"Found it? Well, why don't you return it to the owner and even want to take it home? How is that different from stealing?"

"Well said!"

Not far away, footsteps were heard. At the corner, a woman in a Lenin suit and mid-length boots came out and said to He Xiaojie, "This comrade is very insightful. Taking something without asking is no different from stealing. This watch was lost just now. Thank you so much..."

Caught red-handed by the owner of the watch, Sun Jinbao's face turned pale. Fearing that he would be caught, he quickly ran away when they were not paying attention.

When He Ruixue saw the visitor's relieved look, she really wanted to say, "It's too early to be happy."

She stood in front of He Xiaojie, took the watch in her hand, and said, "Auntie, we really want to return it to you, but we can't just give it away casually. Do you have any evidence to prove that you are the owner? For example-"

She held out her hand, showing the back of the watch and pointing to a string of numbers that were hard to make out in the darkness. "Every number on the watch matches the invoice. Could you please show me the invoice? It's okay if you don't have it with you. We can go home with you. If you still don't trust us, why not hand it over to the police?"

"no!"

Jiang Xi interrupted her without thinking.

There was no invoice. This watch was a gift from someone when her husband was reselling fabric to someone on the black market. There was no guarantee it might have been stolen or robbed. The watch serial number might be recorded in the files, so she absolutely couldn't let the police know. What if they followed the clues and found out...

The more she thought about it, the more terrified she became. She stared at He Ruixue for a long time before forcing a smile. "Can you show me the watch?"

"certainly."

She lowered her head, not looking carefully in her panic, and said quickly, "I made a mistake. I lost a women's watch, and this one is a men's."

"oh."

He Ruixue suddenly realized and retracted her hand. "Then Auntie, you take your time to look for it. We'll wait a little longer. If no one comes to claim it, we'll hand it over to the police."

"good."

Jiang Xi nodded randomly, thinking that it was dark at night and she was wearing a scarf, so the two men probably couldn't see her face clearly. She wanted to leave but was reluctant. She asked, "You are both good children, but it's too late now. It's not safe for two little girls to run around outside. Where do you live?"

But she thought in her heart, what a nosy guy! If her family members were workers in a textile factory, she would definitely let her man teach them a lesson.

He Ruixue smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Auntie. My name is Yan Yiyi, and my father is Section Chief Yan. I'm here to play with my classmates and will be back soon."

Jiang Xi bit her lip, realizing that she had hit a wall, nodded again, and turned away in a hurry.

At first glance, it looks like he's running away.

He Xiaojie hadn't recovered yet and scratched her head, "What's going on tonight? Everyone's throwing watches? Aunt, why did you use Yan Yiyi's name?"

He Ruixue weighed the watch in her hand, ignored her, and turned back.

"Aunt, aren't you going to the police station?"

"No need, this watch already belongs to our family."

[When the event is triggered, intimidate to obtain a Shanghai brand all-steel watch, triple the quantity, and reward Swiss Plum brand ladies' watches x2, Shanghai brand all-steel men's watch x1]

He Ruixue reasonably suspected that the system discovered that she didn't like all-steel watches, so it deliberately changed the reward.

Otherwise, how could watches of other brands be so popular?

After returning home, He Xiaojie was still confused. "Aunt, didn't you say we should return lost property? What's the difference between what we're doing and what Sun Jinbao did?"

"fool!"

He Ruixue put the watch aside and poked her forehead. "Haven't you figured it out yet? This watch belongs to that person just now. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that two people lost watches at the same time, and in the same alley?"

This is not something common.

"So it really is hers, but why doesn't she admit it?"

He Xiaojie was puzzled. If she had lost her watch, she would have been extremely worried.

He Ruixue didn't tell the truth. "Because the watch's origin is not legitimate, either she bought it on the black market or she stole it from someone else. In any case, it can't be seen in public."

"No wonder she was so scared when you said you were going to hand it over to the police."

He Xiaojie nodded and paused. "Since the source is questionable, we can't accept it. If we're recognized, people will think we're thieves."

Who would believe that he picked it up?

"It's okay. I'm going on a business trip the day after tomorrow. I can just sell it on the train. Once I leave the province, no one will be able to tell if there's anything wrong with the watch."

He Xiaojie nodded happily, not thinking there was anything wrong with their behavior of robbing other people. "My aunt is the one who has the solution. Everyone who sees it gets a share. Remember to give me some of the money you make from selling it."

"Don't worry, you will benefit from it."

Before going to bed, He Ruixue saved the watch into the space and sneered.

From the beginning to the end, she had never thought about getting along with that woman. So what if she was the workshop director? With a huge handle on her, her power and status were just castles in the air, and they would be broken with a single poke.

The heroine's inferiority complex is engraved in her bones. Even after rebirth, her nature has not changed. Instead, she is covered with a disguise of arrogance.

She will rush to please those who are higher in status than her, whether they are good or bad. When dealing with people who are lower in status than her, she will unconsciously show a sense of superiority, revealing a kind of compassion and arrogance that comes from a reborn person.

He Ruixue is different. Everything she does depends on whether it is beneficial. As long as she finds the right method, anyone can be used by her.

What's the point of oppressing the weak? If you can't squeeze out even a few pounds of oil, then those with money and secrets are the easiest to exploit.

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This was He Ruixue's first business trip. She needed to go to a local toothpaste factory. She did not leave the province, but because one was in the south and the other in the north, they were quite far apart, so she still needed to take a train.

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