Best Young Master
Chapter 372 - 333: Sima Zhao’s Intentions Are Obvious to Everyone

Chapter 372: Chapter 333: Sima Zhao’s Intentions Are Obvious to Everyone

Thud!

Watching Ye Cang and Ye Long wilt like beaten eggplants, the third generation members of the Ye Family, led by Ye Wentao, all realized that things were absolutely not as Ye Cang and Ye Long had claimed. There was a hidden truth, a truth highly disadvantageous to Ye Cang and Ye Long, and also the reason why Ye Fan had taken action.

As they came to this realization, they also grew curious about what the hidden truth actually was.

Not only them, Ye Zhen and Ye Yuanshan were also somewhat curious—they might hold high positions and were accustomed to both clandestine and overt schemes, but they couldn’t completely penetrate the course of this whole affair.

"Wentao, go and have Secretary Wang bring over a laptop," Ye Yuanshan said, after a moment’s contemplation. It wasn’t clear whether this was to satisfy his own curiosity or for some other purpose, but he had decided he wanted to see the content of the surveillance video.

Since he was a century-old relic who didn’t fancy technological products like computers, there wasn’t one in his study—the room only contained an assortment of books and stacks upon stacks of classified red-headed documents.

"Yes, Grandfather!"

Ye Wentao immediately complied and turned to leave the room.

Two minutes later, Ye Wentao returned to the study with a laptop and, without waiting for further instructions from Ye Yuanshan, sensibly powered it on.

"Xiao Fan, play the video and narrate tonight’s events," Ye Yuanshan instructed as the laptop booted up.

"Okay."

Ye Fan nodded and stepped forward with a USB drive in hand.

"Gulp—"

Looking at Ye Fan’s solitary figure, several third generation members of the Ye Family looked uncomfortable, while Ye Cang’s Adam’s apple bobbed frightfully, involuntarily swallowing several times. He tensed up, standing still like a zombie, his face filled with terror.

In comparison, Ye Long was much more resilient. The shock in his eyes slowly receded, and his eyes shimmered with intelligence, as if he was contemplating what to say and how to handle the situation.

Soon, Ye Fan plugged the USB drive into the laptop and started the video.

As the video began, the first scene flashed to show Ye Cang’s lackeys carrying Pan Ying into the club.

"This video was originally all the surveillance footage from Qingshui No.1 Club for tonight; it’s quite lengthy. To save time, before coming here, I edited out the key parts to create a separate video," Ye Fan paused the video briefly to explain. "If anyone doubts the authenticity of the video, I can play the full video later for verification."

There was no response, as everyone seemingly understood that at this point, Ye Fan couldn’t possibly mislead them, nor could he afford to.

With this understanding, the gaze with which members like Ye Wentao and others of the third generation looked at Ye Fan changed.

For the first time, they felt that the young man who called the shots in the Yangtze River Delta was not simply relying on the protection of Ye Wenhao to achieve everything!

"The girl in the footage is named Pan Ying, a friend of mine, Pan Jueming’s sister, and also the girlfriend Ye Cang mentioned," Ye Fan pointed at Pan Ying on the screen. "According to her, after school, she was cornered by these thugs at the school gate. They told her Ye Cang was waiting for her at Qingshui No.1. She was unwillingly to meet Ye Cang and was forcefully taken by these thugs who injected her with an anesthetic on the way to Qingshui No.1—In the footage, she is still unconscious, her eyes tightly closed, her limbs limp; completely carried by the two thugs."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Fan enlarged the image, giving everyone a close-up so they could clearly see that Pan Ying indeed had her eyes shut and seemed unconscious.

Seeing no objections from the audience, Ye Fan continued playing the video. The thugs, together with Pan Ying, were warmly greeted by the club’s manager, Wu Jun, as they entered the elevator and then exited it on the eighth floor. Upon being warmly welcomed by two ’princesses’, they moved on to the most extravagant Dynasty Private Room inside Qingshui No.1.

After entering the private room, the video cut out, and Ye Fan paused it once more.

"There are no cameras inside the private rooms of the club, so there’s no footage," Ye Fan explained. "According to Pan Ying, she was awakened on the bed inside the private room with red wine poured on her by Ye Cang."

"Huff... huff..."

Hearing this, Ye Cang’s breathing became heavy. His mouth slightly open, he tried to utter a defense, but he couldn’t muster the courage to speak, and just stared at Ye Fan with eyes wide in fright.

"After waking Pan Ying, Ye Cang gave her two choices. First, Pan Ying could agree to be his girlfriend and sleep with him. Second, if Pan Ying refused, he would force himself on her," Ye Fan then repeated the arrogant words Ye Cang had said at that time while Ye Cang watched in horror.

"Scoundrel!"

Ye Zhen was infuriated, his face turning iron blue as he suddenly bellowed out.

His unexpected roar frightened Ye Cang so much that his legs gave way, nearly causing him to fall to the ground.

And the third generation members of the Ye Family, led by Ye Wenhao, all wore extremely grim expressions. Qin Yan, fearing Ye Cang would collapse in fright, shifted to his side and grabbed his arm.

"Xiao Fan, continue," Ye Yuanshan said emotionlessly.

"Afterward, Ye Cang attempted to assault Pan Ying. My friend Pan Jueming heard that his sister Pan Ying had been taken away by Ye Cang’s cronies and called me. I then called Ye Cang to confirm but unexpectedly got Pan Ying on the phone instead."

Ye Fan continued, "Pan Ying pleaded for help on the phone, so I asked her to hand it over to Ye Cang, warning him not to mess around."

"Ye Cang also realized that doing so would violate the family rules and the law, so he stopped in time. He told me that as long as I didn’t inform any of you of this incident, he wouldn’t touch Pan Ying again. I agreed with him, and I rushed to Qingshui No.1 immediately."

"According to what you said, Ye Cang had already stopped in time, so why did you still hit him?" Ye Wenling couldn’t help but ask.

Facing Ye Wenling’s question, Ye Fan simply ignored it, continuing, "When I arrived at the club, Ye Cang indeed hadn’t touched Pan Ying again, but he threatened and intimidated her into admitting she was his girlfriend in front of me, or else he would kill her entire family!"

"Hiss~"

Upon hearing Ye Fan’s words again, Ye Zhen’s mouth twitched in anger, and Ye Yuanshan’s expression darkened even further.

Whoosh!

At the same time, the eyebrows of Ye Wentao and the others knitted together in an instant, while Qin Yan went pale with fright, trying to say something in her defense, but upon seeing Ye Yuanshan’s gloomy face, she dared not make a sound.

"Pan Ying was young and got scared by Ye Cang, agreeing in her panic. But... when she saw me and learned that I had injured Ye Cang’s friend and that Ye Cang wanted to use that against me, she realized Ye Cang’s scheme and spoke the truth."

At this point, Ye Fan deliberately paused, then suddenly raised his voice, "And after Pan Ying told the truth, Ye Cang couldn’t argue anymore and warned me not to meddle in his affairs, and he even insulted my mother. I really have no right to enforce the Ye Family law on him, but not only did he almost viol~ate my friend’s sister, he also insulted my mother. So, I gave him a slap and cut off one of his fingers!"

"Alright, let’s say what Ye Cang did was wrong, and you had every reason to punish him. But... why did you lay hands on Xiao Long?" This time it was Ye Wenjun who spoke, frowning as he asked coldly.

Ye Wenjun’s dislike of Ye Fan had always been based on the subjective belief that Ye Fan abused the Ye family’s power, disregarding the law.

According to what Ye Long and Ye Cang had said before, Ye Long was injured by Ye Fan’s sneak attack while trying to stop Ye Fan from punishing Ye Cang, and afterwards, Ye Fan pursued and beat him mercilessly.

"That’s something you’ll need to ask the two of them about."

As he spoke, Ye Fan looked meaningfully at Qin Yan, then said, "According to Pan Ying, after Ye Cang ended the call with me, he left the inner room of the private room immediately. But... later on, after making a phone call, he went in and threatened her."

"Was it you who called Ye Long?" Ye Zhen asked Ye Cang with a stern glance.

Ye Cang nodded subconsciously, panic-stricken as he said, "Although... although he promised me that he wouldn’t tell you and the Patriarch, I wasn’t at ease, so... I called Brother Ye Long..."

"What did Ye Long say to you?" Ye Zhen asked again, clearly aware that this was the key to why Ye Fan attacked Ye Long.

Whoosh!

No sooner had Ye Zhen asked the question than Ye Long swept his gaze sharply toward Ye Cang, as if hinting something with his eyes.

Noticing Ye Long’s gaze, Ye Cang stammered, making no response.

"Ye Cang, at this point, do you still think you can hide the truth?" Ye Zhen roared with rage, "I’m telling you, if you dare to lie again today, I will break one of your legs and have you thrown out of the Ye Family!"

"Xiao Cang, tell us about your call with Ye Long truthfully!"

As a bigwig in a state-owned enterprise, Qin Yan’s emotional intelligence was unquestionable. She also recognized that the call between Ye Cang and Ye Long was a key part of tonight’s events. Seeing Ye Zhen’s rage, she hurriedly tugged at Ye Cang’s sleeve, urging him.

"Brother Ye Long, he told me that even if I didn’t touch Pan Ying, Ye Fan would still tell you about it and have me punished according to family law. He told me to force Pan Ying to admit in front of Ye Fan that she was my girlfriend. That way, Ye Fan would have no reason to intervene, and I wouldn’t be breaking the family rules..."

Ye Cang spoke out the contents of the call in utter terror, "He also said he would hurry to the club and absolutely wouldn’t let Ye Fan lay a finger on me."

Whoosh!

As Ye Cang’s words came to an end, everyone’s gaze unanimously shifted to Ye Long to find his brow deeply furrowed.

"According to the surveillance video records, Ye Long arrived at the club twenty minutes before me, but he didn’t go straight to the Dynasty Private Room where Ye Cang was. Instead, he entered the private room next to the Dynasty Private Room and only showed up after I had injured Ye Cang and the club’s security as well as those bad youngsters," Ye Fan said as he scanned his eyes over Ye Wentao and others, finally resting his cold gaze on Ye Zhen and Ye Yuanshan, "What, then, do you all think was Ye Long’s reason for doing this?"

Why?

The faces of the Ye Wentao couple, Ye Wenjun couple, and Ye Wenling turned awkward, as they glared angrily at Ye Long—they had all been played by Ye Long!

Realizing that her son had been manipulated and used as a pawn, Qin Yan stared furiously at Ye Long.

Ye Wenhai and his wife Gu Mei showed signs of panic, no longer as composed as before.

Ye Zhen and Ye Yuanshan both had complexions of iron blue, their gazes cold as they stared at Ye Long.

The answer was self-evident!

The heart of Sima Zhao is known to all.

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