mesbooks Chapter 132 The Gem Was Switched
Chapter 132 The Gem Was Switched
Hearing the noise, everyone inevitably shifted their attention.
Even Lin Zhiyi glanced at Shen Yan.
In her impression, this really seemed like something Shen Yan could do.
No matter what the circumstances, Shen Yan would do her best to show her cowardice in order to win the favor of others.
In the past, students in school were very innocent, and knowing that Shen Yan’s family was poor, they did sympathize with her.
But here, every pair of eyes is shrewd, how can you not know what she is thinking?
Xue Man frowned and said, "Stop wiping it and get out."
"Yes, Mr. Xue."
Shen Yan's eyes were red and her lips were almost bitten through. She really looked like a little white flower that needed care.
Chen Hongwei quickly helped Shen Yan up and smiled: "It's nothing serious, you don't have to be sad."
Shen Yan raised her eyes and said with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, Mr. Chen."
She left the meeting room, looking back every three steps.
Lin Zhiyi came back to her senses and looked at the sapphire on the table. The security guard was just putting it into the box, so she didn't notice anything.
Xue Man stood up and told the security guard: "Be careful."
The security guard nodded.
Chen Hongwei looked at his watch and walked up to Lin Zhiyi: "Zhiyi, don't forget the banquet when the time comes."
Lin Zhiyi took a step back, keeping a distance between them, and said politely, "I understand, Mr. Chen."
Afterwards, Xue Man sent Chen Hongwei out.
Lin Zhiyi accompanied the security guards to store the sapphires.
As she walked past Song Wanqiu, she smiled meaningfully.
"Zhiyi, be careful."
"Thanks for reminding."
Lin Zhiyi smiled wryly and followed the security guard away.
Two days later, the base of the brooch was completed, and all that remained was to inlay the sapphire.
Xue Man came over to watch, and Lin Zhiyi stood beside and reminded the master to be careful.
But as expected, an accident happened.
With a click, the sapphire shattered.
The room was silent, and the master was so frightened that his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"No, it wasn't me. I didn't use any force."
Xue Man came back to his senses, picked up half of the sapphire and examined it. He suddenly felt as if his soul had left his body and he felt weak all over.
Lin Zhiyi helped her take the half sapphire. After carefully examining it, she was stunned.
"No, this is not the sapphire I signed for."
"Go, check the surveillance of the safe." Xue Man said helplessly.
Lin Zhiyi swiped her card to open the door and called the security guard at the door.
After explaining the situation, security quickly brought the surveillance footage.
As a result, in the past two days, no one has entered the warehouse except for the storage.
Xue Man slumped in his chair, supporting his head with his hands: "How could this happen? What went wrong?"
Lin Zhiyi was also panicked, but being afraid would not help now.
She tried hard to recall the process of the handover that day, and suddenly remembered Shen Yan's little episode.
"Boss Xue, what if it was swapped before entering the warehouse?"
Xue Man rubbed his forehead, understood what Lin Zhiyi meant, and quickly stood up and walked towards the office.
As he walked, he looked at his assistant Bella and said, "Go and call Shen Yan."
Bella nodded and glanced at Lin Zhiyi before leaving.
Lin Zhiyi's heart sank when she remembered that Bella had been very close to Song Wanqiu before.
A few minutes later, Shen Yan followed Song Wanqiu into the office, and Lin Zhiyi knew that Bella had gone to inform Song Wanqiu.
Xue Man looked at Song Wanqiu: "Why are you here?"
Song Wanqiu smiled and pulled Shen Yan over: "I happened to be at the front desk, and when I heard Bella say something was wrong, I followed over to see if there was anything I could help with."
Xue Man frowned, but then he remembered that Song Wanqiu was also present that day, so he didn't ask any more questions.
She turned to look at Shen Yan and asked, "Did you do anything else that day?"
As usual, Shen Yan started to cry when she was frightened. She shook her head vigorously and said, "Boss Xue, I, I don't know what you mean? What did I do?"
"Why did you knock over the teacup for no reason that day?" Xue Man gradually lost his patience.
"Mr. Xue, I was really careless. I was attracted by the sapphire, so I looked at it a little longer, and then my hand shook and I knocked over the teacup." Shen Yan cried.
After he finished speaking, Lin Zhiyi noticed an unfriendly gaze.
It’s Song Wanqiu.
She walked forward and asked suspiciously, "Boss Xue, is there something wrong with the sapphire?"
Xue Man didn't say anything, which was considered as his agreement.
Song Wanqiu said with great understanding: "If Mr. Xue has any doubts, why not check the surveillance. Shen Yan is so timid, would she dare to mess around with something worth tens of millions?"
Shen Yan cried and said, "Yes, yes, Mr. Xue, please give me back my innocence."
As soon as the voice fell, Bella said appropriately: "Mr. Xue, I have already obtained the surveillance footage from the conference room at that time."
After these words came out, Xueman's face darkened and he looked up at Bella.
"You are quite positive."
"I was also afraid of accidents, so I prepared in advance." Bella explained.
"Turn on the surveillance." Xue Man pointed at the computer.
Bella turned on the surveillance video and found that no one in the conference room had ever approached the sapphire except Lin Zhiyi and Chen Hongwei's appraiser.
Shen Yan did fall down, but she just hit the table.
There was no way she could have swapped the sapphires without the help of a second person.
But everyone else was on the other side of the conference table, and running around in public was out of the question.
So checking the surveillance actually helped Shen Yan clarify the matter.
Shen Yan whimpered and knelt on the ground, raising her voice and saying, "Boss Xue, you saw that I didn't do anything wrong! I was really wronged!"
Her crying attracted other colleagues, and they all gathered at the office door to peek in.
Song Wanqiu said indignantly: "Boss Xue, you can't wrongly accuse Shen Yan just because she has no power, right? The person most likely to have done something to Lan Baoshi in this surveillance video is only Lin Zhiyi. If you don't believe me, everyone can testify."
When the colleagues heard this, they all nodded. Some people were jealous of Lin Zhiyi for being able to get such a big order, so naturally they wanted to take advantage of her.
"Boss Xue, we were all watching at the time. Only Lin Zhiyi was standing next to the sapphire. If anyone was suspicious, she would be the most suspicious."
"That's right. Shen Yan is so timid. How could she possibly do something reckless?"
Everyone was talking to each other, and the whole office was very lively.
"Shut up! What are you arguing about? I say one thing and you guys want to say ten. I said it was Shen Yan who moved the things? Get out now."
Sherman waved his hand impatiently.
Everyone shut up and left the office.
When Lin Zhiyi was about to leave, Xue Man stopped her.
"You stay for a while."
Song Wanqiu looked at Lin Zhiyi with gloating eyes, then turned and left.
Finally, only Lin Zhiyi and Xue Man were left in the office.
"What are you going to do?" Xueman asked.
"Boss Xue, do you believe me?"
Xue Man raised his eyes to look at Lin Zhiyi and said calmly, "Since you started watching the surveillance video, you haven't said anything, nor have you tried to defend yourself. It seems like you must have thought of something. If I didn't believe you, why would I bother asking you alone?"
At Song Wanqiu’s birthday party, she discovered that Lin Zhiyi was not what she thought.
Lin Zhiyi nodded. She did have other ideas, but they were too bold.
"Under the circumstances at the time, even a master thief couldn't have replaced the jewelry under surveillance and security, so...what if it wasn't one of them?"