Chapter 121 The True Value of the Jade Pendant

It has to be said that Lu Jingxiao's people are very efficient. In less than an hour, they had already found the person and even discovered such a hidden surveillance video.

"You've got everything?"

"Yes, Third Master, I have retrieved the jade pendant from the appraisal agency. Is there anything else you require?"

"Then... let's destroy it."

"Yes, I'll take care of it right now!"

Upon hearing this conversation, Luo Zhiwei lost control of her emotions. How could this happen?

She stood angrily in front of the man, her calm eyes brimming with rage: "You really destroyed the jade pendant?"

"I..."

Luo Zhiwei then turned her gaze to Gu Hanchi and asked coldly, "Why? Why did you do this?"

"That's my jade pendant! What right do you have to dispose of my things!"

Gu Hancheng knew they were in the wrong, but he was very unhappy with Luo Zhiwei's questioning. Gu Hanchi was his younger brother, someone he had wronged for the rest of his life; no one could be trusted in front of him...

"Miss Luo, please don't get so agitated. There must be some misunderstanding here."

Gu Hanchi wouldn't do that. They have no connection whatsoever, so why would he...?

Luo Zhiwei had had enough. She glared at Gu Hancheng with eyes wide with fury: "The facts are right in front of you, Mr. Gu, are you still going to lie through your teeth?"

"What other excuses do you want to come up with to exonerate your dear brother?"

"I...."

Gu Hancheng was speechless. He knew he had no reason to speak, but... he was being yelled at by a junior, and he lost face.

His impression of Luo Zhiwei worsened.

Gu Hanchi sat calmly in his wheelchair, as if the person on the surveillance footage wasn't him, and as if he hadn't done the thing.

"So what if it is? Who said it must be Miss Luo's jade pendant?"

Gu Hanchi resolutely denied it; how could he possibly admit it?

ah--

The man behind him was severely punished by Wei Mingfeng, and his arm was even broken.

"Tell me, where's the jade pendant!"

"Say it, I'll talk." The man, wearing a mask of pain, kept begging for mercy: "Don't hit me anymore, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything."

"Then tell me quickly!"

Wei Mingfeng has many tricks up his sleeve when it comes to messing with people, and sure enough, someone told him about it in no time.

It's just that time was tight; otherwise... given more time, he could have appeared before Secretary Luo with the jade pendant.

They wouldn't give the Third Master of the Gu family a chance to argue.

"I... that jade pendant looked valuable. Third Master told me to get rid of it, but I couldn't bear to, so I planned to sell it directly... It's a good item, and I just wanted to see who offered the highest price before I sold it... I didn't expect..."

They were arrested before they could even sell them.

"What about the jade pendant?"

"At my home."

......

Gu Hanchi was initially quite calm, but upon hearing that the man hadn't finished dealing with the jade pendant, he instantly lost his composure. He pointed at the man with extreme disgust: "You traitor! You actually disobeyed my orders! Do you want to die?!"

This is an admission that he was the culprit who switched Weiwei's jade pendant.

Gu Hancheng stared at his younger brother in disbelief. He didn't understand why he would do such a thing.

That's the Gu family's jade pendant, it's his jade pendant. Doesn't he want his elder brother to find what belongs to him?

Why...

Gu Hanchi's voice stopped abruptly, and he closed his eyes as if in despair.

What a blunder! He really...can't control his emotions.

"Third brother, why?"

Gu Hanchi ignored Gu Hancheng's questioning and simply closed his eyes without speaking.

Lu Jingxiao looked at the man with a gloomy expression and coldly ordered, "Wei Mingfeng, take him home to get the jade pendant. If the jade pendant is real, spare his life. If not... you know what to do."

Wei Mingfeng naturally knew: "Yes, I'll go get the jade pendant right now."

He turned to look at Luo Zhiwei and whispered a few words of comfort: "Miss Luo, don't worry, with our CEO here, we will definitely find the jade pendant."

Luo Zhiwei nodded emphatically; she naturally believed it.

"Assistant Wei, I'd like to go with you. I'd like to..."

Before she could finish speaking, Gu Youran stepped forward and interrupted her: "Weiwei, you don't have to go. Assistant Wei and I will go. Once I get the jade pendant, I will stay by your side and personally deliver it to you, okay?"

Luo Zhiwei pouted, almost crying, and Gu Youran quickly comforted her, "Good girl, good girl, don't cry, don't cry. Wait for me here, I'll be back soon."

They probably have a lot more to say, so let them say it; she won't get involved.

She came for Weiwei's jade pendant. Now that it has been located, she will go on Weiwei's behalf.

Luo Zhiwei obediently nodded: "Then I'll wait for you to come back."

Standing beside her, Lu Jingxiao felt a pang of unease seeing the deep bond between the two best friends. However, he was merely reflecting on whether he hadn't done enough, which was why Weiwei hadn't yet learned to rely on him.

After Gu Youran left, Li Huaijin also left. He wasn't interested in the battlefield here; he'd rather go with Gu Youran.

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Lu Jingxiao's cold eyes flashed with sarcasm, and his thin lips parted slightly, full of irony: "Third Uncle Gu, now that things have come to this, what else do you have to say?"

"My Weiwei doesn't even know you, why are you doing this?"

He couldn't imagine what Weiwei would do if the jade pendant were really lost or broken today. It wouldn't just be a simple breakdown; she might very well...

Gu Hanchi raised his head arrogantly, looking stubborn: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Seeing his younger brother like this, Gu Hancheng didn't know what to say and could only look at Luo Zhiwei with a slight apology.

"I'm sorry, I don't think my brother did it on purpose. I'm sorry that you... have been wronged. Whatever compensation you want, I can give you."

Luo Zhiwei shook her head in disappointment. What she wanted was never any compensation. Her voice was devoid of any emotion: "No need. As long as my jade pendant is back with me, I don't want anything else."

Gu Hanchi snorted as if he had heard a joke, muttering, "Easy for you to say. You lost your jade pendant, so why don't you come looking for the Gu family?"

Luo Zhiwei naturally heard these words, as did everyone else.

Gu Hanchi showed no remorse and even felt that it was all Luo Zhiwei's fault.

This was something he hadn't considered carefully. He hadn't expected Gu Yulin to be so wary of him, preparing a new forensic report on his way back to his room and even sending the document to Lu Jingxiao.

His movements were even faster than his; it seemed... Gu Yulin had already sensed something.

This time, he hadn't planned things well. By the time he learned the news, it was too late to make any further arrangements. He could only come back and try to set up a trap.

His exposure now was also part of his plan.

Luo Zhiwei's eyes were dark and cold as ice: "Third Master Gu, I don't know where your hostility towards me comes from, but I don't care. What I care about is that jade pendant. As long as the jade pendant is intact, I can let bygones be bygones for President Gu's sake."

Judging from Gu Yulin's responsible demeanor, she could let some things slide.

"That sounds nice, Miss Luo. The reason you value that jade pendant so much is because you're interested in its underlying value, isn't it?"

"What?"