"Brother, how is your lawsuit going?"
Hong Xiaoyu was talking but he didn't mean it. It would be fine if he and his brother and sister were here, and his important girlfriend was also around.
Or it might mean that he really didn't regard Duan Xueying as an outsider.
"A lawsuit?"
Duan Xueying looked stunned and looked at Jiang Chen in surprise.
Hong Xiaoyu may not know the specific achievements of his brother now, but Duan Xueying, as the daughter of the Duan family, knows it well.
certainly.
She doesn't know everything comprehensively, but she definitely knows much more than Hong Xiaoyu.
"What lawsuit is Brother Jiang Chen fighting?"
In addition to surprise, there is also curiosity.
"It's over."
Jiang Chen made an understatement.
"So fast."
Hong Xiaoyu couldn't help but look at Fang Qing and said in admiration: "Sister Fang Qing is the winner."
"It has nothing to do with me. Your brother took care of it himself."
Fang Qing was pragmatic and said with a smile, "Your brother has always been very capable, hasn't he? He has always solved his own problems."
No matter how two people get along alone, Fang Qing will always give someone face when there are outsiders.
Hong Xiaoyu didn't know what he thought of and smiled to himself.
"What are you laughing at?"
Duan Xueying tilted her head and asked him.
Hong Xiaoyu shook his head and refused to reveal the secret.
"Just say what you want to say."
Fang Qing spoke.
"Sister Fang Qing, can you really say it?"
Jiang Chen held back his laughter, is this a way to ask people for their opinions?
As expected, Fang Qing could only answer: "Say it."
"My brother can handle his own affairs very well, but many times in the past, it was because of Sister Fang Qing's affairs."
"Poof."
Jiang Chen couldn't help but smiled broadly and said with joy: "Justice is in the heart of the people."
"What justice is in the heart of the people."
Fang Qing also looked at Hong Xiaoyu with a smile: "A family is still a family."
"Sister Fang Qing, you asked me to say it."
Hong Xiaoyu was embarrassed, "Back then, my brother was chased and intercepted by gangsters outside school, and he was forced to come to me to borrow money."
Jiang Chen's expression turned from sunny to gloomy in an instant, and he said with a look of worry: "I just lent you some personal money, and I'll remember it till now, right?"
"It took me several months to save that with great effort."
"Borrow money? What kind of money do you want to borrow? Aren't you talking about those gangsters who are holding hands with you? What you mean by holding hands with them is using money to show filial piety?"
Fang Qing was obviously kept in the dark, hearing it for the first time.
Duan Xueying remained silent and listened with great interest.
Jiang Chen coughed lightly and pretended to be calm, "Everything should be done with courtesy first and then attack."
Not to mention Fang Qing and Hong Xiaoyu, once these words came out, it was inevitable that Duan Xueying, a lady in everyone, would laugh.
"Then why did you return..."
Jiang Chen spoke up in time to interrupt Fang Qing's words. He was not a person who cared about face, but Duan Xueying was here and she had officially become his cousin's girlfriend, so he had to worry about his image no matter what.
"That's because those bastards are dishonest and refuse to give up after receiving the money."
"Then why don't you let me call the police?"
"If you call the police, you must not make it known to the whole school. You must not be criticized in school. This kind of fame is not an honor. The world is all about the world."
Jiang Chen said easily.
Fang Qing was silent.
"Brother Jiang Chen, you used to be so social."
Duan Xueying intervened in time, with clever timing and humorous tone.
Jiang Chen smiled disapprovingly and replied: "A good man doesn't mention how brave he was back then."
Um.
Now the other three people laughed.
The atmosphere is light and harmonious.
Without deliberately showing off their affection, a young couple had their own meal in front of the two "elders" Jiang Chen and Fang Qing.
It doesn't matter how two people get along in private, but in public, they have to behave appropriately. This is quality.
"What's your roommate's name?"
While eating, Jiang Chen mentioned something.
"Brother, no need to trouble you."
Hong Xiaoyu knew what his cousin meant and immediately said: "Xueying has asked someone to help."
There is no doubt about the Duan family's connections and influence in Jiangcheng.
"He did not contact anyone, did not bring a mobile phone, and there is no record of withdrawing money from his bank card. It should not be an accident, but disappeared on his own initiative."
Duan Xueying said: "He may have deliberately not wanted to be found."
"Identity documents are required for hotel stays, train tickets and air tickets. There is no news."
Fang Qing asked.
Duan Xueying shook her head, "I have checked everything. He has not stayed in a regular hotel or taken public transportation. Even the subway has undergone facial screening."
"That means he should still be in Jiangcheng."
Duan Xueying looked at Jiang Cheng, "Well, I think so too."
The vast land and abundant resources are not without their disadvantages. The area of a river city is comparable to that of a country, and the permanent population exceeds 10 million. If you want to find someone, you will not hesitate to find a needle in a haystack.
"Why is such a good person hiding? And he doesn't even care about his parents. Doesn't he have a bright future immediately after graduation?"
Jiang Chen expressed his confusion.
"Is it possible that we encountered a fraud group?"
Fang Qing guessed.
Don't even say it.
It's a bit like waking up someone in a dream.
With the ability of an ordinary college student, it is very difficult to transfer silently without bringing anything, but it is different with professional help.
"It's possible."
Duan Xueying nodded in agreement.
Not to mention that students from a university will not be deceived. Scams have no regard for academic qualifications.
Ph.D.s, entrepreneurs, celebrities...these elites are all deceived.
Never think how smart you are.
The tricks of scammers are unimaginable. The reason you haven’t been deceived is because you haven’t encountered a scam tailor-made for you.
Seeing that the finger was pointed at the fraud group, Jiang Chen was a little silent.
certainly.
Not all scams are related to northern Myanmar.
But if you really encounter an overseas fraud, then the problem may become simpler. Open the chat software, chat privately, accurately rescue, and the mission will be achieved. It is definitely much simpler than wasting police resources on hard investigations.
"It can't be a fraud."
Hong Xiaoyu suddenly spoke up, especially firmly.
"Why it's impossible."
Jiang Chen, who was already thinking about having a private chat, asked.
"His bed is next to mine. If he is cheated, I will definitely know."
That makes sense.
Scammers don’t fall for you all at once. It’s a continuous process. As roommates who live together day and night, it’s impossible not to notice the clues.
"Do you know the reason?"
I don't know if Fang Qing's eyes were too sharp, but it was a little difficult for Hong Xiaoyu to look directly into her eyes.
"If you know something, you need to tell him so that we can help him more effectively. He has been missing for a week. The longer the time goes by, the greater the unknown factors will be."
Duan Xueying advised.
Hong Xiaoyu looked struggling. "Me, you, Sister Fang Qing, and Xueying, we are not the police, we can just say whatever we need."
Jiang Chen said calmly.
After looking at him, Hong Xiaoyu gritted his teeth and finally spoke.
"I think the reason why he is hiding may be because of online gambling."
Online gambling?
Fang Qing frowned slightly.
Although it is a good thing that you have not encountered a fraud syndicate, online gambling is actually not less harmful.
It can even be said that online gambling is also one of the branches of the electronic fraud business.
Based on her work, she has heard about many cases caused by online gambling.
"Are you sure? Didn't you say he is very frugal?"
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Duan Xueying said.
"He is frugal, but online gambling has nothing to do with whether he is frugal or not."
Hong Xiaoyu said hard, feeling guilty, as if he had revealed his roommate's secret.
Duan Xueying was speechless.
yes.
Gambling attacks the weakness of human nature and has nothing to do with a person's lack of thrift.
It was indeed frugal, but Hong Xiaoyu also said that his roommate wanted to succeed very much and desperately wanted to create a better life for his parents in the countryside.
"Where did he get the money?"
Fang Qing still asked sharply.
"Loan software? Credit card cash out? Or campus loan sharking?"
"I don't know this...but he borrowed money from me."
"Has he borrowed money from you?" Duan Xueying was surprised.
"Well, I borrowed four thousand."
"..."
Jiang Chen smiled, "You're quite rich."
Hong Xiaoyu was embarrassed, "I earned it slowly while working."
“It’s so generous to lend the money you earned so hard while working to others.”
Fang Qing also gave...affirmation.
Hong Xiaoyu fully demonstrated that it is not easy for people to learn lessons from historical experience.
He just said that someone had taken away his personal money when he was a child.
Duan Xueying smiled bitterly, and Fang Qing observed carefully. All the rich daughter could see was helplessness and distress. Four thousand yuan was not a small sum for a college student from an ordinary family, but to her, it was obviously not worth it. Mention it.
Hong Xiaoyu is different from his brother.
A certain person had no choice at first, but with a girlfriend like this, he didn't have to work part-time.
To put it bluntly, it should be quite embarrassing in Duan Xueying's circle that her boyfriend still needs to work a pitiful part-time job outside of school.
But Duan Xueying didn't stop him.
What's this?
This is respect.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Hong Xiaoyu also felt sorry for his girlfriend. He still hid it when her girlfriend helped her. Now that he has spoken out, he simply confessed all his thoughts and feelings.
"If the police know about online gambling, the school will definitely know, and his family will also know. Then he might be expelled from the school and his life might be ruined."
I see.
He is indeed kind, but his way of thinking about problems is still lacking.
"The premise of your worry is that he can come back safely. If he can't come back, it won't make any sense if you kindly hide it for him."
Hong Xiaoyu couldn't understand the deeper meaning of his brother's words, but Fang Qing understood.
Specific situation, specific analysis.
It might as well be an electronic scam.
If it is an electronic fraud, his life will be in danger for a while, but if it is online gambling...
"Are you really sure? Maybe he borrowed money because he had other urgent matters on his mind." Duan Xueying should have realized something.
"Definitely. He told me that he invited me to visit his hometown during the holidays, and he paid for all the expenses. During that time, he would lie in bed with a mobile phone every night. We all thought he was We fell in love secretly, until one time when I went to bed, I took a few glances and found that he was either chatting, playing games, or gambling on his mobile phone.”
Duan Xueying calmed down.
"Even if you lose, it doesn't matter. Why are you hiding? If there is a problem, let's find a way to solve it."
Hong Xiaoyu muttered in confusion.
Fang Qing glanced at Jiang Chen.
The two brothers, because of their family relationships, have completely different personalities and perceptions of this society.
Hong Xiaoyu seems to belong to the kind of simple and unsophisticated college students who live in an ivory tower.
certainly.
This isn't a bad thing.
On the contrary, it is a kind of luck.
"Do you know how much money he lost?"
At this time, Duan Xueying and Fang Qing must have realized something, but due to their status, they were not suitable to speak, so only Jiang Chen, the elder brother, stepped forward.
"I don't know. Anyway, I won't blame him. The worst I can do is wait until he graduates and gets a job."
"What if he loses more than your four thousand dollars."
"He doesn't have much money either." Hong Xiaoyu said subconsciously.
"If you don't have money, you can borrow it. He can ask you, other classmates, friends, or online loans. Four thousand yuan is really not a big pressure. You can save it even if you work part-time. At most, it will take longer, but if He lost 40,000, 400,000, or more.”
Jiang Chen took his time: "We don't know him personally. From his perspective, do you think he can handle such pressure?"
Hong Xiaoyu was stunned, as if he had never considered this aspect at all.
"Brother...what do you mean?"
"Don't bring your mobile phone or ID card. This is not an escape."
Jiang Chen was very cruel, "The next search can focus on the waters near Jiangcheng University of Geosciences, and there should be results."
Hong Xiaoyu's pupils trembled.
"Brother Jiang Chen, what you said makes sense."
Duan Xueying sighed slightly.
According to the current information, the biggest possibility is about to happen.
The roommate named Afeng was probably addicted to online gambling, and then fell into an abyss of eternal destruction. After losing wealth that his age and his family could not afford, he chose to leave this world without saying goodbye to anyone.
Jumping off a building, crashing a car, taking medicine, slitting your wrists... they will all be discovered quickly. Only jumping into rivers and rivers will lead to no news.
"How is it possible..."
Hong Xiaoyu is just innocent and has relatively simple ideas, but he is not stupid. Even a fool will definitely not be able to get into a college. His cousin's meaning is already so straightforward. But he couldn't accept it at all.
"How could he choose to commit suicide..."
Fang Qing did not try to attack the innocent heart of her younger brother who was not her younger brother, but she knew very well how insignificant life was.
A moment of impulsiveness or confusion may very well bring an end to a person's life.
Especially when facing setbacks and disasters, human will can easily be defeated.
Not everyone has the perseverance of the guy next to her.
Many times, it actually takes more courage to persevere.
——Not everyone, when going through a disaster, has someone beside them, silently accompanying and waiting for them.
"If he had a girlfriend, things might be different."
Jiang Chen said.
Hong Xiaoyu was distracted.
"Not necessarily, maybe we are overthinking it."
Duan Xueying held her boyfriend's arm to comfort him.
"Did I do something wrong?"
Hong Xiaoyu looked confused.
"In this world, unfortunate things happen all the time. You just need to be worthy of your conscience and cherish those who cherish you."
Um.
This time.
He acts a bit like an older brother. (End of chapter)