She tugged forcefully at Zhou Qianqian's clothes, even pulling off the buttons, as if the clothes were the cause of all the unpleasantness.
Aunt Zhou raised her hand and slapped Zhou Qianqian on the back. Her face turned purple with fear and panic, and her eyebrows knitted together.
Aunt Zhou scolded angrily, "You stupid girl, say something! Hurry up and say you just accidentally took this lip glaze and didn't touch anything else."
Aunt Zhou, out of consideration for her daughter, tried to excuse the theft as an accident, which only made the sarcasm on Qin Hongying's face more obvious.
Meanwhile, Qian Lili took the opportunity to fan the flames, trying to pin the blame firmly on Zhou Qianqian.
"She doesn't say anything, so it must be her who took it. Uncle Policeman, arrest them quickly to avoid any more trouble!"
As long as Zhou Qianqian took the blame for her and was arrested by the police, she could rest easy.
She could just find an antique shop and sell the hairpin, and then make a fortune.
Thinking of this, the thick smoky makeup on Qian Lili's face couldn't hide her twisted sense of pleasure.
Zhou Qianqian, who had been constantly targeted, couldn't bear the anger in her heart any longer when she heard Qian Lili's sarcastic remarks. She suddenly raised her head and pounced on Qian Lili.
"It's all your fault! If you hadn't been bullying me all the time, I wouldn't have lied and gone astray!"
"I'll die with you today!"
Zhou Qianqian cried out loudly, pouring out her grievances. She rammed into Qian Lili like a cannonball, knocking her to the ground.
Qian Lili's elbow hit the tea table, causing a sharp pain and numbness. Her face contorted with pain and turned ashen. She endured the pain and raised her hand to fight with Zhou Qianqian.
The two of them seemed to be ready to tear the world apart. Zhou Qianqian, unable to defeat Qian Lili, bit her. Once she bit down, she wouldn't let go. Qian Lili grimaced in pain, feeling as if a piece of her flesh was about to be bitten off.
Qian Lili was not to be outdone. She raised her hand and slapped Zhou Qianqian's face, making her cheeks turn red and swell visibly, with bright red handprints on them.
The living room was in a complete mess. The old policeman and the young policeman rushed over in a hurry to stop the fight. Li Jiayi and the others were so frightened that they scattered in all directions, afraid of being involved.
Xu Qingqing stood on the side, away from the chaos. She frowned with a sense of melancholy, never expecting that the situation would turn into a fight even after the police arrived.
During the scuffle with Qian Lili, Zhou Qianqian grabbed Qian Lili's pants with both hands to prevent her from running away. She felt a long and thin object in Qian Lili's pocket.
The moment Zhou Qianqian touched it, Qian Lili's face turned extremely tense. She used all her strength to push Zhou Qianqian away, then grabbed her waistband and crawled away in a hurry until she reached a safe distance.
Qian Lili covered the pocket where the hairpin was hidden with both hands, looking at Zhou Qianqian warily. To cover up her abnormal behavior, she accused Zhou Qianqian first.
"Zhou Qianqian, you're going too far! You actually wanted to take off my pants in public! Your thoughts are so dirty!"
"I didn't!"
Zhou Qianqian stared at Qian Lili with red eyes. Recalling the shape of the object she had just felt, a sudden inspiration flashed in her mind. She excitedly pointed at Qian Lili.
"You stole the hairpin! I felt it!"
Qian Lili never expected that Zhou Qianqian's casual touch would expose her. She couldn't help taking two steps back.
The sweat from the fight with Zhou Qianqian had smeared the makeup on her face, making it look black and ashen.
"I didn't. Don't slander me!"
Qian Lili shouted in refutation. Her eyes fell on Qin Hongying, hoping that she would help her.
"Auntie, I really didn't steal the hairpin. Don't listen to her nonsense!"
"We'll know if it's you once you take it out," Xu Qingqing said coldly, cutting in front of Qin Hongying. To better locate the hairpin, she activated the detection function of the system.
The detection function of the system could capture the aura on cultural relics.
After Xu Qingqing activated the detection function, her vision turned gray. When it fell on Qian Lili, she immediately caught a glimpse of a greenish glow under the hand that Qian Lili was using to cover up.
That was the aura unique to cultural relics.
So it was really this girl who took it!
This girl was really bold!
"Take out the hairpin quickly!"
Xu Qingqing turned off the detection function of the system. Her vision returned to normal, and her sharp eyes pierced straight into Qian Lili's back.
"I didn't take it! I don't understand what you're talking about!" Qian Lili covered her pocket tightly with both hands and refused to admit it.
"You..."
Xu Qingqing saw that this girl refused to admit it. She couldn't just say that she had seen it, so she was in a stalemate for a moment.
Zhou Qianqian covered her head and screamed. With a crazy look in her eyes, she turned to the old policeman.
"What are you still standing there for? Search her just like you searched my luggage!"
Why did they search her luggage without hesitation but were at a loss when it came to Qian Lili?
This was unfair!
The old policeman was also in a difficult position between the two paranoid and excited people. He tried to walk towards Qian Lili.
But Qian Lili reacted quickly. She took out her phone and started recording a video, including everyone in the frame. Her tone was filled with a sense of destruction as if she was ready to die with everyone.
"If you dare to search my body, I'll post this video online and say that you have bad intentions towards me!"
Hearing this, the old policeman was immediately at a loss. Nowadays, people would just edit the video randomly and post it online to spread rumors.
It was really easy to spread rumors but hard to clarify.
The old policeman stopped in his tracks and tried to talk to Qian Lili nicely.
But Xu Qingqing wasn't going to indulge her. Since she was sure that the hairpin was on Qian Lili, Xu Qingqing directly rushed in front of Qian Lili and knocked her phone out of her hand.
"You're crazy! My phone is an Apple!"
Qian Lili let out a scream. She wanted to pick up her phone, but Xu Qingqing stepped on it and crushed it a few times before kicking it away.
There was a look of disdain on Xu Qingqing's face as she said coldly, "Whether your phone is an Apple or a grape, I'll compensate you for it if I break it. But you also have to return my stuff!"
After saying that, Xu Qingqing grabbed Qian Lili's arm and twisted it behind her back, directly controlling Qian Lili. She was like a chicken with its legs tied up and couldn't move.
"Let me go!"
Qian Lili struggled hard but couldn't break free. She cast a pleading look at the old policeman who was watching the show on the side.
"Are you policemen going to do something? She's trying to rob my stuff!"
But the old policeman said slowly, "No way. I'm afraid of being recorded and then I won't be able to explain myself."
In full view of everyone, Xu Qingqing reached into Qian Lili's pocket and took out the hairpin.
The blue glaze on the hairpin sparkled in the sunlight. The bells seemed to be happy to return to their owner and collided with each other, making a clear tinkling sound.
"This is my hairpin. You still said you didn't take it!"
After getting the hairpin back, Xu Qingqing was filled with the joy of having lost something and then found it again. She held the hairpin in her hand preciously and carefully, for fear that it would disappear again.