Ji Ningyue blamed herself, but Chu Fan neither comforted nor admonished her.
He calmly uttered three words: "Continue the investigation!"
Ji Ningyue immediately looked up in surprise.
According to her expectations, after the young master unearthed such important information for her to investigate, she herself hadn't found anything. Instead, she had tipped off the enemy, prompting Master Zhang to assassinate several people related to him, causing the investigation to stall.
This was a major mistake.
The young master, who was supposed to be anxious, should have been very angry.
Unexpectedly, the young master didn't seem angry at all.
Catching Ji Ningyue's astonished gaze, Chu Fan asked, "What?"
"Do you want me to fly into a rage and scold you to feel better?"
Ji Ningyue shook her head vigorously.
She wasn't brain-dead enough to wish to be scolded.
Although she hadn't seen the young master angry with her own eyes, the intelligent Ji Ningyue could imagine how terrifying he would be when angry.
Chu Fan smiled calmly. "What's done is done. Getting hung up on mistakes is something only an idiot would do."
"Can scolding you make what happened unhappen?"
"Investigating information has never been your strong suit. Just be more careful in the future!"
Chu Fan already knew Qinglong's main intention in having Ji Ningyue replace him. It wasn't for her to do everything he did.
The greater purpose was to serve him.
Ji Ningyue, with her perfect figure, looks, and talent, was a goddess that countless men could only dream of.
However, in front of Chu Fan, it was a waste of heaven's gifts.
It wasn't that Chu Fan had issues with his orientation for showing no reaction to such a beautiful woman, but rather that his mind was not on romance at all.
He only wanted to find his mother, find everyone involved in the pursuit back then, and kill them all.
Ji Ningyue nodded seriously, then asked, "Young Master, do we need to go to Jing'an Temple?"
"Perhaps by visiting the scene, with your keen observation skills, Young Master, you can make some discoveries."
"No need!"
Chu Fan shook his head. "Master Zhang has already been alerted. All relevant traces have been cleared. Going there would be a waste of time!"
After that, Chu Fan turned back to Wan Shu Mountain Villa.
As he entered, he ran into Qin Xue, who was hurrying downstairs.
"Xiao Fan, you're back just in time. You can drive, right?"
"Aunt, what's wrong?"
Chu Fan saw a hint of urgency on his aunt's face.
"The old man suddenly fell ill, and his condition is quite serious. We need to rush over to see him immediately. Can you drive?"
Let alone driving, Chu Fan could even skillfully pilot a fighter jet if one were given to him.
He nodded and turned to walk with Qin Xue towards the garage.
"Aunt, Nan Xiuming hasn't treated you well all these years. If he's dead, he's dead. There's no need to rush to see him, is there? Isn't there anyone else to look after him!"
Chu Fan clearly distinguished between grudges.
If he were Qin Xue, having been targeted so much over the years, Nan Xiuming wouldn't even be worth a glance, let alone being gravely ill or dead.
Qin Xue smiled helplessly. "Xiao Fan, although the old man has done many wrong things over the years, he is still An Ge's father. How he treats me is up to him, but how I act is up to myself."
"When you get married later, you'll understand that many things are beyond your control, not just based on momentary impulses."
"By the way, you've been in Shanhai City for quite a few days. Have you met any girls you like?"
Qin Xue asked with a smile.
"If you're too embarrassed to say, you can tell Auntie. Auntie will speak for you!"
They were discussing something else, but it somehow turned to him.
Chu Fan's forehead was covered in black lines. He responded perfunctorily, "Not yet, Auntie. If I meet someone I like, I'll definitely tell you!"
About ten minutes later, they arrived at the Nan family's old residence.
Inside, most of the Nan family members had already arrived.
As Qin Xue appeared, the people inside automatically made way for her.
Her status in the Nan family was now second only to the old man.
However, upon seeing Chu Fan following behind her, many people's eyes flashed with disgust, and they muttered to themselves, wondering what he was doing there.
At this place, only direct descendants of the Nan family were qualified to enter.
Out of consideration for Qin Xue, everyone, despite their displeasure towards Chu Fan, could only endure it.
Seeing that the old man's personal physician had finished his examination, Qin Xue, who was closest, hurried to ask, "Uncle Hao, how is it?"
Hao Ming shook his head. "The old man's illness this time is very strange. All his bodily functions are normal, but he's just like this. I don't know the specific cause. I've been practicing medicine for forty years, and this is the first time I've encountered such a strange phenomenon."
Even Hao Ming, the director, didn't know how to proceed, and everyone looked worried.
Nan Ziyun stepped forward. "Don't worry, I've already sent Xiao Shan to pick up Divine Doctor Luo. He should be on his way back now!"
"Divine Doctor Luo Wuwen?" Qin Xue asked.
Nan Ziyun nodded.
Qin Xue's anxious expression eased slightly, and she sighed, "As long as Divine Doctor Luo can come, father will be fine!"
Everyone around nodded in agreement.
The Nan family was primarily in the pharmaceutical industry and had frequent contact with Luo Wuwen, who was a physician. They all knew he was highly skilled and specialized in treating difficult and rare diseases.
As long as he could come, solving Nan Xiuming's condition would be effortless.
While waiting, Nan Zian and Nan Baixuan arrived.
"Mom, how's my grandfather?"
Nan Baixuan's beautiful eyes were slightly red with anxiety.
"We don't know the cause of the illness yet. Your cousin has gone to pick up Divine Doctor Luo. As long as Divine Doctor Luo can arrive, your grandfather will be fine."
Hearing that Divine Doctor Luo had been summoned, the father and daughter's anxious expressions gradually subsided.
Nan Baixuan's gaze shifted and landed on Chu Fan, who was staring at Nan Xiuming.
"You lunatic, what are you looking at?"
"Don't tell me you can cure people!"
Based on her understanding of Chu Fan, if she asked him like this, he would definitely say he could.
Chu Fan retracted his gaze and said calmly, "If I'm not mistaken, the old man has been poisoned!"
As soon as he said this, all eyes in the room turned to Chu Fan.
"Kid, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."
"Dr. Hao couldn't figure it out, so who do you think you are?"
"Just by standing here and looking for a moment, you can tell my father was poisoned?"
"If my father was poisoned, it wouldn't be undetectable!"
Nan Ziyun had always been at odds with Chu Fan.
He only refrained from kicking Chu Fan out out of consideration for Qin Xue, but that didn't mean Chu Fan could talk nonsense here.
"There are many poisons in this world that even the most advanced scientific instruments cannot detect!"
"If it couldn't be detected, it can only mean the medical skill was insufficient!"
In other words, Hao Ming's inability to detect Nan Xiuming's poisoning was due to his lack of skill.
This statement stirred up a hornet's nest.
The gazes of the Nan family members towards Chu Fan were openly filled with anger.
Dr. Hao, as the director of Shanhai City People's Hospital, had treated countless patients over the decades and was deeply respected by the people of Shanhai City.
It was only because Nan Xiuming had a good relationship with him that he could be hired as his personal physician.
For anyone else, no matter how hard they tried, they wouldn't be able to obtain such treatment.
Even though Hao Ming couldn't figure out why Nan Xiuming had fallen ill, in the eyes of the Nan family, he was still a distinguished guest of the Nan family.
How dare Chu Fan, an outsider, say his medical skills were insufficient?
On what grounds?
"Young man, if you say that, your medical skills must be very impressive, right?"
Dr. Hao walked up to Chu Fan, his tone displeased.
If Luo Shenyi had said his medical skills were insufficient, he would have humbly accepted it.
But to hear it from a young man who hadn't even fully matured.
It was unbearable.
"Compared to yours, it's like the difference between heaven and earth!"