Chapter 085 Public Security Bureau

Shi Yue and his group quickly rushed to the Public Security Bureau.

Shi Yue didn't see the familiar Captain Xu in the Public Security Bureau. He asked someone and found out that Captain Xu had taken on a joint case in another place in the past two days and had taken Fang Xiaoke on a business trip.

But this is not a big problem. Although Captain Xu is not there, the public security comrades led by Yue are also familiar faces when they receive him.

It was Captain Xu's other apprentice, Public Security Tan.

The time when Niu Xiaobei couldn't be found, Public Security Tan helped to look for him.

As Captain Xu's apprentice, Tan Gongan had dealt with Shi Yue several times. Seeing Shi Yue, he greeted him: "Hey, Shi Yue!"

Shi Yue nodded and greeted him, "Public Security Officer Tan."

Public Security Officer Tan: "What? Why are you here today? Looks like our bureau is going to be busy again."

He said this with a smile, obviously making fun of Shi Yue's legend.

Yes, Shi Yue has left a legend in their Public Security Bureau. Everyone knows that as long as Shi Yue comes to the Public Security Bureau, their bureau will discover a big case.

Shi Yue smiled. He had actually heard vaguely about this legend...

But he just wanted to say that it was all a coincidence, pure coincidence!

Public Security Tan also smiled, but looking at the group Shi Yue was leading, he knew Shi Yue must have come for something, and that business was more important. He put on a serious expression and asked, "By the way, Shi Yue, what exactly brings you here today?"

Shi Yue: "Oh, it's like this. I came here today not because I have something to do, but because of this female comrade. Come, um, Jiang, Jiang Ling, right? Come over and talk to the public security comrades."

Being pulled out by Shi Yue, Jiang Ling was somewhat nervous. She swallowed and stammered, "Public Security Comrade, yes, this is what happened. I want you to help me find the address of the training base, the training base for the etiquette ladies of the Asian Games. The address on my notice was wrong."

She took out the notice and held it up to Public Security Officer Tan anxiously.

Public Security Tan looked very confused. What was going on? Why couldn't he understand?

Ma Yulan quickly stepped forward to help Jiang Ling explain, "Comrade Public Security, the situation is this: Jiang Ling received a notice from the Asian Games organizers, asking her to participate in etiquette training. Here, this is her notice. However, the address on the notice is wrong. It says our hospital's address. As you know, our hospital is just a large compound with people living there. How could it be a training base for some kind of etiquette training base? But this girl doesn't know the correct address of the training base, nor does she know the contact information for the organization there, so we'd like you to help check it out."

She took Jiang Ling's hand and said, "This girl is really pitiful. She took a train from another place for a whole day and a night to come here, but now she can't find a place to stay. She doesn't even know where to stay next. Please be kind and help her."

Jiang Ling pleaded with red eyes: "Comrade Public Security, please help me!"

Public Security Officer Tan quickly said, "Don't worry, comrade. We will definitely not ignore your situation. Don't get excited."

He pulled out a disposable paper cup from under his desk, poured some water into it, and then pushed it to Jiang Ling: "Come on, comrade, drink some water first and calm down."

Seeing that Jiang Ling's mood had calmed down a bit, Public Security Tan opened the notebook in front of him and said softly, "Comrade Jiang Ling, I have a few questions for you."

Jiang Ling didn't think much about it: "Just ask."

Tan Gongan: "Besides this notice, do you have any other documents that can prove that you were selected as a hostess for the Asian Games?"

Jiang Ling opened her eyes wide, having never expected that Tan Gongan would ask this.

She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

Ma Yulan felt that this was the wrong question. She frowned and said, "Tan Gongan, what do you mean? Are you suspecting Jiang Ling of lying to you? How is that possible?"

There was no need for Jiang Ling to lie about this. After all, she wouldn't gain anything by lying. Apart from knowing where the training base was, what else could she gain?

Hearing Ma Yulan's bad tone, Tan Gongan quickly explained: "No, Auntie, you misunderstood, I don't doubt it."

Ma Yulan: "So what do you mean?"

Public Security Tan looked at Jiang Ling deeply and said frankly, "In fact, I think Comrade Jiang Ling has been deceived."

Jiang Ling's face turned pale in an instant. She trembled and asked, "Comrade Public Security, what do you mean? What do you mean I was cheated? I, I..."

Public Security Tan pursed his lips, feeling somewhat reluctant, but still took the newspaper from the table beside him. He said, "Because the etiquette ladies' training has ended. Look, it says in today's newspaper that they started their first rehearsal today."

Jiang Ling was completely dumbfounded. She stared at the tiny headlines on the newspaper, her eyes wide open.

Ma Yulan frowned: "Ah? What's going on?"

She looked at Jiang Ling. Jiang Ling was deeply shocked at the moment. She was like a puppet, her soul gone. Naturally, she didn't respond to her at all.

"well--"

Ma Yulan sighed deeply. This kind of thing was quite depressing.

Shi Yue's brows relaxed. After hearing what Tan Gongan said, he finally understood why he had always felt that something was wrong.

The Asian Games etiquette lady is supposed to represent the image of the motherland during the Asian Games. Such an important personnel selection requires cooperation from all departments, so there must be someone to pick her up. How could Jiang Ling be allowed to come here alone with a notice with an incorrect address?

Tan Gongan: "Comrade Jiang, Comrade Jiang?"

Public Security Tan waved his hand in front of Jiang Ling, trying to call her back to her senses.

He knew Jiang Ling was feeling bad at the moment, but he still had to ask the questions. He cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, Comrade Jiang, I still have some questions for you. Could you please cooperate with me?"

Jiang Ling came back to her senses, her eyes were still a little dazed, but at least she responded to what Tan Gongan said.

She nodded gently and said, "Okay, ask."

Tan Gongan: "Okay, then I'll ask."

He was writing and drawing on the notebook in front of him as he asked, "Comrade Jiang, I want to ask you, how did you get this notice?"

Jiang Ling: "I, I, a leader gave me a notice. He said he was in charge of selecting etiquette ladies. He thought I had a good image and was suitable for the job, so..."

Public Security Tan: "Do you know this leader's last name and name? Also, I remember hearing the aunt just now say that you're not from here. So how did you get to know that leader? Where did you meet him?"

Jiang Ling: "I don't know the leader's name either. I just know everyone calls him Director Zhang."

Tan Gongan: "Others?"

Jiang Ling nodded: "Well, others, those who follow him."

Hearing this, Public Security Tan silently marked the three words "Director Zhang" on his notebook. In his opinion, there was something very wrong with Director Zhang.

Public Security Tan continued to ask, "Then how did you get to know Director Zhang?"

Jiang Ling glanced at Tan Gongan cautiously. Tan Gongan said, "Don't worry. Just tell me what you have to say. Tell the truth."

Jiang Ling gritted her teeth and said truthfully, "Director Zhang and I met by chance."

She said, "I was working as a waitress at a state-owned restaurant back home. Director Zhang went to the restaurant for dinner, and as he was leaving, he had a heart attack. When I was paying his bill, I noticed something was wrong with him, so I took out some first aid medicine from his bag and fed it to him. That's how we met. I was able to get the position as an etiquette lady because I saved him. He said he gave me the position as a thank you."

At this point, she bit her lip a little embarrassedly, as if she was ashamed of her behavior of taking such a backdoor approach.

Everyone then understood why Jiang Ling had hesitated and refused to speak directly before. She probably didn't want to expose the fact that she had used the backdoor.

Jiang Ling felt her face burning after she finished speaking, but since she had said it, she insisted on continuing, "Director Zhang said I have a good image and that being a small waitress in our family is a waste of my talent. He asked me to go to Beijing and finish my job as a hostess first. After the Asian Games, I won't go back. He will find me another job and try to get me into a film studio so that I can be an actress and appear on TV."

Public Security Officer Tan asked a crucial question: "Did Director Zhang ever ask you for money? He said he asked you to be a hostess and that he would find you a job. Were all those things free of charge?"

Jiang Ling bit her lip and shook her head. "No, he took 3,000 yuan from my family. He said that if I came to Beijing, I would need money for food and accommodation, but he could help me arrange it first. He asked me to give him 500 yuan and he would find me a dormitory. The other 2,500 yuan was for helping me get connections at the film studio. He said that the film studio was not accessible to ordinary people, and that I could only work there if he helped me get connections."

Tan Gongan: "You gave him three thousand yuan?"

Jiang Ling nodded, then shook her head: "No, not three thousand yuan. I gave him two thousand yuan and a job."

She said: "Director Zhang asked me to give him 3,000 yuan, but my family could only come up with 2,000 yuan at the time. Director Zhang said that the remaining yuan could be offset by my job. I thought that since he would not be with us in the future, there was no use for the job, so I just gave it to him."

Shi Yue raised his eyebrows and glanced at Jiang Ling indifferently.

I thought to myself, what a fool this guy is.

Although there are more self-employed individuals now and the business of state-owned restaurants is not doing well, being a waiter in a state-owned restaurant is still a formal job. The monthly salary should be at least 170 or 180 yuan, not including various annual gifts and benefits. For Director Zhang, such a job is only worth 1,000 yuan?

If it were anyone else, they would definitely be able to notice that something was wrong with Director Zhang, right?

But this silly girl didn't realize anything was wrong, and she stupidly gave all the money and the job to the other party.

But then again, a normal person should have realized something was wrong when Director Zhang asked them for money, right?

After all, as Jiang Ling said, she saved Director Zhang's life. Director Zhang was a leader, so how could he ask her for money if he arranged a job for her to repay his savior?

“Tsk tsk—”

Shi Yue heard a soft smacking sound coming from beside him. He turned his head and saw his daughter Shi Qiu Shui shaking her head gently. It was obvious that she also felt that this was extremely abnormal.

Shi Yue nodded with relief. Look, even his daughter could tell that something was wrong!

Back to Jiang Ling, she noticed that everyone was looking at her strangely after she finished speaking. She asked in confusion, "What? Shouldn't I give him the money and the job?"

Everyone's eyes were the same, hard to describe.

It seems that this silly girl hasn't realized the problem yet?

Public Security Tan: "Well, Comrade Jiang, if I'm not mistaken, you were defrauded by Director Zhang."

Jiang Ling: "Ah?!"

Policeman Tan pointed at the notice in Jiang Ling's hand and said, "This notice is fake. A proper notice should have an official seal underneath. Yours has no seal or signature. You can tell it's not real at first glance."

Although he is not from the Asian Games Organizing Committee, he is a public security officer after all and is employed by the government. He is very clear about public rules. It is obvious that this notice was forged without any knowledge of the matter.

Public Security Tan: "You said Director Zhang gave you this notice, right?"

Jiang Ling: "Yes, this was handed to me by Director Zhang himself."

Public Security Tan: "I think this Director Zhang you're talking about isn't really a director at all. He's a complete liar. Even his promise to arrange a job for you is probably a scam. He said that just to cheat you out of your job and your two thousand yuan."

Jiang Ling: "Ah?!"

She felt dizzy and her soul had wandered away again. Although Tan Gongan had just said that she might have been deceived, her attention was completely focused on Miss Etiquette's rehearsal and she did not listen to Tan Gongan's words.

Only then did she realize, in a daze, that Director Zhang was a liar? Everything Director Zhang said was a lie, all to cheat her of her job and her money?

This, this, how is this possible?

How could this happen?

Jiang Ling felt dizzy and could hardly stand. She staggered and fell straight onto the chair.

Fortunately, there was a chair behind her, otherwise she would have fallen.

Ma Yulan held her hand, wanting to give her some comfort, but as soon as Ma Yulan's hand covered hers, her brows frowned.

Jiang Ling's hands are really cold, icy cold. It's summer, but Jiang Ling's hands don't feel warm at all.

Looking at Jiang Ling's face again, she was also completely bloodless and pale.

Ma Yulan frowned and tried to comfort her, "Jiang Ling, it's okay, it's okay. The police are here. Director Zhang is a liar, so what? The police will definitely catch that damn liar for you!"

Public Security Tan also said, "Yes, Comrade Jiang, don't be too sad. Tell me about Director Zhang. Besides knowing his name is Director Zhang, do you know anything else about him? For example, where is he from? Also, haven't you met his subordinates? What are their names and what do they do?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Ling, but Jiang Ling could not hear anything at this moment, as if there was a vacuum glass cover in the air, separating her from everyone else.

Her mind was full of thoughts at this moment: Director Zhang was a liar, she couldn't go to the Asian Games as a hostess, nor could she work in a film studio as an actress, she had lost her money, her job, her future, everything, everything.

Jiang Ling just felt that her life was over.

In a daze, Jiang Ling suddenly stood up and rushed towards the wall.

"Hey! Jiang Ling!"

"Comrade Jiang Ling, don't be impulsive!"

"Hey, girl, what are you doing?"

Fortunately, Shi Yue reacted quickly and reached out to grab Jiang Ling as soon as he saw her rushing towards the wall, thus preventing the tragedy from happening.

But this still scared Ma Yulan and Tan Gongan who were standing nearby.

Especially Public Security Tan, his heart was still pounding wildly until Shi Yue pushed Jiang Ling back to the chair.

Oh my god, this is the Public Security Bureau. If something happens to Jiang Ling in the Public Security Bureau, not only will he lose the clothes he is wearing, he might even have to face lawsuit!

Public Security Tan was truly frightened. He took a deep breath, struggled to calm himself, and said in a gentle voice, "Comrade Jiang, please calm down."

Jiang Ling failed to hit the wall, but she did wake up a little from her state of obsession. She was also a little scared, and her tears fell down.

"Wow, wow, I can't help but be excited. I gave Director Zhang the job and the money, two thousand yuan, which was all saved up by my parents with great difficulty. I originally thought that I would be able to find a job in Beijing and earn the money back quickly. But now, now I can't be a hostess anymore, and the job I promised to do is gone. What's the point of living? I might as well die!"

Jiang Ling became more and more excited as she spoke, and finally burst into tears.

Ma Yulan could understand Jiang Ling's excitement. Two thousand yuan was indeed not a small amount of money. In addition, Jiang Ling had lost her job, so it would be even more difficult for her to earn the money back.

But she certainly couldn't say such discouraging words at this time. She patted Jiang Ling's shoulder and said softly, "Jiang Ling, you're thinking the wrong way! If you lose money, you can earn it again. If you lose your job, you can find another one. But if you lose your life, you really lose everything!"

She said, "How old are you this year? You're only in your twenties. Your life has just begun, and your future is still very bright. What you're facing now is just a tiny setback in your long life. You may think it's a big deal now, but once you get over it, it's really just a small matter, nothing at all."

Seeing that Jiang Ling's expression had softened, Ma Yulan continued to persuade her earnestly.

"Also, Jiang Ling, you have to think about your parents. You said your parents were so happy to send you on the train, but in the end, you turned into a box and went back. Just imagine how heartbroken and upset they must have been, right?"

Jiang Ling nodded with tears on her face: "Auntie Ma, you are right."

Ma Yulan: "Hey, as long as you think what I say is right, I'm afraid you won't even listen to what I say."

Although Jiang Ling was sad, she was not a person who didn't know what was right and wrong. She knew that she and Ma Yulan were just chance acquaintances. Ma Yulan took so much effort to persuade her not to do anything stupid because she was really doing it for her own good.

She looked at Ma Yulan gratefully and said, "Thank you, Aunt Ma."

Ma Yulan waved her hands: "Well, what are you thanking me for? Because I also have a daughter as old as you. When I saw you, I felt like I saw my own daughter, and I couldn't bear to let you do anything stupid."

Jiang Ling's eyes were still red, but she said, "Don't worry, Auntie, I won't do anything stupid again."

Aunt Ma was right. For the sake of her parents, she couldn't commit suicide.

Ma Yulan put her arm around her shoulders and said, "Hey, that's the right thing to do. It's not right for a young girl to think about dying when she encounters trouble."

Jiang Ling nodded: "I understand."

Seeing that Ma Yulan had persuaded Jiang Ling, Public Security Tan breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Ma Yulan with gratitude. He was still not as good as an older female comrade like Ma Yulan at this kind of persuasion work.

Thinking that he must thank Ma Yulan properly if he had the chance later, Public Security Tan turned back to look at Jiang Ling and continued, "Ahem, Comrade Jiang, come here, tell me about Director Zhang."

Jiang Ling nodded: "Okay."

She began to recall, "I only knew Director Zhang was probably from Beijing because he spoke with a Beijing accent. As for the rest, I don't know much. Director Zhang said that if people knew I got into the etiquette team through his back door, they might do something bad, so he always met with me privately."

Public Security Officer Tan immediately realized that Director Zhang was a veteran.

The excuse used by Director Zhang not only strengthened his leadership status in front of Jiang Ling, but also avoided the possibility of Jiang Ling going to his workplace and exposing him.

Moreover, after Director Zhang said this, Jiang Ling would definitely take the initiative to keep her dealings with Director Zhang secret, which would make it easier for him to commit fraud.

Director Zhang's cunningness is definitely not something an ordinary novice can do.

Jiang Ling continued, "But I did meet Director Zhang's driver, the one who works for our family. He's Director Zhang's confidant, because Director Zhang and I never hid anything from him. When I met Director Zhang, he even came to report to him about some work, like the construction of the Asian Games venues. Because I've heard him report on his work, I've always believed that Director Zhang is the real director."

Shi Yue glanced at her and thought to himself that this girl really doesn't read books or newspapers!

Anyone who reads the newspaper will know that the people in charge of venue construction and personnel selection for the Asian Games are not in the same office. Unless Director Zhang is the overall person in charge, there is no way he can be in charge of both matters.

However, if he were the person in charge, it would be impossible for him to go out and select people in person.

Shi Yue shook his head and said nothing. Instead, Public Security Tan continued to ask, "Also, where is Director Zhang staying in your area? Since he said he was on a business trip, he should be staying in your guesthouse, right?"

Jiang Ling: "Yes, he lives in the largest guesthouse in our city."

Public Security Tan silently noted this clue and continued, "Then describe to me what Director Zhang looks like."

Jiang Ling: "Okay. Director Zhang has a square face, he has slicked back hair, and he has small eyes, and..."

Public Security Tan: "And his driver."

Jiang Ling: "His driver is rather thin and not very tall..."

Public Security Tan: "Okay, I've written down all the information you've given me. Please fill out this form and provide your identity information. I'll contact the local police station to investigate these two scammers."

Jiang Ling: "Thank you, thank you, Public Security Comrade."