Chapter 312
Xiao Meng said, "I got this card... just to buy papaya shreds! I eat your papaya shreds every day, so I've accumulated so many cards!"
"Where do you buy the shredded papaya for this card?"
"Um... I don't remember. It's been quite a while!"
One of the workers gathered outside to watch the excitement spoke up: "That's not right, Xiao Meng! Didn't you say that when you were cursing me just now? I buy shredded papaya from the factory store every day. How could you not remember?"
Su Miao immediately said, "Then let's go to the store and investigate. We suspect your card was swapped when you bought the papaya shreds. While the police are here, let's go and find your real card. Then we can redeem your prize."
There was more laughter outside: "Hey! How bizarre! Others are eager to give as little as possible, but this store owner is so eager to give out prizes."
"How can it be the same? The ones you encountered before were all unscrupulous vendors, but this is a big store, and their commercials are even on TV."
"Yeah, otherwise how could so many people love to eat shredded papaya? First, it's delicious, and second, they really give out prizes!"
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The chatter continued, and Xiao Meng stepped forward to shoo them away, saying, "My dear fellow workers, I'm really sorry for disturbing you at noon today. Go back and rest! I'll talk to the police about what's next. Everyone, go back!"
After saying that, he asked the people standing inside the door to go out, closed the door, and locked the large group of people outside.
The crowd couldn't bear to watch the excitement, so they shouted a few words at the door before dispersing.
After Xiao Meng closed the door, he turned around and saw two police officers who looked at him as if they knew everything and said, "Everyone's gone, go ahead."
In fact, he really didn't want to say it, but he was afraid that the police would really cause trouble for the convenience store. The convenience store was run by the factory director's brother-in-law. Wouldn't they make things difficult for him then?
So he could only confess: "Actually, the latest Monkey King card I won wasn't drawn from eating papaya shreds. I bought it. After I bought it, I found out it was fake, so I didn't claim it. Unexpectedly, Dazhi thought it was real and claimed it."
Several coworkers in the dormitory looked at each other in surprise. They knew that Xiao Meng was keen on collecting cards, but they didn't expect that he was so enthusiastic that he would buy cards directly.
The public security officer asked, "Where did you buy the card, and from whom?"
"Yes...it was in a small park on the outskirts of the city. A group of uncles were playing chess, and I went over to watch. As we were chatting, we talked about the "Monkey King Card". I said that this one was really hard to draw, but I was not willing to just get a radio, so I still wanted to save up for the prize money.
There was an uncle who said that he had a Monkey King card at home, but he almost got it and now he didn’t want to collect cards anymore. If I wanted it, he would sell it to me.
I’m only one card away from completing the collection. If someone tells me there’s a Monkey King card, I’ll definitely want to buy it!
He said he wanted 60 yuan. I calculated that I had consumed over 200 bottles of papaya shreds to earn these cards, so spending another 60 yuan would only add up to just over 200 yuan. The bonus was 999 yuan! My net profit was over 600 yuan!
Xiao Meng is still very excited when talking about it. The police officer asked, "You just bought this fake card? Can't you tell it's fake? Why did you buy it?"
Xiao Meng said with a look of annoyance: "I was too excited and careless. The uncle said he didn't bring his card with him and asked me to go to the park to find him the next day with the money.
When I got there, he checked my card and it was real! He then said he was worried it might fall out of my pocket, so he wrapped it up for me with a handkerchief. He looked so kind, and I was so grateful.
I paid and returned, only to find out the card was a fake when I opened it. There was nothing I could do but accept it. It was my fault for not looking carefully.
Su Miao asked doubtfully, "You spent 60 yuan to buy a fake card, aren't you going to ask him for it back? That's not a small amount of money, is it?"
"This... I don't know that uncle. I just ran into him by chance. Where can I find him? Besides, buying a fake card is not a glorious thing. I don't want others to know that I was deceived by such a simple trick."
His words seemed reasonable, but Su Miao felt that they were not right.
Judging from his behavior of yelling and cursing in the dormitory for an hour after his card was stolen, which attracted so many coworkers to watch, he is definitely not a shameless person. 60 yuan is half a month's salary, so how could he not make a move?
Just as she was about to ask further questions, the public security officer nearby took action.
He said in a serious tone, "It's sold in the suburbs. Which suburb? Which park? What kind of chess game is being played? What does the card seller look like? We'll help you find the card and won't let you get scammed."
"No need. The man who cheated me is definitely not there anymore. I won't be able to find him even if I go there."
"How do you know it won't be found if you haven't been there? Your factory pays so much? How can you just lose 60 yuan?"
Xiao Meng still insisted, "Really, there's no need. I've been thinking about it all night and it's not that hard anymore. I won't look for it anymore. I can earn it back by working hard."
After a few words, the public security officer was very determined and said sternly, "Tell us the truth! What exactly did you go to the small park for? Don't try to fool us by saying you were playing chess."
"Me! I just want to play chess, play... play chess!"
Su Miao calmly asked, "Comrade Xiao Meng, you love playing chess. I'd like to ask you, should this pawn move to the field or the sun?"
"What do you mean by marching in the fields... marching in the sun! Soldiers march in the sun, of course! They can only march when the sun comes out!"
At first, Xiao Meng obviously didn't know what Su Miao was asking. After a moment of hesitation, he realized that he might be asking about chess, so he answered randomly. After all, he would get one of the two right.
A few sneers followed, and Wu Dazhi said with a troubled look on his face, "Xiao Meng, it seems... it seems like the elephants are moving in the fields and the horses are moving in the sun, not the soldiers."
Oh my god, this girl is setting a trap? Both options are wrong?
Xiao Meng was completely exposed this time, and thought to himself that Su Miao was too cunning and didn't give him any chance to escape.
The public security officer said disdainfully, "That's hilarious! You said you don't even know how to play chess. Why are you bragging about playing chess? You could have just said flying chess instead."
Xiao Meng muttered, "Then I've never played flying chess either."
"Now that the source of the fake card has been traced back to you, if you can't explain it clearly, then we have reason to suspect that you forged this card. Your purpose is to extort the prize money. A 999 cash prize is a lot of money. Just imagine the consequences!"
Hmm? Eh?
Wu Dazhi widened his eyes with an innocent look.
No! Public Security, I'm familiar with that phrase! Didn't you just scare me the same way? So it's a catchphrase! It's suitable for anyone!
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