BXBX NOVEL Chapter 171 The Fraud Case Has Concluded
"Sorry, it\'s just too funny!"
"We didn\'t expect it to be this funny either."
"Please, Sir Xiao Hu! You\'ve got the wrong person! And you still have the nerve to laugh!"
Seeing the expressions of police officer Xiao Hu and another colleague struggling to hold back laughter but failing, Gu Yu was speechless.
"Ahem, we\'ve understood the situation clearly now, you can leave after your statements are recorded."
Police officer Zhuang Qinh tried to suppress his laughter, then spoke seriously.
He hadn\'t expected that tonight would sprout such a comical mix-up.
"Fine, but still, thanks for the hassle." Gu Yu nodded, obligingly went through the process and signed the recorded statement.
Zhuang Qinh, with a smile in his eyes, looked him up and down, realizing this was the fourth time he had encountered Gu Yu.
Only this time, Gu Yu was brought in as a "criminal suspect."
From a certain point of view, he and this young man were really fated!
"Sigh, if you want to laugh, just laugh! For a situation like this, I should be able to claim damages for emotional distress, right?"
Gu Yu watched as Zhuang Qinh, an old acquaintance, struggled to contain his laughter and sighed helplessly.
No sooner had he spoken than Zhuang Qinh and another officer burst out laughing again.
"Haha, sorry, sorry, how about this! Next time you\'re free, I\'ll treat you to a meal on behalf of the station, okay?"
Zhuang Qinh tidied up the statement Gu Yu had written and then said with a chuckle.
"Alright, since you\'ve said so, I must take you up on that meal!"
Gu Yu didn\'t hesitate, as he and Zhuang Qinh were already old acquaintances.
Though the circumstance of their familiarity was a bit odd...
"Add me on Feixin!"
Zhuang Qinh stood up, signaling that the interrogation was over.
He took out his mobile phone and opened the Feixin app to the add-friend QR code.
Gu Yu also took out his phone and added him.
"Tsk, Sir Zhuang, who is the girl in your avatar? She can\'t be your girlfriend, can she? She\'s pretty!"
Gu Yu saw that Zhuang Qinh\'s Feixin avatar was a girl with a youthful profile under the sunlight.
"Yes, but not as beautiful as your girlfriend, Haidong University\'s school belle!"
Hearing Gu Yu mention his girlfriend, Zhuang Qinh\'s eyes filled with softness, he chuckled and patted Gu Yu on the shoulder.
Now, nearly half of Dou Ying knew about Gu Yu and his school beauty girlfriend.
However, it was only during the recent Haidong celebration that he truly started to take notice of Gu Yu.
The song "Lonely Brave" that Gu Yu and his girlfriend Lin Xinyue performed really resonated with this group of officers.
So, he was quite fond of Gu Yu.
"Everything is taken care of now, and it\'s getting late, you guys should head back!"
Having exchanged Feixin contacts, Zhuang Qinh declared it was over.
The owner of the nearby dumpling shop had also finished giving his testimony and came out of the statement room.
"Thank you, boss! Can I come back to your shop for some late-night snacks? I haven\'t eaten all evening, starved!"
Gu Yu went over to greet the owner.
The owner, a simple and honest man, nodded with a genuine smile: "No problem!"
Gu Yu\'s gaze then turned to Liu Ermao, who had looked indifferent from the moment he entered the station, as if he was at his own home...
"Have you been here many times before?" Gu Yu quietly asked.
"I\'ve never been here before, but it\'s probably similar," Liu Ermao answered offhandedly, brushing a lock of hair from his forehead with a hint of nostalgic melancholy.
Gu Yu wasn\'t particularly interested in his past experiences, but he was curious why Liu Ermao was in Haidong District.
Wasn\'t his home in Xuhui District?
"Old Liu, what brings you to Haidong District?"
Gu Yu asked curiously.
Liu Ermao paused, then glanced at the nearby dumpling vendor, seemingly contemplating whether he could share the information.
A few seconds later, he smiled and said, "Boss, remember that friend of yours, Hu Xiaoya, who was swindled out of over thirty thousand by a contract scam?"
"Then you asked me to keep an eye on my loan shark circle?"
Liu Ermao\'s expression gradually turned mysterious, as if he was about to reveal some good news.
Gu Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
He hadn\'t expected that Liu Ermao would actually take to heart the offhand comment he had made.
Gu Yu grew even more curious, "So, you\'re saying you have news?"
Though Liu Ermao was somewhat unreliable, his network was undeniably vast. Having mixed in the debt collection business in Lianyun Port for so many years, he had contacts from various industries.
It wouldn\'t be surprising if he had indeed noticed some clues.
"Yes, I have news! Not only do I have news, but I also know where that loan contract scam company is now!"
"They haven\'t disappeared completely but have moved to Kun Mountain to continue scamming people using the same tactics!"
Liu Ermao was visibly excited, for this was the first time his connections had led to a significant breakthrough!
"What do you mean?"
"That Yue Tian Capital Trading Company, they didn\'t only scam Hu Xiaoya in Modu, nearly a hundred others were also fooled, with the stolen amount from just this case reaching four to five million!"
"They disguise themselves as a legitimate trading company, charging unaware employees a so-called \'entry training fee\', ranging from thirty to fifty thousand,"
"Those with money, they swindle directly in cash, those without, they secure loans through financial institutions."
"They\'ve been moving from city to city, committing crimes, and at least three cities have been targeted, now their scam address is in Kun Mountain, operating under the new name \'Tian Yue Investing\', employing the same old tactics."
"I found out about this from a boss who deals with microfinance in Kun Mountain."
Liu Ermao provided a detailed explanation of the Yue Tian Capital case in one breath.
Gu Yu also understood that Yue Tian Capital was indeed a group engaged in fraudulent activities.
He just hadn\'t expected them to be so brazen, having committed so many offenses already.
And they were still at large; hadn\'t any of the victims reported them and initiated an investigation?
"Since so many were duped, why hasn\'t the police investigated yet?"
Gu Yu was puzzled, his brows furrowed slightly.
"No, no, no, the police actually noticed this case a long time ago, but they have been unable to find detailed information and the new crime location of Yue Tian Capital."
"To avoid alerting the criminals, they haven\'t conducted any overt investigations!"
Liu Ermao shook his head, clearing up Gu Yu\'s doubts.
"Then, since you already know all this, why didn\'t you report it earlier?"
"Heh, boss, that\'s where you\'re mistaken! Cases like this large-scale economic fraud are generally managed by the Economic Investigation Bureau, ordinary patrol officers and even detectives can\'t get involved."
"Don\'t worry! I\'ve already provided the clues to the Economic Investigation Bureau, I believe they will soon bring Yue Tian Capital\'s people to justice!"
Liu Ermao smiled proudly, thumping his chest confidently.
"Impressive! I underestimated you before!"
Gu Yu smiled, giving Liu Ermao a thumbs-up. Read new adventures at empire
He admitted that he had previously underestimated Liu Ermao, but now his view had completely changed!
"Let\'s go! Get in the cab and let\'s go eat dumplings!"
Hailing a taxi, Gu Yu waved his hand, heading back to the dumpling shop.