Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 199 New Scam Tactics
Dawn Grid Management Center, Police Station!

When Chen Shu saw the bank staff bringing an elderly man with white hair into the bank seeking help, he knew that the old man must have been a victim of telecom fraud, and that the bank staff had discovered the scammers' request for money transfers.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Chaoran and Xiao Qiang immediately put down their phones and rushed over.

Zhu Chaoran, who was more sociable, stepped forward, took the bank employee's hand to help the elderly woman, and asked with concern, "Grandma, we are police officers, what's wrong?"

The old man tried to pull Zhu Chaoran's hand away but couldn't manage it, so he could only laugh it off and say, "Young officer, it's alright, these young people are just worrying unnecessarily. How could someone my age be fooled?"

A woman standing nearby, who looked like a manager at the bank and wore glasses, pointed at the elderly woman and said, "When we were processing Xiao Ka's withdrawal of her fixed deposit, we noticed something unusual. Yes, she was on her phone, talking on the phone, while withdrawing money, and she withdrew 50,000 yuan at once."

We felt something was wrong, so we asked her why an elderly woman would need so much money and if she had any family members we could contact. She wouldn't answer. We suspected we'd been scammed, so we advised her not to send the money or to contact her family. But she wouldn't listen and even yelled at our cardholder until she cried. Sigh…

The elderly man, who had been keeping a low profile in the police station, immediately became agitated upon hearing this: "Hey, young lady, what kind of nonsense are you spouting? It's my own money, what business is it of yours how I withdraw it? Who I transfer it to is none of your concern! Do you have nothing better to do than target the money of old people like us? Do you think we're easy to bully because we're old?"

The people from the bank all bowed their heads after being scolded, and none of them stepped forward to argue or explain to the old man.

"Isn't it said that the older you get, the more shrewd you become?" Chen Shu's lips twitched. "Old man, I'm a police officer in this police station. Tell me, what exactly happened?"

The old man, who was in the middle of a tirade, saw the young policeman speak up and his face showed a disdainful expression: "What do you little cops from a local police station know?"

That made it sound like she was about to do something big.

However, nowadays, service-oriented policing and satisfaction surveys are being promoted, so Chen Shu patiently chatted with the old man: "You're right. I'm just a small police officer at the police station. I may not understand your big issues, but I understand the principles. Tell me about this. If you're in the right, I'll apologize to you on behalf of these young ladies."

Although Chen Shu spoke politely, he did not loosen his grip on the old man's hand at all.

The old man struggled but couldn't break free. Looking at the surrounding situation, he knew he wouldn't be able to leave if he didn't explain things clearly, so he had no choice but to tell the whole story.

It turned out she received a call from someone claiming to be a high-ranking police officer in Beijing. Upon connecting, the caller readily provided the elderly woman's name, ID number, and home address.

The elderly man was quite startled, as only the police would know such detailed personal information. At the end of the call, the senior officer even added the man on WeChat and sent him his name, badge number, unit, and police ID.

After this series of actions, the elderly man believed the senior police officer's identity. The officer then pressed his advantage, claiming the man had committed money laundering and needed to be investigated, and sent him a picture of an arrest warrant with the man's image on it.

The old man was startled and, in his panic, couldn't find any police officers to ask, so he habitually asked this senior police officer what to do.

This senior police officer also put in a lot of effort. During the call with the old man, he staged a conversation between the investigating officer and the police headquarters. Then he transferred the call to another, even higher-ranking officer. This back-and-forth made the old man dizzy, but also made him feel more immersed in the situation.

At this point, the elderly man had completely lost his ability to think independently. At this time, the other party proposed that the elderly man transfer his money to a "safe account" to prove his innocence, to prove that he had money and would not engage in money laundering, etc.

Finally, the other party gave the elderly man a "precautionary warning," stating that the case was highly confidential and that neither the police nor anyone else knew about it. They warned that if they found out, the elderly man would be immediately arrested and imprisoned!
After the old man finished explaining what had happened, everyone in the police station knew it was definitely a case of telecom fraud. But judging from his expression, he still seemed to look down on them for meddling.

Everyone looked at Chen Shu.

At this moment, only this police officer's words carry any weight.

Chen Shu coughed twice, straightened his expression, and said in as calm a tone as possible, "Old man, the other party is a swindler who wants to cheat you out of your money. Don't transfer the money. Look at my clothes and my police ID. I'm a real policeman. You have to listen to me."

The old man had initially been somewhat intimidated by the police officers, but after chatting with them for a while and seeing how peaceful and polite they were, he suddenly raised his voice: "Hey! I'm not talking to you lowly police officers from the local station, you wouldn't understand! If I don't transfer the money now, and it delays things, and the court sentences me, can you bear that responsibility?" In fraud cases, this kind of blindness to the situation is all too common.

In some cases that Chen Shu knows of, there have been instances where victims, after receiving suspected fraudulent calls, were detected by the Public Security Bureau's Anti-Fraud Center or the "National Anti-Fraud Center APP" on their own phones. When the anti-fraud police contacted them by phone to warn them to be careful of being scammed, they were instead ridiculed by the victims.

The next day, the victim ran to the police station in tears to report that he had been scammed.

Chen Shu had seen too many things like this before, so he didn't bother to explain.

He first settled several kind bank employees on the sofa in the police station, and then obtained the elderly man's ID number from them.

The police found the phone numbers of the elderly woman's husband and son through their mobile phone and called them directly to explain the situation.

The old woman's husband and son were very understanding and kept expressing their gratitude over the phone.

Chen Shu replied that it was all thanks to the bank staff's concern.

Seeing that the matter had been explained, the bank staff took their leave, leaving the old man in the police station.

More than half an hour later, the old woman's husband and son arrived one after another.

Chen Shu handed the old man over to the other party, thinking that the matter was over. Little did he know that this was just the beginning, and there was a surprise waiting for him.

By the time I finished all that, it was already dark outside.

Ah, indeed, keeping yourself busy is the best medicine.

Unfortunately, this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

Chen Shu's thoughts once again fell into the fear of AIDS. He was somewhat embarrassed to call the criminal investigation department to inquire about the criminal's medical examination results. Firstly, it would make him seem cowardly and afraid of trouble, and he didn't want to be looked down upon; secondly, he himself was actually a little afraid to make the call.

The thought of making this call makes my hand holding the phone go numb.

Chen Shuxin, who had been sleepless for two nights, was exhausted and preoccupied with the AIDS issue. He was too preoccupied to drive, so he called Zhu Chaoran to help him drive home.

Sitting in the passenger seat, I took out my phone and glanced at it briefly.

Two hours ago, Zeng Hong sent a WeChat message with just two words: "Nothing."

This old man is so worried. Chen Shu felt a warmth in his heart and finally felt truly relieved.

I fell asleep on the way home, and my dreams were filled with my mother's cooking.

Really delicious.

(End of this chapter)