Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 54 Sorry, see you at the police station.

Wenfeng Bookstore.

"You, surnamed Du, get down here! You big liar, fraudster!"

"You think hiding will solve everything? Pshaw! I've already called the police, you can just wait to go to jail!"

"Fine, you're going to play dumb with me, huh? I, Jiang Rourou, am not one to be trifled with. Today I'll show you what happens when you deceive me!"

After unleashing a torrent of verbal abuse, Jiang Rourou began vandalizing the bookstore, smashing and breaking anything she could get her hands on, and the bookstore staff couldn't stop her.

"Every book I have here is a collector's edition. Are you sure Miss Jiang can afford it?"

Seeing Du Lin come downstairs, Jiang Rourou wanted nothing more than to tear him to pieces. "Du Lin, you despicable scoundrel, fraudster, how dare you try to cheat me! Let me tell you, return my fifty million right now, and maybe if I'm in a good mood, I can put in a good word for you with the police and get you a lighter sentence. If you refuse to listen to reason, then you'll be going to jail!"

Du Lin looked completely bewildered. "Miss Jiang, what are you talking about? I don't understand. What do you mean by 'scammed you out of fifty million'? When did I scam you? If you can't explain yourself, I can sue you for defamation!"

"Stop pretending. Do you think I'm stupid?" Jiang Rourou said, shoving him aside and searching upstairs. "Where's your assistant? Tell him to come down here right now and confront me. You're the one who arranged for him to sign the contract with me. You're the mastermind, the mastermind! Neither of you will get away!"

"You said Lao Zhong signed a house purchase contract with you? When did this happen? How come I didn't know?" Du Lin asked in confusion.

Jiang Rourou threw the contract at her. "See that? There's your fingerprint and signature on it. I've already had it authenticated. This contract is fake and invalid! You're suspected of fraud. I've already called the police. None of you are getting away with this!"

Du Lin shrugged. "I'm really sorry, but the signature and fingerprint on this aren't mine. Besides, Lao Zhong resigned ten days ago. He's not my employee anymore. His signing of the contract with you is just his personal decision and has nothing to do with me, Ms. Jiang. I hope you understand that!"

"What did you say? You resigned?" Jiang Rourou was stunned, as if struck by a thunderbolt.

Du Lin smiled and asked, "Are there any other questions now?"

"Hmph! You think you can clear your name with just a resignation? Don't think I don't know this was all premeditated. He even has your power of attorney. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Du Lin was both amused and exasperated. "Anything can be faked in this world, how could you be so naive! We agreed to meet that day to sign the contract, and I waited for you for an hour but you didn't show up. I thought you had changed your mind, so I didn't think much of it. So, you were tricked by Lao Zhong? Miss Jiang, you're too careless! I'm the landlord, and you didn't sign with me but went to sign with someone else. Such a serious matter, you're too bold. It's good that you called the police, I don't want to be accused of this!"

Seeing his honest expression and natural words, without a trace of guilt, Jiang Rourou began to wonder if she had made a mistake. Could it be that this matter really had nothing to do with Du Lin?

"Even if he wasn't caused by you, he was still your former employee. If it weren't for you, how could I have become his target for fraud? You can't escape responsibility. You have to take responsibility for this, or this won't end here!" Jiang Rourou hugged her shoulders and plopped down on the bar, determined to fight to the bitter end.

At this moment, the police officers arrived. "Who called the police?"

"It's me!" Jiang Rourou exclaimed as if she had seen a savior, pointing at Du Lin. "The police informed me that this is the fraudster who swindled me out of 50 million yuan. You must help me! If this kind of scum is allowed to remain in society, I don't know how many more victims he will become!"

The officer gestured to Du Lin, "Please come with us!"

Du Lin was extremely cooperative, saying, "It's my honor!"

Two hours later, at the police station. "What? Released him? You guys must have taken some bribes, right? You released him so easily? I think you're all in cahoots. Do you believe I'll complain to your superiors?"

"And do you know who I am? My father is the chairman of Nan's Company. You better open your eyes and take a good look. If you can't handle my case, I'll expose you online and make your ancestors for eighteen generations lose face!"

Upon hearing that the police officers were going to release the person, Jiang Rourou exploded on the spot.

The police officer stated officially, "Currently, there is no direct evidence to prove that Du Lin is related to this case. Due to insufficient evidence, we have no choice but to release him. We ask for Ms. Jiang's understanding!"

"Ha? Insufficient evidence? That's because you're useless. And that old Zhong, hurry up and arrest him, what are you dawdling about?"

The young police officer in charge of the case couldn't stand it anymore. "Excuse me, Ms. Jiang, it's not your place to give orders when we police officers are doing our jobs. Otherwise, you might as well go and arrest people yourself!"

"You!" Jiang Rourou was furious but couldn't vent her anger, after all, she was counting on them to help her get back the fifty million.

"Officer Chen, thank you for your hard work!"

Seeing Du Lin swagger out of another interrogation room, Jiang Rourou was furious. "Du Lin, don't be too smug. You're lucky today. The long arm of the law will catch you. You'll pay the price for your actions sooner or later!"

Du Lin feigned innocence, "Miss Jiang, how many times do I have to tell you before you believe me? This really has nothing to do with me. I feel like I was blind to have hired someone like Lao Zhong as my assistant. We are both victims, so why should victims make things difficult for each other? Don't you think so?"

"By the way, if you find Old Zhong, please let me know so I can give him a good scolding for ruining my bookstore's reputation!"

"You!" Jiang Rourou was so angry that her face contorted at the thought of her hard-earned fifty million going down the drain.

She didn't care whether she had anything to do with Du Lin or who he was. She'd take the blame as it came, and the more people she took, the more money she'd have to pay, and the more options she'd have.

"Miss Jiang, shouldn't we talk about our business now?" Du Lin's tone changed.

Jiang Rourou glanced at him irritably, "What do I have to talk to you about?"

Du Lin looked at his subordinates.

"A total of more than 20 items were damaged in the store, including 240 books. The initial assessment of the damage is 3.5 million yuan. Including the store's renovation and repair costs, as well as lost wages, the total is 4 million yuan. Here is the list, Ms. Jiang, please take a look!"

Jiang Rourou took it and tore it to shreds, coldly snorting, "Four million? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child who's easy to fool? You really dare to ask for such an exorbitant amount? A few broken vases and a few tattered books and you have the nerve to ask me to pay for them? You're really desperate for money, treating me like a sucker!"

"Since we can't reach an agreement, we'll have to take this to court!" Du Lin gave his final warning.

Jiang Rourou wasn't buying it. "Tch! You really think I'm afraid of you? A bunch of poor wimps!"

After saying that, he walked away arrogantly.

(End of this chapter)