Cheng Yinxiang’s company was small, with both cashier and accountant duties handled by her. Initially, the boss didn’t allow her to handle money, but after years of error-free work, he trusted her and allowed her to manage finances. Unfortunately, the first mistake was a big one.

Manager Liu seemed to be related to the boss, and he often took money and signed later. The boss was aware of this.

Thus, when this incident occurred, the boss subconsciously assumed Manager Liu was innocent because he was a relative. The twenty thousand yuan was a considerable sum, and under pressure, the boss reported it to the police. Upon hearing that the investigation might not yield results, he asked Cheng Yinxiang to compensate.

After finishing her statement, she came out, and the other two...

Liu Manager's face was so pale it was scary. Earlier, his wrist had been hurting badly and only after a while did the pain subside, but he still felt that his wrist was icy cold, as if something strange was happening to him.

When Cheng Yinxiang came out, he glared at her again. Just as he finished glaring, his wrist suddenly started to hurt again. The pain was unbearable, and Liu Manager, without caring about his appearance, lay on the ground screaming loudly.

The young policeman, feeling extremely angry, approached to kick him but then thought better of it and stopped, squatting down to push him, "What are you pretending for? Get up quickly! You can leave now."

"It hurts so much, it hurts!" Liu Manager was completely confused about what was going on.

Gu Qin opened her Heavenly Eye to look at the rolling Liu Manager on the ground. After seeing this, she couldn't help but frown. She had initially thought Liu Manager and Fang Jie had swallowed the money together, but now it seemed it wasn’t like that. She was certain now that someone had made Liu Manager do this, though she didn't know who. All she heard was Liu Manager talking on the phone, "Cui Sister, is this okay? Why are you doing this to Cheng Yinxiang? Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. If you tell me to do it, I'll definitely do it. There's a company that owes us twenty thousand yuan, I'll talk to them and have them bring cash to the company. Don't worry, it will be fine..."

So Gu Qin couldn't see who the woman on the phone was; she only knew Liu Manager called her Cui Sister.

Gu Qin released her fingers, and Liu Manager’s screaming gradually subsided. His complexion took a while to return to normal, and his wrist was still trembling. The intense pain made him fear that the moment he stood up, the pain would return.

The female police officer looked disdainfully at Liu Manager and said to Cheng Yinxiang, "You can go back now. If there are any developments, we’ll notify you."

Cheng Yinxiang and Gu Qin left first. When they left, Gu Qin glanced at Liu Manager.

Given what happened, Cheng Yinxiang certainly couldn't go to work. She decided to stay home first, planning to decide what to do next after the police cleared things up. However, she felt that even if she could prove her innocence, she wouldn't be able to continue working in the company because people would still gossip about her. In these past few days, Cheng Yinxiang had been preoccupied, fearing they might not find enough evidence.

Gu Qin didn't plan to take action yet. As someone from this era, she knew that the law comes first. Therefore, no matter what happened, she would rely on evidence and let the police and the law handle it first. If that didn't work, she would take matters into her own hands and solve it with her own methods.

In the past two days, Gu Jia had been studying day and night, completely unaware of what had happened at home. Gu Qin and Cheng Yinxiang didn't plan to tell him either. Telling him wouldn't change anything and would only distract him from his studies. He was approaching the college entrance exam, so his studies were paramount.

Two days later, the police called to say they had some progress and wanted to inform them, asking them to come to the station.

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Gu Qin accompanied Cheng Yinxiang to the police station. This time, the chief himself received the two of them. Seeing Gu Qin, the chief smiled and said, "So you're Gu Qin? Li Qi told me about you. If it weren't for you, the Li family wouldn't exist. I know you're a feng shui master, and I believe in this. But today, we won't discuss this topic. We called you here to talk about the case."

Cheng Yinxiang hadn't expected the chief to personally handle the case. Hearing what the chief said, she was even more surprised and felt proud of her daughter. She began to think that perhaps feng shui deserved respect too, if done well.

Gu Qin nodded and said, "Thank you, Chief. I didn't expect Li Brother's acquaintance to be you."

The chief laughed and said, "It's my honor to meet someone like you."

After some conversation, the chief showed Gu Qin and Cheng Yinxiang some materials. "I reviewed the case. Liu Manager claimed he didn't enter Ms. Cheng's office in the afternoon around three o'clock. So if we can find evidence that he entered the office, everything will be clearer. Although the company's surveillance was broken, we asked other employees and no one noticed whether Liu Manager entered Ms. Cheng's office or not. We then checked nearby surveillance and surprisingly found some progress. Ms. Cheng's office faces a major street, where there are many surveillance cameras. After checking one by one, we actually found footage. Ms. Cheng's office happens to be opposite a large entertainment complex, which has many surveillance cameras, and one of them captured the scene outside Ms. Cheng's office."

Cheng Yinxiang finally showed a smile, the first in many days. Gu Qin also smiled and said, "Thank you, Chief."

The chief smiled and said, "Thanks to the large windows in Ms. Cheng's office and her sitting by the window, we were able to see it. Let me show you the footage."

The chief played the footage, and indeed, it showed Liu Manager entering Ms. Cheng's office around three o'clock in the afternoon. Although the image was blurry, he could be recognized. They saw Liu Manager take a red bag from Ms. Cheng. Cheng Yinxiang pointed excitedly at the bag, "That bag, it's the one containing the twenty thousand yuan..."

The chief smiled and said, "But he might not admit it, so we checked other surveillance footage. We saw the person who paid the debt to your company holding this red bag. Now he can't deny it anymore. So don't worry, the evidence is solid, and he can't escape responsibility. Now I'll have someone call him over. Also, how do you want to handle this? You can sue him for compensation for reputation damage."

Cheng Yinxiang said angrily, "As long as he returns the money and apologizes to me at the company, that's enough."

Gu Qin smiled and said, "We'll follow Mom's wishes."

Gu Qin understood that in such cases, as long as the money was returned, nothing else mattered. Cheng Yinxiang could only sue for reputation damage, and if the company didn't pursue the matter, Liu Manager would face no consequences.

Most importantly, this wasn't over. Liu Manager was behind someone.

Gu Qin asked, "Chief, if someone instructed Liu Manager to do this, would that be considered a crime?"

The chief said, "Actually, this case is quite simple. As long as he returns the money and the company doesn't pursue him, he won't even have to go to jail. If someone instructed him, he certainly wouldn't admit it. Even if he says someone ordered him, there needs to be evidence, right? Honestly, even if someone did instruct him, the sentence would be minimal since it involves company funds. As long as the company doesn't pursue the matter, there's nothing else to do."

Gu Qin understood that even if Liu Manager was instructed by someone, they couldn't do much about it. Since it involved company funds, legal punishment was unlikely, and at most, they could file a civil lawsuit for damages.

Gu Qin nodded, indicating she understood.

Finally, the chief had the police call Liu Manager and Fang Jie over. After questioning them, they initially refused to admit anything, but once they saw the surveillance footage, they gave up. With such clear evidence, further denial was impossible.

In the end, Liu Manager admitted he acted out of greed, and Fang Jie confessed to being bribed with twenty thousand yuan. The matter escalated to the company CEO, who was also present and looked displeased. He scolded Liu Manager harshly, demanding he return the twenty thousand yuan and write an apology letter to Ms. Cheng before apologizing publicly at the company.

Cheng Yinxiang was satisfied with this outcome, but Gu Qin was still thinking about the next steps. She needed to identify the person behind Liu Manager and understand why Cheng Yinxiang was targeted.

After leaving the police station, the CEO, Liu Manager, and Fang Jie all came out. The CEO looked furious, and Liu Manager, despite his tall stature, couldn't help but hunch over. He said to the CEO, "Boss, I was just momentarily tempted. Give me another chance, please."

The CEO sneered and said, "I trusted you to be the manager, but who would have thought you'd do something like this. Listen, return the money and apologize to Ms. Cheng, and you can leave the company. Forget about any relationship. No matter what, I can't keep someone like you in the company. I'm leaving now. You both should go back to the company too."

The CEO drove away, leaving only them at the police station. Cheng Yinxiang said to Gu Qin, "Qin Qin, I'm going to the company first. You go home. Don't worry, everything's fine now."

"Fine my *ss!" Liu Manager, enraged, pointed at Cheng Yinxiang and said, "You think this means nothing to me? I'll make sure you pay for this. I have plenty of ways to get back at you." He looked menacing, but Cheng Yinxiang, being a weak woman, pulled Gu Qin back and shielded her. She said to Liu Manager, "Don't act tough. This is the police station. If you dare hit me, you'll be going to jail."

Liu Manager was truly infuriated and tried to punch Cheng Yinxiang, but before he could strike, he suddenly froze. The same eerie feeling he experienced earlier returned, but instead of wrist pain, he felt his whole body wasn't his own.

He turned around, stiffly walking towards the street. The police station faced a major road, and after walking five or six meters, he would reach it. Cars passed by quickly, and there were no traffic lights or speed bumps, so the traffic was fast. In the cold weather, Liu Manager was drenched in sweat, confused and unable to control his body, even unable to speak.

Cheng Yinxiang and Fang Jie were puzzled. This man, who moments ago looked ready to attack, suddenly froze and started walking towards the road, getting closer and closer to the speeding cars.

Liu Manager's forehead was covered in sweat, his lips turning blue. As he got closer to the road, cars whizzed by, and he was nearly terrified out of his wits.

He kept walking forward, and a car almost brushed past him.

Fang Jie was dumbfounded, "What's wrong with him?"