Chapter 524: Someone Ordered Us to Do It
Chapter 524: Chapter 524: Someone Ordered Us to Do It
What!
Susan was the one who harmed Angela?
Angela’s words stunned everyone. Yarn frowned and said, "Angela, don’t talk nonsense. Why would Miss Susan want to hurt you?"
"It was her! She’s the one who hurt me! If it weren’t for her, none of this would have happened to me." Angela shouted at Yarn, "Yarn, how can you still defend her at a time like this? Look at me! Look at what I’ve been through! Do I deserve to have these terrible things happen to me?"
"But why would Miss Susan want to hurt you?" Yarn said to Angela. "Stop spouting nonsense. Don’t you realize you’ll ruin Miss Susan’s reputation by saying things like this?"
"Then what about me? Is my reputation worthless?" Angela said angrily. "Yarn, I’ve known you for so many years! Am I less important than some woman you’ve only known for a few days? Especially when she’s the one who hurt me!"
Angela’s voice was sharp, and some people not far from the room heard her. They already knew that the three crew members who had assaulted Angela had been caught. But based on what Angela was saying now... could it be that the mastermind behind this incident was that woman named Susan?
Even though many people didn’t know Su Qing, it didn’t stop them from spreading the matter as gossip. Before long, quite a few people on the ship had heard that Miss Angela of the Walker Family had been harmed by a woman named Susan.
"Oh my god, Miss Angela is from the Walker Family! How could that Susan woman dare? That’s terrifying."
"I know, right? Just you wait. The Walker Family will absolutely not let this go. This is a huge humiliation for them."
"Yeah, yeah! If Miss Angela hadn’t been rescued, I’m afraid no one would have ever known what this Susan did. Now things are getting interesting. Let’s just wait for the drama to unfold."
"By the way, who is this Susan, exactly?"
...
Comments like these were endless. Everyone was waiting to see what kind of revenge the Walker Family would inflict on the woman named Susan.
Meanwhile, in Angela’s room, Hua Zifeng heard her words and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Miss Angela, are you certain that the person who harmed you was Susan?"
"Mr. Hua!" Angela recognized Hua Zifeng. She had calmed down a lot by now and was able to converse with him normally.
"Yes, I’m Hua Zifeng." Hua Zifeng took out a notebook and pen and quickly asked, "Miss Angela, what were the specific circumstances? Can you explain in detail? Everyone who harmed you must be punished by the law."
Hearing Hua Zifeng say this, Angela instantly became agitated and said hurriedly, "Mr. Hua, you have to get someone to arrest that Susan right now! It was her! She’s the one who hurt me! If it weren’t for her, this wouldn’t have happened to me."
As she spoke, Angela began to choke up. She recalled everything she had suffered the night before last, and her hatred for Su Qing deepened.
"Miss Angela, please don’t get upset." Hua Zifeng said quickly. "Take your time. How are you certain that the person who hurt you was Susan? Do you have any evidence? Did Susan hire those three crew members? Was Susan the mastermind behind this incident?"
Hua Zifeng’s questions made Angela freeze for a moment. Then, a thought struck her. ’That’s right! If I just say that Susan was the mastermind, then Susan will have to be arrested. Then I can do whatever I want to her. Once Susan is arrested, her reputation will be completely ruined. Everyone will know that Susan is a criminal. Later on, I’ll make Susan taste the same suffering I did, and no one will be able to say anything about it. Yes, that’s it.’
With that in mind, Angela said to Hua Zifeng with conviction, "That’s right. Susan is the mastermind behind this. She was the one who told those three crew members to hurt me."
"Angela, stop making things up," Yarn said, a little angry. He simply didn’t believe Su Qing would do this to Angela. ’After all, she rejected me when I just wanted to be friends. Why would she suddenly go after Angela?’
"It was her," Angela insisted.
Hua Zifeng asked, "Miss Angela, do you have any proof?"
"The three men said so themselves," Angela said. "They told me that a woman named Susan made them do it."
Angela’s words made everyone frown. From the sound of it, could the woman named Susan really be the one who ordered the attack?
Even Yarn started to hesitate.
After all, under normal circumstances, Angela wouldn’t just frame someone for no reason. All they had to do was ask the crew members to find out the truth.
"Understood, Miss Angela. Please get some rest for now. I hope you recover quickly." Hua Zifeng closed his notebook and said to Angela, "I will definitely get to the bottom of this case and give you a proper explanation."
"You have to arrest Susan," Angela emphasized. "I’m sure it was her who hurt me."
"I understand, Miss Angela. I’ll take my leave now." Hua Zifeng gave Yarn a nod and then left with his assistant.
Yarn looked at Angela with a complicated expression. In his heart, he didn’t believe Su Qing was capable of something like this, but Angela was so certain that he was starting to feel unsure.
’Could it be? Did I really misjudge her?’
Meanwhile, after Hua Zifeng and his assistant left Angela’s room, the assistant asked, "Mr. Hua, where are we going next?"
"To see the three crew members," Hua Zifeng said.
After the three crew members were captured, they were thrown into the same storage room where Angela had been held. Someone was standing guard outside the door to prevent them from escaping.
When the guard saw Hua Zifeng arrive, he quickly greeted him, "Mr. Hua."
"Mm, are they all inside?" Hua Zifeng asked.
"Yes, they are."
Hua Zifeng nodded and entered the storage room with his assistant.
The three crew members were tied up securely and tossed in a corner of the storage room. They all looked dispirited. The thought of the revenge they would face once the ship docked sent a shiver down their spines.
Seeing Hua Zifeng enter, the men remained listless.
Hua Zifeng looked at the three men coolly and said, "I’m here to ask you a few questions. I expect you to answer me truthfully and not to lie. Otherwise, if I find out you’ve lied, what awaits you will be an even harsher punishment."
"Okay... y-you ask. We’ll answer properly." The threat of an even harsher punishment made all three crew members’ hearts clench.
Hua Zifeng then asked, "This time, with the kidnapping of Miss Angela—did you do it on your own, or was someone pulling the strings?"
Hearing Hua Zifeng’s question, one of the crew members was about to say they had done it on their own. However, a flash of inspiration struck another one of them. ’If someone ordered us to do it, wouldn’t our crime be considered less severe?’
And so, that crew member rushed to say, "Someone ordered us to do it."