Medical and Martial God

Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Ye Xiu Takes Action, The Su Family Panics

Qin Qing was truly panicked. She hadn’t expected Mutou Bingyuan and Su Muqing to have prepared so thoroughly to frame her.

”Are you saying the security guard, in order to frame you, hired someone to knock out the person in the surveillance room?” Su Muqing asked coldly. ”What a joke. Given a security guard’s position, how would he know the password to the display case? And where would he get the money to hire someone to knock out the person in the surveillance room?”

This line of reasoning thoroughly convinced everyone present. Even those who had been skeptical now believed that Qin Qing had stolen the item.

”You really can’t judge a book by its cover. To think that someone with Qin Qing’s status would resort to stealing.”

”She’s the Divine Doctor’s wife, the Chairwoman of the Zhulu Group, and the young mistress of the Qin Family. Qin Qing clearly doesn’t need money, yet she still steals. What kind of person is she?”

”This might be some kind of psychological illness. No matter her status, she just likes to steal.”

”Divine Doctor Ye must have been blind to marry a woman like that.”

”She’s really brought shame upon Divine Doctor Ye...”

Seeing everyone’s anger directed at Qin Qing, Mutou Bingyuan and Su Muqing were overjoyed. Mutou Bingyuan, in particular, was secretly gloating. My plan was perfect! I destroyed Qin Qing in a single move! Now, he just had to see if Su Muqing could redirect the crowd’s anger toward Ye Xiu as planned.

”Did you all skip lunch? Are your brains starved of oxygen?” Qin Qing glared at everyone, her face cold. ”If any of you had a shred of sense, you’d calm down and think. Isn’t it possible that Su Muqing set this trap to frame me?”

The entire clamoring crowd, which had been condemning Qin Qing just a moment ago, suddenly fell silent. All eyes turned to Su Muqing.

What Qin Qing said made sense. If this was Su Muqing’s conspiracy, it would explain why the security guard accused her of theft and why the person in the surveillance room was knocked out.

”Me? Set a trap to frame you? Qin Qing, you’re the one who’s crazy, not me!” Su Muqing exclaimed indignantly. ”This is an exhibition hosted by my Su Family, attended by the elites of Jin Ye City! There are so many reporters here. Do you think I’d be foolish enough to frame you at my own family’s event? Besides, we have no history of animosity. Why would I possibly want to frame you?”

At that moment, Mutou Bingyuan stepped out from the crowd. He was worried Su Muqing would spoil the plan, so he felt he had to make a personal appearance. ”Qin Qing, you are the Divine Doctor’s wife, Chairwoman of the Zhulu Group, and the young mistress of the Qin Family. The Su Family can’t afford to offend you. Would Su Muqing be crazy enough to frame you?”

His words were indeed highly persuasive. The crowd immediately began to clamor again.

”Young Master Luo has a point! Divine Doctor Ye’s influence in Xuanse is unrivaled. Who would dare to frame his wife?”

”The Su Family may be one of the four great families of Jin Ye City, but they’re nothing compared to the Zhulu Group. For the Su Family to frame the Zhulu Group’s Chairwoman would be like an egg throwing itself against a rock. I don’t believe the Su Family would be so foolish.”

”Qin Qing, just apologize for stealing, and this will all be over. I’m sure the Su Family will show deference to Divine Doctor Ye and the Zhulu Group and won’t make things difficult for you. There’s no need to retaliate by falsely accusing them.”

In an instant, public opinion swung back to Su Muqing’s side.

Qin Qing’s face turned pale with anger. Still, she had to admit their plan was perfect. Coupled with Su Muqing’s logical arguments, they had successfully turned everyone against her. Impressive.

”What’s going on now?” Su Rui demanded angrily as he hurried over to Su Muqing.

”Brother, Qin Qing stole something,” Su Muqing said.

”What?” Su Rui was startled. ”Tell me everything.”

”Okay.” Su Muqing immediately recounted the entire incident.

”Nonsense!” Su Rui roared after she finished. ”I’m the one who told Divine Doctor Ye he could pick anything he wanted from the exhibition. What Qin Qing did doesn’t count as stealing!”

The onlookers were all dumbfounded. What a shocking twist!

Mutou Bingyuan and Su Muqing were also stunned; they had no idea about this arrangement.

”Brother, are you telling the truth?” Su Muqing asked.

”Of course, I am.” Su Rui was furious. He had promised Ye Xiu a gift to foster a good relationship for the sake of the Su Family, but now Su Muqing had managed to offend him yet again.

He quickly strode over to Ye Xiu and apologized, ”Divine Doctor Ye, I am so sorry. Qing’er didn’t know I had promised you could pick anything from the exhibition, so she misunderstood your wife. I hope you can be the bigger person and forgive her for this mistake.”

”I can forgive her, but public opinion will not,” Ye Xiu said coldly. ”You did promise to give me an item, but you never gave me the password for the display case. So, I’d like to ask, how exactly did Qin Qing open the case and take the necklace?”

His words were a wake-up call, and everyone’s gaze snapped back to Qin Qing.

”Exactly!” Su Muqing said, becoming agitated. ”Brother, it’s obvious Ye Xiu and Qin Qing planned this in advance! They must have found a way to steal the passwords for all the display cases in the hall...”

Su Rui’s expression turned ugly. He suddenly had no idea how to get Qin Qing out of this.

”Verifying whether Qin Qing opened the display case and took the necklace is simple,” Ye Xiu said with a cold smile. ”Whoever opened the case left their fingerprints on it. I’ll report this to the authorities right now and have a Patrol Officer come test for prints. That will prove whether or not it was Qin Qing who opened the case!”

Qin Qing froze, inwardly cursing herself. How could I not have thought of that?

Hearing this, the color drained from Mutou Bingyuan’s and Su Muqing’s faces. They had completely overlooked the fingerprints, and Su Muqing, in particular, was thrown into a panic.

”Divine Doctor Ye, please, show some mercy!” Su Rui instantly understood when he saw the look on Su Muqing’s face, and he quickly began to plead. ”Divine Doctor Ye, for my sake, for the Su Family’s sake, let’s not get the Patrol Officer involved, alright?”

”I can do that for you, but Su Muqing must reveal her mastermind,” Ye Xiu said. ”If she doesn’t, I will call a press conference tomorrow and let the entire nation know how the Su Family framed my wife.”

Su Rui was so frightened he felt like he might die. Ye Xiu’s influence was undeniable. If he actually held a press conference, the Su Family would instantly become the target of public condemnation nationwide. No matter how large and prosperous they were, the Su Family could not withstand the stock market crash that would follow such a media firestorm. Afterward, few people in the country would likely buy their products. Before long, the Su Family would face bankruptcy!

”Qing’er, who exactly put you up to this?” Su Rui roared.

”N-no one put me up to it... I...” Su Muqing stammered, panicked.

”Qing’er, listen to me. Once Divine Doctor Ye holds that press conference and exposes this, the Su Family could go bankrupt! Our entire family will be begging on the streets. On top of that, you’ll go to jail for framing Qin Qing,” Su Rui said, deliberately trying to frighten her.