Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 367: Chapter 367 Reporting a Crime, Getting Arrested

Zhang Baoxiang never expected that her sister-in-law would conceal her knowledge and act so brashly.

She had already lost face when she used tricks to marry Ye Bingkun years ago, and she couldn’t compare to the Sisters-in-law from the other two branches of the family, so she had always felt inferior. Now, though it was her own daughter who had benefited, she didn’t want any part of this advantage. She feared that the other two Sisters-in-law would look down on her even more. Their branch of the family was already less prominent than the two sons from the main house. How could they not be even more disgraced by this incident?

She sat there like a log, completely dumbfounded.

Even though the matter had been cleared up, there was no possibility it would just end there.

Xia Dongxue insisted on reporting it to the police, and Elder Master Ye agreed with his daughter-in-law’s decision.

Hence, when the police arrived for Qin Lijuan, who was hiding at home too afraid to meet anyone, she exclaimed, ”No, you can’t arrest me.”

Whispers spread among the onlookers from the family compound: ”What’s the situation? Why was Nurse Chief Qin taken away by the police?” and ”Not sure, but she must have done something shady; otherwise, why would the police come knocking?”

When Wu Shengjun, Qin Lijuan’s husband, received the news and returned, Qin Lijuan had already been taken away. With sweat beading on his forehead, he went to the gatekeeper’s post to call the Qin family. ”Hello, Eldest Sister-in-law? Is Dad there? I need to speak to him; it’s urgent,” he said into the phone.

Old Master Qin was sitting on the sofa in the living room reading the newspaper when he heard his eldest daughter-in-law say, ”Dad, it’s a call for you, from Shengjun.”

Taking the phone, he asked, ”Hello, Shengjun, what’s the matter?”

Wu Shengjun, frantic, stumbled over his words, ”Dad, Lijuan’s in trouble! She... she’s been taken away by the police.”

Old Master Qin, also startled, asked, ”What? What exactly happened?”

Wu Shengjun, taking a moment to compose himself, replied, ”I’m not sure myself. Some kind person from the family compound rushed to give me the message. By the time I got back, the police had already taken her away.”

Now Old Master Qin was anxious. ”Alright,” he said, ”you go and check on the situation first. I’ll hurry to contact some people and find out what exactly has happened.”

After hanging up, Old Master Qin hurriedly contacted an old friend. ”Hello, Brother Xu, this is Qin Tiezhu,” he said.

”Younger Brother Qin, why are you calling?”

”It’s about a matter I was hoping you could help with, Brother Xu.”

”What’s the issue? Tell me. I’ll see if I can be of any help.”

Old Master Qin briefly explained that his adopted daughter had been arrested. ”Your nephew works at the police station, doesn’t he?” he asked. ”Could you trouble him to help us find out what crime Lijuan has committed?”

”Alright, I’ll call him and have him ask around. But if she has really broken the law, then I’m afraid I won’t be able to help much.”

”Understood, understood. Just helping us find out the situation for now would be good enough.”

After he hung up, Old Master Qin’s eldest daughter-in-law came downstairs and asked, ”Dad, what’s happened?”

Knowing his eldest daughter-in-law’s temperament and fearing she might say something unpleasant, Old Master Qin said, ”It’s nothing much. Just some trouble regarding Lijuan. I’ve asked someone to look into it.”

Although she shared the given name Lijuan with Qin Lijuan, the two were both proud and looked down on each other. Hearing that her sister-in-law was in trouble, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.

Not wanting to get involved in her sister-in-law’s troubles, she said, ”Dad, I’ve got to step out for a bit.”

Having said that, she rushed off as if someone were chasing her and vanished in no time.

As Qin Lijuan was taken away by the police, her face was ashen. She knew she was probably finished.

With the evidence provided by Ye Bingyu’s recording, Qin Lijuan quickly buckled under interrogation and confessed everything. She admitted not only to swapping the babies but also to having caused the deaths of patients. This case was no small matter.