allonlinenovel Chapter 157 Pig Killing Plate
Chapter 157 Pig Killing Plate
Ye Changyan noticed the emotional changes in Fang Xiaotong and Fang Xiaomei. It seemed that the situation of Li Rongxu, the eldest son of Li Baolin's family, was very similar to that of the siblings' father.
Ye Changyan's intuition also told him that the father of Li Rongxu and Fang Xiaotong might have been set up, and the people who set the trap might be the same group of people, or even the same person.
"Uncle Li, I have two things to say that may not be pleasant to hear, but I don't know whether I should say them or not."
Seeing that Li Baolin was anxious and was thinking about raising money to save his son Dalang, Ye Changyan was worried that Li Baolin might be trapped even deeper because of this.
"Mr. Ye, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Ye Changyan thought for a while, thinking about how to explain it so that the other party could understand it better, and then listened to what Ye Changyan said.
"Uncle Li, I think your Dalang might have been set up by someone and fell into someone's trap."
Li Baolin stared at Ye Changyan with confused eyes, hardly understanding what he said, while everyone sitting around the table from the Ye family pricked up their ears to listen carefully.
Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng also listened carefully, but they didn't understand what Ye Changyan said.
"This so-called pig-killing scheme is a scam where the scammers build trust with the victims through some casual operations, gradually using the bait of investing in business to get high returns to arouse the victims' interest, and then let the victims taste some sweetness, so that the victims relax their vigilance and trust the scammers more in the process, and expect to get rich returns. Then the scammers will use all kinds of sweet words to lure the victims into making large investments, and eventually squeeze out the last bit of money. This is a sophisticated scam."
After listening to Ye Changyan's introduction, most people at the scene felt a little confused, but Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng understood it clearly. Mr. Cai was shocked at the sophistication of the cheating method when he heard it from Ye Changyan, but he also wondered how Ye Changyan knew such a cheating method that he had never heard of.
Seeing that Li Baolin seemed to understand something, Ye Changyan continued.
"This fraud method is like raising pigs at the beginning. In the early stage, the victim is constantly building trust, allowing the victim to gain some small profits, so that the victim will firmly believe that they can get huge returns. Then the fraudster will induce the victim to continue to invest. This process is called raising pigs. The victim is usually figuratively compared to a pig. After being fattened by the fraudster, he will be cheated out of all the money, just like slaughtering a pig. Therefore, this fraud method is also called a pig-killing scheme or a pig-killing scheme."
After listening to Ye Changyan's detailed description, Li Baolin compared his boss's situation with this fraudulent method. Although they were not exactly the same, they were almost the same.
Li Baolin felt a chill on his back and cold sweat broke out, his face full of fear and worry.
"What should I do if my Rong Xu really falls victim to this scam?!"
Fang Xiaotong and Fang Xiaomei became even more depressed and didn't even realize that the dumpling skins in their hands were punctured.
After listening to Ye Changyan's description, everyone in the Ye family understood the general meaning of this pig-killing scheme and began to worry about Li Baolin.
But after listening to Ye Changyan's description and thinking carefully, Mr. Cai felt that if Li Baolin's son really had been scammed, he might not be in too much danger at the moment. Perhaps the scammer still wanted to continue to squeeze more money from Li Rongxu.
Liang Jingcheng was also comparing in his mind. In just one month, he had come across two cases of the father of Fang Xiaotong's siblings and the son of Li Baolin. Liang Jingcheng was thinking in his mind, if it was really as Ye Changyan said, such a clever scam, who knows how many people would be fooled, and how many tragedies would occur, with wives and children being separated and families being broken up.
Just when Liang Jingcheng was feeling emotional, he heard Ye Changyan say.
"Uncle Li, don't worry. Since your Rong Xu was able to send you a message, I think your Rong Xu should be safe for the time being. The scammer may still want to squeeze the last bit of money out of your Rong Xu and is waiting for you to send the money to your Rong Xu to get rid of the disaster."
Ye Changyan's words made Li Baolin feel both frightened and hopeful at the same time. If it was true as Ye Changyan said, at least his Rong Xu was safe for the time being.
Mr. Cai was surprised that the judgment of this young boy Ye Changyan was exactly the same as his own, and he was shocked.
"Uncle Li, don't worry. In my opinion, you must not let anyone send money to your Dalang again. This will not only fail to save your Dalang, but may even harm him."
Seeing Ye Changyan looking at him inquiringly, Mr. Cai nodded at Ye Changyan with a smile.
"My master has a long history with the magistrate of Liangzhou Prefecture. If necessary, I will ask my master to write a letter. Uncle Li, you should first find two trustworthy people to personally go to Liangzhou with my master's handwritten letter. I think it will be safer to act accordingly when the time comes."
Everyone at the scene nodded repeatedly, and then listened to Zhang Fei speak.
"Brother Li, Sanlang is right. The most important thing now is to ensure Rong Xu's safety. Although Liangzhou is far away, it is necessary to go there in person."
Li Baolin nodded rapidly. He felt more at ease when he heard Ye Changyan say that his teacher knew a high-ranking official in Liangzhou Prefecture. But to be on the safe side, Li Baolin decided to sell the land to raise some money. This would provide a double insurance in case Dalang really encountered business problems.
After listening to Li Baolin's explanation of his plan, he looked at Ye Changyan with anticipation.
"Mr. Ye, I wonder if you are interested in buying a piece of land from me. Don't worry, I will pick you a piece of good farmland with good water source and close to Shanglin Village."
Hearing Li Baolin's question, everyone in the Ye family looked at Ye Changyan with complicated thoughts.
Ye Changyan was somewhat tempted, but the old house had sold all the land left by the old man to Zhong Yunfeng because of the matter between his second uncle and Erlang. If he bought the land now, what would the people in the old house think when they knew about it? What would outsiders think when they knew about it?
Seeing that Ye Changyan seemed somewhat moved but hesitant, Liang Jingcheng roughly guessed Ye Changyan's concerns. Recalling the thoughts Ye Changyan expressed to him on the night when he wrote the letter to Zhong Yunfeng, Liang Jingcheng spoke up to help Ye Changyan out.
"My teacher and I traveled to Yuzhou Prefecture for study. I really liked the scenery and customs of Wanshou County. I am interested in buying some property in Wanshou County."
After hearing what Liang Jingcheng said, Ye Changyan felt grateful. He didn't expect that Liang Jingcheng saw through his thoughts and took the initiative to stand up.
Li Baolin looked at Liang Jingcheng and then at Ye Changyan with joy on his face, and he was even more grateful to Ye Changyan in his heart. Not only did Ye Changyan ask his teacher to write him a letter introducing him to a high official in Liangzhou Prefecture, but Ye Changyan's senior brother also agreed to buy his land, allowing him to quickly raise money so that he could set out as soon as possible to look for his own Dalang.