Chapter 529: I

"What?!"

Jiang Ming had lived for over 20 years, and this sentence Ye Chen said was the most shocking and unbelievable thing he had ever heard in his life.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Ye Chen's face, muttering, "Impossible, how is this possible? I know you, I've known you since we were kids. Your name is Ye Chen, you're an orphan! You were brought back to the orphanage by Auntie Li when you were eight. You're just like me—a stinking loser in this society with no one to rely on and no parents. How could you possibly be the young master of the Ye family?"

Ye Chen smiled slightly. "I know, it's hard for you to believe this, but it is indeed true. Otherwise, how do you think I could have mobilized so many people to chase you down so easily? Look at these helicopters, look at these armed men in black. If I weren't the young master of the Ye family, you all would have succeeded this time."

"But... but..." Jiang Ming asked in disbelief, "If you are the young master of the Yanjing Ye family, then why did you grow up in an orphanage since you were a child? Why didn't they take you away? Why would they let a young master like you, who should have been living in a golden nest, grow up together with stinking losers like us who have nothing?"

Ye Chen laughed. "Back then, they didn't know my whereabouts. Before my father died, he went to great lengths to hide my identity. Although the Ye family had been looking for me, they never imagined I would grow up in an orphanage."

Jiang Ming immediately pressed, "Then they found you now? When did this happen? And why?"

Ye Chen said, "They found me a while ago. To tell you the truth, before they found me, I was just like you—a stinking loser. And I might have been even worse off than you, because at that time, not only was I penniless, but I was also a live-in son-in-law at my wife's house, washing clothes and cooking every day. I couldn't see any hope in life. Unlike you, at least you could still be a director at a scam company."

Jiang Ming blurted out, "If you knew you were the young master of the Ye family, since you were living so miserably, why didn't you go find them yourself? As long as you took the initiative to find them, you wouldn't have to live that life where people looked down on you. Why didn't you?"

Ye Chen smiled. "That is the difference between the two of us. I have an extraordinary background, but I am willing to be humble; you have a humble background, but you are unwilling to be humble and ordinary. If you were like me, willing to be humble, how could you have committed such a monstrous mistake today?"

"I don't understand!" Jiang Ming shook his head frantically, already losing his sanity. "I don't understand! I really don't understand! Is it just because you saw money when you were young that you can get by without money when you grow up?"

"Perhaps." Ye Chen smiled faintly and said, "I did live in luxury when I was young. The life I lived then is probably something you can't even imagine now. But so what? I wasn't happy, and my parents weren't happy either."

Jiang Ming asked incredulously, "Then you were willing to be poor? You clearly experienced a wealthy life when you were young, so when you had nothing, didn't you miss that kind of life?"

Ye Chen sighed softly and continued, "Jiang Ming, you value money too much. You can value money, but you cannot value it too much. There are some things that money can never compare to, such as your ideals, your love, your principles, and your conscience. Once you put them in the wrong place, you will do the wrong things. Some things can be corrected if done wrong, but some things can never be corrected once done."

At this very moment, Jiang Ming finally realized just how humble he really was.

Because the Ye Chen in front of him—the Ye Chen who grew up with him in the orphanage—was actually the young master of the Yanjing Ye family!

It was also at this moment that he realized how vast the gap was between him and Ye Chen.

He finally knew the gap between the two.

It was the gap between a swallow and a swan!

It was the gap between a wild pheasant and a phoenix!

It was the gap between a common fish in the river and a true dragon among men!

As the saying goes, how can a swallow know the ambition of a swan? This saying was truly fitting for himself and Ye Chen now.

It was also at this moment that Jiang Ming finally admitted defeat completely.

He knew that not only had he lost this life, but he had lost the next one as well.

He would never be able to seek revenge on Ye Chen, and for Ye Chen to kill him would be as easy as crushing an ant.

Like the Liu Liu Zhaochen family and those Beggar Sect members, he was just a small fry that could be blown away by a sneeze from Ye Chen, this true dragon among men.

Jiang Ming's face was instantly filled with despair.

Just a moment ago, he was still thinking about seeking revenge on Ye Chen in his next life or the afterlife.

But at this moment, he finally understood that even if he had another lifetime, he probably wouldn't have the qualifications to seek revenge on Ye Chen.

The most painful thing in the world is realizing that you can never catch up to your enemy, no matter how many lifetimes you have.

At this moment, Jiang Ming was completely devastated!

He looked at Ye Chen with tears streaming down his face and choked out, "Ye Chen, I admit defeat, I really do. Kill me, I'm tired of this world, and I'm tired of myself... Please, let me be released..."

Ye Chen nodded, looked at him, and said earnestly, "Jiang Ming, among all the people who are to die today, your crimes are the lightest; but among all the people who are to die today, everyone committed a capital crime, and that includes you. I hope you can be reborn into a good family in your next life!"

Jiang Ming gave a miserable smile and said, "The next life... After hearing your story just now, I suddenly have a feeling that people like me might be born with a bitter fate. If I were given another lifetime, I might still be an orphan, and I might still be a stinking loser in the eyes of others..."

Ye Chen nodded with a calm expression and said, "In that case, I hope you can be a good person in your next life."

Jiang Ming nodded earnestly and smiled miserably, "As you said, I've started to loathe myself too. I hope I can be a good person in the next life."

After saying this, he became much calmer. He had been so scared that he had lost control of his bowels earlier, but now he was calm enough to support himself and stand up.

He stood in front of Ye Chen and said earnestly, "Alright Ye Chen, send me on my way. Send those children back safely. Tell Auntie Li I was wrong, tell all the little friends I was wrong, I regret it, and I am atoning for my sins with my life..."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Since you truly know you were wrong, I will give you a quick end."

Saying this, Ye Chen said to Chen Zekai, "Weld all those people into the Iveco, then have the helicopter lift the vehicle into the middle of the river!"

"Understood, Young Master!"

The helicopter took off again.

Inside the Iveco, the core members of the Beggar Sect and the Liu Liu Zhaochen family let out their final desperate wails.

Everyone was struggling with all their might, but not only were they welded in, the vehicle itself was welded shut; they had no way to escape.

Immediately after, the helicopter decisively dropped the Iveco, filled with sin, into the river.

The Iveco bubbled rapidly on the surface of the river before sinking completely to the bottom!

Ye Chen turned his head to look at Jiang Ming and said indifferently, "I promised to give you a quick end, and I won't let you die as painfully as they did."

Jiang Ming smiled miserably and nodded, "Thank you, Ye Chen."

Ye Chen nodded slightly and said to a man in black beside him, "Take him to the bridge and give him a clean end."

The man in black nodded, "Understood, Young Master!"

Before the man in black could move, Jiang Ming stumbled toward the bridge himself.

He climbed onto the railing, turned to Ye Chen, and said, "Ye Chen, give me a quick end!"

Ye Chen looked at the man in black and nodded slightly.

Then, the man in black pulled a black pistol from his waist and aimed it at Jiang Ming's forehead.

Bang!

A spray of blood burst from the back of Jiang Ming's head!

Immediately after, his body fell backward, plummeted off the bridge, and into the river, instantly swallowed by the rolling water... ===== CHAPTER 530 =====