Brian Carter's words made the police officers frown, because this was indeed a suspicious point. However, one of the officers replied, "It's also possible that Eric Foster was preparing to run away, but just didn't expect that Boss Miller would return so quickly."

"It's not impossible, but if you were Eric Foster, and you stole the gold jewelry, wouldn't you be very concerned about when the boss would come back? Eric Foster is the head of security and an old employee at Yubaoxuan. Wouldn't he just find some excuse to ask the manager when the boss would return?"

"Or maybe he could just contact the boss directly with some reason, and then try to subtly get the date of the boss's return, so he could prepare for his escape."

Seeing that a few officers were about to argue, Brian Carter smiled, "Are you trying to say that Eric Foster might not be that smart? But don't forget, to be able to steal gold jewelry from the safe and only be discovered now, it must have been a carefully planned operation. There's no way he wouldn't have thought of this."

Brian Carter's words left the officers speechless. Previously, because Eric Foster ran away first, they had assumed that he was the one who stole the gold jewelry. Now, after hearing Brian Carter's words, they really felt there were many suspicious points in this case.

"Officer, I really didn't steal the gold jewelry. The reason I ran was because I knew I couldn't explain myself, so when I saw you coming, I panicked and tried to escape."

At this moment, Eric Foster also spoke up, his expression very sincere.

"No matter whether you stole it or not, you have to come back to the station with us for investigation," the officers scolded.

"Officer, it's definitely fine to take him back for investigation, but shouldn't we go to Yubaoxuan first and clarify the situation?"

Brian Carter offered his suggestion. The reason he wanted the police to go to Yubaoxuan was because he also wanted to see who really stole the gold jewelry, but he was certain that Eric Foster was definitely not the thief.

The reason was simple.

Brian Carter could tell from Eric Foster's face that he was being wronged.

A person's face is divided into twelve palaces, but besides the twelve palaces, there are also thirty-six gates. Among them, the area at the corner of the eye, where crow's feet appear, is called the "traitor's gate."

If the traitor's gate appears bluish, it means there will be a disaster involving prison. At first, Brian Carter didn't notice, but upon closer observation, he found that at Eric Foster's crow's feet, besides the bluish color, there was also a streak of white.

Blue mixed with white means being wrongfully imprisoned!

From his facial features, Brian Carter could confirm that Eric Foster was being framed, but of course he couldn't tell the officers about face reading, otherwise he might be labeled as superstitious and end up in trouble himself.

"Officer, if you're taking Eric Foster to the station, what about his daughter? You can't just leave her on the street, right? Let's go to Yubaoxuan first."

Hearing Brian Carter's suggestion, the officers exchanged glances, and in the end, they accepted his proposal, escorting Eric Foster toward Yubaoxuan.

The crowd that had gathered to watch dispersed after seeing the police take Eric Foster away. Brian Carter walked up to the little girl, squatted down, and reached out his hand. "Come with me. I will clear your father's name."

The little girl pursed her lips, seeming a bit distrustful of Brian Carter. Children tend to hold grudges, and she still remembered how Brian Carter had tripped her father earlier.

"Alright, then just follow me."

Knowing the little girl was unwilling to hold his hand, Brian Carter didn't force her. He simply followed behind the officers, and after hesitating for a moment, the little girl eventually followed behind him.

……

Yubaoxuan was right on the antique street. When the police brought Eric Foster in, a middle-aged man in his fifties wearing a traditional Chinese suit rushed out, angrily pointing at Eric Foster and shouting, "Eric Foster, have I ever treated you badly? How could you commit such an act of stealing from your own company?"

"Boss Miller, I really didn't steal the gold jewelry."

Eric Foster shook his head repeatedly, but not only did William Miller not believe him, the other staff at Yubaoxuan also looked at Eric Foster with disgust and contempt.

"Still won't admit it? Who else could it be besides you? You're the only one with the key to the safe room. How could anyone else get in?"

Brian Carter, who had just entered, heard William Miller's questioning but didn't say anything. Instead, he looked around the entire main hall of Yubaoxuan.

Yubaoxuan was a jewelry store specializing in gold ornaments. Each display case was filled with gold jewelry, and in the very center of the hall stood a gilded Pixiu statue.

There are many legends about the Pixiu, but the most famous is its association with attracting wealth. According to legend, the Pixiu violated the laws of heaven, and the Jade Emperor punished it by allowing it to eat only wealth from all directions, swallowing everything but never expelling it, thus gathering riches and never letting them go, with extraordinary powers.

Only in, never out—this is a major characteristic of the Pixiu, and precisely because of this, many shop owners like to place a Pixiu in their stores, symbolizing a steady flow of wealth.

Of course, sometimes people also use the Pixiu to describe someone who is stingy.

Clearly, this Boss Miller firmly believed in the legend, as evidenced by the large size of the Pixiu statue.