AMMIH Chapter 6.1 -- Worried Little Girlfriend ~ Mirai's Saesang

Aunty?

When Qiao Yin heard this she was a bit taken aback. Her face definitely could not be considered old. Even though her face was not outstanding, but it had hints of tenderness and her big eyes made her look younger than she was. Plus with her height of 5 feet 3 inches, even when she wore heels, as long as she was not wearing her office suit, she would often be mistaken as a student who had not even graduated. Usually, at work, she would sometimes come across clients in their early teens and they only addressed Qiao Yin as "big sister."

Looking at the age of this girl, she should at least be 15 years old, yet she was calling her... Aunty?

Yang XiaoLi was so anxious that she did not notice Qiao Yin's shocked expression. She just kept frantically crying and banging on the door, she was even starting to lose her voice, "Aunty, I beg of you, I beg of you..."

"Okay, okay okay, I will open the door for you, but you must not make a ruckus, there are a lot of security guards in this neighborhood, if they see you are causing a ruckus and disturbing the residents here, they will kick you out." Qiao Yin said when Yang XiaoLi's crying was getting louder and louder, so she could only use a firm tone to scare her.

After seeing the girl starting to calm down, Qiao Yin softly said, "Plus, with your current state, even if you see the policeman you won't be able to speak properly. After I open the door, you will first dry your tears and then I will take you to find Xiao Yang, okay?"

She was probably scared by the "will be kicked out" because Yang XiaoLi bit her lower lip, trying to control her sobbing as best as she could. Her eyes were red and swollen from all the crying and she simply nodded her head. Qiao Yin saw that the girl had brought her emotions under control so she unlocked the door from the inside.

In a foreign place, no matter how anxious Yang XiaoLi was, she would not run around aimlessly, so she timidly stood there in the hall and looked at Qiao Yin for help. Qiao Yin took out a pack of tissues and handed it to the girl. And as the girl wiped her tears, Qiao Yin patted her back and explained to her:

"Later when you see the policeman, you need to first introduce yourself; your name, and your boyfriend's name, you must say them clearly. Policemen only arrest people with evidence, do you know what your boyfriend stole for him to be arrested? If you don't know, then you need to ask them. You must ask the time and location, you must get this information. Then you must think about why you believe your boyfriend is innocent. You must tell them everything, even if it is not something you think can be considered as evidence, it may still be something that the police will consider when investigating... do you remember everything I have said?"

Yang XiaoLi quickly nodded her head, but it was unclear how much she actually listened to.

Fortunately, when they arrived in front of Xiao Yang, she had regained some of her reasoning. Xiao Yang opened the door, he had not even had the time to change. But his face did not reveal any emotion as usual, he first looked at Qiao Yin, then turned his gaze Yang XiaoLi, who was at her side.

Yang XiaoLi opened her mouth and remembering what Qiao Yin had said earlier, she stuttered, "Mr. Policeman, my name is Yang XiaoLi, I am Wei Jun's girlfriend -"

"I know." Xiao Yang cut her off emotionlessly, "What do you need?"

He went straight to the point, causing Yang XiaoLi to become a bit startled. She looked up at him and could not help tears forming again as she went, "Mr. Policeman, can you tell me, what did Wei Jun steal?" She said as tears pooled and rolled down her cheeks, "How could he possibly steal anything? Last month he even picked up a wallet that contained five thousand yuan and many credit cards. He was afraid the owner wouldn't be able to find it, so he waited there for an entire afternoon... In the end, the owner rewarded him some money to thank him, he still didn't dare accept it and came back with a red face...." She said wiping her tears with her hand as she quietly sobbed, not daring to be loud, " How could he possibly steal something...?"

Qiao Yin pat the girl's back as she sent an inquiring gaze at Xiao Yang. He also looked back at her with his brows knit.

"Do you know the manager at his construction site, Liu Qiang?" Xiao Yang asked looking back at Yang XiaoLi, then without a change of expression, he began to summarize the case. "Wednesday at noon, the door of his shed was broken and one hundred thousand yuan of project fees was stolen. We retrieved fingerprints and checked the whereabouts of every worker that entered that shed, and the most suspicious one is Wei Jun."

When she heard that it was such a big amount of money, Yang XiaoLi's eyes went wide in shock and she shook her head in disbelief, "One hundred thousand.... hundred thousand... so much..."

"I'm not in charge of this case, if you have any other questions, go find officer Yan." Xiao Yang had already said what he knew and did not want to say anymore,. But seeing the girl still lost in her shock, he could only twitch his lips and ordered as he turned, "Wait here, I will go grab my key, I will take you there."

"Do you want me to drive you guys?" Qiao Yin asked, looking at him, "I was the one who brought the person here, so I also have responsibility."

Xiao Yang locked eyes with her for two seconds and then nodded.

When the three of them arrived at the station, Yan Cong had just exited the interrogation room. When he saw Yang XiaoLi, he was surprised and went, "You are Wei Jun's girlfriend, right?"

"Yang XiaoLi." Xiao Yang answered for her, and then asked, "How is it?"

Yan Cong sighed.

"The kid was very obedient, without waiting for us to ask, he already admitted to it, he revealed everything." He said scratching his head, the injured hand from last time was still bandaged and he seemed to be very exhausted, "He said he worked in the city for two years and other than working hard at the site, he could not find any other jobs. The job was tiring yet came with little pay, not knowing when the hard days will be over. At the site, there is a manager named Yao DaWei who came from the same hometown as him, he often looked out for him. So Wei Jun asked him about ways to earn money, Yao Dawei and Liu Qiang usually don't have a good relationship, and he knew that Liu Qiang liked to place the project fees under the bed in a box, so he explained to Wei Jun how to steal the money."

Yan Cong finished as he stuffed his hand into his pants pocket, he did not realize his small action made him look like a seventeen/eighteen-year-old youngster, "Right now we are going to go find Yao DaWei. Wei Jun gave ten thousand to him after he stole the money."

Xiao Yang's eyebrows slightly raised as he asked, "What about the ninety thousand?"

"I also want to know." Yan Cong said pursing his lips. He knit his brows with a complicated expression, "But when we ask about this, the kid just said he spent it all. However, it's only been three days and he works at a construction site, how can he spend ninety thousand yuan? Plus he's wearing old clothes and shoes. When we ask how he spent it, he won't talk." He then looked at Yang XiaoLi and asked, "Young miss, do you know where he spent the money?"

Yang XiaoLi was still shocked out of her wits, the tears on her face had not even dried as she responded, "He didn't spend money these two days..."

"If the money cannot be found, it will not benefit the sentencing." Qiao Ying calmly spoke, "A hundred thousand is considered as a big amount, usually one would be sentenced to ten years." She then looked towards Yan Cong and asked, "Is he an adult yet?"

"Ten years?!" Yang XiaoLi exclaimed, her face going pale.

Qiao Yin pressed on her shoulders to comfort her, without a word.

Seeing the situation, Xiao Yang plainly answered, "Seventeen, not yet an adult."

Qiao Yin pondered, "Then there is still a possibility of decreasing the years of sentencing."

"Hm? Aren't you Lawyer Qiao from last time?" Yan Cong went, immediately recognized her as he subconsciously looked over at Xiao Yang, "You guys actually know each other?"

"We're neighbors." Qiao Yin simply said with a smile, "I'm really grateful for last time, officer Yan."

"It's okay, it's nothing, we're the police, it's what we should do." Yan Cong said with a grin as he waved his hands, then he looked at Yang XiaoLi, "How about this, young miss? For the next two days Wei Jun will definitely need to stay at the station, so you go home first. If there is any problem, I will call you over. We need to bring Yao DaWei in so investigation will take a while, you being here will only result in a long wait." Still, he did not forget to say some words to comfort her, "At the moment there isn't much to worry about, maybe Yao DaWei will have some clues, we still have some hope to get the money back."