Jiang Ran touched her bag and found something unfamiliar inside.
At that moment, Wang Jingxian also looked at Jiang Ran.
"Miss Jiang? We had a somewhat unpleasant conversation just now, but... you're the person I've had the most contact with today, and I think..."
Jiang Ran gave a forced smile: "Are you trying to say that the jade pendant is on me?"
"Ah...no, I just have a suspicion." Wang Jingxian shook her head.
"So what do you want to do? Search me?"
Wang Jingxian couldn't help but frown. What was going on? Why was Jiang Ran the one asking her questions?
According to the plan, shouldn't I be the one questioning her, while she seems flustered?
However, now that the die is cast, there's no turning back.
Gritting her teeth, Wang Jingxian tried her best to look wronged: "I know this may be offensive to you, but... this jade pendant is really, really important to me. We didn't have a pleasant conversation outside the restroom just now, and there was even physical contact. Of all the people here, I only had physical contact with you. This is just a reasonable suspicion."
"So, you mean a body search is absolutely necessary?"
Jiang Ran continued to smile faintly, her expression completely calm.
Her calm and composed demeanor only made Wang Jingxian dislike her more.
She hated this woman's confident demeanor, as if she could solve anything. Who did she think she was?
She's only twenty-two years old, yet she always acts like she's very mature and composed. She's not some complex person who has experienced many ups and downs. I really can't stand her!
Especially! What is it about her that makes Si Yan like her?
Over the years, she has been keeping track of Si Yan's whereabouts. He rarely comes to City A, but now that he has come, he says he wants to get engaged to this woman. Who knows what kind of seductive tricks this woman has used!
Wang Jingxian took a deep breath and feigned helplessness: "Miss Jiang, do you not want to prove your innocence? It's just a body search, it won't hurt you. If Miss Jiang is truly innocent, she wouldn't want to be misunderstood as someone who takes what belongs to others, would she? Unless—"
Wang Jingxian changed the subject, her smile freezing on her lips: "Unless, Miss Jiang has something to hide."
Seeing this, one of her friends immediately chimed in, "Miss Jiang is so resistant, could it be that the jade pendant is on you?"
"That's right, it's just asking you to prove your innocence, but your resistance makes it seem like you're guilty."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran raised her eyebrows, a seductive smile playing on her lips: "Why should I prove my innocence? Since you all claim that I took the jade pendant, where is the evidence? Do you ladies not understand the law? Even in court, the plaintiff must provide evidence to prove that the defendant did it, not just make up stories like you. It's a good thing you don't work in the legal field, otherwise who knows how many wrongful convictions you would have made."
Her words were reasonable and well-founded, and Wang Jingxian gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.
They really couldn't produce any evidence.
but--
“You say we’re just making things up, but how can you prove you’re not? Don’t try to scare me by saying I don’t know the law. If the police come, they can search the suspect!” Wang Jingxian suddenly thought of this, and her voice became louder and more confident.
“Of course the police have the right to search me.” Jiang Ran’s alluring eyes gleamed with excitement. “You want to search me? Do you deserve it?”
Upon hearing this, Wang Jingxian and her friends immediately became furious: "What do you mean?"
"Literal meaning."
"Hmph! I see you're just spouting all this nonsense because you're guilty!"
"Exactly! She's just guilty and that's why she won't let us search her! All that talk is just an excuse!"
"I think we can bring those waiters who were searching everywhere back. The jade pendant must be on this Miss Jiang!"
"Only thieves care so much about being searched. If an ordinary person is innocent, they will naturally let them be searched without hesitation. Why would they resist being searched if they didn't have something to hide?"
With so many of them, the onlookers were also drawn away from the scene.
"Could what they're saying be true?"
"Could it really be that Miss Jiang hid the jade pendant? If she's innocent, what's wrong with letting them search her? Anyway, we're all girls, and no one would take advantage of her."
"It needs to be emphasized that what she did was stealing, not hiding."
"I never expected that this Miss Jiang, who looks so elegant and generous, would do such a despicable thing."
"You really can't judge a book by its cover."
Hearing these words, Jiang Ran didn't care. Instead, she looked at Wang Jingxian's accomplice who had just spoken and asked, "This young lady said that only thieves care about being searched, right?"
The man, suddenly called out, immediately retorted confidently, "Of course! If you're not a thief, why are you so guilty? If you didn't steal anything, why would you care about being searched by us?!"
"Oh... I just lost a necklace, and I suspect you stole it. Could you please let me search you?" Jiang Ran feigned sudden realization, then casually pursed her lips.
"You—!" The man was taken aback, then his face turned furious: "Why should I let you search me?!"
Jiang Ran looked completely innocent: "You said that yourself? Only thieves care about being searched. What? You forgot what you just said? Are you a thief if you resist being searched like this?"
"You—! You're talking nonsense! We suspect you of being a thief! We're going to search you, why are you dragging me into this?!"
"Yes." Jiang Ran maintained her innocent expression. "I think I have the right to suspect you, right? Just like you suspect me for no reason. Since you want to search me because you suspect me, it's perfectly reasonable for me to suspect you and search you, isn't it?"
"You!" Wang Jingxian glared angrily at Jiang Ran: "You're clearly just making excuses! We're not like you, used to navigating the underworld all the time, and we don't have your silver tongue to twist the truth. In short, you're hiding something if you won't let us search you! Do you know how valuable that jade pendant is? You shameless woman! I think you just want to take my jade pendant!"
"I'm just using the same logic you use against me to fight you, and you can't even stand that?"
"Stop rambling! You're clearly hiding something! Let me tell you! You're not taking this jade pendant with you today! If you keep making excuses, I'm calling the police!"
Jiang Ran shrugged indifferently, her smile widening: "Then call the police. I told you the police have the right to search me, but you don't. Since you want to make a big deal out of this, then call the police and let them handle it."
"...You..." Wang Jingxian was somewhat suspicious. She actually suggested calling the police. Didn't she notice the jade pendant they had put in her bag?
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