Seeing Liu Yuan yield, Ye Fan sneered and stepped forward to grab Shen Bao.
"Since Young Master Liu is begging for mercy, let's hold off for now. Let's see if he's willing to cooperate with us."
Upon hearing Ye Fan's words, Shen Bao reluctantly let go.
With indifference in his eyes, he glared fiercely at Liu Yuan.
"Damn it, if you dare to bark at me again, I'll beat you to death."
Shen Bao already harbored hostility towards Liu Yuan, and with his arrogance now, he naturally wouldn't give him a pleasant look.
Threatened by Shen Bao, Liu Yuan dared not say anything more. He lowered his head, trembling.
Ye Fan then walked forward slowly, looking at Liu Yuan with a cold smile.
"First, tell me about that Nine Dragon Wall. What's the story?"
He looked at him with a faint smile, Ye Fan's expression was very calm.
At this point, Liu Yuan was like meat on a chopping board, at his mercy. Ye Fan's mood was naturally good.
Upon hearing Ye Fan's question, Liu Yuan's face suddenly darkened.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"Don't understand?"
Ye Fan sighed and shook his head, "Young Master Liu, I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."
He then took two steps back.
Seeing this, Shen Bao immediately charged forward, raised his hand, and slapped Liu Yuan hard across the face.
"Do you understand now?"
The slap was crisp and loud, immediately causing Liu Yuan to fall to the ground.
"I'm asking you a question, do you understand?"
He kicked Liu Yuan's chest fiercely again, Shen Bao asked.
"I understand, don't hit me, I really understand."
Liu Yuan, beaten and scared, replied, his body trembling.
Looking at Liu Yuan coldly, Shen Bao snorted, "You cheap bone, if you dare to play dumb with me again, I'll skin you alive."
Shen Bao didn't care if he was the young master of the Liu family. Once he had him in his hands, he would never let him have an easy time.
The continuous beatings made Liu Yuan terrified. Where was the former arrogance of the young master of the Liu family?
Trembling, his body shook violently, almost to the point of kneeling and kowtowing for mercy.
"I dare not, I will never dare again."
Ye Fan stepped forward again, looking at Liu Yuan with cold eyes, without any pity in his heart.
With people like Liu Yuan, one had to use thunderous methods. Otherwise, he would never know why the flowers were so red.
"It's the same question, how was the Nine Dragon Wall stolen by you?"
Liu Yuan dared not hide anything anymore. "It was me, I hired a top thief to steal it from you. I've been paying attention to you for a long time, and I know about you obtaining the Nine Dragon Wall. I knew it was a treasure, so I paid a heavy price to hire the thief."
Looking at Liu Yuan's eyes, there was no trace of panic, and he didn't seem to be lying.
Ye Fan nodded, "In that case, Young Master Liu should be able to prove my innocence, right?"
At this point, how could Liu Yuan dare to say anything else?
He quickly nodded heavily, "Yes, I can definitely prove your innocence. I will immediately arrange for someone to issue a clarification. I stole your Nine Dragon Wall, it's not your fault, and I will return your innocence immediately."
His body trembled, and he was terrified to the extreme at this moment.
Seeing this, Ye Fan raised his eyelids, "That's great. Then my innocence depends on you, Young Master Liu."
He let out a long sigh, and Liu Yuan's suspended heart finally settled.
As long as Ye Fan didn't pursue the matter, he could save his life.
But he had just breathed a sigh of relief when Ye Fan raised his head again and looked at him, "I heard from Big Beard that you agreed to make a big profit. I want to know, where did you hide the people sent to deliver the goods?"
Upon hearing Ye Fan's words, Liu Yuan's pupils widened, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
Although stealing Ye Fan's Nine Dragon Wall before was not an honorable thing, it didn't have too much of an impact on him.
The antique circle was just like that. Whoever had stronger means was the king.
But this matter was different. Once it was confirmed that he had captured those people and used a substitute, the entire Liu family would probably suffer with him.
The City Lord's Mansion would be furious. Although the Liu family could still stand, they would definitely suffer losses. Moreover, this was not just a matter of the Jiangcheng City Lord's Mansion, but also a matter of the higher authorities. The Liu family could not bear this wrath.
Seeing the hesitation in Liu Yuan's eyes, and that he refused to speak for a long time, Ye Fan snorted, "What? Does Young Master Liu not understand this either?"
Shen Bao clenched his fists on the side, his cold eyes fixed on him, "I don't mind letting you think more, as long as your body can take it."
Upon hearing Shen Bao's words, Liu Yuan immediately shivered, "No, I understand, I really understand."
"If you understand, hurry up and say it. Don't be so cryptic here, I don't have time to waste with you."
Liu Yuan trembled, "This matter, I only heard about it from people in my family. I don't know the specific details of how it was handled. I was only responsible for contacting Big Beard and his group. Other matters were handled by the older generation of the four great families of the Dark Alliance. As you know, with my strength, it would be impossible to deal with those people."
Liu Yuan's words didn't seem like he was talking nonsense. There was indeed some truth to them.
After all, the people sent from above couldn't all be fools, and carrying such valuable items, their security must have been extremely tight.
With Liu Yuan's intelligence, it would be extremely difficult to deal with those people.
Ye Fan nodded in silence, "In that case, this matter is indeed not your fault. However, as the young master of the Liu family, you couldn't possibly be completely unaware. I think Young Master Liu is selectively forgetting, aren't you?"
Ye Fan's lips curled into a cold smile. That smile, in Liu Yuan's eyes, was like the smile of a devil, making him tremble with fear.
"I really don't know. Even if you kill me, I can't tell you."
Liu Yuan said with a crying face, his eyeballs rolling in their sockets, as if they would fall at any moment.
Seeing this, Ye Fan frowned and sighed, "Since Young Master Liu says so, I have nothing more to say. I'll hand you over to the law enforcers."
Saying that, he got up and left the room.
From the room behind him, Shen Bao's angry roar and Liu Yuan's screams could be heard...
Outside the door, Zheng Zhiyuan looked at Ye Fan with a frown.
"President Zheng must have heard that the Nine Dragon Wall was stolen by Liu Yuan, so the matter of the Appraisal Convention should clear my name, right?"
The reason Ye Fan called Zheng Zhiyuan over was for him to serve as a witness.
Looking at the faint smile on Ye Fan's face, Zheng Zhiyuan, despite his reluctance to admit it, could only sigh and nod, "I will inform the Antique Association about this matter and immediately lift the restrictions on you. However, the matter of the people sent from above to deliver the goods must be reported to the City Lord. Ye Fan, this matter is no trivial matter. It concerns the honor of Jiangcheng's antique circle. If it cannot be resolved smoothly, I'm afraid Jiangcheng's antique industry will be completely ruined in the future."
Zheng Zhiyuan's eyes were filled with worry. He never imagined that the Dark Alliance would go to such lengths.