"Old Madam Su wants to see me?"
Chen Fan was quite surprised when he received the call from Xiang Jingzhu.
Xiang Jingzhu said, "That's how it is. I've conveyed the message. I'm busy right now. If the Su family has any leads, remember to tell me!"
Chen Fan hung up the phone, his expression still a bit strange.
Given Old Madam Su's character, she had given him plenty of cold shoulders back then.
Without her instigation, Su Yingxia might not have scorned him to that extent.
The current Su family, with Su Yuhua having fled, had immediately reverted to their original state. Did she want to see him now to ask him not to kick them while they were down?
The problem was, he hadn't kicked them while they were down.
The mere Su family had never been in his eyes.
However, he still had to go, not for any other reason than the whereabouts of the remaining Dragon Pattern Luopan fragment from the Su family.
He wasn't in a hurry, leisurely waiting until noon, having lunch at the opposite neighbor's, and bickering with Wang Tingting for a while before driving to the Su family.
Upon arriving outside the Su family's main gate, he indeed saw special forces soldiers guarding the entrance to the old Su family residence.
They didn't restrict visitors, and Chen Fan calmly entered the Su family.
However, he encountered Su Yufang immediately.
Su Yufang glared at Chen Fan with gritted teeth and rebuked, "How dare you show your face back at the Su family?"
"Wasn't your old madam the one who invited me? If I'm not welcome, I can leave right now!"
Chen Fan replied indifferently.
"You..."
Su Yufang was trembling with anger but dared not tell Chen Fan to leave.
After several hours, even if she were foolish, she would have guessed that the old madam wanted Chen Fan.
With a dark expression, she snorted and moved aside.
Chen Fan said with a calm expression, "Lead the way."
Su Yufang was furious but, remembering what the old madam had said about the Su family's funds possibly being frozen, she obediently led the way.
But her expression was utterly repulsive.
Walking further inside, he encountered several other female members of the Su family. Their reactions were similar, but they could only grudgingly step aside.
Of course, cursing Chen Fan behind his back and uttering malicious words was to be expected.
Arriving at a flower hall in the west wing, Su Mu, who was attending to the old madam, screamed upon seeing Chen Fan, "Chen Fan, you jinx, are you not going to stop until our Su family is ruined..."
"Yanqiu!"
The old madam, lying on the sofa, saw this and trembled as she got up, shouting, "Get out, all of you get out!"
However, although she maintained her composure, her old eyes also revealed resentment, as well as complex regret and remorse.
Su Mu and the others left the room but stayed outside to eavesdrop.
The old madam couldn't bother with them anymore. She looked at Chen Fan and cursed furiously, "Chen Fan, why don't you just die?"
Chen Fan calmly shook his head, "Old madam, if it's to say this, then forget it."
"I know, you want the Dragon Pattern Luopan fragments, don't you?" the old madam gritted her teeth.
Chen Fan pulled over a chair, sat down, and said slowly, "Your Su family has another one, in Su Yuhua's hands?"
The old madam said indignantly, "As soon as he returned, he asked me if the other fragment, besides the one he stole years ago, was still here. I told him that Su Yingxia gave it to Miss Chen!"
"If I had known he wanted that thing, I would never have let Su Yingxia give it away."
Chen Fan, too lazy to listen, directly asked, "Is Su Yuhua keeping his fragment with him, or has he given it to someone else?"
"I don't know," the old madam snorted. "Yuhua didn't tell me."
Chen Fan frowned and asked, "Then why do you want to see me?"
He didn't want to spend another moment in the Su family.
Showing off his wealth and status in front of the Su family was unnecessary for Chen Fan, and he disdained doing so.
The Su family, from top to bottom, were shallow and ignorant people. They had already lost all shame, so even if he slapped their faces, it would bring him no sense of accomplishment.
"I know where there is another Dragon Pattern Luopan!" the old Madam Su suddenly said.
Chen Fan was startled and blurted out, "Where?"
He couldn't help but feel a glimmer of anticipation.
The Su family having two Dragon Pattern Luopan fragments indicated a close connection between the Su family and the Dragon Pattern Luopan.
The old Madam Su sneered and said, "I want you to protect the Su family!"
Chen Fan suddenly understood and said sternly, "As long as it's not a conspiracy with Su Yuhua, after cooperating with the investigation, everything will be fine!"
The old Madam Su sneered, "How can it be fine? Not many people in the Su family were involved in what Yuhua did. In that regard, Yuhua won't harm the Su family. However, all the recent funds of the Su family came from Yuhua! Yuhua has injected more than five hundred million yuan into the Su family, which is currently in the accounts of the Su Corporation and is facing the danger of being frozen."
"Also, some people from the Su family have been taken away by the security department. I'm old and can't bear to see them suffer!"
Chen Fan pondered for a moment and then nodded, "Alright."
The Su family was insignificant in his heart. Since he could get information about the Dragon Pattern Luopan, he didn't mind protecting the Su family.
"First, have the security department release them and promise not to touch the Su family's funds."
The old Madam Su squinted, unwilling to reveal her hand before seeing the prize.
Chen Fan took out his phone and made a call.
Hearing Chen Fan's request, Xiang Jingzhu was displeased and cursed, "Chen Fan, who do you think you are? Does our security department have to obey your orders? Are you getting too arrogant?"
Chen Fan said indifferently, "Although the Su family's funds come from Su Yuhua, they shouldn't involve others. For my sake, let them off the hook."
"Hmph, it seems you and the Su family have some unsavory dealings," Xiang Jingzhu said. "It's not impossible to let the Su family go, but you owe me a favor!"
Chen Fan said lightly, "That depends on what kind of favor!"
"It certainly won't be anything that violates laws and regulations."
"Aren't you also using public office for private gain?" Chen Fan retorted mockingly.
Xiang Jingzhu paused, then said indignantly, "Do you agree or not?"
"We'll see! When you propose it, I reserve the right to refuse!" Chen Fan said.
"Then what kind of favor is that?" Xiang Jingzhu was greatly angered, almost gnashing her teeth, "Fine, tell the Su family that their funds won't be frozen, and the people will be released immediately. But Chen Fan, if you dare to go back on your word, I'm not done with you!"
After hanging up, Chen Fan looked at the old Madam Su and said, "It's done!"
The old Madam Su said, "I believe that the esteemed Mr. Long would not deceive an old woman like me, who is about to enter the grave, on such a matter."
Mentioning the title "Mr. Long," her old face couldn't help but twitch.
If she had known that Chen Fan was Mr. Long, why would she have instigated Su Yingxia to divorce Chen Fan back then?
If Su Yingxia had not divorced Chen Fan, how glorious would the Su family be now?
Thinking of this, her heart felt as if it were being pierced by a knife.
Chen Fan was Mr. Long, with a personal fortune conservatively estimated to be over a hundred billion yuan.
She felt she couldn't think about it any further, or she might have a stroke and die, following Old Master Su.
Not wanting to bicker further with Chen Fan, she directly said, "There might be another Dragon Pattern Luopan fragment in the old Su family residence!"
"The old Su family residence?" Chen Fan was stunned.
"Not here," said Old Madam Su. "It's in Jinling. The Su family was a prominent clan in Jinling in their early years, but they fell into ruin during wartime."
"The current Su family can only be considered a branch of the Jinling Su family. Both Dragon Pattern Luopan fragments of the Su family were found by my father-in-law in the old Su family residence."
"According to my father-in-law, when he was young, this thing was actually complete."
Chen Fan was taken aback.
He truly did not know that the Su family had such an origin.
It seemed that a trip to Jinling was necessary.
Old Madam Su didn't want to look at Chen Fan for another second; it was an eyesore. After giving him an address, she said, "You can go now. Remember your promise, and don't touch the Su family!"
Chen Fan stood up and said, "Last question, where in the old Su family residence were the two fragments found?"
"I don't know."
The old madam said woodenly, "I also can't guarantee that there will definitely be Dragon Pattern Luopan fragments, but this news is absolutely certain. Yuhua doesn't know about it, I haven't told him!"
Due to the passage of time, the old madam's knowledge was indeed limited.
Moreover, the old madam was not inclined to say more, so Chen Fan was too lazy to linger and turned to leave.
As he pushed open the door, Su Yufang, Su Mu, and others who were eavesdropping awkwardly looked up at the sky, avoiding eye contact with Chen Fan.
Chen Fan strode out.
Upon reaching the main gate, he suddenly saw a line of luxury cars speeding towards them and stopping outside the Su family gate.