The message stated that the speaker was aware of the dangers of pyramid schemes and promised not to participate in such organizations again.
Of course, such a commitment letter has no binding force; it's more about letting them know that they've done something wrong.
Chen Jinfa glanced at it twice, signed it, counted the money, and was about to leave.
"What, aren't you going to thank the police officer? If it weren't for him, your 40,000 yuan would have been gone for good," Ye Cheng said from the side.
Now that Chen Jinfa has received the money, he immediately changed his tune.
"No need to thank me. If they had found out sooner, I wouldn't have been fooled. Really."
After saying that, Chen Jinfa took the money and left, not even staying in the auditorium for a moment.
Ye Cheng was speechless at Chen Jinfa's behavior; he was a typical two-faced person.
Fortunately, the last few were quite good; they all obediently took the money and then happily expressed their gratitude. They were really lucky not to lose money this time.
Those who lost money weren't so friendly. They came up with dark faces, took their money, and left reluctantly.
800 yuan! That's a month's salary for them.
Chen Jinhai also took the money; he had lost 800 yuan. Looking at the 3200 yuan he had left, he shook his head and then said to the audience,
"Alright, alright, let's call it a day after we've taken the money."
You decide who goes on stage, but you decide who leaves.
Seeing that there was no more drama to watch, the others stood up and prepared to leave.
Ye Cheng and Xiao Wang exchanged a glance and prepared to go down as well.
Just then, someone suddenly shouted,
"It's not fair! Why should we lose money? We've been scammed."
Immediately afterwards, a person stood on the stage; it was Chen Houda.
He snatched the microphone from the table and spoke into the room.
"Everyone, don't leave yet. There are some things we need to clarify."
Ye Cheng stood behind him and said calmly,
"Uncle, is there anything unclear? It's all clearly written in the documents."
Xiao Wang also stepped forward and looked at Chen Houda, saying...
"Sir, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask us, and we will pass them on."
Chen Houda glanced at Xiao Wang and said irritably,
"It has nothing to do with you; it's all an internal matter of our village."
After he finished speaking, he addressed the people below.
"Fellow villagers, we are victims too. Why should we lose money? It's 800 yuan. Don't you think that's unfair?"
The dozen or so below were already secretly bleeding inside, and now that someone had taken the lead, they naturally started shouting along.
"It's not fair! It's not fair!"
A dozen or so people shouted together, their voices echoing in the auditorium.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiao Hu quickly came up from the side and stood next to Ye Cheng, then whispered,
"Brother, I have a feeling they're going to make you pay money again."
"Why should I pay them any money? It's not like I cheated them."
"See? These ingrates! I told you not to help them," Xiao Hu muttered under his breath.
And you know what? Little Tiger was right this time.
Chen Houda then turned his attention to Ye Cheng.
"The second son of the Ye family knew all along that pyramid schemes were scams, but he didn't tell us beforehand. Doesn't he bear some responsibility?"
"Yes!" A group of people below shouted in unison.
"I have a motherfucker!" Ye Cheng retorted directly, standing at the front of the stage and pointing below.
"Didn't I tell you? Didn't you listen?"
"You didn't tell us, you only mentioned it when you were giving a lecture in the auditorium, but you didn't tell me," Chen Houda said matter-of-factly.
"You have a long beard, don't you feel ashamed to say such things? Besides, you were cheated because you were greedy, what does it have to do with me?" Ye Cheng was furious.
Chen Houda ignored him and continued shouting down.
"And that He Feiyang, he lied to us, he also has to take responsibility, right?"
"Yes! It's him. He has to take responsibility too!"
When Ye Cheng was mentioned before, the shouts weren't this loud, but when He Feiyang was mentioned, the shouts from below immediately rose several levels.
That's only natural. Just because I'm stupid doesn't mean you can lie to me.
Many people believed He Feiyang because they saw him wearing a suit and talking about it so well.
To be fair, He Feiyang does bear some responsibility.
Seeing the loud cheers from below, Chen Houda was overjoyed. He glanced at Xiao Wang.
"Officer, this He Feiyang cheated us, can we seek compensation from him?"
Xiao Wang frowned, stepped forward, took the microphone, and then addressed the audience.
"The compensation issue that the old comrade just mentioned does exist. However, this falls under civil claims, and you must provide evidence to prove that He Feiyang concealed the truth about the pyramid scheme and induced you to join, which is quite difficult. You can sue, but the court looks at evidence; it won't accept just words."
This is a legal issue, and he still needs to explain it to everyone.
Ye Cheng understood. To put it bluntly, if you have evidence, you can claim compensation.
However, it is difficult for ordinary people to provide a complete chain of evidence.
Moreover, the mere mention of going to court would likely deter many people.
The old saying goes, "One should not enter the gates of an official residence when alive, nor should one enter a hospital when dying." Many people hold this outdated belief.
Sure enough, after Xiao Wang finished speaking, he started to feel a bit overwhelmed.
"What? We're going to have to go to court?"
"What should we do? I heard that you need to hire a lawyer to go to court, and lawyers are very expensive."
“I heard from my son that lawyers charge by the hour, which is very expensive, and you have to pay them even if you lose.”
"Exactly, the money we get back might not even be enough to cover the lawyer's fees."
"Forget about 800 yuan."
A group of people laughed and muttered amongst themselves; this is a typical Chinese way of thinking.
Even in later generations when the economy improved, people were still reluctant to go to court unless absolutely necessary.
Chen Houda realized things were going badly, so he immediately snatched the microphone from Xiao Wang and shouted sternly.
"What's the point of filing a lawsuit? This is a village, and there are village rules. If they don't pay, we'll block their door and throw excrement at them!"
What Chen Houda said was really true. If you don't go to court, people will naturally have their own ways of dealing with things, like smashing windows, throwing feces, or poisoning dogs and chickens with rat poison. Anyway, it's not a good thing.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wang exclaimed, "This won't do! This is illegal! Even if it doesn't constitute a criminal offense, it's at least a public order incident!"
He was about to snatch the microphone from Chen Houda to explain when he heard a loud female voice from below.
"We'll pay! We'll pay!"
Immediately afterwards, the crowd parted to make way, and Aunt Qian and her husband led He Feiyang in, who looked embarrassed.
As soon as Chen Houda saw the person in charge arrive, he immediately said,
"You said it, you said you'd compensate, everyone heard it."
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