Chapter 2728: Love Comes Like The Southern Breeze (246)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

She went to the changing room and changed into her work clothes. Just as she put on her Christmas hat, she saw Bao Juhua coming over with two security guards. She said in an unfriendly tone, “Qiao Ruoxi, did you lock the door last night?”

“Yes! You ordered me to lock the door.”

Qiao Ruoxi felt that she was asking the obvious. Bao Juhua was the one who had asked her to do the inventory check and had instructed her to lock the door after finishing the check. Yet, she was asking her that question now. She must be out of her mind!

“Something’s wrong if you locked the door! Do you know that our flagship item is gone?”

Bao Juhua looked at her coldly, her face full of suspicion.

!!

“The flagship item is gone?”

Qiao Ruoxi subconsciously looked at the main display cabinet in the store. There should be a huge pink diamond ring weighing 8.89 carats.

But now, the ring box was empty. The ring was really missing.

“Tell me, did you take it?” Bao Juhua asked.

Qiao Ruoxi suddenly had the urge to smash the table. What did she say? The treasure of the store was gone, and she suspected that she had taken it?

“Impossible. When I left last night, I confirmed that the ring was still there.”

Qiao Ruoxi’s mind was filled with images of last night. After thinking for a while, she was completely sure that the ring was there last night.

She was very certain.

“That’s strange. You were still there when you left. Why did you disappear when you came in the morning?”

Bao Juhua continued to ask.

Qiao Ruoxi pointed at the two female colleagues who had left the store last night. “Ms. Bao, I left with them last night. If you want to suspect something, you can’t just suspect me.”

Bao Juhua crossed her arms and blew out a puff of air from her nose. “Hmph, how do you know I didn’t ask? They’ve already been cleared of suspicion, and now only you are left. Don’t forget, the key was in your hands. You’re the only one who could open the glass display case.”

Qiao Ruoxi felt that her deduction was simply stupid. Why must she be the suspect just because she held the key?

“I’m the one who locked the door, but I’m not the one who opened the door this morning. Why don’t you ask the person responsible for opening the door this morning?” Qiao Ruoxi asked coldly.

“Xiao Lu and Li Ai opened the door together this morning. They came in together and immediately called me when they discovered that the ring disappeared. So how could it be them?”

Bao Juhua looked at Qiao Ruoxi’s anxious and helpless expression and couldn’t help but feel happy for her resourcefulness.

The other employees in the store were all waiting to watch a good show. No one said anything for her.

Since the others were not suspicious, Bao Juhua was now convinced that she had stolen the ring.

“Manager, the ring in the shop has gone missing. I think you should call the police immediately and let them investigate. You shouldn’t be the only one who arbitrarily identified the suspect.”

Qiao Ruoxi argued, “Also, I’ll say it again. The ring is lost. It has nothing to do with me.”

Bao Juhua said confidently, “I’ve already called the police. The police will be here soon. If you know what’s good for you and hand over the ring now, you can save yourself from being taken away for interrogation.”

“I told you I didn’t take it. What else do you want? Even if you suspect me, please show me the evidence. Isn’t there a surveillance camera? Show me the footage and the truth will be revealed.”

Qiao Ruoxi could not speak nicely. This was the third time this year that she had been framed for no reason.

The first time was when Yao Lili drugged her at Yinzun. Yao Lili had blamed it on her and caused her to lose her job overnight.

The second time she was on set, Wen Ke’er had used a fake necklace to accuse her of swapping the diamond necklace.

The third time was now. She clearly did not take it, but they suspected it was her.

Bao Juhua said sternly, “Do you think you can look at the surveillance camera footage just because you want to? If you want to look at the footage, I have to report it to the higher-ups and get approval from the headquarters. The reason why I haven’t made a report until now is to give you a chance to live. If the higher-ups find out that you did it, I’ll tell you when you’re done for.”

“Are you trying to cover for me?” Qiao Ruoxi sneered. “I don’t think there’s a need for that. Please report it now. I believe that the police will not arrest the innocent when there is clear evidence.”

“…”

Bao Juhua was stumped by her words. She had always thought that Qiao Ruoxi was weak and easy to bully. She would not mind doing more chores and dirty work.

Therefore, she thought that Qiao Ruoxi would definitely panic and beg her for mercy.

But there was nothing.

She was as calm as a detective, but she was not confident enough.

At this moment, a few policemen came to the shop and asked why they had called the police.

Bao Juhua went up to them and gave them a brief description of the incident. Then the police began to conduct a live investigation.

They retrieved the fingerprints on the glass cover and interrogated the people involved before and after the incident, recording their statements.

Finally, it was Qiao Ruoxi’s turn. The police asked her to open her bag. “Miss Qiao Ruoxi, could you please cooperate with us and open your bag for us to see?”

The police asked Qiao Ruoxi to open the bag in a negotiating tone. Qiao Ruoxi opened the bag with the mindset of a clean slate.

“Police officers, please check!”

She pushed her bag in front of them and one of the policemen rummaged through her bag for a while.

Everyone turned to look at her. Qiao Ruoxi was not afraid. She was not the one who had taken the things. Even if they were to check her bag, she would still act boldly.

Until…

The people around them sucked in a breath of cold air as they started to discuss in disbelief.

“No way! She really stole it! She’s a thief!”

“I really can’t tell. She looks so noble, but she’s actually doing something like this in secret.”

“You can’t judge a book by its cover. Even a thief wouldn’t admit that they’re a thief. This is what it means to never know someone’s true intentions.”

…

Qiao Ruoxi saw the police officer take out a ring from her bag. It was the mega pink pigeon egg diamond in the glass display case.

“How could this be…”

Qiao Ruoxi’s eyes widened as she stared at the pigeon egg diamond in disbelief. She could not move. It was as if she was stuck there.

“Qiao Ruoxi, now that the ring is found to be in your bag, what else do you have to say?” Bao Juhua asked, behaving rather smugly because there was now evidence against Qiao Ruoxi.

What else did she have to say?

What else could she say?

She had no idea why the ring was in her bag.

The only explanation was that someone was trying to frame her. Who could it be?

Qiao Ruoxi staggered slightly and reached out to support herself against the counter.

Her eyes quickly swept across everyone present. Everyone had a cold and delighted expression on their faces. She didn’t know who had secretly done it, but she was sure that they were all eager for her to be taken away.

“Miss Qiao Ruoxi, this was found in your bag. How do you explain it?”

The policeman asked her while holding the ring.