Chu Chen frowned when he heard this and asked, "Mom, so you're saying that someone really did take advantage of the opportunity back then and try to bring disaster upon our family?"
Zhao Yunlin nodded. "Of course. Otherwise, the old master wouldn't have been so hard-hearted. Even if there had been the slightest possibility, he would have gone to great lengths to find you. But the situation back then really was dangerous, and there was nothing he could do. Achen, don't blame him."
Chu Chen smiled. "Mom, don't worry. Didn't I already forgive him before? By the way, I wanted to ask—what happened to those people?"
Zhao Yunlin let out a cold laugh. "With methods that filthy, what else could have happened to them? Some died, some went to prison, and the rest were either ordinary people or had already fled abroad after receiving the news. Those people had better never come back in this lifetime. Otherwise, I definitely won't let them off!"
Chu Chen had more or less guessed his mother's answer. Considering Old Chu's extremely protective personality, how could he possibly have let those people off? Moreover, what those people had done was truly despicable. Since they had gone that far, the situation had basically become one of life and death. No matter what Old Chu did afterward, he had justice on his side, and no one could criticize him.
However, this also showed how dangerous the situation had been back then. Anyone capable of standing against Old Chu and his son could not have been a fool. If the other side had not been extremely confident, they would not have taken such an extreme step. It was only that the Chu family had outmaneuvered them, ultimately leading to their defeat.
Thinking of this, Chu Chen felt somewhat