Medical and Martial God

Chapter 198: Chapter 198 Framing and Entrapment

The security guard’s shouts were so loud that everyone in all three exhibition halls—and even the reporters outside—were startled. In an instant, everyone began rushing toward Exhibition Hall 3. They were all curious to see who would have the audacity to steal something.

Meanwhile, Qin Qing and Kuroki Suzu had been stopped by the security guard. When he suddenly began shouting, they quickly glanced around, trying to see who the thief was.

But in the entire exhibition hall, there was no one else besides the two of them and the guard.

This is bad, we’ve been set up! Qin Qing instantly realized what was happening.

Kuroki Suzu was stunned. ”What do you mean?”

”Su Muqing’s apology to Ye Xiu was clearly a ruse to lull him into a false sense of security. Mutou Bingyuan wanting to talk to Ye Xiu alone was just a way to keep him busy, making it easy for Su Muqing to frame us!” Qin Qing said grimly.

”What a vicious ploy!” A cold glint flashed in Kuroki Suzu’s eyes. ”Let’s go. I’ll get you out of here first. Don’t worry, no one can stop me.”

”Run? There’s no need,” Qin Qing said, her face an icy mask.

She wouldn’t run. She hadn’t run ten years ago. Through a decade filled with assassination attempts, stabbings, poisonings, and staged car accidents, she had never once fled. Now that Ye Xiu was here, she was even less likely to run. Besides, if Su Muqing dared to frame her, wouldn’t running away be letting the Su Family off easy?

”Where’s the thief?”

”Who’s got the nerve to steal something in broad daylight at an exhibition?”

”Stealing in public? Let me see what kind of moron would do that.”

Just then, a crowd of clamoring guests rushed into Exhibition Hall 3, Ye Xiu among them.

”What’s going on?” Ye Xiu asked quietly as he reached Qin Qing’s side.

Qin Qing quickly explained the situation. After hearing the story, Ye Xiu’s eyes narrowed. Su Muqing is really asking for a death wish!

”You should go. I can handle this,” Qin Qing said, afraid the incident would escalate and damage Ye Xiu’s reputation. But Ye Xiu didn’t leave. He’d stopped caring about his reputation ten years ago when he was forced to flee the country. He truly hadn’t expected, however, that Mutou Bingyuan and Su Muqing’s target wasn’t him, but Qin Qing.

More and more people poured into Exhibition Hall 3, until even the reporters had all gathered there. Mingling with the crowd, Mutou Bingyuan watched Ye Xiu with a mocking gaze. This time, Ye Xiu’s reputation will be in tatters across the whole country, won’t it?

”What happened?” Su Muqing arrived fashionably late and asked, feigning ignorance.

”Miss, someone stole something!” the shouting security guard declared.

”Stole something?” Su Muqing feigned surprise. ”What kind of moron would dare to steal from here?”

”It was her!” the guard said, pointing at Qin Qing.

”Qin Qing?” Su Muqing put on a look of utter disbelief. ”How is that possible? She’s Divine Doctor Ye’s wife, the eldest daughter of the Qin Family, and the chairperson of the Zhulu Group. Why would she ever need to steal anything?”

With that one sentence, she had laid bare the connection between Qin Qing and Ye Xiu.

What? The guests and reporters were all stunned. Very few people knew that Ye Xiu and Qin Qing were married; the public still believed he was single. Furthermore, the Zhulu Group was one of the most mysterious companies not just in the country, but in the world. The identity of its secret owner was considered one of the world’s greatest mysteries. Yet now, Su Muqing had publicly announced that Ye Xiu’s wife, Qin Qing, was the chairperson of the Zhulu Group.

This led everyone present to secretly wonder if the mysterious owner behind the Zhulu Group was none other than Divine Doctor Ye.

”There’s no mistake. It was her. I saw her steal a necklace with my own two eyes!” the security guard asserted confidently. At this, everyone present wore an expression of incredulity.

”Are you sure?” Su Muqing asked.

”I swear on my life, Qin Qing is the thief. If I’m lying, may I get hit by a car the moment I step outside,” the security guard vowed publicly. Hearing this, many in the crowd started to believe him, though most remained skeptical.

”Qin Qing, what is the meaning of this?” Su Muqing timed her display of anger perfectly. ”I invited you to this exhibition out of respect for your position as Divine Doctor Ye’s wife and chairperson of the Zhulu Group. I never expected you to steal something. Divine Doctor Ye must have been blind to marry a woman like you, and the Zhulu Group’s board must be even blinder to hire you as their chairperson for such a high salary!” Her words were incredibly harsh.

Qin Qing’s face turned pale with fury. ”Su Muqing, don’t you think framing me like this is incredibly childish?”

”Childish? You’re the one trying to turn this around on me,” Su Muqing retorted angrily. ”You were caught stealing by the security guard. How is that me framing you?”

Just then, someone in the crowd spoke up. ”There are security cameras in the exhibition hall, right? Just pull up the footage. That will show whether Qin Qing stole anything.”

His words were a wake-up call for everyone, and the skeptical members of the crowd began to clamor in agreement.

”That’s right! A single guard’s accusation doesn’t prove anything. Let’s see the security footage!”

”Divine Doctor Ye is a man of high moral character. His wife would never be a thief.”

”Qin Qing is the chairperson of the Zhulu Group, the eldest daughter of the Qin Family, and Divine Doctor Ye’s wife. She has no need for money, so she has no reason to steal.”

”Miss, to prove that I haven’t falsely accused Qin Qing, please have the control room pull up the surveillance footage from Hall 3,” the security guard said, affecting an air of innocence.

Hearing this, many of the skeptics suddenly began to believe the guard. If he were lying, he would never dare to ask for the footage.

”Fine. I’ll call the security department right now!” Su Muqing took out her phone and publicly called the head of security. ”This is Su Muqing. Pull up the surveillance footage from Hall 3 and see if anyone stole anything.”

After hanging up, she looked at Qin Qing and said, ”Frankly, I don’t believe you would do something like steal. But if the security footage shows evidence of you stealing, don’t blame me for reporting you to the authorities!”

”The innocent have nothing to hide,” Qin Qing replied, her face cold.

Ye Xiu, however, sighed internally. This was a trap set by Mutou Bingyuan and Su Muqing. They would certainly never produce any evidence that proves Qin Qing’s innocence. He figured a call would come from the security room any moment now, reporting a problem with the cameras in Hall 3.

Sure enough, Su Muqing’s phone began to ring. She answered immediately and put it on speaker.

A panicked voice came from the phone. ”Miss, this is terrible! Everyone in the security control room has been knocked unconscious, and all the surveillance footage from the exhibition hall has been deleted.”

”What?” Su Muqing feigned shock. She hung up and glared at Qin Qing. ”Qin Qing, I never imagined you had accomplices. The security guards are just working-class people earning a few thousand a month. You had them beaten up just so you could steal something? You... you are utterly heartless and shameless!”

”That’s a slanderous lie!” Qin Qing shouted, enraged. ”I didn’t steal anything, and I didn’t send anyone to attack the people in the control room!”