Chapter 2933

Ye Chen's words left Steve somewhat confused.

He said earnestly, "Sir, Helena is the Queen of Northern Europe. Her visit to Canada is a relatively serious political event. Such matters are generally scheduled long in advance. Her originally scheduled date to visit Canada is next Friday, nine days from now. How could it possibly be moved up just like that..."

Ye Chen said indifferently, "You don't need to worry about that; you only need to answer my question."

Steve thought for a moment and said, "My father's hope for Royce to contact Helena was an idea from some time ago. He also expressed his stance a few days ago, hoping that Royce could represent the Rothschild family when the time comes to meet Helena in Canada, first to establish a connection, and then to see if there is any opportunity for a marriage alliance. If we follow the previous decision, when Helena arrives in Canada, he would likely have Royce rush over. However, this is a special situation now, and I'm not sure if he will change his mind."

Ye Chen said, "I don't think he will change his mind. On one hand, Helena heading to Canada is, in his view, absolutely an isolated event and cannot possibly have any connection to the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda. Moreover, Helena changing her schedule is sudden. In his view, his temporary request for Royce to head to Canada just means one less person looking for the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda, but it absolutely will not increase the risk of the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda leaving the United States. Why not do it?"

As he spoke, Ye Chen added, "Besides, your Rothschild family is currently under great public opinion pressure, with internal and external scandals exposed one after another. There is no opportunity to turn the tide in the short term. If you can divert public attention in other areas, it is definitely a choice that is beneficial and harmless."

Steve said helplessly, "That may be so, but we currently have no dialogue with the Nordic royal family, and we cannot influence the time she comes to Canada. If she comes next week according to plan, then if you want to take the opportunity to go to Canada with Royce, you will have to wait at least a few more days..."

For Steve, he did not want Ye Chen and the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda to continue staying in the United States.

The Four Directions Treasure Pagoda is a ticking time bomb. As long as it is still in the United States and not in his own hands, he is constantly threatened by it.

Moreover, he is now in Ye Chen's hands. As long as he doesn't leave for a day, his own life safety will always be threatened. Furthermore, although he can be certain that Ye Chen must know the specific whereabouts of the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda, he does not have the ability to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.

Therefore, from every aspect, he hopes that Ye Chen will leave the United States with the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda as soon as possible.

However, hope is hope, and fact is fact.

The fact is that he wants Ye Chen to leave early, but he has no way to make Helena come early, and he even less wants Ye Chen to stay here waiting for Helena to come. Because if that happens, during the nine days before Helena arrives in Canada, he and his son can only remain hostages in Ye Chen's hands, which always carries some risk.

Thus, he said to Ye Chen with a troubled face, "Sir, don't look at the Nordic royal family's assets and strength as being unable to make it to the table, their assets don't even compare to a medium-sized tech enterprise in Silicon Valley, but they have enough political capital. Although Helena is young, she is after all the Queen of a country. Let alone going to Canada, even if she came to the United States, the country with the highest GDP in the world, she could enjoy the treatment of a head of state. So even our Rothschild family cannot summon the Nordic Queen at will. Moreover, waiting nine days is really too risky. Why don't we think of other ways!"

Ye Chen said indifferently, "You don't need to worry about this; I will make Helena come as soon as possible."

Steve asked subconsciously, "You aren't joking, are you?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Steve, since we intend to cooperate, I won't hide anything from you. Do you know who I am?"

Steve shook his head repeatedly, "I don't know... who are you?"

"Ye Chen."

Ye Chen said his name indifferently, and then added, "You might not have heard of me, but you should have heard of my father's name. His name is Ye Changying!"

"Ye... Ye Changying?!" Steve exclaimed, "The Ye Changying who left the Rothschild family helpless twenty years ago?! Then you... your mother is An Chengxi of the An family?!"

Ye Chen nodded, "That's right, exactly."

Steve gasped, and blurted out, "No wonder! No wonder the Ye family's short video platform was so unwilling to take down and ban our scandal videos. So you are Ye Changying's son..."

After finishing, he asked subconsciously, "You are Ye Changying's son, and you came here for the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda. Then... then does that mean Bruce Weinstein taking the initiative to expose the videos of Brooklyn Prison and Peter Zhou, as well as Matt having an affair with his wife, were all your idea?"

Ye Chen said frankly, "That's right, it was my idea."

"Hmm..." Steve said in horror, "Mr. Ye is indeed extraordinary. A few combination punches left our Rothschild family in a mess, quite in the style of your father back then..."

Ye Chen said indifferently, "We are all adults; let's not engage in such awkward flattery."

As he spoke, Ye Chen took his mobile phone out of his shirt pocket. While tapping on the screen casually, he said indifferently, "By the way, I forgot to tell you, from the moment I came in until now, this phone has been recording. Everything we have talked about has been recorded by it."

Steve's expression turned shocked and fearful in an instant, and he said in panic, "Mr. Ye, why do you have to do this? Don't you trust me?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "I know there is a core member of the Rothschild family here, so I thought I'd record a video to keep a record."

Steve suddenly felt much more decadent. He didn't expect that the process of reaching cooperation with Ye Chen would be recorded by Ye Chen. In this way, he would have a handle held by Ye Chen.

Once Ye Chen takes the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda out of the United States, while resolving his own crisis, he also grabs his fatal weakness. If he exposes the video and lets his old father know that it was he who let the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda go, or even that he helped Ye Chen take the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda out of the country, he will definitely be ruined.

In that case, wouldn't he always be under Ye Chen's control?

But what he didn't know was that Ye Chen actually hadn't been recording at all from the beginning.

He just made up a lie to scare Steve, and by the way, when he took out his phone just now, he quietly turned on the recording.

Therefore, he deliberately said to Steve, "However, you can rest assured. Since everyone has decided to cooperate, I certainly won't betray you for no reason. As long as you help me take the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda out of the United States, your position as heir will not be threatened, and I will definitely keep this secret for you;"

"Although the Ye family did have some conflicts with you back then, with this cooperation of ours, both sides can be considered to have an opportunity to break the ice. When your old man kicks the bucket in the future and you successfully become the head of the Rothschild family, we might still have many possibilities for deep cooperation. There is a saying that goes well: friends walk together for a lifetime. Although you are a bit old, living another thirty to fifty years is definitely not a problem. Let's get along well in the future, and we can still be friends for thirty or fifty years, right?"

How could Steve know that Ye Chen was recording a video? Hearing him say this, he felt a little better. He knew very well that since the handle was in Ye Chen's hands, whether Ye Chen would expose it or not depended entirely on whether he was obedient.

Now, his own life is in his hands;

In the future, his handle is also in his hands.

It seems that this is destined to be inescapable.

However, Steve is not a fool either.

He quickly figured out the pros and cons involved.

If he doesn't cooperate with Ye Chen, Ye Chen might let Hank kill him and his son right now.

Anyway, Hank has inexplicably become his dog, and Hank killing people, he won't bear any responsibility, and it might not even be known to anyone.

In comparison, cooperating with Ye Chen makes the situation much clearer.

At the very least, his life can be saved, right?

Moreover, if he can really help Ye Chen take the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda away, then his status as heir can be considered preserved.

Preserving the status of heir, and waiting for the old guy to die in the future, then he will be the head of the Rothschild family.

With so many benefits, what does having a handle in Ye Chen's hands count for?

What's more, this handle being in Ye Chen's hands is not always effective.

The most effective period is the time before the old man dies.

As the crown prince, he has to walk on thin ice everywhere. Once the handle is exposed, not only will the position of crown prince be gone, but he will also be completely cast into the cold palace.

However, once the old man dies and he successfully succeeds to the throne, then this handle will only have moral influence.

By that time, even if Ye Chen exposes it, he will at most lose face and be scolded, but the position of family head will be solidified, and being scolded a couple of times won't matter.

Having figured this out, he no longer had any hesitation and immediately expressed his loyalty to Ye Chen, "Mr. Ye, please rest assured. Even if I have to risk my old life, I will help you bring the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda back to China!"

Ye Chen was wickedly amused and deliberately asked him, "Steve, I want to know, what exactly is it that makes you make such a move of destroying your relatives for the sake of righteousness?"

"It's justice!"

Steve, with a strong desire to survive, said without hesitation and with righteous indignation, "Of course, it is the justice in my heart that is worth more than a thousand pieces of gold! Mr. Ye, I am a person with a conscience! The Four Directions Treasure Pagoda is a national treasure of China, and it has been nearly two hundred years since it was plundered from China by the Rothschilds! As a member of the Rothschild family, I feel deeply ashamed and uneasy about this! If I can contribute a little bit to helping the Four Directions Treasure Pagoda return to China, then I can be considered worthy of my own conscience!"

"Not bad, not bad!" Ye Chen couldn't help but praise, "Steve, I really didn't misjudge you. You are indeed a clear stream in the Rothschild family! If you can become the head of the Rothschild family in the future, the Ye family will be your strategic partner!"