Chen Guanfu looked at Xiao Guotao silently, with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.
Tanaka Takashi quirked his lips in suspicion, "Since Mr. Xiao has fired three pieces of celadon porcelain, he should have more experience than the average person. Mr. Xiao's statement that he knows nothing is probably a bit of a modesty."
Xiao Guotao smiled, and Xiao Xingyu replied on his behalf: "To be honest, there is definitely some research. For example, the soil materials and components are basically limited to a certain range, but the exact proportions cannot be determined yet."
Even Zhang Moyan could tell that what Xiao Xingyu said was just talk and it was in vain, his main purpose was to keep the audience entertained.
Chen Guanfu scoffed, "Oh? Could it be that what you've learned recently is of no help to your research?"
Fujiwara Nanako's smile suddenly froze on her face.
Zhang Moyan's heart trembled, and as expected, Chen Guanfu's next words were followed by a sharp rebuke from her, "Why didn't you give me your mother's belongings? My daughter risked her life for something, how dare you give it away so easily! It's truly tragic that my Chen family has a descendant like you who is so ungrateful and disloyal!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Xingyu immediately said sternly, "Since the first day Mo Yan married into our Xiao family, she has acknowledged us as the ancestors of the Xiao family. How can she be considered as forgetting her ancestors by handing the things over to us? Professor, shouldn't you reflect on why she didn't hand the things over to you? Why are you so untrustworthy in her heart?"
Xiao Guotao suddenly understood the real purpose of Chen Guanfu's visit today. Seeing Chen Guanfu's sudden change of expression, he said sternly, "Professor Chen, Mo Yan is now a member of our Xiao family. Please be careful with your words."
Chen Guanfu was outmaneuvered by the two men. Instead of getting angry, he laughed: "So you guys admit that Mo Yan did bring my daughter Chen Yun's belongings to your Xiao family, right?"
Zhang Moyan felt a chilling fear in Chen Guanfu's smile. Predicting something, she saw him wink at Tanaka Ryuichi, who pulled his phone from his pocket and flashed it. "I've recorded your conversation. I believe that with my testimony, Professor Chen should be able to obtain partial ownership of his daughter's belongings if he sues in court."
"Despicable!" Xiao Guotao was furious, almost standing up from his wheelchair. "Chen Guanfu, you're truly unscrupulous. I was so honest with you, even though I thought you had a genuine love for celadon porcelain! You, you've gone too far!"
Chen Guanfu refuted with a stern expression: "Who is going too far? Who is unscrupulous?! If you are a gentleman, why didn't you contact me as soon as you obtained my daughter's relics? You just wanted to keep them for yourself!"
"You..." Xiao Guotao was so angry that he couldn't speak. "You are making excuses!"
"Grandpa, don't be angry." Zhang Moyan supported Xiao Guotao and tried to comfort him. Just as she was about to speak, Xiao Xingyu held her back and shook his head. He then said to Chen Guanfu, "Professor, so you've come here to collect a debt. We really miscalculated and welcomed a tiger. But I'm very sorry, we can't share your daughter's belongings with you."
Fujiwara Nanako and Tanaka Ryuichi asked in unison: "Why?"
Xiao Xingyu stared at Chen Guanfu without blinking, then shrugged: "Because we've already smashed the things."
"What!" Tanaka Takashi exclaimed in shock, "You broke the plum vase?"
The next second, the air was eerily quiet.
The silence lasted for a minute.
Xiao Xingyu smiled at Chen Guanfu, and Tanaka Ryuichi, who had just exclaimed in surprise, froze, realizing belatedly that he had made a fatal mistake.
"Mr. Tanaka, how do you know that my daughter's relic is a plum vase?" Chen Guanfu's voice sounded coldly behind Tanaka Ryuichi.
"I..." Tanaka Takashi had just said one word when he suddenly straightened his body and froze in shock.
"Ah!!!" Fujiwara Nanako screamed loudly.
"No!——" Zhang Moyan, Xiao Xingyu and Xiao Guotao spoke almost at the same time.
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Tanaka Ryuichi froze, looking down at his stomach. He saw a dagger had pierced him, and scarlet blood was flowing from the tip of the knife onto the floor...
Blood was flowing from the corner of Tanaka Takashi's mouth. He turned his head to look at the attacker behind him and asked in Japanese, "Professor Chen, are you crazy?"
Fujiwara Nanako was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, looking up at the scene in front of her exhausted face.
Chen Guanfu spun the dagger in his hand, his gentle features expressionless as he replied in Chinese, "You were the one who followed my daughter to Luoyang over twenty years ago, weren't you? You were the one who chased her relentlessly and ultimately killed her, weren't you? Mr. Tanaka, you can't pretend any longer!"
"Sir, please let him go... You can't do this... You are making a mistake!" Fujiwara Nanako cried and trembled, grabbing Chen Guanfu's trouser legs and begging.
"Get lost!" Chen Guanfu kicked Fujiwara Nanako away. "You're still pretending, are you still going to act? For so many years you've been nothing but a puppet to monitor me. Now it's time to end it all!"
Fujiwara Nanako was completely stunned by this kick. When she came to her senses, she shook her head and denied it repeatedly: "No, sir, that was a hint of theirs, but I never thought of monitoring you. From the first day I became your assistant, I treated you sincerely. Please believe me!"
Fujiwara Nanako hugged Chen Guanfu's thighs, and Tanaka Ryuichi took the opportunity to push Chen Guanfu away, falling to the ground with his hand clutching the wound from the knife. He tried to pick up his dropped phone, but Chen Guanfu kicked it away. He then wailed and crawled towards Xiao Guotao and Zhang Moyan, who were stunned by the sudden change.
"Help me, help me... Call the police... Call an ambulance for me... Please!"
Xiao Xingyu looked at Chen Guanfu, and Zhang Moyan instantly understood that he and Chen Guanfu were cooperating!
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