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Chapter 1147: Chapter 105: The Charm of Money
Regarding fraudulent phone calls.
Tang Qing also felt helpless.
TV often reported, and media variously propagated, urging everyone to be wary.
But.
Swindlers’ tricks changed very fast, it could be said that if the virtuous increase by a foot, the wicked ascend by a yard, or even when the virtuous increase by a foot, the wicked ascend by several yards. Many fell into a series of traps without realizing it.
The simplest was the lottery win scam.
More sophisticated ones included kidnappings, court summons, and suspicions of money laundering in bank accounts—these are the common frauds the public might encounter, and even those with extensive social experience had difficulty detecting high-level scams.
In any case.
Fraud was rampant.
What Tang Qing found most frustrating was.
Even with mass media campaigns and internet exposure, swindlers still achieved ’remarkable performance’ because they seized on various human psychologies. When skillfully applied, heart-targeting tactics were indeed virtually unstoppable.
Among these.
Tang Qing most despised those who scammed the elderly.
Their hard-earned savings would be wiped out in an instant, which was truly despicable. This reminded Tang Qing of those medicinal seminars that cheated the elderly—their conscience must have been eaten by dogs.
What could Tang Qing do?
In fact, he had already been doing something.
On the Blue Sky Network.
The list of counterfeit and substandard products from various countries was almost updated in real-time.
Yet.
Elderly people hardly ever went online, so they were completely unaware of these things. Thus, Tang Qing thought about helping to catch all these swindlers in one fell swoop. However, after so much time, although the fighters had reported hundreds of gangs.
Twenty thousand were arrested.
More than two thousand were sentenced.
But.
Every day, a massive number of such groups were still being formed, as tenacious as weeds. Many were formed by those who didn’t qualify for prosecution because they thought they would not make the same mistakes.
Moreover, with a large number of peers arrested, they saw their opportunity to make money.
They surged forward in droves.
For money.
Those unafraid of death.
Domestically.
Internationally.
They couldn’t be completely eradicated. For those whose crimes weren’t punishable by death, Tang Qing couldn’t just kill them, nor could he alter Huaxia’s laws to harshly punish the participants.
So.
Ultimately, Tang Qing changed his strategy to focus on the major offenders and let the minor ones go, targeting older groups and letting newer ones off the hook. That is, he reported to the police any gang exceeding a certain number of members, and also reported those established for more than half a year, regardless of size.
He did his best.
The allure of money.
It was hard for people to resist. Faced with a crowd crazily pursuing fast money, and unable to take them down, it was pretty frustrating indeed.
...
On the ship.
Tang Qing made a second call.
"Is this Tang Qing? Why aren’t you answering my calls?" A fierce voice came from the other side, as if Tang Qing owed him money.
Tang Qing chuckled and retorted, "Why should I answer?"
"I’m telling you, I know your information, your primary school, middle school, university, and even what your parents are doing. They’ve opened a jewelry store in Qingyan City, right? If you don’t want them to get hurt, give me ten million."
Lin Jiaxue’s face changed when she heard this and blurted out, "What?"
Then she covered her mouth.
Tang Qing pressed his hand down, signaling Jiaxue not to worry.
"So you mean, as long as I give you ten million RMB, my parents will be safe? You better not harm them, or I’ll never let you off the hook," Tang Qing said with a feigned tone of tension.
"That’s right, as long as you pay, they will be safe," the other side said.
"How can you guarantee you won’t ask me for money again?" Tang Qing asked.
"I guarantee it."
Tang Qing spoke indifferently, "Empty promises, why should I believe you?"
"You don’t have a choice."
"Am I to understand that this is extortion?" Tang Qing suddenly chuckled.
"Spending money for safety, that’s an equivalent exchange, strictly speaking, yes." He was using someone else’s mobile number, not afraid at all that Tang Qing would trace it back to him.
"You have an interesting way of talking."
"Hmph, cut the crap, Tang Qing, if you want to ensure your parents..."
Before the person on the other side finished speaking,
Tang Qing hung up again.
"Tangtang, uncle and grandpa are in danger." This time, Lin Jiaxue panicked because the threat was imminent.
Tang Qing reassured, "Don’t worry, Jiaxue. Since I dared to hang up his call, I’m not afraid they can threaten my parents. Alas, the world is perilous, and people aren’t what they used to be. Rest assured, I’ve already sent people to handle it."
Lin Jiaxue had complete trust in Tang Qing.
Still curious, she asked, "How are you going to handle it?"
Tang Qing shook his mobile phone, "I’ve already had someone locate where the owner of the phone is. The recording is evidence, and I will send it to the Qingyan City Police soon. He’ll be caught before long."
This guy.
If it weren’t for the lack of substantial action,
He would have sent him on his way to the afterlife or, to put it another way, a few days ago, this person had been marked as a key surveillance target by Fighters. Should there be any unusual movement, Qingyan City would have one more missing person.
Qingyan City.
His home.
As the place with the densest Surveillance,
No one could threaten the safety of his family.
Even in secret, every outsider entering Qingyan City was thoroughly investigated, and being in the wrong place without a reason warranted further investigation.
Overhead of the entire Qingyan City,
All wireless signals were under around-the-clock Surveillance.
For no other reason.
Than to give the idle Fighters something to do. With Little Two’s help, the cost was almost nothing extra. And it was precisely because of the Fighters working in the shadows that the criminal case clearance rate in Qingyan City had soared.
Hearing how confident Tang Qing was,
Lin Jiaxue breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s great."
To think there were such vile people in the world,
Threatening Tang Qing on the phone with his family.
"Jiaxue, don’t worry about uncle and grandpa. I’ve deployed quite a few people to covertly protect them. If someone tries to harm them, or could potentially harm them, my men will step in and handle it."
Hearing that Tang Qing had already taken measures to protect her family as well,
"Thank you, Tangtang," said Lin Jiaxue, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at him.
"You’re my beloved, and they are my parents and family too, there’s no need for thanks." Tang Qing pulled Lin Jiaxue into his arms and kissed her snow-white forehead, "Do you want to hear it?"
Lin Jiaxue nodded firmly, "Let’s listen, it might reduce some dangers."
"Alright."
Tang Qing dialed the next call.
In less than three minutes,
The two numbers that had called the most were also ’discussed’.
One was still a threat.
The other had attempted a ’guess who I am’ game; really ’forward-thinking’. Tang Qing exchanged a few words before hanging up. Mainly to show Lin Jiaxue the wickedness of human nature.
The rest.
Would be left to the police to handle.
...
Qingyan City.
Police Station.
The chief was startled upon receiving Tang Qing’s call.
Without any small talk, Tang Qing went straight to the point, "Someone is extorting me, but I’ve already had a private detective identify who it is. It’s someone in Qingyan City. I’ll send you the recording in a bit."
"What? Someone in Qingyan City is extorting you? Rest assured, I’ll investigate immediately." The chief’s heart tightened, knowing Tang Qing was Qingyan City’s public figure. The idea of someone from Qingyan City extorting Tang Qing,
What would the leaders think of him?
How would Tang Qing view Qingyan City?
An explanation had to be given.
After listening to the recording and seeing that address,
In less than a minute,
Several police cars left the compound.
