Li Jianghai looked at the "Serve the People" banner hanging on the wall and felt secretly happy. He wondered if someone would give it to him after this matter was over.
Just as they were discussing, there was a sudden commotion in the police station lobby.
Policeman Xu Qiang frowned, stood up, and went out to check.
In the hall, a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a neat Zhongshan suit was arguing excitedly with the police officer on duty.
The young man clutched a stack of documents in his hand, his voice rising an octave: "Public Security Comrade, I want to report this to the police! This is absolutely true!"
The police officer on duty looked embarrassed and said, "Comrade, we really can't file a case based on your suspicions without any substantial evidence."
"Do we have to wait until the people have lost everything before we intervene?" the young man slammed his hands on the table, his gold-rimmed glasses sliding down to the tip of his nose. "By then it will be too late!"
Officer Xu Qiang quickly stepped forward to check on the situation. "Comrade, if you have any questions, please come to my office and tell me more."
As he spoke, he led the young man into the conference room.
As soon as he sat down, the young man couldn't wait to express his doubts!
At this time, everyone realized that the young man was a bank employee named Xiao Weihong!
Xiao Weihong pushed his gold-rimmed glasses up his nose and said quickly, "Public Security Comrade, my mother may have fallen into a scam!
Two weeks ago, she participated in a so-called 'color TV investment project' and invested 800 yuan.
As he spoke, he pulled out a stack of documents from his briefcase. "The weirdest thing is, she actually received a fifty-dollar dividend this week!"
Li Guifang and Li Jianghai looked at each other - this routine was so familiar, could it be an old acquaintance?
Officer Xu Qiang took the documents and looked through them carefully, his brow furrowing ever deeper. He had no idea how all this stuff was connected!
"Comrade Xiao, do you think something is wrong?"
"This is totally wrong!" Xiao Weihong pointed at the order and said, "Because of the nature of my job at a bank, I have heard of many scams these days.
Nine out of ten investments promising high returns in a short period of time are scams. They're straight out of a Ponzi scheme!
First, they use the victim’s investment funds to pay them dividends, in order to attract more people to invest. After the victim has invested a large sum of money, they will run away with the money!
"What's even more suspicious," Xiao Weihong added in a low voice, "is that my mother mentioned before that this company often recruits elderly people to 'fill in the gaps' and pays them with a few eggs each time.
What kind of legitimate company would do this? I asked my friend at the China Banking Regulatory Commission to check, and they found out that this company is registered in Haicheng.
Policeman Xiao Zhang couldn't help but interrupt: "Didn't you try to persuade your mother?"
Xiao Weihong pushed his glasses with a wry smile, his eyes filled with helplessness behind the lenses: "Why didn't you try to persuade me?
When she first went to collect the eggs, I reminded her that 'there's no such thing as a free lunch'.
She swore that she was just there to join in the fun, saying things like, "I'm just sitting around doing nothing anyway," and "I'll just take it as a walk."
He sighed, his fingers unconsciously rubbing his forehead. "I saw how excited she was, but I knew it was pointless to say anything more, so I stopped. She was genuinely happy during that time!"
Who knew that a few days ago..."
At this point, his voice was filled with confusion and anger. "She actually took fifty yuan and showed it off in front of my son, saying things like, 'Grandma will buy you a bigger house and a bigger car in the future,' and other nonsense.
He was counting on his fingers, 'Fifty a month, one hundred in two months'..."
"My wife heard it and told me quietly."
Xiao Weihong's speech became faster and faster. "I left work early that night and repeatedly questioned her, even saying I would send her back to the village. Only then did she tell me about her investment in that company.
I said this was probably a scam, but she scolded me instead..., saying that after working in the bank for so long, I became suspicious and everyone looked like a scammer to me!
She even praised Manager Liu as a fortune-bringing boy from heaven! I think in a few days she'll treat Manager Liu like her own son!'"
Although Xiao Weihong tried hard to control his emotions when he said this, his breathing rate revealed his anger!
After Xiao Weihong finished speaking, the office fell into silence for a moment, with only his slightly heavy breathing being heard.
Li Guifang couldn't help but interrupt: "Do you live near the Bukou vegetable market? Does everyone call your mother Auntie Xiao?"
Xiao Weihong widened his eyes in surprise: "How did you know?"
After saying that, he subconsciously looked Li Guifang up and down, "Do you know my mother?"
After receiving a clear answer, Li Guifang and Li Jianghai beside her both smiled wickedly! How could one look at that smile, it was full of malice!
Policeman Xu Qiang couldn't stand it anymore, so he coughed twice and glared at Li Jianghai warningly!
Li Jianghai curled his lips and said reluctantly, "It's just a coincidence, I met your mother in that company a while ago.
At that time, I was deceived by a scammer to look at some project. At that time, I happened to meet your mother there... uh... helping the scammer was like acting.
She acted according to the scammer's instructions, saying something like "I invested five thousand yuan."
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became more lively. When the other old men and old ladies saw this, they immediately took out money.
The fraudulent company gave her 50 eggs. We went to your house and tried to persuade her, but she swore she was just getting the eggs and paying for them. She wasn't that stupid!
It's hard to persuade that damn ghost with kind words. She can still be deceived like this, so she deserves it!
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