"Zi Ling, do you think that I have changed a lot since I came back this time?"

Looking at Chen Ziling's appearance, Chen An knew what he was thinking, so he took the initiative to ask.

"Actually it's not bad..."

Chen Ziling looked at Chen An with some fear, carefully choosing his words: "It just feels a little different from the past..."

"It's really not that different."

Chen An's answer stunned Chen Ziling.

Facing Chen Ziling's somewhat horrified gaze, he said softly: "I am actually the same as I was in the past. The reason why I behave differently is that the only difference is that I didn't have the strength to do all this in the past, so I could only pretend, but

Now that I have this strength, I can do whatever I want to do.”

"I've always been like this from beginning to end."

Chen An did not speak.

Chen An had the idea of ​​killing Chen Li's family in the past, but never expressed it.

After all, at that time, if he dared to express the slightest idea, he would probably immediately feel cold.

"But...Chang'an, this is a bit too much..."

Chen Ziling hesitated and spoke.

"You want to say that I was too harsh."

Chen An saw through his thoughts at a glance and said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it. With our relationship, I might really kill you for a few words."

"Yes...it's some..."

Seemingly believing what Chen An said, Chen Ziling nodded: "It's a little..."

"Chang'an, you came all the way and killed too many people..."

He looked at the corpses outside that were frozen into ice sculptures, thinking about those people who had just died in Chen An's hands, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"You're wrong about that."

Chen An smiled: "If you think about it carefully, who have I killed since I came back to now?"

Chen Zilin was stunned for a moment.

He only saw that Chen An had been killing people since he came back, and his behavior was extremely ruthless. He really hadn't thought about this problem.

But now that he thinks about it, he seems to have realized something, but it's not quite clear yet.

"Shouldn't Chen Li's family be killed?"

Chen An spoke softly: "Judging from the past, Zi Ling, don't you hope that his family will die?"

"If they continue to live, they will still be our parents in name only, and they can use this status to oppress you and me."

"To put it bluntly, he will definitely not be able to offend me, but Zi Ling, you will probably have to live in Chen Guogong's mansion in the future. Do you really want to be suppressed by them from now on?"

Chen Ziling shook his head subconsciously.

Who wants to have a father above them when they can live a good life?

Especially when this father is so unhuman.

If Chen Li's family had not died this time, they might not dare to trouble Chen An again, but they would certainly be able to trouble him.

No matter what angle you think of it, he should have died a good death.

"But those guards..."

Chen Ziling then asked: "And Commander Cao leads him..."

"Since those guards dare to stop me, they must be prepared to die."

Chen An shook his head: "They chose their own path. You can't expect me to let them go."

"Of course, you might also be able to say, just let me be gentler and keep them out."

Chen Ziling nodded subconsciously.

Then, Chen An laughed: "If I really do this, Zi Ling, believe it or not, more people will die in the end."

Chen Zilin suddenly raised his head.

The purpose of using the most cruel means to kill people is actually to reduce casualties.

This statement may sound problematic on the surface, but it is actually true.

Because based on the situation just now, if Chen An doesn't act decisively and cruelly, more and more people will come to kill him.

Because Chen An can't kill, they won't pay a big price even if they attack Chen An. This gives them a positive hint that nothing will happen if they attack Chen An.

On the one hand, this kind of psychological suggestion, on the other hand, the loyalty to Chen Guogong's government and the persecution of other leaders, in the end, more and more people will come to kill Chen An.

For a small number of people, Chen An could restrain himself and drive them away without harming their lives, but when hundreds or even thousands of people surrounded them, could Chen An still do this?

If it really gets to that point, more people will die in the end.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to be more direct and clean, kill everyone who dares to come forward, kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and scare away all the latecomers.

Are you using cruel means to kill people to prevent more people from dying?

It took Chen Ziling a while to finally realize it, and an inexplicable sense of absurdity emerged in his heart.

"Do you think it's ridiculous?"

Looking at Chen Ziling's appearance, Chen An said calmly: "Sometimes, friendly words and reasoning are actually useless. Persuasion will only make people think you are weak and can be bullied. You may have good intentions at first, but the result will be more serious.

Many people suffered losses as a result."

"The end you want to achieve may be good, but what you need may just be ruthless means."

"In many cases, you have to be more cruel and cruel than the bad guys to qualify as a good person."

The above can be regarded as Chen An’s true feelings.

As a time traveler from modern times, Chen An is not actually a villain at heart.

On the contrary, according to most standards, he should be regarded as a good person with upright views.

It's a pity that there are many examples of people who are good people but do bad things.

The phenomenon of good intentions leading to bad things exists in any world.

The world in my previous life was relatively easy to say. Even if I did something bad with good intentions, it would probably not cause too much negative consequences.

But it's different in these two worlds.

So at the beginning of the time travel, after making several mistakes with good intentions but bad consequences, Chen An quickly adjusted.

The many simulations that followed, as well as the experience of the ten years before this projection, made him completely change.

But it is obvious that although Chen An has made adjustments, Chen Ziling in front of him has obviously not turned a corner yet.

"Let's give a few more obvious examples."

Chen An continued: "Do you think I was a little mean to Commander Cao, but he just hesitated a little and wanted to kill his whole family?"

Chen Ziling hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"Tell me, Zi Ling, if I don't force him, what will happen in the end if Commander Cao is nostalgic for his old master and refuses to attack his family?"

Chen An then asked.

Chen Zilin fell into silence.

"Let him go? It's obviously impossible."

Chen An said softly: "General Cao has been in this palace for many years. I don't know how many people are his subordinates and have friendship with him."

"He knows the layout of the entire palace. If he wants to make trouble, to put it bluntly, even I won't be able to react for a while."

"He can't kill me, but what if instead of using the sword, he uses poison or assassination?"

"Or, if he can't deal with me, should he attack Zi Ling or even other people in this mansion who are close to me?"

"Zi Ling, can you really stop me?"

"Forcing Chen Qi and Cao Cao to kill Chen Li's family members is to make them hand over their names and cut off their escape route."

"Otherwise, if they really take action, no matter what the outcome, more people will definitely die than now."

"What about...Grandpa?"

Chen Ziling asked again: "He has already lost to you in Chang'an, and he also promised to hand over the title of Chen Guogong to you, why did he still give grandpa him..."

For Chen Ziling, who has lived in Chen Guogong's mansion since childhood, Chen Guogong also occupies an important position in his heart and has great prestige.

In fact, this is true not only for him, but also for the entire Chen Guogong Palace.

To this, Chen An’s answer was simple.

"Of course it's for you Zi Ling."

"For me?"
To be continued...