Chapter 293 Nursing Home

"Detention-style pyramid schemes have several characteristics: strict organization, targeting old customers, fabricating myths of getting rich quickly, brainwashing, and restricting personal freedom." Zhou Yi said, counting on his fingers.

"Oh, another notable feature is that they usually scam people from other places because it's less likely to attract the attention of their families and get them called to the police."

Wu Yongcheng took out a wrinkled cigarette box, took out a cigarette and lit it.

As wisps of white smoke rose, Zhou Yi thought to himself that the incense burner of the Third Brigade had returned.

"But if it's a pyramid scheme, the goal should be to defraud money, right? Li Youqiang's family would be the primary target. But in reality, his family has never had any contact with Li Youqiang. Calling his wife's workplace shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

Zhou Yi said, "My suspicion is that Li Youqiang may have always been recalcitrant. After all, he was fired from the agricultural machinery factory for fighting. So, perhaps after realizing he'd been scammed, he wanted to leave, and clashed with the MLM organization. He was detained and beaten, and ultimately accidentally killed and his body was dumped. MLM brainwashing is a phased process, and they usually have a curriculum. This also fits with the fact that he was killed over a month after arriving in Anyuan."

Zhou Yi's reasoning was not groundless, but was based on a case in his previous life that was similar to this situation.

A young man in his twenties from another province suddenly received a call from a female junior high school classmate, who enthusiastically invited him to visit her city.

Just when the young man thought it was a happy ending, he was taken to a large yard in a remote suburb, his cell phone and ID card were confiscated, and then several big men jumped out and started brainwashing him, saying something about a certain sunshine project supported by the state, and that as long as he invested a certain amount of money, he would get huge returns in the future and reach the peak of his life.

The young man soon realized that he had been cheated and said he wanted to leave.

But how could they let you go now that you were here? So a group of people took turns brainwashing him.

Finally, the young man compromised and said he would call his family to ask for money. The MLM organization agreed and turned on the hands-free phone to make the call.

As soon as the call was connected, the young man shouted to his family to call the police, saying that he had been cheated.

The call was cut off before I could finish my sentence.

The young man was then met with a brutal beating and someone kicked him in the lower back.

That night, the young man died on the cold floor. The forensic autopsy results showed that the cause of death was kidney damage caused by external force, which triggered acute renal failure.

When they found the dead body, they panicked and quickly disposed of the body.

But the body was discovered by scavengers the next day and the police were called.

Zhou Yi felt that Li Youqiang's case was quite similar to that case and might be a current direction of investigation.

Just as Chen Yan finished sending the fax, Jiang Biao and Qiao Jiali just returned.

They brought a very crucial piece of information: Fu Daqing had appeared about a week ago.

Jiang Biao said they went to three places in total: Fu Daqing's home, his ex-wife's home, and the nursing home where Fu Daqing's father lived.

Since Fu Daqing and his ex-wife had no children, they had completely cut off contact since their divorce.

However, before the Chinese New Year this year, at the end of the previous year, Fu Daqing looked for her once, and his words seemed to imply that he wanted to reconcile with her, and said that he would be able to turn things around soon.

And his ex-wife's original words to Jiang Biao and others were: He is mentally ill. I have remarried and have children a long time ago. Why does he still go with him when he has a problem on his head?

Qiao Jiali asked her if Fu Daqing had ever been to Anyuan before.

His ex-wife replied that yes, she used to go there often when she was doing fruit business, because Anyuan was rich in watermelons, which were big and sweet.

Fu Daqing got the nickname "Brother Melon" because he sold watermelons. She said that Fu Daqing was a very hardworking person at that time. Although Anyuan City is far away, the watermelons are indeed much more delicious than local ones, and he doesn't sell them expensively. After taking into account the shipping costs, the profit is actually limited. Watermelon itself is a seasonal fruit.

But at least at that time the couple could still live a stable life.

The ex-wife said that Fu Daqing was not a bad person actually, but he was too stubborn and paranoid, and would not listen to other people's advice. In the end, his business failed and he was in debt.

The divorce was also because the two had no children. They quarreled so much that their relationship broke down.

Fu Daqing's ex-wife also provided a piece of information, that is, the reason why the couple has not had a child for so many years is because Fu Daqing has asthenospermia.

The two then went to the nursing home. Chen Yan had initially contacted the nursing home to inquire about the situation, and was told that Fu Daqing had last visited his father during the Lunar New Year holiday. He hadn't been back since, and the nursing home was already in arrears with the money.

Fu Daqing originally had an older brother, but he died of a heart attack more than ten years ago, so his father has been living with him.

Later, due to business failure and divorce, the old man suffered a stroke due to anxiety. After the divorce, Fu Daqing became depressed and finally sent the old man to a nursing home.

When Chen Yan called the nursing home to find out about the situation, the nursing home hoped that the police could help find the old man's relatives and resolve the unpaid bills issue. After all, they couldn't just kick the old man out.

Unexpectedly, when Jiang Biao and his friends went to the nursing home to find out the situation, they found out that the problem of unpaid fees had been resolved.

Not only did it solve the problem, but I also paid for one year's fees directly.

The person who paid the money was none other than Fu Daqing.

According to the nursing home's payment invoice records, Fu Daqing paid the money on April 13. The nurse said that he stayed for more than an hour and then left, and never came back.

When he came, he bought a lot of fruits and snacks, as well as some daily necessities.

As for what he said to the old man, the nurse didn't know.

Jiang Biao said he wanted to ask the old man some questions, but the nurse directly told him that he couldn't ask him. After the old man had a stroke, his mouth and eyes became crooked and he couldn't speak.

Jiang Biao insisted on going to take a look, and as expected, the old man could only make a babbling sound from his throat.

The conditions of this nursing home are average, with four elderly people in a room. As soon as you enter, you can smell a strong old smell mixed with the smell of urine.

Qiao Jiali discovered that there were many diapers stuffed under Fu Daqing's father's bed.

Although it is normal for elderly people who cannot take care of themselves to use diapers, there are far more diapers under this bed than under other beds.

When I asked the nurse, I found out that they were all bought when Fu Daqing came that day.

When Wu Yongcheng heard what Qiao Jiali said, he immediately said, "Buying so many diapers and paying for a year's worth of them, Fu Daqing is a serious suspect."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Well, this is clearly a sign that he won't be back for a long time. He should be running away. No, he should have already run away."

Jiang Biao said, "We went to Fu Daqing's house, but no one was there. Captain Wu, why don't you just apply for a search warrant and search Fu Daqing's house? There's definitely something fishy about this guy."

"Let's wait for confirmation from Anyuan first. Once it's confirmed that the deceased is Li Youqiang, we'll launch a full investigation and manhunt for Daqing."

Chen Yan said, "We still have to notify the family. Speaking of which, in a situation like this, do Li Youqiang's mother, wife, and children have to go identify the body?"

He had certainly learned about the relevant legal provisions, but he had never encountered a practical situation.

Wu Yongcheng said, "The law doesn't oblige the family to identify the body, but the decision to do so rests with them. We have no right to interfere. We should just inform them and respect their decision. However, based on the information provided by Anyuan City, the body is severely decomposed and the face has been deliberately damaged. Even if the family were to visit, they probably wouldn't be able to identify it, which would only add to their psychological burden. So, when we confirm the identity and notify the family, please give them a subtle reminder."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone beside him rang. Wu Yongcheng reached out and pressed the hands-free key: "Hello, this is Wu Yongcheng."

"Deputy Captain Wu, this is Pan Hongjie. Our forensic pathologists have compared the nails in the deceased's left leg bone with the exact same positions as those on the film you sent! The deceased is Li Youqiang, the missing person from Hongcheng."

As expected! In fact, before this call, everyone in the Third Brigade had basically determined that the deceased was Li Youqiang, but they just needed this final confirmation.

Wu Yongcheng told Pan Hongjie about the investigation results on Li Youqiang and Fu Daqing, as well as the direction of his reasoning.

Pan Hongjie was very surprised. "You guys are moving too fast. The clues you provided are very important. We will immediately start investigating who Li Youqiang and Fu Daqing have contacted in Anyuan. We will both proceed simultaneously and keep in touch at all times."

"Okay, since the deceased has been confirmed to be Li Youqiang, we will conduct further investigation into the deceased and Fu Daqing," said Wu Yongcheng.

"Thank you, Deputy Captain Wu. I'll report this to the bureau leadership right away. We'll also investigate the pyramid scheme leads you mentioned earlier."

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yongcheng said to the three people: "Although this case involves Hongcheng and Anyuan, Li Youqiang's body was found in Anyuan. Therefore, according to regulations, the main organizer of this case is Anyuan, and we are co-organizers."

Everyone nodded and understood. The co-organizer's meaning was that they just needed to investigate the two lines of Li Youqiang and Fu Daqing and provide the clues to An Yuan. As for finding the real culprit, the responsibility lay with An Yuan.

"Xiao Qiao, apply for a search warrant for Fu Daqing's house, and then the two of you follow me to Fu Daqing's house."

"clear."

"Zhou Yi, Chen Yan, you guys should go and notify the family members. Remember what I said before."

"clear."

"Li Youqiang wasn't someone who would normally go to work outside the province. His death must be directly related to his reason for going to Anyuan. Check his social connections to see how he and Fu Daqing knew each other, and whether they had any mutual friends."

"Okay, Master."

When Zhou Yi and Chen Yan walked into the old street where Li Youqiang lived again, the sky began to darken, and the old street, which was already poorly lit, became even darker.

Standing at the door of Li Youqiang's house, Zhou Yi knocked on the wooden door.

With a creak, the door opened.

But the person who opened the door was not Niu Fengxian.