Chapter 334 Fraud

The door slammed shut.

The door closed loudly, as if the woman had some resentment in her heart.

Lu Ming felt a little baffled.

Looking at their current postures, they seemed to have offended her in some way. But I obviously didn't know her before.

Combined with the rumors about Master Zhou Mingsheng that he had heard from the village chief and villagers before, especially the fact that several people claimed to have seen it with their own eyes, Lu Ming couldn't help but start to doubt in his heart: "Could it be that Zhou Mingsheng before? What do you know that makes your wife refuse to receive us?"

Reminiscent of the incident we are dealing with, is there any connection between the two incidents? What is involved in the unreasonable suicide case?

Next to the three people, the village chief was also a little shocked, obviously not expecting this situation. He hurriedly walked forward and knocked on the door, shouting as he did so: "Sister, what are you doing? Open the door quickly and tell us whether it works or not. Don't do this..."

But there was still no sound coming from inside. Obviously, Zhou Mingsheng's wife has made up her mind.

He Wei looked at Zhang Dingshan, testing his eyes, eager to try.

Lu Ming knew what she meant, it was just to break down the door without using force, and then arrest her for interrogation.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Dingshan slowly shook his head.

"Let's go first."

It was already dusk now.

He Wei reluctantly gave up her plan to use force. The three of them turned around, said goodbye to the village chief, met up with several security guards and left the place directly, returning to the Blue Lake City Public Security Bureau.

"This Zhou Mingsheng must be weird, and his wife is also weird. If you ask me, they should be detained temporarily, and everything will be clear after interrogation."

"Don't act rashly."

"We entered the village with great fanfare today, and we have already alerted the enemy!"

Zhang Dingshan ignored He Wei's complaint and just said: "It's good if you know who the person is. First, take his information and take a look."

Feng Guozhu quickly retrieved Zhou Mingsheng's files and sent them to the second operations team office. When he came to deliver the documents, Lu Ming saw that Feng Guozhu's face seemed a little strange.

Lu Ming took the document and looked at it first. His face suddenly sank, and he couldn't help but utter a curse word.

"Fuck! Damn it!"

Zhang Dingshan and He Wei looked at him together.

Lu Ming was full of anger: "Look at it!"

The two looked at each other. Zhang Dingshan's expression did not change much, but He Wei slapped the table with anger. After a while, she laughed again as if she was angry.

"Interesting, interesting. This Zhou Mingsheng is interesting."

Breaking Lu Ming's head, he never imagined that things would take such a turn.

He had already prepared that Zhou Mingsheng was indeed weird and had some kind of strange, supernatural ability. Even his so-called entering the mountains to learn Taoism could not rule out the existence of some alien ruins in the mountains, or there might be something. The existence of aliens was regarded by Zhou Mingsheng as immortals or the like.

He has conceived countless bizarre possibilities and is gathering enough energy to investigate and find out what is going on here and what kind of connection there is with the unreasonable suicide case in Blue Lake City. .

In his heart, this Zhou Mingsheng already has a mysterious aura.

But reality gave him a blow.

Looking at He Wei who was laughing loudly, Lu Ming couldn't help but relax a little, and smiled bitterly: "It's really... it's a pity that this guy doesn't become a fraudster."

"Hey! Look clearly, this person was caught and sentenced for fraud! He is a fraud in the first place! Hahahaha, I never thought, Lu Ming, you would be tricked by a fraudster one day!"

He Wei was overjoyed. Lu Ming's face was a little confused, but he could only sigh.

That's right. The files clearly show that Zhou Mingsheng was caught in a large-scale fraud case several years ago and was sentenced to up to ten years in prison. Now, instead of going to the mountains to learn Taoism, he is clearly serving his sentence in a prison in another city.

Combining this reality and looking back at today's experience in Dakeng Village, everything becomes clear.

"This Dakeng Village...is really a hole."

Lu Ming muttered.

The files show that Zhou Mingsheng originally surrendered. He didn't go to the mountains to learn Taoism at all. At that time, he left home and went directly to the police station of another city to surrender, without even entering the mountain.

Those things that happened before leaving home were obviously his acting. The purpose of performing this play is also very simple. It was simply the fear of being known as a criminal, leaving only an orphan and a widowed mother at home, and the fear of being bullied by the villagers.

Bullying a criminal's family, who is also an orphan and a widowed mother, may not have any psychological burden on the villagers. But if a man from this family goes to the mountains to learn Taoism, no matter who wants to bully him, he has to think carefully about it.

At the same time, the saying of "letters passed on paper by talismans" was left behind. The purpose is also very obvious. One is to add a sense of mystery to oneself, and the other is to leave a way for orphans and widows to make a living.

As for the "wild boar hitting the wall" and "rescuing people on a rainy night", there is no doubt that it can only be a double act, and someone deliberately cooperated.

There must be something wrong with that old Peng.

"But I'm a little confused. How can Zhou Mingsheng hide these things from the villagers? Others don't know about this kind of thing. The village chief, the security guards of the security station, etc., must know about it, right?"

Lu Ming whispered: "His registered place of residence is not in Dakeng Village at all. He and his wife are only in a de facto marriage, and they don't even have a marriage certificate. The facts of his crime cannot be notified here."

He Wei looked strange.

Lu Ming said bitterly: "I don't know if he arranged it intentionally or not. If he arranged this intentionally, then this person is really thoughtful."

"You can't be a fraudster if you're not careful."

Lu Ming thought for a while and had to agree: "Indeed."

Zhang Dingshan knocked on the table: "Then let's go and meet him."

He Wei snorted: "That Lao Peng and Zhou Mingsheng's wife also have to be tried. If they dare to lie to us, huh."

The Public Security Bureau of a certain district or county under Blue Lake City. Peng Tugen, a villager from Dakeng Village, had a nervous breakdown as soon as he sat on the interrogation chair. The interrogator asked a few questions and he knew that there was nothing he could not say.

"I said it, I said it all."

Peng Tugen said with a mournful face: "Yes, I knocked the wild boar to death and threw it there, as did the rabbit. That rainy night, it was indeed me who told my mother-in-law the location in advance, and then waited for someone to rescue her there. It had nothing to do with Zhou Mingsheng. He didn’t figure it out at all.”

"Why do you do this! Why do you lie to people?!"

"I was forced too. Zhou Mingsheng said that he had committed a serious crime and was going to jail. This was the only way to prevent his mother-in-law and children from being bullied. The customs in our village are not good. If the news of his imprisonment comes to light , His family will definitely not be able to survive."

"Are you still so kind?"

"Zhou Mingsheng told me that if I don't cooperate with him, he will kill me when he is released from prison. If I cooperate, after he is released from prison and makes money, he will give me 100,000 yuan. For people who have been in prison, I am afraid Ah. Officer, I was forced too. Besides, if you just tell some lies to deceive people, you won’t arrest me in the middle of the night, right?"

"You have a big problem!"

The interrogator glared at him angrily: "Anything else, please tell me honestly!"

Another interrogation room. Zhou Mingsheng's wife burst into tears.

"I told Lao Zhou that this method wouldn't work, and he had to do it. Officer, I'm scared too. There are too many people in our village who are sneaking around, taking advantage of others, and if there is no man in the family, they will definitely be bullied. I can't make a living. My child is still in school, and I have no other ability. I can only farm those two acres of land and can't support my child. I have no choice but to do this, just to prevent others from bullying me. I'll be satisfied if I just give the child away. I never dare to charge more money when others come to me to look after things. I always just have enough to live on..."

"Do you know this is a fraud? You are engaged in feudal superstition activities and fraud! Tell me honestly, how did you recognize the investigator?"

"Those three people looked unusual at first glance. They must have come to investigate the case. At that time, I felt that things were going to be bad, and they almost paralyzed me to the ground with fear. Later, I reluctantly dismissed them and closed the door. How dare I open it? . As a result, I was arrested that night..."

Zhou Mingsheng’s wife felt regretful and scared at the same time.

At this moment, Blue Lake City is on the train heading to another city. Lu Ming's cell phone rang, took it out, looked at it, and said, "Both Lao Peng and Zhou Mingsheng's wife were involved. They were indeed colluded."

"As expected."

"What will the local police department do?"

"I didn't ask." Lu Ming said, "Let's deal with it according to the regulations. Otherwise, what else can we do?"

The three of them did not continue this topic.

As the train moved forward, Lu Ming felt a little heavy in his heart.

Zhou Mingsheng's identity as a fraudster proves that he is highly unlikely to be trustworthy. Based on this, when the Zhou family archway on Nanlin Street was disposed of more than ten years ago, the so-called saying that "putting up a Bagua mirror can avoid disasters and ward off evil" was most likely nonsense.

But why is the probability of an unreasonable suicide case on Nanlin Street where the Bagua mirror is so low?

"I hope Zhou Mingsheng knows something that we don't know. Otherwise, this line will have to be abandoned."

It was already late at night when we arrived at the prison in another city. The three of them didn't waste any time and went directly to the prison to take Zhou Mingsheng out.

In front of him was Zhou Mingsheng, who had short, gray hair and a face full of wrinkles and a humble and flattering smile.

When the guards took him to the interrogation room, he consciously squatted in the corner with his head in his hands. He didn't stand up until the guard motioned for him to sit on the interrogation chair.

Very cooperative throughout the process.

"Name."

"Zhou Mingsheng."

"gender."

"male."

"What did you do to get here?"

Zhou Mingsheng didn't hesitate at all and immediately started to read clearly and fluently: "...using Feng Shui Yin Mansion and other feudal superstitions as a tactic, he worked with his accomplices to defraud others of money, and the amount was extremely huge. After trial, he was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison... …”

The interrogator went around in circles to confirm that Zhou Mingsheng was submissive, and then Lu Ming was replaced.

Lu Ming went straight to the point: "Do you remember the Zhou Family Archway on Nanlin Street in Blue Lake City?"

Zhou Mingsheng was startled for a moment, thought slowly for a while, and then said: "Remember."

"Tell me about the time you went there to exorcise evil spirits."

Zhou Mingsheng did not resist and spoke honestly.

The story he told is similar to what Liu Baohua and other neighbors told. They corroborate each other and can be confirmed to be true. The only difference is that, as the person involved, he spoke in more detail.

He honestly explained the process of his fraud and the amount of profit he made from the fraud.

"Police officer, I looked at the Feng Shui of the Zhou Family Archway... ah no, it's not Feng Shui. Feng Shui is all fake and deceptive. It's just what's written in the book. I don't know if it's true or not, so I just told them this. . The book said that placing a Bagua mirror can ward off evil spirits, so I asked them to put it up. Even if this doesn’t work, no matter how bad it is, it won’t cause any consequences, right? This can’t be considered a scam, right? "

This kind of thing is difficult to define. Although some people don't believe in this, they are still willing to pay for it for peace of mind.

Lu Ming was slightly disappointed.

Although I had predicted before, I would probably not get any clues from the fraudster Zhou Mingsheng. After all, he was just an ordinary person who had only read a few ancient books.

But when the results actually appeared, Lu Ming was still a little disappointed.

Now it seems that the saying that placing a Bagua mirror can ward off evil spirits is really just a casual comment made by him. Even he himself didn't know if it was of any use.

But... why is the rate of unreasonable suicide cases on Nanlin Street so low? If the reason is not because of the Zhou Family Archway or the Bagua Mirror, then what could it be?

Suddenly, Zhou Mingsheng seemed to remember something, and his body shivered.

"Officer, but that place on Nanlin Street is really evil. Ah, no, no, there is no evil, it's all fake. I made a mistake. I'm sorry."

Lu Ming could tell that Zhou Mingsheng had deep concerns. He remembered something, but didn't dare to say it.

"It doesn't matter, just say whatever comes to mind. I can assure you that no matter what you say, you will not be punished. And if you provide useful clues, you can be counted as having made a meritorious service, which will be beneficial to reducing your sentence. "

After hearing Lu Ming's assurance, Zhou Mingsheng said uneasily: "That Nanlin Street is indeed very evil. On the night when I went there to see Feng Shui, I was arranged to stay at Lao Fu's house. Lao Fu's house is a two-story house. I lived on the second floor. That night, I fell asleep in a daze and was awakened by the sound of knocking on the glass.

I turned on the light and saw a wild cat standing outside the window. The wild cat stared at me without barking, but banged its head against the glass. Its head was broken and it was still banging, and it was bloody and bloody. The wild cat was killed like this.

It scared me so much that I didn't dare to sleep for the rest of the night. The next day during the day, I looked around and left, and I never dared to go there again.

Officer, everything I said is true. Nanlin Street is really evil..."