Chapter 1898: Tianjing’s Death News

Chapter 1898: Chapter 1898: Tianjing’s Death News

Late night.

Ye Shikai lay on the bed looking at his phone, and after a long while, Chen Yuxin finally came out of the bathroom. The two nearly argued earlier in the evening, but Ye Shikai controlled himself and did not engage, thus avoiding a confrontation.

"Kai, can we talk?" Chen Yuxin lifted the blanket and slipped into bed.

"Sure, but let’s make it clear beforehand that no matter what, we can’t argue." Ye Shikai said.

"Alright, I promise." Chen Yuxin nodded. Ye Yi is right next door, and waking the child up by arguing in the middle of the night would be bad.

"Earlier... I was impulsive, Kai, I didn’t consider your feelings." Chen Yuxin apologized first, which was rare. In marital disputes, one party always needs to be the first to apologize. Previously, it was usually Ye Shikai who compromised, as men often need to be considerate towards their wives.

"Let’s talk rationally and objectively, Xin, apart from safety concerns, do you have any other reasons for preventing me from investigating personally?" Ye Shikai asked suddenly.

"Of course not." Chen Yuxin said firmly.

"Really?"

"Kai, why are you asking?" Chen Yuxin responded.

"Well, it’s nothing, I just feel you’re very sensitive about this issue. Whenever I mention the investigation, you get very agitated." Ye Shikai explained. He has always felt that Chen Yuxin is extremely opposed to his investigation of the HST project. Her opposition is so intense, it’s as if encountering a "mortal enemy," which makes him curious. However, he understands Chen Yuxin, this woman has a strong desire to control, and now she has a husband and a child, naturally, she does not wish to lose them. So her opposition to Ye Shikai taking risks is quite understandable.

But recently, he increasingly feels that something is not right. It seems Chen Yuxin’s concerns aren’t only about his safety. He can’t be certain, it’s just a feeling, an intuition...

"I’m worried about your safety. You’re not just my husband now, but also Ye Yi’s father. If you end up in an accident, what would become of him? Do you really want such a young child to grow up without a father?" Chen Yuxin questioned.

"This... I hadn’t thought it through; it’s my oversight." Ye Shikai expressed self-blame, feeling it reflected a lack of responsibility. He acknowledged it was his mistake and wouldn’t evade it.

"So now I let the Hidden Guard investigate. That should ease your mind, right?" Ye Shikai clarified.

"Kai, promise me you won’t get involved in this case anymore, okay?"

"I already promised you I wouldn’t investigate personally. I let the Hidden Guard do it, and despite this, why do you still oppose?" Ye Shikai was puzzled as he had already made a compromise, yet Chen Yuxin remained so insistent.

"Having the Hidden Guard investigate is equivalent to your involvement. The organization behind the scene will certainly retaliate against you. I’m the head of the Chen family, so naturally, I’m not afraid, but I fear Ye Yi might get dragged into this."

"Xin, since you know the organization behind the scenes is a fierce tiger, why keep ’nurturing’ it? Besides, I’ve already destroyed several of their bases. Even if I let go now, is it possible to settle differences amicably? They’ll still choose to retaliate, so the only solution is to completely destroy them."

"That’s not true, once you let go now, they won’t take the initiative to provoke." Chen Yuxin said emotionally, subconsciously gripping Ye Shikai’s arm.

"What’s going on with you?" Ye Shikai broke free, confused about why Chen Yuxin was like this today.

"Alright then, it’s pretty late now, let’s rest first. We’ll talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay then."

.....................

For several consecutive days, Ye Shikai didn’t pay attention to the affairs of the Underworld. He stayed at home, accompanying Chen Yuxin and Ye Yi, but he continued to receive intelligence from the Hidden Guard.

Today, however, he received shocking news...

Tianjing is dead.

Yes, truly dead, the kind of death where life ceases.

Tianjing was a team leader at the National Security Bureau. News of his death quickly spread throughout the bureau, and Ye Shikai received word. Earlier this morning, Tianjing’s body was found in an alley behind a nightclub, the fatal wound being a stab to the heart.

"Kai, why are you so worked up?" Chen Yuxin asked curiously as Ye Shikai hurriedly got dressed, preparing to leave.

"Something major has happened, Tianjing of the National Security Bureau is dead."

"What, how could this be?" Upon hearing this news, Chen Yuxin was quite shocked. She was familiar with Tianjing and knew his skills were good; who could have killed him?

"This matter is too significant, I need to head to the National Security Bureau right away, Xin, please don’t stop me." Ye Shikai replied anxiously. Although Chen Yuxin didn’t want Ye Shikai involved, seeing his emotions at this moment, she naturally refrained from stopping him.

National Security Bureau.

"Director Jin, what’s going on?" As soon as Ye Shikai entered, he felt an oppressive atmosphere. Jin Li’s face was solemn, somewhat livid, somewhat pale. Shen Wu and Phoenix were already in tears, Jing Xie had a face full of distress and smoked incessantly in the corner...

"Tianjing... was murdered." After a long time, Jin Li spoke a sentence. Tianjing was his most capable subordinate, and now he’s dead, with the perpetrator still at large; he absolutely cannot stand this. Not only him, but everyone at the National Security Bureau felt the same. Even Ye Shikai felt a bitter twinge in his heart. While Tianjing had used him before, he was a diligent person with no selfish motives, and not someone who feared death. It was precisely because of him that the National Security Bureau solved many bizarre cases.

"Director Jin, what on earth happened, why... why was he suddenly murdered?" Ye Shikai’s mind was full of questions. It’s not just him; even Jin Li probably couldn’t figure out what’s going on. Tianjing died in an alley behind a nightclub; what happened here? As far as Ye Shikai knew, Tianjing wasn’t one to frequent nightclubs, so why was his body found here?

"I’m unclear right now as well. We’ll have to wait for the forensic autopsy report." Jin Li’s tone was somewhat weary. Tianjing’s sudden murder hit him hard. We have not yet identified the perpetrator, but it’s apparent they targeted the National Security Bureau. Tianjing held a key position within the bureau; the fact that someone took such a risk to act in Yanjing suggests Tianjing had some crucial material, and it must have been sufficiently ’fatal’ for them to kill him to silence the truth."