Upon hearing that the surveillance footage would be checked to catch the thief, Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang both turned pale, and anxiety began to churn inside them.
If the person who stole the painting got caught, they wouldn’t be able to escape being dragged into it!
Jin Yufei panicked a bit and quickly tugged on Zheng Shuangshuang’s sleeve, giving her aningful glances, signaling her to ssage that person, telling them to hide well and not to reveal their whereabouts.
Zheng Shuangshuang naturally understood Jin Yufei’s intention.
Even if Jin Yufei hadn’t said it, she knew she needed to quickly warn that person.
Otherwise, the two of them would likely get into serious trouble!
However, just as Zheng Shuangshuang frantically took out her phone and didn’t have ti to send the ssage, a commotion ca from the doorway.
Soon after, soone was pushed in from outside and fell heavily to the ground.
This man was wearing a mask and a baseball cap that unmistakably matched the one in the surveillance footage, the man who stole the painting!
In an instant, everyone’s eyes were riveted on this man.
"Am I mistaken? Isn’t this the guy who stole Master Han’s painting?"
"No mistake! It’s him! Just now in the surveillance, the man wore a baseball cap with an M-shaped logo, and his cap has it too!"
"Yeah, and the mask he’s wearing is exactly the sa as in the footage. There’s no mistake, he’s the one who stole the painting!"
"Daring to steal even Master Han’s painting, he must have the guts of a bear!"
"Make him hand over the painting, then send him to the police. Master Han’s paintings are invaluable, and the charge of stealing one is enough to keep him in prison for the rest of his life!"
"..."
The crowd was seething with anger, discussing how to punish this thief.
Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang were already ashen-faced when they saw the man being pushed in.
The two of them never expected this person to be caught so quickly!
They didn’t even have ti to figure out how to deal with it!
Instantly, Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang were shocked and flustered.
It was as if a Binding Spell had been cast on them, leaving them standing stiffly on the spot.
Qiao Jing glanced at the man on the ground and then lifted her head to look towards the doorway.
There, Zhan Qipei was striding in with a commanding presence.
Tang Yan entered respectfully with his people, following closely behind him.
It was clear that Zhan Qipei and his group had captured the painting thief!
Qiao Jing was a bit surprised that Zhan Qipei had stepped in to help.
She suddenly thought that perhaps Zhan Qipei wasn’t as cold and ruthless as he appeared?
Zhan Qipei didn’t walk too far in, stopping not far from the door.
He glanced at the girl sitting in front of the computer, then quickly looked away, focusing on Han Zhiyu beside him, and spoke with a thin-lipped smile, "Master Han, I’ll leave this person to you."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Han Zhiyu replied courteously, then faced the painting thief with an angry expression and said sternly, "Speak! Where’s the painting you stole? Where have you hidden it?"
Being caught had already scared the man out of his wits, and on top of hearing he’d be sent to the police and might end up in jail, he was shaking so much he didn’t dare to conceal anything.
He opened his mouth, quivering, "That, that painting... is, is in the abandoned storage room on the east side of the venue."
Upon hearing this, the staff imdiately ran to retrieve the painting.
At that mont, soone proposed indignantly, "Master Han, with such audacity to steal your painting, he can’t be let off lightly. I suggest reporting it to the police and sending him to prison!"
The man shook his head repeatedly, utterly panicked and helpless, "No! Please don’t call the police! I didn’t an to steal it; I was instructed by soone. Please, forgive this once, I won’t dare do it again!"
"Instructed by soone? Who instructed you?"
Qiao Jing asked knowingly, her gaze deliberately sweeping over the faces of Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang.
Seeing their faces turn ashen with a guilty look, she curled her lips into a cold smile and added calmly, "If you can’t give a satisfactory explanation, then you’re definitely eating prison food today!"
"It was, it was..."
The man hesitated briefly and finally raised his hand, pointing at Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang standing by the side.
There was imdiate uproar among the crowd.
"I never thought it was those two directing him!"
"No wonder they were constantly accusing Miss Qiao just now, turns out it was a case of the thief crying thief, trying to fra her!"
"How sinister! Using such tactics to harm soone, what grudge do they have?"
"Had it not been for Miss Qiao being so skilled with computers and using her hacker skills to successfully restore the surveillance footage, revealing the truth, it would have been impossible to clear her na even if she jumped into the Yellow River!"
"..."
Seeing the situation falling apart, Jin Yufei, in a mont of panic, suddenly had a sche pop into her head.
An insidious glint flashed in her eyes, yet she feigned innocence, "This has nothing to do with , I don’t know anything."
As she spoke, Jin Yufei turned her gaze to Zheng Shuangshuang, accusingly, "Shuangshuang, how could you do such a thing? I never expected you to be this kind of person, I really mistook you for my best friend!"
Jin Yufei’s actions left Zheng Shuangshuang stupefied, her face full of shock.
She never anticipated that her good friend would suddenly turn against her and lay the entire bla on her!
Furious and anxious, Zheng Shuangshuang ground her teeth, "Jin Yufei, what do you an by this? This whole thing was your plan, and now that it’s exposed, you act innocent, pushing everything on , do you have no conscience?"
"Stop babbling nonsense. What do you an by my plan? Do you have any evidence?"
Jin Yufei, sticking her neck out, insisted, "Besides, I don’t even know this painting thief. He only pointed at you, this has nothing to do with !"
Though the plan was indeed her idea, it was Zheng Shuangshuang who made all the arrangents with the thief.
She had no direct association with him, so even if he accused her, there’d be no tangible evidence.
Thus, as long as she shifted the bla to Zheng Shuangshuang, she could cleanly extricate herself!
Zheng Shuangshuang also realized this and beca even more furious, reaching out to grab Jin Yufei.
"Jin Yufei, this is too much! You said Qiao Jing embarrassed you in public, and you couldn’t stomach it. That’s why, out of friendship, I helped you with this, but now, for self-preservation, you throw all the bla on , how insidious can you be!"
"Nonsense! When did I say such things? Don’t throw mud at !"
Jin Yufei retorted righteously, struggling to shake off Zheng Shuangshuang.
Their emotions heightened during the tussle, escalating into a full-on brawl.
Qiao Jing watched with her arms crossed, amused by the spectacle of Jin Yufei and Zheng Shuangshuang’s infighting.
Admittedly, this display of mutual betrayal was quite a show!
Much more "genuine" than what you’d see on TV!
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