Chapter 2146: Chapter 2147: The So-Called Gentlemanly Demeanor

“Alright, alright, I’m on my way now.”

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi said,

“We can basically determine what it is, it’s a pyramid scheme case. Dapeng, go contact Zhu Xiangbin’s friends, see if they received any calls from him.”

According to Lin Yi’s deduction, if Zhu was really involved in a pyramid scheme, he wouldn’t have waited so long to call home.

He probably contacted someone else first, and Ma Guilan didn’t know.

“Understood, Lin Bro.”

After Zhang Peng left, Lin Yi and Gu Yiran were welcomed into the house, where they consoled Ma Guilan a bit, telling her not to worry too much.

About twenty minutes later, Ma Guilan’s sister-in-law, Liu Xiaoli, arrived at her home.

“Little Two’s wife, what on earth is going on, why did he get involved in a pyramid scheme?”

“I have no idea. If it wasn’t for these police officers telling me what’s going on, I would still be clueless,” Ma Guilan said, wiping away her tears.

“You two just calm down a bit, it’s not the end of the world, at least there’s no life-threatening danger, you should be content,” Lin Yi said.

“Tell me more about the situation, what exactly did he say to you?”

“He didn’t say much, just mentioned he found a big project and asked if I wanted in, and also said that if we did well, we could make at least $500,000 a year. I was not sure, so I called you, and then you told me to come over here,” Liu Xiaoli said.

Lin Yi nodded thoughtfully.

“Now, you call him back and say you think the business deal sounds good and you want to join, ask him how to get involved.”

Liu Xiaoli was a bit nervous, “Do I need to use my own money?”,

Lin Yi laughed silently, “Don’t worry, you won’t need to put in any of your own money, just make a call to inquire, and we’ll handle the rest.”

Relieved that she didn’t have to use her own money, Liu Xiaoli was reassured.

It wouldn’t be possible for her to put in money, but making a call to ask was not a big issue.

Lin Yi found a paper and pen at home, wrote down what she needed to say, and handed it to Liu Xiaoli to make sure she knew what to say.

Liu Xiaoli took out her phone, read what Lin Yi had written, and dialed Zhu Xiangbin’s number.

“Nephew, I’ve thought it over, and this deal seems pretty good, but are you sure we can make $500,000 a year?”

“Aunty, can’t you even trust me? If there was any issue with the project, I wouldn’t have called you. I’ve got a good business opportunity; I obviously thought of our family first,” Zhu Xiangbin said excitedly,

“Anyway, this opportunity only comes once, if you don’t agree now, I’ll give it to someone else and it’ll be too late to come to me later.”

“Alright, alright, I’m in,”

After finishing, Liu Xiaoli glanced at the note and said,

“But I can’t be personally involved. If your great uncle finds out I’ve taken out the money, he’ll divorce me.”

“So what should we do then? $50,000 isn’t a lot; if you can’t put up the money, you won’t be able to join the project.”

“I still have some private savings that your great uncle doesn’t know about. It just so happens that I have a distant nephew working in Zhonghai, our families are quite close. I will give him the money to help me follow through with this project.”

“That’s fine, just have someone bring the money over when it’s time,” Zhu Xiangbin said:

“But now, my status has changed, and it would be unlikely for you to meet me directly. Initially, you’ll have to attend a training, tell that distant nephew of yours to go to Yushu Street #84, and wait a moment; I’ll send you a phone number. Once there, just mention my name, and someone will arrange the rest for you.”

“Alright, got it, I’ll call him now.”

After discussing the serious matters, Liu Xiaoli nervously hung up the phone.

“Officer, was what I said okay? Any problems?”

“It was very good, I’ve gathered the necessary information already, just stay at home and wait for our update.”

“Officer, please take care of this, you must bring my son back safe,” Ma Guilan sobbed.

“Don’t worry, keep your mind at ease; we handle cases like this often and have plenty of experience.”

After a brief chat, Zhu Xiangbin sent over a phone number, and Lin Yi and Gu Yiran noted it down without staying much longer and headed downstairs.

“Just now I checked, the address Zhu Xiangbin mentioned is under the jurisdiction of the Songjiang precinct, should we give them a call?” Gu Yiran said.

“It’s a trivial matter, no need to make a call, it’d look as if we can’t handle it on our own.”

While speaking, Lin Yi checked his watch.

“There shouldn’t be anything else here, I’ll go check out the situation. If you don’t have other matters, you can head back to the station.”

“You’re going to handle this alone?”

“It’s not some major case; I can take care of it myself,” Lin Yi said,

“You’re on your period anyway, don’t follow me around making a mess. It’d be really embarrassing if you leaked.”

Initially, Gu Yiran wanted to thank Lin Yi for being quite gentlemanly, but after that last remark, she almost wanted to kick him to death.

“Get lost!”

“I’m just showing concern for you, you really aren’t very ladylike.”

“Get out of my sight, I can’t be bothered with you.”

After scolding Lin Yi, Gu Yiran turned her head and left, ignoring him.

Since the car was taken by Zhang Peng, Lin Yi hailed a cab and headed towards the address on Zhujiang side.

Approximately 40 minutes later, Lin Yi arrived by taxi at Yushu Street #84, finding that it was an office building that seemed quite old, not very new, somewhat run-down among the towering buildings in the city center of Zhonghai.

After briefly surveying the surroundings, Lin Yi didn’t waste much more time and dialed the phone number Zhu Xiangbin had left.

“Hello, who is this?”

A woman’s voice came through the phone, sounding a bit deep and even a bit wary.

“Hello, I got this number from Zhu Xiangbin; I’d like to get involved with your project.”

“Oh, I see.”

Upon understanding Lin Yi’s intentions, the woman’s tone suddenly became warm.

“Where are you right now?”

“At Yushu Street #84, he asked me to come here and call you guys.”

“Wait for me a moment; I’m coming down to meet you.”

“Okay.”

Lin Yi simply responded and stretched his limbs, feeling a bit eager about this case.

According to the system’s usual way, this stage of the ‘Redemption’ mission was probably it.

He anticipated it wouldn’t take a whole day to handle, and wondered what reward the system would give.