Chapter 496: Who Says It Isn't Fraud Just Because Everything Is True!

Although Zhou Yi was quite dissatisfied with Lao Liang's behavior as a simp, dissatisfaction was one thing, but the principles that needed to be explained still had to be explained.

The two of them hadn't officially confirmed their relationship yet, so the things sent were all invalid?

Especially when Zhou Yi had just looked at the chat logs, he had seen the other party's replies, and those words were enough to make anyone angry.

Saying things like, "I've been an Anchor for two years, and many people send red envelopes and gifts; this is the first time I've met someone who wants their gifts back after sending them."

Right, it was the same mindset as that girl from before who refused to return the bride price no matter what: "I got this with my own ability, why should I return it!"

"Who told him to send them to me voluntarily? Wanting them back after sending them—is he even a man!"

Zhou Yi looked at Huo Pengfei; Old Huo was being a bit ineffective. Now he wanted to spar with Lawyer Fang at the drop of a hat, but when he actually encountered an issue, it was very difficult to handle, and there were no outsiders here...

Huo Pengfei was frowning in thought; he was also very anxious. If President Zhou weren't here, he would definitely take it slow, but with President Zhou here, he wanted to compare himself to Lawyer Fang.

Suddenly, as if Huo Pengfei had thought of something, he hurriedly said, "President Liang, you said the address the other party used to receive the gifts wasn't her own?"

Upon hearing this, Lao Liang nodded and said, "Right, she said that since she's an Anchor, she knows a lot of people, so she can't use her own address to receive gifts, otherwise some people might show up at her door..."

As he spoke, Lao Liang shut his own mouth, because he was the one who had followed the address to show up at her door, only to discover it wasn't the other party's address at all.

"Then this could also be a path. To be honest, President Zhou, the previous tips and red envelopes should mostly count as gifts, but using a fake address to receive gifts—that might potentially involve fraud!"

"Stop, stop!" Zhou Yi hurriedly said, "Old Huo, why does it feel like you've also gone a bit off the deep end? Is our goal to send the person to jail? It is not."

"Sending someone to jail is a means, just a means for us to reason with them; it doesn't mean we absolutely must send them to jail."

He had previously thought only he had a problem, but it turned out everyone in this Company had this affliction; it was all Lawyer Fang's fault...

However, the current situation made it impossible to communicate with the other party; all contact methods and such had been blocked, so it was either a civil case or a criminal case.

Huo Pengfei began to teach Lao Liang how to secure these gift records as evidence, preparing to report it to the Police Station first; regardless of anything else, reporting to the police was definitely fine.

Zhou Yi stopped getting involved in this matter; simps never end well...

Especially since Lao Liang's behavior shattered his fantasies. He used to fantasize that rich people definitely wouldn't be simps, but it turned out that when rich people simped, it was even more terrifying than those without money.

Returning to his office, he started zoning out again, only to find that one shouldn't be idle; once idle, it was easy to let one's mind wander.

For no reason, he thought of the scene where he went to meet the parents with Zhou Cainiao... Damn, it was terrifying!

Honestly, he felt that meeting the girl's parents for the first time could probably be counted as one of the most terrifying things men experience in their lives!

When scrolling through those short videos, one could often see boys visiting for the first time, trembling and being extremely cautious, terrified of causing trouble if they said one wrong word.

Eh, eh, eh, wait, what am I thinking about? I'm just pretending to be her boyfriend to help out; it's just a simple favor between friends!

But having said that, Zhou Cainiao was good at everything, except her temper was too explosive; he, Zhou Yi, still preferred someone gentler...

Scrolling through short videos and letting his mind wander, time passed very quickly. When he felt hungry and checked the time, he realized it was already noon.

It was pork knuckle rice for takeout again. When he was preparing to go home in the afternoon, he saw Huo Pengfei and Lao Liang who had just returned at the entrance.

"What's going on with you two? Why do you look so dejected?" Zhou Yi asked casually.

Lao Liang, opposite him, opened his mouth and said, "President Zhou, Lawyer Huo and I went to report it to the police, but they wouldn't file the case, saying it didn't constitute fraud..."

Great, after all that, it turned out the police report hadn't succeeded. Zhou Yi looked at Huo Pengfei and said, "Old Huo, what's going on? Didn't you say that might involve fraud?"

Huo Pengfei didn't say a word. He didn't know what to say now; after all, he was the top expert of the Tengda Legal Department, yet the meticulously prepared police report had actually failed.

Forget it, Zhou Yi walked to the side and dialed Lawyer Fang's number.

"Hey, Lawyer Fang, there's a matter here, could you help take a look? No need to go to any trouble, just give us a line of thought; Old Huo seems to have hit a bottleneck..."

Zhou Yi had at least been influenced by Lawyer Fang, and he had his own understanding of the law, so he felt that the current Huo Pengfei had gone a bit off the deep end.

So there was no need for Lawyer Fang to do the work; just giving a line of thought would be fine.

On the other end of the phone, Lawyer Fang was drinking coffee in his office, listening while drinking, and writing and drawing in his hand.

After listening, Lawyer Fang laughed and said, "I guess Huo Pengfei reported it to the police using the fake address as the reason, right? What was he thinking?"

"Holy crap, he could even guess that?" Zhou Mouren was shocked on his end.

"I have three methods to give him, divided into upper, middle, and lower strategies in terms of difficulty, so I'll just talk about the simplest one."

These words were truly too familiar; they were Lawyer Fang's catchphrase. Whenever the Tengda Legal Department was at their wit's end, Lawyer Fang would always say, "I have nine ways to send the other party to jail..."

Lawyer Fang stated his line of thought.

The unprecedented prosperity of the live-streaming industry had led to this situation happening frequently.

However, normally, if the other party flirts with you and then uses various suggestive methods to make you send gifts, making you feel you have hope of dating them, this generally won't be classified as fraud.

It's very simple, because dating isn't a transaction; you can't say that just because I sent her gifts, we must have a relationship that never breaks up.

This stuff is too subjective; the other party can completely argue, "I did have thoughts at the time, but later I discovered he was a good person, but we weren't a good fit..."

If they really said that, too many people in daily life would have to be sentenced to prison, so it definitely doesn't count.

Unless it's the kind of WeChat controlled by an assistant, meaning the person behind it might be a hairy-legged man; that kind would be considered fraud.

So Lawyer Fang took a different approach: flirting with one person like that doesn't count, but flirting with multiple people at the same time, using various signs to make the other party tip gifts with the hope of being together—that is suspicious!

What? My thinking changes so fast in a short period of time, wanting to date him one moment and another person the next?

Go explain that to the police officers and see if they'll listen.

Zhou Yi had turned on the speakerphone while Lawyer Fang was saying these things; sure enough, Huo Pengfei beside him immediately started thinking.

He had indeed fallen into a misconception, failing to consider the special status of a female Anchor.

Finally, Lawyer Fang finished speaking, and Huo Pengfei prepared to re-secure the evidence. Just at this moment, Lawyer Fang added one more sentence.

"You all know where the other party lives, so go directly to the Police Station near her home to report the case. I won't say more; I believe you can all understand."

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On the other side, in Tian City, Xue Yun had just finished her live stream and was preparing to go to a friend's place to pick up a gift.

She didn't feel there was anything wrong with her approach, because she was indeed very beautiful.

She used her real name, and her Photo was a real photo, not a "photo-fraud," so if they wanted to date her and sent her things, she accepted them—how could she possibly return them?

And because of her advantage in looks, this situation had actually happened many times since she was little; several men had sent gifts, but she just deliberately kept them on the hook.

Just at this moment, her phone rang; she picked it up and saw it was an unknown number.

After hesitating for a moment, Xue Yun answered the phone, and a voice soon spoke up.

"Hello, may I ask if this is Ms. Xue Yun?"

"It is. Who are you, and what do you want?" Xue Yun replied.

"Hello, my surname is Huo, I am Huo Pengfei. I have been entrusted by Mr. Lao Liang to speak with you. Let's see if you have some time; we are currently in Tian City."

Xue Yun's brow immediately furrowed: "What is the meaning of this? Hiring a Lawyer? What is there to talk about? He gave it to me of his own volition."

"If you are a Lawyer, then you must be reasonable. He gave it to me voluntarily; I didn't force him to. Ah, so he can give it whenever he wants, and take it back whenever he wants?"

"Are all men like you, just wanting to take advantage for free? You're sick!"

Huo Pengfei's voice remained calm as he said: "Ms. Xue, I think we still need to talk. Although Mr. Lao Liang did it voluntarily, that was based on a false perception you gave him..."

However, this time Huo Pengfei's words were interrupted before he could finish.

"Are you going to sue me? Go ahead. Why is everyone learning to talk like that A Yi person now? Sue me then, we'll see who is right and who is wrong!"

After Xue Yun finished speaking, she hung up the phone. She was sick; many female Anchors did this, and she had never seen anyone get sued.

Those who got into trouble were the ones specifically using it to scam people, but she was different; these were all her own Photos, purely natural.

It was all that A Yi. Ever since he started becoming popular, people's way of speaking had become so strange, always bringing up the law at the drop of a hat...

I find it laughable that you even mention the law.

I didn't steal or rob, why should I return it!

Xue Yun did not know that at this very moment, Huo Pengfei and Lao Liang were right outside a Police Station in Tian City, holding the evidence they had specifically gathered.

It needs to be clarified here that when you go to report a crime, it doesn't mean you must have sufficient evidence; how could a normal person possibly collect all the evidence?

As long as there is sufficient reason to make the Public Security Bureau believe that there is a criminal fact involved, then a Case Filing will be initiated!

As for collecting specific evidence for conviction, that is the duty of the Public Security Bureau.

That is why reporting a crime like that certain handsome guy does is so welcome; it directly saves the Public Security Bureau the most troublesome work...

Next, there were no surprises; they went directly to the Police Station in Tian City to report the case, explain the situation, and submit the evidence.

Huo Pengfei had indeed understood clearly: for a case, the situation might not be the same depending on where you report it.

Take Internet Fraud for example: if you report it at your local Police Station, saying that so-and-so on the internet scammed you, but the situation you describe doesn't look like fraud, and you have no evidence.

Then many people know the subsequent procedure: they will take down your information, and basically, it will not be a Case Filing...

There is no need to say much more; basically, everyone knows the reason, and our country does not apply cross-regional summons.

But if you know where the scammer is, where they live, and what their contact information is, and you go to the local Police Station to report it, then they can be directly summoned to accept an investigation.

You never know until you try; what if there is a harvest, right? This isn't the law; this is practice.

Many people start to panic once they go there, and they say everything...

Xue Yun was naturally like this. By the morning of the next day, while she was in the middle of a live stream, she received a call from the Police Station.

After hanging up the phone and returning to the camera, Xue Yun said helplessly: "I have an urgent matter and need to go out. Everyone, don't worry, I won't end the stream yet, I should be back very soon."

"Sigh, it's nothing else, just a friend from before who gave some tips, and now he wants them back. I can't refund them, so he said he was going to sue me or something."

Once these words were spoken, various comforting comments immediately appeared in the live stream room.

Some people had already started cursing.

Her home was quite close to the Police Station, and it would take about a few minutes to walk there.

She didn't feel like she had done anything wrong, so she wasn't worried about anything.

Upon arriving at the Police Station, they naturally started asking about the situation, but what the police officers at the station didn't expect was that this girl was honest to an unbelievable degree.

"Yeah, I really did add many people who gave tips on WeChat. I didn't date them; they all sent me gifts of their own accord..."

In a word, this girl was a bit naive, but regardless of whether you are naive or innocent, once this matter was confirmed, the Case Filing could be initiated.

Xue Yun didn't care at first, but as she stayed there, she found the situation was not right, because she had been there for a long time, and no one had told her she could leave!

Instead, she had been moved from the initial window to a chair inside!

She was a little panicked now, but after thinking carefully for a long time, there was nothing wrong with what she had done; she hadn't scammed anyone!

The Public Security Bureau was familiar with this routine; once the situation was confirmed, it was easy to handle, because there had already been cases of female Anchors being arrested in such situations.

Finally, Xue Yun couldn't sit still anymore. She stood up and asked the policewoman who was recording in front of her: "Um... Officer, look, can I leave? I still have things to do at home, I need to go back and live stream..."

The policewoman opposite her looked at her and said: "You cannot leave for the time being. We are currently initiating a Case Filing; you are suspected of Internet Fraud!"

"What?" Xue Yun was stunned: "No, how am I suspected of fraud? I didn't do anything. Is live streaming not allowed now?"

The policewoman didn't explain, because there was no need to explain. They were still going through the procedures, and once the procedures were finished, the coercive measures would be changed.

After getting the results, Huo Pengfei and Lao Liang prepared to return to Jingzhou. As for the verdict, that was still a long way off; they would go back to Jingzhou and wait slowly.

However, no one expected that Xue Yun's words at the time would be forwarded to the Big Green Book.

It wouldn't do for just one person to see this kind of thing; everyone had to curse together and let all the girls know how ugly men are!

Without any surprise, this matter triggered another wave of climax on the Big Green Book.

"I'm speechless. What are these men thinking? You send a gift, and then you must date? You must sleep with them? If you don't sleep with them, you have to return the gifts, right?"

"Men who are mediocre but confident are truly disgusting!"

The first update is here, good evening everyone.

Thanks to another newcomer, Wenchidage, Feimaowuyu, thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

(End of this chapter)