Chapter 2426 — Exposed

Still, to be worthy of the thousand yuan she had already pocketed — and the thousand more promised once the job was done — the little delinquent girl had no choice but to steel herself and look up at Wei Zhao. "Sorry about that," she said with a note of apology. "I was in too much of a hurry. Wrong person."

With that, she flung herself into Bai Weituo's arms and wailed, "Wei Zhao, you heartless bastard! You got me pregnant and then washed your hands of me! I'm still a high schooler, you know! If I hadn't known you were a student around here and staked out this spot every day, I never would have found you..."

"I..." Bai Weituo was speechless. What on earth was going on?

But as the saying goes, the bystander sees clearest. He Meiyue had more or less figured it out and did not take it seriously. True, the little delinquent had thrown herself into Bai Weituo's arms, but there was plainly something fishy about the whole thing. How could Bai Weituo possibly be Wei Zhao?

Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were likewise lost in thought. Wang Xinyan, for her part, found it rather strange. When the little delinquent had first come looking for Wei Zhao, her heart had given a slight jolt. She had to admit that she truly cared about Wei Zhao — and so she felt just a little uncomfortable.

She could accept that Wei Zhao had other girlfriends; Tang Zhi and Xiaoxiao had both come before her, and that could not be changed. But she could not accept Wei Zhao being the sort who tired of the old the moment he found the new, forgetting the old loves for a fresh flame.

The little delinquent's looks were nothing to write home about, but with her mind fixed on Wei Zhao, Wang Xinyan had not thought too deeply about it. Now, though, the girl had turned and thrown herself into Bai Weituo's arms, and only then did Wang Xinyan sense that something was off.

"Captain Song, this little delinquent is obviously up to something — she can't even tell which one Wei Zhao is, yet she cries her eyes out?" Wei Zhao spoke up mildly now. "I think we should take her back to the station and question her thoroughly. There's more to this than meets the eye."

At Wei Zhao's words the little delinquent was taken aback, clearly stunned. She turned to look at him — and suddenly understood! So she had not mistaken him after all. That was the real Wei Zhao; he had simply fooled her with a few words!

That left her both furious and afraid. Take her back to the station? And among these people there was even a **?

Qiu Lingshan nodded. She could naturally see that something was wrong here — a con, most likely — so she took out her credentials and flashed them before the little delinquent's eyes. "Please come with me. I suspect your conduct constitutes fraud."

"I..." This time the little delinquent was utterly dumbstruck. She had only been greedy for two thousand yuan and come to put on a little act, never expecting to run straight into the line of fire. There was even a ** among the guests at this table — what was she supposed to do now?

Instinctively, she turned and looked toward the blond-haired youth at Kang Jinglong's table not far away...

Kang Jinglong and the others had been gloating, hoping to watch Wei Zhao make a fool of himself. Who would have thought the situation would suddenly turn like this!

"Brother Kang, Young Master You, we'd better go — now!" Seeing the little delinquent look his way, the blond youth knew at once that things had gone wrong and said hurriedly.

True, if he denied everything to the bitter end, Qiu Lingshan had no evidence and certainly could not do anything to him; and even calling it fraud, nothing had actually been swindled, so the blond youth was not much worried on his own account. What he feared was Wang Xinyan learning the truth — then all his help would have been for nothing. Worse, he would have gone for wool and come home shorn, making Kang Jinglong bear a grudge against the You family — a loss far outweighing the gain.

Kang Jinglong had felt something was off the moment Wei Zhao said those baffling words. Then he saw the little delinquent throw herself into Bai Weituo's arms and repeat what she had said to Wei Zhao, and his face turned green on the spot!

Then, hearing Wei Zhao bring Qiu Lingshan up again to take the little delinquent to the station, Kang Jinglong knew the matter had blown up. If the girl got to the station and spilled the business with the blond youth, Wang Xinyan's impression of him would surely take a sharp turn for the worse!

"Oh? Aren't these my classmates Kang Jinglong and You Panhu? Why the hurry to leave? Your dishes haven't even arrived yet, have they? Why not come over and join our table — let's eat together?" Wei Zhao called out directly, stopping Kang Jinglong and You Panhu as they tried to slip away.

Wei Zhao had long since seen through their scheme. He was, after all, a formidable hand at the peak of the mid Earth Rank, and when he noticed Kang Jinglong and You Panhu acting furtively, plainly not as though they were up to any good, he had paid them extra attention.

It looked as though these fellows, seeing their plot exposed, meant to make a strategic retreat.

Earlier, Wang Xinyan had not known Kang Jinglong was here. Now, seeing Kang Jinglong and You Panhu rise to leave, she was rather puzzled...

"Blondie, don't go! Didn't you say there was no danger? Why is there a ** here too?" Seeing the blond youth and the others about to leave — clearly meaning to abandon her — the little delinquent panicked at once. There was no time to worry about much else; she hurriedly cried out for help.

"Who are you? I don't know you!" Hearing the little delinquent call him, the blond youth hurriedly denied it flatly.

"Wasn't it you who came to me and told me to go in and say those things to Wei Zhao?" Seeing the blond youth turn his back on her, the little delinquent grew frantic.

"Don't talk nonsense! When did I ever come to you? Are you sick in the head?" the blond youth snorted. "Brother Kang, Young Master You, pay her no mind. This little wench is off her rocker."

"Sister **, I want to report a crime — it was that blond guy, he's the one who put me up to framing Wei Zhao. Don't arrest me..." The little delinquent was getting desperate and turned straight to Qiu Lingshan. "He's the mastermind. Don't arrest me — arrest him!"

"Hell, is she insane or what?" The blond youth frowned. "Can't even eat a meal without running into a lunatic. Brother Kang, Young Master You, I'm sorry you had to see this!"

Though the blond youth kept insisting he had nothing to do with it, no one present was a fool — least of all Wang Xinyan. She gave Kang Jinglong and the others a resigned look. Kang Jinglong had surely staged this whole scene to strike at Wei Zhao, to make her lose faith in him.

Having worked that out, Wang Xinyan grew all the more wary. How could Kang Jinglong be so devious? If this scheme failed, next time he would likely try some other dirty trick. She did not want to bring harm to Wei Zhao — it seemed the only way was to keep a suitable distance from him.

Kang Jinglong, You Panhu, the blond youth, and the purple-haired youth beat a hasty retreat from the restaurant, not daring to exchange another word with Wei Zhao.