Chapter 681 - 672: Avoid What You Can’t Confront
Chapter 681: Chapter 672: Avoid What You Can’t Confront
Although he’s not an official, he can impersonate one!
By impersonating Zhao Minghui, the captain of the criminal investigation team, Su Qing easily sent the people away, and he handled it just right.
He didn’t impersonate Director Liu, firstly because the other party might not believe it, and secondly, being found out might not be good. On the contrary, impersonating Zhao Minghui as the captain of the criminal investigation team was just right. The position is important, and the authority he holds is not small. Most importantly, even if Zhao Minghui found out he was impersonated, he wouldn’t say anything since he’s someone who upholds the values of fairness and integrity.
Simply put, it was a makeshift strategy that temporarily alleviated Li Zijun’s troubles.
"Sister Jun, don’t take them too seriously. I just heard your grandaunt’s tone was quite off, as if you owe her something. If the relationship is just ordinary, then there’s no need to keep in touch in the future. If the relationship is not bad, find a reason to teach her son a lesson. If you’re not comfortable, I can help!" Su Qing said with a cold laugh.
His gaze was so chilly that it startled Du Qiang beside him. It was only at this moment that he realized the young man in front of him, though seeming youthful, truly had a net worth of billions. Could someone without means possibly build such a massive business?
If anyone really thinks of him as an ignorant young man, they are the real fools. Don’t really think he got rich just by luck!
"The relationship is pretty ordinary, not very close, we’re almost five degrees removed. We just run into each other when we go back to our hometown each year. I’ve heard some things about my grandaunt. Her family has only one son, who is very pampered. And how should I put it, unreasonable and always arguing, her son is called Feng Lei. I’m 23, like you this year, but I didn’t finish high school and just went to work and muddled along. I only found this out yesterday, wouldn’t recognize him even on the streets.
Forget it, you don’t have to worry, it’s not good for you to get involved in this matter. At worst, I’ll pretend I didn’t see it. If she’s willing to negotiate and compensate actively, I might lend a hand. At the very least, I can offer some advice for a lighter sentence. But if she talks like that, then I won’t bother." Li Zijun sighed helplessly.
The matter is just as it should be: if the other party sincerely asks for help, although it’s impossible to release him immediately, in the future, when looking for a lawyer and applying for leniency, she could offer some advice. But her grandaunt, on the other hand, immediately demanded her to let him go. This isn’t her police station, and she should think about whether she can handle this matter.
Also suggested finding a leader from the bureau; with what her son did, it’s fruitless no matter who they find, unless they can find someone above Director Liu and fully refund the swindled money for it to be possible.
Yet, if they had such connections, they wouldn’t need to seek her, a mere junior police officer.
The key thing is, notwithstanding how she talked about giving money over the phone, ten thousand or twenty thousand would be topside at most. Her grandaunt is notoriously stingy; expecting her to be generous this once is like expecting the sun to rise from the west.
"Should have thought like this long ago. By the way, Sister Jun, this case isn’t a small one, right? What’s the general procedure?" Su Qing asked.
Upon hearing this, Du Qiang chuckled from the side, "What procedure can there be? Interrogate them. But I feel we can’t extract any useful clues from these people. Now their superiors seem to have sensed something. We only traced the cyber address to find out they are in Yu Zhou, and capturing them... is quite difficult.
When clues completely dry up in a few days and we can’t capture their superiors, we can only move on to the next step, hand it over to the prosecution and initiate criminal proceedings. That Feng Lei Sister Jun spoke of is a core figure among these 13 people; escaping won’t be an option for him.
As for the peripheral ones, they can only be counted as guilty of aiding and abetting fraud; if compensating some money they can still be bailed out, these core members even after full compensation will be sentenced to at least a year or more."
Hearing this, Su Qing couldn’t help but marvel inwardly, knowing that Du Qiang mentioned these judgments after sufficient compensation. In such telecommunications fraud, the money reaching these bottom-level people isn’t even a tenth of the actual amount. In simpler terms, it’s just small change, mere scraps, while the real profits remain at the top.
But in such matters, it’s almost always the downstream people who end up in trouble. The disparity between their income and the risks they undertake is disproportionate, but still, there’s nothing they can do about it. Even though the income doesn’t match the risk, still, the money comes easy.
Someone can make four or five hundred in a day, sometimes a thousand or two, and if a big job comes, earning tens of thousands in a day isn’t unheard of. The benefits are still fairly attractive, otherwise, no one would risk it.
Moreover, just playing with a phone could earn this money. Most people indeed can’t resist the temptation. The key point is, among these thirteen, some people didn’t even realize what they were doing was illegal; they thought they found a good gig.
Regarding this, Su Qing nodded, knowing this matter won’t be resolved so simply, so he wasn’t in a rush. Rather than that, it was better to be on guard against being backstabbed by relatives from his hometown.
"Sister Jun, since that’s the case, don’t get involved. Tell Captain Lin or Captain Zhao, and go assist with other cases. It’s best if you take an external assignment, so you can avoid suspicion and some troubles.
I’ll also try to avoid coming here as much as possible. Plus, things aren’t calm on my family’s side either. If nothing unexpected happens, in the next couple of days, someone might call my mom, too. We are in the same boat, avoiding the limelight is for the best!" Su Qing shook his head, smiling.
For others, this might seem like making a mountain out of a molehill, after all, both he and Li Zijun are young. Although they work at the police station, they are just ordinary employees—neither are leaders nor hold any power. Who would think of asking them for such a big favor?
But the narrative had already warned him, and Li Zijun was already entangled. He had no choice but to believe it and make early plans.
About this, Li Zijun thought for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, let’s do that, there are plenty of cases in the criminal investigation section. Anyone can take over this case; besides, I’m not good at following up on these sorts of matters."
"Great, then let’s go together to tell Captain Lin and Captain Zhao."
The three nodded, then went straight upstairs to Zhao Minghui’s office.
Meanwhile, outside the building, a plump woman with a shiny face was cursing angrily.
"Ungrateful brat, ungrateful brat, her cousin got into trouble, and she doesn’t care. What’s the use of being a police officer if even relatives can’t benefit from it. What use is she!"
"Oh no, oh no, wasn’t that a leader earlier? What if he really heard me? What should I do!"
The woman was none other than Li Zijun’s distant grandaunt. As she spoke, the fat on her face seemed to tremble. Despite being rather plump, her eyes were full of meanness.
"Dear, didn’t Xiao Jun agree to it?" a man with a single cap couldn’t help but ask. He was Li Zijun’s grandaunt’s husband.
"Don’t even mention it, such an ungrateful brat. The person who answered the phone was her leader; they even asked which parent I was!"
"Ah!! What should we do? Xiao Jun wouldn’t expose our son, would she?" the man exclaimed.
Hearing this, Li Zijun’s grandaunt wore a worried expression, and then said, "You stay here, I’ll go to the little ungrateful brat’s house. I don’t believe she wouldn’t lend a hand when a relative is in trouble. If her family is still somewhat humane, when they return to their hometown, I’ll definitely have a good talk with them. People who live in the city have no respect for us village relatives anymore."
With that, the woman caught a taxi and left.
That afternoon, a relative appeared at Li Zijun’s house, crying and wailing, trying to get Aunt Liu to agree to have her daughter speak on behalf of her son.
Zhou Hui happened to be visiting Li Zijun’s house then, and after hearing a bit, quickly found an excuse to slip out. It was terrifying, plus she began to trust her son and husband’s judgment. This kind of matter is not to be meddled with!
Although she knew this type of person is rare, she couldn’t ignore the situation. Furthermore, someone from the hometown had already called regarding the matter, clearly aiming for this.
That night, Zhou Hui called Su Qing, asking him to return home so the family could discuss and strategize together.
Su Qing even considered letting his mom and them go on a vacation. After all, the family had the money now. Although the weather might not be perfect for a trip, the south this season was ideal.
But unfortunately, his mom had some issues with direction sense, though not exactly so since she had never gone on a long trip alone, just a bit afraid of not finding her way in a new city.
And Old Liu still had to give classes, making it impossible to leave. Moreover, speaking of this situation makes it seem like the family takes itself too seriously.
Ultimately, he could only abandon this idea and plan to take it one step at a time. At worst, tackle each challenge as it comes. As long as the mindset doesn’t falter, there are always more solutions than difficulties.
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