Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 378 The Past of the Chen Family (Dragon 1, not Dragon 5 timeline)
Noticing Lu Mingfei's undisguised "that's all" look in her eyes, Nuonuo wasn't angry. Knowing she couldn't win an argument with him, she said calmly:
"Although I was indeed quite pampered at home when I was a child, in my father's eyes I was nothing more than a cute, obedient pet that could be useful in the future. How could I possibly have had the opportunity to access the family's core secrets?"

Lu Mingfei turned his head and whispered to Erii, "Listen to that, she's actually praising herself for being cute."

Erii thought about what she looked like as a child and nodded in agreement: "So cute."

Lu Mingfei: o_O???
No, who taught you to talk like that?!

What? It's me? Then it's alright.

"Don't interrupt!" Nono glared at Lu Mingfei, muttering to herself that Erii's taste was perfectly normal, so how did she end up being seduced by this guy Lu Mingfei?

Fingel had already pricked up his ears, his gossip-loving soul burning brightly, eager to hear about the grudges and entanglements of the powerful families, and urged, "You were useless as a child, just a pretty face, but you should be able to come in handy when you grow up, right?"

Nono may be rich, but she also often works part-time with Professor Guderian and his colleagues. Her professional skills are widely recognized, and even her quirky personality doesn't diminish the professors' praise for her.

Her only defeat was at the hands of Lu Mingfei, an unpredictable and eccentric man. Fingel probably thinks that she'll remember that for the rest of her life, given her personality.

Her powerful profiling skills had already been demonstrated before she entered Kassel College, so the Chen family had no reason not to value them.

Upon hearing this, Nono couldn't help but glare at Fingel. How come this guy's mouth has become less and less human since he started hanging out with Lu Mingfei?

What do you mean by being useless? That means you have talent but don't use it!

She sighed softly: "You've all always thought I only have one younger brother, haven't you?"

Caesar nodded. Before coming, he did indeed think that Nono only had a younger brother who never grew up. This was no secret within the student council. When he was pursuing Nono, Fingel had already made the information public, letting everyone see what kind of person the student council president's future girlfriend was.

“Of course not, you have other brothers and sisters, enough to form a football team,” Fingel said casually, his hands on his knees.
"Don't underestimate my intelligence network."

Upon hearing this, Old Tang instantly conjured up an image of eleven Nonos in football jerseys running wildly on the green field, and immediately felt a deep respect for the Chen family patriarch, whom he had never met before.

This isn't the head of the household; he's clearly a human-shaped seed-planting machine.

It can only be said that as a prominent family, they are guaranteed to have many descendants.

However, Nono only glanced at him: "Then it seems your intelligence network is still not strong enough. As far as I know, all my brothers and sisters together are enough to form five football teams."

Now, it wasn't just Old Tang who was filled with awe; everyone present, except for Erii who didn't even know the steps involved in childbirth, was stunned by the enormous number.

"This... even the daughter adopted by the Inuyama family head doesn't have this many!" Ryoma Kaoru looked at the girl who bore a resemblance to the Uesugi family head, his eyes wide with shock.

She stole glances at Nuonuo's slender waist and found it hard to imagine that such a body carried such terrifying reproductive genes.

Caesar was also losing his composure. Although his father, Old Man Ma, was a womanizer, at least he didn't have dozens of illegitimate children to compete with him for the inheritance.

His future father-in-law's actions were practically like pulling Zeus down from his pedestal in Greek mythology and taking his place himself.

"It seems the Chen family is indeed very powerful; otherwise, the fine they paid back then would have been an astronomical figure." Lu Mingfei gave a thumbs up.

"Don't misunderstand, he doesn't have that many wives, nor is he a stallion like Caesar, forever on the road to sowing seeds." Nono shook her head, a mocking smile playing on her lips, her gaze sweeping over Caesar with a hint of amusement:

"He simply felt that his bloodline was very precious and excellent, and it must be passed down like a rare antique. Moreover, his many businesses also needed enough heirs to manage them."

"So, he also used genetic technology?" Lu Mingfei sat up straight, realizing the crux of the matter.

Not only him, but Lao Tang and Chu Zihang also became serious.

"also?"

Nono caught the key words, glanced at Erii subconsciously, and immediately realized the problem, but didn't ask any more questions, and simply continued:
"Pretty much. He found many women who met his requirements, got them pregnant through artificial insemination, and took the babies away. He then allocated resources based on their qualifications."

Those with average aptitude will be sent to a family-funded orphanage, while those with exceptional bloodlines will be sent to the manor where he will personally teach them.

Upon hearing this, Old Tang nudged Ryoma Kaoru: "It sounds a lot like your Snake Clan."

Ryoma Kaoru nodded. The Snake-Headed Eight Families would send children with dangerous bloodlines to the church academy in the mountains for care, while only those with stable bloodlines could stay and live normal lives.

“Then you must be the best one.” Caesar never hesitated to praise Nono.

A person who is not envied is mediocre. Just by looking at the reactions of the four fathers of the baby at the airport, you can see how outstanding Nuonuo was when she was a child.

“Of course, I conceived naturally, I have a mother.” Nono gently touched her silver four-leaf clover earring, a look of reminiscence in her eyes, as if she could see again the beautiful woman in the white dress opening her arms to her on the lush green lawn of the manor:

“I am different from the others. Although I do not have the power of words, I am still better than all of them.”

She briefly described the strict reward system within the Chen family. The manor was like a breeding ground for venomous insects, where only the most outstanding children could earn their father's brief favor, and she always enjoyed this affection exclusively.

"Later, he wanted to carry on the tradition of people penetrating every country and every cultural circle, so we were scattered to schools all over the world to receive the best education. I went to England, away from my mother, and could only come back during the annual holidays."

At this point, her voice turned cold: "But then one day, news suddenly came from China that my mother was seriously ill. When I rushed back to China, I saw him leading a new woman and telling me that this was my new mother."

"Only at that moment did I realize that in his eyes we were never family, but just pawns he carefully cultivated."

"Mom, me, and the other kids... we're all just replaceable parts."

"And then, until my mother passed away, he never showed up again." Nono's eyes gradually became desolate, as if she had returned to the day when her mother died in front of her when she was a child.

She stayed by her mother's side for two days and two nights, hoping countless times that her mother was just asleep. But at that time, she had already awakened the ability to profile, and her brain reminded her every second that there was only a corpse in front of her, and that there was no possibility that her mother would open her eyes again.

But she stubbornly waited, without crying or making a fuss, only to have the body collector knock on the door in the end.

The man she called her father never appeared, nor did he utter a single word of inquiry. He only sent a body collector to take away her mother's remains, and then had the housekeeper inform her to return to school after the funeral. "What a sad story," Old Tang sighed softly. He held Ryoma Kaoru's hand, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the smooth, delicate back of her hand. He wanted to say that he would never be such a heartless man, but the words stuck in his throat.

In this context, any promise seems frivolous and cheap.

Constantine listened quietly, his dark pupils remaining calm.

In the long history of the dragon race, such stories are all too common. Those in power have always treated their spouses as if they were playing with an ornament that could be changed at any time.

Putting aside other things, take a certain woman as an example. When she was arranging a wife for Fenrir, she didn't care whether the man cared or not. She just threw whatever was offered up to Fenrir.

And then there's that lecherous guy in Sky and Wind King, who hasn't been defiled by anything that flies in the sky, walks on the ground, or swims in the sea.

In contrast, the Bronze and Fire Kings seemed exceptionally single-minded, one obsessed with alchemy and revenge, and the other only wanting to live a good life with his brother.

Unfortunately, it seems that even the older brother couldn't resist his dragon nature and has been captivated by human women.

Thinking this, he couldn't help but steal a glance at Jormungandr, wanting to see how the King of the Earth and Mountains would react.
What kind of reaction could Xia Mi have? She was idly playing with the ends of her hair. She wasn't like those little girls at Shilan Middle School who cried and wailed over love. How could she possibly feel so sad, heartbroken, and empathetic after hearing a story, thinking that all men were big jerks?

Such stories were commonplace in her long life, and they didn't cause much of a ripple.

But since her current character is an innocent and naive junior, she still pretends to be like, "Wow, it makes me so sad, senior, your dad is such a heartless man."

Then, without making it obvious, he nudged Chu Zihang with his shoulder and whispered, "Chu, what do you think?"

It is said that a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. Judging from their outward actions alone, both Chu Tianjiao and Chen Motong's father are scumbags.

Chu Zihang simply shook his head, indicating that the two should not be compared.

Are they not even going to act anymore?

Lu Mingfei, sitting on the same sofa, raised an eyebrow. Old Chu had only gone back once and had already gone from being a senior to a classmate. If they visited each other a few more times, their titles of address would probably need national certification.

Nono said that she was not telling this story to complain or seek sympathy, but simply to explain the conflict between herself and her family and why she couldn't access the family's key information. So she was relieved to see that they had a lukewarm reaction.

Fortunately, they didn't show any sympathy, otherwise she would have felt very uncomfortable, like she was being pricked all over.

Caesar felt a deep sympathy for her, having experienced the same pain, and took a deep breath and put his arm around her shoulder: "Just like when I was a child, I was all alone when my mother died."

Nono glanced at him sideways, noticing the couple holding hands and walking side by side. She figured being half-embraced wasn't unusual, so she ignored him.
“After that, I fell out with my family. All my other brothers and sisters who I had suppressed stood up and now there are probably quite a few of them who have access to the core affairs of the family.”

The implication is that if Lu Mingfei doesn't mind the trouble, he can kidnap a few members of the Chen clan to interrogate them for information.

And she, Chen Motong, will transform into the strongest interrogator.

Type it out once, and then ask all the questions again!

Lu Mingfei, however, didn't want to get involved in any of that. His experience on the set of "Death Note" taught him that the more sophisticated the murder method, the easier it was to leave a clue, while crimes of passion would leave fewer traces.

Instead of kidnapping and interrogating them one by one to arouse the Chen family's vigilance and escalate the situation, it would be better to seize the opportunity to strike at the heart of the matter. It doesn't matter who we ask, wouldn't it be more convenient and faster to go directly to the head of the Chen family?
"This matter isn't urgent for now. Let's wait until the Zhou and Bai families arrive before discussing it," Lu Mingfei casually offered as an excuse.

Taking down the Chen family is easy, but there are hidden forces behind them.

Their main purpose in coming to the capital was to save Fenrir. If they caused a huge commotion before even rescuing the dragon, making it impossible for them to stay in the capital, that would be a real disaster.

It just so happens that the Zhou and Bai families also need some time to prepare; taking action against the Chen family too early could affect the final stages of the work.

"So there's something else that needs my help?" Nono knew that he had called her here in such a hurry not just for that little bit of insignificant information.

"You don't need to put in any effort, just provide the manpower."

"Huh?!" x2
Caesar and Nono both asked in confusion. Young Master Gattuso instinctively hugged Nono tighter, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes.

Ignoring their suspicious looks, Lu Mingfei turned to Caesar and said, "It's not just her, it's you too. There's a physical exam here that requires your cooperation."

"What do you mean?" Caesar frowned. He had sensed something was wrong from the moment Lu Mingfei mentioned gene technology, and now the unease in his heart had turned into a faint sense of unease.

"Don't worry, we're not going to capture you and dissect you for research," Lu Mingfei reassured him, "We just want to check if anyone has tampered with your bodies."

Upon hearing this, Caesar suddenly thought of his idiotic uncle Frost, the acting head of the family, and his secretary who always covered his eyes with his side-swept bangs, and his unease grew stronger.

Just as he was about to voice his question, Lu Mingfei explained, "Oh, Caesar, don't be too nervous. You're just doing this incidentally. Your main task is to check the effects of the dragon embryo incubation field on the human body when you infiltrated Takamagahara."

As he spoke, he turned to Fingel, who was watching the show from the side, and said, "And you, you should get checked too."

"Why am I included too?" Fingel was watching the show when he unexpectedly found himself in the middle of it all.

"What do you think?" Lu Mingfei's lips curled slightly, as if he could reveal your little secret if necessary.

Meeting his meaningful gaze, Fingel laughed and stretched his stiff limbs: "I've been eating too much lately, it'll be good to check my uric acid and blood sugar."

Nono seemed to be deep in thought. She had always believed that her difference from her other siblings stemmed from her mother's superior bloodline, but now it seemed that things might not be so simple.

She looked at the other red-haired little shrine maiden: "Where's Erii? Did she also have a 'physical examination'?"

Lu Mingfei stroked Erii's smooth hair and nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)