Well, if she hadn’t come over today, her simple and kind-hearted parents would have definitely agreed to give away the money, seeing the other person of an older age and seriously injured from a fall.
Who could have imagined that the old lady wasn’t really an old lady, but was disguised with makeup.
This is called, if we were in the 21st century, "pengci."
But now, let’s call it extortion.
"Nowadays, some young people don’t think about doing honest work, day by day dreaming about making quick money, not engaging in a proper profession," Guaizi sighed.
So young, yet instead of doing something decent, they prefer to swindle others.
Just swindling one person can make them thousands; indeed, the money comes fast, but does it hold any meaning?
"Dad, they just want to make money quickly, that’s why they swindle people. If they had your awareness, they would have found a stable job long ago." In this vast society, of course there are all kinds of people.
"Imperial Capital has too many people, all sorts of them, it just so happened that we bumped into them today. If it weren’t us, or someone even more naïve than us, they would surely have paid up. Those people, they definitely pick on whoever looks easy to bully, seeing you and dad as approachable, they made their move," He Ximei grew angrier the more she thought about it. Had Xiaofeng not arrived quickly, she would definitely have thought she had really bumped into the other person.
Fortunately, Xiaofeng arrived and not only saved six thousand yuan but also exposed the other party’s true identity.
"The bad ones are still a minority; in today’s society, there are still more good people."
Regarding this incident, Guaizi and his wife didn’t harbor any lingering fears; after wandering around a bit more, they went back.
When Xiaofeng returned to the Gu Family’s place, Gu Yecheng also had just arrived home.
"Wife, you really helped me a lot today," Gu Yecheng said excitedly.
"What did I help you with?" That was her first question upon arriving, so of course, Xiaofeng was puzzled.
"Didn’t you expose a fake clinic today? Then, it turns out that behind them is an organization, the kind that specifically scams people. And guess what, within this gang, someone is a child of the deceased from the 319 case," Gu Yecheng elaborated.
Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow, "Don’t tell me one of those two swindlers is a child of someone from the 319 case."
"It’s that granddaughter," Gu Yecheng nodded.
"Then I really stumbled upon a clue for you quite by accident," Xiaofeng laughed.
Gu Yecheng also laughed, "It’s because you’re so astute. If you weren’t, we wouldn’t have been able to follow them and bust their den so quickly."
"How many people are in this gang, and how long have they been in operation?"
"They have been committing crimes for over half a year now, and they’ve made some money. They were planning to hit a big one before retiring." Who would have expected that before they could succeed entirely, they were caught.
Lianzi hunched her shoulders, not daring to look at the woman in front of her.
She had never thought that she would be caught.
Xiaofeng looked at her; the person was quite ordinary in appearance but acted almost like a tomboy.
"What... what are you going to do?" Lianzi became uncomfortable under Xiaofeng’s gaze and began to stammer.
"Nothing much, just wanted to have a chat with you. I heard that you’ve been orphaned since childhood, growing up in an orphanage, correct?"
"I’m telling you, even though we’ve scammed people, we didn’t manage to scam you, did we? You have no right to detain me here. Plus, whether or not I’m an orphan has nothing much to do with you," Lianzi raised her head proudly.
"Whether you are an orphan or not has indeed nothing to do with me; I can’t possibly act as your parents," Xiaofeng sat across from her, "I just think that your makeup skills are quite good, and I want to learn from you."
The skill in their disguises was genuinely remarkable, very professional; surely amateurs couldn’t achieve such an effect, so there must be a master behind them.
"I have always had this talent. What’s so difficult about changing one’s appearance?" Lianzi scoffed, "Making a fuss over nothing."
Xiaofeng nodded, "Even the most talented individuals can’t just be self-taught out of nowhere, right?"
"Yeah, I just taught myself," she retorted.
Xiaofeng wasn’t in a rush, "I just happen to need someone by my side who is skilled in various makeup techniques. Are you interested in following me? I assure you, if you work with me, you won’t lack a generous salary. You’ll get to eat well, drink well, and sleep comfortably."
"I don’t believe it," Lianzi clearly didn’t believe her.
"If you don’t believe it, there’s nothing I can do. Then you can stay here for a while. If nobody comes to bail you out, you might end up living here for quite some time. Then again, staying here isn’t too bad either, at least you don’t have to worry about food and drink, right?" When you eat the state’s meals, you should expect state’s restraints.
Lianzi glanced around the damp room, her eyes showing resistance, "You must have another reason for wanting to keep me by your side."