Chapter 386

Wang Yayun was spitting as she spoke, still feeling unsatisfied. Just as she was talking, the police arrived. Xiao Wang quickly led the way. Hearing the noise beside them, Xie Wanying collapsed to the ground. She was truly terrified this time and could only cry.

"Don't arrest me! I really didn't do anything. I didn't want things to turn out this way. I haven't hurt anyone. I just want a child..."

She numbly repeated these words, while people around her pointed and whispered.

"Why does this person look so crazy? Could he have been scared out of his wits?"

Shu Ying sneered and suddenly met Xie Wanying's gaze.

"Don't think you can get away with playing the fool. You can't fathom the capabilities of the police. Think carefully about whether you want to truthfully confess what you've done and the accomplices who helped you."

Xie Wanying's tears fell to the ground, and she was so frightened that she could barely speak.

“I’ll tell you everything. I didn’t steal this blood bag. It was my friend Qi Xiaozhen who forced it on me. I didn’t want to do it at first, but she was the one who gave me the idea behind the scenes.”

She gripped Shuying's pants tightly with one hand, as if she were her only lifeline.

“What I said is true. She said that if I didn’t do this, you would have me under your control for life. She also said that as long as I tied the blood bag to my leg, I could frame you without anyone knowing.”

Shu Ying naturally didn't believe Xie Wanying's nonsense, but Qi Xiaozhen was definitely not innocent either.

She looked at the police officer next to her. Before the officer even arrived, Xie Wanying had already blurted out everything she had to say.

"Whether what you said is true or false will be verified by the police officers, but you'd better think about whether there is anything else besides these, since our policy is to be lenient for those who confess."

Xie Wanying's eyes darted around, and she spilled out everything that Qi Xiaozhen had done back then.

"A few years ago, Xie Zhiyan intercepted the letters he wrote to you and to Mom and Dad and gave them to me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have received so many letters. I originally wanted to ask her to send them to you as usual, but she always said she couldn't send them. For example, she said that if you knew about what was happening on the battlefield, it would only make you worry for nothing. I had no choice but to leave the money and the letters behind."

There were three police officers who came. Before Qi Xiaozhen arrived, Xie Wanying had already prepared several pots for her.

The sun was shining brightly today, and Qi Xiaozhen was comfortably taking a nap at his desk in the office.

In her half-awake state, she dreamt of the time when she gave the blood bag to Xie Wanying.

However, unlike in reality, Xie Wanying in the dream was like a completely different person. Not only did she turn her back on her, but as soon as she handed over the blood bag, she grabbed her wrist and immediately shouted loudly.

"Someone's here! Come quick! Qi Xiaozhen has stolen a blood bag!"

Qi Xiaozhen stared at Xie Wanying in disbelief, her eyes wide with terror as if she had seen a ghost.

"Xie Wanying, what are you trying to do? I'm only trying to help you, and you're going to call people to arrest me?"

Xie Wanying seemed not to hear her, and instead shouted even louder.

Qi Xiaozhen desperately tried to pull her wrist out of her grasp, feeling both angry and anxious. At that moment, she even regretted meeting Xie Wanying and foolishly treating her as a best friend.

She was on the verge of tears, but somehow, the more she struggled, the tighter Xie Wanying gripped her hand, as if she were digging into her bones.

Just as Qi Xiaozhen gritted her teeth and prepared for one last desperate gamble—

With a dull thud as something heavy hit the ground, Qi Xiaozhen felt as if all the bones in her body had fallen apart. The pain woke her up instantly, and she was so angry that she almost rolled on the ground in agony.

Qi Xiaozhen moved her body with difficulty, and then vaguely realized that what she had just seen was all a dream.

It was just a dream—yes, it must have been a dream. Wanying is such a good person, and they have such a good relationship. They've been best friends for so many years, how could she betray her?

Qi Xiaozhen smiled, her eyes narrowed.

She has all sorts of bizarre dreams every day, it's really—

"Ahhh!"

When Qi Xiaozhen slowly opened her eyes and saw four or five expressionless faces staring coldly at her with their heads down, she thought she had seen a ghost and screamed in fright.

Her arm went limp, and the half of her body she had just propped up fell heavily back down, making her wince in pain once more.

She swallowed hard in fear, shrank back, and stared wide-eyed at the people in front of her.

"Who...who are you?"

Liu Shuo and Wang Cheng straightened up with serious expressions.

The light from the window shone in, making the badges on the chests of the men's uniforms gleam.

"public security?"

Qi Xiaozhen's heart skipped a beat. She instinctively rolled her eyes guiltily, slowly getting up from the ground while trying to calmly ask a question.

"Officers, what can I do for you?"

Such a large-scale operation, with so many police officers arriving all at once?

Outside the office, many colleagues curiously lingered at the doorway, peering inside and cautiously trying to guess what had happened.

"Could it be that Qi Xiaozhen has done something wrong? Although she doesn't seem like a reliable person, she shouldn't have done anything heinous, right?"

"Could it be like those people who were arrested in our unit before, who were parasites who secretly took things from the unit and got caught?"

Other colleagues quickly nudged her with their elbows.

"Keep your voice down. What if it's not about this? We'll all be colleagues and have to get along in the future."

I secretly took some things from work...

Qi Xiaozhen swallowed hard, and immediately thought of the dream she had just had.

She actually stole it...

Although she didn't steal it herself, and although it wasn't something from her own workplace...

Qi Xiaozhen felt even more guilty, her fingers fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, her mind in turmoil.

In just a few seconds, a myriad of thoughts flooded my mind.

After much deliberation, she still felt she should trust Xie Wanying; after all, they had been best friends for so many years, she wouldn't harm her.

Before he could even finish thinking about it, Officer Liu coldly spoke up.

"We need your cooperation in the investigation. Please come with us so we can confront the person involved in person."

"Where...where are we going?"

No one answered her, and Qi Xiaozhen was taken to the military compound in a state of confusion.

The moment Qi Xiaozhen saw Xie Wanying, it felt as if a thunderbolt had struck her head.