Wang Jingxian snorted inwardly, "That's perfect!"
This stupid woman still hasn't realized that they put the jade pendant in her bag long ago. She can't deny being a thief tonight!
Her original plan was simply to find the jade pendant in her bag in front of everyone and ruin her reputation. Now that she wants to call the police and make a big fuss, she'll grant her wish!
Then she'll be labeled a thief! Everyone will know she's a thief! Let's see how she'll ever show her face in City A again!
Not only that, the Huo family would never accept a thief marrying into the Huo family!
Then Brother Si Yan will see this woman's true colors! He will definitely cancel the engagement then!
Thinking of this, Wang Jingxian seemed to see the goddess of victory beckoning to her.
She gave her friend a look: "Call the police!"
"Okay." The other woman nodded heavily. Once the police found the jade pendant in her bag, no matter how eloquent she was, she couldn't explain herself!
She can just wait to be disgraced and abandoned!
Soon, two uniformed police officers arrived at the scene.
Who called the police?
Wang Jingxian immediately went to greet them, pointing at Jiang Ran with a wronged expression and accusing her, "It's me! Officers, this is the woman who stole my jade pendant! My jade pendant is priceless. She had evil intentions and wouldn't let me search her, just wanting to take my jade pendant!"
A policeman glanced at Jiang Ran, then looked at Wang Jingxian: "Madam, please calm down. What evidence do you have that she stole your jade pendant?"
“Evidence…” Wang Jingxian gritted her teeth: “I have no evidence, but I did have physical contact with her today. We had a rather unpleasant argument in front of the restroom just now, and she must have taken that opportunity to steal my jade pendant! She’s a thief!”
“Madam, you cannot use such an insulting word as ‘thief’ to describe her until it is proven that she is a thief.”
"..." Wang Jingxian clenched her fists, her face turning grim. "I didn't slander her! Search if you don't believe me! My jade pendant is definitely on her!"
After speaking, she looked at Jiang Ran, a sinister light flashing in her eyes.
Jiang Ran, you're finished! Wait till the police find the jade pendant on her, then we'll see how she tries to deny it!
Two police officers approached Jiang Ran: "Madam, because you are a prime suspect, we need to conduct a body search on you. Please cooperate."
"Of course I'll cooperate." Jiang Ran shrugged and handed the handbag to them.
The two of them rummaged through the contents and pulled out a crystal-clear jade pendant.
"Is this the jade pendant?"
Wang Jingxian's eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed over to grab the jade pendant: "Officer! This is my jade pendant! I told you she stole it!"
One of the girls who was with her immediately added fuel to the fire, saying, "Hmph! She really is a thief! Seeing that Jingxian's jade pendant is so rare, she wanted to take it for herself. How disgusting!"
"Yeah! She was being so stubborn just now! Why isn't she saying anything now? Does she not want to talk?"
"What else can she say? The jade pendant was found in her bag. It's obvious that she's the thief who stole it. No matter how she tries to deny it, she can't change the fact that she's the thief!"
The onlookers, who had been watching the spectacle, now held Jiang Ran in utter contempt.
"I never imagined that Miss Jiang was actually the thief who stole the jade pendant!"
“How can someone of such low character attend the same banquet as us?! She is a disgrace to this banquet.”
"No wonder I've never heard of her before. She must be from some humble family. No wonder she would do something so self-degrading!"
"I can hardly believe someone like her could attend a banquet with us. How did she get in? Are you sure she was invited?"
"Who knows! They must have used some underhanded means to get into the banquet."
Almost none of the people present had ever heard of Jiang Ran, nor did they know her identity.
So when she speaks, she doesn't hold back at all.
“I remember now! I know her! She’s the Jiang family that was all the talk in City A a few years ago, the one who betrayed her own family for the greater good! It seems she grew up in the countryside for various reasons, and that’s when she picked up those underhanded and despicable methods.”
"No wonder she could do something as shameful as stealing! Now that you mention it, I remember her father is that infamous 'phoenix man' Jiang Minghui, right? She has half her father's blood, so she's probably not a good person either!"
"No wonder. Genes don't lie. Her father was so bad. Although she was a victim in what happened back then, it's hard to guarantee that she didn't inherit her father's bad genes."
Hearing everyone's accusations against Jiang Ran, Wang Jingxian finally felt relieved.
Let her compete with her for Si Yan's brother! Now look what happened, her reputation is ruined!
After tonight, news of her stealing at the banquet will spread immediately, and everyone will know that she is a despicable thief.
She refused to believe that Si Yan would still be engaged to her once he found out about this!
"Madam, do you have anything else to explain?" The two police officers narrowed their eyes and looked at Jiang Ran with scrutinizing eyes.
Even so, Jiang Ran's expression remained completely calm, as if she had everything under control.
But to everyone else, she was just putting on a brave face.
Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow and looked sincerely at the two police officers: "Although this jade pendant is in my bag, it's not something I put in my bag."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this excuse.
"What is she saying? This reason is so flimsy!"
"That's right! That's her bag! If she didn't put the jade pendant in there, who else could have?"
"I think she really couldn't find any other excuse, so she made up this ridiculous reason. Does she think we're all fools? Did she steal the jade pendant or did it grow wings and fly into her bag by itself?"
"I think she's just stubborn as a mule! Even with irrefutable evidence, she still refuses to admit it!"
The two police officers also felt that her reasoning was too weak: "Madam, now that the jade pendant has been found in your bag, if you can't produce strong evidence to prove your innocence, then please come with us."
"Who said I can't produce evidence?" Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow and waved to the crowd.
Everyone thought she was just making excuses again, and they despised her even more.
A waiter stepped out from the crowd and handed a cell phone to Jiang Ran.
"How exactly did the jade pendant get into my bag?" Jiang Ran raised her phone mysteriously, then turned back to look at Wang Jingxian with a provocative smile: "I have video evidence here. Everyone can watch the video and see how the jade pendant got into my bag."
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