The two of them, just like the previous pair, stood frozen in place, unable to move a muscle.
The two people keeping watch outside the gate grew anxious when the four didn’t come out for so long, so they too went in to look for them.
Once all six were under control, Shen Yunyun turned on the light.
Having grown accustomed to the dark, they all shut their eyes when suddenly faced with the light.
Shen Yunyun strolled over to them, unhurriedly picked up a large pearl, and shoved it into one of their hands.
They wanted to speak, but couldn’t open their mouths.
After stuffing the pearl, Shen Yunyun called the police.
Then she smiled at the six of them and slipped straight into the basement in the backyard.
The police arrived quickly.
As the officers entered the main hall, Shen Yunyun deactivated the defense system.
The man holding the large pearl immediately whined in explanation, “It’s not like that! I didn’t steal this thing—Shen Yunyun forced it into my hand.”
“Yeah, yeah, she forced it on him,” the others chimed in hastily.
The police looked at them with disdain. “Do you even believe what you’re saying yourselves?”
Shen Yunyun, sobbing uncontrollably, emerged from the basement, trembling all over.
She just stood there, saying nothing, and that alone sealed the men’s guilt.
A female officer, seeing a young girl so terrified, quickly came over, hugged her, and comforted her, “It’s okay, it’s okay. Don’t be scared, don’t be scared.”
The six men were about to cry their eyes out.
Even if their words weren’t very credible, they weren’t lying this time—they were telling the truth.
That big pearl really was shoved into their hands by Shen Yunyun.
Sobbing and sniffling, Shen Yunyun said, “I’ve always lived alone here, never had any conflicts or disputes with anyone. My neighbors can vouch for me. What were they doing sneaking into my house in the dead of night? And that big pearl in his hand—it’s a family heirloom my mother left me, worth tens of millions.”
The man holding the pearl suddenly felt like he didn’t want his hand anymore.
Stealing a pearl worth tens of millions—he’d rot in prison for that.
“Misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding,” he stammered, his tongue feeling like it couldn’t straighten out.
The officers’ faces darkened as they looked at the six men again.
A young girl living alone, and six grown men sneaking into her house in the middle of the night—what were they planning?
When they’d first arrived, they’d clearly seen these six men standing brazenly in her living room.
Thank goodness the girl was clever enough to notice something was wrong and hide in the basement.
Otherwise, who knows what might have happened.
They took the men back for questioning, and the female officer comforted Shen Yunyun thoroughly.
The six men quickly confessed: they’d been hired to teach Shen Yunyun a lesson.
The police soon found the fruit merchant who’d arranged it, and he cried out in protest, but the six men identified him, and he was locked up too.
The remaining three fruit merchants were terrified by this turn of events. Afraid that pulling up one root would drag out the dirt and get them caught as well, they all discussed how to get their man out.
So they each used their own tricks, like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea.
Some contacted Lin Mengxing, some contacted Liao Zhen, and some contacted Tang Yu.
They all believed the person backing Shen Yunyun was Tang Yu.
When Lin Mengxing was approached, she was puzzled—she was sure she didn’t know the boss in front of her.
Why would he suddenly invest a million in their crew just to talk to her alone? Was he trying to pull some shady deal?