This put Bai Song in a dilemma. What should he say? Should he say that I have never been cheated? He has never learned this skill...
After thinking about it, Bai Song began to make up a story, telling a story about how when he was in college, he was defrauded of 2,000 yuan by a black intermediary when he wanted to rent a house... Bai Song had heard of this kind of scam before, so he felt quite involved in the story.
In short, a good house is released at a price slightly lower than the market price, and a deposit is required when signing the contract. The contract is signed only after the deposit is paid, but the contract includes one year's security management fee, one year's sanitation fee, one year's internet fee, etc. Although these fees are not high, many people who want to rent a house for a short period of time simply cannot afford these fees in the early stage, and once these fees are added, the actual rent is already a little higher than the normal rent. Many students or people who have just started working can only consider themselves unlucky and do not want the deposit.
"Will you policemen also be deceived?" There was a gleam in Chen Min's eyes.
"Yes, it's not a big problem if you don't have social experience when you are in school. Every failure makes you wiser. There is no such thing as a person who has not suffered any setbacks in life."
"Then you, then did you call the police?"
"No, I was very sad at the time, so I left."
"But..." Chen Min was still a little sad, "You only had 2,000 yuan, and it was just once. I was defrauded of nearly 30,000 yuan in total, sigh..."
"Thirty thousand yuan is a lot, but no matter how much money you have, it can't buy your life. Besides, my family doesn't have the same conditions as you. Two thousand yuan was a lot for me at that time, almost two months' living expenses."
I have to say that Chen Min has a good sense for finances: "You only have 2,000 yuan for living expenses for two months, why do you want to rent such an expensive house?"
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Sure enough, lying has no future...
"At that time, I wanted to rent a house to work during the summer vacation and share the house with others." Bai Song gave an explanation.
Chen Min did not continue to ask and was silent for a while: "Uncle policeman, do you think my parents will be disappointed in me? I just heard my father's voice, and he seemed very angry."
"No." Bai Song did not tell Chen Min that her father was dragged out and beaten by her mother and had turned against his family.
"Well, police officer, can I ask you two more questions?"
"Sure, any number is fine."
"Tell me, is there any chance for me to get back the money I was cheated of? I really hate this liar. She and I have known each other for more than half a year playing online games together, so I didn't think much about it when she introduced me to her..."
"Have you called the police?"
"I reported it and the case was filed, but I haven't received any further progress... I heard that these scammers are all abroad."
"Well... you have to trust the police, they will try their best." Bai Song didn't know how to answer. The girl's school was in Jiuhe District. If a case was filed, it would either be in the Sanmu Street Police Station or in the Third Brigade of the Criminal Investigation Brigade. The Third Brigade was a department that specialized in crimes such as theft and fraud that infringed on property rights.
"Okay, I got it." Chen Min understood what Bai Song meant. In fact, over the past month, she had heard many people say that there was basically no way to get her back. Chen Min was very sad.
"Well, what about another question?" Bai Song saw that Chen Min was still in a bad mood, so he asked.
"Hmm..." Chen Min's voice was as thin as a mosquito's. "No more."
"It's okay, just ask, I will tell you everything I know." Bai Song comforted Chen Min.
"Well...well, uncle policeman, let me ask you, am I really a particularly greedy person?" Chen Min said with his head down.
"Greedy?" Bai Song was a little confused: "Why do you say that about yourself?"
"I heard people talking about me behind my back, saying that I deserved to be cheated, that it was purely greed, and that people who were cheated were all greedy. But, but, I really didn't just like the money. At the beginning, I just wanted to reduce some burden on my parents, wanted to prove myself..." Chen Min's voice became smaller and smaller.
"The result makes you even more disappointed in yourself, right?" Bai Song began to understand Chen Min.
"Yes, I feel so helpless. I can't help at all and I always make things worse."
"You are a good kid, but this world is not as simple as you think." Bai Song decided to say a few more words, "You have never made money before, so you don't know what it means to make money, and you don't know how much your own abilities are worth. Let me give you the simplest example. At a trade fair, if a star appears, he may get a hundred thousand or several hundred thousand yuan in appearance fee, and he can still take this money with peace of mind. But if someone tells you how much money you can get for being a hostess for two days, how much do you think is appropriate?"
"Two hundred?" Chen Min said uncertainly.
"Yeah, that's about the price. If it's a few hundred more, it's possible. But if someone says it's a few thousand dollars a day, you should wake up. It's impossible. They can only be scammers. So if they offer too much money, you shouldn't go."
"Yeah," Chen Min nodded, "You're right. My dad actually told me that you can earn as much money as you have the ability. He said that for some projects, he can earn tens of thousands of dollars, but for some projects that can earn millions of dollars, some look good, but if he goes, his ability will be ruined. All the family assets are not enough to pay the penalty. Uncle police, you say, I actually don't know myself, right?"
"Well, that's not the case..." Bai Song stroked his forehead.
"It's okay, I've figured it out. I'm not afraid of death, so why should I be afraid of what you say about me? I really don't have self-awareness, and my ability doesn't support me to achieve this level of income, so they must be scammers." Chen Min closed his eyes, "What my dad said is really right, it's important for people to know themselves."
"Yes. Your father is right..." Bai Song nodded. There is a reason why Chen Jianwei can make money.
"Thank you for chatting with me about this. Don't blame me." Chen Min asked, "Where are my parents? Please let them in. I accept what you say. I've let it go."
Bai Song looked at Chen Min carefully and found that her emotions had indeed stabilized a lot. He opened the door and shouted, asking the police at the front desk to bring Chen Min's parents in.
After a while, a man and a woman came into the room.
Bai Song glanced at Chen Jianwei, afraid that he would get emotional again and say something to the child that would make the child unbearable. However, when he saw the bruises on Chen Jianwei's face and the obvious swelling on the right side of his face, Bai Song looked at the woman's worried face and stopped talking.
Well, Chen Jianwei is such an old man, he probably knows very clearly what to say and what not to say.
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