"What do you mean?" I continued to look at Gongsun Lanlan and said.

"You are right. In the past twenty years, I have indeed been curious about this mysterious organization from Europe. I have extended my hands to their nest countless times, with the purpose of finding out what kind of existence this is and why I have never heard of them before." Gongsun Lanlan said.

"I guess... Aunt Gongsun should have gained a lot, right?"

"The facts are just the opposite, and it may even make you feel very disappointed." Gongsun Lanlan replied.

"If I told you that I haven't even figured out where the organization's headquarters is for so many years, would you believe it?"

"Hmm?" My eyebrows couldn't help but frowned.

"No way? Auntie, you have been their insider at least, why don't you even know this?"

Hearing my words, Gongsun Lanlan couldn't help but narrow her beautiful eyes, looked at me carefully, and then slowly said, "Did you mean to express something when you say this?"

"I didn't want to express anything, did I?" I looked at Gongsun Lanlan in front of me in surprise.

"I hope you can figure it out that over the past twenty years, I have never been a superior or subordinate relationship with them. I am just one of their partners, that's all. Not to mention their insider." Gongsun Lanlan replied.

Then I suddenly realized why Gongsun Lanlan reacted so much, but I didn't expect that it was such a reason.

"I understand. It was my tongue just now. Please don't mind too much." I smiled at Gongsun Lanlan and apologized.

Gongsun Lanlan glanced at me, but didn't care about me, and then continued to speak: "I really don't understand what kind of existence this organization is. I only care about the benefits they can create for me. As for their existence, I have done my best. Unfortunately, these people are very cautious about me and cannot reveal anything useful to me. So the only useful knowledge I have about this organization is their name."

"Illuminati..." I slowly chewed on the name in my mouth.

Gongsun Lanlan looked at me in surprise again, and then said to me: "You can actually know this, which really surprised me."

"I just knew it unintentionally," I replied.

I was attacked in Yangcheng for more than three years and encountered my father's old comrade-in-arms Shen Lie, who saved me. I learned the name of the organization from his mouth.

"This is already very good." Gongsun Lanlan replied.

"You probably don't understand. I have spent a lot of effort to investigate such a name. I know that this information can be learned from your father, your father-in-law, or those who have participated in this incident. But I am undoubtedly hitting the gun, and no one will investigate these people on purpose. My doing so will only make them suspicious, so I can only investigate myself."

"No way?" I looked at Gongsun Lanlan with some disbelief.

"Auntie, you have worked with those people for so long. Is it so difficult to investigate a name?"

"Don't believe it." Gongsun Lanlan shrugged.

"Think about it carefully, if you work with someone who is obviously having problems with your mind, would you tell the other party so easily?"

I thought about it carefully, then shook my head and continued to speak, "But... if this is the case, then what is the need for your cooperation? Aren't such cooperation both sides feeling upset? It's hard for me to imagine why such cooperation can last for twenty years."

"To be honest, our cooperation has been very pleasant during this period." Gongsun Lanlan replied.

"Everyone is smart, and they all know what should be done when they should be done, so it's very smooth when they cooperate. The most important thing is that I have created a lot of benefits for these years and I have also obtained the benefits I need. In general, this cooperation is still very successful."

After saying this, Gongsun Lanlan observed my bad gaze. Soon Gongsun Lanlan understood what I was thinking. Then she smiled at me and said, "Don't worry, although these people do have bad intentions, I still understand what the bottom line is. I have not done anything that harms the interests of the country and the people in the past twenty years."

"Not a single one?" I asked Gongsun Lanlan.

"Nothing is there." Gongsun Lanlan nodded affirmatively.

I continued to stare into Gongsun Lanlan's eyes, and Gongsun Lanlan looked at me without any retreat. Her eyes were full of calmness and no intention of making a falsification.

It lasted for a long time before I took my gaze back.

"Since that's the case, I can only say that my aunt's control is really strong, and I have to admire this." I replied with a smile.

"You may not believe it when you say it. Actually, I am indeed a person who knows how to advance and retreat. You may not see it, but I do have a bottom line. I know that some things cannot be done, so I will never touch them. This is just a harm to myself, right? I, Gongsun Lanlan, is not so stupid as to this point." Gongsun Lanlan replied again.

"I believe in auntie." I smiled.

"Although I know that the real purpose of their invitation to cooperate is definitely not just for these interests, but I have also been relying on my own strength to investigate the reasons in this regard. I have even been following up on this matter after breaking off the cooperative relationship with them. Unfortunately, I did not find out." Gongsun Lanlan continued to speak.

"Maybe... they did see your talent and ability, aunt?" I thought about it and asked Gongsun Lanlan.

"At that time, I was just a woman under the age of twenty." Gongsun Lanlan continued to smile.

"Before that, except for me marrying into the Xia family, there was no other place worthy of attention. I didn't think I used the evidence to threaten them to share my interests. Do you think this kind of thing can attract their interest because of this? Besides, in China at that time, there were more smart people, and there were much more people with more capital than I was at that time. They really didn't need to choose me. So I don't understand what they were like."
Chapter completed!