"Sis Lan, what are you thinking?"

Xiao Lan had a confident expression on her face, seemingly very sure of her answer.

Xu Fan noticed this and couldn't help but be curious, so he asked.

Xiao Lan smiled, looked at Xu Fan, and said, "Xu Fan, if I'm not mistaken, the masked guy you mentioned should be Xia Hengzhou."

"Xia... Xia Hengzhou?"

Hearing Xiao Lan's answer, Xu Fan couldn't help but frown.

Isn't this too far-fetched?

Xia Hengzhou, the father of the Xia sisters, hadn't he disappeared a long time ago?

How could he suddenly appear in Diannan?

"Xu Fan, don't be so quick to dismiss me."

Clearly seeing Xu Fan's uncertainty about her answer, Xiao Lan waved her hand and interrupted Xu Fan.

She looked at Xu Fan seriously and asked, "Suppose your daughter wanted to fight you for her little boyfriend, what would you do?"

"Of course, I'd give that kid a good beating."

Hearing Xiao Lan's question, Xu Fan immediately answered without thinking.

"This..."

After saying this, Xu Fan instinctively glanced at Xiao Lan.

Wasn't the masked guy's reaction exactly like what he just said?

Looking at Xiao Lan again, Xu Fan felt that what she said did make some sense.

People say daughters are a father's little sweetheart; Xia Hengzhou hadn't seen Xia Xiaodie for so many years, who knows how much he missed her. The result of their first meeting, because of his own reasons, sparked a fight with his daughter. How could Xia Hengzhou feel okay about that?

Kicking himself, the guy who ran off with his daughter, is already going easy on him.

The boyfriend's status overtakes the father; no wonder that guy felt sour when scolding him.

"Sis Lan, if you put it that way, maybe that guy really is Xia Hengzhou."

Thinking back over the events of that night in detail, Xu Fan recalled something else.

At that time, the guy said he owed him a lot of help, and when he asked if it was about finding the Bronze Box.

His answer was something like "sort of," which might mean he helped him with other things?

Maybe the reason why the guy didn't kill him was because he took care of his two daughters?

"But Sis Lan, isn't Xia Hengzhou just an ordinary person? How could his cultivation level be that high..."

Recalling that guy's terrifying cultivation level, Xu Fan was still a bit puzzled.

Xiao Lan heard this and gave a bitter smile, "It should be because of the Bronze Box."

"Besides, this guy disappeared for so many years; maybe he found some other adventures thanks to that Bronze Box."

"That could be it..."

Xu Fan nodded in agreement.

As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover. All these years, Xia Hengzhou isn't a fool; rapid improvement in cultivation isn't unrealistic either.

"What big trouble was he talking about?"

Hearing Xu Fan's mumbling, Xiao Lan couldn't help but laugh.

This sudden laugh made Xu Fan look at her involuntarily.

"Sis Lan, what are you laughing about?"

Xu Fan felt that Xiao Lan might have already figured out the answer.

Xiao Lan shrugged and said, "I'm laughing because Xia Hengzhou isn't a good guy either."

"Do you know what big trouble he was referring to?"

Evidently, Xiao Lan had already guessed the answer. Xu Fan looked at her and honestly shook his head.

"If I'm not mistaken, the big trouble he mentioned should refer to Xia Xiaodie's marriage arrangement."

"This guy has indeed laid a big chessboard."

Muttering this, Xiao Lan said, "Unsurprisingly, what Xia Hengzhou referred to should be this matter."

"Xu Fan, Xia Xiaodie's marriage arrangement was likely secretly arranged by Xia Hengzhou. As for the reason, it should be because Xia Hengzhou wants to use you as a pawn to eliminate that future in-law of his."

"Also, analyzing from his words, he prefers you as his son-in-law, but this in-law of the Xia Family is also not easy to deal with."

"..."

Hearing Xiao Lan's analysis, Xu Fan couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

There's a high probability that Xiao Lan guessed everything right.

He knew about Xia Xiaodie's betrothal besides being with him.

At that time, Xia Hengzhou said he was about to encounter big trouble, probably referring to this matter.

This guy wanted to deliberately disgust him.

The old man was using him as a pawn. Realizing this now, Xu Fan truly felt a bit irritated.

But helplessly, no matter how irritated he was, he could only keep playing his part.

After all, that's Xia Xiaodie; there's no way he could just watch her marry someone else.

Xia Hengzhou's plan to use him to eliminate his future in-law...

This also implies that Xia Xiaodie's marriage arrangement was known to him.

It might even have been secretly arranged by him.

"This guy is really playing a big game of chess..."

Thinking of this, Xu Fan couldn't help but curse with a smile.

From his first arrival in Jinling until now, he seems to be within Xia Hengzhou's expectations.

Ever since he arranged Xia Xiaodie's marriage, Xia Hengzhou had planned to use him to eliminate his in-law.

He wouldn't want to send his beloved daughter into the wolf's mouth willingly, so it also confirmed that he had great confidence in him, firmly believing that he could help achieve his goals.

The source of his confidence must be from the old one.

As for his in-law, Xu Fan had a vague idea in his heart.

Thinking about it, he glanced at Xiao Lan.

Evidently, Xiao Lan was thinking about the same person as he was.

It's likely that his in-law is closely related to those who killed Xiao Tianfang back then.

"Xu Fan, although I am jealous to death, this time, I hope you can settle this marriage arrangement for the eldest Xia girl."

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Lan looked intently at Xu Fan.

Concerning the Xia family's marriage arrangement, almost no one in Jinling knows who the real partner is.

Now, through the point of Xia Hengzhou, Xu Fan deduced that this marriage alliance is related to Xiao Tianfang's death.

Xiao Lan truly hoped that Xu Fan could help continue the investigation.

"Don't worry, Sis Lan; whether I want to or not, I have to handle this matter."

Xu Fan exhaled and said.

Xia Hengzhou mentioned this to him; Xu Fan figured the date of Xia Xiaodie's marriage arrangement might be approaching.

At this moment, Xu Fan instantly understood why Xia Xiaodie was so anxious, racing against time to manage XD Jewelry.

She wasn't just doing it for their one-year agreement but also worried that if she wasn't around anymore, XD Jewelry could be his backbone and not a burden.

"This silly girl..."

Thinking of how hard this girl worked day and night lately, Xu Fan couldn't help but sigh with a bitter smile.

No way he'd let such a silly girl slip through his fingers.

Even if it was God himself standing in his way, it wouldn't do!

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