Reborn in the 1990s, I want my husband to live to be a hundred.

Chapter 204 Caught Red-Handed, You Can't Deny It

Zhang Liuying rushed to Deng Xiuzhen's house in a hurry, knocked on the door, and opened it without much effort.

The sudden opening of the door startled Zhang Liuying for a moment, but she felt relieved. The door was ajar, which meant that someone should be home, and Deng Xiuzhen should be inside.

"Boss Deng, Boss Deng," Zhang Liuying called as she walked inside.

As soon as she entered, Zhang Liuying was hugged from behind and her mouth was covered with a handkerchief. After struggling for a moment, she became obedient and stared blankly at the person in front of her.

The man smiled and said, "Deng Xiuzhen's family has money, savings accounts, and valuable jewelry. All of that is yours; Deng Xiuzhen tricked you into giving it to her. Find it all and take it back."

"Hurry up and look, someone will come soon and stop you from looking."

Zhang Liuying nodded and turned to rummage through the things.

“If anyone comes, run away quickly, don’t let them catch you,” the man said again.

Zhang Liuying nodded again, and searched even more enthusiastically: rummaging through the bed, smashing drawers, and rummaging through cabinets...

"Zhang Liuying, what are you doing?" The other employees arrived and were shocked by what they saw.

"Zhang Liuying, why are you stealing?" Someone went to pull Zhang Liuying away.

Zhang Liuying was startled by the shouting and pulling, then pushed aside the people around her and ran out quickly.

"Zhang Liuying, don't run!" someone shouted.

"Grab her! Don't let her get away!" Someone was chasing after her.

"Call the police!" Someone realized something was wrong.

The group chased after her, but Zhang Liuying had already run quite a distance. Her short legs moved so fast that they couldn't catch up at all.

"Grab her! Grab her now!" someone shouted as they ran.

People on the street and in the houses next door watched curiously, puzzled.

"Catch the robber! Catch the robber! Catch that robber!" Someone finally noticed the passerby's behavior and changed their shouting.

Upon hearing this shout, the bystanders understood the situation and immediately took action to intercept Zhang Liuying.

At this moment, Zhang Liuying's eyes were a little dull, but she was strong and energetic.

So many people tried to stop her, but she still ran for several miles, almost to her own doorstep, before they finally pinned her to the ground.

The police arrived and inspected the scene: the bedding on the bed was turned upside down, the drawer locks were broken, and all the clothes in the closet were scattered on the floor...

Zhang Liuying had a pair of gold earrings in her pocket, which matched the small box in Deng Xiuzhen's drawer. She was also holding a bankbook with Deng Xiuzhen's name on it.

The police took Zhang Liuying to the police station, along with the company's employees and the righteous individuals who participated in the arrest.

Before the police even asked any questions, they enthusiastically recounted the events.

Zhang Liuying was taken to a separate interrogation.

"What's your name?"

"Zhang Liuying".

What are you doing at Deng Xiuzhen's house?

"Go get my things."

"What are you taking?"

"Those earrings, that folding cloth, and a lot of other things from her house, they're all mine. She tricked me into giving them to her."

Zhang Liuying's eyes were lifeless, but she answered questions clearly and logically, responding to each question directly without any confusion.

Have you seen Deng Xiuzhen?

"No, I knocked on the door and it opened. I went to get my things, and then they came and took them away. Officers, please help me get them back," Zhang Liuying said calmly.

"The passbook has someone else's name on it, so how is it yours? The other person wasn't home, and you just went in and took things. That's trespassing, that's theft, do you know that?" the police officer said sternly.

“I didn’t steal it, it’s all mine.” Zhang Liuying was not agitated at all. She calmly looked at the police, her eyes empty.

……

After being questioned for a while, Zhang Liuying kept repeating the same few sentences. The police were getting a little impatient.

"Look at her eyes, isn't this person a little silly?" Officer A said as he pulled Officer B aside.

"I don't think she's stupid, but I do think she has some mental issues. Could she have escaped from a mental hospital?" Officer B said.

"Let's report the situation to the captain first and investigate whether this person is mentally ill," A said, and went directly to find the captain.

Zhang Liuying sat in a chair with her hands handcuffed to the chair's bars.

After seeing the police leave, she looked at the handcuffs on her hands, then at the closed door. Feeling very tired and dizzy, she simply leaned back in her chair and fell asleep.

When Yun Qi arrived, Zhang Liuying was fast asleep and even snoring.

"Wake up! Wake up!" The policewoman patted Zhang Liuying's face, but Zhang Liuying turned her head and continued sleeping. The policewoman shook Zhang Liuying a few more times before finally waking her up.

She stared blankly at the police officer in front of her and asked in confusion, "Where am I?"

"This is a police station! You'd better tell the truth and don't try anything funny!" the policewoman warned sternly.

"How did I end up in the police station? Why did you bring me here?" Zhang Liuying was a little confused, but her eyes were no longer empty.

“You stole from someone’s house, caught red-handed. You can’t deny it, and pretending to be confused won’t help. You’d better confess quickly and try to get leniency.” The policewoman gave Zhang Liuying a cold look.

Zhang Liuying patted her forehead with her palm, trying to shake off the dizzy and drowsy feeling.

"Tell me what happened, don't rush, tell me slowly, just tell me what comes to mind." Yun Qi poured a glass of water, handed it to Zhang Liuying, and said with a smile.

"Officer Yun?" Zhang Liuying's mind started racing.

"Do you know me?" Yun Qi asked softly.

“You questioned us about Boss Qin last time,” Zhang Liuying replied truthfully.

"What exactly did you go to Deng Xiuzhen's house for today?" Yun Qi found it hard to believe that someone would be so brazen as to steal.

However, it cannot be ruled out that criminals may deliberately use misleading tactics to make them overlook more important matters.

Zhang Liuying recalled for a moment and said, "A lot has happened in the company recently. First, a colleague named Liu Youzhen went missing."

Then we lost touch with Boss Qin. Boss Deng hasn't been to the company these past few days either, but he sends me text messages every day asking me to handle company matters.

I haven't received any text messages since yesterday.

I ran into my colleague Yan Wenying at the company earlier. She said she wondered if something had happened to Boss Deng and asked me to come over, so I did. And then…”

Zhang Liuying tried hard to recall the incident, including being caught stealing, fleeing, and being apprehended. She vehemently denied it, claiming she didn't remember anything and felt she was being framed.

Thinking back to a while ago, the Public Security Bureau uncovered a large number of bandits wearing police uniforms, corrected the wrongdoings, and dealt with many wrongful convictions.

She was startled, instinctively feeling that this was a setup deliberately created to frame her and fabricate a false case against her.

She was anxious, her eyes darted around, and a thousand "fucks" were running through her mind, completely crushing her intelligence.