I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 526 - 525: It’s about evidence

Chapter 526: Chapter 525: It’s about evidence

But this was not the time for small talk.

She needed to act fast, as she feared that she and the Big Light Point might never return if they continued to stall.

If push came to shove, she would have to force her way.

After all, the man’s current profession was even more difficult to deal with than his previous job. She couldn’t even enter the main gate of his workplace, and after much hardship, she wouldn’t let such an opportunity slip away.

Her movements were swift, nearly grabbing Yuan Hengzhi’s hand in one swoop, but Yuan Hengzhi reacted quickly. As Han Liuya reached out, he sidestepped, and her fingers merely grazed his before slipping away.

He had already moved four or five steps away from Han Liuya. But before he could think of what to do next, a surge of electricity from the fingertip contact rendered him completely stiff, unable to move.

This time, both the Big Light Point and the Little Light Point had paid a significant price.

It was a do-or-die moment. Summoning all their power, they first isolated the area. Then, Han Liuya lunged forward, grabbed the hand of Yuan Hengzhi, who was leaning against a wall, started the scan, and finally locked onto his chest. Without any courtesy, she unzipped his down jacket and lifted his sweater to find a stone hanging there.

The Big Light Point’s gaze narrowed, followed by a rush of excitement.

Space Device!

He had indeed carried it on his person. What a fool! To wear such a valuable item around his neck, did he not know that contained within it was a massive energy source and a master-designed Seed Laboratory?

What a waste! But fortunately, he didn’t know how to use it, this foolish, lowly man.

She thought that by initiating the preset program, she would easily retrieve the Space Device.

But to her utter astonishment, the stone turned to powder in her palm, and a burst of information quickly informed the two light points that this was not the Space Device, but rather a small fragment of an Energy Stone from within the Space Device.

They had scanned incorrectly. The target was also wrong.

The Space Device was not on this person at all.

Both the Big Light Point and the Little Light Point were stunned, unsure of what to do next, and then Yuan Hengzhi collapsed after the stone was crushed.

Han Liuya was so frightened that she immediately ran away.

Nearby, the guards, who had been watching all along, were puzzled. After all, their target appeared quickly, but their attention had been diverted by a girl running and talking.

It was confusing.

They didn’t return for quite a while, and then one of them suddenly heard an unsettling noise, like something falling to the ground.

Both guards were of reconnaissance origins with many accolades. They made their judgments quickly and reached Yuan Hengzhi swiftly—one checking on Yuan Hengzhi, the other chasing after Han Liuya.

Having two squads, one urgently instructed the other to watch for the target’s appearance, though he knew a mishap had occurred here, meaning the target surely wouldn’t appear.

Though they didn’t know exactly what had happened, they were frustrated.

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In the afternoon, He Xiuyu received a call that Yuan Hengzhi was unconscious in the hospital.

From the description, He Xiuyu knew that the person who had interacted with Yuan Hengzhi was Han Liuya.

Han Liuya had always stayed quietly in the yard, yet today she suddenly acted just to pull Yuan Hengzhi into a corner to unzip his down jacket?

"It definitely isn’t that simple."

But as for the specifics, he’d have to meet Yuan Hengzhi to discuss further.

When He Xiuyu rushed to the hospital, Yuan Hengzhi had not yet regained consciousness. Numerous devices surrounded him, and the examination results seemed to show no serious issues, but a thorough inspection was needed to confirm.

He Xiuyu spoke with the hospital leadership, agreeing that if the initial examination showed no results, he would transfer Yuan Hengzhi to the base hospital.

This was actually the best arrangement.

He Xiuyu went to the ward where one security guard was fetching various test reports, and the other was inquiring about Yuan Hengzhi’s condition from the doctor; only He Xiuyu and the bedridden Yuan Hengzhi remained in the ward.

He hadn’t changed into the patient attire, and wearing a sweater, he lay on the hospital bed in the lesser-standard Yushu County hospital.

He Xiuyu quickly lifted Yuan Hengzhi’s clothes; the string was empty, the small stone highly similar to the Energy Stone in the Space Device was missing.

Hearing footsteps, He Xiuyu dropped the clothes and straightened them up.

He Xiuyu furrowed his brow, wondering where the stone had gone.

Had Han Liuya suddenly appeared on the scene targeting Yuan Hengzhi? Could it be that sinister woman was after the Energy Stone?

After arranging things at the hospital, He Xiuyu headed to the detention center.

He showed his credentials and explained the situation, easily meeting the detained Han Liuya, who was pacing frantically in the room. The little energy she had left was spent in a last desperate act; both Big Light Point and Small Light Point were panicked, with their only lead cut off, all for a huge cost.

When Han Liuya saw He Xiuyu, the body controlled by Big Light Point froze, easily recalling this person from memory.

Han Liuya was no longer frantic or chaotic; she obediently sat on a chair, staring unblinkingly at He Xiuyu.

He Xiuyu pulled over a chair and sat across from her, his gaze intense as he looked at Han Liuya. He actually didn’t want to come, knowing some things were understood between them without words, and he was somewhat repelled by Han Liuya.

However, the Han Liuya in front of him seemed different from his memory; although she was staring directly at him, it was more out of curiosity and scrutiny, and even a hint of anticipation.

Anticipation of what?

Was she waiting for him to come?

He Xiuyu thought this was absurd.

He asked, "Do you know Yuan Hengzhi?"

As Bai Zhi, she certainly did, but as Han Liuya, she did not; Big Light Point quickly shook her head.

"What did you do to Yuan Hengzhi?" He Xiuyu’s sharp gaze swept toward Han Liuya, "The stone he had worn since childhood, you took it; where is it now?"

He Xiuyu was direct and certain in his tone.

The stone indeed had been taken by her, but it was now ground into a fine dust, and who knew where the wind had blown it now.

Regardless, there was no evidence; she had been searched, and they found nothing on her, so she just shook her head, feigning ignorance, "I didn’t take it; I don’t know anything."

Big Light Point now understood that in this world, there are laws and order, and everything requires evidence; without evidence, they couldn’t accuse her of anything.

Even if she had indeed done something, without evidence, it all amounted to nothing.

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