If Lu Qi hadn't witnessed Xu Qingqing's incredible speed, he might have believed these people's claims that she had cheated.
"What? Since when has being fast and good become the criterion for identifying cheating?"
Xu Qingqing scoffed, a flicker of contempt and confidence flashing in her eyes.
"Moreover, I've never seen anyone whose restoration skills are as good as mine. There's no one who could be my outside helper."
"You can check the surveillance to see if I've had anyone come to help me."
After saying that, Xu Qingqing calmly sat down, poured herself a cup of tea, and took a sip, making those who had been shouting about her cheating look like fools.
Liu Yuanyue's face darkened. She turned around and retrieved all the surveillance footage from the past three days, then played it at an accelerated speed.
Every day, after Xu Qingqing entered the studio, she only came out for meals and toilet breaks.
The bag she carried to and from work could only hold a phone, keys, and some loose change.
There was no way it could hold a vase, and no one had entered her studio.
There was no possibility of her taking anything out, and no one had gone in to help her. All possibilities of cheating were ruled out.
"This is impossible."
Liu Yuanyue murmured in disbelief. She had met so many restoration masters, but had never seen anyone with such incredible speed!
"Do you have anything else to say?" Xu Qingqing leisurely finished her tea. She wasn't at all surprised by the result.
No one present could say a word.
They had lost, and there was no doubt about it.
Whether it was the perfection of the restoration or the quantity, Hao's group had lost completely.
Xu Qingqing was satisfied with their reaction. A mischievous smile spread across her face as she waved the USB drive in her hand.
"Put away your expressions. There's something even more shocking coming up."
"What else?"
This time, even Lu Qi was stunned. What else did Xu Qingqing have up her sleeve that he didn't know about?
Xu Qingqing smiled and transferred the footage recorded by the micro - camera to the computer, then played it in public.
In the video, Master Hu and Liu Yuanyue sneaked in with a spare key, opened Xu Qingqing's office, and took the employee ID card on her desk.
It also recorded their conversation about disrupting the antique shop.
After the crucial video finished playing, Xu Qingqing spoke slowly.
"Since Master Hu's accident, I was worried that I might be implicated, so I installed a micro - camera in the studio in advance."
"All these were recorded by the micro - camera. It should be enough to prove that I'm not the one who broke the vase, right?"
After saying that, Xu Qingqing removed the USB drive.
This time, the shop was so quiet that the air seemed to freeze. Xu Qingqing could almost hear the sound of people being slapped in the face.
Xu Qingqing lazily tossed the USB drive to Lu Qi. "You handle this. I still have restoration work to do. Don't bother me."
After saying that, Xu Qingqing turned around and left, leaving behind her achievements in a low - key manner.
Lu Qi barely caught the USB drive. He couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.
This Xu Qingqing just had to create such a dramatic ending.
Lu Qi also told the security guards to watch the people closely and called the police to handle the matter.
Liu Yuanyue and Master Hu would face huge compensation for the crime of intentional damage and would have to serve time in prison for a few years.
As for those restoration masters who had taken advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, Lu Qi didn't let them off easily.
Except for Team Leader Hao, those who wanted to stay had to apologize to Xu Qingqing. Only after getting her forgiveness could they continue working.
The treatment in Lu Qi's shop was good, and the share for the restoration masters was high.
Naturally, no one was stupid enough to smash their own rice bowls. They all went to apologize to Xu Qingqing. Xu Qingqing wasn't the kind of person who would haggle over every detail.
Moreover, these people were so persistent in their apologies that it annoyed her and took up her time. So she superficially reconciled with them all.
After everything was settled, Lu Qi happily carried the vases restored by other employees to Xu Qingqing.
"Qingqing, although it's not fair, the customers are very satisfied with the vases you restored. They even don't hold us responsible anymore."
"But the four vases restored by Hao's group are really shoddy. Could you please help to restore them again?"
Xu Qingqing had no work at hand, so she agreed to help.
During the restoration process, Xu Qingqing received a message from Lu Chuanbai.
She had asked Lu Chuanbai to check the connection between Liu Yuanyue and the White Lotus Sect.
Lu Chuanbai had always kept it in mind and sent her the information as soon as he found out.
It showed Liu Yuanyue's records of going abroad and returning in recent years. She had traveled very frequently, sometimes going abroad several times a month.
Besides that, there was also Liu Yuanyue's personal information. There were only the names of her parents, and no other details. There was no record of her work experience or family address.
Her parents had gone abroad before she was born.
The person who was very close to Liu Yuanyue's family was her cousin, Liu Shicheng, who was a purchasing agent.
Liu Shicheng's photo was taken at the airport. He had a slicked - back hairstyle, half - broken eyebrows, single eyelids, and thin lips.
Although the photo was very blurry, he looked like a tough guy.
Xu Qingqing forwarded all this information to Officer Xiao He for further investigation.
Lu Chuanbai had to work overtime today. By the time Xu Qingqing got off work, it was long past the kindergarten's dismissal time.
Neither of them had time to pick up the two children. Lu Chuanbai called Grandma Xu in advance and asked her to pick them up.
Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an bounced out of the kindergarten in line, carrying their schoolbags.
Like little swallows returning to their nests, they rushed towards Grandma Xu and shared the interesting things that had happened at school today.
"I made a windmill with Qiutong today. The windmill we made with thumbtacks can spin!" Xu An'an said happily.
"Really? An'an is so amazing." Grandma Xu gave her a thumbs - up.
Just as the three of them crossed the road, Grandma Xu saw a woman in a white fur coat and sunglasses leaning against her car door.
What a rude person, leaning against someone else's car casually.
Grandma Xu frowned and said, "Excuse me, this is my car."
"So soon you've forgotten about me."
The woman said arrogantly, taking off her sunglasses and revealing her heavily - made - up face.
"It's you." Grandma Xu recognized her.
They had met at the hospital last time. This woman was Lu Chuanbai's step - mother, a very difficult person.
"What are you doing here?"
Grandma Xu shielded the two children behind her and looked at the step - mother impatiently.
Women are most sensitive to other women's intuition. Grandma Xu could feel that Lu Chuanbai's step - mother didn't like her daughter, nor did she like these two children.
It didn't matter if she didn't like them. After all, they should stay out of each other's way.
But what had gotten into this woman today? Why did she come to find them?
"Why can't I come? I'm also considered the grandmother of these two children, right?"
The step - mother snorted and put her sunglasses into her bag.
She thought that Grandma Xu would definitely not agree to what she was going to do with the two children later, so she made up an excuse to deceive Grandma Xu.
"Their grandfather wants to see the two children. He asked me to take them there."
Grandma Xu had a good impression of Father Lu, and Father Lu also liked the two children very much.
Hearing that it was Father Lu who wanted to see them, Grandma Xu finally agreed.
After all, Father Lu was the grandfather of the two children. Grandfathers usually dote on their grandchildren.