<h4>Chapter 594: Chapter 0596: How Tragic</h4>


    Lin Dong had not finished his words when Liu Yue pped him hard again, "You still want to take Mr. Chu’s money?"


    Lin Dong wanted to cry but had no tears; he had just said that he wouldn’t take the money.


    Chu Ge looked at the squabbling siblings in front of him and suddenly felt envious. He had always been alone since childhood, each day filled only with training, apanied only by the insects, birds, and fish in the mountains. This reminded him of the child who hid away with Master Guangde.


    His current life was exactly like the life he had lived as a child.


    "Did you grow up together in the orphanage?" Chu Ge suddenly asked, interrupting the siblings’ conversation.


    Lin Dong nodded, "Yes, we both came from the orphanage. Sister Liu Yue also has a brother, named Qin Yang."


    Liu Yue quickly added, "He’s not a blood brother, but a cousin."


    Chu Ge nodded.


    Lin Dong asked, "Mr. Chu, what would you like to know? Just ask me, and I will tell you everything I know."


    "I’d like to know about the current situation in Beijing."


    Although Chu Ge was unsure if Lin Dong knew much about the situation in Beijing, he knew Lin Dong, being from Beijing, must have heard some tidbits about the Six Great Families of Jing City.


    Often valuable information is extracted from these seemingly trivial matters.


    Lin Dong nodded, thought for a moment, and then began, "The current situation in Beijing? There are Six Major Families and seven minor families in Beijing. As for the situation, all control naturally lies in the hands of the Six Major Families.


    The Six Major Families are the Nangong Family, the Yuwen Family, the Han Family, the Wei Family, the Gongsun Family, and the Huangfu Family.


    Among them, the Nangong Family and the Huangfu Family are rted by marriage; the eldest daughter of the Huangfu Family from the previous generation married the Eldest Young Master of the Nangong Family, who is Nangong Man Sha’s father.


    As for the other families, the Wei Family and Han Family just recently arranged a marriage and have thus also be rtives by marriage. Such alliances through marriage are quitemon among significant families."


    Chu Ge slightly nodded; indeed, in upper-ss society, they often sacrifice the marital happiness of their children to solidify their own interests.


    Lin Dong pondered for a moment, then shook his head lightly. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and leaned forward, lowering his voice to Chu Ge, "Mr. Chu, let me tell you a well-known secret in Beijing."


    A well-known... secret?


    Chu Ge looked puzzled, "What do you mean?"


    Lin Dong nced around to ensure no one was paying attention to them, then continued to Chu Ge, "I heard that the illness of Old Master Nangong was due to a mole within the family."


    "Mole?" Chu Ge furrowed his brows.


    "After all, it’s a wealthy family. Old Master Nangong has supreme authority, controlling vast fortunes. If something happens to him, those rights and finances naturally fall into others’ hands."


    Lin Dong gave Chu Ge a knowing look, as if to say, don’t you understand thismon sense?


    Chu Ge remained silent, pondering for a moment, "Is this information reliable?"


    Lin Dong nced at Chu Ge, "Mr. Chu, are you naive? How could this information be reliable? Would someone justy this information out in the open to tell you?"


    Chu Ge was speechless; indeed, he had a point.


    Meanwhile, Liu Yue tried to p Lin Dong again but was deftly avoided by him.


    "Sister Liu Yue, I’m telling the truth, why are you hitting me again?"


    Liu Yue red at Lin Dong fiercely, "Don’t be rude to Mr. Chu."


    Lin Dong grimaced, his eyesining to Liu Yue. Ever since meeting Chu Ge, Liu Yue had be unlike herself.


    The trio talked disjointedly and soon arrived at Beijing.


    The three of them got off the train, where Liu Yue’s cousin was already waiting at the station entrance for Lin Dong and Liu Yue.


    Chu Ge had also called Nangong Man Sha on the way, but he looked around and did not see her.


    "Qin Yang!" Liu Yue saw Qin Yang first. Excited, she ran over and grabbed Qin Yang’s arm to go back, pointing at Chu Ge, "Qin Yang, guess who this is?"


    Qin Yang had never met Chu Ge and only heard the name from Lin Dong and Liu Yue.


    Qin Yang examined the rather handsome young man in front of him, his arms crossed and subconscious already considering him as Liu Yue’s new boyfriend. With an elder’s scrutinizing attitude, he asked, "When did you get another boyfriend? On the train?"


    Liu Yue’s cheeks suddenly flushed with embarrassment, and she red at Qin Yang resentfully. What a brat, spouting nonsense.


    "He’s the benefactor who saved our lives at the Public Sea Banquet!" Liu Yue eximed, wanting to hit someone.


    Qin Yang was taken aback, then looked again at Chu Ge, "You mean he is Chu Ge?"


    Lin Dong nodded from the side, "Yes, he’s Mr. Chu! Our lifesaver."


    Chu Ge had indeed saved many people, but being called a ’lifesaver’ so directly was still somewhat ufortable for him. He smiled and said, "I’m about as old as you guys. You can just call me Chu Ge."


    "No, no, no, it would be impolite to call you directly by your name. If you don’t like being called ’lifesaver’, then we’ll call you Mr. Chu instead."


    Qin Yang, affected by a bit of effeminacy, initially scrutinized Chu Ge but upon hearing that Chu Ge was their rescuer, his expression changed.


    His gaze now contained a mix of gentleness, admiration, and reverence.


    A man looking at another man with such regard made Chu Ge feel slightly ufortable. He coughed lightly, pulled out his phone from his pocket, and prepared to call Nangong Man Sha to ask where she was.


    Nangong Man Sha apologetically said on the phone that she was stuck in traffic and asked him to wait at the station a bit longer; she’d be there soon.


    Chu Ge was in no rush and nned to find a ce to sit down.


    Liu Yue and Lin Dong saw this, exchanged nces, and Liu Yue signaled with her eyes for Lin Dong to invite Chu Ge to sit with them.


    Lin Dong also intended to invite Chu Ge, when suddenly his phone rang.


    It was a call from Mrs. Wu, the head of the orphanage.


    Upon seeing the number, Lin Dong’s heart tightened immediately.


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    He answered the phone, "Mrs. Wu?"


    From the phone, Mrs. Wu’s crying voice came through, "Xiao Dong, you guys need toe quickly. Shao Gang has sent people to cause trouble again. Now, they’ve dismantled all the tents where the children live."


    Amidst the call, other children’s crying could also be heard, sounding utterly distressing.