One second ago, the private room was bustling with activity.
Everyone was discussing plans to team up tomorrow for some bank promotion hunting.
But in the next moment, an unusual silence fell over the room, and no one mentioned the bank promotion anymore.
Because this wasn't just about hunting for promotions - if they had gone through with it, they would have been the ones getting fleeced. That bank on Huaihai Road... it was fake!
Sure, depositing 100,000 yuan would get you a phone, but that money would go straight into someone else's pocket. It was like paying 100,000 yuan for a phone worth only 4,000-5,000, and people were still excited about it.
Checking the time, Li Yunfei spoke up.
"We've got just over half an hour until shift change. Let's handle this case ourselves instead of troubling the day shift."
"Agreed!" The officer who had been scammed alongside Li Yunfei was the first to nod.
Looking at the handcuffed man, he had only one thought: "Damn you! Give me my money back!"
He was more than happy to personally bring justice to the guy who had scammed him out of his hard-earned money.
Li Yunfei glanced at Xu Mo and Chen Ke: "Want to join? This case is straightforward - we've already caught the mastermind, and the follow-up shouldn't be complicated."
Li Yunfei asked this mainly because Chen Ke had been hinting several times today that he could help with cases. Chen Ke was just too bored! He'd rather investigate cases with local police than lie in a hospital bed all day smelling disinfectant.
So predictably, Chen Ke immediately nodded when Li Yunfei extended the invitation: "Sure!"
Xu Mo nodded as well: "I'm in."
He was genuinely curious about what this fake bank on Huaihai Road looked like, considering it had fooled even police officers.
And not just one officer, but two!
Could that bank really be that convincing?
"Let's go then. I'll settle the bill, you guys wait for me in the parking lot. Keep an eye on him, don't let him escape," Li Yunfei said, handing the handcuffed Brother Hai to his colleague.
After paying the bill, everyone regrouped in the parking lot.
Just like before, Xu Mo and Chen Ke got into Li Yunfei's car.
The other officers took two different cars, taking the two arrested men with them.
Halfway there, they stopped at the police station to drop off the thinner suspect. They briefly explained the situation to the officer on duty, asking them to give the man a verbal warning, before continuing to Huaihai Road with the mastermind, Brother Hai.
On Huaihai Road.
Inside a half-closed ICBC branch, employees were still busy counting and bundling money.
Three cars pulled up in succession outside the fake bank, and the group escorted their suspect out.
After getting out, Xu Mo examined the fake bank's facade. He had to admit, the forgery was incredibly convincing! At least from the outside, it looked identical to a real ICBC branch - no wonder people fell for the scam.
Chen Ke also looked up at the bank: "This really looks legitimate, exactly like the real thing. No wonder you two got fooled."
Li Yunfei: ...
Well said, please don't mention it again.
It was just past closing time, and the bank's security grille was only halfway down. Though they weren't handling any more business, they could still enter.
Li Yunfei led the way, ducking under the half-lowered grille to enter the bank.
"If you want to make a deposit, please come back tomorrow. We're closed for today," an employee immediately called out when they saw people entering.
However, the group at the door ignored his words and kept coming in one after another, their eyes scanning the premises as they curiously examined everything inside the bank.
Seeing so many people, the bank employee became nervous, wondering if this was going to be a robbery.
"What are you doing? Get out! I'll call the police if you try anything!"
The next moment, everyone pulled out their police badges.
"We are the police."
"Oh? Officers, why are you here at our bank?" As the employee spoke, he noticed their manager - Brother Hai.
The manager was currently in handcuffs.
"Manager Wang? What's..."
"Impressive," Xu Mo looked around, remarking in surprise: "It's an exact one-to-one replica. No wonder they could scam people - they really put in the effort."
"Now I understand why you two got scammed. The interior design is identical to a real bank - it's impossible to tell the difference!" Chen Ke also wore an expression of amazement.
It was clear why this fake bank had succeeded in scamming people - it was just too convincing!
So much so that among all the police officers present, not one could spot any differences in the decoration or details between this fake bank and a real one.
If they hadn't known beforehand, who could have guessed this was a fake bank!?
The bank employee's mind was spinning trying to process all this, completely confused.
What scam? What forgery? He couldn't understand a word of what these officers were saying.
Li Yunfei turned to Brother Hai: "Is all the scammed money still here in the bank?"
Brother Hai shook his head.
"No, we only keep the money here overnight. Early the next morning, I have an armored vehicle come to collect it."
"An armored vehicle too? I suppose that's fake as well?"
Brother Hai looked guilty: "Yes... I rented a vehicle and modified it to look like an armored car."
"So you only have today's collections here? Where's the money from the previous days - at your home?" Li Yunfei continued questioning.
"No," Brother Hai shook his head. "I deposited all that money in a real bank, but it's not in my account anymore. I was worried about the money being traceable, so I found people to launder it. They haven't finished yet - the cleaned money will be transferred to my card from overseas accounts tomorrow morning."
Well, well - money laundering?
The officers immediately perked up - this was turning out to be quite the catch!
They hadn't just caught someone running a fake bank fraud, they might also uncover a money laundering operation!
This was an unexpected bonus - killing two birds with one stone!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
