Chapter 56 The clothes your boyfriend gave you are something else...

When Liang saw that family in the newspaper, he thought of his son lying in bed with a bloody head.

He gritted his teeth and rushed forward, but his wife pulled him back.

"What do you want? There are police officers all around here. Do you want to be arrested and thrown in jail?"

His wife glared at him, then looked at Chu Ci with a puzzled expression.

"master?"

Chu Ci explained: "Xu Juan's boyfriend is an illegitimate child. His biological mother was a mistress and died young."

“He’s in trouble now, and his biological father and his father’s first wife don’t want to take care of him. Xu Juan paid for his hospital bills for the six months he was hospitalized.”

However, the hospital fees were extremely expensive, and even if Xu Juan put all of her salary into it, it wouldn't be enough.

With nowhere else to turn, she had no choice but to steal from her own home.

After much deliberation at home, she ultimately chose her wealthier brother and sister-in-law.

Perhaps because she had stolen too much, or because she was worried about being exposed, Xu Juan chose the method of exchanging one's life for another, a way to harm others once and for all.

When she went to see Xu Juan's parents, they didn't believe her, thinking that their family hadn't lost any money at all.

It wasn't until her sister-in-law rummaged through her packed trunks that she discovered her dowry of gold earrings, gold bracelets, and gold necklaces were missing.

Not only were the gold ornaments gone, but even the box where they had saved their money was mostly empty.

Xu Juan's parents naturally refused to believe that their daughter was a thief, and that she had even stolen her sister-in-law's dowry.

However, the daughter-in-law made a huge scene and even called the police, which caused the son to also have a problem with them.

Xu's parents had no choice but to come along.

Those officers were there to arrest Xu Juan.

She stole a considerable amount of money, which meets the criteria for filing a case.

The group waited in the shadows for a while, but instead of seeing Xu Juan and her master, they were chased away by the police.

They were waiting with the officers when suddenly the cell phone in the lead officer's pocket went off.

He answered a phone call nearby, and when he returned, he told Chu Ci and the other bystanders to go back first.

Xu Juan's mother refused, saying, "Officer, please let me stay here!"

"When I see my daughter in a little while, I'll ask her to return all the money, okay?"

"These are all family matters, there's really no need to arrest her!"

"She's not married yet, and you've arrested her. How is she ever going to get married in the future?!"

The officer firmly refused: "No, you must go back. Our colleagues are carrying out an arrest operation; it's too dangerous for you to stay here."

Arrest them?

Chu Ci felt her heart bleed as she thought about the reward she was about to receive.

But she also understood that arrest operations that usually require the quiet evacuation of the crowd are not ordinary operations.

It's really inconvenient for them to stay here any longer.

Just as she was about to leave with the newspaper and the Liang couple, the officer who had told them to leave called her back.

"Hello, are you Miss Chu?"

Chu Ci paused, then nodded. "My surname is Chu. Is there a problem?"

"No problem. Could you please come with us, Miss Chu? Our superior would like to see you."

Commander?

She thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Turning to the Liang couple, who were looking at the newspaper with concern, she said, "You two go back first. Just tell Grandma I'm going to get a late-night snack and tell her not to worry about me."

The Liang couple looked uneasy, but they knew they couldn't help, so they could only nod.

Chu Ci followed the guide to see their superior.

She had assumed the meeting would take place in a secluded car, but it turned out to be in the hospital's office.

The man leaned forward slightly, his hands resting on the edge of the table. His short black hair barely covered his ears, and his soft bangs hung down, partially obscuring his eyebrows and eyes, revealing only his straight nose.

She wasn't wearing the dresses provided for female officers, but rather a fitted men's uniform that accentuated her tall and slender figure.

When Chu Ci came in, she was leaning over looking at the documents on the table, with the light tilting down from her shoulder, illuminating most of the table.

A very fat orange cat was perched on her shoulder. When it saw someone come in, it meowed lazily.

The woman straightened up and looked over, and the officer who brought Chu Ci quickly saluted:

"Sir, the person has been brought!"

Chu Ci didn't pay attention to what the two were saying; all his attention was focused on the big fat cat on the woman's shoulder.

Upon seeing the somewhat familiar large orange cat, a thought flashed through her mind, and her eyes suddenly widened.

It was her!

Wu Jiangxue, the one who can understand animal language and took up the position of inspector at a young age, is the female protagonist of this crime novel!

The sound of the door closing behind him brought Chu Ci back to his senses, and he looked up to meet Wu Jiangxue's calm gaze.

Wu Jiangxue leaned against the table, her long legs intertwined, gazing at her gently.

"Chu Ci, hello. My name is Wu Jiangxue, and I am Ji Jingtong's senior sister."

As she spoke, the fat cat on her shoulder jumped into her arms.

At that moment, Chu Ci seemed to see the veins on Wu Jiangxue's hands bulging from the exertion.

The fat cat nestled in her arms, lazily swishing its tail, and half-closing its eyes as it looked at Chu Ci.

Wu Jiangxue stroked the fat cat's big head and said in a calm voice, "I've heard Ji Jingtong mention you. He said you're very capable."

After saying that, she explained why she had been called here.

He also said, "You and I are the same kind of people. If I need your help, I can ask you for help."

Chu Ci: "..."

It's both honesty and a test.

She looked up and met Wu Jiangxue's dark eyes.

Wu Jiangxue looked at her quietly, her face always displaying a gentle yet expressionless expression.

"Ji Jingtong said that you are a master with real skills. You can know a person's secrets just by looking at them."

Her voice trailed off very softly, as if it were just a self-reflective sigh.

But in those dark, phoenix-shaped eyes, there was a hidden excitement at encountering one of their own kind.

"Miss Chu, I want to know... after looking at me so many times, have you seen any of my secrets?"

Chu Ci: "..."

She saw Wu Jiangxue standing in the blindingly white light, holding a cat in her arms. The wind blew her bangs, revealing most of her delicate face.

He sighed, which was quite a mood killer.

My dear heroine, even if I don't look at you, I know your secret.

"If I tell you, can you help me catch Xu Juan?"

Wu Jiangxue did not answer whether or not, but looked at her quietly for a moment before lowering her eyes slightly.

“Since Xu Juan has broken the law, I will definitely arrest her. Whether you talk or not, I will arrest her according to the law.”

Meow~

The fat cat sat up and gently licked her chin, looking into her slightly disappointed eyes.

Chu Ci knew that Wu Jiangxue could understand animal speech.

But no one knows what Fatty Cat said, Wu Jiangxue twitched her lips, and her whole demeanor softened considerably.

She stood to the side, watching the interaction between the person and the cat, and sighed inwardly that she couldn't learn such a useful skill.

In the original novel, Wu Jiangxue is a criminal investigation genius with a 100% success rate in solving cases.

He was promoted to inspector after only three years at police headquarters.

In just three years, this man solved countless difficult cases and helped countless victims.

But when Chu Ci thought about it from another perspective, she felt relieved.

She's no longer in her position, so this skill is useless to her now.

Wu Jiangxue scratched the fat cat's chin, then turned to look at Chu Ci with her eyes returning to their mask-like indifference.

"It was presumptuous of me to call you here. It's not safe here, I'll have someone take you back."

After saying that, she picked up the mobile phone next to her, intending to call someone to send Chu Ci back.

Chu Ci spoke first: "Since Officer Wu answered my question, then I will also answer Officer Wu's question."

“I can indeed see Wu Sir’s secrets, your true identity, your true purpose for coming to the police station, and... your innate talent.”

"..."

In an instant, the entire room fell into dead silence.

Until the big fat cat landed with a thud.

"Meow!!!"

It fell to the ground as a chubby little ball, its fur standing on end, and then it quickly got up again.

It protested and shouted around Wu Jiangxue's legs, seemingly blaming Wu Jiangxue for suddenly letting go.

Ignoring the angry fat cat, Wu Jiangxue stared wide-eyed at Chu Ci in shock.

Her dark eyes held a complex mix of emotions. Her lips moved as if she wanted to speak several times, but in the end, she kept them tightly pressed together.

"I see."

She bent down and hugged the struggling fat cat back into her arms, then turned her face away and handed Chu Ci a photograph.

"These are the people we're going to arrest in today's operation. What can you tell from the photos?"

Chu Ci reached out and took it.

It was a candid photo of a man in his late thirties or early forties with a buzz cut.

Wu Jiangxue probably had someone investigate her, so this photo is also recent, and you can still see some traces in the photo.

Chu Ci pursed her lips, carefully considering her words before speaking:

"He has several lives on his hands, and it seems his parents also died at his hands."

“I started helping the gang transport goods before I was even an adult. Later, I sought refuge with a new big brother several times. Finally, when I was thirty, I became the big brother myself.”

She paused for a moment after speaking.

I don't know if it's because she's been flipping through that "Quick Guide to Fortune Telling" book a lot lately, but she actually saw quite a lot in this photo.

"Do you really have to carry out the arrest at the hospital? I think the chances of success would be much higher if you went now."

Wu Jiangxue: "What do you mean?"

Chu Ci put down the photo in his hand. "He is currently in the southwest direction. He has just gone through a fight. If you lead a raid, you can wipe out all his mortal enemies in one fell swoop."

Wu Jiangxue: "..."

She pursed her lips, looked at Chu Ci, remained silent for a moment, then carried the fat cat out.

The moment she stepped out the door, the fat cat jumped out of her arms, nimbly leaped onto the windowsill, and disappeared into the night.

He probably went to gather information through his own Orange Domain Network.

Wu Jiangxue stood at the door watching it leave, and when she turned to look at Chu Ci, her eyes were filled with reassurance.

“Our operation is very important. Now that you know who our target is, I can’t let you leave immediately.”

"But don't worry, if what you say is true, the target mission will probably be connected to the network soon, and then I will have someone send you home."

"Okay." Chu Ci nodded, then reminded her, "Also, remember to catch Xu Juan for me."

"Um."

Wu Jiangxue left in a hurry, and soon a police officer came and took Chu Ci to another room.

She stayed in that room for about half an hour. At first, someone brought her water.

When someone else came, it was to inform her that Xu Juan had been caught.

The police officer who came to inform her was a young woman. She was very polite, but when she looked at her, her eyes seemed to want to say something but didn't.

Chu Ci: "Madam (a respectful term for a female police officer), is there anything else?"

The madam breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her ask the question herself.

"Miss Chu, I need your help with something."

She bit her lip, her expression conflicted, and blinked her eyes, looking lost, before finally speaking with difficulty.

"It's that Xu Juan... When my colleagues and I were arresting her, something unexpected happened."

She struggled to find the right words to describe what exactly happened, seemingly unsure how to put it.

But Chu Ci guessed it.

"Was there an old man who came with Xu Juan? Was that old man caught?"

The policewoman shook her head. "Our men hit the old man in the leg, but the old man is acting strangely, he..."

She paused for a moment, then didn't know how to describe it.

"Miss Chu."

The young policewoman stopped and looked at Chu Ci, her lips pressed tightly together.

"Do you think there are things in this world... that are beyond the reach of science?"

Chu Ci looked at her youthful face and smiled.

"You're the second person to ask me this question."

"What?" The policewoman tilted her head.

"nothing."

Chu Ci shook her head. "Take me to see Xu Juan first, and then I'll go see your colleague."

"good!"

Seeing that Chu Ci seemed to be able to solve her problem, the policewoman quickly took her to see Xu Juan.

This was the first time Chu Ci had met Xu Juan.

She was a pretty girl with fair skin and a quiet demeanor. She was wearing a trendy floral dress and shirt, and her makeup was completely ruined.

Hearing the door open, she looked up like a startled bird.

Upon seeing someone enter, he shrank into a corner, his shoulders and head trembling with fear.

She looks a bit like Jiang Caixia, but not quite like her.

After bringing Chu Ci over, the young policewoman did not leave.

She stood beside Chu Ci, gun in hand, and whispered a reminder:

“Miss Chu, something’s not right with her. For your safety, I can’t leave you two alone together.”

Chu Ci nodded in understanding.

She slowly walked towards Xu Juan.

Seeing her approach, Xu Juan shuddered and quickly turned to face the wall, wishing she could stick her whole body to it.

"Hello, Xu Juan."

Chu Ci stopped at a safe distance from Xu Juan, squatted down, and looked her in the eye.

"You want to wake your boyfriend up, right?"

Upon hearing the name of her boyfriend lying in the hospital bed, Xu Juan's trembling body stiffened, and she turned her face away in disbelief.

Her fearful and shocked eyes were hidden behind her messy hair, peering at Chu Ci through the gaps in her hair.

"You...you knew all of this?"

She suddenly realized, "Did you have someone arrest me?"

Chu Ci didn't answer her, but turned her head to look at the hospital bed next to her.

Xu Juan's boyfriend, who was also Zhuang Jingxuan's boyfriend, was lying in the hospital bed.

He lay in bed for six months, but his face was clean, his hair was neat, and he looked more presentable than Xu Juan is now.

It seems that Xu Juan takes good care of him.

"Xu Juan, do you know who the woman lying on that hospital bed over there is?"

Xu Juan subconsciously glanced at Zhuang Jingxuan on the other hospital bed and nodded almost imperceptibly.

She swallowed hard. "I know, that's Ah Zhi's neighbor's daughter."

She lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling: "The day Ah Zhi had the car accident, he was planning to take his neighbor's daughter to the airport..."

After she finished speaking, she did not hear Chu Ci's reply, so she had to cautiously raise her head to look at her.

Chu Ci looked at her with a helpless yet pitying gaze.

"Is this what your boyfriend told you?"

"..."

Xu Juan suddenly had a very bad feeling.

She couldn't help but clench her fists at her sides, lowering her eyes and not daring to look Chu Ci in the eye any longer.

"Yes, that's what he told me."

"But as far as I know, that's not the case."

Chu Ci stood up and looked at Zhuang Jingxuan, who was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face.

"As far as I know, Zhuang Jingxuan and your boyfriend were in a relationship. They were out together the day of the car accident..."

"impossible!"

Before Chu Ci could finish speaking, Xu Juan suddenly interrupted him sharply.

Xu Juan, with a sudden burst of strength, stood up abruptly and glared at her.

"You're talking nonsense! Ah Zhi couldn't possibly be that kind of person!"

"Moreover, I have met Zhuang Jingxuan's parents, and they have never said that Azhi has a relationship with their daughter!"

"Who are you? What gives you the right to frame him like this!"

Like a believer whose faith has collapsed, she frantically tried to grab Chu Ci's neck, but Chu Ci grabbed her and held her down.

The policewoman next to her wanted to come over to stop him, but she didn't expect Chu Ci to be so skilled. She paused for a moment and silently retreated.

Pressing the agitated Xu Juan against the wall, Chu Ci was about to speak when he suddenly heard Zhuang Jingxuan's angry curses.

"A complete idiot whose brain has been squeezed by an iron gate! She believes everything that scumbag says!"

"My parents always thought she was a caregiver hired by that scumbag father, and they never spoke to her!"

"Besides, I have a driver at home, so I don't need him to take me to the airport!"

"Why would I, a perfectly respectable young lady, squeeze into a room with this scumbag if I weren't his girlfriend! Wouldn't a VIP ward be better?"

"My parents are really something, what are they looking at all day long!"

"I've been in a coma for half a year, and they still haven't realized that this idiot is that scumbag's lover!"

Chu Ci: "..."

She sighed inwardly as she watched Zhuang Jingxuan, with her innocent baby face, jumping up and down in anger.

Xu Juan's eyes were so red they looked like they were about to bleed. She stared at Chu Ci with gritted teeth, her hatred almost consuming her.

She struggled twice with all her might, but failed. Xu Juan stared intently at Chu Ci, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"You have no idea how good Ah Zhi is to me, and you don't understand our relationship!"

"My parents favor my brother. Even my sister-in-law can bully me and scold me. Only he protects me!"

"He saw that I had no clothes to wear, so he bought me new clothes, gave me expensive jewelry, helped me rent a house, and made sure I was no longer bullied at home..."

"He's already like this, why are you still framing him!"

Zhuang Jingxuan rolled her eyes and was about to say something when her gaze suddenly fell on Xu Juan's clothes.

She leaned closer to take a look, and reached out to touch Xu Juan's clothes, but her hand passed right through them.

If she couldn't touch it, she would get closer and examine it carefully.

Suddenly his eyes widened, "You bastard! This piece of trash is disgusting!"

She pointed at Xu Juan's clothes, "What new clothes? These are clearly clothes I dirtied and threw away! He actually gave them to someone else as new!"

In an instant, she stopped calling Xu Juan an idiot and a surge of humiliated anger welled up inside her.

"Aaaaah! You bastard! You son of a bitch! How dare he! This is so humiliating!"

Humiliate her, and humiliate Xu Juan!

Zhuang Jingxuan started jumping around the room again, jumping onto the scumbag's clothes and punching and hitting his face.

Unfortunately, she was just a ghost and had no offensive capabilities.

Chu Ci looked surprised, and her gaze fell on Xu Juan's clothes.

Xu Juan, however, thought she recognized the brand of the clothes and looked up at her.

"That's right, these are the clothes that Ah Zhi gave me!"

"He casually gave me a dress that my whole family couldn't afford with half a year's salary combined!"

"He's so good to me, how could he not like me!"

Chu Ci: "..."

She looked at Xu Juan's red eyes, and the pity in her eyes slowly disappeared, leaving only confusion and surprise.

"Since this dress is so expensive, why didn't you sell it when you didn't have money to pay his hospital bills, instead of stealing money from home?"

Xu Juan was stunned for a moment, her eyes filled with panic, and then she shouted, "This is something Ah Zhi gave me, how can I take it and sell it!"

Chu Ci: "...So you went and stole your sister-in-law's jewelry and savings?"

Xu Juan's face and ears turned bright red with shame and indignation; she gritted her teeth fiercely:

"She always bullies me, so I steal her money. I just want to make her unhappy. What's it to you!"

"Besides, this is our family matter, what right do you have to question me!"

Looking at her angry and embarrassed expression, Chu Ci finally understood why she felt that Xu Juan was not like Jiang Caixia when she first met her.

Jiang Caixia lacks a proper personality; she doesn't see herself as a human being, but only as an object to support her mother and younger brother.

But Xu Juan is different; she has a strong sense of self and a strong sense of vanity.

If most people were in her position, and wanted to save their boyfriend, they would most likely choose to sell the expensive gifts he gave them.

It would never be a choice to steal from someone you dislike.

So why does she refuse to sell her luxury clothes and jewelry? Is it because they were gifts from her boyfriend, or is it because she can't bear to part with their value?

Chu Ci looked at her intently: "Your sister-in-law has already called the police. After we finish talking, that madam will take you to the police station. And..."

Xu Juan: "What did you say?"

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she froze for a moment.

Suddenly interrupting Chu Ci, someone said, "My sister-in-law called the police? Who told her to call the police!"

She stopped struggling, staring intently at Chu Ci, large tears streaming down her face.

"What about my mom? Didn't my mom and dad try to stop my sister-in-law?"

She clung tightly to Chu Ci's arm, screaming in despair.

"I am their biological child, why did they abandon me! Didn't they know I would go to jail!"

"They are my parents, how could they just stand by and watch me go to jail?!"

She started struggling again, "They're biased! They're so biased! They've always been so biased!"

"I just wanted to save the person I love, and they want me to go to jail!"

"Why! They don't like me, so why can't others like me too..."

Chu Ci pressed her down, "Calm down. Your boyfriend doesn't like you as much as you think, and your parents don't care about you as much as you think..."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Xu Juan glared at her with resentment.

"What grudge do you have against Ah Zhi that you would frame him like this!"

Chu Ci: "..."

Talking to this kind of person is like casting pearls before swine.

She took a deep breath and pointed at Xu Juan's clothes.

"You just said this was a gift from your boyfriend?"

"right!"

Xu Juan stared intently at her, her eyes filled with a hint of hostility, as if she were looking at a rival in love.

But when she talked about clothes, she became a little more proud.

"I just told you that. Why are you so concerned about my clothes?"

Chu Ci: "..."

Her lips twitched. "These clothes of yours aren't anything special; they're something someone else didn't want."

"These are clothes that Zhuang Jingxuan got dirty and didn't want anymore. Your boyfriend picked them up and gave them to you."

"Not just clothes! A master, not just clothes!"

Zhuang Jingxuan, who had been slapping the scum, jumped off the bed and ran to Chu Ci's ear.

"And the earrings she's wearing and the necklace she's wearing around her neck are no good either!"

She ran over and tried to pinch Xu Juan's ear, but her hand passed through thin air.

"These earrings were a free gift with my purchase, and that scumbag had the nerve to give them away as a present!"

"And this necklace, I was wondering why I couldn't find it later, turns out he gave it away!"