698: Chapter 694 Tricking You Is Non-negotiable!
698: Chapter 694 Tricking You Is Non-negotiable!
“Tian Brother, what’s this person’s name?” Hou Rui asked again.
“Ye Zhirong, Ye as in leaf, Zhi as in the Zhi of Zhi Hu Zhe Ye, and Rong as in honor!”
Ye Tian answered carefully, and Hou Rui immediately gave him a big thumbs up in front of him!
“Don’t worry, Tian Brother, this time, we’ll cheat this guy out of everything he owns!”
Ye Tian reminded him, “You don’t need to cheat him out of everything, just make a few phone calls to lure him in, that’s all!”
“Yes, yes, Tian Brother, I’ll get right on it!”
With those words, Hou Rui immediately sprang into action.
He gathered a few landline phones, inserted the cards into them, and then sat down by the phones.
Ye Tian and Wang Bingbing watched Hou Rui with surprise.
The legendary swindler’s preparation before starting the deceit didn’t seem so complicated…
Seeing Ye Tian and Wang Bingbing staring at him, Hou Rui quickly explained, “Ice Snow Queen, with these phones, now that I’ve inserted the cards, they can represent the bank, the Public Security Bureau…”
“Stop explaining!
Start the action!”
Ye Tian interrupted Hou Rui.
He didn’t have time to listen to this guy’s explanations now.
“All right, all right, Tian Brother, I’ll make the call!”
Hou Rui immediately nodded and bowed, then took a deep breath and dialed the number Ye Tian had given him.
After a short wait, the call connected!
“Who is this?”
An elderly voice came from the phone.
Upon hearing this voice, Ye Tian’s mood immediately surged with excitement.
It was the voice of the man in black who had fought a big battle with him yesterday.
He would never forget this voice, even if turned to ashes!
Hou Rui immediately said, “Hello, may I ask if this is Mr.
Ye Zhirong?”
Hou Rui’s voice also took Ye Tian by surprise.
How had this guy, who was so boastful before, suddenly switched to fluent Mandarin when making the call?
“That’s me!”
Ye Zhirong answered quickly, and Hou Rui continued smoothly, “Mr.
Ye, hello, I’m a risk manager at the Industrial and Commercial Bank.
Your account number ending in 62**********1 had a transaction of 180,000 yuan on the 18th of this month at the Jiangcheng pedestrian street mall.
Because there was such a large flow of funds in the account, we wanted to inquire if it was you who made the purchase?”
“What!?”
Ye Zhirong was greatly startled by what Hou Rui said.
“I’ve never swiped my card at the pedestrian street mall in Jiangcheng.
Could you have made a mistake?”
Hou Rui smirked, seeing the other party’s agitated reaction.
He knew this fellow named Ye Zhirong had taken the bait!
“Mr.
Ye, please don’t panic.
If you’re certain it wasn’t you who made the transaction and you still have your bank card, then someone must have cloned your card.
I suggest you immediately report this to the police!
The number for financial crime reports is 02368006680!”
Hou Rui gave Ye Zhirong a phone number, and upon hearing it, Ye Zhirong immediately panted, “Okay, okay, okay!
I will report this!”
After that, Ye Zhirong hung up the phone.
“…”
“…”
Ye Tian and Wang Bingbing looked at each other, not expecting Ye Zhirong to be so easily fooled and to take the bait so readily.
What puzzled Ye Tian the most was, how could Ye Zhirong, who had made tens of millions by selling a piece of Hetian jade, be so flustered over a mere 180,000 yuan transaction?
“Tian Brother, Ice Snow Queen, how did I do?”
Hou Rui struck a victorious pose, seeking praise from the two bosses.
He had thought he would have to engage in some back-and-forth, but unexpectedly, the target had fallen into the trap so easily!
“Hmm!
Not bad!”
Ye Tian nodded in response.
This Hou Rui kid was pretty good at deceiving people.
Just as Hou Rui was about to flatter Ye Tian some more, the other landline phone beside him immediately rang.
Needless to say, it must be Ye Zhirong calling!
Hou Rui picked up, and politely said into the phone, “Hello, this is the financial crime division of the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau.
What can I do for you?”
Ye Tian was stunned again.
Hou Rui’s Mandarin this time was quite different from before, and one would never guess it was the same person’s voice.
In this way, playing two roles over the phone was quite easy for him, wasn’t it?
“Officer, the money in my bank account has been stolen.
I need to report a crime!”
Ye Zhirong said urgently, while Hou Rui replied calmly, “Sir, please don’t panic.
First, please provide your full name, bank account number, and ID number so I can investigate for you.”
“I’ll provide it for you right now!”
Saying this, Ye Zhirong obediently supplied his personal information to Hou Rui, who then pretended to tap on the keyboard of the nearby computer, seemingly busy investigating for Ye Zhirong.
After a short while, Hou Rui said again, “Mr.
Ye, it’s as we suspected.
Your bank card has been cloned, and the criminals have used the clone to spend the money from your card!”
“What should we do now?
Why haven’t you frozen the criminal’s duplicate bank card yet!”
Ye Zhirong panicked, and Ye Tian couldn’t help but cover his mouth with a chuckle.
Although Ye Zhirong was skilled in martial arts, his IQ was not high, and Hou Rui had been toying with him.
Of course, Ye Tiang, couldn’t dare to make the slightest noise at this moment because he had fought with Ye Zhirong before, and Ye Zhirong recognized his voice.
If Ye Zhirong knew he was present, then everything would be ruined…
“I’m terribly sorry!
Mr.
Ye, the police cannot freeze the criminal’s bank card.
If you want to ensure the safety of the funds in your card, you can transfer the money into a secure account provided by the police!”
Saying this, Hou Rui deftly provided Ye Zhirong with a “secure account,” and after noting down the account number, Ye Zhirong immediately said, “Comrade police officer, I will transfer the funds right away!
Please ensure the safety of my funds!”
Afterward, Ye Zhirong hung up the phone, and Hou Rui looked at Ye Tian with immense pride.
“Brother Tian, are you satisfied with my work this time?
Now, all the money in that guy’s card is ours!”
Hou Rui appeared inflated with arrogance, only to be met with a slap on his head from Ye Tian.
“You rascal, who allowed you to deceive him of his money?
Have you forgotten what I instructed you previously?”
Hou Rui then realized, Ye Tian had ordered him to lure Ye Zhirong out, but not to con him out of his money…
“Brother Tian, I’m truly sorry, I…
I’m used to it…”
After all, Hou Rui had not been out of prison for long, and when he first started conning people, he was focused on their money, momentarily forgetting what Ye Tian had asked him to do.
“Call him back now!”
Ye Tian commanded, and Hou Rui immediately made a call to Ye Zhirong using the phone from the “Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau’s Financial Case Management Division,” trembling with fear.
The call was quickly connected, and on the line, Hou Rui said politely, “Mr.
Ye, there’s no need to transfer the money from your bank card to the secure account.
We have already captured the criminal who cloned your bank card, and the 180,000 yuan of stolen money has also been recovered!”
“That quick?”
Ye Zhirong abruptly asked, his voice brimming with excitement.
“Yes!
Mr.
Ye, may I ask when you can come to the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau to collect the money?”
Hou Rui continued to ask, and doubt immediately crept into Ye Zhirong’s tone.
“This…
I am not in Jiangcheng right now, comrade police officer; the 180,000 yuan of stolen money, can it be transferred to my bank card?”
Hou Rui shook his head and added, “That’s not possible, Mr.
Ye!
The Public Security Bureau has its protocols.
To return the stolen money to the rightful owner, it can only be done by returning cash.
When refunding, we must also check your ID card, household registration, and other information, and you must sign to confirm before the Public Security Bureau can close the case.”
——Indeed a seasoned con artist, speaking with such coherence and leaving no cracks.
“But I have important things to take care of now!
This matter is of great importance, and if it fails, the whole Jiangcheng is doomed!
Can’t you police officers make an exception for special cases?”
Ye Zhirong now sounded irritated, and even Ye Tian felt a chill running down his spine listening to him!
Important matter?
A matter of great importance?
If it fails, the whole Jiangcheng is doomed?
——A matter that even an expert like Ye Zhirong found very tricky, what exactly could it be?
Of course, what Ye Zhirong called an “important matter” sounded trivial to Hou Rui.
All of a sudden, Hou Rui changed his tone and took on an official air!
“Mr.
Ye, I apologize, but if you have an important matter to handle, our police force also has many important tasks to attend to!
The police treat everyone equally and do not bend the rules for anyone.
If it’s inconvenient for you, then you can come to the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau to collect the 180,000 yuan of stolen money when it’s convenient!”
Upon hearing Hou Rui’s words, Ye Zhirong on the other end of the phone started to panic.
After a long pause, Ye Zhirong resolutely said, “Fine!
I’ll come over tomorrow, and you damn police officers better wait for me!
I will make sure you can’t save face!”
After speaking, Ye Zhirong hung up the phone.
The job was finally done, and Hou Rui stood up, thoroughly satisfied.
“Brother Tian, how was that?”
Hou Rui approached Ye Tian to boast of his accomplishments, and Ye Tian slapped his shoulder, asking, “Hou Rui, how many voices can you imitate?”
Although a swindler by trade, Hou Rui’s skill was something even martial arts experts couldn’t match…
Not utilizing such talent would be a shame!
“Brother Tian, I can imitate anyone’s voice, just after hearing it once!”
Hou Rui spoke confidently, using Ye Tian’s voice!
Ye Tian was taken aback by the young man’s talent!
“Is it only men’s voices?
What about women’s voices?”
Ye Tian asked again, and Hou Rui, now on a roll, didn’t hold back in front of Ye Tian.
“Of course, I can!”
Hou Rui replied excitedly, this time using Wang Bingbing’s voice.
Ye Tian burst into laughter!
However, for Wang Bingbing, hearing this was nothing short of irritating; Hou Rui, a burly man using her voice to speak, was downright disgusting…