Ye Chen nodded. "All right. It's our honor to take part in the National Day celebration. We'll definitely make time to attend."
"Good. Then it's settled. I'll have them make the arrangements right away," He Aiguo said with a nod.
Having heard that unrest had broken out again in Myanmar recently, Ye Chen was worried about the mastermind behind it all. He asked, "General He Ping, has everything on that end been going smoothly?"
"We've run into a few obstacles. After all, it's a cross-border operation, and Myanmar has been unstable for quite some time. The Xi Clan holds considerable power in Myanmar and is also entangled with multiple domestic forces. Completely uprooting them will take some effort. But don't worry. This matter has crossed our red line and has already alerted the higher-ups. It will be handled seriously and with our full efforts. Just wait calmly for the results," He Aiguo replied.
"All right. Then I'll have to trouble you all," Ye Chen said.
"Ah Chen, tell me the truth. You care so much about this matter—did someone from the Xi Clan offend you before?" He Aiguo was an old hand, and his eyes were sharp.
Ye Chen did not hide it from He Aiguo and said directly, "Nothing can be kept from you, sir. I do have a personal reason for this. A few years ago, my father was hit and injured by a car with fake plates on a rainy night. The person driving that car was Xi Jian, the illegitimate son Xi Chengcang had with a woman in China. The Xi family was simply too powerful. It took me a long time to find out that Xi Jian was responsible, but at the time, there was nothing I could do about Xi Jian while he was