Now that I am imprisoned, any further explanation is useless. I can only be brief and hope they will believe what I say.
The man surnamed Zhu stared at me for a long time, then suddenly lunged forward, intending to attack me.
Just as he reached me, Bai Hanyan blocked him sideways, "Boss Zhu, he is the person I brought. What do you think you're doing?"
"I suggest you get out of the way!" the man surnamed Zhu said impolitely.
Bai Hanyan was unfazed and even smiled, "Boss Zhu, have you forgotten where we are?"
As soon as she said this, five or six burly men in suits rushed in from outside.
The atmosphere in the room became extremely tense, and my heart tightened.
"Boss Zhu!"
Bai Zhujing's voice rang out. The man surnamed Zhu hesitated and returned to his seat.
"Fine! Since you people from the Bai family found him, don't you owe everyone an explanation!" the man surnamed Zhu said.
Bai Zhujing looked at me, "Xiang Fei, tell us what you know."
I pursed my lips, walked to the center of the hall, and recounted what I had told Bai Hanyan earlier.
After everyone listened, I could see from many of their gazes that they didn't believe me at all.
"According to you, An Ying was involved in counterfeiting and trafficking, and you have no idea where she went?" Bai Zhujing asked.
I nodded, "That's right. If you don't believe me, you can investigate. I've only been in Guangling for a few months..."
"But as far as I know, the Xuande furnace previously came from your hands?" Bai Zhujing stared at me and asked.
I hadn't expected him to know about that.
Could it have been the Hong father and son who told him?
If he knew I had artificially aged the Xuande furnace, then...
Just as I was hesitating, someone walked in.
Upon seeing this person, I was suddenly stunned.
The owner of the farmhouse, Xu Dashan?!
Why was he here?
"Master Bai."
Xu Dashan cupped his fists and greeted Bai Zhujing.
Seeing this, I finally understood.
This Xu Dashan was Bai Zhujing's subordinate!
When I was artificially aging the Xuande furnace at the farmhouse, this man was fully aware of it.
His sudden appearance here meant that the matter of the Xuande furnace was leaked by him, not the Hong father and son!
"Dashan, tell us what you know." Bai Zhujing said.
Xu Dashan nodded and revealed everything.
From Sister Ying taking me to the farmhouse, my subsequent aging of the furnace there, to the process of me and Hong Yunpeng digging out the Xuande furnace that day, he told it all truthfully.
After he finished speaking, everyone looked at me coldly. The man surnamed Zhu looked like he wanted to tear me limb from limb.
I knew that if I couldn't explain this well, things would be really bad!
"That's right, I did artificially age that Xuande furnace, but didn't Mr. Bai still complete the transaction with Sister Ying?" I said.
There was something I didn't understand. Since Xu Dashan was Bai Zhujing's man, why did he still transact with Sister Ying when I presented that Xuande furnace at the Drunken Immortal Tower?
Could it be that he didn't know that Xuande furnace was fake at the time?
Only then would it make sense. Otherwise, knowing the Xuande furnace was fake and still spending millions to buy it...
But there were still some things I couldn't understand...
"At that time, my judgment was indeed clouded." Bai Zhujing admitted frankly.
As soon as he said this, the people present were in an uproar.
Who was Bai Zhujing?
He was the big shot of the Guangling antique circle, and now he was fooled by the aging skills of a mere youngster like me.
It was no wonder everyone present was shocked.
But I also didn't expect him to admit it so readily.
This made me look at him with a bit more respect.
"At your young age, not only are your aging skills superb, but you are also outstanding in appraisal..."
Bai Zhujing looked at me and said, "But I can't understand, why would you abet evil?"
Hearing his words, I felt very uncomfortable, to be honest.
The main reason was that I never expected Sister Ying to be someone involved in counterfeiting and trafficking.
I took a deep breath and said, "Regarding the Xuande furnace, it was indeed my fault... but there was a reason. I didn't know about Sister Ying..."
Before I could finish speaking, the man surnamed Zhu shouted, "Calling her Sister Ying over and over... If this kid isn't in cahoots with that woman surnamed An, I won't believe it even if you beat me to death! Since he's already admitted it, let's follow the rules! Hand him over to me, and I guarantee I'll break his mouth open and make him reveal the woman's whereabouts!"
The others present seemed to agree, and they all chimed in, "Yes! Follow the rules! As long as that woman can be found, hand this kid over to Boss Zhu for processing."
Bai Zhujing stared at me, "Xiang Fei, do you really not know where An Ying is?"
I took a deep breath and shook my head, "I've said everything I can. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."
Saying that, I looked at the man surnamed Zhu coldly, "Even if you kill me, I still won't know Sister Ying's whereabouts!"
"Kid, I'd like to see how tough your mouth is!"
The man surnamed Zhu walked towards me, a dagger appearing in his hand at some point!
"Wait!"
A voice came from the doorway. A middle-aged man in a black trench coat, accompanied by two bodyguards, walked in.
"Master Yan?"
Many people couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man.
"As the owner of An Yuan Tang, I cannot shirk my responsibility for this incident." The middle-aged man walked into the hall. "How about this, hand this person over to me, and I will give everyone a satisfactory answer."
Although I didn't know this person's identity, I could tell that after hearing his words, not a single person present objected.
I was also a bit puzzled, what did this person want to do?
"Alright! Since Master Yan has said so, then there's nothing more to say." The man surnamed Zhu glared at me, "Kid, you're lucky!"
I ignored him and looked at the man surnamed Yan standing beside him.
"In three days, I will give everyone a satisfactory answer." The man surnamed Yan said.
After saying this, he glanced at me, "Come with me."
A few minutes later, the man surnamed Yan and I arrived in a study.
He sat behind the tea table, his eyes fixed on me, his fingers tapping lightly on the table, as if tapping out the rhythm of a song.
Being stared at by him like that, I felt quite uncomfortable, to be honest.
If you have questions, just ask. What's the meaning of staring at me?
I couldn't figure out what he intended to do.
After about three or four minutes, I couldn't stand it any longer. Just as I was about to speak, he cut me off, "The Xuande furnace in Bai Zhujing's possession, was it artificially aged by you?"
After holding back for so long, to be asked such a question, I helplessly nodded, "Yes. As I said before, apart from that Xuande furnace, regarding Sister Ying's affairs..."
Before I could finish, he said, "Who is Xiang Tian to you?"
Hearing this, I was suddenly stunned!
He knew my father?!