112: Chapter 112 Sun Yingxue was deceived

"Time's up! Big idiot brother-in-law, I win! Hahaha!"

Hearing the unrestrained laughter of his Sister-in-law in the ground floor hall, the two of them, having finished tidying their appearance, walked downstairs together.

"Sister Wenwen, I told you that spot was easy to find; you really were caught by that idiot."

Chu Xinyi looked at the two coming down together, wearing a smug expression.

However, inside her mind, it was a different scene entirely.

'As if I didn't know you two were hiding in a closet! I have no idea what you were doing squeezed in there, and yet I had to play along with you!'

Meng Yawen's face showed no signs of regret; after all, her wish had already been fulfilled.

Zhao Xiaoshuai wasn't a block of wood; of course, he had noticed his young girlfriend's recent overt hints, he was just playing dumb.

That day, having been forced to rein in at the precipice, he had actually felt quite stifled as well; this was just a slight bit of punishment.

Using this little game to engage in some light flirting and naturally issue another invitation had indeed worked very well.

"Fine, fine, fine, you're the smartest! Have you thought of a wish yet?"

"Not yet, I'll tell you when I've thought of it!"

Although it was maintained regularly, the place had been uninhabited for a long time. Zhao Xiaoshuai called a few housekeepers to help deal with the dust in the corners, leaving the two great beauties to play on their own.

He had to head to the meeting for the gaming group.

First Club.

This clubhouse was an open venue under the Hengtian Group. Although its name sounded domineering, it wasn't actually the top clubhouse in Chuncheng.

Newly risen wealthy families sometimes cared quite a bit about such things, while the old-money families didn't care at all.

But as the first stop for receiving a group of ordinary people, it was more than sufficient.

From the gaming group, a total of seven members from outside the province had come as agreed, including Zhao Xiaoshuai's old guild leader Song Jiang and his old rival Renyi Wushuang.

They were all small business owners, considered second-tier figures in this gathering.

The other members were also pay-to-win players, but overall, these people just had decent jobs or a bit of family money; they couldn't be considered truly wealthy.

Chuncheng had both high-speed rail and an airport, making transportation quite convenient. People from all over the country could gather without too much effort, though they paid for their own travel expenses.

This was a part of the screening process; there was no need to meet people who were too much of a 'diaosi'.

Xing Tianjie dispatched a Buffett S business van under the group's name to pick these people up, setting the first resting spot at his own clubhouse.

Young people loved to save face. In the game, he had lost face because of his sister's ban; now that they were in reality, he had to reclaim his status as the Young Master of Hengtian.

This approach was indeed very effective; the grand image of the Young Master of Hengtian was already deeply etched into the minds of these few people.

Most of those who came were ordinary people, many visiting a clubhouse for the first time, so they were inevitably a bit stiff.

Aside from Song Jiang and Jiang Qin, who were touring the place with great interest, the others gathered together and chose to open a pack of Legends of the Three Kingdoms to play a board game.

Forcing oneself into a circle far beyond one's own usually only results in looking out of place.

Lin Yongbo smiled and stepped forward:

"Young Master Jie is currently receiving an important guest and can't get away for the moment. 'Heavenly Emperor' also has some matters and will arrive a bit late. I'll show everyone around and we can just hang out here for a bit."

"When it's mealtime, we'll have a simple dinner at the restaurant here. For those not in a hurry to leave tonight, I'll take you all to sing KTV and have some real fun."

"Since everyone has come all the way to Chuncheng, I'll definitely make sure you all have a good time."

Although there was KTV here, since this place was open to the public, it was clearly more formal.

"As the heir to a large group, it's normal for Young Master Jie to be busy. But just who is this 'Heavenly Emperor'? He's certainly putting on airs."

The speaker was Song Jiang; his real name was also Song Jiang.

They had been there for a while and had already given each other simple introductions.

So everyone already knew that the guild's big brother, whose 'strength seemed a bit lacking,' was actually the heir to a real estate group worth tens of billions.

Even the Young Master Lin before them had a family company worth tens of millions; these two big brothers were the real deal.

Hearing Song Jiang's question, several other guild players also echoed the sentiment:

"Actually, some people have privately suspected that 'Heavenly Emperor' is a shill. Look, he's never sent a red envelope in the group or anything, while Young Master Jie has already sent several thousand."

"He doesn't post about his daily life either; we don't know what car he drives or what house he lives in. Even his social media feed is locked."

"Exactly. I bet in the end, he'll find some excuse to flake out on us."

Lin Yongbo had only been playing the game for a few days after all, so he wasn't familiar with their history and didn't easily join the conversation.

"Whether he's a mule or a horse, we'll find out tonight. Let's start eating first; Young Master Jie should be over once he's finished with his business."

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Zhao Xiaoshuai was originally on his way to the meeting, but he unexpectedly received a voice message.

Sun Yingxue: "Brother... I've been scammed... I don't know what to do now..."

The voice message carried a heavy sob, making anyone who heard it feel deeply for her.

For a young girl to cry so bitterly that she would even ask a stranger she had only met once for help, what kind of difficulty must she be facing?

Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't think much and replied to her: "Send me your location."

Compared to a gathering for networking, the troubles of a beautiful girl were clearly more important.

It couldn't be helped; who told him to be so helpful?

When he found Sun Yingxue, she was squatting by the roadside crying.

"Get in the car and talk, it's cold outside."

Sun Yingxue looked up at this "brother" she had only met once and followed Zhao Xiaoshuai into the car, sobbing.

Zhao Xiaoshuai pulled out a few tissues and handed them to her. "Look at you crying, you've turned into a little messy kitten. Tell me what happened."

Through Sun Yingxue's intermittent narration, the matter wasn't too complicated.

She had been a victim of telecommunications fraud.

Many people often think that those who get scammed by telecommunications fraud are just stupid, and that they themselves would be able to see through the scam at first glance.

In reality, there are different routines for different people, and the scams are evolving day by day.

Many college students and high-achieving graduates who think they could never be fooled instead become the targets of new types of fraud.

Sun Yingxue was privately a fashion and beauty blogger and owned a Taobao store.

The scammers used multiple accounts over several days to report problems to her about orders being intercepted and transactions failing.

These people communicated with her through the backend, appearing confused and urgent, gaining a certain degree of her trust.

The problematic orders looked very real, but the QR code for connecting to customer service in the images had been replaced.

By scanning the code, she contacted "Taobao" customer service and was told that because she hadn't answered official calls from Taobao, her store's transaction permissions hadn't been perfected, so she was being blocked.

Most people indeed have the habit of not answering calls from unknown numbers, which is a result of being disturbed by scams, telemarketing, and other annoying things.

Just like that, she was induced step by step by the other party, finally taking out an online loan of eighty thousand yuan and transferring it to an "officially designated account" for transaction volume verification.

During this time, she was also alert enough to use an anti-fraud app to check the relevant accounts, but the results were all unknown.

Sun Yingxue had also asked many questions, all of which the other party answered fluently, even sending her official credentials and photos of themselves holding their ID cards.

Under this series of routines, she, a self-proclaimed clever female university student, fell completely into the trap.

"Brother... what do you think I should do?"

"If my mother finds out, she'll kill me..."