Chronicle of the 70s-Chapter 400 - 375: True and False

The dimly lit room had its windows pasted over with newspapers, there were no lights, but four candles were lit. In the center of the room, a young woman wearing a plaid shirt was sitting on a worn-out chair. She appeared to be in her twenties, with her long hair cascading down, and traces of blood could be vaguely seen on her body.

At this moment, the woman gently lifted her head, looking at the two people who had just entered near the window, frowning and asking, "Secretary Qin, do we have such a deep hatred that you must treat me this way?"

The corners of Qin Xi’s mouth lifted slightly as he glanced at Xu Wu beside him, who then laughed coldly, saying, "Do you still think of yourself as Chou Xue? Qin Miao?"

The woman in front of them widened her eyes in disbelief, staring at the two people as though she had seen a ghost.

Just then, the door was violently pulled open, and two people came in from another room, dragging a person whose neck was tied with a rope. He was pulled down forcibly as if he didn’t feel any pain.

When they had dragged him to the center of the room, they kicked him, and the face that had been facing the ground flipped over—it was Gao Kang, who was rumored to have left early in the morning!

Upon seeing Gao Kang, the woman started to struggle violently, and her expression quickly turned to panic.

Qin Xi watched the people in front of him with amusement and gently chuckled, "Your plan was not bad; you just used the wrong person."

The woman stared intensely at Qin Xi’s face, then burst into laughter after a long while: "Qin Xi, you’re really smart. I have to wonder whether you’re human or a ghost, to actually know that I am Qin Miao."

Yes, the person who looked identical to Chou Xue in front of them was indeed the surgically altered Qin Miao. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Qin Xi didn’t speak but said to Xu Wu on the side, "Take your time questioning her; I need to go back and report in. Grandfather and the others are worried."

Xu Wu raised an eyebrow, nodded, and said, "I want to eat hot pot tonight."

Qin Xi nodded to acknowledge, ready to leave, when he heard Qin Miao’s shrill scream, "Qin Xi, I am your cousin, you can’t treat me like this. Let me go. As a public officer, how can you illegally detain someone? It’s against the law!"

Qin Xi stopped in his tracks and spoke to the increasingly frantic person, "Someone? Isn’t Qin Miao supposed to be abroad at this time? Who are you? Why don’t I recognize you?"

After that, he left despite the roaring behind him and walked towards the door.

Qin Xi didn’t get into a car but walked straight outside. Meanwhile, a black car drove out from the yard next door, stopping in front of Qin Xi. A pretty woman emerged from the car, smiling at Qin Xi and saying, "Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I might have been falsely implicated."

Without a response, Qin Xi watched the woman take out an envelope and handed it over. "My handwritten resignation letter."

Taking the letter, Qin Xi watched as the car window closed and the vehicle drove off into the distance.

Returning home, Qin Xi handed the letter to Li Xianglu and said, "Your brother wants to eat hot pot!"

Li Xianglu nodded helplessly, opened and looked at the resignation letter, which was from Chou Xue. There was also another letter addressed to her aunt, informing her of her departure to another country and not planning to return for a while.

After reading it, Li Xianglu asked Qin Xi, "Sent off?"

Qin Xi nodded and replied, "Sent off, next week’s ship, departing from Shanghai."

Li Xianglu nodded, while Su Yan and the old man had been impatiently waiting nearby, unable to restrain themselves from asking, "What exactly did Qin Miao plan to do?"

Li Xianglu sighed and sat down.

Qin Xi then said, "She planned to kill the real Chou Xue, frame Xiangxiang for it, then leave and continue living under her true identity as Qin Miao."

Su Yan’s eyes widened. Qin Miao was truly ruthless, orchestrating such a massive plan just to frame Li Xianglu.

Back then, there was no one around; it was a situation impossible to explain clearly. It was too cruel but fortunately discovered early. Preparations were made, otherwise, those venomous snakes lurking around waiting to strike at any moment would have made people restless, unable to eat or sleep. It was better to draw them out and make them act. Luckily, everything went smoothly.

Where did this all start from?

It began when Chou Xue sprained her ankle.

Chou Xue’s arrival at the unit was very strange. From the beginning, she tried to cozy up to Li Xianglu, a suspicious approach that lacked the usual flattery from a subordinate to a superior. It seemed deliberately put on.

This made Li Xianglu feel odd.

Then came the sprained ankle. Chou Xue lost her keys and had no letter of introduction, which clearly indicated she wanted to go to Li Xianglu’s house.

Li Xianglu immediately became suspicious. After discussing with Qin Xi, everyone started to investigate, but all of Chou Xue’s information was real, even her elementary school records were genuine, and more so, she had an aunt.

This came as a surprise to everyone, leading to the suspicion that Chou Xue was real but had been bought off to do something.

This suspicion was reasonable, but during the bank fire, Qin Xi saw Chou Xue.

At that moment, Qin Xi noticed that Chou Xue and Qin Miao had a 60% resemblance. Since they were enemies in a past life, he was the first to suspect that the Chou Xue in front of him was Qin Miao in disguise, recalling that advanced cosmetic surgeries existed in later generations.

Next came a dinner at home, where Chou Xue wouldn’t eat lamb, claiming an aversion, exactly like Qin Miao.

These small habits were one thing, but the key issue was when they meddled with Qin Miao’s briefcase.

There was nothing else in the briefcase apart from Qin Miao’s work plan for the week and a registered letter, stating that the capital was planning to requisition a piece of land to build a government office building.

Sure enough, not long after, someone from the capital inquired about the owner of that land, and Qin Xi’s people also found out that Qin Miao made a call at the Post Office the next day at noon.

Too many coincidences made Qin Xi certain that Chou Xue was Qin Miao. As to what they were planning, nobody knew, so investigations continued while they tried to ascertain their motives.

Finally, the opportunity arose. Wang Yanan’s wedding was moved up, and on that day at noon, Chou Xue went out to make a call.

Two days later, an unknown car arrived in Huai County.

The surveillance team discovered that there was a girl in the car who looked exactly like Chou Xue.

So, Qin Xi immediately instructed Xu Wu to bring people over. Xu Wu’s team quickly designed a plan upon meeting the detained girl, asking about the general situation and devising a simple plan.

What followed was the incident that happened at Wang Yanan’s wedding.

Gao Kang’s car was stolen, actually driven away by someone who had hidden it in advance, the car returned directly to Huai County, bringing the real Chou Xue.

Meanwhile, the fake Chou Xue made an excuse to go to the bathroom, asking Li Xianglu to accompany her.

Their original plan was to stab the real Chou Xue with a knife and then place the knife in Li Xianglu’s hand, knocking her out afterward.

However, this was thwarted by Xu Wu’s people who were already lying in ambush nearby.

The real Chou Xue then changed into the fake Chou Xue’s clothes and went back to sleep in the yard with Li Xianglu.