```
"Well then, could everyone present please bring over their bags..." After much consideration, Sister Chen ultimately accepted Xuan Ling's suggestion.
The others at the scene, eager to prove their innocence, all voluntarily took out their bags for inspection.
"Have all the bags been checked?" As the shooting time drew closer, the worry on Sister Chen's face grew.
"Basically, all but one person's bag has been checked..." The person responsible for the bag check was Xiaowang, the script supervisor of the filming crew. She spoke with a hint of hesitation.
"Who hasn't been checked?" Sister Chen immediately asked.
"There's still... Miss Xuan Ling's assistant, Mu Keren!" Xiaowang's revelation turned all eyes in the crew onto Mu Keren.
"Keren, could it be that you..." Sister Chen had already approached Mu Keren.
The words she left unsaid revealed her suspicion.
And Sister Chen's words spurred whispers within the film crew.
Indeed, at such a moment, compared to those who had voluntarily handed over their bags for inspection, Mu Keren's refusal to do so cast greater suspicion on her.
Sister Chen probably thought the same, so she stepped forward, with hands outstretched: "Keren, hand it over. If you do it now, I won't call the police."
"Sister Chen, I don't understand what you mean!" Mu Keren met the accusations with direct eye contact. What did she have to hand over? What item?
"Wasn't it you who took the bracelet?" Chen's growing annoyance was evident, as Mu Keren refused to admit to it.
"It wasn't!" She had not even seen the bracelet. Since she had entered the filming location up to now, Xuan Ling had kept her busy with various tasks. Without any downtime, how could she possibly have taken the bracelet?
"Not you? Then why won't you hand over your bag?" Sister Chen retorted.
"Sister Chen, even the police need a search warrant to go through someone else's bag, so I do not agree with this kind of private search. This doesn't mean that I am the one who took the bracelet," Mu Keren countered.
Standing alone against so many, Mu Keren showed no signs of stage fright. Her fragile and slender frame belied an unassailable presence.
Such a demeanor did not seem to belong to an intern assistant with no firm backing.
But it was this very contradiction in her aura that inexplicably intimidated everyone present.
The one most dissatisfied with this turn of events was Xuan Ling.
She had gone through a lot of trouble to set this trap, intending to make Mu Keren fall into it and subsequently drive her out of Nanling State. Missing this chance meant not knowing when the next one would come.
Xuan Ling neither wanted to wait nor could she afford to. Just last night, the rare occasion that La Chuan took the initiative to seek her out, he actually accused her, Xuan Ling, of spilling the beans to Mu Keren about their affair!
This infuriated Xuan Ling to no end.
In truth, she didn't know who had spilled the beans to Mu Keren. Because of it, she had been splashed in the face with coffee by Mu Keren and was feeling wronged!
And now, La Chuan was picking a quarrel with her over it! This not only added to her sense of injustice but also made her realize that in La Chuan's heart, she might not be as important as Mu Keren!
And that was something Xuan Ling could not tolerate. To win over La Chuan, she had not only sacrificed her body but also staked all her dignity.
```
She certainly didn't want everything to end up being in vain!
Therefore, in order to make Mu Keren disappear from their sight as soon as possible, Xuan Ling had to stage such a drama today...
Things had escalated to such a tense point, and Xuan Ling wasn't about to let such an opportunity slip away. So, it was at this moment that she gave a meaningful look to the stage manager Xiaowang.
Just when everyone was hesitant because of the aura emanating from Mu Keren, with a glance from Xuan Ling, Xiaowang suddenly snatched the bag from Mu Keren's hand. Then, in front of everyone, he opened the bag and poured everything inside out onto the table.
In an instant, all the little items that Mu Keren had in her bag fell out. This included the little red book she had somehow acquired a while ago, as well as a few sanitary pads.
However, these were not important. What was important was the Bixi Bracelet worth nearly a million that followed those trinkets.
The moment the bracelet fell out, everyone was stunned. That included Sister Chen and even Xuan Ling...
The most excited person was none other than Xuan Ling.
"Keren, how could you do such a thing?" As the chain fell out, Xuan Ling's face showed deep disappointment. And her words caused people in the film crew to start whispering among themselves.
"Now, what do you have to say for yourself?" Sister Chen also fixed a cold stare on Mu Keren at that moment.
And up until now, Mu Keren was still staring at the bracelet, somewhat at a loss.
She really didn't know how the bracelet had found its way into her bag.
From the moment she entered the filming site until now, she had always carried the bag with her. As for the bracelet, she hadn't even seen it. She didn't understand how something she hadn't even seen could have ended up in her bag...
"Sister Chen, if I told you that I have no idea how this item got into my bag, would you believe me?" Mu Keren lifted her head amidst Sister Chen's questioning.
That moment, the cold yet decisive smile on her lips almost convinced Sister Chen to believe her.
But just as Sister Chen hesitated, someone had already made a decision for her.
"Keren, even though you're from my hometown, I can't cover for you in this matter! Sister Chen, call the police!"
Xuan Ling, with an expression of regret, handed the phone with the dialed 110 to Sister Chen.
Sister Chen's gaze wandered over Mu Keren's face several times, but in the end, she took the phone from Xuan Ling.
Because it was a well-known local jewelry brand's shoot that had an issue, the police arrived very promptly.
And as the main suspect in the incident, Mu Keren was naturally taken to the police station.
Before leaving, Mu Keren's gaze swept over each person around her and finally rested on Xuan Ling, "Xuan Ling, have you thought about the consequences of what you're doing?"
The sudden statement from Mu Keren made Xuan Ling feel somewhat guilty. Because it meant that Mu Keren had sensed that the incident was orchestrated by her.
But in front of so many people, Xuan Ling couldn't admit it, "Keren, what are you talking about?"
"Fine, keep pretending... But let me tell you, from now on, Mu Keren and you are irreconcilable. I will definitely unmask you myself!"
Ultimately, Mu Keren was taken away. She left behind those words that sounded like a declaration of clearing her own name, yet also seemed like a vow.