How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 344 - 346: Sowing Discord_1

Li Qiao attributed it to coincidence and vigilant security. At each intersection, someone was on guard; the criminals couldn’t distinguish the paths at night, and if they encountered a patrol, they didn’t have a good excuse.

During the day, it was different. Local residents would come to pick up firewood, and some people exercised by running on the mountain.

If the criminals were mentally tough enough, they could spend a night outdoors and, even if they encountered a patrol the next day, they would only need to pretend they had been playing on the mountain to deceive them.

He almost got through by bluffing.

A colleague then asked, "Judging by your accent, you’re not local. Where were you recommended from to attend university?"

"I was specially recruited after participating in a math competition last year. Did you think I was recommended because I told you I’m in my senior year? Actually, I skipped a grade," Li Qiao said with a smile.

"Special recruitment? Skipped a grade? That’s impressive." They had thought she had gotten in through the back door, not realizing she was genuinely a prodigy.

Then they asked her about her plans after graduation.

Li Qiao straightforwardly said she planned to pursue graduate studies and would see what the school arranged after her graduation.

A colleague from beside came over to apologize, "I shouldn’t have hung up on your call last night. Fortunately, you informed your family back home. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Li Qiao didn’t say anything.

People like him are obstinate; they won’t learn their lesson until they’ve made a mistake themselves.

......

Li Qiao returned to her unit to write a report and was informed when she submitted it that she could leave, "The guy confessed. All three cases were his doing, and the stolen gun has been recovered. His motives were as you guessed; he was not interested in pedestrians’ money and planned to rob the market. And just as you deduced, he had just been released from detention. How did you come to this conclusion?"

Li Qiao replied truthfully, "My partner is in business, and he said that in the market, people take out wads of cash, which is tempting. Robbers aren’t interested in small amounts, so I also considered this possibility. I just didn’t expect that the man would report my residence when questioned by patrol officers. If he had reported some other place, I wouldn’t have suspected him."

The criminal’s mental toughness truly wasn’t something ordinary people could match; spending a night outdoors and still remaining calm when facing patrol officers the next day.

With that kind of nerve, why not do something worthwhile?

It’s over now.

"You’re pretty good, better at analysis than us bona fide office workers. No wonder Xun Dong highly recommended you." Her superior didn’t skimp on the praise, adding at the end, "I’ll personally go to your school to thank them later."

"There’s no need to go to all that trouble. If my classmates find out, they’ll bombard me with questions and disrupt my studies," Li Qiao said.

The superior couldn’t help but laugh, seeing she was someone focused on her studies, not seeking fame or profit. "Alright, we’ll do it your way."

As Li Qiao was preparing to leave, she suddenly remembered the question Xue Sufen asked her the day she left. Since Lv Qian in her dormitory didn’t get along well with her and had even spoken ill of her previously, she made a request, "Could you write me a letter proving that I was here on a case? Because I was suddenly called in and haven’t been back to the school to report, I’m worried my roommate might spread rumors."

"No problem."

.....

Li Qiao left the criminal investigation team with the letter of proof and first went back to her school to report.

The class teacher was concerned about the case, "How did it go?"

"The case is solved," Li Qiao simply recapped the events.

The class teacher gave her a thumbs-up, "Impressive! You might even get mentioned in the newspaper once the news is published."

Li Qiao didn’t want to appear in the newspaper; she was worried that the criminal’s family might see her involvement in solving the case and potentially seek her out for trouble. "Just don’t publish my name."

"You, child, what an honor it is. If your name isn’t published, who will remember you?"

"I don’t agree anyway, and if they give you any trouble about the interview, just decline," Li Qiao said.

The homeroom teacher didn’t understand but didn’t insist.

After applying for leave, Li Qiao went straight home.

Old Mrs. Qin was at home and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Li Qiao: "You’re finally back. After you were called away last night, I didn’t even have the energy to do anything today." She was even more worried than when Jin went on a long trip. "Did they catch the bad guy?"

Li Qiao explained what happened with a smile.

Old Mrs. Qin felt a chill down her back: "So you mean that you faced the criminal in person?"

Li Qiao: "I had teammates by my side."

"That’s still frightening." Once Old Mrs. Qin calmed down, she said, "Nan Chuyi came over just now to ask if you were back. She seems quite concerned about you. She told me to let her know when you return."

"I’ll go right now," Li Qiao left.

As soon as he reached the door, he heard Xue Sufen and Nan Chuyi talking.

One asked: "Was Li Qiao caught because she committed a crime? They took her away with two plainclothes officers at noon yesterday, and she hasn’t come back until now."

The other replied: "Even if you bit your umbilical cord off yourself, she still wouldn’t be caught for committing a crime."

"I’m seriously asking you a question here. Why are you cursing at me?" Xue Sufen was furious.

Nan Chuyi: "When did I curse at you? I didn’t use a single dirty word."

"You!" Xue Sufen was exasperated and turned her head, only to see Li Qiao: "You! How come you’re back?"

Li Qiao looked leisurely at her: "Why can’t I be back?" She took out a proof of assistance: "Read it carefully. I wasn’t arrested. I was helping the criminal investigation team with a case."

Xue Sufen couldn’t believe it, but there was the criminal investigation team’s seal on the proof of assistance, leaving no room for doubt: "Then I asked my uncle-in-law, why did he say he didn’t know anything?"

Li Qiao was speechless: "Professor Xue isn’t my homeroom teacher, doesn’t teach me, and we don’t usually spend time together, how could he possibly know? You’d better ask my grandma than him."

"Weren’t you often together with my uncle before?" As Xue Sufen spoke, she glanced at Nan Chuyi out of the corner of her eye.

Li Qiao realized belatedly that Xue Sufen was trying to drive a wedge between her and Nan Chuyi. She answered frankly, "I needed his guidance for my thesis before. If not with him, should I have been with you?"

Xue Sufen: "Anyway, there’s something not right about the two of you."

Li Qiao said sternly, "I warn you, don’t talk nonsense."

"You’re getting defensive," Xue Sufen fanned the flames, then turned to Nan Chuyi: "Auntie, look, Li Qiao is feeling guilty."

Nan Chuyi: "I didn’t see that. You seem quite anxious. Maybe you want Li Qiao to be your ’auntie,’ but too bad, she’s got Qin Jin. She wouldn’t give your uncle-in-law a second look."

Xue Sufen took a deep breath, annoyed, "She wouldn’t give a second look? It’s more like my uncle doesn’t want her. My uncle is a professor with a proper job! What does Qin Jin have?"

"You just said there was something not right about them, now you’re saying your uncle wouldn’t want her, contradicting yourself. I think Qin Jin is quite good. He’s wealthy, knows how to manage, and most importantly is handsome. The back of his head looks better than your uncle’s, he’s lively and always smiling." Nan Chuyi casually listed off Qin Jin’s merits and continued, "Your uncle never smiles, always looks as if he’s angry, like everyone owes him money." Last night, when she turned over in bed and touched him, he reacted like she was a ghost, pushing her away.

As if she were a big pervert who took advantage of him.

She was infuriated.

After pushing her away, he may have reflected on his actions a bit, feeling it wasn’t right, and then told her he wasn’t used to sharing a quilt with someone else, that it wasn’t intentional, and then reached out to hug her – only for her to kick him off the bed.

He might have been angry at her, and in the morning when he saw her, he even glared at her. She didn’t know if he would come back tonight, and she was considering whether to coax him or not.