Please sit down, Ye Fan and Liu Piaoxu. Soon, a waiter brought them tea.
"Brother Ye, you must have a reason for coming to Jiangnan this time?" Elder Lei gestured for Ye Fan to drink his tea, a smile on his face.
Given Ye Fan's personality, he wouldn't have come to Jiangnan so easily without a purpose, nor would he have come to find him directly.
Ye Fan nodded and said with a smile to Elder Lei, "I came to Jiangnan to visit you, Elder Lei. Now that the matters in Jiangcheng are all resolved, there is nothing to worry about, so I wanted to explore Jiangnan."
Ye Fan did not conceal his intentions. He indeed had this purpose for coming. Jiangcheng was a small place, and although the antique industry was developed, its remote location made significant development almost impossible.
However, Jiangnan City was completely different. Not only did it have a superior geographical advantage, but its antique industry was no less than Jiangcheng's, perhaps even stronger. This was the place where Ye Fan could truly display his talents.
Hearing Ye Fan's words, Elder Lei smiled slightly, "Indeed, this Jiangnan City is much better than Jiangcheng. With Brother Ye's abilities, you will surely achieve great things here."
Elder Lei highly valued Ye Fan's capabilities, and with himself being in Jiangnan, he could offer Ye Fan some support, which was a win-win situation.
"Since there is a first matter, Brother Ye must have a second one. I wonder what that second matter is?"
Ye Fan couldn't help but admire Elder Lei's wisdom. This old man was truly capable to so easily guess that he had other matters.
"Since we are family, I won't hide anything. Piaoxu acquired a batch of items from outside, but during transit, it was intercepted by people under the command of Feng Xiao, the eldest young master of the Feng family in Jiangnan. We came this time to demand an explanation and to retrieve that batch of goods."
"However, Jiangnan is the Feng family's territory. If we want to get those items back from the Feng family without Elder Lei's help, it might be difficult for us to proceed smoothly."
Ye Fan spoke truthfully, without any concealment.
Just as he said, Elder Lei was Ye Xuanxuan's master, and they were family. Family members naturally spoke frankly.
Upon hearing Ye Fan's words, Elder Lei frowned slightly.
"This matter might be a bit difficult."
His expression turned slightly grim, and Elder Lei sighed.
This surprised Ye Fan. Given Elder Lei's influential position in Jiangnan City, he still said it was difficult. What did that imply?
Seeing Ye Fan looking at him with confusion, Elder Lei smiled helplessly.
"Compared to Jiangcheng, Jiangnan City is much more complex. The entire Jiangnan City is divided into three forces on the surface. One of these forces is our Antique Association, which possesses the most and strongest appraisers and monopolizes half of Jiangnan City's antique business. Besides the Antique Association, the City Lord's Mansion is also involved in the antique business. Because they have the support of the City Lord of Jiangnan City, many freelance appraisers have defected to them, making their influence not to be underestimated."
Ye Fan was well aware of this. After all, on the surface, the City Lord's Mansion was the ruler of a city, so people defecting to them was quite understandable.
"What about the third force?" Liu Piaoxu asked in a low voice from the side.
Elder Lei sighed, "This third force is the Heavenly King's Mansion. You might not know much about the Heavenly King's Mansion. This is a mysterious organization, and it seems that the Heavenly King's Mansion in Jiangnan City is not the headquarters. As for where the headquarters is, this old man does not know, but their strength is terrifying. Many prominent families are members of the Heavenly King's Mansion. These families have their own trained appraisers, and they only work for their respective families, so they rarely show themselves. This is why there are many high-level appraisers, but they are rarely seen."
Ye Fan narrowed his eyes. He hadn't expected the Heavenly King's Mansion to possess such formidable power. No wonder Elder Lei said it would be difficult to deal with the Feng family. The Feng family not only had strong family power but also the backing of the Heavenly King's Mansion. Such a force was indeed difficult to contend with. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"The Feng family is one of the strongest families within the Heavenly King's Mansion in Jiangnan City, and their foundations are deep. They have always acted recklessly, regardless of the consequences. In Jiangnan City, people call the Feng family members 'Mad Fengs.'"
Elder Lei looked up at Ye Fan.
"If it were any other family, perhaps I could help you pursue the matter with my influence, but for the Feng family, I am also powerless."
Elder Lei shook his head helplessly, with an apologetic look in his eyes.
This was the first time Ye Fan had asked for his help, but he found himself unable to assist. Elder Lei felt naturally embarrassed.
After all, Ye Fan had helped him greatly before. Even his position as the Vice President of the Antique Association was achieved because of Ye Fan's help. He had always been thinking about how to repay such a significant favor.
Seeing Elder Lei's expression, Ye Fan also sighed helplessly.
Since Elder Lei had said so, he had no choice.
Moreover, he believed Elder Lei. If Elder Lei could help, he would not have refused.
He understood the old man's character; he disliked owing favors.
"Elder Lei, what do you know about the Feng family's situation? You have been in Jiangnan for so many years, you must have some understanding of the Feng family, right?"
Since he couldn't ask Elder Lei for help, he decided to gather information about the Feng family first. Knowing yourself and your enemy leads to victory.
Elder Lei nodded heavily, "On this matter, this old man can help you."
"The current head of the Feng family is the Feng family patriarch, who is over seventy years old but still very robust. Moreover, this Old Master Feng has a ruthless style of handling affairs, resorting to any means to achieve his goals. Therefore, you must be extremely cautious of this Feng family patriarch."
The fact that Elder Lei attached such importance to him indicated that this Old Master Feng was indeed very dangerous.
After all, Elder Lei had experienced much greater storms and was not an insignificant person who understood nothing.
Ye Fan remained silent, watching Elder Lei, waiting for him to continue.
"Besides the patriarch who is in charge, the Feng family has three sons. However, these three individuals have developed their own paths and are not involved in the family's affairs. The patriarch is very disappointed with his three sons, so he has placed all his focus on his grandchildren. And the one he favors the most is this eldest young master, Feng Xiao. It is said that this eldest young master has always acted with impunity within the family, relying on his grandfather's backing, fearing no one. Furthermore, the patriarch is extremely protective, so almost no one, whether within the Feng family or in Jiangnan City, dares to target Feng Xiao."
Ye Fan furrowed his brow tightly. He hadn't expected this eldest young master of the Feng family to have such influence. It seemed Elder Lei was right; it would indeed be difficult to retrieve those items from Feng Xiao.