Chapter 196
Su Miao returned to Ning County to play with Li Yuanyuan for a day. On the last day of the holiday, he returned to Yongcheng and heard from the Bagua Brigade that many people had been cheated of their money.
"They said it was an investment and the dividends were huge, but my relative was scammed out of 500 yuan!"
"Your relative is lucky to have only 500 yuan. My colleague at work, who has a high school education and is usually very smart, actually believed in the idea of water turning into oil and invested the entire 1,000 yuan betrothal gift he was going to give to his partner's family. Now he can't be found!"
"No! I'm just curious, how can he trust others so much? Oh! A stranger told him to give him money, I can help him make money, and he gave it to him? It's ridiculous. If that person is so capable, he would have made a lot of money by now, and he would not have to ask for sponsorship."
"Alas! We are all bystanders who see things clearly, while those involved are confused. Many of those who were deceived were not fooled by the scammers, but were persuaded by their relatives and friends to invest money."
"Ah? Being cheated by your own relatives and friends?"
"This...it's hard to say it's a scam. That person invested on their own, and they told her that she could bring in her relatives and friends. The more people she brings in, the higher her rank in the fundraising committee will be, and the higher her dividend will be. She can also get a bonus immediately."
“So there really is a bonus?”
"They really gave it to me. I gave one hundred yuan to every person I recruited! One hundred yuan is not a small amount of money. When people saw that there was a real bonus, they recruited even more enthusiastically. They told their relatives and friends about it in a lavish way. Anyway, they were like a demon."
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Su Miao squatted aside without saying a word, and summarized the ways of being deceived that everyone mentioned. The main two were "water turning into oil" and "joint fundraising meeting". Fortunately, she had experienced them all. She was really "lucky".
Once the money is scammed, it is like throwing a meat bun at a dog. Even if the person is caught in the end, the probability of recovering the entire amount of money scammed is relatively small.
In addition, most investors now pay in cash and there are no transaction records, so it is difficult to verify the actual amount.
Banks' management of accounts and deposits and withdrawals is not yet so strict, and criminals may transfer money using other people's accounts. We can only hope that the police can solve the case as soon as possible.
After the National Day, they resumed their normal study life. Half a month later, they had their first monthly exam. Su Miao ranked first as always, and Ye Jiayin also ranked tenth in the grade with Su Miao's one-on-one tutoring.
This exam was really a mixed bag of joy and sorrow. Those who did well were naturally excited, while those who did poorly were like defeated roosters.
Although the teacher comforted everyone that this was just the first small test in their high school career, they still couldn't relax. After all, their admission to No. 1 High School meant that their previous grades were good.
They had good grades but chose high school instead of technical secondary school, so they must be aiming for college.
Taking the college entrance exam is like crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of people competing for it. You can’t get through unless you are among the top students.
In addition to being classmates, we are also competitors. With more than two years left before the college entrance examination, there are already small undercurrents.
After school that day, Ye Jiayin was going to the gymnasium to watch a football game, so Su Miao went home by herself.
Just as she crossed the street, a police car stopped beside her. A familiar face appeared from the window. It was Deputy Director Feng: "Miao Miao! Is school over?"
"Hello, Uncle Feng! I'm done with school. Are you off work too?"
"Oh no! I was just about to take over! There's a major fraud case in the city, specifically defrauding people of their investments, and they particularly like to target individual businesses. Go back and tell your dad to be more alert."
Su Miao hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle Feng, we actually encountered this a while ago. I think we were among the first to see it, but we didn't believe it. Then, when I went back to my hometown for National Day a while ago, the village also encountered a water-to-oil scam."
This made Deputy Director Feng and the two police officers in the car laugh. Deputy Director Feng said, "Your life is so colorful. How come you have encountered so many big cases?"
Then he changed his mind and said, "But you're so smart, maybe you can provide us with different clues. Since we haven't had dinner yet, why don't we go to your restaurant for dinner? Then you can help us recall the details of our face-to-face encounter with the scammer."
"OK!"
Deputy Director Feng waved his hand, and Su Miao got into the police car again, saving a few minutes of walking.
But she didn't notice that Li Fang in the distance saw this scene, and there was an inexplicable light flashing in her eyes.
Two days later, Su Miao and Ye Jiayin found the atmosphere a bit strange as soon as they entered the classroom. Everyone was originally talking about something enthusiastically, but as soon as they entered the classroom, it became silent.
The two of them ignored everyone else and sat down to prepare for class.
The first period was the homeroom teacher's class. Today he was going to continue to talk about the last two big questions on the monthly exam paper. Then he casually mentioned that Su Miao had scored full marks. His original intention was to tell the classmates that since a classmate in the same class could score full marks, then other students also had unlimited possibilities as long as they worked hard.
Unexpectedly, his words completely triggered the sensitive nerves that had been sensitive for the past two and a half days. Wang Danniu stood up and said, "Teacher! I think if a person's moral character is very poor, getting a perfect score on the monthly exam is nothing great."
The head teacher frowned and asked, "Student Wang Danniu, what are you talking about?"
"Some classmates saw Su Miao being taken away for investigation by the police responsible for the fraud case. They were handcuffed and taken away in a car. What does this mean? Su Miao is related to the major fraud case that occurred in the city this month, and he is a suspect. Otherwise, the police would not be squatting at the school gate to arrest him!"
Wang Danniu's eyes were full of resentment, as if she was the embodiment of justice, accusing Su Miao!
As soon as she finished speaking, the class became lively and everyone was talking about it.
Su Miao immediately thought of what happened after school the day before yesterday, and whispered to the confused Ye Jiayin: "It's Uncle Feng, come to my restaurant for dinner, and ask for details about the scammer."
Ye Jiayin nodded in sudden realization, then looked at Wang Danniu with a look of disgust that was even worse than looking at a fly.
The head teacher knocked on the podium to quiet everyone down. He said to Wang Danniu, "Wang Danniu! This is a very serious accusation. You can't just make such false accusations without solid evidence."
Wang Danniu was also a fierce person. She didn't care about anything when she started to make a fuss. She directly pulled up her deskmate Li Fang and said, "Of course there is evidence. Li Fang saw Su Miao being arrested by the police with her own eyes. Those police officers were investigating a fraud case at Li Fang's neighbor's house at noon, so she recognized him."
Li Fang, who had been secretly spreading rumors, wanted to slap Wang Danniu twice, but now everyone's eyes were on her, and she couldn't go back on her words, so she said, "I did see Su Miao get in the police car."
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