Why Didn't You Say So Earlier?

"He still..."

Just as Yu Baiwei was about to speak, Yu Jun cut her off in time.

"We'll talk when we get back!"

Yu Baiwei immediately fell silent.

Xia Chengyang and Sikong Yao watched the two of them eagerly, their brows tightly furrowed.

They had thought everyone was standing at the same starting line and had been confident of victory!

But judging from the situation now, Anshi Hall seemed to possess more information than they did!

And since Anshi Hall had won the bid for the potion, there was a possibility that they could figure it out through research.

It seemed they had still been too careless!

The group pestered Lu Bo for quite some time.

In the end, Lu Bo still did not tell them anything about Jiang Fan.

Thus, they could only leave together.

Lu Bo watched their reluctant, backward-glancing figures with a smile on his face.

It seemed Jiang Fan had been right. He really was going to get some benefits this time!

It could be considered a commission collected on Jiang Fan's behalf!

Still, he needed to wait a little longer!

Since he was fishing, he naturally had to keep them hungry for it.

The longer they held it in, the more benefits he would receive.

After Xia Chengyang and Sikong Yao returned to the shop, they immediately dispatched two groups of people.

The first group was tasked with investigating the identity of the person who had consigned the potion for auction.

The second group was tasked with investigating the consignor's connection to Anshi Hall, and why Yu Baiwei recognized the consignor.

Meanwhile, Yu Jun brought Yu Baiwei to a room on the third floor at once.

"Tell me every detail of how you saw him, bit by bit!"

Yu Jun said sternly.

Hearing this, Yu Baiwei lightly bit her lip.

"It was when we came out of the auction room and were heading to the auction platform to settle the payment. At the exit of the second-floor corridor, I saw..."

"At the time, Xia Chengyang and Sikong Yao were beside me. I wasn't entirely sure after seeing his back, so I hesitated..."

Yu Baiwei recounted how she had seen Jiang Fan's back.

"Thinking about it now, the timing was exactly the same as what the auction house said. It was precisely when he left!"

"And his clothes were rather rough—the kind of clothes worn by people from the Outer City..."

"The last time at Anshi Hall, he was wearing the same kind of clothes..."

As Yu Baiwei described each detail, Yu Jun took a deep breath.

"Why didn't you tell me at the time?"

Yu Baiwei said aggrievedly, "I wasn't sure at the time!"

"And the people in charge from the other two families were right beside me, so I..."

Yu Jun's face darkened with anger.

"You!"

His finger trembled as he pointed at Yu Baiwei.

This granddaughter of his was simply stupid beyond belief!

At such a crucial moment, she had not shown even the slightest sensitivity.

The entire world was looking for the owner of that potion, yet she had seen him and still let him go just because she was not certain.

So what if the people in charge from the other two families had been nearby? Couldn't she have secretly sent him a signal? They could have taken the opportunity to draw those two away!

She was going to anger him to death!

A sudden sense of sorrow rose in Yu Jun's heart. Was this truly the bloodline of the Yu family?

Could it be that Heaven truly intended to destroy the Yu family?

He no longer had the strength to reprimand Yu Baiwei any further!

"Go call Professor Xu over!"

The urgent matter at hand was still what mattered most!

On one hand, they needed to arrange for Professor Xu to study the potion they had acquired.

On the other hand, they had to use the precise information Yu Baiwei had provided to search the major high schools!

Since he looked like a high school student, he naturally could not have escaped the scope of those schools. This narrowed the search considerably!

This was Anshi Hall's informational advantage over the other two factions. They had to make full use of it.

Thinking of this, Yu Jun regained his confidence.

Naturally, Jiang Fan had no idea that so much was happening behind the scenes.

After leaving the auction, he headed along Seven Treasures Street toward Thunder Martial Hall in the Inner City.

When he reached an intersection near Jiangcheng Third High School, a voice suddenly called out from behind him.

"Jiang Fan!"

Jiang Fan turned around and saw Jiang Li and Jiang Zhihe standing behind him.

Jiang Zhihe's expression was stern.

"I heard you went to the underground auction?"

"That isn't a place for you!"

"Don't fantasize about picking up bargains. There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Jiang Fan gave the two of them a cold glance, then turned to leave.

"Stop!"

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Jiang Zhihe strode forward and blocked Jiang Fan's path.

"What kind of attitude is that?"

Jiang Fan frowned.

"Move."

Jiang Zhihe's face darkened.

"You! How dare you speak to me like that?"

Jiang Fan let out a cold laugh.

"If I remember correctly, we don't have any relationship anymore, do we?"

Jiang Zhihe flew into a rage.

"You are my son! No matter how unwilling you are to admit it, that fact will never change!"

Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes.

"A week ago, I was beaten to death in the Jiang Family's house!"

"The fact that I haven't come looking for revenge already shows considerable restraint!"

"You'd best not provoke me again. Otherwise..."

Jiang Fan's gaze swept over Jiang Li, whose neck shrank back.

At the underground auction earlier, Jiang Fan had gripped Jiang Li by the throat. That suffocating feeling still haunted him.

The moment Jiang Zhihe heard Jiang Fan's words, he felt somewhat guilty.

But in the next instant, his anger surged again.

"Provoke you?"

"What can you do?"

Jiang Fan could not be bothered to say anything more.

"Get lost!"

With that, he turned and left.

At the same time, he kept his senses focused behind him. If Jiang Zhihe made a move, he would retaliate immediately.

Jiang Zhihe raised his hand, hesitated for a long while, then ultimately lowered it. He stood where he was, his expression shifting unpredictably.

Jiang Fan returned home.

The first thing he noticed was that the atmosphere in the house was somewhat heavy.

Su Qingwan and Ma Jiang were sitting at the dining table, and Ma Ning was there as well.

When she saw Jiang Fan return, Su Qingwan forced a smile.

"Xiao Fan, you're back!"

"Hurry and eat. We saved your meal for you!"

As she spoke, she gave Ma Jiang a meaningful look, and he took the hint and started heading back inside.

"Eat slowly, Xiao Fan!"

Jiang Fan looked toward Ma Ning and saw that she seemed to want to say something, yet held herself back.

"What is it?"

Jiang Fan remained where he was, only feeling that the atmosphere in the house was somewhat strange.

When Su Qingwan saw that Jiang Fan had noticed something was wrong, she immediately waved her hand.

"It's nothing. Hurry up and eat!"

Jiang Fan frowned.

From the looks of it, something had clearly happened. He turned his gaze toward Ma Ning.

Under Jiang Fan's probing stare, Ma Ning said, "Dad was fired from the patrol team!"

The moment Ma Ning said those words—

Su Qingwan's body stiffened, and Ma Jiang stopped in his tracks on his way back inside.

Jiang Fan was somewhat taken aback, but inwardly, he suddenly relaxed.

So that was all? Then it wasn't too bad!

But hadn't Ma Jiang said a few days ago that he was close with the patrol team captain?

"Why?"

Jiang Fan asked curiously.

Ma Jiang turned around and let out a sigh.

"Sigh! Now that I'm disabled, the patrol team said it would affect the work..."

He gave a bitter smile.

"I should've expected it. If I were the captain, I wouldn't want a disabled person on the team either!"

Hearing that Ma Jiang was still speaking up for the patrol captain at a time like this, Su Qingwan's anger immediately flared.

"You're still defending him!"

"What kind of captain does that? You even saved his life back then! Is this how he repays you?"

"He knows perfectly well what our family's situation is. Isn't this... isn't this forcing us into a dead end?"

"..."

Now that Jiang Fan already knew what had happened, Su Qingwan no longer held back. Her complaints came pouring out like a barrage.

Ma Jiang sighed repeatedly at the side, while Ma Ning's face was filled with worry.

With something like this happening to the family, their source of income had effectively been cut off entirely.

Ma Jiang had originally wanted to return to work as soon as possible, repay the money Jiang Fan had borrowed from his classmates last time, and buy some restorative medicine for the two children. But now...

"Um... I still haven't used the restorative medicine I was rewarded a few days ago!"

"I'll sell it tomorrow!"

Ma Ning suddenly said.

Everyone's eyes instantly focused on her.