Chapter 797: Dogs Biting Dogs, a Mouthful of Fur

"Rest assured, if you admit that these matters are all your fault, at most you will fade from everyone's view in the future, but I guarantee you will have no worries about food or clothing for the rest of your life," Li Qing said.

"Brother Qing, are you really so heartless?" The expression on Zhu Lingxue's face changed, and she slowly stood up: "I know many things about you; if you dare to ignore me, I will expose everything about you."

"Zhu Lingxue, your younger brother is still in university, right? Your parents have gotten used to living in Shengjing, haven't they? Your younger sister, hmm, is also quite pretty."

A hint of ferocity appeared on Li Qing's face: "If your parents and your brother were all dead, what would you do? Your younger sister being sold abroad to work as a hostess would surely be very attractive, too."

"You, what do you want to do, Li Qing?" Zhu Lingxue's face turned pale. In Li Qing's eyes, she was nothing more than a plaything, and the reason her family could settle in Shengjing and live so comfortably was entirely because of Li Qing.

She also knew Li Qing's methods; if Li Qing really wanted her family to disappear, it would truly be a trivial matter.

"I don't want to do anything. You need to be clear about your status; you have no right to say no. If you really go against me, I guarantee not one of your family members will be able to run," Li Qing sneered: "Think it over clearly yourself."

Zhu Lingxue collapsed onto the floor. After a long while, she covered her face and burst into tears.

Soon, an explosive video spread across the entire internet. The well-known reporter and host Zhu Lingxue voluntarily exposed that she had used her identity as a reporter to blackmail certain enterprises, and she also voluntarily admitted that the list for the Sunshine Foundation was forged by her.

The moment this video was uploaded, it exploded instantly. In the video, Zhu Lingxue was crying bitterly, recounting her crimes and begging for the netizens' forgiveness, but her pitifulness was all an act. The keyboard warriors would not let her off; in an instant, her public persona collapsed, and state media established an investigation team to look into her affairs.

Previously wronged people and enterprises who had suffered from cyberbullying came out to cry for justice. When a wall is about to collapse, everyone gives it a push; some enterprises had already begun to jointly sue her. This time, she was truly finished.

Of course, that is a story for another time. After Chen Yu sent Tang Xinyi back, he received a call from He Lingyun.

"Your grandmother's birthday is the day after tomorrow. Have you decided to reveal your identity?" He Lingyun's voice trembled slightly; she was expectant, yet also nervous.

What she expected was that her son would finally return to the He Family in an upright manner; what she was nervous about was that her own father, He Tiansheng, had been manipulating all of this from behind the scenes. Now that her son was returning with such high profile, would it provoke He Tiansheng's anger?

"Yes, are you looking forward to it?" Chen Yu smiled: "My life has always been subject to manipulation. For this day, I have looked forward to it for a long time and worked hard for a long time. Now that I can obtain the support of many people and control the Martial Alliance of the Three Provinces and six cities, I have no need to worry about anything."

"Then I will wait for you to come home." At He Group, He Lingyun hung up the phone and burst into tears: "After leaving home for more than twenty years, you have finally returned..."

Chen Yu finished his call with He Lingyun and then contacted Gu Ping: "Little brother, I want to go see Elder Gu."

"You finally remembered? My great-grandfather talks about you every day. Come on, I'll pick you up now," Gu Ping said with a hint of resentment. He had been busy preparing for his wedding recently, but he was still very happy about Chen Yu's call.

Half an hour later, at Yunwu Mountain Villa, Chen Yu met Elder Gu.

Yunwu Mountain Villa was a place where some special-grade cadres lived after retirement; the security was strict, no less than some military restricted zones.

Elder Gu and Zhou Laotaijun were both recuperating here, and this time, he happened to see both of them.

In terms of seniority, Zhou Laotaijun and Elder Gu belonged to the First Column. They were both national treasure-level figures who had fought hard since the days of founding the nation; calling them the great pillars of the country was not an exaggeration at all.

"Haha, Little Chen, you've been in Shengjing for almost half a year, and you haven't come to sit with me?" Seeing Chen Yu, Elder Gu stood up himself to welcome him with both hands. It seemed he really had missed Chen Yu.

"I have been dealing with some trivial matters, so I didn't dare to come and disturb Elder Gu," Chen Yu smiled: "But I see Elder Gu's complexion is ruddy; your health must be quite good."

"My health is quite good. With the health regimen you gave me, and a little wine to drink, I couldn't be happier," Elder Gu laughed heartily. He led Chen Yu to the living room to sit down and instructed: "Pingping, go invite Elder Sister Zhou over. Tell her Little Chen is here and ask her to come sit with us."

"Yes, Grandfather." Gu Ping, who was to the side, nodded and went out to invite Zhou Laotaijun.

"I didn't expect Elder Gu and Zhou Laotaijun to live so close to each other. This saves me from having to make extra trips," Chen Yu smiled, his words carrying a deeper meaning.

"Hmm, I already know about your background. Your maternal grandfather, He Tiansheng, was a top figure at the Academy of Sciences back then. If he hadn't gone astray and become a Demon, insisting on researching things that transcended human ethics and moral principles, our country's biotechnology wouldn't be suppressed by foreign countries like this today."

Elder Gu sighed slightly and said: "In the end, he truly went insane. He even wanted to use his own grandson for research. I never expected that in order to study you, he would actually make you fake your death, leading to you and your mother being separated for decades."

"Elder Gu knows about my affairs? I want to know, what kind of person is my maternal grandfather exactly?" Chen Yu was slightly startled. Elder Gu was already a hundred years old, yet his mind was not muddled; the moment he arrived today, he immediately knew his intentions.

"A very intelligent person with a grand vision," Elder Gu said: "I met him a few times, but he was paranoid, which is why he eventually became a Demon. The things he researched were originally genetic technology, deciphering the human genetic code."

"But later, he stubbornly insisted on splicing human and animal genes together. He wanted to create a new human race. At that time, the think tank within the Dragon Breath and Tianxing Pavilion stayed up for days and nights, and the conclusion they reached was that it was not feasible."

"His research was halted, and all the data was sealed away. It was precisely because of this that he suffered a blow and eventually took a crooked path. I never expected it would harm you. However, he and your grandfather, Chen Tianming, are two strange flowers of Shengjing."

"How so?" Chen Yu knew very little about his grandfather. He only knew that his past and present lives, his soul and the body of this life, had fused, and behind it all was the manipulation of his grandfather that he could not escape, but he did not know what kind of person Chen Tianming really was.

"Your maternal grandfather was dedicated to the exploration of life and genetic technology; he believed that the highest realm of science was creation—that he could become an existence like a Creator. And your grandfather, he favored the path of cultivation; he believed that through cultivation, one could defy the Heavens and change one's Life, controlling everything. You and your mother being separated for decades—they both played a significant role in that," Elder Gu said.