The Favored Heiress
Chapter 556: Is that fool Miss Li’s friend?

Chapter 556: Chapter 556: Is that fool Miss Li’s friend?

An hour later, Song Lao Liu called Li Qiao to inform her that he was at the South Sea Police Station.

The conversation had not finished when the call was cut off.

Li Qiao: "??"

However, when she redialed, the phone indicated it was turned off.

With no other choice, Li Qiao excused herself to Academician Jiang and drove straight to the police station.

On the way, she contacted her godfather, Fei Zhihong, and learned that he was at a meeting at the city bureau, so without going into detail, she pressed the accelerator and rushed over.

In less than half an hour, Li Qiao parked her car outside the police station and sauntered into the busy lobby where the officers were all diligently at work.

Her gaze swept across the room and landed on a man sitting upright near the reception area bench, wearing a black jacket and baseball cap.

He was one of the Border Seven Sons, Song Liao, ranked sixth.

A small, sleek black case sat beside his leg, with his cell phone on the chair beside him, his posture straight, not appearing downtrodden; however, in Li Qiao’s eyes, no matter how she looked at him, he seemed dispirited.

"Miss Li, why are you here?" Before Li Qiao could approach, Officer Xiao Wang spotted her with sharp eyes.

Li Qiao looked at Wang Chuanchuan, but gestured toward Song Liao’s direction with her lips, "What’s going on with him?"

Xiao Wang turned his head to look, and with a smiling explanation said, "Him? He just got here a little while ago, came by taxi, claimed his wallet was stolen, wanted to see the chief, but he lost his ID too, and with the chief not around, ended up sitting there waiting for someone.

Right, I paid for his taxi fare. I don’t even know if it was a black taxi he took, from the airport to the police station, he said the fare was two hundred and eighty."

Normally, a taxi ride from the airport to the police station would cost, at most, one hundred and thirty.

Li Qiao, with an expressionless face, pulled out her phone from her pocket, eyes on Song Liao, but said to Xiao Wang, "Open your WeChat."

Xiao Wang scrambled to get out his phone.

Seconds later, Li Qiao scanned a QR code to transfer two hundred and eighty to him, then put her phone back into her pocket, and walked toward Song Liao.

Wang Chuanchuan held the phone, stared at the transaction record, and began to contemplate life.

Could it be that the double fool who lost his wallet and took a black taxi is Miss Li’s friend?

...

Moments later, Li Qiao sat down beside Song Liao, crossed her legs, stared ahead, and tapped her fingertips against her knee, "Wallet got stolen?"

Song Liao tilted his head to glance at her, a naive smile spreading across his stern face, "Qi Zai, you came..."

"It’s that easy to steal from you now?"

Song Lao Liu’s specialty was pickpocketing, known as Song Xiaoba.

Back in the day, with his unsuspecting appearance, he could steal even the underpants off someone if he got close enough.

Li Qiao looked at Song Liao indifferently, with unmistakable disdain in her eyes.

Song Liao’s squarish face flushed slightly, a tinge of grinding resentment in it, "Unpreventable."

"Who stole it?"

"Mo Jue." Song Liao forced the name through gritted teeth, clenching his fists.

Upon hearing the name, Li Qiao tugged at the corner of her mouth in understanding, knowing it was the master thief mentioned by Su Yujing.

Her expression turned solemn as she narrowed her eyes and asked, "Did you see him?"

Song Liao pursed his lips, his nostrils flared twice, "No, but the only one who could steal from me is Mo Jue."

Li Qiao glanced at the cell phone beside his leg, "What’s up with your phone?"

"Ran out of battery." Song Liao hung his head low, pulled at his baseball cap, looking utterly dejected.

Years had passed since he last saw Xiao Qi Zai, and he had never imagined it would be at a police station, with his pride nowhere in sight.

Li Qiao watched Song Liao thoughtfully, pondering for a moment, "From what you’re saying, has Mo Jue also come to South Sea?"