Chapter 77


    Realizing that this matter was about to get out of hand, Christopher decided to put an end to this.


    He pulled J aside and said in a low voice, "How about this? I''ll pay for it. The Larson Group values


    its reputation. If they find out about this, you''ll probably be fired. Besides, the wallet was found in your


    pocket. If they really call the police, you might really end up in jail."


    "Chris, I didn''t take the wallet. If I agree to pay ten times its price, it''ll just prove that I''m guilty, right?"


    J spoke calmly. There wasn''t a trace of panic in her voice.


    ine eavesdropped from the sidelines. She thought that J was just too proud to ept


    Christopher''s money. But it was futile. Did she think that the police could prove her innocence?


    Anyway, the wallet was found in J''s pocket, and what had really happened wasn''t caught on the


    store''s security camera. That meant that J, by default, was the thief.


    Unable to contain her excitement, ine urged the shop manager to call the police already. "The thief


    can''t pay you. You''re wasting your time if you don''t call the police right now."


    The shop manager agreed and called the police. It didn''t take long before two men in uniform strolled


    into the shop.


    When the police arrived, ine immediately ran up to them, dragging J behind her. "Sir, it''s her


    who stole from this store, but she still doesn''t want to admit it."


    "Please hold on. I want you to check the security camera footage. I have evidence to prove that I didn''t


    steal the wallet, but was framed," J said with a confident smile.


    ine narrowed her eyes at her, sniggering as though she had heard a dirty joke. "What tricks are you


    ying? Didn''t we just check the store''s security footage?"


    "I''m not talking about this shop''s security camera. I''m talking about the security cameras in the


    shopping mall''s corridor." Suddenly, J turned around and pointed to the security cameras in the


    corridor right outside the shop.


    In order to attract more customers, the shop''s storefront was made of ss, so the security cameras in


    the corridor could easily capture what went on inside the store through the ss walls.


    "Please check the mall''s security cameras. The footage from that angle should be able to prove that I


    didn''t steal anything," J said calmly, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips.


    "Don''t listen to her! She''s probably just stalling for time and ns to run away when you''re not looking!"


    Hearing J''s calm exnation, ine was the one who was filled with panic. All the color drained


    from her face as she urgently tried to convince the policemen.


    Whan tha polica arrivad, ina immadiataly ran up to tham, dragging Janat bahind har. "Sir, it''s har


    who st from this stora, but sha still doasn''t want to admit it."


    "asa hold on. I want you to chack tha sacurity camara footaga. I hava avidanca to prova that I didn''t


    staal tha wat, but was framad," Janat said with a confidant sm.


    ina narrowad har ayas at har, sniggaring as though sha had haard a dirty joka. "What tricks ara you


    ying? Didn''t wa just chack tha stora''s sacurity footaga?"


    "I''m not talking about this shop''s sacurity camara. I''m talking about tha sacurity camaras in tha


    shopping mall''s corridor." Suddanly, Janat turnad around and pointad to tha sacurity camaras in tha


    corridor right outsida tha shop.


    In ordar to attract mora customars, tha shop''s storafront was mada of ss, so tha sacurity camaras in


    tha corridor could aasily captura what want on insida tha stora through tha ss walls.


    "asa chack tha mall''s sacurity camaras. Tha footaga from that an should ba a to prova that I


    didn''t staal anything," Janat said calmly, a small sm tugging at tha cornars of har lips.


    "Don''t listan to har! Sha''s probably just stalling for tima and ns to run away whan you''ra not looking!"


    Haaring Janat''s calm axnation, ina was tha ona who was fid with panic. All tha color drainad


    from har faca as sha urgantly triad to convinca tha policaman.


    After all, she was the one who slipped the wallet into J''s pocket, taking advantage of the blind spot


    of the store''s security camera. But she didn''t take into consideration the mall''s security cameras. If


    what she had done was really captured on video, she would be doomed.


    "ine, I''m just asking the police to check the mall security cameras. Why are you so scared?" J


    looked at her with fake empathy, although her eyes shed dangerously.


    Flustered, ine forced herself to keep calm. "If the thief isn''t scared, why should I be?"


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    As requested, the police immediately checked the mall''s security footage.


    Everyone held their breath and peered at theputer screen, wondering what tricks J would y.


    After all, the wallet had been found in her pocket.


    While the footage was a little pixted, it was still very clear that ine had stood next to J and,


    under the cover of her body, secretly took the wallet from the shelf and slipped it into J''s coat


    pocket.