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

Lan Yujuan sat to the side, waiting for the test results.

Seeing the other person's flustered state, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind:

Could this watch have come from a "dirty" source?

She knew that many watch enthusiasts loved to modify their watches.

Some people modify the watch face, some change the watch strap, but only the most core and crucial parts are kept exactly the same.

If Chen Mo's watch hadn't been discovered by chance after it was stolen, and if the watch strap hadn't contained a GPS tracker, it probably would have been lost long ago.

"Bring it here, let me take a closer look."

Zhong Ping sat down again, put on gloves, and began to carefully disassemble the watch.

When Zhong Ping picked up her phone and began using her database to check the unique code on the watch, cold sweat broke out on the man's forehead.

After verifying the information, Zhong Ping immediately put down her phone and asked seriously:

"Where did you get this watch from?"

The foreman, who was trying to extort money from the other side, had already lost his temper and kept glancing at his sprained ankle companion.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Didn't you yourself say that the watch was a gift from a wealthy friend of yours?"

"I've already forged documents for you for free and taken the blame for you, what more do you want?"

The foreman, angered and embarrassed by his colleague's retort, immediately reaffirmed his stance and turned to say:

"What do you care where I got the watch? What do you care if it's real or fake?"

"Now that things have come to this, you can decide what to do!"

"I admit, I did initially want Lan Qingqing to compensate me more money, but we didn't reach an agreement!"

Seeing that they refused to tell the truth, Zhong Ping guessed that the two were definitely not innocent.

He immediately turned around and handed the watch accessory with the code to the mediator without hesitation.

"Officer, this watch is stolen."

"Two years ago, during the first month of the lunar calendar, one of my clients had his safe stolen, and a lot of gold bars, jewelry, and watches were stolen. There should have been a police report at the time."

"This modified fake watch uses some genuine parts, including a missing watch part with a globally unique serial number."

As soon as Zhong Ping finished speaking, the man who had sprained his ankle tried to run away, clearly feeling guilty.

The mediator sitting at the door, seeing the sudden change in the situation, immediately got up to prepare to intercept.

Unexpectedly, Lan Qingqing was agile and quick. As the man brushed past her, she tripped him with her leg, pounced on him, and twisted him to the ground.

The foreman never dreamed that his attempt to extort money would instead lead him into a massive theft case.

Under interrogation, the foreman lost his composure and confessed everything.

It turns out that the watch wasn't a gift from a friend at all. Instead, the foreman bought it for two thousand yuan from his friend who had sprained his ankle while climbing over a wall. He wore it to show off.

Because Lan Qingqing offended him, causing him to lose face in front of customers and colleagues, he wanted to teach her a lesson and deliberately plotted to extort money from her.

But unexpectedly, at the crucial moment, Lan Qingqing, this wild girl from the countryside, actually had someone stand up to support her.

The foreman's friend was furious and resentful when he heard him so easily shift the blame, and immediately betrayed the foreman as well!

It turns out that the companion who sprained his ankle was indeed quite skilled, but he was dishonest and only wanted to make money through illicit means.

They acquired many luxury watches of dubious origin through shady channels, disassembled and modified them, and then sold them at high prices.

Last year, because of these issues, the company was forced to cancel its license and was scorned by the industry.

Since his reputation was ruined, no legitimate wealthy people have done business with him anymore.

Left with no other choice, he could only find managers and senior waiters in various nightclubs and late-night food stalls to act as intermediaries and help him sell modified watches.

The foreman, with whom he had a good relationship, was also one of his main accomplices in selling stolen goods.

When the foreman arrived, he didn't think much of it, assuming that dealing with Lan Qingqing would be as easy as crushing an ant.

I never imagined that I would be able to leave when I arrived, when everything was fine!

When Lan Yujuan and Lan Qingqing came out of the police station, they could still hear the foreman being taken away behind them constantly shouting that he was innocent.

"Officer, I'm innocent!"

"He only asked me to help introduce customers so he could earn a commission. I had no idea that the watches he was selling were all stolen goods..."

After leaving the police station, Lan Yujuan thanked the two professionals who came to her aid while preparing to make payment.

Unfortunately, both of them refused.

Zhong Ping waved her hand and smiled indifferently:

"We're old classmates, it's nothing, don't mention it!"

"Besides, although it seems like I'm helping you today, I'm actually getting a great deal out of it too."

"Once the case is solved, my old client will be so happy that he'll definitely come back to patronize my services."

Mentioning this made Zhong Ping feel refreshed. She casually hailed a car on the roadside and went home.

As for the other person, seeing that Zhong Ping had flagged down a car, he insisted on squeezing in and getting a ride, regardless of whether Zhong Ping wanted to or not.

As he got into the car, he waved goodbye to Lan Yujuan with a smile.

"Miss Lan, please don't stand on ceremony with me!"

"If there's an opportunity in the future, I just hope Mr. Chen will give my business some support!"

The two sisters stood there, watching the taxi drive away, while the two people inside continued to bicker the whole way.

Now that Lan Qingqing was free of legal trouble, she reverted to her lively personality and approached him with a gossipy look on her face.

"Sis, were those two people who just left a couple who broke up?"

Lan Yujuan was startled and turned around in surprise: "Huh?"

"How did you figure that out?"

Lan Qingqing said with a smug look:

"Hehe, I've seen plenty of couples like this at the food stalls!"

"They're clearly a couple having a fight. Look at how the man is relentlessly pursuing her, while the woman verbally resists but tacitly approves."

"I reckon it won't be long before they make up again."

Lan Yujuan thought about it for a moment, and sure enough, it really seemed to make sense.

Just then, her ride-hailing car arrived, and she immediately patted Lan Qingqing on the shoulder, suppressing a laugh:

"Alright, stop worrying about other people's business!"

"If you have some free time now, I'll take you for a walk around the coffee shop."

The two returned to the coffee shop and were stunned as soon as they got out of the car.

Lan Qingqing looked at the coffee shop not far away. There were clusters of customers at the entrance. Some were taking pictures with coffee in their hands, while others came specifically to take pictures and check in. It was quite a sight.

Even more outrageous, there were people carrying cameras and holding microphones nearby, seemingly there specifically to conduct interviews.

"Sis, how much did you invest in this coffee shop? Will it break even?" Lan Qingqing asked excitedly, rubbing her hands together.

Lan Yujuan felt a chill run down her spine at the sight.

"If I said I didn't spend any money on advertising, would you believe me?"