After Divorce: Pursued by Cohabiting Boss

Chapter 74

"What dropped?" Li Zhen gave Xiao Cai a tissue.

"A Starlight bracelet dropped. The box is still there. I only found out when I was cleaning up at the end," Xiao Cai sobbed with tears streaming down her face.

Jiang Kening, who was standing on the side, suddenly spoke up, "A Starlight bracelet? I remember only seven or eight people wore it today. Who did it belong to?"

"I don't know. Everyone's boxes were put together." Xiao Cai answered tearfully.

"I think the people who wore them are the most suspicious," Jiang Kening said loudly.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Taking it when no one was paying attention or not putting it in the box at all.

When they heard what Jiang Kening said, everyone glanced around at those who had worn the Starlight bracelets today.

"Who knows who took it? Why not just admit it voluntarily and stop wasting everyone's time?"

"Right, we all have to go to work tomorrow!"

"Who was it? Just come clean!"

Everyone chimed in.

Everyone was already tired today, and now they had to rush back after work, which really irritated them.

Li Zhen had also worn a Starlight bracelet today.

She didn't expect that someone would dare to steal something so valuable, but here they were.

After ten minutes, Ren Zongshun got up with a face as dark as smeared charcoal.

"Since no one is admitting it, we'll have to call the police."

"Wait, manager," Jiang Kening suddenly spoke up. "Manager, there are not that many people in our department. We can figure it out if we go through it one by one. I'll bet it was taken by someone who was alone at some point."

Alone?

At that word, Xiao Cai suddenly remembered, "The only one who was alone today...was Li Zhen!"

Everyone looked at Li Zhen.

And she had worn the Starlight bracelet over the past few days.

"We all walked together today, only Li Zhen was the last to leave. And I had gone to the bathroom then..." Xiao Cai went on, crying as she spoke.

Zhang Xiya immediately refuted when she heard the insinuations, "You can't say things like that, Li Zhen wouldn't take it."

"Zhang Xiya, why are you so nervous? Xiao Cai didn't say it was Li Zhen, she was just explaining the situation," Jiang Kening scoffed.

Ren Zongshun's face was cold. "Li Zhen, tell us what exactly you did when you were alone in the break room today?"

Zhang Xiya was about to explode again at Ren Zongshun's interrogative tone, "Manager, you..."

Li Zhen stopped Zhang Xiya and spoke calmly, "I was the last one today, but I left after I finished packing up. I didn't do anything else."

"Just saying so is useless. Searching you is the only way to know if you took it or not," Jiang Kening said deeply, then asked the people around, "Right?"

The people around nodded in agreement.

"Right, searching is the simplest way."

"Come on, we all need to go back to sleep."

"You were the only one alone. Who else could it be but you?"

Li Zhen laughed angrily.

These people who were egging Ren Zongshun to search her, they were all eager to see her embarrassed.

"You can suspect me, but you can't search me. If you want to investigate me then call the police." Li Zhen yawned as she spoke.

She was tired too.

But Jiang Kening persisted, "Li Zhen, waiting for the police to get here, who knows how long that'll take. Manager, so many people are waiting, just search her yourself."

Ren Zongshun had a headache, "Now everyone has already gone back once. Even if the thief did take it, they had plenty of time to hide it well. What's the point of searching?"

"Then it really would be hard to investigate..." Jiang Kening said sinisterly, smiling as she sized up Li Zhen. "Li Zhen, if this can't be found, then you're the only suspect."

Li Zhen's heart thumped.

It was very likely the jewelry could not be found now. The thief must have put it away after going home, and would not bring it back here.

This matter had a ninety percent chance of not being solved.

Was she going to take the blame like this?

Jiang Kening leisurely said, "Li Zhen, you really calculated this well, knowing the cameras were broken and deliberately being the last to leave. I suggest you sell off the bracelet, so you don't get found out if you wear it someday."

One by one, the accusations pinned the crime onto Li Zhen's head.

"Li Zhen, was it you or not?" Ren Zongshun's brows furrowed tightly, his patience nearly exhausted.

The people in the break room began to chatter incessantly.

"I didn't expect she was this kind of person."

"She's usually so stingy, doesn't even buy brand name bags. Miserly people are prone to stealing."

"Now that we know it's her, let's go back. We'll see what the company does."

Zhang Xiya clenched her fists angrily, "What rubbish are you all saying! It wasn't Li Zhen!"

"Zhang Xiya, you're still defending her? Li Zhen is a thief, there's no denying that now. If the company doesn't fire her tomorrow, it won't sit well with everyone." Jiang Kening spoke mockingly.

Some echoed in agreement.

"Right, fire Li Zhen!"

"Kick her out!"

"We don't want a thief in our department."

"Wait a minute..." Li Zhen suddenly spoke up.

Hearing her voice, everyone stopped shouting and looked at Li Zhen to see what she would say.

Under everyone's gaze, Li Zhen turned and poured herself a glass of water, then sat on the sofa sipping it slowly, "Let me have some water first."

Everyone: ......

Ren Zongshun: ......

Jiang Kening: ......

Zhang Xiya: ......

Zhang Xiya was anxious to death inside. Is this the time to be drinking water!?

"Li Zhen, even you run out of words?" Jiang Kening rolled her eyes.

"I'm thinking..." Li Zhen drank her water unhurriedly, "How did this crime get pinned on me step by step?"

Li Zhen looked up and smiled at Jiang Kening, "It wouldn't be you who did it and deliberately framed me, right?"

Panic flashed across Jiang Kening's eyes briefly before she calmed down again, "What nonsense, how could it be me?"

"But it was you." A low, magnetic voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked to the door in shock.

It was the new deputy CEO!?

Why was he here so late?

Wang Peng and the legal department director came in right after.

Fei Zhao walked in last, followed by two burly men in black pushing a middle-aged man inside with them.

The previously spacious break room suddenly felt extremely cramped.

Ren Zongshun thought to himself, it's over, why did President Wang come again! He would get chewed out again at next week's meeting!

Lu Yanming stood gracefully at the front without saying anything else.

Fei Zhao motioned with his hand and the two men in black threw the middle-aged man into the center of the break room. The smell of blood instantly filled the air.

When the middle-aged man looked up, the models let out frightened screams almost simultaneously!

"Ah! A ghost!"

The man was covered in blood. His eyes were so swollen they were nearly sealed shut. Wherever his clothes didn't cover, there were terrifying scars. Where they did cover, dark bloodstains seeped through.

The man cried, "Kening, they're too frightening! I can't take it anymore...I had to tell everything that happened before..."

Seeing who the man was, Jiang Kening's pupils constricted violently. She staggered unsteadily a couple steps on shaky feet.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Their gazes turned curiously towards Jiang Kening.

What had she done?

In a panic, Jiang Kening quickly sent a message to Jiang Keyan: 【Sis, I'm in trouble, come save me quickly!】