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Chapter 205 - 182 【Only You Can Untie the Knot in My Heart】

Chapter 205: Chapter 182 【Only You Can Untie the Knot in My Heart】

"Lady Chu, since you’ve said as much, I will call Elder Xing right now. As long as Elder Xing agrees to let you see your nephew, I’ll personally take you there."

Perhaps knowing he could not stop Chu Ji, or perhaps perceiving the implied meaning behind Chu Ji’s arrogant words, Mu Xiang hesitated briefly before making a decision. At the same time, he watched Chu Ji with a tense expression, fearing she might attempt to barge in forcefully.

"Good."

To Mu Xiang’s and the twelve special agents’ surprise, Chu Ji agreed to the proposal without hesitation.

Seeing this, Mu Xiang did not delay. He immediately took out the Yanhuang Organization’s specialized communication device to contact Xing Feng.

...

At the entrance and exit of Dong hai International Conference Center, Guan Yi led several political heavyweights from Dong hai along with Xing Feng, the elder in charge of discipline at the Yanhuang Organization, into the facility.

"Secretary Guan, the preparations for the venue are all in place. Please instruct us," Bai Luo said as he quickly approached with two deputy directors upon noticing their arrival.

"I and the other members of the leadership team will wait here for the leaders from various provinces and cities. This is Elder Xing Feng from the Yanhuang Organization, who is temporarily in charge of the security for this meeting. You should report the security situation of the venue to Elder Xing Feng and see if Elder Xing has any further arrangements," Guan Yi said indifferently. On the surface, his conversation was about work, but in fact, he was introducing Xing Feng to the others.

"Yes, Secretary Guan," replied Bai Luo immediately, stepping forward and extending both hands in greeting, "Hello, Elder Xing."

"Buzz...buzz..."

Just as Bai Luo finished speaking, the sound of a vibrating phone could be heard.

"Hello."

Xing Feng, realizing that the communicator in his pocket was vibrating, shook hands with Bai Luo perfunctorily and said, "Excuse me, I have to take this call."

"Of course."

Guan Yi tactfully withdrew his hand, showing no displeasure on his face. He knew the rules of the bureaucracy too well to show any personal feelings. More importantly, as an elder of the Yanhuang Organization, Xing Feng’s status and position were not inferior to those of some provincial governors.

Xing Feng didn’t waste any words and immediately walked to a corner where no one was around, pulled out his communicator, and, fearing a bad hunch upon seeing it was Mu Xiang calling, quickly pressed the answer button.

"Reporting to Elder Xing, Chu Ji has requested to meet with Ye Fan, the suspect in the Ao Xiang Villa murder case. My comrades and I attempted to stop her. As a result, she insisted on forcing her way in and asked me to call and report to you, saying she would wait for your decision," Mu Xiang reported hastily over the phone, not daring to relay Chu Ji’s words exactly, but making sure the meaning was clear.

Hearing Mu Xiang’s report, anger surged in Xing Feng’s heart—since its establishment, the Yanhuang Organization had never had an incident of a martial artist forcefully entering the Yanhuang Organization Office!

Despite his annoyance, Xing Feng also knew his subordinates wouldn’t be able to stop Chu Ji. After a brief moment of thought, he said, "Don’t act rashly, take her to see the prisoner."

"Yes, Elder Xing!" Mu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the command.

Then Xing Feng immediately put away the communicator and returned to Guan Yi’s side with an expressionless face, saying, "Secretary Guan, there’s a situation at the office that I need to address. The security work here will be led by the local police force, with the military police and my comrades assisting."

"Alright."

Perceiving the suppressed anger in Xing Feng’s tone, Guan Yi suddenly had a hunch about what was happening and nodded his head immediately.

Xing Feng gave a nod to the political bigwigs of Dong hai surrounding Guan Yi and then strode out of the conference hall.

Watching Xing Feng’s departing figure, Bai Luo pondered for a moment before suddenly catching Guan Yi’s meaningful glance, which seemed to say: Ye Wenhao is about to force his way into the Yanhuang Organization East Sea Branch to rescue someone!

As if understanding the message in Guan Yi’s eyes, Bai Luo couldn’t help but smile, his heart feeling as elated as if he had consumed a Ginsengfruit.

In the meantime, under Mu Xiang’s personal escort, Chu Ji took the elevator and entered the secret prison located beneath the office building.

Perhaps because the secret prison was designed to detain martial artists and wasn’t staffed with prison guards, it was watched over by peripheral special agents of the Yanhuang Organization. These agents didn’t stop or question Chu Ji and Mu Xiang as they entered; instead, they saluted and allowed them to pass through.

"Director Mu."

The ones responsible for guarding Ye Fan were two members of the Yanhuang Organization East Sea Branch. When they saw Mu Xiang bringing Chu Ji over, just like those special agents, they first greeted him with respect, though they looked at Chu Ji with some confusion.

"Elder Xing has approved Lady Chu to meet with the suspected criminal; open the door and let him out," Mu Xiang gave the order.

"Yes."

The two members of the Yanhuang Organization East Sea Branch obeyed respectfully, with one of them quickly taking out a remote control and pressing a red button.

Click—

With a crisp sound, an alloy gate beside them slowly opened, revealing Ye Fan’s figure in everyone’s view.

"Xiao Fan!" Chu Ji stepped forward.

"Is the matter resolved?"

Ye Fan glanced at the three Yanhuang Organization members led by Mu Xiang with a displeased look and asked Chu Ji.

"I have something to tell Xiao Fan that might involve some secrets unknown to others. I advise you three to leave, or else I’m afraid you’ll have trouble sleeping in the future," Chu Ji didn’t answer but instead turned around and meaningfully warned Mu Xiang and the others.

"Let’s go."

Upon hearing Chu Ji’s words, and after considering Ye Fan and Chu Ji’s identities, Mu Xiang made his decision almost without hesitation.

Clearly, he knew that knowing the secrets of the wealthy wasn’t a good thing.

"The issue isn’t resolved?"

As he watched Mu Xiang and the other two leave, Ye Fan’s mind was like a clear mirror; if the matter had been resolved, he would have left with Chu Ji directly instead of speaking here.

"Mm," Chu Ji nodded, then pondered how to explain things to Ye Fan.

"You tell him I can handle my own business," Ye Fan’s expression changed slightly as he said in a deep voice.

"Sigh... Xiao Fan, do you think Ye Wenhao is reluctant to save you because of his status, unwilling to spare no expense?" Chu Ji couldn’t help sighing and asking upon seeing this.

"I haven’t broken the law, nor have I violated the rules of the Yanhuang Organization. Given his status and position, it shouldn’t be difficult to clarify everything for me, right?" Ye Fan said with a self-deprecating smile, indirectly giving his answer.

"Xiao Fan, I can tell you very clearly that he made the decision to give up everything in order to save you and make those who framed you pay the price. Before I came here, he had just finished talking to Ye Family Patriarch Ye Zhen on the phone. He promised Ye Zhen that as long as he saves you, and gives revenge to those who framed you, he would give up the qualifications to be the Ye Family’s third-generation successor, even giving up his political career!"

Clunk!

Ye Fan’s heart trembled, and he stood frozen in place.

"Xiao Fan is my son. He has been wronged and framed, his life hanging by a thread. You ask me to let him die wrongly for the sake of my career, I really can’t do that. The Ye Family can do without me; others can replace me, but Xiao Fan only has one father, and he doesn’t have a mother."

Chu Ji continued, "These were his exact words."

"Uh..."

Hearing Chu Ji’s words again, Ye Fan’s body shook violently as if he had been electrocuted. He tried to say something but found his throat dry, unable to utter a single word.

At this moment, his heart was filled with guilt and emotion.

He regretted and felt guilty for suspecting that Ye Wenhao wouldn’t save him due to his status, and at the same time was deeply touched by Ye Wenhao’s willingness to sacrifice his political career to save him!

Seeing this scene, Chu Ji didn’t say anything else, but just watched Ye Fan motionless, her gaze slightly tense.

The tension came from knowing that whether Ye Fan could unravel his heart knot depended entirely on this moment, or rather, this matter!

Because she knew all this, before coming here, she did not tell Ye Wenhao certain things Chu Xuanji had told her. She wanted Ye Fan to personally call Ye Wenhao!

As Chu Ji was anxious, guilt and emotion converged like two torrents, instantly breaking open the tightly closed gate in Ye Fan’s heart, sweeping away the resentment hidden behind that door!

As the resentment in his heart disappeared, Ye Fan’s heart knot completely unraveled!

"What exactly is going on?"

The moment his heart knot unraveled, Ye Fan realized the Martial Arts insights he had not understood until then. He did not digest those insights carefully, but rather asked Chu Ji with a bit of agitation.

"Xiao Fan, the complexity of this matter far exceeds your imagination," Chu Ji sorted out her words in her mind before cautiously asking, "Do you know about the Bai Family?"

"The Bai Family?"

Ye Fan was momentarily stunned, then replied, "I’ve heard of them before. The Bai Family is second only to the Ye Family among the great clans of Huaxia."

"You only know half the story," Chu Ji revealed, "Not only is the Bai Family second only to the Ye Family, but they’re also the Ye Family’s rival clan. To be exact, since the sixties and seventies of the last century, the Ye Family and the Bai Family have been enemies over various issues. Since then, the two great families have been engaged in open and secret struggles, each with their share of victories and losses, until the old head of the Bai Family passed away. Only then did the Ye Family firmly claim the throne as the top clan of Huaxia, suppressing the Bai Family, who wisely chose to keep a low profile."

"Over the past two years, rumors have circulated that the health of the Ye Family’s old man is deteriorating and that he may pass away at any time, and the Bai Family has started to become restless and engage in struggles with the Ye Family once again. The most intense struggles are particularly evident between Ye Wenhao and Bai Guotao—both families would prefer to have their own atop the summit!"

"While the events that have unfolded seem on the surface to be orchestrated by Huang Qi of the Hongwu Sect and Situ Haotian, but the real planner is Lin Tianyi of Nanqinghong, and according to developments after the event, the real mastermind is the Bai Family, with Lin Tianyi just being a pawn of the Bai Family!"

Chu Ji continued, "The Bai Family people must have learned about your relationship with Ye Wenhao through the Su Family, and through Ye Wenhao standing up for you in Hanghu, they judged that Ye Wenhao puts significant importance on you. That’s why they set up this trap: on the surface, it’s to frame you, but in reality, it’s to force Ye Wenhao to break the rules of the game or even the law, violating the rules of the Yanhuang Organization to save you!"

Crack!

Hearing Chu Ji’s explanation, Ye Fan clenched his fists tightly, a surge of intense anger welling up in his eyes.

"At Ao Xiang Villa, Ye Wenhao already violated the rules of the Yanhuang Organization to save you. Afterwards, when Guan Yi appeared and disclosed your relationship to him, he guessed it was a trap. But in order to let outsiders know you are his son, to prevent you from being mistreated, knowing it was a trap, he willingly jumped into it—he broke the game’s rules, laying down hard words on Guan Yi!"

As she spoke, Chu Ji herself couldn’t help but feel moved by Ye Wenhao’s actions as she softly said, "And now, to save you, he’s even ready to give up his political career, and if the elder of the Ye Family doesn’t agree, he’s prepared to use martial force to punish those who framed you!"

"Stop him, don’t let him do it!" Ye Fan stepped forward, grabbed Chu Ji’s arm, his eyes red and breathing heavily, and said with emotion.

"The only person who can stop him now is you!"

Chu Ji reminded, "Likewise, only you can give a resounding slap to the bastards scheming behind your backs!!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)