Jinyiwei said: "This person is quite mysterious. I only know that his name in the market is Mr. Lu. He acts low-key. I only know this person because I am in charge of the Zhengtongfang area."
"Mr. Lu from the Fifth Test Fifth Middle School?" Fang Zhengyi looked a little strange.
This was not the first time he had heard of Mr. Lu's name.
The last time I heard it was from the prince.
Being able to be so low-key and yet have such a great influence shows that he has some ability.
However, out of professional instinct, he always felt that there was something strange in it...
A person with such great abilities, who doesn't seek fame or money, and doesn't even talk about his football experience, just wants to show off his predictions to the people?
It sounds a bit like a liar...
"Yes, it is Mr. Lu from the Fifth Test Fifth Middle School. Sir, do you also know his name?" the Jinyiwei asked with a smile.
Fang Zhengyi unfolded the newspaper again and said, "I just heard about it occasionally. Which team did he predict would win the recent game?"
If he is really that amazing, playing two rounds wouldn't be bad. He never won a bet in his previous life...
"I don't know! We are also wondering. Usually there would be rumors circulating in the streets a long time ago, but this time there is still no news."
Fang Zheng curled his lips and put away the newspaper: "Playing tricks! Okay, get back to work... By the way, inform the others that no one in the Jinyiwei is allowed to talk about this person in the future."
"Yes, I will obey your command!"
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The next afternoon.
It was time for the next shift. Fang Zhengyi was leisurely reading a newspaper, sipping tea from time to time.
Yesterday's football match had such a huge impact that the Mid-Levels Daily even published a special edition.
After reading the football news that took up half of the page, Fang Zheng felt dissatisfied.
It seems that there is really no news to find, but a broken football is worth adding another edition.
But on the other hand it's also a good thing.
The fact that people love football so much shows that they have good food and time to study and relax.
It also shows that the journalists worked very hard and did not slack off.
Apart from football, the following reports are just bland news.
"After more than a hundred days of drought, it finally got wet." -- Kangyang County welcomes rain after severe drought
"Easy exercise to make your smile brighter." -- A complete guide to Zushihui's longevity exercises for women.
"A wealthy businessman in the north of the city divorced his wife in anger and took his concubine in her place, just because he always had to..." - The tragic ending of the shrewish woman.
.....
Fang Zheng took a few glances and then dropped the newspaper.
Today's news is unbearable to watch!!!
Mid-levels Daily has gone further and further down the road of headline politics...
Although we specialize in the lower three roads with large traffic, there is no way to get closer to the people. We have to find time to rectify it in the future!
Fang Zheng muttered to himself, checked his watch, and began packing his things to go home.
But at this moment, two figures rushed in hurriedly from outside the door.
Fang Zheng paused, looked at the person in front of him and said, "Your Highness? Why are you here?"
"I...I have something important to talk to you about!" Li Yuanzhao panted and patted the person next to him.
The man clasped his fists and said, "I am Fan Cong, the commander of the Military Department, and I am here to see you, Lord Marquis!"
Fan Cong? He knew this person. Although Jinyiwei was not responsible for civil affairs, they still had to deal with Wucheng Bingmasi.
"What happened?"
"I was cheated! I was cheated of thirty thousand taels of silver!" Li Yuanzhao yelled, "Old Fang, help me investigate the case and bring the man back!"
Fang Zhengyi was shocked: "Who dares to lie to you? Tell me in detail."
Fan Cong smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency, you may not know that there is a swindler who predicts football matches in Zhengtongfang. His name is Mr. Lu. This morning, Mr. Lu sold his predictions to people in Zhengtongfang and defrauded the people of Zhengtongfang of nearly 150,000 taels of silver in one fell swoop."
"The Bingmasi is surrounded by civilians and is about to explode!"
"I have sealed the city gates and sent people to investigate the case, but I am afraid that the people will be so excited that we won't be able to find any results in a short time, so I would like to ask you to send the Jinyiwei to support us. The swindler must have fled to other markets in the capital, and the military department is short of manpower... I would like to ask you, Lord Fang, to lend a helping hand."
Fang Zhengyi did not hesitate and made a prompt decision: "Come here! Go to Zhengtongfang immediately to evacuate the people and stop them from causing trouble."
After saying that, he looked at Fan Cong again and said, "This matter hasn't disturbed Your Majesty yet, has it?"
Fan Cong shook his head, looked at him gratefully, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If it was the Jinyiwei who took action, then the people should be calmed down quickly. After all, the people in the capital have unconditional trust in the Jinyiwei.
The investigation can be delayed, but there can be no ambiguity when people gather together to cause trouble.
Countless people were defrauded of hundreds of thousands of taels at a time!
For such a shocking case, if a satisfactory result cannot be found in a short period of time, it would be a relief for the higher-ups to take off his hat.
"Don't be anxious. Tell me what's going on here one by one. Then I can arrange people to investigate the case. This clue alone is not enough." Fang Zheng said.
"Yes." Fan Cong clasped his fists again. "As soon as this incident broke out, I immediately ordered all those who knew about it to come forward and report it. After summarizing the information, we did find something strange."
"In dozens of towns and cities in the capital, there are people who predict the results of football matches. However, most of these people only predict once or twice, and then disappear after three or four times at most. Only Mr. Lu from Zhengtongfang is the most amazing, who got all five predictions right... This person is extremely young, with an unknown history, and only appears in Xiangyun Restaurant before the game..."
Listening to Fan Cong's story, Fang Zheng stroked his chin, as if thinking about something.
Li Yuanzhao on the side became anxious again, slapping his thigh in frustration, chattering non-stop: "Lao Fang, what are you laughing at! So many people have been deceived, I have lost 30,000 taels of silver, quickly send people to search the whole city! Oh... my silver..."
Fang Zheng put down his hand and coughed awkwardly.
After Fan Cong said a few words, he probably understood what was going on.
Isn’t this a classic routine of telecom fraud in the past? The crowd is selected and divided into two halves to give predictions of winning and losing. The part with successful predictions is further divided into two waves to give opposite predictions, and this is repeated until the last wave of people has experienced multiple successful predictions in a row and has completely believed in the scammers, and it is time to harvest.
However, this method was used in later generations to send text messages or emails on a large scale, which was low-cost.
Nowadays, this human flesh game is really fresh, and I have to say it is quite creative.
Most people can't do this kind of work. It seems that the person who organized this scam has quite some power.
Fang Zhengyi raised his right hand to stop Li Yuanzhao from complaining, and said with a squinting look, "Didn't we sell the champion ticket together? Gambling is a scam..."
Li Yuanzhao's old face turned red, and he rushed over with a grin: "Smile again!"
Fang Zhengyi dodged quickly and said with a serious expression: "This is a gang crime, and Mr. Lu is probably not the mastermind. We are looking for the person behind it."
"There are no important clues at the moment, so we can only search the whole city for Mr. Lu. Please keep this matter under wraps so that it does not get reported to the court. I will make arrangements. Don't worry, as long as he is still in the capital, he will not be able to escape. Your Highness, come back tomorrow morning, and I promise to capture him by then."
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