Chapter 133: A Gold Watch In A Vase
Lu Qiaoge felt that Manager Wang was too eager to clear his suspicion and thus was being inconsiderate.
But after all, the waitresses on this floor were all locked in one office and not allowed to move around freely.
There were also public security officers investigating them.
So Manager Wang was anxious, but it was very likely to offend someone.
Lu Qiaoge could only pull Elder Sister Su aside and lower her voice to say, “Chairman Zhen’s room can be checked, but who goes to check needs to be arranged properly, so as not to anger Chairman Zhen at that time. I suggest Elder Sister Su you go talk to Manager Wang, have our people not go in first, let Zhen Xi and them self-check first, and also avoid us messing up their things.”
As for the others, they should just do what they were supposed to do, for example, after saying these words, she and Aunt Huang and Secretary Zhou should leave.
The others could stay if they wanted, she was powerless to do anything about that.
But Lu Qiaoge still had one thing to do.
Elder Sister Su had already gone to find Manager Wang, and over here Chairman Zhen stood up. Lu Qiaoge saw that Secretary Xue’s expression was finally not quite right, but she still remained composed.
Anyway, no one could prove it was her who took it, she could completely shift the blame to the waitresses and the hotel or even the reception comrades.
Of course, she could also go slander Regiment Leader Yan and An Leilei.
Make a total mess, and she could come out clean.
Moreover, the only one who could interrogate Secretary Xue was Chairman Zhen alone, who else had that qualification?
So, one Secretary Xue had caused such chaos, that was some skill.
At this time, people were walking out, and Lu Qiaoge deliberately lagged behind, tore half a sheet from her notebook, took out a fountain pen, quickly wrote a few words, then balled up the note, put the fountain pen back in her shoulder bag, and quickened her walking speed a bit.
At this time, Elder Sister Su also found Manager Wang, and at that moment the public security officers also came out from next door.
Just then, the reception comrade also called out to Manager Wang.
He just felt that they couldn’t search like this. Chairman Zhen’s room was different from the other inspection team members’ rooms; there were really a lot of things, and quite a few valuable items.
It wasn’t that he didn’t trust our comrades, he was worried about accidentally damaging something and what to compensate with then?
Elder Sister Su also told him what Lu Qiaoge had said.
Manager Wang was already sweating profusely, and now even more so.
He took out a handkerchief to wipe off the sweat, gratefully looking at Elder Sister Su and the others, and said in a low voice, “I was impulsive and almost made a mistake. I’ll write a self-criticism about this afterward. Thank you.”
Over there, Lu Qiaoge also walked to Zhen Xi’s side.
With a flick of her finger, as she brushed past Zhen Xi, she stuffed the paper ball into his hand.
All of this was done without anyone knowing.
It seemed high difficulty, but for Lu Qiaoge it was very easy.
So, Zhen Xi, who was full of all sorts of messy ideas, suddenly noticed there was an extra paper ball in his hand.
Normally in this situation, the first instinctive reaction was to clench the paper ball in his hand and find a place with no one around to look.
The second reaction was to open it right there and see what it was.
Lu Qiaoge didn’t misjudge; the Zhen Xi who was good at disguising naturally had the first reaction.
But he didn’t delay either; taking advantage of the moment when Old Lin and his father were talking, he walked to one side, but at the same time his sharp gaze swept over the people around him.
In this short time, more than a dozen people had passed by him; he didn’t know who gave him the paper ball.
But Lu Qiaoge was really outstanding, so Zhen Xi still spotted Lu Qiaoge’s back at a glance.
But Lu Qiaoge walked very fast and in the blink of an eye had turned the corridor and gone downstairs.
Zhen Xi quietly opened the paper ball and saw only five words on it: Vase Secretary Xue.
Zhen Xi was a bit stunned for a moment. What did it mean? Secretary Xue was a vase?
No doubt, she was pretty, otherwise she couldn’t have climbed into the old man’s bed.
But giving him such a note just to tell him Secretary Xue was a vase?
No, that wasn’t right.
Zhen Xi wasn’t a fool after all; his first reaction was that Secretary Xue had stolen his gold watch and framed others, all to make him look bad and get revenge for his insults.
Could the gold watch be in his father’s room?
Vase?
Zhen Xi had naturally been to his father’s room; he suddenly remembered that there was a very pretty vase on the marble surface in the foyer.
Zhen Xi put the paper ball in his pocket, and at that moment Chairman Zhen looked over at him displeased.
Zhen Xi walked over and heard Old Lin say mildly, “A Xi, you search by yourself first, then we’ll talk.”
Zhen Xi nodded and followed his father forward, his gaze involuntarily turning to Secretary Xue who had followed.
With preconceived ideas in his mind, looking at Secretary Xue now, he felt she looked guilty.
And Chairman Zhen was a man of status; how could he possibly do such a lowly task as searching.
He just stood at the doorway and instructed Secretary Xue, “You go take a look.”
Secretary Xue was secretly delighted at once, but the next moment, Zhen Xi was already standing in the foyer.
Chairman Zhen didn’t hold back and snapped, “Come out!”
He didn’t want his son going into his room.
If it were any other day, Zhen Xi would definitely turn and leave, but not today. He said, “Father, if we only let Secretary Xue check by herself, the public security officers won’t be satisfied, so at least I need to stay in the foyer.”
Chairman Zhen felt it made sense and tacitly agreed.
And at this time, Secretary Xue had already entered the room, but she had no mind at all to do any self-checking.
Although she felt her willpower was top-notch, at this moment her gaze still involuntarily drifted toward the doorway.
There stood Chairman Zhen’s third son, the so-called heir.
He was Lin Manyun’s son.
He had always been secretly investigating her, thinking she caused his mommy’s death, considering her a vicious woman.
Yet he never suspected his own father; that might just be a man’s common flaw.
Thinking of this, Secretary Xue sneered repeatedly, no longer paying attention to Zhen Xi standing at the doorway, but prepared to go to the bedroom first.
The bedroom wasn’t a total mess, but there were quite a few things that couldn’t be seen by others.
Last night had really been too exhausting.
So she hadn’t had time to tidy up; earlier she was actually very afraid of people seeing, Chairman Zhen might not suffer any loss, but it would be embarrassing for her.
Fortunately, these mainland people still had some self-awareness.
Just as Secretary Xue was about to go to the bedroom, Zhen Xi at the doorway seemed bored and casually picked up the vase.
The vase was very pretty, with beautiful silk flowers inserted in it.
The silk flowers were also folk craft, made as peonies, looking lifelike.
Zhen Xi removed the silk flowers and seemingly casually but actually carefully turned the vase over.
In the second before the gold watch dropped onto the carpet, it was caught by Zhen Xi who was already psychologically prepared.
The ever-calm Chairman Zhen was instantly stunned.
Looking incredulously at the golden pocket watch in Zhen Xi’s hand.
That was the eighteenth birthday gift Lin Manyun gave to A Xi; of course he recognized it.
From beginning to end, Chairman Zhen had been silently watching everything in the room from the doorway.
Naturally that included his son Zhen Xi standing at the doorway.
He hadn’t paid much attention to Secretary Xue in the bedroom; his gaze had been on his son.
He had seen with his own eyes that golden pocket watch fall out from inside the vase.
In this moment, a great many thoughts flashed through Chairman Zhen’s mind.
As expected of a business magnate.
Almost in that instant he knew what was going on.
No need to think, it was that stupid woman Secretary Xue who did it.
Ever since Lin Manyun died, A Xi had treated Secretary Xue like an enemy.
But he had explained countless times to him.
A Xi just wouldn’t believe that Lin Manyun falling into the sea was an accident.
