The office was simply furnished with a desk, a wooden sofa, and a small coffee table.
Director Zhou, dressed in a white high-ranking police uniform, stood up from his desk with great enthusiasm as soon as Ye Cheng entered, and pulled Ye Cheng to sit down on the sofa.
Xiao Li stood aside and silently noted this scene down. Generally speaking, Director Zhou would receive guests while sitting in his office chair, and it was rare for him to get down and sit on the sofa.
"Xiao Ye, I heard you came to me with a certificate of honor? What's wrong? Did someone bully you and you want me to stand up for you?" Zhou Zuhai teased with a smile.
"Boss, I didn't want to either, but I didn't have your phone number saved, so I had to use this. Otherwise, it would be too difficult for me to see someone as important as you."
"Hahaha, the way you're talking makes it sound like I'm a big bureaucrat." Zhou Zuhai laughed, then pulled out his phone.
"Come on, come on, I'll add your number now, so you won't complain later, okay?"
Xiao Li's heart skipped a beat. Holy crap, this treatment is outrageous!
Ye Cheng didn't stand on ceremony and quickly entered his phone number into the phone.
"Go ahead and tell me what you need my help with. I have a very important meeting right away."
"I don't need any help, I just have something to tell you."
Zhou Zuhai frowned slightly. Anything involving the reaction to a situation was not a personal matter.
If it's a personal matter, Zhou Zuhai can handle it easily. After all, Ye Cheng has a good citizen certificate, so if he wants to arrange a job or introduce some resources, he has a legitimate reason to do so.
The situation becomes more complicated, as it may involve matters within their village or township.
"Go ahead and say it," Zhou Zuhai said calmly.
"Director Zhou, I've discovered a pyramid scheme in our village," Ye Cheng said bluntly.
Upon hearing the word "pyramid scheme," Director Zhou's eyes flashed with a sharp light, which he then quickly concealed.
"You know about pyramid schemes?"
"I know, they sell you things at high prices, then brainwash you into finding other sellers, and then those sellers find other sellers. The so-called sales network is just a game of musical chairs. And because the products are so expensive, they start by targeting people around them. It not only cheats you out of money, but also creates a lot of instability. It's an absolute menace."
Zhou Zuhai nodded repeatedly as he listened.
"I didn't expect you to know so much about pyramid schemes. You said there are pyramid schemes in your village. Tell me about it."
Ye Cheng briefly explained what he knew, but didn't mention Xia Guangliang's situation. He only said that many people in Shangling Village, Liu Village, and his own village had bought it.
As he spoke, Ye Cheng observed Zhou Zuhai's expression. Zhou Zuhai listened attentively, and sometimes even showed a thoughtful look, indicating that he had truly taken it to heart.
After listening to Ye Cheng's words, Zhou Zuhai nodded.
"Xiao Ye, you're a good comrade. I'll let you in on a little something. We've received a notice to assist in the investigation. It says that a group of people from a pyramid scheme have arrived in Donghai City. We're currently investigating. Just wait a moment, we'll definitely find them soon and destroy them in one fell swoop."
Ye Cheng was genuinely surprised to hear Zhou Zuhai say that he already knew about this matter; it seemed that the police station wasn't just sitting around doing nothing.
However, judging from Zhou Zuhai's words, their organization has not yet been found.
this...
"Director Zhou, I can actually question the people selling the goods. Why don't we just go up and arrest them?"
Zhou Zuhai shook his head.
"It's not that simple. They're just small fry. They only know how to sell and transfer money. They don't understand the top-level structure of pyramid schemes at all. Arresting them will only alert the enemy."
“This pyramid scheme is very vigilant. They will run away at the slightest sign of trouble, and then it will be difficult to find them again.”
Is it that difficult?
So what level is Xia Guangliang, whom I arrested?
"Director Zhou, may I ask what level a senior advisor is?"
"From what we understand, senior consultants are already considered mid-level members of their pyramid scheme organization."
Upon hearing that he was a mid-level manager, Ye Cheng felt more confident.
He rubbed his hands together, looking at Zhou Zuhai somewhat embarrassed.
"Um, Director Zhou, actually I have information about their senior advisor."
"What?" Zhou Zuhai exclaimed, then excitedly pumped his fist. "You actually know about their senior advisor? That's great! We've been worried about this. Tell us quickly, and we'll organize an arrest right away."
Seeing Zhou Zuhai so excited, Ye Cheng calmed down and held up one finger.
"Director Zhou, I can tell you this news, but I have a condition."
"Conditions?" Zhou Zuhai was taken aback. This kid actually dared to negotiate his own terms?
Xiao Li, standing to the side, twitched his eye. "Damn it, you dare to negotiate with our bureau chief? You want to die?"
"Ye Cheng, if you want a reward, I can give it to you, but if you want to protect someone, that's definitely not allowed."
"Director Zhou, it's not about protecting anyone. There's a guy from our village named He Feiyang who was also tricked into going in. He's the one who lured this senior advisor out this time. How can this be considered making amends?"
"Hehe, you gave him the credit, didn't you?" Zhou Zuhai said indifferently. As a bureau chief, he had seen it all. He saw through Ye Cheng's little trick at a glance.
"Director Zhou, you're so insightful. You saw through our little tricks at a glance." Ye Cheng gave a thumbs up, offering a big compliment.
Such things can be easily found out by an investigation.
Regardless of what the investigation reveals, he just wants Zhou Zuhai to give him a promise.
"Don't flatter me." Zhou Zuhai snorted coldly.
"So, Director Zhou, you've agreed?"
Zhou Zuhai glanced at Ye Cheng.
"If your intelligence does indeed lead us to capture someone, then I can consider it."
Old man, damn it, even in this state, you're still thinking about it.
Those who are in charge are different.
Fortunately, Ye Cheng had a backup plan.
"Director Zhou, actually, I've already caught that senior advisor," Ye Cheng said with an innocent and harmless expression.
"You caught him? You said you caught that senior advisor?" Zhou Zuhai was so surprised that he stood up from his chair.
"Yes, I caught this person. He's in our village. I can take you there."
"Good! Good! Hahahaha, Ye Cheng, you're truly my lucky star, hahahaha." Zhou Zuhai couldn't help but laugh loudly.
Just as he was worrying about what to do, Ye Cheng said that he had already caught them.
It's worth noting that the intelligence report provided by the other side stated that this group was very fast at shipping goods, basically moving from one location to another after each hit.
They haven't been found in several places yet; they've already swindled a large sum of money and run away.
If we manage to capture even one mid-level member this time, we'll have to use the Great Memory Restoration Technique to wipe them all out.
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