1166 I Want to Make You Stay 44 (1/2)
”I'm not wearing any underwear.”
”You're not wearing any? Wouldn't the tissues fall off, then?” Pointing at the bathroom, An Xiaoning continued, ”Ms. Wang, please let me verify for myself if you've really gotten your period before I ask you any further questions.”
”You…” The young woman did not expect that she would actually make such a request. She raised her voice and questioned sternly, ”Are you trying to throw your weight around and bully me?”
”I'm not trying to bully you. If I were, I wouldn't be debating with you right here and right now. Please cooperate with me, Ms. Wang. That would be better for all of us,” said An Xiaoning, who had kept her cool.
”Fine, I'll let you check, no big deal.” The young woman then entered the bathroom while An Xiaoning followed closely behind and closed the door after her.
She removed her pants to reveal a crimson stain on the tissue paper.
However, the blood had already dried up. Usually, when a woman is on her period…
An Xiaoning handed her two pieces of tissue and said, ”Give it a wipe.”
It was obvious what she had meant.
The young woman proceeded accordingly.
An Xiaoning stared at her and gibed while smiling, ”Seems like your period is fake. Ms. Wang, that's not how you frame someone. You have to make it realistic to be convincing enough.”
The young woman turned red before turning pale. She retorted, ”Can't my period be lighter than normal? Can't I be at the end of my cycle?”
”Who are you trying to fool? Come out.”
An Xiaoning had long guessed the situation. After exiting the bathroom, she said to the police officer, ”Her period is not actually here. In that case, could her accusation be false too? Where's that necklace?”
The police officer retrieved the necklace from a paper bag and handed it to An Xiaoning.
After scrutinizing the necklace, An Xiaoning questioned the young woman, ”May I ask, where did you buy this necklace from?”
”A jewelry store in C City.”
”You traveled to B City alone with such an expensive necklace. Weren't you afraid of being robbed or abducted along the way? Ms. Wang, did you purchase this necklace yourself or was it a gift from someone else?”
”It was a gift from my boyfriend.”
”What does your boyfriend do? Which corporation does he own?” An Xiaoning questioned.
”There's no need for you to know.”
”Of course there is a need for me to know. If I don't know what he does for a living, how would I know if he can afford this necklace or not?”
”He's the CEO of the Zhou Corporation. Will that do?”
”The Zhou Corporation? I'm acquaintances with CEO Zhou. Mrs. Zhou is already in her forties. I must call CEO Zhou to ask him if he had bought his wife such an expensive necklace too.”
Realizing that An Xiaoning had sounded her out, the young woman immediately barked, ”Your artiste is the one who has stolen my necklace, please get your facts right and understand the situation!”
”Don't worry, we'll find out very soon if my artiste has really stolen your necklace or if you had framed her. If she had really taken your necklace, I'll send her to the police station immediately. If it turns out that you had framed her…” An Xiaoning continued in a cold voice, ”Not only am I going to hand you over to the police, I'm also going to make you compensate my artiste for smearing her, tarnishing her reputation, and wasting her time and energy! You'd better answer my question. Since your period is not here, why did you lie to Erlan? Answer me.”
”Like I said, I could very well be at the end of my cycle!”