Chapter 497: Only I Have My Own Law Chapter 497: Struggle (1)

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Chen Yi's boldness not only enraged Xijing but also left Jiangning speechless.

More than ten government officials were placed under house arrest; lightly put, it was wanton lawlessness, seriously put, it made no sense at all—especially linked to Fan Wenbo's bizarre death, it left everyone uneasy.

The evening "democratic life meeting" was held in gloom, because apart from the old man, no one could directly criticize Chen Yi; even Chen Father and Chen Mother, before understanding the situation, would only ask in private, not in this semi-public occasion.

Chen Zhongguo looked and directly named him: "Chen Yi, what's going on? You tell us yourself."

Chen Yi, however, smiled flippantly and said: "It's actually about the gold. They want to seize it; I can't really just hand it over, can I?"

Chen Zhongguo had a stern face and naturally didn't believe him.

Whether it was the inspection group or the audit group, they had plenty of ways to evade and handle things; why use the radical method of house arrest and needlessly give them grounds for criticism?

Chen Father saw this and immediately said: "Chen Yi, didn't you think about the consequences?"

"I thought about the consequences, that's why I handled it this way; otherwise I would have just chopped off their dog paws." Chen Yi's indifferent attitude was like pouring oil on the fire.

"Nonsense." Chen Zhongguo slapped the table and said: "When beating a dog, you still have to consider its master. Ten-plus people are nothing; your approach—aren't you putting the Chen Family on the fire to roast?"

The whole family was equally puzzled. Over the past year and more, Chen Yi had shown considerable ability: not only did he push his old man into power, but the several companies he established and the gold bonds were thriving, and even the game-like martial arts hall held a pivotal position.

But putting the family in danger—no matter how you looked at it, it wasn't what a normal person would do.

"If you really are doing it for that gold, then take the gold and leave." The old man thought it over and felt this was the best outcome for everyone.

1000 tons of gold was worth over 200 billion yuan; food and drink would naturally be no worry. In Chen Zhongguo's view, Chen Yi's temperament wasn't suited to staying in the country anymore.

Fang Man Yi was slightly surprised, then thought it over and felt it was reasonable—placing the central work group under house arrest in someone else's home, who knew what chaos might ensue. Chen Yi acting so recklessly truly shouldn't stay in the country.

"Since you're leaving, then leave quickly." Chen Father felt the old man's head was clear. There were two ports near Jiangning; board a ship now, and before dark you'd reach international waters—then you could go anywhere. Father and son would have plenty of chances to meet.

Fang Zhennan slapped his thigh and agreed: "I have an old brother who works at Customs. I'll invite him for a drink; no need to say anything, he's a smart man."

Chen Yi laughed bitterly, seeing everyone pulling out their phones, and hurriedly stood up, saying: "Listen to me, things aren't that serious."

"Not serious?" The old man's health had recovered, and his temper had returned to being explosive; his former easygoing, carefree manner was gone.

"Don't rush, sir." Chen Yi patted his forehead and said: "Placing them under house arrest wasn't me acting rashly; I really do have a purpose."

"What purpose? I see you're an old birthday star hanging himself—bored with your own long life. Is this something to play around with?"

"Normally it wouldn't do, but the situation is different now."

"What's different about the situation?"

Chen Yi took a deep breath and said solemnly: "The day of great change has arrived. Only by doing extraordinary things can we strive for the greatest benefits."

The old man was so angry he threw his teacup over, shouting: "What change!"

Chen Yi helplessly sighed: "Then tell me, without any special change, where did I get 1000 tons of gold? More than the state's gold reserves?"

"Oh?" The old man sat up straight this time.

Gold was a hard condition; you couldn't grow it just because your family was big and powerful. Over 50 years since the founding of the nation, gold mine output never rose much; small-scale illicit mining rarely reached even 1 ton. Since gold bonds appeared, countless families and institutions across the country had gone mad searching for Chen Yi's gold mine; Chen Zhongguo's old friends and former subordinates had reported plenty of related information: no news at all!

Thinking back now, Chen Yi's gold indeed came from suspicious sources.

"Could there be some technology to turn iron into gold?" Uncle, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly said, and went on at length like Sherlock Holmes: "Did the iron-to-gold technology go wrong? You put the gold in your Jiangning Bank account, then issued gold bonds, claiming there was gold when there actually wasn't—because there actually wasn't gold, so you fear the central investigation team? If there's no such thing as 1000 tons of gold, then everything makes sense. Chen Yi! You've already sold over 100 billion yuan worth of gold bonds, right? The amount circulating internally in the West River Association is not small..."

At this point, everyone else looked at Chen Yi with suspicion.

Uncle's guess was at least a reasonable doubt—more plausible than 1000 tons of real gold.

But Chen Yi could only smile bitterly and interrupt him as quickly as possible, saying: "The gold is real. The change I spoke of relates to the source of the gold; basically, the gold comes from a special place."

Face-to-face conversation has the advantage that you can adjust your strategy at any time, so big contracts must be conducted in face-to-face transactions. Chen Yi had never been able to decide whether to tell his family about the West Continent; now it seemed that even for political considerations, he needed to share some intelligence.

He took out a West Continent video tape prepared long ago, played it while saying: "In Jiangning, I discovered an underground passage—actually another world. That place is still at a feudal civilization stage, cold weapons, but very powerful cold weapons... We discovered some mines; first mined were platinum, gold, and copper mines, accompanied by some other metals..."

There were two video tapes in total: one was a natural overview, the other showed the mine scenes—hundreds of large beasts and tens of thousands of native workers, which explained the story of the other world.

Actually, to describe a world in detail, one should also include politics, culture, and in some cases, the composition of military forces, technological level, even genetic makeup... Chen Yi had some materials on these aspects but didn't release them; these belonged to "need to know" rather than "must know."

"Is this real?"

"It's real."

"Too... too amazing!" Uncle said, while the others almost didn't make a sound.

For middle-aged people, believing in another world from two video tapes was probably not enough.

Chen Yi didn't need them to fully believe; he merely used this to explain: "Because a new world has appeared, the whole world will change because of it. Currently, I need to keep Jiangning intact. Gold bonds are one of my fundraising channels."

"You didn't spend all the money earned from the gold bonds, did you?" Fang Man Yi knew her son's free-spending nature and suddenly felt a hint of doubt.

Chen Yi showed a sincere smile.

"I know that kind of smile—you spent half?"

"Yes."

The whole family didn't know what to say.

Grandpa broke the deadlock as usual, saying: "Where is the underground passage? Take us to see it."

"Can enter at 10:30 PM." Chen Yi said, taking out another video tape: "Big Brother was sent by me to the West Continent; he's organizing an army. This is what he filmed a few days ago... I think, as of now, can we discuss countermeasures based on this newly obtained intelligence?"

On the conference room screen, Chen Heng spoke eloquently facing the camera; the eyes around the conference table were dazed.

After a long while, Chen Father hesitantly said: "Seems like it's real."

Fang Man Yi said: "Can't have both sons gone mad."

"I hope Jiangning can show a firm attitude." Chen Yi didn't want to waste time on various judgments, stating clearly: "If we can't keep things like the investigation team outside the door, they'll push further and further..."

He didn't say more, such as the thought of "setting up their own door" wasn't something from just a day or two; before it was realized, tacit understanding was better.

The old man looked deeply at Chen Yi, stood up, and said: "I'll make a few phone calls."

22:30 in the evening.

The family gathered together once again.

Chen Zhongguo changed into a set of loose casual clothes, put on soft-soled leather boots, and asked eagerly, "What about the underground passage?"

Chen Congyu said worriedly, "Dad, why don't we go take a look? You're holding down Jiangning."

"I'm in very good health, aren't I, Chen Yi?" The old man even winked.

Several "Gifts" had almost forcibly pulled Chen Zhongguo back from the end of his life to the prime of his years; otherwise, where would he get the spirit to handle administration and play politics? This is a special experience; even without Chen Yi proposing it, he could feel some of it.

It can be said that the mindset of letting Chen Yi act willfully and recklessly stems largely from the magical manifestations of the "Gifts," "Knowledge Solvent," and so on.

"We'll find a safe place, then teleport." Chen Yi's mood was equally good; he had received Zhu Guangliang's message, knowing that the pressure from Xijing had plummeted, simultaneously indicating a shift in the political wind direction. Before the old man made the call, Jiangning's Security Department would receive a call asking about progress every half hour, but now there was no more direct news...

Chen Yi took out a small white transparent piece of Subway and tossed it right there in his own backyard garage.

A section of transparent, glittering train engine instantly appeared before everyone.

"This is the underground passage you spoke of?"

"It just emerged from underground." Chen Yi laughed twice, beckoning everyone to enter. This is a short sightseeing trip; there's no need to transport supplies.

Three hours later, Chen Zhongguo, Chen Congyu, Fang Man Yi, and Chen Rongjie, who had taken a cursory look at the Mining Area and West River Water Fortress, stared wide-eyed as they returned to the garage.

The glittering transparent train engine returned to Chen Yi's hand, then immediately disappeared.

Everyone needed a period of time to digest what they had just seen.

Fang Man Yi first asked Chen Yi in a low voice, "Chen Heng is there; will there be danger?"

Chen Yi hurriedly comforted her: "We have a Helicopter Camp, three armored battalions, more than half an infantry regiment; it's very safe, rest assured. In a few more months, once things stabilize, we'll let Big Brother come back for vacation."

The old man suddenly snapped back to his senses, blowing his beard and glaring: "You brat, you're even smuggling weapons?"

Chen Yi feigned innocence and laughed: "Had no choice but to do it."

Chen Zhongguo "Hmphed" once, saying: "In the future, external affairs you continue to decide, but internal affairs must be reported to the family; this time we'll let it slide."

Chen Yi immediately smiled bashfully.

He grasped almost all the information, the sole connecting Channel and all the West Continent authority; this is something no one can seize. The distinction between external and internal affairs is precisely the basic form of resource allocation.

The sophistication of Chen Zhongguo lies in respecting every person's contribution and gain, which is uncommon among the older generation of politicians, so his political propositions have been able to influence the present; Chen Yi learned a great deal from this.

"I'll go make another call." Chen Zhongguo instead recovered his state the fastest; this is not the first time Chinese People have discovered a new world, nor will it be the last.

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