PDLP Chapter 18 Be as Brave as Brother 1
Chapter 18 Be as Brave as Brother 1
Lin Feng stood on the periphery of the crowd, coldly watching the scene unfold, without making any further moves.
It wasn't until the tall, thin man was beaten black and blue, crying and screaming, that the train police arrived from the other end of the carriage.
"Stop! Stop it all! What's going on?!" the train police officer shouted.
Lin Feng recounted the entire scam in detail.
"Another bunch of despicable swindlers!" the train police officer cursed. "We caught three on this very train last month! You bunch of people, you specifically target honest farmers and students, have you no conscience?!"
Lin Feng picked up a counterfeit bill. "These counterfeit bills are crudely made, but they're not easily noticeable in dim light. They specifically target nighttime."
In front of all the onlookers, the train police handcuffed the tall, thin man. Then, they returned the stolen money they had found on him, one bill at a time, to the victims.
"Young lady, how much money were you scammed out of?"
The girl was still sobbing: "He stole two hundred from me, then switched two hundred, making a total of four hundred yuan..."
"Take these and count them!"
The girl took the money, clutched it tightly in her hand, and finally smiled through her tear-streaked face.
Then, the train police officer, holding the stolen money, shouted in the carriage, "Who else has been cheated out of money?"
At this moment, the fat man and the middle-aged woman replied, "And our money!"
Lin Feng whispered a few words to the train police officer.
The train police officer's expression changed, and he glared at the fat man, the middle-aged woman, and the man in the plaid shirt: "Are you all in cahoots?"
"No, no!" the fat man quickly waved his hands, "We were just greedy for small gains and almost fell for it..."
The man in the plaid shirt and the middle-aged woman nodded repeatedly, desperately trying to distance themselves from the situation.
The train police officer shouted, "Come on, all of you, come with me to give your statements."
At this moment, a previously silent passenger stepped forward and identified them: "Officer, I was also scammed like this on the bus last month! It was this fat man and this woman!"
"You must have mistaken me for someone else." Feeling guilty, the fat man sensed something was wrong, slowly backed away, and then ran towards another carriage.
Lin Feng, who had been observing the fat man's movements, quietly circled around to his back.
The fat man panicked and ran haphazardly, and Lin Feng tripped him.
With a "thump," the fat man fell flat on his face.
The man in the suit and the passenger next to him rushed forward and pinned the fat man to the ground.
The young man who had just pointed out the fat man immediately rushed forward and slapped him hard across the face.
Now, the fat man's face looked even fatter...
Subsequently, the train police officers took the tall, thin man and the fat man away.
The middle-aged woman turned deathly pale, her legs went weak with fear, and she was unable to walk. She was eventually lifted up and dragged away by two railway police officers.
A long round of applause erupted in the carriage! The scene was truly gratifying!
After the commotion subsided, the carriage returned to calm.
The man in the suit walked up to Lin Feng, his eyes filled with approval: "Brother, you have keen observation skills and are fearless in the face of danger. Well done!"
He then took a business card out of his suit pocket and handed it to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng took the business card and glanced at it in the dim light: Wu Wenjie, Shenzhen Youbaite Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: Stall 3C088, Yuanwang Digital City, Huaqiangbei
"Just call me A-Jie."
"Yuanwang Digital City? You're a wholesale supplier?"
Wu Wenjie smiled and said, "I wouldn't say I'm the source. I'm familiar with a few factories in Huaqiangbei, just trying to make a living."
Lin Feng handed over his newly printed business card to the other party: Lin Feng, General Manager of Fengchi Digital Studio.
"I run a small business in Chengdu, and this trip to Shenzhen is to find a direct source of goods."
After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Feng went over to comfort the girl: "Little sister, remember this in the future: never agree to let a stranger ask you to hand over money for a check. If you really need a check, make sure it's done in front of the train police."
The girl was very grateful: "Thank you so much for today! I don't know what I would have done without you..."
The girl's name is Lin Xiaowen, and she lives in a rural area of western Sichuan.
The father broke his leg in a mine accident, and the mother farmed. After her brother was discharged from the army, he went to work in Shenzhen. After the girl graduated from high school, the family couldn't afford to send her to university. So they scraped together money for her and sent her to Shenzhen to live with her brother.
Before she even reached Shenzhen, she was almost swindled out of all her money. After this incident, the girl was very grateful to Lin Feng.
The next morning, sunlight streamed through the train windows into the carriage. The train was traveling smoothly through the mountains of western Hunan.
Footsteps echoed down the corridor.
A railway police officer and the train conductor appeared together at the door of the compartment.
"Are you all here?" The train police officer's gaze fell on Lin Feng and Wu Wenjie.
The train conductor stepped forward and shook hands with the two.
Then, the train police officer stood in the corridor, speaking loudly, clearly intending for the surrounding passengers to hear.
"After an overnight interrogation, the suspects arrested last night were part of a long-standing fraud gang that operated on trains. They used a 'drop and split the loot' scheme, specifically targeting migrant workers and students, with the total amount involved exceeding 100,000 yuan!"
A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd! One hundred thousand yuan was undoubtedly a huge sum of money in 2003.
"Thanks to both of you, especially Lin Feng! Your courage and meticulousness exposed their scam, preventing new victims from appearing and allowing us to follow the clues and obtain more information about this gang. The police at the station ahead of the train have set up a stakeout and will escort them to the railway police station."
Lin Xiaowen, who was on the upper bunk, also poked her head out, her eyes sparkling as she looked down.
Then, the train conductor took out two thank-you letters and two manila envelopes from his briefcase and handed them to the two people respectively.
"On behalf of all the staff of train K191, I am here to express my gratitude and commend you!"
Lin Feng took the letter of thanks, opened it, and read that it briefly described what had happened and said, "We would like to express our special thanks to Comrade Lin Feng for his courageous act." It was signed "Sichuan-Guangdong Railway Public Security Bureau, Train Police Detachment".
"It's just a small bonus, not much money, but it's a token of my appreciation." Inside the manila envelope, each person received a cash reward of 300 yuan.
The train conductor smiled and extended an invitation: "We sincerely invite you two to have lunch in our train's dining car today, free of charge! It's a small token of our gratitude as railway staff."
Around noon, the train was passing through an open field, and Lin Feng and Wu Wenjie were having a free meal in the dining car.
Wu Wenjie sized up Lin Feng: "Brother Lin, you've come all this way to find a source of goods, you've got guts."
Lin Feng smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do. The distributors in Chengdu are taking a huge cut of the price. I organized a digital music festival at a university in Chengdu and was preparing to launch a batch of commemorative MP3 players, but the distributors said they couldn't do custom orders, so I had to make the trip myself."
"A commemorative edition? Is it a custom molded version, or is the kind with the text printed on the fuselage?"
"Printing. Brother Jie, you've been in Huaqiangbei for so many years, you should know some manufacturers who can do screen printing, right?"
"Of course I know it. How much do you need?"
Lin Feng countered, "Brother Jie, in your experience, what order size usually manufacturers are willing to accept?"
Wu Wenjie laughed: "You have a good question. Let me put it this way, if it's just screen printing, we can do it with two or three hundred units, but the price will be high. If we can get more than five hundred units, then it's easier to negotiate."
Lin Feng understood: "Brother Jie, if it's convenient, could you please take me to see the factories when we get to Shenzhen? Don't worry, I'll pay the brokerage fee according to the rules."
Wu Wenjie waved his hand: "What's this about agency fees? We've been through thick and thin together, it would be too formal to bring up money again."
Lin Feng raised his teacup: "Thank you in advance, Brother Jie. Once this batch of goods is finished, let's sit down and have a good drink together."
Wu Wenjie also raised his teacup, and the two clinked it together.
Just then, the train announcer's voice came from the loudspeakers on the roof of the carriage, echoing throughout the entire K191 train.
"Attention passengers, we are about to make an announcement to express our special thanks."
The noisy carriage quieted down considerably in an instant, and many people looked up.
"Last night, an attempted fraud occurred in carriage 12 of this train. Passengers Lin Feng and Wu Wenjie bravely stepped forward in the face of illegal and criminal activity, demonstrating high vigilance and courage to assist the train police in apprehending the suspect on the spot and safeguarding the property of the passengers."
When Wu Wenjie heard his name called out on the radio, he unconsciously straightened his back.
In an instant, all eyes in the dining car turned to Lin Feng and his group.
"Their actions fully embody noble character and a strong sense of social responsibility. On behalf of all the crew members of train K191, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and highest respect to comrades Lin Feng and Wu Wenjie! We also call on all passengers to learn from their spirit of courage and righteousness and work together to create a safe and harmonious travel environment."
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted inside the train!
The passengers dining nearby all stood up and applauded enthusiastically towards Lin Feng and his companion. Many passengers generously gave them a thumbs up.
"Well done!"
"Well done! That's how you deal with those scammers!"
Praises came from all directions.
A mother with her child pointed at Lin Feng and said to her child, "Baby, when you grow up, be brave like your brother!"