Capítulo 1106: Chapter 1106: Framed (Part 5)
Xia Weibao withdrew her gaze and happened to see Lu Hualiang, Fang Lilin, and Yan Fei walking over.
At the moment her eyes met Lu Hualiang’s, she shook her head slightly, signaling him not to get involved in this matter.
She could handle it.
Lu Hualiang barely visibly frowned, then relaxed, as if the brief exchange of glances had never happened.
More and more people gathered around, and Grandfather Fang looked very displeased, “Since it was stolen, let’s search. Check anyone with pockets, and then search the bags.”
After saying this, the suspects present were all isolated and lined up in the center.
A few young maids were arranged by the butler to be searched here, under everyone’s gaze, with no room for deceit.
Xia Weibao, Zhang Fanfan, and Yan Weiyang stood behind Yan Yuexian, so they were not isolated over there.
The body search began, and murmurs gradually arose from the crowd, but no one dared to speak loudly due to the presence of such prominent people.
As Lu Huashan arrived, she saw people gathered in layers, both inside and out.
She squeezed in next to Xia Weibao and asked softly, “What’s going on? Did something happen?”
Why such a big commotion?
Xia Weibao quietly explained the situation, roughly stating that Yan Yuexian’s hairpin was missing, and now they were searching the place.
Lu Huashan frowned but said nothing.
It’s just a hairpin, why make such a fuss?
In no time, everyone was searched.
As expected, nothing was found.
The young ladies exchanged glances, seeing mutual displeasure towards Yan Yuexian. They made it a public affair yet found nothing.
What a pointless fuss.
A servant came to report the results, and Grandfather Fang nodded, a look of relief on his face.
It’s a relief no one stole anything. If a theft occurred during someone’s birthday banquet, it would be disgraceful for him.
The Fang Family is a military family with strict discipline, yet a petty theft occurred right under his nose, isn’t that an embarrassment to him?
“Yuexian, since nothing was found, you see…”
Yan Yuexian looked downcast, not wanting to be the one to claim theft, but Zhang Fanfan’s loud exclamations brought it out.
Now she was in a no-win situation.
Since the search was done, she just wanted to end this quickly.
She apologized, “I might have misplaced it elsewhere, Grandfather Fang, I’m sorry, everyone, I’m sorry.”
Her sincere attitude prompted some generous people to smile and let it go.
But some were less forgiving, and one girl spoke up, “Miss Yan, if you lost your hairpin, shouldn’t you suspect the people standing next to you the most? How come those of us far removed got searched, while the three beside you did not?”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s eyes fell on the people behind Yan Yuexian.
Lu Huashan had just arrived, so naturally, no one suspected her.
But Yan Weiyang, Zhang Fanfan, and Xia Weibao immediately became targets of suspicion.
Especially Xia Weibao, who had been sitting right beside Yan Yuexian with Yan Weiyang on one side and Zhang Fanfan on the other.
Since Yan Weiyang was Yan Yuexian’s cousin, she wouldn’t steal her hairpin.
All things considered, Xia Weibao seemed the most suspicious.
In addition, Xia Weibao was just a celebrity, while everyone present came from wealthy families. By comparison, her newfound fame couldn’t hide how out of place she seemed…