Chapter 47

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Translator: Cheese

Framed

The sirens, mixed with the curses of the man and woman, were like the spark of a fire, inciting the surrounding dogs into barking.

Then, the small country town seemed to have been woken up, and lights came on one after the other.

After a moment of dazedly laying pressed into the ground, Xi Zhiqiang and Wang Qi finally reacted. Wang Qi was so frightened she nearly cried, but Xi Zhiqiang reacted much quicker and began to cry out in injustice, claiming that the authorities treated human lives as weeds.

One officer couldn’t bear it and gave him a kick. He sneered as he pointed to the contents of the bag. “You got caught red-handed, and you still have the face to say you were wrongly accused?”

The people in the police station had long found this man1 to be an eyesore. Many people had dealt with him due to past domestic violence and gambling, but at the time, they’d had no way to arrest him. Now, they could. With millions in stolen goods, he probably wouldn’t be able to see the light of day for some time.

Xi Zhiqiang bellowed, “I have the key! I opened the door and came in to get some stuff! You’ve got the wrong person!”

The officer sneered. “Getting things from other people’s stores in the middle of the night? Who asked you to get them?”

Xi Zhiqiang hurriedly said, “Who asked me to get them? Of course it was the owner of these things. Otherwise, where would I have gotten the key?”

“Why didn’t I know that I asked you to get my things?”

A crisp female voice came from behind. Xi Zhiqiang turned his head and saw You Pinyan and Liu Kaiyan walking over together.

The policeman said leisurely, “Look ba, the owner personally reported the crime, and you’re still saying the owner asked you to get the stuff. Who the hell are you fooling ah?”

Did he think they policemen were incompetent good-for-nothings? It was simply an insult to their IQ.

Despite seeing You Pinyan coming, Xi Zhiqiang didn’t feel a bit of fear. He smiled at her, revealing a row of yellowed teeth. Under the flickering street lights, his eyes inexplicably held some ferociousness.

He said, “Little girl, did you forget? You handed over the key to my son. I was moving things on my son’s behalf.”

You Pinyan raised a brow. What kind of nonsense was that. Did he think that if he said that, the police would believe him?

Following that, he smiled. He said in a strange tone, “If you didn’t ask me to come, are you saying that my son stole the key?”

!

Xi Zhiqiang looked triumphantly at You Pinyan. The moment he’d been caught by the police, he’d thought of this method of escape. Girls were all soft-hearted, and this one had a good relationship with that little bastard. The girl was rich. Could it be that she’d let Xi Yun go his entire life with the reputation of a thief?

“You!”

You Pinyan reacted, her blood boiling with anger. If not for Liu Kaiyan grabbing her, she would have rushed over to slap him.

How could there be such a father in this world? Even at this time, he didn’t forget to use Xi Yun to threaten them.

Seeing You Pinyan’s fierce response, Xi Zhiqiang grew even more confident. He said complacently, “Little girl, think about it a little more whether it happened or not. If not, then this key was stolen by my son.”

You Pinyan was so angry she ground her teeth, wishing she could beat this scum into a pulp.

At this time, Wang Qi finally reacted and repeated, “Right right right, the little bas… xiao Yun said it himself and asked Zhiqiang to move the things in the store. The key was also given to him by Xi Yun, I saw it!”

The officer was experienced, and he was startled when he realized that Xi Zhiqiang was using the little boy to threaten the two half-grown kids. It was despicable, but if the little kid really was involved, things really could end up with no conclusion2.

You Pinyan’s teeth were nearly ground to bits. What to do, what to do? Did they really have to let this scum off?

They’d finally gotten this opportunity. It’d be too much of a pity to let it slip by.

But she thought of Xi Yun. Even though he was noisy and troublesome, You Pinyan couldn’t bear to let the little boy live his whole life with the reputation of a thief.

Liu Kaiyan pulled You Pinyan behind him and was just about so say something when suddenly a voice came from the side:

“There was no such thing.”

Five words, gentle but firm.

Nobody would doubt the authenticity of these five words.

Xi Zhiqiang’s complacent expression instantly froze. He turned to the sound of the voice. At some point, Su Tian had appeared under the streetlamp, a lone figure. Next to her were twisted and overlapping shadows.

She was a bit far away, but the girl’s gentle and firm gaze instantly settled You Pinyan’s restless heart. She wanted to run over and hug her.

Su Tian unhurriedly came over. Without even giving Xi Zhiqiang a look, she walked to the officer and said:

“I was with them the entire afternoon. I can attest that You Pinyan never gave Xi Yun the key and never asked him to move her things.”

“Then that little beast stole the key and lied to me!” Xi Zhiqiang shouted, his expression hideous.

“Yes yes yes, I can also testify that that little beast lied to us.” Wang Qi hurriedly assisted.

You Pinyan quietly tugged Su Tian’s clothes. What would they do if they really did place the blame on Xi Yun?

Su Tian soothingly patted her hand and said to the police officer, “These two people are lying. Xi Yun doesn’t know anything and didn’t give them the key.”

Xi Zhiqiang’s face was twisted, and he cursed, “What bullshit, this was given by that little beast. There’s also a platinum earring that was given to us by the little beast!”

The officer was really confused now. So was the little kid involved or not ah?

Su Tian smiled. For the first time, her gaze landed on Xi Zhiqiang’s body. She asked, “You said Xi Yun gave it to you. Is there any evidence?”

Xi Zhiqiang choked. Where would he get the evidence?

“But I have evidence.”

Su Tian didn’t pay him any more attention and turned to the police officer. “Mister policeman, it’s easy to prove it. Just check if Xi Yun’s fingerprints are on the key or earring and you’ll know. If they were given to him by Xi Yun, then they must have Xi Yun’s fingerprints on them. If they don’t, then this person must be lying.”

Xi Zhiqiang: “…!”

The police officer walked up with gloves. He took out the keys and stud earring and placed them in the evidence bag to take back for fingerprint analysis.

Su Tian turned her head again, her brows curved, and smilingly said to Xi Zhiqiang:

“And even if there are XI Yun’s fingerprints, Xi Yun also has something to say. If you forced him to steal the key, he is under fourteen and can’t be held responsible. As his guardian, in addition to stealing, there is the extra charge of instigating a minor into breaking the law. At that time, the sentence will be quite severe.”

Xi Zhiqiang’s eyes grew wide. Just as he was about to retort, he suddenly recalled that the earring had been wrapped in paper. The key had fallen to the ground and was picked up by himself. That little bastard had probably never even touched those things.

He instantly withered. Seeing the slight smile on Su Tian’s face, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

All of this was too much of a coincidence.

You Pinyan dumbfoundedly watched Su Tian turn the situation around with a few sentences. She couldn’t help bowing down in worship.

If Xi Yun’s fingerprints were not on the key, then Xi Yun naturally couldn’t be accused of being a thief.

If they were, then it meant that Xi Zhiqiang had abetted the crime and personally came to the scene of the crime. If he didn’t admit that Xi Yun hadn’t stolen anything, thus removing the charge of instigating a minor, he would have to stay in jail for a long time.

Too godly.

How could Tiantian be so powerful?

You Pinyan’s gaze as she looked at Su Tian was practically twinkling with stars.

Even the ever-calm Liu Kaiyan’s eyes were filled with admiration.

Such a Su Tian made one unable to help but admire her.

If he hadn’t seen with his own eyes, he really wouldn’t have dared to believe that there was such a person like Su Tian in this world.

But Su Tian was in a terrible mood.

When she told Xi Yun not to touch the key and earring, she avoided telling You Pinyan and Liu Kaiyan. At first, it was just a precaution.

She was a cautious person and disliked having loopholes in her work, but this kind of thinking was rather dark. She didn’t want her gloomy thoughts to infect other people. She didn’t even explain to Xi Yun why he had to follow instructions when she was telling him what to do.

Actually, she didn’t want to give him this extra insight. It would be too cruel for Xi Yun.

Before going downstairs, she specifically coaxed Xi Yun into going back because she didn’t want to let him see this scene.

The officer pushed Xi Zhiqiang and Wang Qi into the car and exchanged a few words with Su Tian. “You all should come over together to count your belongings and make a statement.”

“Okay.”

Everyone answered and climbed into the car together.

The three people sat side by side in the back seat. You Pinyan, for some reason, stuck close to Su Tian the entire way. Liu Kaiyan, who saw this, was in a bad mood.

These two people–one a girl, the other a young boy–always liked to hang all over Tiantian. Did they not have bones?

He. Was. Not. Jealous!

On the road, Su Tian suddenly opened her mouth. “Mister policeman, can I ask you a favor?”

The policeman enthusiastically replied, “Ask away ah, we are here to serve you. If you have anything to say, don’t hesitate to say it.”

Su Tian was a frequent visitor to the police station, and everyone liked her very much. Moreover, Captain Liu specifically let them know that he wanted to take good care of Su Tian. Therefore, everyone’s attitude towards her was quite good.

Su Tian: “If later Xi Zhiqiang doesn’t say that Xi Yun tricks him into moving the things, can you not tell Xi Yun about the things that happened tonight?”

Even if one day Xi Yun would understand why she didn’t allow him to touch the key and earring and would come to know of the things Xi Zhiqiang said tonight, at least for now, he was too young.

Su Tian thought, if she could go one day more without him realizing, then she would go one day more.

After all, the truth was too cruel.

[1] The officer calls Xi Zhiqiang a grandson, which is considered an insult because it places Xi Zhiqiang in a lower ranking(? hierarchy? seniority?) than the officer

[2] 不了了之: to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite

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