Chapter 84 Mandala 04
Have you ever thought about a question?
Your electronic devices know a lot about you.
The birth of the Internet has changed people's lives. A small mobile phone or computer covers a wide range of areas and has become an irreplaceable and important part of everyone's life.
How much money do you have, how much stuff do you buy, where do you live, what is your name.
What time do you get up every day, what time do you go to bed, how many steps do you walk, where do you go, which restaurant do you eat at, what songs do you listen to, and which bus do you take.
What are you searching for, what are you mapping, what are you logging into, what are you looking at, what are you thinking about, what are you engaging in, what are you chatting about, what are you complaining about?
How many times have you traveled, what routes did you take, and how many steps did you take?
Where do you live, where do you study, which bank do you keep your money in, and what is your password?
Even who you like and who you hate.
How many people have you dated?
Your parents, your grandparents, your colleagues, your classmates, best friends, and teachers.
Every person you live with day and night.
They may not even know you well enough as a stranger who has looked through the background of your phone.
Get to know the real you.
Because people are used to putting a layer of disguise on their surface and leaving their relatively real selves in that online world.
Someone who appears quiet can sometimes have wild ideas. A coward can actually be incredibly bold and reckless. Someone who appears gentle can be violent on the inside. Someone who appears honest and trustworthy can actually be a liar.
The truth behind it will surprise people.
It's like the Mirror of Romance, with a beauty on the front and bones on the back.
But in the electronic information age, in front of the Internet, you have no secrets.
Layer upon layer of vests, layer upon layer of disguises, everything is meaningless behind those data.
Everyone thinks they are disguising themselves well.
But in fact, if someone can see your phone being hacked into, all your accounts, browsing history, and everyone who has spoken, they can see what you really look like.
They don't even need to do much research; they can easily connect and locate real-world people through some basic information.
On a quiet night, the woman sat with her legs crossed in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, scanning the information on the screen one by one.
She was controlling the background of a software.
There has been a shortage of staff recently, so she has had to take on more work.
The woman would monitor some key information. Copying, pasting, opening permissions, closing permissions, most of the time, this was a simple and boring job, but she was used to it.
The words on the screen allow her to glimpse into the most private parts of a person's heart.
The woman looked for a while, clicked on some useless information, and pressed the DELETE button. Some data and accounts were deleted. In this corner of the Internet, it was as if she had been sentenced to death.
The woman thought, if only life could be so simple and clear.
Then those who should be eliminated can also be controlled by a small button. With a light press, they disappear from the entire world.
She and herself could easily disappear from this world.
While operating, the woman's gaze suddenly stopped.
She saw a video.
Then, she opened a dialog box and typed a line of words. She used a soft keyboard, and the crisp sound of the keyboard was like a whisper in her ear.
The other party seemed a little hesitant to believe what she said. In order to verify those things, she gave him backend access.
One by one, the vests were stripped off so easily, turning into the emperor's new clothes.
The data in the background penetrated those ambiguous online IDs like magic, replacing them with their real names, real information and ID numbers.
Those hideous faces, ugly thoughts, unrestrained insults, sarcastic words, and cruel behaviors that were originally hidden under virtual symbols were instantly exposed to the public.
It turned out to be him, it turned out to be her, it turned out to be them, it turned out to be them...
Aren't they human?
They are human beings too.
But why can people do such things and say such words?
Do they think that hiding behind a screen, cloaked in a virtual veneer, allows them to disregard morality? Do they think they can hurt others at will? How dare they do that?
Betrayal, insult, jealousy, suspicion, and harm, these crimes are committed on the Internet every day.
The victim's unwillingness seemed to turn into silent and miserable cries that no one heard.
Soon, the woman received a reply.
Looking at the words on the screen, the woman smiled sweetly.
He was right before, the next one will be better behaved.
Soon, she will harvest new prey and gain new souls.
As the weather turned from summer to autumn, the Donglan Municipal Bureau conducted an important mid-year assessment, and then it was time for the annual team building in the municipal bureau.
This trend of team building was started by external companies. Many companies will take the opportunity of team building to let their employees do some strange social practice courses, and some even go to the wilderness to survive, under the pretext of increasing the spirit of cooperation.
Director Chen, as an open-minded leader, felt that the city bureau's work had been very busy in the past and there was no need to engage in formalism. He felt that young people should be given some time to participate in group activities, completely relax and have some fun.
The team-building activity fund is a special bonus package distributed according to the team's evaluation results, so this bonus is linked to the team's crime-solving rate and daily performance.
The first division of the third team, led by Luo Siwei, has been performing well and has received a very generous bonus package.
Seeing this situation, some auxiliary police officers from the detachment took the initiative to come over and want to join them in the activities. Later, the Forensic Identification Center also joined in. Even Chi Li took the initiative to ask about Luo Siwei's team building.
Luo Siwei accepted everyone who came, and in the end there were more than 30 people gathered.
The money was in hand and there were enough people, so the team building was scheduled for the weekend. Everyone decided to take advantage of the recent lack of cases and have a good time for two days.
In the end, everyone was stuck on which activity to play, and before leaving get off work that day, the police officers even planned to hold a meeting to discuss it.
Ten minutes before the meeting, Luo Siwei received a message from Su Ye Nan asking for help: "Luo Luo, have you ever paid attention to the pig-killing scam?"
As a criminal police officer, Luo Siwei was naturally very concerned about this news and sent a message back to her: "I have some understanding. What's the matter?"
Su Ye Nan asked, "Are you free now? Our website is going to do a special article about pig-killing scams, and we'd like to hear your analysis."
A lot has been done to educate people about the dangers of pig-killing scams, but the police still receive many reports, and the number of such cases has only increased over the years.
Luo Siwei happened to have nothing to do, and she was afraid that it would be inconvenient to talk about these things in the office, so she picked up the headphones and plugged them into her mobile phone, then walked out of the office with the cup and went to the tea lounge.
Su Ye Nan briefly explained to her the content of the report.
Luo Siwei analyzed the situation to Su Ye Nan while washing the cups: "In these cases, what hooks people is the perfect fantasy... Many people know something is wrong, but they still plunge into it."
"A partner suddenly appears online, whether male or female, good-looking, well-built, capable, intelligent, kind, honest, possessing almost all the qualities that satisfy the victim's fantasies about the opposite sex."
"They have fixed scripts and lines of dialogue. The low-end ones create an elite persona, while the high-end ones portray themselves as legends. They even meet in person and hire people to act out their stories."
"In some cases, the other party will deliberately tell the victim that they have suffered emotional trauma and were cheated on by their ex. Such lies can win the victim's sympathy by showing that a loving, excellent and innocent person has been hurt. Another purpose of these lies is to highlight the loyalty of the person who has been betrayed. This can be used as an excuse to perform PUA on the victim."
"They'll say things like, 'I think loyalty is the most important thing in a relationship. Will you hurt me like my ex did?' or 'I'm sorry I was too sensitive because of my past experiences, so I said those things to you. It's because I value you too much.' This traps the victim."
Su Ye Nan on the opposite side said: "It turns out that the routine is more complicated than I thought. I will summarize it more."
Luo Siwei continued, "Many people understand the truth, but when they actually encounter it, they're deceived by the sweet talk and still fall headfirst into it. It's because those involved are often confused. Remember to summarize not only the cases of victims, but also the cases of those who saw through the traps in time."
Su Ye Nan agreed: "I've seen some stories where it seems that either the victims didn't get deeply involved in the scam at the beginning and stayed sober, or they shared their experiences with family and friends later on, asking them to help them screen the situation. Bystanders soon identified the problem from their descriptions, persuaded the victims, and prevented them from being deceived. There are very few cases where the victims struggled out of the quagmire. Most people only repent and regret after being deceived."
"Also," Su Ye Nan flipped through the information and said, "I found that many of those who were deceived were highly educated."
Luo Siwei said: "Highly educated and wealthy people are more likely to be targeted by scammers. Young people today are not able to protect themselves well against scams and pig-killing scams. This also reflects the lack of family education and school education. People overemphasize academic performance and fail to teach children the ability to discern lies."
Su Ye Nan asked again: "Lolo, do you think you will be deceived by the pig-killing scam?"
"Of course I wouldn't!" Luo Siwei said, "A handsome and perfect man, after getting to know you, starts to show concern and care for you. At this point, you should be on your guard. Unwarranted attention is either a traitor or a thief. If you understand this, you can fully resist temptation and remain unmoved."
Luo Siwei had just finished speaking and turned off the faucet. When she turned around, she saw that Chi Li had entered the tea room at some point.
Luo Siwei was stunned and called out hurriedly, "Captain Chi."
Chi Li looked at her while holding the teacup: "Yeah."
Luo Siwei suddenly panicked, wondering how much of what she had just said to Su Yenan had been heard by Chi Li.
Luo Siwei's heart was pounding, and he thought guiltily, would Chi Li think that he was ungrateful for his concern and call him a thief?
She was afraid that Chi Li would misunderstand something. If she took that as her view on choosing a partner, it would be really strange. But she didn't know whether she should explain it to Chi Li or what she should explain.
Luo Siwei suddenly had an idea and covered her earphones, finishing her words: "However, if it were in real life, after meeting each other and knowing each other well, and understanding each other's personality clearly, it would be okay to try to get along with each other..."
This change of topic confused Su Ye Nan on the other side: "What, what, what are you talking about?"
Fortunately, at this time, Luo Siwei's phone popped up a reminder. She looked at it and saw that it was a timed reminder she had set. She said hurriedly: "I don't want to talk to you anymore. I have a meeting."
Then she hung up the phone and took off her headphones without waiting for Su Ye Nan to reply.
Chi Li looked at her strangely, frowned and asked, "Are you... going on a blind date?" His tone was sour.
Luo Siwei almost bit her tongue when she heard this. What does it mean to make things worse and shoot oneself in the foot?
She pretended to be calm and said, "Ah, no, my friend is going on a blind date and asked me for advice. I gave her some reference and suggestions."
Anyway, this matter was caused by Su Ye Nan, and as a good friend, I have to take the blame. After she answered this way, she felt that she was not very good at lying. Her answer was a bit flustered and full of loopholes. Officer Luo blushed slightly.
Chi Li's eyebrows curved, and he took a sip of tea slowly and said, "Actually, I heard everything."
"What?" Luo Siwei was slightly stunned.
"You guys were talking about a pig-killing scam at first," Chi Li said. "I've been here for a while. I didn't mean to overhear, but the volume of your headphones was a little loud. Did you add that last sentence because you were afraid I might misunderstand?"
Luo Siwei finally understood what it meant to overdo something. She realized Chi Li was doing it on purpose: "Then why did you ask me to go on a blind date just now..."
"Just kidding." Chi Li put down the teacup and said to her, "Let's go to the meeting together."
Luo Siwei wrote the topic of the meeting on the whiteboard: team-building preparation meeting.
Then she cleared her throat and said, "If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak up."
In the past, the detectives who could analyze a case for more than ten minutes without stuttering, now seemed to be speechless, looking at each other one by one in silence.
Luo Siwei had to call out names: "Come one by one, starting with Old Huo."
As a typical foodie, Huo Cunsheng said, "In my opinion, what kind of entertainment we have is secondary. The most important thing is to get along with each other. The most important thing is to eat well. And, preferably, a seafood feast."
Luo Siwei asked again: "Where is Deputy Captain Guo?"
Guo Zhengyao commented: "Now that I have money, I naturally want to have fun. The real thing is to find a place to drink and get drunk."
The young police officers represented by Tang Xi said: "Since there are so many people for team building, why don't we book a high-end e-sports hotel and play a few games together?"
Ni Xiang, who doesn't like seafood, alcohol, or e-sports, fell silent. Luo Siwei noticed her embarrassment and asked her, "Ni Xiang, tell me."
Ni Xiang said: "I want to go to the tourist attractions in Donglan Mountain..."
Guo Zhengyao denied it, saying, "Leaving the city on weekends will result in traffic jams."
Medical Examiner Chu also laughed: "These days, are you going to the Donglan Mountain scenic spot on the weekend to see everyone?"
Ni Xiang had no choice but to change it and suggested: "Then let's go for script killing."
Old Huo disagreed again: "Isn't script killing just a meeting? And it's about studying homicides. Haven't you had enough of our regular meetings?"
Luo Siwei came to Ni Xiang's rescue: "Can script-killing be the same as our meeting?"
Ni Xiang said, "That's right, there's no need to write a closing report for script-killing."
Medical Doctor Chu said, "Reading a thick notebook and speaking one by one is a headache, but the only good thing is that we don't have to perform an autopsy."
Lan Anan raised her hand: "There is still a difference. We can't usually be murderers. Besides, Werewolf is not bad either."
Shen Qing thought: "But such a great time for team building, it's such a waste to lock ourselves in a small room and play script-killing games. It takes at least three hours to play one game, and two games will take an entire afternoon. There won't be enough time to play anything else."
Guo Zhengyao also said, "Exactly. Can't you just go kill games on weekends? Why do you have to spend the team-building funds on this? There are more than 30 of us. We've booked a script-killing store and still can't fit everyone in. We sit there all day, talking until our mouths are dry. When Director Chen asks us what we played, I'm too embarrassed to answer."
Huo Cunsheng sighed: "Let's keep the project, the amusement park!"
"Don't!" Tang Xi wanted to cover his mouth. "With over thirty police officers going to the amusement park for team building and your nickname, Huo Xiaowulang, I feel like this should be called the Donglan Amusement Park Haunted House Murder Case?"
There were some new proposals later, some of which some liked and some were dissatisfied with.
It is really difficult to satisfy everyone, which is more troublesome than investigating a case.
Luo Siwei wrote a bunch of travel projects on the whiteboard, the connection diagram was even more chaotic than the case clue map. Even if it was a vote, no single project would get more than half the vote.
Luo Siwei finally understood why no one spoke at the beginning.
Discussing team-building opinions will hurt the feelings of colleagues.
Even before the team building has even started, the harmonious relationship between colleagues is about to fall apart.
The group discussed for a long time without reaching a consensus. Seeing that everyone was about to quarrel, Luo Siwei turned to Chi Li who was listening, as if asking for help: "Captain Chi, what do you think?"
Chi Li looked at her calmly and said, "You decide, I'm fine with anything."
Captain Chi was calm and answered casually, acting like a hands-off boss.
Little do people know that the hardest restaurant to find in the world is the casual one, and the hardest item to order is the one that goes with everything.
Luo Siwei thought, Captain Chi, you're always there to help solve problems, but on this important issue, you've thrown the hot potato at me. How rude!
Guo Zhengyao said, "Captain Luo, you make a decision."
At that moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Luo Siwei.
Luo Siwei held a whiteboard pen in his hand: "..."
She suddenly felt a heavy pressure, thinking that no matter which one she chose, she would offend a lot of people. Offending people was a minor issue. This was an annual public outing. If she didn't have a good time, how many complaints would she face?
Luo Siwei's mind raced. Was there any foolproof plan that could satisfy all the people in front of him at the same time?
Seeing that she was a little embarrassed, Chi Li said to her, "You don't have to consider everyone. There is basically no team building that everyone is satisfied with. Think about it, what kind of team building do you want?"
Luo Siwei lowered her head and thought, what kind of team building did she want?
She likes quietness and being alone, but she also feels very happy to be with these colleagues occasionally.
Team building naturally requires eating, playing, having fun, freedom and enjoying yourself.
Also, when she thought about Chi Li going, she felt that the meaning of this team building was different.
Thinking of this, Luo Siwei cleared his throat and made a decision.
"Let's rent a vacation villa for two days. We'd like one with a video room, KTV, and an e-sports room. We can order drinks and food delivery. If you want to play a scripted werewolf game, it's in the lobby downstairs. You can watch a movie or order songs. You can have a bedroom to rest at night and visit nearby attractions during the day."
There was enough freedom, and when the idea was put forward, everyone voted in favor of it unanimously.
Luo Siwei solved the problem and made work arrangements. "Guo Zhengyao, you've seen a lot of villas, so go pick a suitable location. Lao Huo, you go look for restaurants to order food from, or you can have a private chef come to your house. Shen Qing, you'll be in charge of the drinks. Lan Anan and Ni Xiang will select scripts for the drama-themed show, and also pick a few movies for everyone to watch. Finally, everyone should submit their budgets, and the summary will be with Ni Xiang. Do you have any other questions?"
No one objected.
Luo Siwei felt relieved: "Everyone adjourn."
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