Chapter 291 You've been tricked
Zheng Xiulan shook her head, "I've been waiting here. Several people have come, and I've asked them all, but none of them have transferred ownership to you."
The mother and son thought the landlord was delayed by something, so they continued to wait, but the sun was almost at noon and no one came.
Zheng Xiulan's face turned pale as she looked at Zhang Lao Er, "Lao Er, you haven't been scammed, have you?"
"No way, I still have that person's property certificate..."
Zhang Lao Er showed the property certificate to Zheng Xiulan, who said, "If this doesn't work, let's go inside and ask. If the landlord isn't here, can the property be transferred? We can't just keep waiting like this."
She stared at the property certificate, feeling uneasy and having a bad feeling, but she also thought that her second son couldn't be that unlucky.
Zhang Lao Er also realized something, and took the property certificate with Zheng Xiulan as they walked inside. When the staff took a look, they immediately recognized that the property certificate was fake.
"How could this be? Impossible!"
Zhang Lao Er's mind went blank for a moment, and he cried out in a shrill voice.
Zheng Xiulan's face changed instantly. The thought of another five thousand yuan made her dizzy and almost unable to stand. Her money!
"Comrade, take a good look. This property certificate was given to us by that person himself. He said we would transfer the ownership today. How could it be fake?"
The staff member took out a newly issued property ownership certificate, pointed to the official seal at the bottom, and showed them the difference.
"See this? Our name is Zhang, but the characters for 'construction' are all wrong. You guys are so careless! How could you fall for such a simple scam? Didn't you pay the rent in advance?"
“…I gave it to her.” Zheng Xiulan felt her mouth was dry and her breathing was labored.
Zhang Lao Er stared blankly at the staff member's mouth opening and closing, his head completely fuzzy. He heard the staff member's voice coming from a very far place, while his own eyes were fixed on the construction contract on the official seal, unable to focus no matter what he did.
He opened his mouth, and it took him several tries to find his voice, "Mom, Mom, have I been lied to?"
"...You've been scammed, call the police immediately."
The staff member shook his head, "A whole day and night has passed, the scammers have long since run away, it's probably difficult to get the money back..."
"No, no, this can't be true. How could I be fooled? We agreed on something..."
Zhang Lao Er grabbed the property certificate and muttered, "We made a promise..."
"Second brother? Second brother!"
Seeing her son's dazed expression, Zheng Xiulan was afraid he had gone mad, so she raised her hand and slapped Zhang Lao Er hard across the face. The crisp sound of the slap echoed throughout the hall.
Zhang Lao Er covered his face, his eyes welling up with tears, and looked at Zheng Xiulan, "Mom, my money..."
"Call the police quickly! Ask them to help you get your money back! What are you standing there for?" Zheng Xiulan patted his arm.
Zhang Lao Er frantically searched for a phone. A staff member, unable to bear watching, pointed to a number, and Zhang Lao Er ran over to borrow it and called the police.
The police arrived quickly, checked the property certificate, and had the housing management bureau find the real landlord.
Let Zhang Lao Er and his mother go and see, "Do you know this person?"
Zheng Xiulan looked at Zhang Lao Er, who shook his head. He didn't recognize him; the landlord who sold him the courtyard wasn't this person.
The police officers exchanged a glance and said, "This person is the real landlord of your courtyard. You've been deceived. Do you know where he lives?"
"I don't know, when we arrived, the landlord was waiting in that courtyard house..."
Suddenly, Zhang Lao Er remembered something and said, "The first time I went there, Fan Liangyu led the way, Fan Liangyu..."
"What is your relationship with this person? Do you have their contact information?" the police asked routinely.
Just a few hours ago, Zhang Lao Er thought about how they were a married couple. He had divorced Fan Liangyu for this courtyard, and now... the courtyard was fake. Zhang Lao Er could already imagine the mocking expression on Fan Liangyu's face, and he was going crazy.
Zheng Xiulan chimed in, "He's his ex-wife; they just divorced."
The police asked for the other party's contact information and called Fan Liangyu to ask for her cooperation. Fan Liangyu felt that she should do a good job in after-sales service, so she took leave and rushed over.
“When I went there, the landlord was in the courtyard house. We went there several times, and the landlord always lived there. Zhang Lao Er knew about it too…”
Zhang Lao Er knew, but he didn't know that the man was a fraud.
Zheng Xiulan lunged at Fan Liangyu to hit her, but was stopped by the police. Zheng Xiulan shouted, "It must be that bitch! She conspired with that man to harm my son! My son bought this house for her, five thousand yuan! It's all gone now..."
Fan Liangyu almost couldn't help but laugh when she heard her say "again".
They deserved it.
“Before today, I always wanted to live a good life with Zhang Lao Er. I had no reason to lie to him. I even asked the neighbors in the neighborhood. They all said that the man was the landlord. You can ask him if you don’t believe me.”
The police officer frowned, and the two men exchanged a glance before nodding.
The group went to the courtyard together and investigated the surrounding area. When they asked around, the residents all nodded and said, "Yes, that person is the landlord."
Has he always lived here?
Residents said, "He's lived here for a while now. The courtyard had been empty before. He moved in saying it was his old house, which he was planning to sell, and he wanted to bring some life to the place..."
The police officers exchanged a glance and said, "It was probably premeditated. This is an old courtyard that has been uninhabited for a long time, and he took advantage of the situation."
"So what do we do now?" Zhang Lao Er asked.
The police sighed, "We can only open a case first, and then arrest the person and investigate if someone finds them later..."
"What about my money?" Zhang Lao Er asked anxiously.
The police officer glanced at him and shook his head helplessly. "If we can't catch the person, we can't recover the money. We... are powerless to help."
"It's happening again!"
Zhang Lao Er's face flushed red, his eyes bloodshot, looking like he wanted to devour someone. "It was like this last time, and it's like this again this time! What are you all good for?! You can't even find a conman, you bunch of useless trash, cowards..."
"Second brother!"
Zheng Xiulan's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly tried to stop Zhang Lao Er.
Zhang Lao Er raised his hand and slapped her, hitting the child in her arms. The child was so frightened that he cried loudly.
Fan Liangyu glanced at the child's reddened face, frowned, opened her mouth as if to say something, but then held back.
"Ah! Why did this happen? Why...?"
Zhang Lao Er screamed wildly, and Zheng Xiulan took two steps back in fright, murmuring, "Lao Er, don't do anything foolish. Money can be earned back..."
Seeing that things were not going well, the police officers stepped forward, grabbed one of Zhang Lao Er's arms, and forced him to the ground.
"Comrade, calm down. As long as this person shows up again to scam people, we will definitely be able to catch him. There is still hope for your five thousand yuan..."
Zhang Lao Er was truly going crazy, his voice filled with despair, "Mom! Why have I been so unlucky lately? Ah! My own five thousand was stolen, the five thousand I stole from my older brother is gone, and the yard I finally bought with an advance on my salary was a scam..."
"It's all that jinx Fan Liangyu's fault!"
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