Plunder-Chapter 62 - She harmed the lady she deserves to die
Chapter 62: Chapter 62 She harmed the lady, she deserves to die
Chapter 62 -62 She harmed the lady, she deserves to die
Qiao En couldn’t dodge in time and got caught squarely.
Aunt Liu was extremely agitated. Although she was old, her grip was strong, and Qiao En felt that the next second, her skull would be flipped open.
“Let go.”
Zhou Jin’an snapped coldly.
Aunt Liu’s eyes reddened as she choked up defending Mrs. Zhou, “Young Master, it was she who harmed the Madam, she deserves to die.”
“I didn’t harm Madam.”
Qiao En argued.
Aunt Liu raised her hand to slap Qiao En, but Zhou Jin’an was faster than her and stopped Aunt Liu’s wrist.
“I told you to let go, didn’t you hear?”
Aunt Liu was loyal to Mrs. Zhou, and others respected her for Mrs. Zhou’s sake.
As Mrs. Zhou’s only son, Zhou Jin’an, bearing in mind Aunt Liu’s service in looking after Mrs. Zhou, had never spoken harshly to her.
But today, for a mere Qiao En, he not only yelled at her but also laid hands on her.
Aunt Liu’s eyes reddened even more, her lips trembling, “If something happens to the Madam, even as a ghost, I won’t let you go.”
She released her grip, but her cloudy eyes still stared fixedly at Qiao En.
Throughout, Zhou Jin’an had not told Qiao En what happened to Mrs. Zhou.
She followed him here in a complete daze.
Qiao En was not someone who panicked easily. She quickly scanned her surroundings and noticed an intensive care unit at the corner of the hallway.
“What happened to Madam?”
Qiao En asked suspiciously.
Zhou Jin’an stared at the intensive care unit at the corner, his voice heavy.
“She received your message, went to Omeiga, and was hit on the head by a falling potted plant.”
What a coincidence, Qiao En thought, losing her phone early in the morning, and Mrs. Zhou nearly lost her life because of a text.
Mrs. Zhou was Zhou Jin’an’s birth mother, and with Qiao En in this predicament, her demise seemed certain.
“Show me that message again.”
Qiao En said.
Zhou Jin’an handed his phone to Qiao En.
[Madam, see you at Omeiga at one o’clock, I need to speak with you urgently.]
Qiao En glanced at the time it was sent, 8:43 in the morning.
Her phone had been stolen around 7:00 in the morning.
This means someone used her phone to send Mrs. Zhou a message.
Who could it be?
Why would they do this?
A fog clouded Qiao En’s mind, and she couldn’t clear it away.
The thief was just a seven or eight-year-old girl, a stranger with no grudge against her, so there was no reason for that girl to frame her.
Moreover, Mrs. Zhou’s contact information was discreetly hidden in her phone, a detail Zhou Jin’an hadn’t noticed, let alone others.
Therefore, the person who messaged Mrs. Zhou definitely also knew Mrs. Zhou’s phone number.
And, they knew about her relationship with Mrs. Zhou.
“It wasn’t me, I swear.”
Qiao En declared emphatically.
“If it wasn’t you, then who did it? The Madam has been unconscious since and hasn’t woken up yet; you’re the murderer!”
Aunt Liu roared.
Zhou Jin’an’s eyebrows locked tightly, his lips forming a cold, lonely curve.
He silenced Aunt Liu with a cold glare.
Just as Qiao En was about to share her conjecture, the elevator doors suddenly opened.
An Kexin, who hadn’t appeared till now, walked out sobbing and shrieking.
“Brother An, how is Aunt Zhou? What did the doctor say? Why did she go to a place like Omeiga all of a sudden?”
Zhou Jin’an didn’t answer An Kexin, but Aunt Liu did.
“Miss Kexin, you finally came. Madam is wronged. She went there because of that wretched woman’s message, who would have thought, just as Madam arrived, someone from upstairs threw a potted plant, hitting Madam on the head.”
“Miss Kexin, someone wants Madam dead!”
Aunt Liu, finding an ally, insinuated, relentless in trying to tarnish Qiao En.
An Kexin glanced at Qiao En, “Aunt Liu, could there be a misunderstanding? Secretary Qiao isn’t that kind of person, how could she possibly harm Aunt Zhou?”
“Miss Kexin, you may know a person’s face but not their heart. The Madam always wanted you to marry the young master, and some people are unhappy, so they resorted to such poison. Man proposes, God disposes. Heaven knows who harmed Madam!”
Aunt Liu spoke sarcastically, every sentence targeting Qiao En.
“Secretary Qiao, what exactly is going on?”
An Kexin, comforting Aunt Liu by embracing her shoulder, suddenly turned to look at Qiao En.
Actually, Qiao En didn’t need to explain to her.
But she still chose to repeat what she had said earlier.
“My phone was lost early this morning. I didn’t send that message.”
“You’re lying—”
Aunt Liu scolded Qiao En shrilly, while An Kexin quickly held her back.
“Secretary Qiao, give me your phone number. Since the message wasn’t sent by you, it must have been sent by the person who picked up your phone.”
Qiao En recited her number, and An Kexin immediately dialed it.
Beep…Beep…Beep…
It rang seven times.
Just when everyone thought the call wouldn’t be answered, a familiar voice suddenly came through.
“Sister, your phone is with me. When are you coming to get it?”
It was Qiao De’s voice.
Qiao En froze, and Zhou Jin’an’s eyes darkened.
Aunt Liu’s emotions flared up again, she reached out her hand and started slapping Qiao En.
“You still won’t admit it. You’re the one who harmed Mrs. Zhou, you murderer, you won’t die a good death.”
Aunt Liu shouted, intending to call the police.
Zhou Jin’an stepped forward and struck her on the back of her head, making Aunt Liu collapse limply to the floor.
“My phone really was snatched this morning. If you don’t believe me, you can check the lobby’s surveillance.”
Qiao En defended her innocence.
Zhou Jin’an called Cheng Lu.
“Go check the lobby’s surveillance and bring Qiao En’s phone up while you’re at it.”
Cheng Lu acknowledged and immediately took action.
In less than twenty minutes, he returned with the items Jin’an had requested.
“Secretary Qiao’s brother said that her phone has been charging at his place since this morning.”
As Cheng Lu spoke, he glanced significantly at Qiao En.
“What about the surveillance?”
Zhou Jin’an extended a hand, and Cheng Lu handed him the surveillance footage.
He watched the video from 7 to 9 a.m. back and forth four or five times.
The footage did indeed show Qiao En and a little girl from behind, seemingly chatting about something, and then the little girl ran away.
Her face was never shown clearly from start to finish.
Moreover, when she left, there was no indication that she was holding anything in her hands.
“Since Secretary Qiao said the phone was snatched by this girl, we just need to find her, and everything will be clear. However, Secretary Qiao, can you explain why your phone ended up with your brother?”
An Kexin posed the question again.
Qiao En was completely baffled; the child had snatched her phone, and she had chased after her, but the girl had run away.
How the phone ended up with Qiao De, she genuinely didn’t know.
“I don’t know.”
Qiao En answered truthfully.
“Could it be your phone knows how to duplicate itself?”
A cold snicker sounded from An Kexin’s nostrils.
Qiao En did not respond.
All the evidence was against her, and speaking more would only make her lose more.
“How about this? I just happen to have two friends in the police force. Why don’t we get them involved in the investigation? I believe Secretary Qiao is innocent, but this matter concerns Aunt Zhou’s safety, so it’s better to be cautious. Jin’an, what do you think?”
An Kexin then turned to Zhou Jin’an, as if seeking his opinion.
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Zhou Jin’an’s eyes were cold, as dark as the night sky.
He glanced at Qiao En and responded, “I think what you said makes sense.”
His response surprised everyone present.
A subtle look of joy immediately appeared on An Kexin’s face.
“Jin’an, then I’ll make the call.”
She boldly moved closer to Zhou Jin’an and pulled out her phone to contact the police.
Just then, Zhou Jin’an stopped her.
