Su Xin frowned and looked at him:

“Is that all?”

Deng Zhongquan’s heart was pounding, cold sweat almost dripping as he nervously said:

“The main information I know is indeed just this much, the rest are mostly hearsay about the strange stories of the Divine Realm.”

“For example, I heard before that a top biological scientist with the surname Zhang was also invited to the Divine Realm. Some say the Divine Realm might have advanced technology just like the Mortal World, or even more advanced, since the Divine Realm can recruit top scientists and extend their lifespan to give them more time and energy to research.”

“Also, I heard that the Divine Realm has cultivation methods that can make people who don’t have supernatural abilities stronger, just like the cultivation techniques in novels.”

“I also heard that the Divine Realm regularly sends people to station in the Mortal World, observing the changes and developments to promptly discover talents and bring them back to the Divine Realm.”

“However, they hide very deeply, at least I completely do not know the whereabouts of people from the Divine Realm.”

“There are many similar rumors, but these are all hearsay, with hardly any guarantee of authenticity; I don’t even know how to talk about it.”

Su Xin looked at him intently:

“Many people say that your major financial groups secretly control the whole world. Do you mean to say that you have no relation with the Divine Realm? You can sit by and watch such an existence above the whole world?”

Deng Zhongquan gave a bitter smile and said:

“Mr. Su, of course, we are not willing to be under others, but many times it’s not up to us. The whereabouts of the people from the Divine Realm are incredibly mysterious, and even if we want to fight them, there’s no opportunity.”

“Moreover, although we don’t know much about the Divine Realm, one thing is certain: the strength of the people from the Divine Realm is very formidable. Even if a battle really occurs, we have no confidence in winning.”

“What’s more, the Divine Realm has the ability to grant longevity. Everyone hopes to get this opportunity one day, so naturally, no one wants to openly oppose the Divine Realm, let alone risk being enemies with them.”

“If I may use an inappropriate analogy, countries also do not want to be under Mr. Su. Yet, when faced with Mr. Su’s demands previously, didn’t all countries bend to them?”

“Everyone is the same in front of the Divine Realm.”

“Unable to locate them, having no assurance of winning, and still hoping for the Divine Realm to grant longevity, everyone can only tacitly agree to let the Divine Realm become an existence above us.”

“As for Mr. Su’s comment about controlling the world, that’s even more of an overstatement. The Yonghui Financial Group is merely one of the so-called Nine Major Financial Groups, just has some influence internationally, far from controlling anything, including the other eight financial groups.”

“Beyond the nine financial groups, there are other capital groups, such as the wealthy clubs, various chambers of commerce, noble families, secret societies, etc. These power groups have complex and intricate relationships with the large financial groups and the official organizations of each country, all with considerable international influence.”

“The waters of this world are too deep, the people too many, and the situation too complex for any single group to realistically control the world. Any group with such ambition will be jointly targeted, and possibly eliminated, by other groups.”

“Take our Yonghui Financial Group, for example. Among our senior and middle management members, many come from various families, or have joined various chambers of commerce or wealthy clubs. Some even secretly belong to certain secret organizations, or have inseparable ties with official entities.”

“If we needed to make a decision, it wouldn’t be based solely on my ideas but would have to go through internal multi-party negotiations, trying to satisfy the interests of all parties.”

“Under such conditions, how can we talk about controlling the world? We may seem impressive on the surface, but in reality, we can’t accomplish much; even if we could, it wouldn’t just be our will, but a joint decision by all parties.”

Su Xin furrowed his brow and continued to press:

“Since the Divine Realm maintains surveillance over this world, they either have their own intelligence forces or rely on this world’s intelligence networks. Otherwise, wouldn’t they be groping in the dark? How would they know which people meet the criteria for ascension invitation?”

“If they have their own intelligence forces, over these long years, as one of the world’s most influential financial groups, you couldn’t possibly be completely unaware of this, right?”

“If they rely on this world’s intelligence networks, you couldn’t possibly not know.”

Saying this, he solemnly warned the other party:

“Deng Zhongquan, I’m giving you another chance. Tell the truth about everything you know. If I find you’re hiding something, no matter where you run, I will make sure there’s nowhere for you to rest in peace.”

Upon hearing this, Deng Zhongquan barely managed to force a smile that was uglier than crying:

“Mr. Su, I have no intersection with the Divine Realm. What I know truly is only this much, all gathered from what I’ve heard from some other influential individuals. I really don’t know any more.”

“As for their intelligence forces, I can only speculate… they might have various supernatural abilities, perhaps that’s how they established an intelligence network?”

“I had previously heard people mention that people in the Divine Realm can communicate through thoughts regardless of distance. With such abilities, establishing a secret intelligence network wouldn’t be very difficult. The key is, it’s so covert that with a bit of caution, it simply couldn’t be detected.”

“The ability to communicate through thoughts?”

Su Xin became a bit interested, rising to slowly walk in front of Deng Zhongquan. In the latter’s confused and slightly panicked expression, he slowly raised his left hand and gently placed his index finger on the latter’s forehead.

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