NOVEL NEXT Chapter 53
Chapter 53 Crushing Conspiracy
Liu Dazhi nodded, smiled and said, “No problem!” He knew that his immediate superior and Man Shahua’s father had always maintained a good relationship of police-civilian cooperation and he didn’t want to break his rice bowl.
Long Xi was angry.
At this time, Hua Yanyan passed by and deliberately asked Man Shahua loudly, “Sister Manman, what happened?”
Man Shahua saw more and more people gathering around and deliberately shouted, “Alas! How can you be a thief? Long Xi, a student of the senior one (third) class, stole my heirloom because she is poor.”
Hua Yanyan helped her by maliciously asking “What sort of heirloom?”
“It’s a sachet used by Yang Concubine. It’s worth millions of yuan now!” Man Shahua said with a laugh.
“Whoops, how terrible! She is even the monitor!” Hua Yanyan said.
“What are you talking about? Is there any proof? I have evidence to show that she did not steal anything. Someone deliberately planted the stolen goods and framed her!” Mo Kun walked up slowly, took out his cell phone and showed a video recorded on it.
In the video, on the crowded subway, it showed a man standing behind Long Xi slowly pulling open Long Xi’s schoolbag zipper and putting a golden sphere into it.
Long Xi was instantly relieved. Thank goodness, with Mo Kun around, there was nothing that couldn’t be solved!
The video from Mo Kun’s mobile phone captured the image of the sphere, a grape-print double-butterflies golden sachet.
Long Xi was immensely relieved.
With this video, even if the police did find the sachet in her schoolbag, she would be safe.
Now that the crisis was over, Long Xi opened her schoolbag graciously and there was indeed a sachet in it.
Fu Xinjie put on special gloves, took out the sachet and asked Man Shahua, “Miss Man, please look carefully. Is this the item you lost?”
Man Shahua was silent for a moment and did not know what to do. She was so calculative that she did not imagine Mo Kun would appear so suddenly and so easily undermining her little scheme.
When exactly did Mo Kun record this video? Did he keep track of Long Xi and protect her along the way? But Hua Yanyan said she didn’t see Mo Kun in the subway.
Pointing to the mysterious person on the screen who planted the item to frame her, Long Xi started to scrutinize the image. “Unfortunately, the person who framed me was wearing a white cap with the brim pressed low, black sunglasses and a white mask. I couldn’t see the face. And this person wore a white hoodie. From the figure, one could tell that the person is a female. And I think her figure is very similar to that of one of my classmates.”
Long Xi’s eyes glanced intentionally or subconsciously at Hua Yanyan.
Hua Yanyan suddenly shivered and stiffened.
Long Xi paused intentionally and then said, “Unfortunately, I don’t have any definite evidence to prove who that person is. She was wearing white gloves and I think that her fingerprints of her would not show up on the sachet.”
Hua Yanyan’s body suddenly relaxed and she rubbed her nose to cover up her nervousness.
If Long Xi’s guess was correct, Hua Yanyan was Man Shahua’s accomplice. Of course, she knew that Hua Yanyan would not admit to it unless the policemen used interrogation techniques like the Lie Polygraph test at the police station. But since there was no substantial evidence, the police generally did not take people back to the police station to use this instrument.
Mo Kun pretended to be knowledgeable and said, “This grape-print double-butterflies golden sachet is very delicate and small. It was made by skilled craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that it was a love token given to Yang Concubine by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The best part about this sachet is that no matter how the outer sphere rotates, the inside vase could always keep its balance and the spices inside will not be spilled. This is the principle of the gyroscope.”
Man Shahua could not help exclaiming, “Mr. Mo Kun, I didn’t expect you to be so handsome and so knowledgeable on antiques. You’re the incarnation of wisdom and good looks.”
Mo Kun said modestly, “You flatter me. I just know a little about it.”
He was laughing in his heart. In fact, he didn’t know anything about antiques at all, but he could read Man Shahua’s mind.
Long Xi was a little surprised and said, “Man Shahua, I’ve been your classmate for so long. This is the first time that I have heard you complimenting someone else.”
Man Shahua flicked her hair, showed a charming smile and said, “That’s because nobody ever deserved it before!”
After that, she gave Mo Kun a wink.
“However, in my opinion, this sachet should be a very realistic imitation, which is worth several hundred yuan at most. And what is recorded in the history books is that it was a silver sachet that was beside the corpse of Yang Concubine. This is gold. Are you sure it was the same one used by Yang Concubine?” Mo Kun said lazily.
“You are able to tell? You really have good eyesight! Yes, the real thing is in my house. How can I bring out the heirloom so casually? This is a special imitation made by my mother, so that it is convenient for me to enjoy and play with it at any time. The genuine product is in the collection cabinet of my family. It is very heavily guarded. As for the question of whether Yang Concubine had used it, we have invited experts in Archaeology, Professor Yang Xiaoming Yang, from the Department of Archaeology of Qinghui University to identify it. It is absolutely credible! Well, police, since it has been ascertained that Long Xi had nothing to do with the incident, I will withdraw the case.” Man Shahua said.
Long Xi, of course, wouldn’t let her off so easily. It was time for her to retaliate. She pointed at Man Shahua and said, “Police, false accusation and perjury is against the law, isn’t it? Man Shahua just said that she saw me stealing her stuff. Shouldn’t you take her back to the police station and question her?”
Man Shahua looked at her watch, and it was 7:37. Beads of cold sweat started to form on her forehead. Although she was usually late, the consequences of being late today could not be overlooked.
Mo Kun calmly said, “Well, all laws have loopholes, and it is usually the wealthy who will take advantage of the loopholes. Let’s save our own skins first.”
He took Long Xi’s hand and they rushed to the school gate like a couple of flying arrows.
As Long Xi ran, she asked, “Have you been following me? How did you manage to record this video?”
Mo Kun smiled and said, “Don’t you owe me a thank you?”
“Thank you! So you admit that you were following me?” Long Xi appreciated what he did, but at the same time, she was somewhat uneasy. Being followed was not a pleasant experience for her!
“Don’t worry; I didn’t follow you! I’ll explain it to you later.” He didn’t need to follow her. The video was played back by him from the monitor and recorded on his mobile phone.
“All right!” Long Xi did not ask any more questions. After all, she owed Mo Kun another big favor!
Seeing that Long Xi escaped the trap she laid, Man Shahua felt unhappy. She snapped at the two policemen, “You are useless. Why didn’t you move faster?”