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Chapter 496 The Xia Family's Illegitimate Children

Chen Xin paused for a moment, then continued forward.

The faint layer of qi and blood energy on his clothes faded away as he moved.

Soon, only Bai Hongtao remained in the office, standing there dumbfounded.

Looking at Chen Xin's back, and then at his own hands where bones were regrowing, Bai Hongtao's eyes were filled with confusion.

"Why……"

Bai Hongtao couldn't understand why his Blood Calamity level power would have such a result when it struck Chen Xin's thin layer of blood energy.
I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.

The white bones on Bai Hongtao's body faded away, and he turned back to his desk, turning on the office surveillance camera.

In the surveillance footage, Bai Hongtao suddenly attacked Chen Xin's lower back. Chen Xin did not move, but a thin layer of red clothing appeared on his body.

Bai Hongtao frowned, stepped back, slowed down, stepped back, and slowed down again.

He saw something amiss in the 50x slow-motion footage!
The moment his palm touched Chen Xin's body, a red mark appeared at the point of contact.

Immediately afterwards, the red color spread rapidly from the point of contact to the entire body.

Upon witnessing this scene, Bai Hongtao was stunned and slumped into his seat.

He recalled the abilities that Chu Xiu, the deputy director of the General Administration, had demonstrated to them when he visited the General Administration.

That's a characteristic of the Qi and blood power that appeared when the strengthening exercise was practiced to the seventh version.

Qi and blood clothing!

The Qi and Blood Garment is formed by compressing and condensing the Dharma Body.

In other words, the defensive and destructive power originally possessed by the Dharma body will be concentrated in that garment.

Defense is secondary.

With the enhancement of the Qi and Blood Clothes, the destructive power that Chu Xiu displayed at that time was even more astonishing!

With just one punch, he shattered the soul of the Blood Calamity.

Even under the siege of more than ten Blood Calamities, he was killed by the recoil force of his Blood Clothes!

In other words, if Chu Xiu went to those areas in Yinming where the strongest only had the Blood Calamity, he would be invincible after activating the Blood Qi Robe!

And he was merely a branch office director who had barely escaped a bloodbath.

Recalling Chen Xin's blood-red robes from earlier, Bai Hongtao was not only shocked but also filled with disbelief.

"Chen Xin's blood and qi power has no rebound force, and it is not as vibrant as Chu Xiu's."

"Furthermore, Chu Xiu's Qi and Blood Robe condenses over a period of time, and his Dharma Body always manifests for a moment before covering his entire body. Chen Xin's doesn't do that, so it's definitely not a Qi and Blood Robe, it's definitely not..."

As Bai Hongtao spoke, his voice gradually lowered.

Even if it wasn't a garment imbued with qi and blood, he still couldn't break through its defenses.

So, just how far has Chen Xin's cultivation progressed?
How did he cultivate?
Suddenly, he remembered what Chen Xin had said before: if he needed anything, he could contact him.

At the time, he thought Chen Xin meant that he was ready to be called upon at any time if the Bureau of Investigation needed him.

But now that I think about it, the meaning of that sentence has changed.

Perhaps Chen Xin meant that if there were any issues that the bureau couldn't resolve, he could step in?
Bai Hongtao remained silent, then picked up the phone to report to his superiors.

But even with the phone in his hand, he couldn't bring himself to press the dial button.

After a long while, he put down the phone and leaned back in his chair.

"Forget it, if he really is a prodigy who surpasses even geniuses, what good would it do for me besides offending him?"

"Fine, let's just consider it a normal resignation. That way, we can still maintain a sense of friendship."

"I just don't know if that friendship was worn down by that attack just now."

"Hey, if you're so awesome, why didn't you say so earlier!"

Besides shock, Bai Hongtao's eyes also held a hint of resentment and secret delight.

That complex look in his eyes was hard for anyone to understand.

……

After leaving Bai Hongtao's office, Chen Xin packed his things.

Actually, there wasn't much; just a water cup and a phone charger.

After thinking it over, Chen Xin sent a message to the few people he was close to in the Information Management Department, asking them to have a farewell lunch outside.

There has to be a beginning and an end, right?

Now that he's no longer working at the Bureau of Investigation, Chen Xin will have very few chances to see these guys again.

After he leaves, he will naturally go straight back to Lingyuan City.

Perhaps, this farewell will be the last.

Time flies by.

At the restaurant entrance, Chen Xin waved goodbye to several former colleagues with complicated expressions, with whom he had just eaten.

Watching Chen Xin's departing figure, the group felt a strange unease.

Wu Gou said, "Why do I feel like Chen Xin left so gracefully?"

Dugu Yue: "Yes, seeing his carefree attitude, I always feel that we are actually at a disadvantage by not resigning."

Xia Hong and Chen Xin usually communicated the most, but this time they didn't say anything.

Chen Xin's decisiveness stirred up a ripple in Xia Hong's heart.

If he could be more decisive, would things be different?

Seemingly having made up his mind, Xia Hong ignored the other two and headed straight for the Bureau of Investigation's medical department.

Soon, he saw the woman in the medical department who was wearing a hat, sitting in a wheelchair, and reading a book.

Not a single strand of hair fell from under the woman's hat.

Seeing the woman's quiet demeanor, Xia Hong smiled and turned to walk into the corridor.

Xia Hong took out his phone and dialed the number.

“I’ll go with you, but I want to see you heal my mother.”

"can!"

The casual reply from the other end left Xia Hong silent for a long time.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Hong turned and walked towards the ward.

"Mom, how are you feeling today?"

Li Lan looked at her son and smiled, "Not bad, he's currently reading a new book called 'If Your Eyes Deceive You,' you can check it out if you have time... cough cough..."

"Okay, I'll buy it when I get back."

Xia Hong stood behind Li Lan, supporting her wheelchair, and said, "Mom, let me take you out for a walk. The weather is nice outside."

"Row."

Li Lan put the book in her arms and took the blanket Xia Hong had given her to cover herself with.

After walking outside for a while, Xia Hong suddenly asked, "Mom, what was the cause of my dad's death?"

Li Lan, who had been wearing a faint smile, lost that smile.

"Accident."

"What accident?"

Why did you ask that question?

Li Lan turned to look at her son.

"It's nothing, it's just that recently someone contacted me and said that I am a child who was lost in their family and they want me to go back."

Li Lan's expression changed.

"You agreed? Cough cough cough!"

Xia Hong chuckled and patted his mother on the back. After she calmed down, he said, "Hehe, at first I didn't pay any attention to them. I thought they were some kind of swindlers."

"But after that, when I used my information processing department's permissions to search for that number, I found that I couldn't find it at all." "A number that can't be found in the information processing department either doesn't exist at all, or its permissions are higher than mine."

"Mom, you said..."

Xia Hong had only spoken halfway when Li Lan angrily retorted, "No!"

Xia Hong looked at Li Lan and nodded.

"Then it's not."

As they were talking, a doctor from the medical department came over; he was Li Lan's longtime personal physician.

The doctor told the two of them, "A new treatment plan has arrived. Ms. Li Lan needs to come over. If it works well, it will greatly benefit Ms. Li Lan's recovery."

Li Lan was taken aback.

Is there any possibility of recovery from her illness?
Before she could ask, Xia Hong said, "Thank you so much, doctor. We will cooperate fully."

After saying that, Xia Hong said to his mother, "Mom? There's hope! If you get better, I'll find you a wife and have a grandson for you to take care of right away!"

Li Lan's initial doubts were disrupted by Xia Hong's words.

She laughed and said, "You think I'll just start looking for it because you say so?"

"That's right. If you don't look at your son's face, look at his workplace. If he wanted to, he could have a grandson within a year!"

"Haha, good, good!"

Li Lan wiped her eyes and smiled as Xia Hong pushed her away.

Afterwards, Li Lan was tormented for an entire afternoon, with Xia Hong keeping watch over her the whole way.

When the final result came out and Xia Hong held it in his hands, he was stunned.

He smiled as he looked at the report, but he did not show it to his mother.

"Doctor, after that, please tell my mother that she will need further treatment over a period of time, and that the treatment should be gradual. Please let her stay here for a while longer, as I have something to do."

"I'll help my mother get discharged from the hospital after I'm done with my work."

The doctor nodded.

"OK."

After thanking her, Xia Hong glanced at his mother, who was lying on the hospital bed with a slightly rosy complexion, and then turned back to the information processing department.

Just as he was about to tell the minister that he needed to take leave, He Xiangwen told him something.

"Xia Hong, there's a transfer order for you from headquarters. You'll be working at headquarters from now on."

Xia Hong returned to his seat, somewhat dazed.

Looking at the transfer order in his internal email inbox, he thought about his mother's sudden improvement in her health.

Xia Hong thought of the people from that 'family'.

The other party is from the General Administration?

……

The Xia family's office in Yangshi.

"Another one. There are quite a few illegitimate children in the family who have been living away from home."

Xia Youcai muttered something.

"I don't know why the family is bringing back these illegitimate children who have been living away from home. They haven't received any family education, so won't they lower the family's standards?"

"Even if they are to be recalled, there's no need to recall their offspring as well, is there?"

"I really don't understand, I just don't understand."

As Xia Youcai was sighing, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"How are things going?"

Xia Youcai was startled, and when he saw the Xia family elder behind him, he broke out in a cold sweat.

"According to the Hui elder, we have already found 670 illegitimate children of the Xia family who have been living away from home, 1,007 children of their generation, and 1,800 grandchildren. We have not been able to continue counting them after that."

"Hmm, how many people were recalled?"

"The Xia family has 670 illegitimate children, of whom more than 200 have died. Of the remaining 400-plus illegitimate children, 100 are still hesitating, but we have fulfilled the other children's requests and agreed to their return."

"Most of the demands were for money and power, and a smaller portion were for health and love, all of which were met within three days."

"Most of the children born out of wedlock have been influenced by their fathers and have agreed to return, while a small number are still hesitant for various reasons."

"And then there are the grandchildren..."

Xia Youcai recited all the data from the plan to recall the illegitimate child bit by bit.

The clan elder nodded after hearing this.

"We will try our best to meet your requests, but if you still have any hesitation after a week, we will take drastic measures without any mercy."

Xia Youcai was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.

"clear."

"How many people have already arrived? I'll take a batch back first."

"Elder Hui, all 358 illegitimate children have been received and settled."

"Okay, let's go, take me there."

"Yes!"

After instructing the others to continue working, Xia Youcai led the clan elders toward a corner of the Xia family manor.

Soon, they arrived at a relatively lively place.

In the vast Xia family manor, only in this corner were many people walking and chatting in this park-like corner of the manor.

These people included elderly men in their sixties and seventies, middle-aged people in their forties and fifties, young people in their twenties and thirties, and teenagers.

Inside the manor, in those rooms, there were several children under ten years old.

After Xia Youcai walked over, he sent a message to the cell phones issued to all the illegitimate children in the manor.

Ten minutes later, all the illegitimate children who had been taking a walk outside gathered in the square of the Xia family manor.

"Everyone, you now know your identities."

"The family is in dire need of manpower, and we are delighted by your arrival!"

"Now, our family elder has arrived. Next, he will take you to our family's ancestral land to witness the mysterious power of our family!"

"We hope that your presence will contribute to the success of our family and help us build an enduring legacy!"

Many of the illegitimate children were already shocked by their identity as illegitimate children of the Xia family of the Great Xia Dynasty. Now, upon hearing this, most of them showed a hint of excitement on their faces.

Helping the Xia family build a great enterprise is helping the Great Xia Dynasty!
Most of these people were from the lower class before, and even some of them who were quite wealthy still blushed when they heard this!

Normally, the highest level of management they could contact was at the city level, but now, they've jumped directly to the national level, and even the central level of the country!

How could this not excite them?

But besides these people, there were others who already had doubts and were not so happy.

Xia Hong is one of them.

When Xia Hong arrived here and saw so many 'family members who had been left behind', he had many questions in his mind.

Why is the Xia family recalling so many illegitimate children?
They even found elderly men in their sixties and seventies.

These people have never been involved in management for a long time, and have never even left their city. What can they do after they come here?
Compared to these people, Xia Hong believed that children around ten years old should be valued more by the Xia family.

But the reality seems to be the opposite.

Children are not valued, while adults are valued more.

This made Xia Hong feel uneasy.

No matter how much he guessed, Xia Hong couldn't guess what he was about to face.

Especially when they passed through the Netherworld Rift, traversed the vast labyrinth, and arrived at the ancestral land, which was like a fairyland.

His brain, which had been active in the information processing department for so long, had gone blank!
……

(End of this chapter)