Rewinding to 4221, Gao Siming finished feeding the parrot and sighed, "I was truly bewitched back then. How could I have gotten on this pirate ship and been deceived?"
"Drinking really does lead to trouble, doesn't it, Prince He!"
Gao Siming picked up a water glass and poured a cup onto the ground. "Brother Wang, this is a toast to you. May you rest in peace on your journey to the underworld. In a few days, I'll visit you at the cemetery and tell you a secret!"
Gao Siming joined the scheme at the end of October. He never expected that after receiving a dividend in November, which was also an income of more than 100,000 yuan, the joy of receiving the income had not yet faded. Just as December began, a news report was broadcast.
"We will resolutely crack down on illegal fundraising! Currently, Tanhua City has joined forces with four surrounding counties to dismantle a cross-county fraud and illegal fundraising gang, involving a staggering amount of hundreds of billions of yuan!"
Coincidentally, this group is the future metaverse!
That day, Gao Siming had just finished washing and dressing and was preparing to go to the company to enjoy the excitement brought by the metaverse, but he did not expect to be hit head-on by this news. He was so angry that he fainted.
When I woke up again, I was in a hospital bed.
It turned out that it was officers from the Economic Crime Investigation Division of the Anti-Drug Bureau who found the victim, Gao Siming, and came to his home to collect evidence.
Then, when knocking on the door went unanswered, they called to contact the person at the door, only to hear the phone ringing right outside. So they forced their way in and found Gao Siming unconscious.
When fortune turns and luck reaches its peak, it is inevitably followed by a trough. Gao Siming is a typical example.
This time, Gao Siming was hospitalized after fainting and stayed in bed for three months. The doctor gave him a huge blow!
DSTH, or multiple demyelination sclerosis, is a rare disease and a mental illness. It is rare worldwide, with a slightly higher incidence in high-latitude regions, where the prevalence is less than one in 100,000.
This one in 100,000 includes many patients with mild symptoms. Unfortunately, Gao Siming, who has had a smooth life in recent years, has become an even rarer patient with severe symptoms, and is the first case in Tanhua City!
Demyelination of the entire nervous system, muscle necrosis, urinary retention, diplopia, cerebellar ataxia... all the symptoms of DSTH were reflected in Gao Siming. Fortunately, his sister, who came to take care of him, stopped him, otherwise the hospital would have already begun to invite the International Red Cross to conduct a biopsy study on this rare case.
Of course, that was just a joke.
The First People's Hospital of Tanhua City took Gao Siming's illness very seriously, after all, this was the first case the hospital had encountered, and the patient was also a victim of the recently sensational "Metaverse Fraud Case".
DSTH can cause neurasthenia in patients, which can further lead to depression, with potentially disastrous consequences.
The doctor exclaimed, "What sins did this young man commit in his past life to deserve this disease!"
Gao Siming's parents passed away unexpectedly during his middle school years. He was able to continue his studies only because his older sister dropped out of school and got married.
This time, when he was seriously ill, his sister, who lived in the same city, came to take care of him for three months against her brother-in-law Huo Houming's wishes.
Of course, the details will be revealed later.
During his treatment, Gao Siming also heard news about Wang Zihe from his friends.
As expected, this Prince He was indeed a member of this fraud gang, belonging to the peripheral members.
In recent years, the economic environment began to deteriorate, and small real estate developers like Wang Zihe were among the first to be hit, suffering from broken cash flow. Their companies became defunct in name only; when I met Gao Siming, they were already just empty shells.
Just then, the trend of metaverse began to rise, and the evil wind of Ponzi schemes resurfaced, using the metaverse as a springboard to revive itself.
Throughout the whole affair, Wang Zihe, as an outsider, mainly played the role of trying every means to lure wealthy people into investing in their company's interactive virtual equipment.
The details of this "pig butchering scam" are self-evident; it uses the gimmick of a virtual cloud universe to lure new customers and repay old debts.
Gao Siming was incredibly unlucky. He had just received his first dividend when the company collapsed and absconded with the funds.
An Ding Si acted a little too slowly; apart from catching a few small fish and shrimp, the big fish and the huge sum of money had already left the country.
Although the case was solved, the outcome was dismal. Countless nouveau riche were ripped off, and the worst victim was a wealthy foreign trade businessman from a coastal county, whose 1 billion yuan in payments vanished into thin air.
Upon learning the results, the wealthy foreign trade businessman jumped from the county's Eastern Tower that very night...
As a local resident of Tanhua City, Wang Zihe was even later in receiving the news. When he learned that the building was about to collapse, he was still chatting with other bosses about young models and the future at the club.
Ultimately, because of his good attitude in admitting his guilt and voluntarily returning his illegal gains, Wang Zihe was only sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for one year.
After paying the corresponding fine, he was released after only two months of free government pay in the Anding Division detention cell.
With a criminal record and a stain on his record, Wang Zihe, the former real estate tycoon who used to live a life of luxury and indulgence, has to start all over again.
I rented a cheap apartment and started doing the lowest-paying jobs.
From February 4220 to November 4221, he experienced the lowest point in his life, and November 18th marked the end of his life.
After three months in the hospital, Gao Siming's condition had basically stabilized, reaching the most severe stage of his illness and the limit of what the hospital could treat.
There's nothing we can do; even modern technology is of little use when faced with rare diseases.
Although the condition is still very serious, it has stabilized and has not worsened further.
Gao Siming and her sister took the doctor's advice and brought Gao Siming home. Simply put, there was no need to spend any more time and money treating this rare disease, which had no cure internationally.
But fate likes to play tricks on people. Not long after returning home, perhaps because he left the terrible place of the hospital and returned to the company of his family, Gao Siming's health began to recover miraculously.
Although the recovery was frustratingly slow, it at least gave Gao Siming hope for survival.
Just then, her older sister Gao Zimin and Huo Houming were going through a divorce, so Gao Siming advised her to go back and deal with her own affairs first, saying that all she needed to do was find a reliable nanny.
Although a Ponzi scheme caused Gao Siming to lose nearly ten million yuan, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse; after years of hard work, he still has a few hundred thousand yuan in savings.
Hiring a nanny to take care of you for three to five years is perfectly fine.
Life went on day by day, and Gao Siming lived a quiet and uneventful life in his villa.
Until one day, he heard from a friend that while he was sick, Wang Zihe had been released from prison and was working at a construction site in Sifang.
A voice seemed to resonate deep within Gao Siming's soul, and he, who had been dormant for so long, was awakened...
Gao Siming's right eye shone with a strange red light as he whispered, "Prince He! Anyone who harms Gao Siming will suffer a terrible death! Sui Wen, mental illness doesn't affect you, I will help you!"
Gao Siming, who had been paralyzed for nearly two years, suddenly got out of his wheelchair and stood up, gently stroking his left earlobe with his left hand. "Don't worry, this isn't the first time we've worked together! Same old rule, I'll do the work, you do the eye!"
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