Chapter 120: Stolen Jade (1/2)

Chapter 120: Stolen Jade

“See, am I right?” Yang Ming patted Zhang Bing shoulder with sympathy. “My condolences.”

“Boss, please don’t scare me. My car!” Zhang Bing was astonished.

“You deserve it. Uncle Zhang said the television wasn’t switched off, but, did you preserve his reputation?” Yang Ming sighed. “You should have given him the chance to keep his ego!”

“At that time, I wanted to gain more benefits...” Zhang Bing said softly.

“More? Your father gives you an inch and you take a yard. I can’t do anything to help you.” Yang Ming shook his head.

“Please don’t, brother. Think about it. If I have a car, doesn’t that mean that you have a car also? By that time, you can go for a drive with Lan Ling!” Zhang Bing enticed him.

Yang Ming contemplated. If I can analyze gemstones, getting a car isn’t tough. Since it is still the beginning, I am better off not attracting too much attention. Also, he is a newbie. A new driver will unquestionably wear the car down. I can start practicing with Zhang Bing’s car. Hence, Yang Ming said, “ You only need to pretend you didn’t know anything, then it will be fine. Worst case scenario, I will clarify it for you. Just say that you need to frequent his shop to research gemstones. It will be inconvenient without a car.”

“You are right. The bus journey from the school to my dad’s company will take one hour. I will clearly say so.” Zhang Bing nodded. “Also, he just earned eighty thousand yuan in commission from you. He should have bought it!”

However, Zhang Bing couldn't do anything about it. Subsequently, the matter of Zhang Jiefang having a prostitute was in the open.

In the afternoon, two police officers came over to Zhang Jiefang’s room in the hotel.Of course, they weren’t there for arresting a prostitute. On the contrary, Zhang Jiefang called the police! Yang Ming’s imperial jade was gone!

The imperial jade that was worth two hundred thousand was gone. The head of the police department prioritized this case. Tengchong was a trading city for gemstones. The government recognized the importance in the safety of the businessmen. Hence, two police officers came to investigate not long after Zhang Jiefang reported it.

Yang Ming and Zhang Bing heard the news and rushed back to the hotel. When they arrived in Zhang Jiefang’s room, the police was investigating the crime scene and taking the statement.

“When did you find that the imperial jade was missing? After that, when was the last time you saw your imperial jade?” asked the police officer who was making the notes.

“When I woke up in the afternoon, the imperial jade was gone when I opened the box.” Zhang Jiefang answered, “The last time I saw it was yesterday when I put it into a bag.”

“When you put it in your bag, did anyone else see you?” The police officer asked.

“Besides me, is my son, my son’s friend and his girlfriend.” Zhang Jiefang replied truthfully.

“Who is your son’s friend? How is his friendship with your son?” The police officer asked.

“Police officer, you shouldn’t be suspicious about my son’s friend. It is impossible. The imperial jade belongs to him!” Zhang Jiefang quickly explained.

“En? With that said, the owner of the imperial jade is him? Where is he?” The police officer asked.

“I am here. I am Yang Ming.” Yang Ming nodded to the police officer as he approached. “I am the owner of the imperial jade.”

The police officer nodded as he crossed Yang Ming off as the suspect. He didn’t have the motive to execute the crime. He wouldn’t need to steal his own possession.

“In other words, those who saw the imperial jade are people in your own party?” The police officer asked.

“Yes.” Zhang Jiefang nodded.

“After they returned to their rooms, has someone else been in this room?” The police officer asked.

“I...” Zhang Jiefang was flushed. “I invited a prostitute in.”

“Where did you get her? What’s her name? Do you have any means to contact her?” The police officer didn’t expend any effort in reprimanding Zhang Jiefang’s action. Twenty thousand yuan worth of imperial jade mattered more than prostitution. If the case wasn’t solved as soon as possible, it would leave a negative impression for other merchants.

“I contacted her based on this name card. According to her, her name is Xiao Li.” Zhang Jiefang didn’t dare to hide the truth. He handed a name card from the bedside table to the police officer.

Yang Ming noticed and smirked uncontrollably. The name card was written as, “Sweet Smelling Pavilion Private Escort. Female students, white collars, models are all yours to pick from. Room service offers invoices. Contact number: 139xxxxxxxx. Contact person: Gengoroh.”

Gengoroh? Damn, this fellow pretended to be Japanese. Does the name mean ‘p*mp’? Could they even provide invoices?

For some reason, Yang Ming wasn’t worried about his lost imperial jade. Maybe because it was easily obtained. Yang Ming didn’t put this in his heart.