Chapter 519: What exactly is he looking forward to?

The report was successful; the Police Station is preparing to start the investigation once the procedures are cleared.

Although the personnel involved in Zhou Yi's report only concern that Property Manager and another materials supplier, this does not mean the Police Station will summon them immediately.

They must investigate clearly first to see if anyone else is implicated in this case.

If there are, they will handle them all together; otherwise, if they summon them now, the others will find out, which would be troublesome later.

The veteran police officer looked at Zhou Yi, who appeared to be in a rush to leave, and asked with some curiosity: "Where are you planning to go now? Could there be another case?"

"Let me tell you, young man, for this kind of Criminal Case, you can actually report it to any Police Station; it all has to be reported up..."

If the people from Guangming Road Police Station and Zhonglou Police Station weren't absent, they would surely be staring wide-eyed!

This is going a bit too far; are we starting to engage in internal competition now too?

Zhou Yi smiled upon hearing this: "No, old comrade, I am planning to go to the housing management department to file a complaint against the Small Residential District's Property Management."

"A complaint at the Housing Management Bureau?" The veteran police officer didn't quite understand: "Zhou Yi, haven't you already reported the case to us? And we have already initiated a Case Filing, what are you going to the housing management department to complain about?"

Does this kid not trust us?

You must be joking; on one side is criminal prosecution, on the other is a potential Administrative Penalty—anyone would know how to choose, right?

Zhou Yi smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Complaining about the illegal collection of a Decoration Deposit; hasn't Jingzhou issued regulations now that prohibit the collection of a Decoration Deposit?"

Only children make choices; adults naturally want it all.

The veteran police officer was stunned upon hearing this: "It's not allowed to be collected?"

It's the same old saying: even judges distinguish between civil court judges and Criminal Division judges, let alone lawyers and police.

To be honest, police comrades couldn't possibly look up these kinds of regulatory systems specifically...

Holy crap, the veteran police officer started flipping through the relevant regulations on the spot, and after looking, it was true!

So, my son doesn't need to pay that Decoration Deposit either?

Zhou Yi naturally didn't know what the veteran police officer across from him was thinking; after finishing his sentence, he quickly took Liu Daneng and left to go to the Guangming District Housing Management Bureau.

At the Housing Management Bureau, in the Property Management Section, staff member Zheng was doing some other work.

They don't just have their primary duties to perform; various other things like study reports and the like all need to be done...

Just then, Zheng heard someone knocking at the office door, stopped the work in his hands, and said: "Please come in."

Then the office door was pushed open, and a young man walked in carrying a bag.

"Hello, who are you looking for..." Zheng hesitated for a moment before speaking.

He hadn't seen this young man at the unit before, so he wasn't sure what the other party was there for.

As for coming to the office to file a complaint in person, that rarely happens nowadays; most are online complaints, and there aren't even that many phone complaints.

"I'm here to file a complaint about a Small Residential District's Property Management; is this the right place?"

The young man was naturally Zhou Yi; Liu Daneng had already returned to the Company, as it is never good for an Employee to always be slacking off outside.

Old Master Zhou is kind-hearted and can't stand seeing an Employee take money without working...

Complaining about a Small Residential District's Property Management? Zheng was stunned for a moment; to be fair, he had joined the Property Management Section two years ago and had seen plenty of property complaint forms.

However, he really hadn't seen many in-person complaints!

And he even brought so many things...

"By the way, here is the evidence; please take a look." Zhou Yi noticed Zheng's gaze, immediately opened his handbag, and pointed inside.

Zheng looked at the items in the handbag and felt a bit dizzy.

Complaining about Property Management, and they actually brought this much evidence?

Most of those complaints online are just a single paragraph.

So sometimes when you say complaining is useless, the matter has to be looked at separately; we always say empty words have no proof, and everything must be supported by evidence—complaints and police reports are both the same.

Therefore, seeing someone so serious, Zheng couldn't help but become serious himself.

He took out the materials and began to read; the Small Residential District's Property Management company was named Yazheng Property, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary under Yazheng Group.

Of course, Yazheng Group is a real estate development Company.

After carefully reading the materials, Zheng was stunned; the complaint was actually about the issue of a Decoration Deposit!

Honestly, as an official specifically in charge of this matter, he naturally knew about the latest regulations issued in Jingzhou.

But to tell the truth, not many people would actually complain about something like a Decoration Deposit.

Jingzhou is actually quite late in this regard; in other places, look at places like Jiang Province, they have long since had similar regulations.

But whether Property Management collects it or not, they still collect it.

Because for many owners, this money will be refunded anyway, and it isn't much; even if they put it in the bank themselves, there wouldn't be much interest.

That is exactly where the problem lies; it might not be much for one household, but the Decoration Deposit collected from an entire Small Residential District is quite a lot.

This sum of money is much more pleasant than a bank loan because it is completely interest-free!

Similar situations exist in major training institutions—yes, that's right, I'm talking about those exam-preparation training institutions, not educational tutoring.

You pay a certain amount, and if you don't pass, they refund it; if you look into it carefully, this isn't a training fee issue at all—it is clearly a financial issue.

The materials had no problems at all; that Property Management seemed to be completely unaware, still stamping receipts and the like after collecting the money, and combined with the transfer records, it was definitely a violation.

"Sir, how should I address you?" Zheng put down the materials and spoke.

"My surname is Zhou."

"Mr. Zhou, your complaint materials have been received; then, we will come to investigate within a few working days. Please rest assured, we will definitely handle this according to the law!"

Zheng said with a very serious expression.

That was it; Zhou Yi nodded and turned to leave. Everything that needed to be done was done, and now he would just wait.

When he said wait, he really meant waiting; he waited at the Property Management office every day because he really wanted to see the look on that Manager Wang's face when he got arrested.

A few days passed in a flash.

November 19th, Zhou Yi was the same as usual; he woke up and checked his legal calendar. Hmm, today is suitable for summons, Arrest, and criminal detention, so he must go stake out the place today.

He did not know that the Kangjie Police Station and the Guangming Branch had already finished investigating the basic situation by this moment.

It really is a case of "you don't know until you check, and you're shocked once you do!"

This Manager actually had such audacity; as long as the residents of the Small Residential District were renovating, they absolutely had to pass through his gate!

With so many people in the Small Residential District renovating, the sheer number is terrifying just to think about!

Do not find this surprising; in economic crimes, sometimes the amounts involved in relatively simple cases can exceed expectations.

Just a simple case of falsely issuing invoices, and those criminals can casually conjure up a scale of hundreds of millions...

Moreover, after the investigation, the Public Security Bureau grasped the situation: it turned out that the material supplier was actually Manager Wang's brother-in-law!

This is also very important evidence, proving that some kind of connection exists between them.

And in the whole affair, it was not just the two of them; there was also Pan Yanyan from the Property Management Office, as well as another staff member.

Although the security guards are very infuriating every time they block cars, those security guards are not suspected of committing crimes.

Because they didn't take money, and they were unaware, or perhaps they were aware but didn't say anything, which is certainly not a crime.

But Pan Yanyan and the other Property Management staff member, they did take the money!

It is just that the specific circumstances still require these people to be summoned back for interrogation.

Consequently, the Public Security Bureau decided to carry out arrests.

This case is still in the investigation stage, so basically no one in society is aware of it.

But the interior of the Public Security Bureau naturally knows.

And as everyone knows about our Public Security Bureau, they are very fond of conducting special operations.

That is to say, if there is a radish here, then they must check along the way to see if there are any in other places; if there are, then dig them all out together!

So you will find that in the police reports of the Public Security Bureau in this area, suddenly for a period of time, cases suspected of a certain crime have increased a lot.

For example, Helping Information Network Crime, a crime that was basically unknown before, now, after a series of publicity, has made many people aware of it.

And after discovering that the situation here was very serious, the Public Security Bureau took the opportunity to check all the other Small Residential Districts that didn't have high-end renovations...

The answer is, the situation was not as serious as imagined, but it was still a great merit.

Then what is there to hesitate about? Just get the special operation started!

Zhou Yi arrived at the entrance of the Property Management Office early; Pan Yanyan took a look, and she no longer wanted to speak.

This person comes every day; he is that relative of Liu Daneng. She originally thought he was here to cause trouble and even called the security guards, but there was no way around it.

The person is at the entrance and hasn't come in.

She argued with the other party several times, but couldn't win the argument at all. A grown man, where did he practice such a skill for arguing?

So now Pan Yanyan is too lazy to say anything. Anyway, just do whatever you want standing there, but there is one thing: this person has an expectant look on his face every day, as if something is about to happen here.

It's just a Property Management Office, what could happen?

However, today, Pan Yanyan felt in a bad mood again and was very irritable, so she started talking again.

Just at this moment, Manager Wang also arrived, and he likewise saw Zhou Yi.

Manager Wang frowned and said, "Why are you here again? Didn't we say yesterday that if you came again we would call the police? Do you really want us to call the police?"

"Are you sick in the head? This is Property Management. Your relative's materials have already been delivered inside, and now they are about to start renovating!"

I don't know why, but Manager Wang was particularly repulsed by Zhou Yi, as if he, as a Manager, was naturally at odds with this young man.

Zhou Yi naturally heard these words and was just about to say something when he heard the sound of parking by his ear, and then several people walked over.

He looked carefully and discovered they weren't police—he was excited for nothing—but they seemed to be from the Housing Management Bureau.

They came, but it seemed like they didn't come.

The young man at the entrance didn't speak, and Manager Wang felt even more uncomfortable. Just as he was about to say a few more words, he saw several staff members had already walked in.

"You are the Manager of this Property Management, right? We are from the Housing Management Bureau. Someone has complained to the Property Management Section, saying that your Small Residential District has cases of arbitrary charging," one of the staff members said.

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang was immediately displeased: "Arbitrary charging? What arbitrary charging? All the charges in our Small Residential District are in accordance with regulations; how could there be arbitrary charging?"

"Who complained about this? Isn't this deliberately looking for trouble?"

A situation occurred at the entrance of the Property Management Office, and some residents who came to handle business also stood there watching.

Just listening to these conversations, the residents were a bit confused.

"Property Management arbitrary charging? How come I don't know? Lao Ge, do you know? What money did they collect?"

The resident next to him shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Anyway, I definitely didn't pay. Does anyone here know?"

Everyone indicated they didn't know, only the residents whom Liu Daneng had contacted before, such as Zhang Hanwen, were rubbing their eyes at this moment, unable to believe the scene before them.

Lao Liu actually went to complain?

Well done. Didn't expect Lao Liu to look like a mild-mannered person, but this move was very decisive.

And beside Zhang Hanwen, another resident whom Liu Daneng had contacted but who hadn't agreed was also stunned.

He previously felt it was troublesome, and after asking Liu Daneng, he knew that only a few people were participating, so he didn't agree.

Because he felt that this kind of thing must be made a scene, and there must be many people.

Otherwise, no one would care at all. As a result, suddenly seeing that someone had come to investigate, he stood there with an extremely complicated mood.

People are really very complicated. Right now, this resident's thought is whether he should speak up, because he doesn't know if the Housing Management Bureau will refund their money after the investigation...

This is just like why many unfinished buildings with some hope have had no movement; everyone is just watching and waiting.

Everyone is thinking of waiting for others to come out and make a scene. Anyway, as long as they really intervene, then surely everything will be repaired.

It's just that when everyone thinks this way, then no one goes to do it, and the matter naturally ends up with no result...

More and more residents gathered around, and the staff member here said directly: "No arbitrary charging? When the relevant regulations were issued before, all Property Management Companies in the city were notified!"

"Then tell me, why do you still collect a Decoration Deposit here?"

Damn! At this, the surrounding residents were all stunned.

Especially those like Lao Ge who said they definitely hadn't paid; now looking at the staff members, they felt like they had ten thousand questions they wanted to ask.

Is the Decoration Deposit actually not allowed to be collected?

And listening to the other party's tone, it seems there are specific regulations.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay; they really didn't know about this matter.

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang was a bit blustering but still said, "That isn't a Decoration Deposit either; it's mainly that we collect it all under the orders of the Company."

"After all, when they renovate, it's very easy for problems to arise, right..."

"Don't talk about these things; we already have sufficient evidence here that your Property Management Company has been collecting Decoration Deposits..."

Today's visit is also to conduct an investigation, because it is necessary to clarify exactly how much in deposits was collected in violation of regulations, and then, based on the situation of arbitrary charges, order corrections and impose an Administrative Penalty.

The staff members prepared to enter the office to check the accounts, and Manager Wang, sweating profusely, said, "Everyone, please wait a moment; let me contact our group Company first, just a moment."

As he spoke, he hurriedly dialed the phone; this matter had to be reported as soon as possible.

"Hello, Tian Zong, it's me. I have something to tell you. It's about that Decoration Deposit; now the Housing Management Bureau is here, saying it's forbidden to collect it and that they are going to order rectification and impose penalties..."

Just as he was halfway through his sentence, the sound of sirens approaching from afar suddenly made everyone look over; several police cars entered the Small Residential District and screeched to a halt at the entrance of the Property Management Office.

Zhou Mouren immediately looked excited. As expected, one must check the legal calendar when going out; look at how accurate this is—it said today was auspicious for arresting people, and today they came to make arrests.

The first update is here. Good evening, everyone. There is more to come. Unrestrained laughter. Brother Yun, another new brother, Brother Wuyin, Brother Feimaowuyu, Wenchidage, thank you brothers for the tips, thank you.

(End of this chapter)