Xiao Ling: [I really don't understand you people. You're clearly the closest person to Qiao's mother now, the one she depends on for survival. Would she send you to prison?!]

Qiao Zhen: [Just you wait.]

Just as Qiao Zhen had predicted, her mother would wake up from nightmares every night and stand at Qiao Zhen's door, looking deep in thought, and becoming increasingly numb.

Xiao Ling was terrified.

Qiao Zhen: [Do you believe me now?]

Little Zero found it unbelievable, but faced with reality, it had to admit: [It believes it.]

On Saturday, Qiao Zhen slept in until nine o'clock. Her mother roughly pulled her out of bed and forcibly took her to the police station. Her mother kept saying, "Officer, my daughter has killed someone."

Qiao Zhen felt a headache coming on.

After the police finished taking the statements, they discovered that the deceased was a notorious gang leader in the underworld, a man who deserved to die. "Madam, are you dreaming? That man was a well-known thug in the underworld. How could your daughter have killed him? The police station has been trying to kill them for years."

Mr. An was stunned for a second upon receiving the news. Qiao Zhen's mother had turned her own family against her! Mr. An couldn't help but slap his forehead; he rarely encountered someone as innocent as Qiao's mother, and he was quite surprised. So what's next? Of course, it'll be the police station to bail her out! They couldn't just watch Qiao Zhen's mother send her to jail, could they?!

After some more bribing and paying some money, Qiao Zhen and her mother were released. An's father solemnly apologized to Qiao Zhen's mother, "It was my mistake to threaten you and Qiao Zhen to stay. I hope Mrs. Qiao can forgive me."

"Pfft—" Qiao Zhen couldn't help but burst out laughing.