My whole family treats me like a dog, but this time I will never turn back!

"I saw it! I saw you pull the lines off the painting, and then it was gone!"

Old Wang shook his head bitterly.

"I mean, this thread is nylon!"

Ye Jianchen had no choice but to reveal the reason!

Old Wang's pupils widened, and he walked over in a few steps. He took the thread in Ye Jianchen's hand and examined it carefully. He saw that the thread had not been broken and part of it was still in the painting!

"Nylon thread? That can't be right, did they have nylon thread back then?"

"I see!"

Old Wang's eyes darted around, and he burst into laughter!

The important figures present also realized that nylon thread is a modern product, and it was obvious that the painting was a fake, but the forgery was very sophisticated and could deceive people!

Of course, there is another explanation: the auction house colluded with someone to deceive the owner of the Wangfu Restaurant!

The latter explanation is more likely!

Old Wang took out his phone and dialed: "Old Lao, it's my birthday! Someone's been stealing your prized possession, and I apologize for that. But, well, I've also discovered that your painting is a fake, haha, it even has nylon thread!"

"What?"

"I'll keep the painting; you can enjoy it later!"

Silence fell on the other end of the phone. A minute later, an angry voice came through: "Old Wang, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I would have been fooled too. Just burn the painting. I personally hate forgeries the most; they insult history. Um, I have to go now. I'll find you for tea next time. Wishing you boundless happiness and longevity!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone, seemingly very angry, and wanted to cause trouble for the auction house!

Old Wang's face lit up instantly. He walked up to Ye Jianchen with a big laugh, patting him on the shoulder: "Young Ye, you young people really have sharp eyes! Today, not only did I not lose face, I actually made a big impression! Come on, let's go up to the fifth floor and have a drink together!"

"Thank you, Mr. Wang!"

Ye Jianchen thanked him!

Ye Xu and Lu Yanyun felt disgusted, as if they had swallowed a fly. They had wanted to make Ye Jianchen make hundreds of enemies in Yanjing and make it difficult for him to move an inch, but Ye Jianchen instead gained the appreciation of Elder Wang!

Although they're not quite at the level of confidants or core members yet, at least we've become familiar with their faces!

They cursed their bad luck under their breath and tried to leave!

At this moment, Old Wang, who had already left, suddenly stopped: "On my birthday, some petty people seem to want to cause trouble. Step forward and apologize, and I'll let it go. Otherwise, don't blame me for going after your elders!"

Clearly, he already knows what's going on!

Everyone immediately looked at each other!

"Do I really have to ask them to come out?"

Old Wang's face darkened; he was already somewhat angry: "I hate being used as a pawn, especially that girl from the Lu family and that Southern head of the Ocean Shipping Group!"

He had clearly figured out that Ye Xu and Lu Yanyun were behind it, and he found out it through the waiter. After Ye Jianchen's incident, whether it was stealing the painting or tricking Ye Jianchen into the room, it was all done by that waiter!

When we asked the waiter, how could he not answer?

Of course, if Old Wang hadn't supported Ye Jianchen, even if Ye Jianchen had gone to the waiter to verify the truth himself, and even if the waiter had told the truth, the effect would have been different!

Having someone to back you up and not having anyone to back you up are two different things!

"Old Master Wang!"

Lu Yanyun and Ye Xu walked out with their heads down: "We're sorry, we were wrong!"

Both of them were trembling with fear, because they both knew that Old Master Wang's status was not to be trifled with!

"Apologize to Xiao Ye, and let's just let this matter go!"

Old Wang also gave them face by showing respect to their powerful backers!

Ye Xu and Ye Jianchen looked up at Ye Jianchen, only to see him looking down at them with a mocking and sarcastic expression.

"Damn it, you bastard!"

They were both heartbroken!

You have to understand that although Ye Jianchen has Old Wang backing him up, in their eyes they are still legitimate descendants of the powerful forces in Yanjing, while Ye Jianchen is just a self-taught amateur. Making them bow their heads and apologize is worse than killing them!

Even Ye Xu couldn't accept it, after all, he had already reached a certain level, a higher level than Ye Jianchen!

"Are you mute?"

Old Wang reminded him again!

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ye Jianchen!"

"We'll never do it again!"

The two had no choice but to apologize in a humble manner!

Ye Jianchen just sneered and didn't say anything!

The people around were watching the show. Although they were also dissatisfied with Ye Xu and his companion for using them as pawns and wasting everyone's time, Ye Xu and his companion had powerful backing. They could only assume that the young people were ignorant and couldn't distinguish between right and wrong when joking.

The farce has come to an end!

Ye Jianchen followed Old Wang and the others up to the fifth floor!

The fifth floor is full of veteran figures who play a pivotal role in their respective fields. For example, there is Elder Wang, a leading figure in medicine, and Senior Nanshan, Elder Hai, a veteran of the military, Elder Jiang, the foundation of semiconductors, Elder Xia, a hero of the nuclear industry, and so on!

"Xiao Ye, we still have some questions about the sixth-generation fighter sketches you mentioned last time. Oh, and tell me more about the heavy armored combined arms brigade today!"

Old Hai was the first to surround Ye Jianchen, pouring him a glass of wine and smiling kindly, "Little Ye, thank you for your hard work today!"

“That works! I finally got to see Xiao Ye, so I have to ask him about the special coating material. That kid has a great imagination, and it's not just wild fantasy, it's very realistic!”

"Wait a minute, today is my birthday! What do you mean by this, Xiao Ye? The coronavirus you mentioned last time, is it a new type of virus? And what about isolating infectious patients? By the way, does Lianhua Qingwen really work for certain types of pneumonia?"

Old Wang and Uncle Nanshan also came over!

Ye Jianchen was sweating profusely as he was surrounded by the elders. He was afraid that if he said too much, he would give himself away and many things would become unclear!

Having no other choice, he could only give ambiguous answers to each question, but even so, he still gave the elders a sense of sudden enlightenment!

"Mr. Wang, what's this Ocean Shipping Group you just mentioned?"

When he had a spare moment, Ye Jianchen also pulled Old Wang aside to ask him questions. Of course, he also promised Old Wang that he would invest a sum of money to research and develop vaccines and for epidemic prevention, and to establish a pharmaceutical company!

Old Wang immediately said, "Ocean Group, it has a long history. Calling it a group is an understatement; it's more like one of the four major conglomerates. Of course, people from the South don't really know about it. Only people in certain circles know about it. This Ocean Group is involved in many issues concerning people's livelihoods, as well as cooperation with large foreign companies, and so on!"

"There are many formidable figures among the chaebols, with powerful influence and numerous shareholders, none of whom should be underestimated!"

"Private enterprises like yours can make it onto the rich list, but these kinds of conglomerates can't. This kind of thing can't be explained in just a few words!"

Ye Jianchen nodded slightly. The reason he was curious was because Old Wang had just said that Ye Xu's backer was the Ocean Group, one of the four major conglomerates!

However, with so many powerful factions vying for power, it's difficult to find out Ye Xu's true backer. But no matter what, Ye Xu has definitely climbed onto a powerful patron!

As for the reason, Ye Jianchen still doesn't know!