Su He frowned upon hearing this, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded. He probably thought his mother wouldn't believe him, since he had come secretly.

"Okay, let's check first. Do you have that person's address?"

"Yes, I secretly copied it from the envelope." He said, taking out a piece of paper.

Su He took the letter and saw that the address was on an island under the jurisdiction of the southernmost province of the motherland, which was really far away. The recipient's name was Dong Weimin, and there was no other information.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, we'll let you know when we have any news."

Chen Changsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Then thank you, officers!"

...

After he left, Hua Qing frowned and said, "How are we supposed to investigate this without any clues? If we're not allowed to look for Shi Ping, are we supposed to go to Yunnan Province to find this Dong Weimin?"

Su He smiled and said, "No need, this is easy to investigate."

"Hmm? How do we investigate? You already have a plan?"

It's no wonder she's so worried; the case involves a large sum of money, and there's no clue how to proceed. She genuinely doesn't know how to investigate.

But Su He knew all too well that such cases were frequently discussed in legal education programs in later generations, and with the development of the internet, many details of the crimes spread quickly.

Su He had seen quite a few back then.

These kinds of scams only became popular a long time ago when the internet was just emerging. People of her generation had seen so many that they wouldn't be fooled anymore.

But things are different in this era, because scammers usually decide on their targets in advance, that is, they determine whether the person has value to be scammed.

However, since there is no internet now, it is difficult to know a person's detailed information from a distance.

Therefore, in most cases, it is committed by someone you know who knows you, who understands your personality and your family situation so that they can better control you.

Otherwise, in this era of limited information, how could Shi Ping trust this pen pal so much, and how did he know that her family was wealthy?

Even Su He had doubts about how Shi Ping met her pen pal. If the pen pal really existed, how did the two people, one in the south and one in the north, meet?

Moreover, according to Chen Changsheng, the two communicated once a month without interruption, which is also unreasonable.

In those days, logistics weren't as developed, and it was normal for letters to be late occasionally over such a long distance. If we followed his advice, we would have to guarantee that the recipient would receive the letter within half a month of it being sent.

That's way too absolute!

Therefore, it is easier to see that there is a problem.

According to normal procedures, they should indeed investigate Dong Weimin, but as Hua Qing said, the distance is too far, and investigating him would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Based on her guess, Su He planned to first investigate the people around Shi Ping to see if she had any close or disliked people. If there was nothing unusual, she would then apply to the General Administration to contact the police station in the southern province to investigate.

It just takes more time, so she still hopes she guessed right.

However, before she could take any action, Chen Changsheng arrived again in the afternoon, bringing with him a message.

Shi Ping is in trouble!

...

It turned out that he had just returned to school from the police station that morning when his mother's colleague came to tell him that his mother had fainted at work.

They have already been taken to the hospital.

He was startled and rushed to the hospital without even asking for leave.

When we arrived at the hospital, my mother had already woken up, but she was in very poor condition. She wouldn't respond when we spoke to her and looked very sad. It was obvious that something had happened.

The doctor said that apart from physical weakness, she was fine, and that fainting was caused by excessive emotional fluctuations.

No one really knows the specifics of what happened; her colleagues only know that she received a letter in the morning and that's when she started acting this way.