CHAPTER 491: CHAPTER 491 THE TRUTH REVEALED

"We questioned those who participated in that archaeological activity back then. Unfortunately, your mentor passed away early on. We only found your classmates. According to them, the diamond in An Jincheng’s hand in the photos is the Camilla Diamond that went missing from the Pharaoh’s Tomb. They were also surprised that it was you who took it. So, you two indeed stole the treasures from the Pharaoh’s Tomb. This is irrefutable," Lin Fan said calmly.

Anna broke into a cold sweat. She never thought that her father was actually a thief!

However, a diamond worth 200 million, if given the chance, many probably wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation!

Feng Wanshan chuckled, "Alright, we did steal the Camilla Diamond, but that diamond belongs to me. It never belonged to Jin City!"

Lin Fan said, "Two treasures went missing in total. You guys wouldn’t have had any reason not to share the spoils, right?"

Feng Wanshan said, "No comment."

Lin Fan said, "It doesn’t matter if you don’t say. We can find out. You obtained one of the two treasures, and the Camilla Diamond went to An Jincheng. You sold your piece early on, and with the money you founded Shengshi Company. You can’t deny it, as we’ve verified this through tracing your financial sources. So, you forcefully took the Camilla Diamond from An Jincheng!"

Feng Wanshan argued, "Nonsense! The Camilla Diamond was mine. Back then we obtained two treasures, and Jin City didn’t want them. He gave them both to me! This is something only the two of us know, so you can’t prove whether it’s true or false!"

Lin Fan remained silent, seemingly stumped.

Feng Wanshan gleefully sneered, "Lin Fan, you can’t prove that this Camilla Diamond belongs to Jin City, so you can’t prove that I robbed him!"

"Hahaha..."

"Lin Fan, all your efforts have been in vain!"

"Let me tell you! This Camilla Diamond is mine, and Jin City’s disappearance is purely a coincidence in terms of timing!"

"Jin City’s disappearance was baffling, and I was anxious, searching for many years until I lost hope and dared not continue searching."

Loli couldn’t help but say, "Is that so? Then how do you explain that our witness said An Jincheng was hesitant to help out a friend in need back then?"

Zheng Yang told Lin Fan and Loli that back in the day, An Jincheng confided in him about a friend in trouble who only he could help, but he didn’t know whether he should help. This friend’s importance was second only to his daughter, Anna.

Feng Wanshan coldly said, "How would I know? Jin City didn’t just have me as a friend. Maybe some friend of his faced a minor issue. As for this so-called importance, second only to his daughter, that’s very subjective. Only he could confirm it. You claim it’s me, but that’s baseless!"

"How can you say that!"

Anna suddenly exclaimed, "I never expected such words to come from you! To think my father treated you as a brother, yet now you’re saying this to save yourself from blame. You won’t even acknowledge that bond!"

Feng Wanshan blushed, "I don’t know what you’re talking about, don’t speak rashly. I did share a great bond with your father, but now that it involves a case, I can’t take the fall."

Anna angrily said, "Take the fall for what? Father often told me to treat you like my biological father because you were his best brother—not his blood brother, but better than one. He said it himself. For him, the person important next to me was none other than you. Don’t you know that? You can’t forsake gratitude for your self-defense!"

"..."

Feng Wanshan was left speechless by her retort.

Anna continued, "Moreover, I can prove that this Camilla Diamond was my father’s!"

What?

Everyone was stunned.

Loli said joyfully, "Miss An, you can prove it?"

Anna nodded, still somewhat emotional, "Once, while tidying up at home, I inadvertently saw this diamond. Back then, I didn’t know what it was, only that it was beautiful, and I took it to look at it. But my father took it back. He said I couldn’t touch it because if it got damaged, it would be troublesome. I asked him what it was and what it was for, but he wouldn’t say. He just said that it couldn’t be disclosed until I grew up, as it would eventually belong to me. I was young at the time and didn’t pay much mind, and we were very poor, so I never thought the diamond was related to money. It wasn’t until just now when Lin Fan mentioned the diamond that I recalled. Isn’t that enough to prove the Camilla Diamond was my father’s?"

Feng Wanshan’s face turned pale.

Loli said excitedly, "That’s great, Miss An, what you’ve said is crucial."

Lin Fan smiled, "Anna’s words are enough to prove that the Camilla Diamond belonged to An Jincheng, and even if Anna hadn’t said it, I’d already found the evidence."

Feng Wanshan was shocked and couldn’t help asking, "Lin Fan, stop trying to scare people. What evidence could you possibly have!"

Lin Fan said, "It’s simple. I found the person who bought the Camilla Diamond for 200 million 15 years ago. The diamond is still with this person. I asked him to show it to me. Upon my observation, An Jincheng had long marked this diamond. This mark is undetectable to the average person, but viewed through a microscope, it shows Anna’s name engraved on it."

With superior insight, Lin Fan, of course, didn’t need a microscope to spot this mark.

The police, through microscopic observation, have secured this evidence.

Double verification, irrefutable proof!

"Ah!"

Feng Wanshan could no longer hold on and collapsed.

At this point, the truth mostly surfaced.

Years ago, Feng Wanshan and An Jincheng, under the mentorship of their tutor, went for an archaeological dig at the Pharaoh’s Tomb in Egypt. Due to an incident, they seized the chance to steal two relics.

One of them was the Camilla Diamond!

Subsequently, An Jincheng obtained the Camilla Diamond, while Feng Wanshan acquired the other treasure.

Feng Wanshan later sold his treasure for a significant sum and founded Shengshi Group.

years ago, Feng Wanshan’s company faced financial troubles. He sought help from An Jincheng, who refused. Feng Wanshan then killed An Jincheng to seize the Camilla Diamond and subsequently had it auctioned off at the Celestial Treasure Auction House.

The auction’s 200 million proceeds, after being laundered, eventually turned into a bank loan and entered Shengshi Group’s account.

Shengshi Group was thus saved, and it was all at the cost of An Jincheng’s life!

Anna finally understood, trembling with anger, as she stared at Feng Wanshan, "Why? Why did you do this? What exactly did you do to my father? Spit it out!"