Chapter 31: How Dare You Hit Me!

Three minutes later, the chief came in person to fetch her, a smile on his face. “Miss Shen, I’ve reviewed your case—there’s no problem. You’re free to go.” As he spoke, the chief frowned at the officers who’d just taken her statement. “There’s no evidence against Miss Shen. Why haven’t you released her?”

The young officer protested his innocence, insisting he’d just said she should be let go.

Seated to one side, Shen Chutang sipped her tea and spoke up, “It’s not their fault. I’m just worried that if I leave, someone will frame me again and I’ll end up back here. Perhaps I’d best not go.”

“That won’t do!” The chief immediately offered his own bag of chips and rummaged through his office for a pile of sunflower seeds, grinning as he handed them over. “Rest assured, Miss Shen. We won’t let an innocent person suffer, but neither will we let a guilty one escape. Eat as much as you like—there’s more if you’re still hungry!”

What a joke—if this little ancestor stayed locked up here any longer, his own position might not survive!

Meanwhile, the reporters camped by the entrance began receiving urgent calls from their superiors. “Are you all mad? Who told you to ambush Shen Chutang? If you don’t want the job, just leave!”

The journalists exchanged bewildered glances, then promptly turned and left.

At that moment, in the Xishan Villa at the Shen family’s home, three women sat together enjoying afternoon tea.

“Ha, the reporters are all gathered at the police station putting on pressure. There’ll be a result by tonight at the latest. Shen Chutang won’t come out of this unscathed!”

“With a theft worth over a million, I doubt Shen Chutang will see daylight again—she’ll rot in prison, haha.”

Shen Tingting praised her aunt with a smile, “Aunt, you really are clever—just like that, you sent her straight in.”

Shen Meili took a sip of tea, entirely unconcerned. “It’s nothing—just a little lesson. If I’d known, I would have worn my jewelry worth ten million; then Shen Chutang would spend the rest of her life in there, enjoying her retirement.”

“What did you just say?” The women turned to see Shen Meili’s husband, Jiang Gaocheng, standing behind them, his expression grim.

Shen Meili thought he was worried about the jewelry and quickly reassured him, “Don’t worry—the things are all safe. Even the watch was something I deliberately left on her couch.”

Jiang Gaocheng raised his hand and slapped her. “You foolish woman! Do you have any idea what kind of trouble you’ve stirred up?”

“Husband, you actually hit me!” Shen Meili’s face was full of disbelief. Liu Shuhua tried to mediate, but Jiang Gaocheng simply had them all thrown out.

Liu Shuhua was left at the door, utterly bewildered. “What’s going on? Why is he so furious all of a sudden?”

Shen Tingting scrolled her phone, unconcerned. “Who knows? Men of his status don’t really want to associate with us... Odd, there’s still no news about Shen Chutang online.”

The next moment, two uniformed officers approached. “Excuse me, are you Shen Tingting and Ms. Liu Shuhua? You are suspected of filing a false police report and trespassing. Please come with us.”

Shen Tingting was stunned. “What do you mean? Who trespassed? It was that wretched Shen Chutang who sneaked into the villa and claimed it for herself!”

The officers ignored her protests, simply asking them to accompany them back to the station.

Suddenly, a group of reporters had somehow appeared, their cameras all aimed at Shen Tingting. She hurriedly tried to cover her face and leave, but the officers blocked her way, making her furious. “Don’t think I’m afraid of you just because you’re in uniform—get out of my way!”

“Please cooperate with our investigation.”

“I said, move!” Shen Tingting had plotted to send Shen Chutang to prison, but never imagined she’d be implicated herself. Worse, the officers were pulling at her right in front of the reporters—this would surely cause trouble. In a fit of rage, she kicked at one of them. “Let go!”

When that didn’t work, she kicked twice more. “Let me go! Go after Shen Chutang—why arrest me?”

The next second, Shen Tingting was tripped and pinned to the ground. “Don’t move! You’re now suspected of assaulting a police officer!”

Nearby, the reporters eagerly captured every moment. Clearly, following Shen Chutang was the wrong move—here was the real scoop!