After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan understood the implication and her expression immediately turned cold.

"What do you mean? Explain yourself!"

"I lost my watch at your hotel, and I just want to find my belongings, but you suspect we're trying to extort money from me?"

Upon hearing this, the hotel manager quickly smiled and waved his hand.

"Miss Lan, please don't misunderstand!"

"What you just said was your own admission; I didn't say it."

"Furthermore, our hotel is very cooperative and willing to actively resolve the issues."

"You've gone to the front desk to make a scene, and you've called the police to check the security footage, all you want is compensation, right?"

When the hotel manager said this, he had a smile on his face, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

Every expression on his face seemed to convey a certain feeling to those around him:

I've seen plenty of people like this while working in a restaurant!

They are so tactless and their actions are impeccable.

However, the sarcasm and malice revealed in her expression and attitude made it clear to those around her instantly, and left Lan Yujuan with no way to refute it.

What's even more infuriating is that the police officers seemed to believe it too, and immediately started acting as peacemakers.

"Miss Lan, this matter is indeed quite difficult to investigate."

"How about this, businesses don't have it easy to operate, and staff are just employees, so let's all be considerate of each other."

"It's just a watch. You two should discuss it, agree on a price, and settle it."

After listening to the police officer's words, the contempt in the restaurant manager's eyes intensified.

He looked at Lan Yujuan, and although he didn't say anything, his expression clearly conveyed a meaning:

See? Everyone knows your petty tricks for extorting money!

Lan Yujuan was furious; her hand gripping the phone started to tremble.

"Officer, I'm not causing trouble, nor am I asking for compensation from the restaurant."

"I just want to find my husband's lost watch."

"If we really can't find it, then forget it!"

Hearing Lan Yujuan say this, the police officer's expression softened slightly, and he began to wonder if they had made a mistake.

Only the hotel manager, standing to the side, persisted in his opinion, arms crossed, with an attitude of "I'm just watching your performance."

The police officer cleared his throat and asked earnestly:

"Cough, cough!"

"Since you still want to continue the search, we will naturally do our best."

"Ms. Lan, how about this? You can call your partner over first, and we can ask for more details. It might help us solve the case faster."

Lan Yujuan nodded. "Okay, that's fine."

She picked up her phone, ready to dial Chen Mo's number.

Suddenly, a scene from the video that she had missed flashed through her mind.

"Details?...Wait a minute!"

"Manager, could I watch the security camera footage again?"

Everyone else was a little confused, wondering what Lan Yujuan was up to.

The manager's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't make a move. Instead, he turned his gaze to the police officers opposite him to seek their opinion.

"It's only a few minutes anyway, let's listen to her!"

So the manager gave a look to the people in the monitoring room, and the screen played the previous footage again.

Lan Yujuan picked up her phone and immediately started recording.

When the manager saw that she was going to record a video, he instinctively tried to stop her.

"No, no!"

"This video contains sensitive customer information; you cannot record it!"

Lan Yujuan immediately retorted:

"The area outside the restroom is a public area, and no one's face is shown, so it doesn't involve privacy at all."

"Moreover, most of the people coming in and out are guests of the banquet hall."

"I'll record this now. If I still can't find it later, I can use a simpler method."

"Based on the clothing and appearance of the pedestrians in the video, we could go into the banquet hall one by one and ask; perhaps we can still find it?"

The manager was about to say something when the police officer next to him stopped him and said calmly:

"It's really not a matter of privacy, just let her record!"

"The person lost their watch at your hotel, and they didn't cause any trouble or ask you to compensate them. They've already been very reasonable."

"That's about enough for your restaurant!"

Out of respect for the police officer, the manager swallowed his words, forcing a smile as he said:

"Alright then."

After recording the entire thing once, Lan Yujuan quickly noticed something amiss:

"Officers, look here!"

Lan Yujuan paused the video and pointed to the back of a waiter in the frame, saying:

"The waiter rushed into the restroom."

"In less than a minute, my husband washed his hands, and before he even had time to put his sleeves down or put on his watch, he rushed out in a hurry."

"Look, in the whole video, everyone else is walking, only those two are running."

"Is it possible that the waiter ran in and said something to my husband, and then my husband rushed out in a panic?"

Upon hearing this, the hotel manager covered his mouth and burst out laughing.

"Pfft~, you're really good at making things up!"

"From what you're saying, it seems our restaurant's staff deliberately set a trap, specifically targeting your husband's watch?"

Lan Yujuan said calmly, "You admitted it yourself, I didn't say it."

Upon hearing this, the hotel manager's face contorted in pain.

He then deliberately raised his wrist to show off his watch, and said with a disdainful smile:

"To be honest, it's not like our restaurant staff haven't seen good things before."

"Even if your partner's watch is worth tens of thousands of dollars, our employees might not be interested in it."

"After all, what was stolen from your house wasn't some expensive watch worth six or seven figures."

Faced with such a sarcastic and snobbish attitude, Lan Yujuan didn't bother to respond. Instead, she turned around and earnestly addressed the police officer:

"Officer, what I just said was not without basis."

"Look at the beginning of this video. The reason my husband went to the bathroom was because someone splashed something dirty on his wrist, and he had to take off his watch to clean it."

Upon hearing this, the police officer immediately came over and watched the video carefully again.

"Oh dear, it seems that's really true!"