Chapter 1601: Yisu Shipping

Originally, in Ye Chen's plan, he only needed to head to Mount Ye Ling early on the morning of the Qingming Festival, April 5th, to participate in the ancestral rites.

After the ancestral rites concluded, he would return directly to Jin Ling without needing to have too much contact with the Ye family.

However, since Tang Sihai hoped he would go over earlier, there was no harm in going earlier.

Although Ye Chen felt somewhat repulsed by the Ye family members, he still trusted Tang Sihai very much.

When Ye Chen and Chen Zekai arrived at the entrance of the VIP lounge, Su Zhiyu was standing in the corridor making a phone call. Seeing Ye Chen approach, their eyes met. Ye Chen could see her brows were tightly locked, as if she had something on her mind.

Immediately, she said into the phone, "Grandfather, I have something to attend to right now. I will contact you again after the press conference."

After finishing, she hung up the phone directly and said respectfully to Ye Chen, "Benefactor, you have arrived."

Seeing that her state was not right, Ye Chen asked, "Miss Su, has something happened?"

Su Zhiyu hesitated for a moment, then gathered her courage and asked, "Benefactor, could I have a private word with you?"

Ye Chen nodded and said to Chen Zekai, "Old Chen, you go in first. I will have a chat with Miss Su."

Chen Zekai hurriedly said, "Young Master, the several lounges next door are all empty. The area has been cleared today. You and Miss Su can find a lounge to talk in detail. In any case, our press conference won't start for another half hour."

"Good." Ye Chen turned to Su Zhiyu and said, "Miss Su, let's go to the lounge inside."

Su Zhiyu nodded hurriedly, "Okay."

Ye Chen and Su Zhiyu arrived at the innermost lounge. As soon as they entered, Su Zhiyu said impatiently, "Benefactor, I saw a news report from the American CNN two days ago this morning. They said that the world's top mercenary organization, the Cataclysmic Front, suffered a major defeat in Syria, losing thousands of people. And the one who caused them such huge losses is a leader of an opposition organization in Syria named Hamid. I want to ask you, is my father in this Hamid's base?"

Ye Chen nodded and admitted generously, "That's right, your father is indeed with Hamid."

As he spoke, Ye Chen asked with some surprise, "This matter happened several days ago. Did you just find out the news?"

Su Zhiyu said, "This matter was basically not reported much domestically; it only said that the situation in Syria was relatively turbulent. I found it on an overseas news website myself this morning..."

As she spoke, she asked nervously, "Benefactor, will my father encounter any danger in Syria?"

Ye Chen said indifferently, "It's fine, no need to worry too much. Hamid's defense is still very solid. Your father's personal safety is absolutely guaranteed."

Su Zhiyu blurted out, "But I heard... I heard that the Cataclysmic Front reached an agreement with the Syrian government to help them clear out all opposition armed forces in Syria and then establish their own mercenary base there. If that's really the case, they will definitely spare no effort to eliminate that Hamid..."

For Su Zhiyu, although she also had many complaints about her father's actions, blood ties were blood ties after all. Therefore, after learning that the situation in Syria was critical, what she worried about most was her father's safety.

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Where did you hear that the Cataclysmic Front wants to build a mercenary base?"

Su Zhiyu hurriedly said, "I just called my grandfather. I originally wanted to ask him sideways how much he knew about Syria and the Cataclysmic Front. After all, it was my first time hearing the three words 'Cataclysmic Front'. It was he who told me these things."

Ye Chen asked in surprise, "Could Su Chengfeng have some connection with the Cataclysmic Front?"

"I'm not clear about that," Su Zhiyu said. "I had never heard him mention the Cataclysmic Front before, but just now on the phone, his attitude toward the Cataclysmic Front seemed a bit excited, his emotions were quite stirred up."

"Strange." Ye Chen frowned and said, "The Cataclysmic Front has always developed in war-torn areas, while the country has always been peaceful and prosperous. Ordinary people really don't have much chance to hear their name. How does Su Chengfeng know so much, even knowing the content of the cooperation between the Cataclysmic Front and the Syrian side?"

Su Zhiyu said, "Perhaps he has some very well-informed channels."

Ye Chen nodded. On the surface, he didn't continue to dwell on this question, but in his heart, he felt that Su Chengfeng and the Cataclysmic Front must have some kind of connection. Therefore, he also reminded himself to be careful and guarded.

Subsequently, Ye Chen said to Su Zhiyu, "As far as I know, your father is still relatively safe for now. Even if the Cataclysmic Front wants to take down Hamid, they would need at least half a year of preparation and be ready to sacrifice tens of thousands of people. What's more, they are currently only surrounding Hamid without attacking, so you don't need to worry too much for the time being."

Su Zhiyu said with a pleading face, "Benefactor, I beg you to let my father come back. Although he did many wrong things, his crimes are not enough to warrant death after all. Even if you bring him back to Jin Ling and put him under house arrest at the Buckingham Palace, that would be fine..."

Ye Chen refused without hesitation, "Impossible. In my eyes, Su Shoudao's crimes are not 'not enough to warrant death'. Just based on his organizing the Anti-Ye Alliance back then, I could have killed him with complete justification. The reason I left him his life is also for the sake of you and Su Ruoli, you two sisters."

Su Zhiyu said with red eyes, "My father did indeed do many wrong things and needs to pay the price for his mistakes, but that place in Syria is really too dangerous. The news says that a single battle there results in thousands of casualties. I'm afraid he won't live until I become the head of the Su family before meeting with misfortune..."

Ye Chen looked at Su Zhiyu and said with a serious expression, "Everyone must bear the risks and pay the price for what they have done. Sending your father to Syria is my punishment for him. If he encounters any uncontrollable natural or man-made disasters while accepting this punishment, then it can only be said that his own fate is bad."

Su Zhiyu wanted to continue to argue with Ye Chen, but after hesitating for a moment, she gave up. She looked at Ye Chen and asked, "Benefactor, you said that on Qingming, you would let my father apologize in front of your parents' graves, and you also said that you would have him sign the divorce agreement with my mother at that time. But now, that Hamid's base has been heavily surrounded by the Cataclysmic Front, and the people of the Cataclysmic Front wish they could kill them all. Under such circumstances, can my father still get out?"

"He can get out." Ye Chen said indifferently, "If the Cataclysmic Front does not stop its siege of Hamid, then I will personally go to Syria and bring him back."

Hearing this, Su Zhiyu's pair of beautiful eyes instantly lit up, as if she had seen hope.

Just as she was about to say something, Ye Chen added, "However, I will send him back after the matter is over."

"You..." Su Zhiyu couldn't help but complain, "Benefactor, since you have decided to personally go to Syria to bring him back, why risk sending him back? Aren't you afraid of danger yourself?"

Ye Chen said with a cold expression, "There is danger everywhere, but I will not change my principles because I am worried about danger!" ===== CHAPTER 1602 =====