melting pot. And... you've always refused to let me ask you anything about your family, and you've even asked me to be smarter. I know things aren't as simple as they seem."
Han Chen hugged Zhou Mo tightly: "I'm sorry to disappoint you."
Zhou Mo: "As long as you're okay, it's fine. Besides... the deaths of your second and third uncles took all the blame and left you brothers with a last chance to live. I'm your wife, not your enemy. I don't want you to go to jail from the bottom of my heart. Procedural justice is the ultimate justice. There's no absolute fairness in this world. Everyone has selfish motives, and so do I. If the procedure doesn't hold you accountable anymore, then as your wife, there's no need for me to pursue you. It's just... you should be on guard. This time, you're lucky to have your second and third uncles backing you up. Next time... no one will back you up."
Han Chen: "I know. That's why I chose to make that call. I had to clear myself completely from this mess first, so I couldn't control others. Perhaps according to past practice, I would be confident that I could exonerate myself like my brothers. But... I can't take the risk of gambling on whether the investigation team will dig deeper, or whether they have the ability to do so. If they uncover something that even I didn't realize was wrong, but still implicates me, then I really won't be able to defend myself."
The deaths of Han Jing and Han Zhi may have cut off all clues, or perhaps some people were "showing mercy".
In short, their lives were exchanged for the safety of the remaining members of the Han family.
No one can tell whether the deaths of Han Jing and Han Zhi are related to the phone call made by Han Chen.
The relationship between them is like a black box. People outside can never know what is inside the box?
Han Chen is not a core figure in the Han family. Although he knows a lot of things, these things cannot be a fatal blow to the Han family, or in other words, they are not even scratching the surface.
I think the things that the Han family let Han Chen know can be traced.
An investigation might reveal something, but the time, material, and human resources expended are significant. If the investigation doesn't go in the right direction, it could lead to nothing. Take, for example, the money and real estate Han Ji gave Ai Zhiyin: their origins are traceable, but was there any middleman who offered a discount when purchasing the property? Were there any insider trading activities involving stocks, securities, or funds? These investigations take time and effort to uncover.
Even if there is suspicion, without evidence, the only option is to "presume innocent" in the end.
Han Jing chose to take Han Zhi away... Who can guarantee that Han Jing didn't have a premonition of something, or... someone put pressure on him and leaked something...
In short, these things will remain a secret forever, and no one except Han Jing himself will know the full picture.
On the Han family's side, everyone could only pretend that nothing had happened. They didn't ask or inquire. Everyone was cautious and could not say another word.
The Han family members would not reveal their own affairs to each other.
Just like—
Han Chen could not tell the Han family what was going on with the transactions in his card; Han Chi could not tell the Han family what he had done in the Shanghai Stock Exchange under the Han family's name; Han Ji could not tell the Han family what he had done with others by taking advantage of his identity as the second son of the Han family when he was a university teacher; Han Jue could not tell the Han family how he used the Han family's background and power to squeeze out Qi Tan under the guise of "procedural justice"; Han Ze could not tell the Han family whether he got rid of Kan Tong to help Han Ji, or to vent his anger or take revenge on the Han family.
This is the darkest side hidden in each of their hearts.
As long as the truth is not revealed, it will only remain buried in the hearts of each of them.
None of them dared to be sure whether their actions were the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Han family. They were not sure whether they had offended certain people or made enemies for the Han family by relying on their status as members of the Han family to do whatever they wanted, or whether some of their actions had attracted the special attention of the investigation team.
None of them wanted to become the eternal sinner of the Han family, and no one wanted to be the last tile that brought the Han family down.
When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent.
The decline of the Han family did not happen overnight.
It is not because someone outside is targeting us strongly, but the result of the combined effects of internal and external factors.
Is it pitiful that the Han family has ended up like this?
Not at all.
Everyone involved has profited from the Han family's big tree.
Everyone's fate is determined by God, and they have no right to complain.
You know, their current "end" is already better than that of many people.
Zhou Mo: "The matter between your second uncle and Tai Ning... is also quite surprising."
Han Chen: "Yes, if I hadn't heard from my third brother today, who would have thought that the person behind Tai Ning was actually my second uncle."
Zhou Mo: "Tai Ning went abroad."
Han Chen: "She's also a very resourceful person. She's so desperate and committed herself to my second uncle just to get revenge on Ren Huaibo. How cruel! It seems that my second uncle has a lover like Tai Ning, but in fact, Tai Ning is using him in return. No one in this world is a fool. It seems that you have possessed someone, but in fact, aren't you also someone else's pawn?"
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