Unbelievable! The Blond Rookie Is the Chief Detective - Chapter 34

“Why didn’t you all choose to call the police in this situation?!” Xia was very confused.

“I heard that it was because she called the police that her friend committed suicide, but I don’t know the specifics.”

The suicide was only triggered by calling the police?! Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled, but now was not the time to think about these things.

“So, you two have been investigating this matter privately for the past few years. What have you found out?”

“We all felt there was something wrong with this, because my sister and her friend are not irrational people. They would never idolize someone in this way. They must have been scammed.”

We didn’t really know how to check, so she just compared what she knew about her friend’s situation with my sister’s situation.

We discovered that they all started acting strangely after being pulled into a fan group. My sister’s situation actually happened earlier than her friend’s, and they weren’t fans of the same celebrity, but their methods were the same.

First, they joined groups to support their idols’ movies, it felt like they were brainwashed. Even if they didn’t have money, they’d take out loans to follow their idols, even taking nude photos. We suspect they weren’t thinking clearly when the nude photos were taken, and that the scammers pressuring them to spend money on in-game purchases are in cahoots with those offering nude loans.

“So, you pretended to be fans of celebrities, using yourselves as bait to lure out the scammers,” Su Xiaoxiao asked.

“Yes, we searched for three years and were pulled into many fan groups, but those groups all recruited us to be data workers, doing data for celebrities all day long. When a movie was released, there were calls to boost the box office and fill the theaters, but there were no particularly strict rules, and no one mentioned that we could contribute to our idols by taking out loans. Instead, they kept urging us to do data very frequently.”

After three years of searching without finding anyone relevant, I was almost ready to give up. But Lin Zhongtingfeng said she seems to have found a clue; the fan group she recently joined might be problematic. However, she told me not to get involved because she was worried about the danger. She said she’ll report it to the police once she finds concrete evidence.

Why did you go to the movies that night?

“I went to see a movie that night because I was in a bad mood. I had a fight with my dad. He wanted to send my sister to a nursing home, but I disagreed. I felt sorry for my sister.”

After the argument, I ran out. I didn’t have a destination in mind; I just wandered aimlessly through the streets. Eventually, I arrived at the Time Cinema. A movie was starting at that time, so I bought a ticket and went in. I don’t know why I encountered this murder, nor did I know that the girl who hid in the restroom with me was Lin Zhongtingfeng.

As Xiaoli spoke, tears streamed down her face again.

Over the past few years, she and Lin Zhongtingfeng have relied on each other to comfort and encourage one another to get through it all. Lin Zhongtingfeng was the closest person to her besides her family. She never expected that she would never see him again before they even officially met.

“Didn’t you think that your investigation was stupid? Since you know that people who take out nude loans may be in cahoots with those who commit fraud in fan circles, wouldn’t it be easier to investigate and prosecute those who take out nude loans?”

“Weren’t loan sharks knocking on your door before? You’ve already paid them so much money; wouldn’t it be better to just call the police?”

“No, actually we don’t know who those people are. They just put my sister’s photo and a photo of the contract in an envelope and slipped it into our house. They only contacted us by phone each time.”

They didn’t ask us to transfer the money back; instead, they told us to put it in a place they designated. They said if we didn’t obey, something bad would happen to our family.

Once, when we didn’t do as they instructed, the internet cafe caught fire. Another time, after my father put out the money, he tried to sneak a peek at who these people were, but before he could see them, they put a sack over his head and beat him.

Su Xiaoxiao sighed, “What you’re doing will only embolden them. Calling the police is the best course of action. After you paid, did they return your belongings?”

“I returned it.”

“How can you guarantee they don’t have any left?” Su Xiaoxiao frowned.

“I don’t know, but they really haven’t asked us for money in the last two years.”

“If they ask you for money again, you must tell us. After the movie theater murder, you posted several posts online about fan circle scams. Were you trying to draw public attention to this?”

“Yes, I’ve seen many people who, when they have nowhere to seek justice, post their stories online. Once the media gets involved, the authorities will order a thorough investigation. But I’ve posted several times, and no one has paid any attention to me. In fact, my account was even banned for violating the rules.”

I was so naive. Even if you post something online, not every post will get attention.

Xiao Li lowered her head, feeling very upset. The posts online that criticized Gu Yang were getting a lot of attention, so why weren’t her posts getting any attention?

If her account hadn’t been banned, she would have gone all in and posted that Gu Yang was a fraud, just to get attention first.

Xiaoli can’t provide much useful information either, but at least one thing is certain: someone is indeed using the release of an idol movie to commit fraud.

The gang operated as a complete service, posing as fans, targeting suitable individuals, and pulling them into support groups. They would first drain the fans’ money, then recommend them to take out loans or introduce them to loan sharks. They would then obtain nude photos through illegal means and use them to blackmail the victims for money.

The fraud gang and the loan gang are the same group of people, or at least they know each other. The loan money doesn’t end up in the girl’s hands; it’s very likely that it goes directly to the scammers, who then take a cut.

Lin Yue sent Wang Jue a private message to inquire about the loan, possibly because someone in the fan group suggested that she could take out a loan to support her idol.

She was testing Wang Jue, trying to get her to introduce the loan applicants to her so she could obtain evidence from her. However, this might have alerted Wang Jue and led to her death.

Wang Jue didn’t reply, probably because he sensed something was wrong with Lin Yue.

Now that she’s dead, there’s no way of knowing what she was thinking.

Before leaving, Su Xiaoxiao gave Xiaoli her phone number, telling her to call her if she thought of any other clues.

Walking down the street, Xia was still muttering to herself, “Why don’t these people trust the police? They can solve this by calling the police, but they insist on handling it themselves. I think this is definitely not over yet.”

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at Xia and couldn’t quite understand why he was so naive. Although he was full of enthusiasm, his understanding of society was still too superficial.

The police are not omnipotent. They can only handle many things temporarily, not permanently. It is only natural that they would not report to the police for fear of retaliation.

Su Xiaoxiao already had a general idea of ​​what was going on, and Wan Yan had also made some significant discoveries.