Chapter 252: Too Malicious

Fortunately, before Luo Qiao came, there had already been a few incidents in the village where the police were called, and people were taken to the hospital. Otherwise, these events might have all been blamed on Luo Qiao.

The police arrived quickly and, after seeing the empty house and inspecting the place, they soon determined based on the traces that the thief wasn’t from the village. Luo Qiao had stepped out earlier, so the police were able to follow the clues.

Luo Qiao also noticed that the sweet potatoes piled next to the stove in the kitchen were gone, likely taken by the thieves. Since it wasn’t the time for digging sweet potatoes yet, most people wouldn’t want to dig them up just to eat now.

But Luo Qiao was different. The sweet potatoes in her private plot had been accelerated with her powers and were ready to eat, and they were quite large. She had asked Shitou to dig a few that evening, intending to make sweet potato cakes for breakfast the next day.

The police soon found a sweet potato that had fallen along a path, and at the turn toward the mountain outside the village, they found another one. Luo Qiao had dropped the one on the path, but the one at the mountain path wasn’t hers.

Captain Gao Jiefang grew nervous now—outsiders coming into the village to steal was unacceptable. He must fully support the police officers.

Luo Qiao explained that she needed to report to City No. 1 Middle School the next day, so she entrusted the matter fully to Captain Gao. After several hours of back and forth, the police finally left, assuring that they would continue investigating. After all, this was a serious case of burglary with malicious intent.

Once everyone left, the sky was already turning pale. Luo Qiao locked the doors and went into her space. She set an alarm and went to sleep. After all, she had to wake up soon to catch the bus.

She was afraid that she would be tired during the day if she didn’t sleep all night. She was startled awake by a knock at the door. Still dazed, she left her space and cleared her head before stepping outside, where she saw Aunt Gao.

Luo Qiao asked, “Aunt Gao, why are you here so early?”

Aunt Gao replied, “I heard about what happened last night from your uncle. I thought you might not have any breakfast, so I brought some over for you.”

Luo Qiao gratefully said, “Aunt, thank you so much.”

Aunt Gao patted Luo Qiao’s shoulder and said, “I can’t believe someone so heartless would come to our village to steal. Thank goodness you weren’t home last night—who knows what could’ve happened. Just thinking about it gives me chills.”

Luo Qiao nodded in response, saying, “That’s right, Aunt Gao. Now that you mention it, I also find this whole thing strange. This thief clearly targeted my house—why didn’t they steal from anyone else in the village? And why choose the night before I’m supposed to report to the high school in the city? Luckily, I wasn’t home. If what you’re saying is right, someone might be trying to ruin my reputation.”

After hearing this, Aunt Gao thought Luo Qiao made sense. She took the food out of her basket and said, “I’d better head home quickly. We can’t let this slide. You’ve brought honor to our village.

Now, who among the surrounding villages isn’t envious that Qingshan Village produced a city-wide top scholar? Ruining your reputation would be the same as ruining our village’s reputation. We definitely can’t let this go.”

When Lu Yichen arrived, he overheard this conversation and saw the captain’s wife hurrying away. “What happened?” he asked.

The distance between Lu Yichen’s house and Luo Qiao’s was about 500 meters. Since there hadn’t been much noise and a cornfield separated them, it was normal for him not to have heard anything. Even when the police arrived, they came quietly along the small path without causing much commotion.

Anyway, Luo Qiao briefly explained what had happened the night before, only mentioning what was necessary. In any case, everything that needed to be done was done. Even if the police couldn’t catch those two people, once Gao Suhua woke up and realized she hadn’t been taken away while Zhao Xiaomei still hadn’t returned, how could she not figure out what had happened?

Ha, plotting against others only to be outwitted in return. Last time, that family didn’t succeed because the man had a leg injury, and they were discovered in time. But this time, hmm, Zhao Xiaomei probably won’t be so lucky.

With Zhao Xiaomei’s personality, she’ll definitely try to find a way back. The real drama is yet to come. Luo Qiao considered herself a fairly kind person, but Gao Suhua was far too malicious. This time, she’s determined to send her to jail.