"Stop."

With the prestigious name of Lingyan Pavilion, Xu Fan had long expected that this bunch would have to submit without resorting to much trickery.

To be clear, compared to the distant Huang Family, Lingyan Pavilion was right before their eyes, and Xu Fan really didn't believe they would be reckless with their lives.

A wave of his hand made Shi Lei and his gang stop at once.

"Hmm, who wants to start?"

He squinted his eyes, his smiling gaze swept across these board members, then he asked.

"Me! I'll go first! Let me speak first!"

At this moment, a board member scrambled over to Xu Fan.

God knows if his life would be spared if he were late. He crawled to Xu Fan, panting heavily, and began confessing.

"Huang... Huang Family contacted me. They... forced me to monitor the Xia Family's every move, and also asked me to notify them as soon as you returned."

On the principle of not offending either side, after leaving the board, he got in touch with the Huang Family.

He thought by informing them of Xu Fan's whereabouts, he might save his life in the future.

But who knew, instead of saving his life, he was directly captured by Lingyan Pavilion's men.

He candidly explained the situation to Xu Fan, then he clarified.

"Xu Fan, Xu Boss, it's really a misunderstanding! I was forced!"

"I have a seventy-year-old mother and a wife and child. If I didn't comply with them, they would kill my entire family."

He didn't hesitate to shift the blame to the Huang Family.

"That's right, Xu Fan, we were all forced, you shouldn't kill us."

These board members were entrusted by the Huang Family with similar tasks, upon seeing that one of them shifted the blame, they too crawled over, pleading for mercy.

"Shut up."

Their pitiful faces truly irritated Xu Fan, and he coldly glared at them until the living room finally fell silent.

According to them, they were just Huang Family spies in Jinling.

The Huang Family had been keeping an eye on his movements, clearly not intending to let him go easily, even with the old man's connections trying to mediate.

Now that these people had conveyed his return to Jinling to the Huang Family, Xu Fan estimated that soon, the Hidden World Huang Family would make big moves against him.

"Hmm?"

While pondering how to deal with these people, Xu Fan suddenly noticed that Xia Bofu was trembling nearby.

He didn't run over pleading like the others, but his expression seemed off, as if afraid Xu Fan would discover something.

"Xia Bofu, what's making you jitter so much?"

Looking over at Xia Bofu, Xu Fan asked.

"What? Not planning to have a good talk about dealings with the Huang Family these days?"

"This... this..."

Xia Bofu hesitated, unable to speak for a while.

He forced a smile and said, "I'm just like them, only helping the Huang Family gather some intel."

"Oh? Just that simple?"

It seemed that his near-death experience had frightened him considerably.

His lying wasn't convincing at all, as even the Xia Family board members could tell he was hiding something from Xu Fan.

"Xia Bofu, are you stupid? You're still bullshitting?"

"If you want to stay alive, confess! Honesty brings leniency; resistance, severity—understand?"

No need for Xu Fan to prompt, the Xia Family board members began cursing.

After all, they were family with Xia Bofu, and if his hesitations endangered their lives, that would be disastrous.

They didn't want to be dragged down by Xia Bofu!

"I... I've really said all I can..."

Urged by their words, Xia Bofu's eyes brimmed with tears as he cried.

How could he explain this?

"Shi Lei, do you think people can fly?"

In hesitation, Xu Fan chatted with Shi Lei beside him.

Being Xu Fan's brother, Shi Lei understood his intentions and laughed, "Boss, I reckon it's possible. Should we try?"

"Good idea, do you know any tall buildings nearby?"

Thud!

Needless to say, it was likely that he himself would be the subject of this experiment.

Xia Bofu was terrified and fell to his knees before Xu Fan!

What a dead end!

"I'll say... I'll say... I'll tell everything..."

Shivering, he lifted his head to look at Xu Fan.

To be honest, the jobs entrusted by the Huang Family weren't much different from the others.

But due to a bit of cunning and greed, he really reached an agreement with the Huang Family.

Despite Xia Yanyu's position above him in the Xia Family, Xia Bofu never accepted her.

He always thought, compared to the female Xia Yanyu, he was more fit to lead the Xia Family!

Now, the conflict between the Huang Family and the Xia Family gave him a glimmer of hope to fulfill his wish!

And today's events further confirmed his determination to act.

He looked at Xu Fan and said, "I proposed an idea to the Huang Family: act first and report later..."

After the board meeting, Xia Bofu left the Xia Group and contacted the Huang Family.

The humiliation in the conference room affirmed his resolve to take revenge on Xu Fan!

He contacted the Huang Family, and upon informing them of Xu Fan's whereabouts, he actively offered advice.

He told the Huang Family Xia Xiaodie's current whereabouts and suggested a direct capture to fulfill the marriage agreement!

If the marriage succeeded, it would be Xu Fan's greatest humiliation!

Moreover, using Xia Xiaodie as a bargaining chip, combined with internal-external coordination and strategy, the Xia Family could quickly become a tributary to the Huang Family!

This was all for the position of Xia Family Head.

Clearly aware that Xia Xiaodie was the apple of Xu Fan's eye, yet permitting such a vile plot for personal gain was beyond forgiveness!

That's why he hesitated to confess.

Having shivered through detailing his despicable actions, he dared not look at Xu Fan.

Feeling the chill emanating from Xu Fan, he lay on the ground.

"Heh, Xia Bofu, your conscience is thoroughly rotten..."

Never had he seen one bend backward like this cowardly traitor, Xu Fan's heart burned with rage!

If it weren't for the potential repercussions, he might have immediately dealt with this ungrateful scoundrel!

Due to issues with Xia Yanyu, Xiaodie wasn't in Jinling but handling XD Jewel business in Shanghai.

If the Huang Family truly disregarded rules and followed this bastard's plan, Xiaodie might already be in danger!

Xu Fan gave a signal to Shi Lei and left the living room directly...

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