PDLP Chapter 68 Every Move is Deadly
Chapter 68 Every Move is Deadly
"Try this narcissus tea. My aunt in Chaozhou sent it to me a couple of days ago. It's new tea."
Zheng Zhiguo poured tea for his classmate and greeted him warmly.
The classmate took a sip, and the aroma of the new tea was wonderful, with the unique refreshing taste of narcissus making it irresistible.
"Good tea."
Zheng Zhiguo took a bag out of the cabinet and placed it next to his classmate's feet: "Take two pounds back with you, so your family can try it too."
"Okay, then I won't stand on ceremony."
"Hey, why are we being so polite?"
"Alright, Zheng, what's the matter with all this calling me over, inviting me to dinner, and bringing tea?" the old classmate asked with a smile.
"Then I'll tell you."
Zheng Zhiguo mentioned a pyramid scheme case that was cracked in Taipei a few years ago.
This case involves many people from Guangdong Province, including Qiu Yuanzhang.
However, this matter happened many years ago and has been closed.
Zheng Zhiguo had very limited access to information, but his classmate happened to have handled this case before, so he invited him over to ask.
This classmate happened to know Qiu Yuanzhang and called Qiu Yuanzhang over for questioning.
However, at the time, the Taipei City police only arrested the top leaders of this pyramid scheme and confiscated the illicit funds.
Qiu Yuanzhang was from a lower-middle class. These people were of little value, and the money wasn't in their hands. The Taipei police later expelled them.
"Look at the mess you've made!"
Why not just arrest them all?
Zheng Zhiguo couldn't help but complain that if they had all been arrested, he wouldn't have to worry about Qiu Yuanzhang's matter today.
The classmate was immediately unhappy to hear that.
"Oh, you guys know how to get things done."
You are all so arrogant.
It's easy for you to say, but do you know how many people are in a pyramid scheme?
The number ranges from a few hundred to tens of thousands.
How do you catch it?
Where will they be detained if they are arrested?
Can the government afford to feed and care for so many people?
Even if none of these are problems.
How do you handle so many people?
When will the case be transferred to the procuratorate?
When will these bastards be brought to justice?
Zheng Zhiguo chuckled and quickly offered cigarettes: "Have your colleague check the case files from back then to see how many people Qiu Yuanzhang swindled. I'm going to get him."
"Just these two pounds of tea?"
"What else do you want? Here, take this."
Zheng Zhiguo stood up, his backside facing his classmate's face.
His classmate kicked him away.
Despite the commotion, we still have business to attend to.
The classmate immediately contacted his colleagues in Taipei and sent them photos of the findings from the investigation.
The photo contained a list of people who had been tricked by Qiu Yuanzhang, most of whom were from Yuanshan County.
Zheng Zhiguo immediately ordered people to investigate the situation of these people. Coincidentally, there were three people from the higher-ups who worked and lived in Yuanshan County.
Zheng Zhiguo immediately arranged for his men to bring the three men to the police station.
"Old classmate, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't keep you any longer." Zheng Zhiguo prepared to question Qiu Yuanzhang personally to solidify his criminal facts and make it an ironclad case.
"I know, I just throw it away after I'm done, that's always how I am." The classmate joked as he picked up the tea leaves, and casually took the cigarette that had just been lit on the table as well, but left the lighter for Zheng Zhiguo.
The three people who had been tricked by Qiu Yuanzhang were quickly invited to the county bureau's interrogation room for questioning.
This wasn't just a normal questioning; Zheng Zhiguo treated them directly as suspects.
He's a veteran police officer; he has his own methods for handling things.
They start by scaring people.
"We have already learned that you are involved in pyramid schemes in Taipei."
Now I'm giving you a chance to redeem yourself.
"Confess voluntarily. Who brought you there? Did you trick anyone else into going?"
After being intimidated, all three spoke up, pointing to Qiu Yuanzhang.
"How did he lie to you?"
What kind of sales pitch did you use?
How did you get there?
Once you arrive, what do you do every day?
Tell me everything honestly.
Zheng Zhiguo applied further pressure.
The three were tried separately; they were all ordinary people, and they were all implicated at once.
Qiu Yuanzhang invited them to Taipei to inspect projects under the guise of starting a business.
He said he invested in a restaurant there, and the business is doing very well. He plans to open a branch, but he doesn't have enough funds, so he wants to ask his fellow villagers to invest together.
Upon arrival, we were taken to a private house.
More than 30 people lived in one living room, and all of them slept on the floor.
My phone wasn't confiscated, but the people inside were so enthusiastic, all of them were of the opposite sex, that I felt awkward and decided to stay and see how things went before leaving.
Then it's just visiting tourist attractions, holding meetings, eating and drinking, and then they start talking about the business model and getting everyone to invest.
However, the investment wasn't in a restaurant; it was in some kind of construction project...
All three gave very clear accounts, and their stories were almost identical.
That's very solid.
The more detailed the explanation, the more authentic it is.
These statements, along with the Taipei City Police Department's interrogation records from that year, were sufficient to warrant the arrest of Chiu Yuan-chang.
At that time, Wu Maocai gave Zheng Zhiguo two ideas: one was about pyramid schemes, and the other was that Qiu Yuanzhang had a mistress and a child with her.
The latter falls under the category of bigamy.
Generally, the police do not proactively investigate such matters unless someone reports them.
This is easy to handle.
Zheng Zhiguo called the traffic police brigade and summoned the brigade's instructor.
The traffic police team was under the jurisdiction of the county public security bureau, so the instructor naturally obeyed Zheng Zhiguo's every word.
"Director Zheng, what's the matter that you summoned me here in such a hurry?"
"Didn't you say last time that you had an old comrade's son and wanted to take care of him?"
"Yes, yes, there are openings in the bureau now?"
"As for a spot... there's definitely no one available right now, but we can try to find one, can't we?"
"Oh?"
"Have your comrade's son do some talking to him. I heard that the company commander, Qiu Yuanzhang, has a woman and a child outside. It's having a terrible impact. I'm planning to get rid of him."
The instructor immediately understood and went out to take action.
One case involved a pyramid scheme, and the other a bigamy case.
Every move is deadly.
If we're going to do it, we must do it thoroughly and give Qiu Yuanzhang a severe sentence.
Not long after the instructor left, Lin Wangyou's car arrived at the county public security bureau's parking lot. Zheng Zhiguo, standing behind the glass window, saw him get out of the car.
With a quick thought, he immediately called the criminal investigation team for an emergency meeting, thus avoiding Lin Wangyou.
……
Afternoon work hours.
The Qiu Yuanzhang pyramid scheme case has been formally filed.
Zheng Zhiguo dispatched officers to apply to the procuratorate for the arrest of Qiu Yuanzhang.
Chief Prosecutor Xu Shaoping of the Procuratorate had already met with Yao Zhan of the Court. Yao Zhan had already given instructions that Qiu Yuanzhang's case should be handled as a special case and quickly.
The application was approved immediately upon arrival at the procuratorate, in less than half an hour.
It was around 3 p.m.
Zheng Zhiguo sent men with an arrest warrant to arrest Qiu Yuanzhang.
Qiu Yuanzhang happened to be on vacation that day and was taking a nap at his lover's house.
The loud banging on the door startled Qiu Yuanzhang awake from his sleep.