Chapter 321: Chapter 321: Leading Disaster Eastward
“Silly girl, Dad isn’t just scaring them. As long as this case isn’t solved, I won’t be at ease. Moreover, we absolutely can’t condone such behavior. Otherwise, who knows what else we might lose next time,” Jiang Changhai said.
Jiang Mianmian nodded, also feeling that it was best to let the police handle the investigation.
And just like her dad said, some people’s hearts have been fed by this kind of indulgence.
However, just to be safe, Jiang Mianmian still dived into the system to study, grabbing some intelligence points to prepare.
At night, Zhaodi lay in bed, keeping an ear out for any movement next door.
After hearing Sun Lixia leave the house to use the restroom, she hurriedly got up and put on her clothes.
“Zhaodi, where are you going?” Er Ya, who was sleeping next to her, rubbed her eyes and asked groggily.
“Ah, second sister, I’m just going to use the restroom. You go back to sleep,” Zhaodi quickly whispered.
“Hmm, put on more clothes, don’t catch a cold,” Er Ya said before turning over and falling back to sleep.
Zhaodi saw that Er Ya had fallen asleep again and breathed a sigh of relief.
She quietly opened the door, checked that no one else was in the courtyard, and then hurried to the pile of firewood by the door, quickly pulling the pocket watch from her pocket and throwing it onto the firewood.
Under the faint moonlight, the pocket watch reflected a metallic luster, noticeable to anyone who paid even a little attention.
If Sun Lixia wasn’t greedy, she wouldn’t have picked up and kept the pocket watch, but with her greed, that was absolutely impossible.
After completing her actions, she tiptoed into the kitchen and watched as Sun Lixia came out of the restroom, shivering with cold and rushing towards the house.
But when she reached the door, she suddenly stopped, and even ran back a few steps.
Sun Lixia felt that just a moment ago, she had seen something shiny in the firewood pile.
She walked back, picked it up, and then her face immediately showed an ecstatic expression.
It was the pocket watch!
My goodness, even the Eldest’s family hadn’t found it in such an obvious place—what poor eyesight they have!
But, bad eyesight is good too, now it benefits me.
She held the pocket watch, looking around thief-like to see if anyone was watching, then hurried back to her house.
Zhaodi saw that the plan was progressing smoothly just as she had expected, and coldly tugged at the corners of her mouth.
Sun Lixia, this was your own choice, don’t blame me!
Tomorrow, just wait for the storm to arrive!
Caught red-handed, I want to see how you will argue then!
Sun Lixia lay in bed, joyfully clutching the pocket watch in her hand.
According to the Eldest, this pocket watch was worth several hundred dollars, and she needed to find a reliable person to sell it to. Then, those several hundred dollars would be hers.
Sun Lixia was excited for a while, but thinking back to what Jiang Changhai had said earlier that night, her burning heart suddenly cooled as if doused with cold water.
She knew with the Eldest’s unforgiving nature, he would most likely bring the police to her door.
Now that the pocket watch was in her possession, if the police discovered it during their investigation, the entire village would surely gossip about her.
Yet now, she just couldn’t bear to give it up.
Sun Lixia lay in bed, torn and conflicted for most of the night before she barely managed to fall asleep.
No sooner had she fallen asleep than she dreamed that the police had found her, they didn’t listen to her explanations and directly handcuffed her to take her away.
Along the way, people in the village pointed and cursed at her, throwing rotten eggs and stones, and the old lady even demanded Jiang Changtao divorce her.
So, Sun Lixia woke up terrified.
Phew… thank goodness it was just a dream. That really scared me to death,” Sun Lixia patted her chest, her face a picture of having survived a great disaster.