Chapter 037 The Swindler Escapes

Shi Yue noticed that there was something unusual about the sleeves of Wang Debiao's clothes. After pulling off the sleeves, although he kept apologizing, his hands were actually groping back and forth on the fabric.

And sure enough, he found it.

He held up a small flashlight-like object he had found tucked away in his sleeve and asked in a puzzled manner, "Master, what is this?"

Shi Yue raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Debiao with a playful expression. When Wang Debiao saw what Shi Yue was holding in his hand, his face turned pale.

Shi Yue: "Master, don't you know what this is? But, I think I know what it is. Isn't this a stun gun?"

He was playing with the prop in his hand. If it were someone else, they might not be able to recognize it as a stun gun at first glance. After all, this thing looks almost the same as a flashlight, but Shi Yue is different.

Shi Yue worked in the security department. The weapons provided by the machinery factory to the security department were electric batons, which were the same model as the one in front of him, so he recognized it the first time he saw it.

Wang Debiao was sweating profusely. Before Shi Yue pointed out what this thing was, he was still hoping for a lucky break, thinking that no one knew what it was and he could still make an excuse. But after hearing Shi Yue say the word "stun baton", he knew that he had no room for excuses.

He glanced at the onlookers around him whose faces were either confused or thoughtful, then turned back to look at Shi Yue who was smiling meaningfully, gritted his teeth, and shouted "Run".

After saying this word, he grabbed Er Dezi beside him, turned around and ran.

Wang Debiao and Er Dezi ran very fast. Shi Yue's reaction was quite quick. When he saw their movements, he immediately chased after them. However, Wang Debiao and Er Dezi ran so fast that after Shi Yue got out of the crowd, he could no longer see their figures.

Shi Yue could only sigh helplessly.

The onlookers were all shocked by Wang Debiao's escape. Even Yu Dahai and his wife, who were still struggling, stopped fighting. The crowd suddenly quieted down. Some who still didn't understand what was going on asked Shi Yue, "Hey, young man, what's going on?"

"Yeah, what happened? Why did the master suddenly run away?"

"And what was that thing you just pulled out of the Master's sleeve? That thing that looked like a flashlight, what was that?"

Shi Yue explained: "This is a stun gun."

He took out the stun gun, pressed the switch on it, and the crackling sound of electricity was heard.

Wow.

Everyone was stunned by the bright white light of the stun gun.

After a long while, someone finally spoke up, "Why does the master have a stun gun hidden on him?"

Shi Yue looked at the man and said three words: "Heavenly Thunder Technique."

He originally guessed that Wang Debiao's so-called Heavenly Thunder Technique was performed with the help of props, and after seeing the electric baton, he was even more certain of his thoughts.

But he had to admit that Wang Debiao was really a ruthless person.

After all, he saw clearly just now that when Wang Debiao used the Sky Thunder Technique, he did not touch others directly with his sleeves, but with his hands. This means that every time Wang Debiao used the Sky Thunder Technique, he would be shocked by the electric baton in his sleeves.

Tsk tsk.

He just opened it and took a look. Although the stun gun is not big, the voltage is not low. Wang Debiao was shocked but he could pretend nothing happened and continue to fool people. He is quite amazing.

Eh.

Perhaps it was because he was afraid of being electrocuted that Wang Debiao said that the Heavenly Thunder Technique could only be used once every half a month?

Shi Yue twitched his lips, not knowing what to say.

Yu Dahai, on the other hand, started to make a scene. His face flushed red as he shouted, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Master Wang is truly capable. Don't slander him!"

When he heard the three words "Heavenly Thunder Technique", he understood what Shi Yue meant, but he was completely unable to accept this truth.

How is it possible? How could the master's thunder technique be faked by using an electric baton?

Yu Dahai: "Don't talk nonsense! Master, after you treated me with the Heavenly Thunder Technique, my waist pain is gone. An electric baton definitely doesn't have this effect!"

Shi Yue blinked and asked, "Are you sure your waist doesn't hurt anymore? Isn't it because you were numb from the electric shock?"

Yu Dahai's face flushed and his neck thickened: "I'm sure! How could I not know what it feels like to be numb by electricity!"

He felt that Shi Yue's question was very disrespectful to him.

Did Shi Yue think that he didn't even have the ability to tell whether he was paralyzed by electricity?

What a joke, he is not senile!

He snorted heavily, his eyes and heart full of dissatisfaction with Shi Yue. He was not only speaking for Wang Debiao, but also for himself, to prove that he was not an old fool.

Yu Dahai: "The master is really capable. Didn't you all just see it? He just tapped lightly and the others couldn't move at all!"

Shi Yue rummaged around and pulled out a small bundle of silver needles from the half sleeve he was still holding. He said, "Perhaps, it's not because the master can enlighten people, but because of this thing?"

Yu Dahai frowned: "What is this?"

Shi Yue spread his hands and said, "I don't know what it is either, but when the master was tapping on the acupoints just now, I saw a needle in his hand."

Yu Dahai: "You don't know and you're still talking nonsense, you..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted, "Yes! I just felt like I was pricked by a needle, that's why my arm can't move!"

Needless to say, the person who spoke was the young man who was enlightened by Wang Debiao.

He glared, incredibly angry. "Master? Bah! He's a liar! He even pretended to be so arrogant that he broke my arm and only released me after I knelt down to apologize. Bah! That's clearly not a needle!"

A man's knees are made of gold. If he hadn't been really afraid that his arm would be crippled, he would never have knelt down. So when he learned that Wang Debiao might be a liar, he was furious.

Yu Dahai: "Hey, how can you say that? The master is not a liar..."

Young man: "Master! He's a liar!"

He was so angry that he seemed to have found a place to vent his anger, and he cursed loudly: "You old fool, don't you understand yet? That bastard is a liar, a liar who cheats people out of their money! Your waist is just numb from the electric shock, you can't feel it, he didn't cure it at all. If you don't believe me, I'll give you another shock!"

"You, you, you..." Yu Dahai stared with his eyes wide open, his chest heaving up and down violently, looking like he was very angry.

The young man acted as if he didn't notice Yu Dahai's expression and continued his venomous outburst, "Stop blaming me and you. If you weren't so lucky and had a good wife, that swindler would have already taken your money and run away. And yet you're still not satisfied. You blame your wife for not giving you money and you blame the kindhearted people for exposing the swindler. I'm not wrong to call you an old fool!"

"You, you..." Yu Dahai covered his heart and breathed heavily. He felt like he was about to faint from anger. It wasn't a metaphor, he was really about to faint from anger. Stars were popping up in front of his eyes.

When the people nearby saw him like this, they quickly stepped forward and pulled the young man away.

After all, Yu Dahai is not young anymore, and it would be a trouble if something bad happened to his true qi.

The young man who had been chattering non-stop just now also became scared now. Although he was unhappy with Dahai's behavior of defending the scammer, he didn't really want to do anything to Yu Dahai!

"Huff, huff, I'm fine, I'm fine." Yu Dahai took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Looking at his wife who was nervous, he smiled bitterly, feeling that he was a piece of shit for saying he wanted to divorce his wife. When he heard what the young man said, he was really angry, but he also really listened to what he said.

If you think about it carefully, the master just now was indeed quite suspicious, otherwise he wouldn't have run away when others found the stun gun. So whether it was stopping him from paying or exposing the scammer, they were all helping him.

Yu Dahai pursed his lips, feeling deeply ashamed of himself for being possessed by the devil just now.

“Snap—”

Seeing that Yu Dahai seemed to be hesitant to speak, his wife slapped him on the back of the head without saying a word.

"What do you mean by not saying anything? Are you still thinking about that master who ran away? Wake up, he's a big liar!"

Yu Dahai's wife, Wang Xiu'e, angrily said, "I don't care what you think. I've already determined that my grandson is a liar. I'm going to the police station to report him now. Don't even think about stopping me!"

She said this, turned around and walked out. Shi Yue led Shi Qiu Shui to follow her out. He originally wanted to report to the Public Security Bureau.

Who knows, the Public Security Bureau might even reward him with something in recognition of his meritorious reporting.

The Public Security Bureau was not far from the small park, and Shi Yue and his group arrived there quickly. Wang Xiu'e had arrived late and was not aware of the situation. She was also angry at the moment, and she talked to the police officer who received her for a long time without getting to the point. It was Shi Yue who spoke up to help her explain things clearly.

The police officer, who understood the situation, suddenly became serious. He stood up and said, "Wait a moment. I need to report this to our captain."

He trotted out of the reception room, and after a while, he hurried back with Captain Xu.

When Captain Xu saw Shi Yue when he entered, he exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, you're here again?"

Shi Yue: ...

Why does it feel so awkward to hear this in this place?

Captain Xu made a casual joke and quickly got back to the case. He looked at Shi Yue seriously and said, "I heard you ripped off the sleeves of that master's clothes and found something inside?"

"Yes." Shi Yue stretched out his hand and handed the things over, saying, "These are the ones."

He took a quick look on the way here, and found that there were quite a few props hidden in it.

There were white papers that smelled of alkaline water, fish bones with ghost pictures drawn on them, high-concentration pepper spray in small bottles, and...

There were a lot of random and scattered things. Some of them Shi Yue probably knew how to use, while some of them were props he had never seen before.

Captain Xu took the thing, glanced at it, and handed it to the policeman behind him.

He ordered, "Send these things to the laboratory and let them see what they are."

"Okay, Captain."

Captain Xu: "Hey, don't leave yet. Please notify the members of Team 1 and ask them to go out with me."

"Yes, Captain."

After Captain Xu finished giving the instructions, he turned to look at Shi Yue and asked, "You're not going to work today, are you?"

Shi Yue nodded: "Yes, I'm taking a break today."

Captain Xu: "Okay, then you can come with me to the park later to take a statement. Didn't you say there are a lot of witnesses there?"

He added: "I won't let you work in vain. Once we catch the scammer, I'll apply for a helpful citizen reward on your behalf."

Shi Yue's reluctant expression instantly turned into a smile. "Hey, Captain Xu, you're too polite. It's my duty to contribute to society."

Captain Xu: "Then I won't help you apply?"

Shi Yue quickly said, "Well, I'll have to trouble you to apply for it..."

Captain Xu glanced at him and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense and let's go."

"Okay, let's go."

Shi Yue brought Captain Xu and his group back to the west gate of the small park. It turned out that people in the 1990s really loved to watch the fun. Those people who had gathered before didn't leave and stayed there. When they saw the police coming, they even stuck their heads out to look around.

However, Captain Xu's attention was not on the crowd watching the excitement. Instead, he pointed at the people sitting cross-legged on the ground not far away and asked Shi Yue: "What are they doing?"

Wow.

Shi Yue's eyes widened and he said in surprise, "They are practicing martial arts."

If Captain Xu hadn't asked, he would have almost forgotten that the group of people practicing cross-legged martial arts were still sitting there. Wang Debiao and Er Dezi had both run away, and they were still sitting there.

It's strange to say, these people who were meditating didn't seem to be very focused. When he glanced over, he could find several of them looking up, but they were all sitting quietly on the ground, and no one stood up.

That's why Shi Yue ignored them just now.

Captain Xu: "Practicing martial arts? Practicing with that master?"

He frowned, and the surprise on his face was no less than Shi Yue's.

He was also wondering why the master had run away, but this group of people were still sitting here?

Captain Xu took Shi Yue a few steps forward and approached the group of people meditating. There happened to be an elderly woman peeking over. He walked up to her and said seriously, "Comrade, please stand up. I have something I need your cooperation with."

The old lady's face was filled with panic, and her voice trembled as she said, "Public Security Comrade, I'm being wronged! I know nothing! I have nothing to say! Please don't arrest me!"

Captain Xu's face was filled with black lines: "...When did I say I was going to arrest you?"

He twitched his lips and said helplessly, "I was just asking a question, I didn't say I was going to arrest you."

When the aunt heard this, the panic on her face did not subside at all, and she still looked trembling with fear.

She said, "Comrade Public Security, I don't know anything either. I really don't know anything!"

Captain Xu and Shi Yue exchanged a glance, both sensing something was amiss. Captain Xu, with a fierce expression, asked, "What do you mean you don't know anything? I haven't even asked a question, how do you know you don't know?"

His serious voice put further pressure on the old lady. She couldn't hold it in any longer and said aggrievedly, "But I just don't know anything! Public Security Comrade, let me tell you the truth, I really don't know anything. I came here to meditate because I was paid, so..."

Captain Xu/Shi Yue was surprised: "He was hired with money?"

Auntie: "Yeah, I just sit cross-legged and do nothing, and I only make five dollars a day!"

When she said this, the aunt's face still had a hint of pride, as if she was proud that she could find such an easy job. However, after seeing the uniform on Captain Xu, the pride on her face disappeared.

She said with a bitter face, "Comrade Public Security, this is the first time I've met that liar today, so I really don't know anything about him. Believe me, I really don't know anything. I'm a good citizen, a very good citizen!"

Although she had been meditating here quietly and not joining in the fun because of the request of the person who hired her, she had been listening with her ears perked up, and naturally heard them say that the master was a liar.

So when she saw the police coming, she was extremely panicked, fearing that the police would misunderstand that she was in cahoots with the scammers and arrest her.

Captain Xu: “…”

He is a good citizen, not a Japanese soldier. Why are we doing this to him?

Captain Xu sighed and asked, "Since this is your first meeting with that master today, who hired you? How did you get to know the person who hired you?"

"I was hired by Er Dezi, a man close to the master. I didn't even know him, but he approached me on the main street. He told me there was a job opening, easy, sitting cross-legged on the ground. If you get numb, you can squat. He paid five yuan a day and asked if I wanted to do it. I thought it was easy and simple, and the pay was good, so I came."

Well, another person who met a scammer on the street.

Thinking of Song Chunsheng who helped human traffickers kidnap children, Shi Yue couldn't help but shook his head.

It seems that the roads are very dangerous these days. You never know who is passing by and who might be a scammer!

Captain Xu didn't get any clues from the old lady, and looked at the remaining people meditating without giving up.

He just couldn't believe it. With more than 60 people, didn't they recognize the scammer? Were they all lured from the street by the scammer?

He called on his disciples from the Criminal Investigation Team to question the remaining meditators, but the results were disappointing. Of the sixty or so meditating people, not a single one knew the scammer.

Captain Xu was speechless. He said angrily, "On the street, someone randomly asked you to do a job with good pay and little work, and you just believed them. Didn't you ever consider that they were a scammer?"

Everyone was silent and didn't say anything.

They really didn't think that much at the time...

After taking a round of notes, Captain Xu rubbed his forehead and sighed. This trip was in vain. After all, no one present knew the scammer. So far, they knew nothing except that the leader was nicknamed Master Wang and the errand boy was nicknamed Er Dezi.

Looking at Captain Xu who had a headache, Shi Yue drooped his eyelids and thought to himself.

It seems that this liar is difficult to catch. Has the reward promised by Captain Xu also flown away?

It is said that Shi Qiu Shui and Shi Yue are father and daughter. Shi Qiu Shui is also thinking about this in her heart at this moment.

She blinked her eyes and prayed devoutly in her heart.

Please pray that the God of Wealth will bless her father a little longer, and let Captain Xu catch the scammer as soon as possible!

God of Wealth: ???

This matter doesn't seem to be within his jurisdiction, right?

Shi Qiu Shui was praying to the God of Wealth here, while Wang Debiao and Er Dezi, who were escaping, were cursing the God of Wealth.

"What the hell is the point of worshipping a God of Wealth like you? You haven't made any money all day and you've already lost a lot of money. Damn, I spent over 300 yuan just on hiring those people today! Now it's all gone!"

Er Dezi cursed but still felt unsatisfied, so he kicked the table dedicated to the God of Wealth. Wang Debiao, who was beside him, frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "Stop talking!"

Er Dezi looked at Wang Debiao, who had an expressionless face, and said anxiously, "Brother, why aren't you worried at all? We've almost spent all the money we made on that last job!"

Wang Debiao: "I know, how could I not know that I have no money!"

Er Dezi: "Then why aren't you anxious at all?"

Wang Debiao was no less furious than Er Dezi. He said angrily, "Will being anxious do any good? The money's already been spent, and you're really going to go back and ask for it back? Believe it or not, if you dare to ask them for it, they'll send you to the police station."

Speaking of the Public Security Bureau, Er Dezi finally calmed down. He sullenly pounded his thigh, "It's all that damn guy's fault. How could he be so mean? He yanked your sleeve right off, and it just happened to be the sleeve where you were holding your stuff. The most infuriating thing is that guy even knew how to use a stun gun. Damn, I'm so unlucky!"

Wang Debiao shook his head with a dark face: "No, I don't think it's a coincidence."

Er Dezi stood up suddenly: "What? Big brother, what do you mean?"

Wang Debiao: "I felt like that guy was coming for me. He kept pulling my sleeve for a long time, deliberately pulling it down."

Er Dezi panicked. He asked hurriedly, "Is he coming for us? Does he know we're scammers? Then who is he? A cop? Are the cops targeting us? Is this place unsafe? Do we have to run? No, is it too late for us to run now? Won't there be a bunch of cops standing at the door as soon as we open it?"

Er Dezi's barrage of questions made Wang Debiao's head buzz. He coldly shouted, "Shut up!"

Er Dezi was obedient. He immediately shut his mouth and looked at Wang Debiao eagerly.

Wang Debiao: "I don't think that guy is a cop. Besides, isn't he with his daughter? Even if a cop goes out fishing, he wouldn't dare bring his daughter with him."

Er Dezi: "Then..."

Wang Debiao: "I guess that guy may have discovered something wrong by accident."

Er Dezi spat and said, "Damn it, I'm still unlucky!"

But knowing that the two brothers had not been targeted by the police, he still felt relieved. He asked, "Brother, what should we do next?"

Wang Debiao thought for a moment and said, "Although we haven't been targeted by the police yet, after what happened today, the police in this area will definitely be watching us more strictly. We..."

Er Dezi interrupted anxiously, "Brother, are you saying we should go somewhere else? No, we just arrived, and here in the capital, there are so many rich people. Are we just going to leave empty-handed? No, I won't do that!"

Wang Debiao rolled his eyes. "Who said we were leaving? Can you please listen to me?"

He said, "Sijiu City is not small. As long as we avoid the area we went to today and walk further away, I think nothing will happen. So, from now on, we will go to the northern part of the city!"

To be honest, he was reluctant to leave the old city, but he absolutely could not go back to the South City area he had visited today!

Er Dezi had no objection to where to go. He nodded decisively and said, "Brother, we'll go wherever you say."

It’s a pity that all the efforts I spent on scouting the South City were wasted!

Thinking of this, Er Dezi began to curse the father and daughter who had caused trouble for him.

If he had the chance, he would definitely teach that father and daughter a lesson!