Liu Jincai was suddenly shocked and angry!
He was so angry that his chest heaved up and down, and he opened his mouth wide but couldn't utter a word for a long time. His worldview was completely destroyed.
How could someone be so shameless?
He must have been blind to fall for such a shameless woman!
Liu Jincai took a long time to find his voice, and said angrily with a red face:
"You're talking nonsense! This pair of gold earrings is a relic my mother left me. It's for my wife! You have to return it to me!"
Lu Qiuya was filled with indignation when she heard this and said angrily:
"Captain Liu, don't be afraid. I can testify for you!"
"I heard with my own ears that you gave her this pair of earrings. Now that she's broken off the engagement, you should return them to you. Don't be afraid even if she sues your company!"
With things turning out like this, Chen Chunyan knew that there was no chance for her and Lu Zhan anymore. She was filled with resentment towards Lu Qiuya and Liu Jincai who had interfered, and she was no longer polite in her words:
"What do you mean by singing the same tune? Just because you're from the same military region, you think you can gang up on me and bully me?"
"Okay! Then I'll go to your company and ask your leaders to judge. Just because I don't agree with him, he can be a hooligan to me! Anyway, I've already made up my mind..."
“Bang!”
A crisp knocking sound interrupted Chen Chunyan's aggressive threat. Her heart skipped a beat and she stopped talking unconsciously.
Lu Zhan looked sternly at the three people surrounding his bed, his gaze finally landing on Chen Chunyan:
"Comrade Chen, there's no need to make a scene. We will definitely investigate this matter and report the situation to our superiors. We don't intend to bully you, and there's no need to threaten me with 'making trouble.'"
"Now we're discussing the ownership of the gold earrings. This issue is simple to resolve. Since both parties insist on their own opinions, let's just rely on facts and evidence."
His calm words made Chen Chunyan feel inexplicably unsure. She didn't know what factual evidence he was talking about. Anyway, as long as she didn't admit it, Liu Jincai would have no way to prove that the pair of gold earrings were given by him.
"Okay, then let's listen to Captain Lu and let the facts and evidence speak for themselves!"
Lu Zhan asked Chen Chunyan:
"Comrade Chen, you said this pair of gold earrings is yours. Where did you buy them? Do you have any receipt?"
Chen Chunyan's expression froze, and after hesitating for three seconds, she replied:
"I didn't buy it. It was passed down from my ancestors, and then my mother passed it down to me. I don't know where the receipt was thrown away."
Anyway, her mother had passed away, and they couldn't go and confront a dead person. Chen Chunyan felt that her answer was foolproof.
Lu Zhan turned around and asked Liu Jincai:
"What about you? Do you have any evidence that the things are yours?"
Liu Jincai felt ashamed. He had come to visit the patient, but he had not expected to have to trouble Captain Lu to judge a case for him while lying on the hospital bed. He lowered his head and said in a muffled voice:
"No, this pair of gold earrings is my mother's old thing. My parents bought them at Changlong Gold Shop when they got married. They are my mother's favorite things. Later, our family became poor, so we had to pawn them several times. Every time my mother saved enough money, she would go and redeem them."
"The original purchase receipt was lost when it was pawned. After I redeemed it, the pawn book was taken back by the pawnshop. Now I have no proof..."
After hearing what he said, Chen Chunyan's heart finally settled down.
Neither she nor Liu Jincai had any proof, so the thing worn on her ear must be hers. Thinking of this, the corners of Chen Chunyan's mouth immediately curled up.
Lu Qiuya was extremely anxious after hearing this. Such an important thing to Liu Jincai had no proof. Could it be that it was really going to be taken away by someone like Chen Chunyan?
Lu Zhan noticed the smug look on Chen Chunyan's face and said calmly:
"Comrade Chen, do you know that pawn shops have a rule that they mark all gold items that are pawned there, both to verify their authenticity and to make it easier to distinguish."
Pawnshops receive countless gold items throughout the year, many of which are similar in shape or even identical. Simply registering them is not enough to accurately match them. Therefore, pawnshops will mark the gold items in a hidden place and then register them. This way, even if multiple identical gold items are received on the same day, there is no need to worry about confusion.
People who pawn things are all desperate and in need of emergency money. Who would mind that tiny mark? If they did mind, the pawnshop would not accept it. Anyway, they have no shortage of customers.
When Chen Chunyan heard him say this, the corners of her mouth froze in place, and her heart began to beat rapidly.
Captain Lu is saying that the two gold earrings on her ears also have marks on them?!
Chen Chunyan tried hard to recall that she couldn't wait to put on the pair of gold earrings as soon as she got home. Although she looked at herself in the mirror for a long time, she could only see the smooth surface of the earrings and didn't notice whether there was a mark on the inner circle.
This...what should I do?
Lu Zhan noticed that she looked nervous for a moment, but he felt relieved and continued:
"Comrade Chen, please take off the earrings and take a look. If there is no pawnshop mark on the inside of the earrings, then this pair of earrings is not Liu Jincai's..."
Before he could finish, Chen Chunyan eagerly replied:
"Even if there is one, it doesn't prove it's his! What if my ancestors also pawned it?"
Lu Zhan expected her to say that, and said calmly:
"The rules of pawnshops in each region are different. You'll know after you take it down and take a look. Plus, Liu Jincai just said that he bought his gold earrings at Changlong Gold Shop. Items from a gold shop naturally have their own unique markings."
"You may not know this since you're from outside of town. Although Changlong Gold Shop is a time-honored gold shop in Ning City, it's only been open for a few decades. Your ancestors never had the chance to buy gold jewelry from this shop."
"If the earrings had both the goldsmith's mark and the pawnshop's mark, that would naturally prove their ownership, and then it would be clear who was lying."
"If Comrade Chen is worried that I will protect Liu Jincai, then I suggest that we report it to the police now. Once the police arrive, we can verify it to ensure fairness."
Liu Jincai accepted Lu Zhan's proposal calmly and in a deep voice:
"Okay! No problem!"
In fact, he didn't know whether the pair of gold earrings had the marks that Lu Zhan mentioned, but he knew he was not lying, so if there were really no marks, he would accept it!
In contrast, Chen Chunyan's face turned pale, and she no longer had the smug look she had just now. She was so scared that cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Captain Lu's words just now were so certain that he didn't seem to be trying to scare her at all. If it was true, it was obvious that the earrings would have the marks he mentioned. Then she would have no way to argue in front of the police, and her reputation and job would be ruined.
At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind -
Don't report it to the police! If you do, she's finished!
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