Chapter 40 Chapter 40 The Third Drawing
Lian Jiao sat on the sofa, looking at the threatening letter in front of her.
Fu Chen cursed, "This is really too much. Zhan Shengguang is a piece of shit. He doesn't care about these women all day long. He takes it out on you. What a talent!"
She couldn't help but persuade Lian Jiao: "Jiaojiao, do you really want to waste time with Zhan Shengguang? Look at what he did! No wonder people who are well-matched don't bother to deal with him."
She truly felt that Zhan Shengguang was not good enough and not worth it.
"Jiaojiao, you are so beautiful, why don't you change a man while you are still young? When will this kind of life end? Even if you get married, what difference will it make? Look at how stingy Zhan Shengguang's mother is. She will definitely not be in a good mood after getting married. Even if we change people, they will never be worse than Zhan Shengguang."
Lian Jiao was unwilling: "I have endured until now, let go now?"
She shook her head: "No!"
She said firmly: "I have been with Zhan Shengguang from 21 to 26, Zhan Shengguang, don't think about getting rid of me."
Fu Chen sighed.
"Jiaojiao, I've been feeling recently that you shouldn't have looked for Zhan Shengguang. You should have known long ago that he was useless from his ugly appearance..."
Lian Jiao: "It's a good thing to be soft-hearted. Otherwise, with Zhan Shengguang's fickle attitude, is there still a place for me?"
She is content with what she has, and is determined to get into the Zhan family, and will not give up easily.
Seeing that Fu Chen was not persuaded, he changed the topic and talked about another matter.
"We talked about having a class reunion in our university group chat, and the class monitor asked you if you were going. If you didn't want to go, I replied for you."
Lian Jiao blurted out: "No."
Fu Chen: "I think so too. Lu Nian's incident was so embarrassing before."
When she heard Lu Nian's name, Lian Jiao showed an impatient expression: "She is crazy. Why is she asking me to borrow money when her son is sick? Why doesn't she ask her husband for money instead of me?"
After this incident, Lian Jiao became even more disgusted with ordinary people's marriage: "Lü Nian's brain was kicked by a donkey. She found a man with nothing to marry. Now she has a son. She also has leukemia. Maybe her husband has a family history of the disease. I told her a long time ago that she can't choose a man based on feelings. What's the point of getting married with nothing! She also believes what the man says in bed. Forget about the house. She doesn't even have a diamond ring..."
Fu Chen thought of the pitiful look of Lu Nian's son and couldn't help but say, "The child is still pitiful."
Lian Jiao asked: "Did you give her money?"
Fu Chen was embarrassed for a moment: "I didn't give much."
Lian Jiao looked at her, thinking of something, and couldn't believe it: "You didn't give it in my name, did you? How much did you give?"
Fu Chen: "It's not much, just 300,000 yuan. We can earn it back in a few months. Besides, it's a loan. Lu Nian is still working. I heard that the child is doing much better now, and she can go back to work. It will be paid back in a few years at most."
Lian Jiao's breath got stuck in her chest.
Fu Chen said hurriedly: "A few days ago, Lu Nian came to me and said that the medical insurance can cover 70% of the cost. If I can recover in the next two years, I will pay the money back."
Lian Jiao held back her anger and said, "The husband that Lu Nian found is really useless. You too, you give her money when she lends it to you? And you give her back 300,000 yuan? Look at who else in our class would lend her so much money, are you stupid? What if her family falls back into poverty due to illness, your money won't even make a sound when thrown into the water!"
Fu Chen put the threatening letter on the table into the drawer and said, "You have held Lu Nian's son before. We lived together for four years in college, so we have some feelings for each other. You can't really not lend him any money. How would it look if the news got out?"
Lian Jiao snorted coldly: "We are not in the same circle, where can it spread to!"
Fu Chen felt that he should still borrow it: "It doesn't sound good anyway."
She glanced at Lian Jiao and said carefully, "Besides, all the classmates in the class have borrowed some money, so you can't give it all away. If the Zhan family finds out, will they think you are unkind?"
Lian Jiao: "Come on, Zhan Shengguang doesn't care about this kind of thing. We're not in the same place for eating, drinking and having fun. How can we meet? Find a chance to ask Lu Nian when he will return the money. Did you write an IOU?"
Fu Chen: “Yes, I did.”
Lian Jiao: "Let me see the IOU."
Fu Chen: "I'll look for it."
She had a file saved in her mobile phone, and she quickly found the IOU written by Lu Nian. She showed it to Lian Jiao.
Lian Jiao glanced at her phone.
At the same time, a message popped up on Fu Chen's phone.
It was sent by the class monitor of the university: [You and Lian Jiao are really not coming? The other two people in your dormitory are coming. You have graduated for several years. You really don’t want to come and get together? ]
Lian Jiao paused.
Fu Chen saw her staring at her phone and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lian Jiao opened Fu Chen’s WeChat and clicked on the chat history between her and the class monitor.
She asked, "Che Wanting returned to China?"
Fu Chen: "Ah, I haven't heard of it."
Lian Jiao directly tapped on the keyboard and asked the monitor.
Monitor: [I got in touch with her a few days ago. She said she was going back to China to visit her family. It was a coincidence that she could come to the class reunion.]
Fu Chen looked at the chat history and then looked at Lian Jiao's expression.
There were four people in their university dormitory. She and Lian Jiao started a business together after graduation. Lu Nian got married and had children early. Che Wanting went abroad to study. I heard that she married an American and is living a good life now. Fu Chen has seen her big house on Twitter.
Lian Jiao suddenly asked Fu Chen: "When Lu Nian's son was sick, did Che Wanting give him money?"
Fu Chen: "Lü Nian wouldn't tell me this either."
In the university dormitory, she got along well with Lian Jiao, and Lu Nian got along well with Che Wanting. Ever since Lian Jiao and Che Wanting broke up, she would automatically avoid the topic of Lian Jiao and Che Wanting when chatting with Lu Nian.
She saw the photo on Twitter, and she heard that Che Wanting had obtained a green card, so she searched for it out of curiosity.
Lian Jiao looked at the chat history on her phone and sent a message to the squad leader.
She turned to Fu Chen and said, "It's just a class reunion, just go."
She was full of fighting spirit and seemed to care deeply.
Fu Chen sometimes didn’t understand why Lian Jiao wanted to confront Che Wanting.
"It's been so many years, why are you still competing with Che Wanting? Even if she comes to the class reunion, she won't stay for long. She'll just show up and will definitely go back to be with her parents."
Lian Jiao insisted: "I just want to go. Didn't they say Che Wanting married well? Of course I have to go see her!"
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When Pei Qing arrived, Lian Jiao had already calmed down and greeted Pei Qing with a smile on her face.
"Why are you here? I told you not to come over. Why are you running back and forth for such a small matter?"
Pei Qing: "Come and see, is this threatening letter the same as the last one?"
Fu Chen: “Yes.”
She handed the sealed bag containing the threatening letter to Pei Qing, who took a look and found that they were indeed the same.
Could it be that Qiao Zhizhi was lying to her while saying nice things?
She asked Lian Jiao: "Did you call the police?"
Lian Jiao: "Forget it."
She felt annoyed whenever she thought of Zhan Shengguang's cowardly and soft-hearted look.
She held Pei Qing's arm and said, "I've been busy lately and can't take care of this for now. Calling the police is useless. They'll just criticize and educate you. Forget it. I'll treat you to lunch at noon for your trouble."
Pei Qing was puzzled: "What happened to you recently?" It was just a call to the police, and it wouldn't take much time to go through the process.
Where is Lian Jiao going?
Fu Chen simply explained: "College reunion."
Lian Jiao nodded: "Yes, I haven't seen my friends for a long time, I have to entertain them well."
Um?
Pei Qing: "Class reunion? Can I go? Our university is also planning a class reunion, but we haven't chosen a venue yet. Where will you choose? Can you recommend something fun?"
Lian Jiao: "I don't know where it is yet."
She looked at Fu Chen, who thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be in the farm next to Jingyang Lake. The squad leader said there are a lot of activities, such as picnics, fishing and barbecues. We usually stay in the city too much, so we want to go outdoors and enjoy the fresh air during the holidays."
Lian Jiao frowned.
Pei Qing took out his phone and searched, then asked, "Is this it?"
Fu Chen nodded: "Yes, that's it."
Pei Qing flipped through the photos released by the farm.
The photo was well chosen. The sunlight penetrated through the layers of clouds and shone on the haystack. There were a few rabbits in the haystack. Next to the haystack was a winding stream with clear water. Looking further away, you could see cows and sheep grazing. There were also two horses grazing in the distance.
Pei Qing: "The environment is really nice. Do you have any pictures of the interior?"
Lian Jiao saw that she was interested, so she invited her: "You can come if you are free, but there should be a lot of people."
Pei Qing: "It's okay."
Fu Chen searched for a long time among the photos sent by the squad leader before he found a few indoor pictures.
Generally, people who come to the farm like to be outdoors and are unlikely to stay indoors for a long time, so there are not many indoor pictures.
She showed Pei Qing some pictures of the interior.
Pei Qing only took a glance and saw the marble tiles in the photo.
This is the place! This is it!
Pei Qing's eyes lit up, but she regained her composure and asked Lian Jiao, "Do I have to go to this class reunion?"
Lian Jiao thought her question was strange: "Yes, I haven't seen my classmates for a long time. Don't you want to come and see us? Come with us."
Pei Qing thought about it and quickly said, "I'll go too. When will you go?"
Fu Chen: "25th, departure in the morning."
Pei Qing: "Okay."
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Since Lian Jiao didn't want to call the police, Pei Qing didn't want to get involved.
Now it has been confirmed that the address on her last drawing is at a farm next to Jingyang Lake. As long as she follows Lian Jiao closely and brings Liu Ji, the unemployed doctor, along, she can observe carefully at the class reunion to see who wants to murder Lian Jiao.
Pei Qing was planning carefully when he received a call from Qiao Zhizhi.
"Rich lady sister, I found out who sent the threatening letter! It really wasn't sent by us sisters! I have surveillance. Where are you? I'll bring her to meet you and talk to you!"
Pei Qing: "Did you catch the person who sent the threatening letter?"
Qiao Zhizhi: "No, I have surveillance!"
Pei Qing told her an address and they met at a tea restaurant.
Qiao Zhizhi arrived quickly, dragging a woman with a pale face and unsteady steps.
Qiao Zhizhi pushed the woman in front of Pei Qing and said, "Last night, my sister got drunk and her phone was taken away by a woman. The woman called the flower shop and asked them to send flowers to Lian Jiao. Just like before, the flower shop asked someone to send the flowers. Lian Jiao must have offended someone again, but it has nothing to do with us sisters!"
She slapped the woman in front of her: "Wake up, don't sleep anymore, come and see the rich woman! Explain to the rich woman sister!"
She pushed her little sister onto the chair, patted her face, and said to Pei Qing:
"Look, she's still not fully sober. She was so drunk last night that she didn't even know someone had taken her phone to make a call."
The woman came to her senses after being slapped several times by Qiao Zhizhi, and she said something.
"It wasn't me who called."
Pei Qing looked at Qiao Zhizhi in surprise: "Has your sending of threatening letters developed into a group purchase? Just make a phone call and the flower shop owner will send flowers?"
Qiao Zhizhi: "Hey, isn't it that there are too many people who hate Lian Jiao! This woman despises the poor and loves the rich, it's okay, we all despise the poor and love the rich, but we are all the same, but she thinks she is noble. She obviously did the same thing, but she insisted on messing with us. Several people were put in the detention center, so it's normal for everyone to dislike her, rich sister, please understand."
Pei Qing didn't want to listen to her nonsense: "Where's the surveillance?"
Qiao Zhizhi handed over her phone: "Here, here! I went to the bar owner to ask for the surveillance footage, but the surveillance footage in the bar is not very clear, you can only see the outline. In short, it definitely wasn't done by us sisters! The flower shop owner also has a recording of the call, and the voice is hoarse, it definitely wasn't us!"
She tried hard to clear herself of suspicion, saying that she was not being disrespectful to Pei Qing. What outsiders did could not be blamed on them. She could only blame Lian Jiao herself for attracting so many people who hated her.
Pei Qing asked Qiao Zhizhi for the recording of the call again.
Qiao Zhizhi sent the recording and surveillance video to Pei Qing. She happily sat down to eat and even woke up the little sister next to her with a pat.
"Get up, don't sleep anymore! It's time to eat!"
She happily ordered the dishes, and Pei Qing had already watched the surveillance video.
In the surveillance video, a tall woman wearing a black velvet dress and with big wavy hair walked up to the drunk woman, took the mobile phone on her desk, unlocked it with her fingerprint, and then called the flower shop.
Pei Qing felt something was wrong and asked Qiao Zhizhi: "How did this woman know which flower shop it was?"
Qiao Zhizhi was at a loss: "I don't know."
She poked the French toast on the plate with her fork, thought for a moment, and said, "Maybe she heard me swearing while I was drinking?"
She scratched her head, kicked the woman who was eating slowly next to her, put the surveillance camera in front of her, and asked, "Who is this woman who took your phone? How come she is so skilled?"
The woman rubbed her eyes and looked several times before she said, "How should I know? I don't know her! Maybe she heard me talking at some point? I can't pull her ears off and stop her from listening!"
Pei Qing looked at the women in different postures in front of him and let out a long sigh.
She listened to the phone recording of the flower shop owner again. The sound was distorted on the phone, and the hoarse voice made it even harder to distinguish.
Seeing that she had watched the surveillance video several times, Qiao Zhizhi seemed to really care about Lian Jiao, and immediately asked curiously: "Rich sister, are you interested in Lian Jiao? What's so good about her! Why don't you look at me? I'm better than her!"
Pei Qing didn't even raise his head: "You? You'll end up in a detention center sooner or later."
Qiao Zhizhi tried to clear herself up: "There's nothing I can do about it. I went back yesterday and thought about it seriously. This is a new era. Men and women are fine. Rich sister, if you like women, then look at me! I'm a first-rate coaxing skill! If you're willing, I'll definitely not mess around and focus on 1v1..."
Pei Qing hurriedly stopped him: "Stop, stop, stop - I don't need it."
Qiao Zhizhi felt deeply regretful.
"Then why are you interested in Lian Jiao? To be honest, Lian Jiao only has a pretty face, but her character is worse than mine. I heard that her college classmate's son was sick, but she was unwilling to lend a penny and even quarreled with the patient's family. Tsk tsk tsk, she's not even as good as me. I paid for my sister's abortion..."
Pei Qing: "I really am——"
She looked at Qiao Zhizhi and said, "Can you even bring this up?"
Qiao Zhizhi didn't take it seriously: "It's okay. Generally speaking, everyone is very careful and no one will be killed."
Pei Qing then asked, "Which university classmate of Lian Jiao is this? Is she angry with Lian Jiao for not lending her money, so she sent her a threatening letter?"
Qiao Zhizhi: "Ah? I just heard a few words when someone was scolding Lian Jiao. If you want to know who it was, I'll go ask around."
Pei Qing: "I thought you knew Lian Jiao very well."
Qiao Zhizhi: "Not really. I only started arguing with Lian Jiao in recent years. I heard that Lian Jiao and Zhan Shengguang were in love in college. After all these years, they haven't broken up or gotten married. Tsk tsk tsk."
Pei Qing thought of the class reunion that Lian Jiao was about to attend. According to the preview in the drawing, Lian Jiao would get into trouble on this farm.
The problem must have arisen at the class reunion.
Pei Qing considered whether to let Lian Jiao not go, but if someone was determined to murder Lian Jiao, even if Lian Jiao did not go, the place where she was killed might just be changed, and the final result would not change. It would be better to let Lian Jiao go to the class reunion, so that she could see who had a strong hatred for Lian Jiao.
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Qiao Zhizhi had enough bad friends. She finally found the person who scolded Lian Jiao with her last time. When she heard her asking about Lian Jiao, Qiao Zhizhi's bad friends said, "Why are you mentioning that woman again? Hey, you are not going to find Zhan Shengguang again. Oh, how annoying!"
Qiao Zhizhi: "No, didn't you say last time that Lian Jiao is a bad person and doesn't want to lend money when she has money? Which classmate of hers asked her to borrow money?"
Friends: "It's her college roommate, not the one who opened a salon with her, but another one, named Lu Nian. He is different from us. He works honestly in a private company. Damn, I even borrowed money from him!"
Qiao Zhizhi was surprised: "What money do you want to borrow?"
Friends: "It was sent to the alumni group, so I borrowed some."
Speaking of this, she started to scold Lian Jiao.
"They went to the same school, why was she so arrogant? She acted as if Zhan Shengguang loved her so much, but in the end they couldn't get married. It was Che Wanting who was smart and ran away early."
Qiao Zhizhi: "Who is Che Wanting?"
Friends: "You don't even know this? And you still want to argue with Lian Jiao."
Qiao Zhizhi ordered a bottle of wine: "Come and talk to my sister. When I get rich, I will definitely give you half."
Friends: "What are you dreaming about at night? Getting rich... You don't know, right? You went to a third-rate fake university, so of course you don't know. Zhan Shengguang was chasing Che Wanting, but I don't know what happened later. Lian Jiao got together with Zhan Shengguang. Lian Jiao is very cunning. Che Wanting is a beautiful woman. It's amazing that she squeezed Che Wanting out. No wonder Zhan Shengguang didn't marry her. She can endure until now. She snatched it from someone else. If this one is gone, who knows where the next rich man will be."
Qiao Zhizhi was excited to hear the gossip: "So where is Che Wanting now?"
Friends: "She is an American now. She is pretty and that's awesome. Without Zhan Shengguang, she just found a rich American to marry. She lives in a big villa now. Lian Jiao is far inferior..."
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