Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3411

The security guard remained completely unfazed.

This was because the village chief was his uncle, and in their tight-knit community, they always stuck together and never favored outsiders.

With directions from the people inside the ancestral hall, Hera found the village chief.

“You’re the village chief, right?” Hera looked at the man in his fifties in front of her and spoke with an arrogant tone, completely unbothered.

“And you are?” The village chief, seeing her attitude, was puzzled. He had no idea whether she was an investor or someone looking to discuss a major partnership to bring development to their quiet village.

“It doesn’t matter who I am. I see you have surveillance here, and I need to review your footage,” replied Hera.

The village chief was even more confused. “Are you a police officer?”

“No.” Hera frowned. She thought reviewing surveillance footage was no big deal. Why was this village chief being so difficult?

The village chief gave her a look as if she were a fool and turned back to continue drinking tea with his friends.

Hera felt completely ignored, and her anger flared. She pointed at him and shouted, “Are you deaf? I want to review your surveillance footage!”

“Why would you need to review our footage if you’re not a police officer?” The village chief was not ignorant of the law and was not intimidated by her demands.

“You…” Hera's eyes darted around. She had assumed that with enough forceful attitude, she could intimidate these rural folk into complying, but they were not falling for it at all.

An idea popped into her head.

“I’ve lost something.” Hera slammed her hand onto their table, causing some of the tea to spill.

The village chief clicked his tongue in annoyance.

Those were premium black tea, and spilling even a little made him wince in pain.

“What did you lose?” The village chief grabbed a couple of napkins and carefully wiped up the spill.

“A ring. A ring worth hundreds of thousands. I’m sure I lost it here. I need to check the surveillance footage to figure out what happened.” Hera fabricated the story on the spot.

A ring worth hundreds of thousands?

The village chief looked at her suspiciously, but as he looked at her appearance, it seemed plausible. He took out his phone and said, “In that case, I’ll help you report it to the police. When they arrive, we can immediately review the footage.”

“Wait!” Hera did not plan on involving the police.

Once they arrived and saw the footage, they would realize she was making it up and might even charge her for filing a false report. “Just let me see the footage. If it’s not here, I won’t say anything.”

The village chief, ever cautious, realized her sole purpose was to view the surveillance. He shook his head and said, “There are procedures for accessing the footage.”

“What procedures? Don’t you want to help? How about I give you some money? Would a thousand dollars be enough?” Hera was already pulling out her phone to transfer the money.

“Why do you need to see our footage?” The village chief became wary.

Hera’s lips twitched, and just as she was about to speak, she heard him add, “Could it be that you’re trying to scout the place in advance to steal our things?”

The village chief’s suspicion grew. Their ancestral hall housed many valuable treasures left by the older generations.

Hera was furious. “What could you possibly have here worth stealing? Ridiculous. Fine. If you won’t let me see it, then forget it.”

The village chief could not be bothered to argue with her. He picked up the intercom and spoke to the person on the other end, “Jimmy, come here for a minute.”

Hera was about to leave when she saw the security guard who had argued with her earlier walk in.

When the security guard saw her, he immediately furrowed his brows and said, “Uncle, you’re not actually listening to her, are you? She didn’t want to pay earlier. I was just following the rules!”

“No, no.” The village chief shook his head and spoke to him, “This person might be eyeing our ancestral hall’s treasures. Get her out of here.”

The security guard's eyes narrowed with suspicion. “Yes, sir!”

He then stepped in front of Hera with a menacing expression. “Please leave, or we’ll have to call the police.”

Hera immediately cursed, “You actually dare to call the police? Do you know who my boyfriend is? And besides, I paid to get in here! Why should you kick me out? You’re asking for a complaint to the consumer association!”