Lu Wanqing immediately stood up from her chair, her face filled with terror.

Ah Biao even ran to the door and grabbed the employee who had run to report the news, anxiously asking him questions.

"The warehouse caught fire. There were over 100,000 pieces of clothing inside; it would be terrible if they couldn't be saved."

Lu Wanqing jogged over and asked him which batch of clothes it was.

The clothes in the warehouse correspond to orders placed with various customers.

Some orders can be temporarily covered by borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, while others are unique and must be remade if burned, potentially exceeding the contract deadline.

One of the orders happened to be from Hong Kong, and they were in a hurry. The price was good, but the penalty for breach of contract was also high. If this order were to be cancelled, it would result in a loss of one or two hundred thousand yuan.

"Go, broadcast the message to everyone to put out the fire. Also, find out why the fire started. If it is found that someone deliberately started the fire, make sure to arrest them," Lu Wanqing ordered after calming herself down.

The man ran off to make arrangements, and A Biao followed to help put out the fire.

Lu Wanqing returned to her desk and continued her work.

Since things have already come to this, she can only pray that the outcome won't be too bad.

At this time, the warehouse was surrounded by people carrying basins of water to put out the fire. Fortunately, it was discovered early, and the fire did not spread completely and was quickly brought under control.

Once the fire was extinguished, everyone, ignoring the soot and ash on their faces, went inside to inventory the goods.

Wang Yong stood not far away, his face deathly pale.

Could the fire have been started by the locust flower?

A terrible thought popped into his mind.

In the evening, when he left work, he encountered the locust blossoms waiting behind the tree.

He didn't want to pay attention to her at first, but she was wearing a beautiful dress, smiling, and her charming eyes were captivating, so he unconsciously stopped the car!

"What do you want from me? You're not the kind of person who's content with a stable life. We're not on the same wavelength," Wang Yong said coldly.

The locust flowers, however, were not frightened at all and continued to smile happily.

"Brother Yong, don't be like that. He just wants to ask you for a favor, he doesn't have any bad intentions."

Wang Yong took a step back, his body language clearly indicating his refusal: "I'm just a maintenance worker, I have no money or power. Whatever you need, I can't help you. You should find someone else!"

As he spoke, he made a move to leave.

But Huaihua grabbed the back of his bicycle.

"Brother Yong, when I left the factory last time, I left something very important in the dormitory, but the gatekeeper wouldn't let me in no matter what. Can you take me in?" Huaihua blinked her eyes, putting on an innocent look.

Wang Yong already had feelings for her, and when she begged him like that, his heart softened immediately.

Originally, the two had agreed that she would go get her things while he waited for her downstairs.

Instead of finding the person, they encountered a warehouse fire.

Just as he was wondering, Huaihua appeared out of nowhere and urged him to take her away.

"You started the fire, didn't you?" Wang Yong grabbed her hand, his eyes wide as he demanded an answer.

Huaihua initially denied it, but the dust in her hair betrayed her.

She simply gave up entirely:

"Wang Yong, let me go. They went to great lengths to get rid of me back then, this is my revenge!"

"How could you have become like this?" Wang Yong roared.

Huaihua sneered: "I've always been like this! We were all living in peace, but Lu Wanqing has targeted me time and time again, so naturally I have to teach her a lesson!"

A single fire could cost her hundreds of thousands; let's see how she recovers!

As she spoke, she let out a triumphant laugh and tried to break free from Wang Yong's grasp.

Wang Yong gave a bitter laugh, knowing he had made a grave mistake. He quickly grabbed Huaihua's hand and then shouted:

"Guards! We've caught the firefighter!"

His shouts broke through the noisy scene and reached everyone's ears.

Many people ran towards this place.

Seeing that people were about to surround her, Huaihua panicked and bit Wang Yong's hand hard, taking the opportunity to break free.

She ran towards the door and found that several people were already setting up defenses there. She then turned around and ran towards a wall.

Having worked in the factory for a while, she knew that the walls there weren't very high and that one could easily climb over them with the help of something.

Ignoring her image as a girl, she climbed onto the wall.

Wang Ming also ran over.

"Huaihua, don't jump, go and turn yourself in!" he advised, frowning.

Huaihua rolled her eyes at him and resolutely jumped down.

Hmph, turn herself in? Is she that stupid?!

Turning herself in means going to jail, but if she jumps, she can get 10,000 yuan and live in Shanghai, where she could live a very comfortable life!

The next second, she let out a shrill wail.

When a piece of rock appeared on the ground, she fell right onto it, fracturing her right calf instantly.

But to avoid being caught, she endured the pain and kept running with her fractured leg.

Unfortunately, several employees had already jumped down and chased her for a short distance before pinning her to the ground.

...

Two days later, due to severe dislocation of the fracture, the doctor told Huaihua that even if she recovered, she would have obvious aftereffects, including walking with a limp and experiencing pain on cloudy or rainy days.

She asked if anyone had come to see her, and the doctor shook his head, indicating that no one except the police had come.

The police have instructed the hospital to keep a close watch on her, and she will face legal consequences once she recovers!

At this point, Huaihua didn't think there was anything wrong. Xu Ruping was probably avoiding her because she was afraid of being implicated.

Maybe she's outside trying to find a way to get her out.

Seeing that she was in better spirits, the police questioned her.

She also acted as if she didn't care.

“I didn’t set the fire. I went into the factory because my boyfriend works there. His name is Wang Yong. If you don’t believe me, go ask him.”

"Then why did you jump over the wall?"

"That's because I had a fight with Wang Yong, and I wanted to scare him, but I accidentally fell down."

She answered the police officer's questions fluently.

The police said they would verify the information and then left with a sullen face.

She was quite pleased with herself, thinking she was so clever that she could even fool the police.

To everyone's surprise, the police arrived again the next day with a large entourage, bringing with them solid evidence.

“After our investigation, we found that Wang Yong is not your boyfriend. You are a frequent visitor to the police station. Not long ago, you had an affair with a married boss and were caught in the act by his wife.”

"Is your boss named Xu Ruping? She's already reported to us that you were fired for misconduct."

Upon hearing this, Huaihua's pupils dilated in disbelief.

She did such a wrong thing for Xu Ruping, and they just dismissed her so easily?

No, this can't be done...

"I need to find Xu Ruping, please help me contact her! She ordered me to do the arson." She suddenly started throwing things like a madwoman.

The police had no choice but to bring in Xu Ruping.

The clatter of high heels stopped in front of Huaihua's hospital bed. Xu Ruping smiled eerily and put a pill into her mouth.