Chapter 702: Chapter 713 Revealed

The Chen Family’s residence was dark and still when Chen Hao entered.

He almost stood still in fear, afraid of witnessing once again the previous scene in the tomb, which shook him up as never before.

Nonetheless, he walked in slowly to find the once-lively Chen Family’s residence now empty, as if it was abandoned days ago.

Horrified at the scene, Chen Hao immediately used his spiritual sense to detect all signs of life, searching the residence up and down at lightning speed only to find nothing soon after.

He found the entire Chen Family’s residence devoid of human presence; this was different from the scene at the Holy Water Ritual, which made him upset as well as relieved.

He was upset at his family’s disappearance, yet the absence of dead bodies could not definitively prove that his family had all met their demise, which made him somewhat hopeful that his family was safe and sound.

Chen Pingan and Luo Ziyan could tell Chen Hao’s emotions from his dejected appearance alone, especially Chen Pingan, who looked around the yard with mixed feelings.

“They’re all missing. I’ve searched around using my spiritual sense but I couldn’t find anyone nearby,”

muttered Chen Hao while clenching his fists.

“Don’t worry, Hao. It seems the situation might be better than we’d thought, so perhaps your family is alright,” said Luo Ziyan as she walked up to Chen Hao and tugged at his arm gently.

“But who’s behind this? Could he be the same person who stole the Celestial War God’s remains? Had my family gone missing because of him?” Chen Hao frowned in thought.

“Hmm?” Just then, both Chen Hao and Chen Pingan sensed something off and turned at once to look at the aged water well in the Chen Family’s residence.

They were alerted by a sound coming from inside the well. Moving swiftly, Chen Pingan immediately dashed over, then stretched his hand and grabbed a man out of the well.

The person was a middle-aged man that was chubby, who was drenched from soaking himself in the well. No wonder Chen Hao could not detect him hiding in the well with his spiritual sense just now, because he was obscured by the overflowing negative energy in the well.

“Who are you, and why are you hiding in my family’s well?” asked Chen Hao with a frown.

This man looked unfamiliar; he couldn’t be a member of the Chen Family.

But this man seemed to know Chen Hao and immediately knelt before him before crying in agitation, saying, “It’s great to see you, Young Master Chen! I am Li Wen, one of the managers from the China Economic Zone.”

“Li Wen, why would you hide in my family’s well?” asked Chen Hao curiously.

“That’s because an issue came up in the China Economic Zone, Young Master Chen. I had tried to set it aside since I couldn’t get in touch with the Chen Family’s headquarters, but the issue became too alarming to ignore, and there were rumors about the Chen Family in danger. So I came to the Chen Family’s residence two days ago to report the issue but I was startled to find no bodyguard at the entrance, so I entered the residence smoothly and saw—” Li Wen panted heavily.

“Saw what?” asked Chen Hao immediately.

“I saw many dead bodies on the floor. Most of them were the Chen Family’s bodyguards, and heard screams at the back. I panicked and was desperate to find a place to hide when I unexpectedly slipped into the well—” said Li Wen while panting.

“Screams? And you saw many dead bodies on the floor?” asked Chen Pingan.

“Well, not too many—seven or eight of them, perhaps, but there were still screams from the backyard!”

Li Wen was still badly shaken.

“So you slipped into the well and stayed there until now?” Chen Hao exchanged looks with Chen Pingan.

Chen Hao believed Li Wen’s story because he just read Li Wen’s mind using his Divine Eyes and found him telling the truth.

“You’re right, Young Master Chen. Soon after I slipped into the well, I heard someone running in my direction and thought I was going to die as well, so I quickly dived into the water and survived!”

answered Li Wen.

“Who would that be?” Chen Hao took a deep breath, his blood boiling with murderous rage.

“I slowly poked my head out the well after that and heard someone dragging the dead bodies. That’s all I know since I dared not expose myself until I heard your voice, Young Master Chen!” said Li Wen while crying in grief. “Young Master Chen, how could this be? Who would dare attack the powerful Chen Family?”

Just then, Chen Pingan asked in a grave tone, “You mentioned just now that someone knew in advance that the Chen Family was in danger. Who told you that?”

“It was the few district managers from the China district. They knew it first!”

“What was the issue you wanted to report to my family?”

“I found several area managers transferring the Chen Family’s assets in secret. I wanted to report that but I couldn’t find anyone, nor did I suspect that the Chen Family was in actual danger!” Li Wen fell to his knees and wailed.

“Those men seem to know some secrets about this,” said Chen Pingan.

Chen Hao nodded. “I’m going to nab and question them now!”

“Don’t you do that, Hao, or you’ll alert them before we could get to the bottom of this. They must be secretly transferring the Chen Family’s assets for a reason, but here’s the thing—the position of the Chen Family’s district managers had always been passed on from father to son. The district managers have been loyal to the Chen Family for generations. They would never betray the Chen Family, even more so when the Chen Family is in danger, so do not be rash until we find out the truth, Hao!” said Chen Pingan after contemplating for a while.

Chen Hao nodded while staring at Chen Pingan, looking curious. “You seem to know about the Chen Family very well, Uncle.”

Chen Hao was very curious since he had this feeling a number of times. He asked, “Uncle, did you know me for a long time? Or perhaps have you known me since I was little?”

Chen Pingan shook his head with a smile. “You’re half-right about that, Hao. I've known you for a long time, but not since you were a kid, as you’ve already been an adult studying at college when I met you.

Of course, I’ve also witnessed every single day of your experience in college,” he explained, since he had nothing to hide.

Astounded at his answer, Chen Hao asked in shock and suspicion, “Why would you do that, Uncle?

Have you been spying on me?”

“No, I didn’t. To be more exact, it wasn’t you whom I was spying on.” Chen Pingan seemed to have recalled something, for his face turned grave as soon as he finished his sentence.

“Uncle, why would you say that you weren’t spying on me despite knowing so much about me?” Chen Hao found his Uncle more puzzling than he thought.

“Well, that was because I had been spying on another man who was spying on you!”