Chapter 251 Oolong Incident
The gambling industry in Europe is developed, and jackpots of more than 10 million euros are often won. Some lotteries are issued simultaneously in many European countries. Many countries share a common prize pool, and there are even huge prizes of hundreds of millions of euros.
But making 10 million euros from football lottery is definitely something new.
After all, football lottery will be restricted by the upper limit of odds. There is no such situation as 2 yuan for 5 million.
Take the World Cup as an example. The odds of the bottom team winning the championship are 1 to 1,000. This is basically the ceiling odds of the football lottery. Gambling companies with 6,500 times odds like Germany 7 to 1 Brazil cannot be encountered at any time.
According to the capped odds of 1 to 1,000, if you win the 5 million grand prize, you have to bet 1,000 yuan. But under normal circumstances, which fool would bet on a bottom team to win the World Cup? Isn’t this giving money to the betting company!
Of course, except for Saudi Arabia. If people are rich, they are willing to spend money to support their country.
Play the football lottery and double the prize money. Even if you make a fortune, quadruple the prize money. It is a real profit!
Calculated according to the ratio of blood profit, if you want to win 10 million euros, you have to pay at least 3 million euros in capital. But if you really had 3 million euros, who would buy football lottery tickets? With 3 million euros, you can live comfortably for a lifetime in any European country!
So when the news that Zhang Wei won a bonus of 10.4 million euros came out, it immediately attracted the attention of all Germany.
At first, everyone was surprised that someone actually made 10.4 million by playing football lottery. Is this person stupid? With so much capital, wouldn't it be nice to buy a sports car and go to nightclubs to find girls?
Looking at the report again, everyone discovered that this person bought Italy to win the championship with odds of 1 to 13.
Being able to buy the World Cup champion when the odds are most suitable, just by relying on this operation, he is also a master of football betting!
For a time, this huge jackpot of 10.4 million euros became a hot topic among German lottery players, even covering up Zidane's headbutt.
At the same time, in a building in Wiesbaden, Hesse, a middle-aged man in his early thirties was staring at the whiteboard on the wall.
In the middle of the whiteboard, there is a photo cut out from a newspaper. The person in the photo is facing the camera with a check in his hand and a smile on his face. This person is Zhang Wei.
Around Zhang Wei's photo, there are more than a dozen pieces of news cut out from newspapers, all about Zhang Wei winning a multi-million euro prize.
The middle-aged man’s name is Hamann, a senior agent of the German Federal Criminal Investigation Bureau.
The German Federal Criminal Investigation Agency was established in 1951 and is an organization similar to the FBI in the United States.
When the Cold War just started, Germany, as the forefront of the Cold War, imitated the United States and established two major institutions.
One is called the Federal Intelligence Service, which is similar to the CIA in the United States. It mainly targets the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries. At its peak, the German Federal Intelligence Service was even better than the CIA in the United States in terms of intelligence work on the Soviet Union. Even the CIA relied on intelligence from the German Federal Intelligence Service.
Another agency is the German Federal Criminal Investigative Service, which is an agency modeled after the FBI in the United States. Compared with the FBI, the German Federal Criminal Investigative Service focuses more on criminal crimes.
However, during the Cold War, ideology took the lead, and many pro-Soviet behaviors were classified as criminal crimes, so the main target of this agency was still the Soviet Union.
It was not until the end of the Cold War that the Federal Criminal Investigation Service shifted its focus to dealing with terrorism and organized crime after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In general, the Federal Criminal Investigation Office is still more powerful than the German Federal Police.
At this time, the senior Harman agent posted Zhang Wei's photo in the center of the whiteboard, obviously regarding Zhang Wei as an important suspect.
I saw Senior Agent Harman coming to the whiteboard, pointing to Zhang Wei's photo and saying: "You may not know this person, but I think you have heard of his deeds. He is the one who bought Italy to win the championship. The lucky guy who won the 10.4 million bonus!”
“Boss, what’s wrong with this person?” the subordinate asked.
"Of course!" Haman nodded, and then said: "10.4 million euros, an unprecedented jackpot in the history of football lottery, don't you think there is no problem with it?"
" Boss, you don’t doubt that the news is fake, right? I saw many newspapers reporting on this matter, and there are also photos of bookmakers issuing checks, so it shouldn’t be fake.”
Ha. Man asked: "Do you still remember the case of manipulating the results of the game that we investigated before? According to what we found, the criminal gang is in Italy, manipulating Italian teams, and even involves Juventus. Top teams like Tuscany and AC Milan ”
"I remember that this case was because the criminal group was in Italy. Our evidence chain was broken and there was no way to investigate. However, our German gambling company seems to be involved, but we can't find the evidence. You mean, this person is related to Is it related to that case?" the subordinate asked.
"That's right! This man bought Italy to win the championship and received a bonus of 10.4 million euros! And his total bet amount was 800,000 euros! 800,000 euros, such a huge sum of money, Is it reasonable to all bet on Italy to win?
And after my preliminary investigation, he placed bets on 16 bookmakers, each betting 50,000 euros. This is obviously intentional!” Haman spoke.
"Maybe this is just a coincidence! Or maybe he is worried about a betting company and is unwilling to accept such a large bet?"
"It is also possible that he does not want to attract our attention , so we spread our bets, because there is a group behind him that manipulates the game! Once we or the police pay attention, we will follow the clues and find out the criminal group behind him!" Haman replied.
"But according to news reports, when he placed his bet, the odds for Italy to win were 1 to 13. It should still be in the group stage at that time. And he bought Italy to win. I can understand the story of losing. Winning on purpose? It should be Isn’t that considered manipulating the outcome of the game?” Another subordinate asked.
"Is it possible that this criminal group controls not only the Italian team, but also Italy's opponents?" Haman began to make a bold hypothesis.
“Italy’s opponents? The first game of the knockout round is Australia, and the second game is Ukraine. Both teams are relatively weak. Italy can win without manipulating the game! Italy’s opponent in the semi-finals is Germany. , you mean, this criminal group controls our German national team? How is this possible?”
“Yes, this is our home court in Germany, how can our team not want to win? Will they lose on purpose? I don’t believe that the criminal group manipulated the German team to lose on purpose!” Another person also said.
“Of course I also believe that our German team will not be bribed. But what about the referee? Are you sure that the referee has not been bribed? Did you all watch our semi-final against Italy? I think so Several goals should have been called fouls by Italy, but the referee didn't call them!" Hamann said.
The subordinates nodded with deep understanding. As Germans, they must have their hearts set on the German team. Even if the referee is fair, they will feel that the referee is blowing the whistle. For some fouls that may or may not be called, as long as the referee does not call them, the Germans will instinctively feel that the referee is biased towards the Italian team.
Hamann then said: "Looking at the final again, the French team obviously has the advantage, but they can't score a goal and are even called offside repeatedly. Do you think it's normal? Even Zidane did this Such an unwise move, do you think this is normal? Zidane is the most experienced star in Europe!"
Everyone nodded as if they agreed with Haman's statement. .
After all, Germany failed to win the World Cup at their home court and was eliminated by the Italian team. The Germans will feel a thorn in their hearts. At this time, the Germans would rather believe that the Italian team cheated.
Hamann pointed to Zhang Wei's photo and continued: "As for this lucky guy, I think he got inside information in advance, so he spent 800,000 euros to buy Italy to win the championship. Maybe this person is our breakthrough!
Just imagine, there is a criminal group that has been manipulating European football and making huge profits from it. Now they are even manipulating the World Cup.
If such a criminal group is wiped out by us in one fell swoop, what a great contribution it will be. At that time, not only the eyes of Germany, but also Europe and even the world will look at us. Each of us will Become a hero and leave your name in history! "
The pie that Haman drew made the blood of his subordinates boil with excitement. If such a major case can be solved, promotion will not be a dream.
"Boss? This person should be a tourist. Maybe he has left Germany. How should we check? "
"He hasn't left Germany yet. I checked the flight information and he booked a flight for tomorrow to Madrid, Spain. "Haman said.
"Could it be that this criminal group is in Madrid?" someone asked.
"If he leaves Germany, then there will be no way to check him." Another person said immediately.
“We can’t let him leave, we must control him immediately!”
“That’s right, arrest him now and interrogate him.”
“But we have What's the reason? We have no evidence of his crime. After all, he is a foreign citizen. If we arrest him casually, it may cause diplomatic disputes."
"Yes, what's more, he is a tourist who came to watch the World Cup. If the tourists are arrested without evidence, it will definitely have a negative impact on our country's tourism industry!"
Everyone, you Word by word, I discussed it word by word.
Haman, on the other hand, looked confident. He said, "Who said we have no reason? We suspect that this person's identity is fake! I went to the bookmaker to retrieve the certificate he showed when he accepted the prize. The passport information showed that his name was Zhang Wei!”
“Did he enter the country illegally?” one of his subordinates immediately asked.
“Even if it is not an illegal entry and there is a visa in the passport, who can guarantee that he is himself! I went to the Immigration Bureau to check the records. Since the establishment of the European Union, we have caught all the people from China. The most common name among illegal immigrants is Zhang Wei! ”
Haman said with a strange smile and continued: "So I seriously suspect that his identity was fabricated and that he entered the country under the guise of someone with the same name. Is this a reasonable reason?"
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In the hotel lobby, Lu Yunxiang was checking out, while Zhang Wei was sitting on a chair nearby, looking at his luggage. Although this is a five-star hotel, with the security level in Europe, the luggage is still not allowed to leave sight. Maybe someone went to the five-star hotel to steal it!
A black Mercedes-Benz SUV parked at the door of the hotel. Two men got out of the car, walked into the hotel lobby, and went straight to Zhang Wei.
"Hello, I am Senior Agent Harman of the Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Are you Mr. Zhang Wei?" the other party said and took out his ID.
"Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation? What kind of agency is this?" Zhang Wei was a little confused.
But since the other party dares to take out his ID, his identity should be true.
"I am Zhang Wei, what can I do for you?" Zhang Wei asked.
"Mr. Zhang Wei, we suspect that you are an illegal immigrant. Please come back with us and assist in the investigation." Haman said coldly.
"Illegal immigrants? I think you must have misunderstood. This is my passport. It has a visa issued by the German Embassy." Zhang Wei said and took out his passport.
“We doubt the authenticity of this visa!” Haman continued.
"Then you can ask the relevant departments in your country for verification."
"We will go and verify it, but before that, you have to come with us."
< br>Zhang Wei snorted coldly: "You Germans, without any evidence, arrest people just based on suspicion?"
"We have evidence." Hamann said, directly took out a document, and continued: "This is a document from our German Immigration Bureau. It shows that several Chinese men named Zhang Wei have entered the country illegally recently. There are also many Chinese men named Zhang Wei who are stranded in Germany after their visas expired.
You can also be called Zhang Wei. We need to verify your identity. Don’t worry. You entered the country through legal channels, and you are not staying in Germany after your visa expires. We will release you immediately.”
“It’s Zhang Wei again? Do you want me to change my name?” Wei complained in his heart.
When I was applying for a visa to the United States, I was blocked once because my name was Zhang Wei. Now I am being investigated by the Germans because my name is Zhang Wei. It seems that the name Zhang Wei is not very auspicious!
At this time, Lu Yunxiang had already checked out and walked over.
"Brother, what happened?" Lu Yunxiang asked.
Before Zhang Wei could answer, Haman took the lead and said: "Is this your companion? We can't be sure whether he came to Germany through legal means, so your companion must also follow Let’s go back and assist in the investigation!”
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At the same time, at the door of the hotel, several strong men were staring at the door of the hotel.
"Boss, is the news correct? Does the Chinese who won 10 million euros really live in this hotel?" one of them asked.
"My brother's girlfriend works as a waiter in the housekeeping department of this hotel. She also took a photo of the Chinese guy. It's absolutely unmistakable," another person said.
"We have been waiting for more than an hour, and we don't know when the Chinese will come out. How about I go in and take a look?"
"Idiot, that is a five-star hotel. With your virtue, you would be suspected if you walked into a place like that!" the boss said.
"How about I change into a suit before going in?"
"Do you have a suit?"
"No, but I can steal it. I have been paying attention to a family. The male owner of that family wears a suit to work every day. He should have several suits at home."
"If there is surveillance in the hotel What? They will record you, and the police will also suspect you!"
The boss paused, and then said: "Be patient, this guy is worth 10 million euros, wait until he comes out, We kidnapped him and forced him to hand over 10 million euros, and then we made a fortune!"
While they were talking, they saw Zhang Wei walking out of the hotel, followed by two people. Help them push their suitcases.
“It’s him, the Chinese who won 10 million, he came out!”
"There are still two doormen helping him push his luggage. Is he going to leave Germany? Come on, do it now. Once he enters the airport, we won't be able to do anything. There are patrol police inside the airport."
The leader said, took out a stocking from his arms, put it on his head, and then took out a handful of biubiu from his pocket.
Several other people followed suit, wearing stockings and pulling over their heads, and also took out biubiu.
Immediately afterwards, several people rushed in the direction of Zhang Wei.
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Zhang Wei also wants to attend the World Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid, so he definitely doesn't want to assist in the investigation.
But Zhang Wei also knew that he was a commoner and unarmed, and it would be impossible not to agree. The saying that a scholar encounters a soldier is unreasonable!
Even if a wolf comes, there is no way to fight against a country's law enforcement agencies.
So Zhang Wei had no choice but to agree to Haman's assistance in the investigation. Anyway, he had not broken any laws. At most, Haman would have to let him go in 24 hours at most.
And he is one of the world's top scientists. If a country like Germany, which advocates human rights every day, dares to use force against itself, it will not only cause diplomatic disputes, but Germany's national image will also be affected.
Zhang Wei walked out of the hotel door. Haman pointed to the black Mercedes-Benz SUV in front and said, "That car is there."
"Agent Haman, actually you don't need to help us carry our luggage. We can do it ourselves." !" Zhang Wei said.
"I am protecting the evidence." Haman snorted coldly.
Obviously, Agent Harman believes that there may be evidence of a criminal group in Zhang Wei's luggage.
At this moment, a few men wearing stockings rushed over from not far away. They came to a place about ten meters away from Zhang Wei and took out biubiu.
If he were in China, Zhang Wei might think it was a toy, but this is Germany, and biubiu is probably true.
The next second, Zhang Wei hid directly behind Haman, and at the same time shouted to Lu Yunxiang next to him: "Get down!"
And Haman also reacted at the same time. , he immediately shouted: "Be careful, they have an accomplice!"
At this time, Haman thought that these guys were associates of the criminal group and came to rescue Zhang Wei.
Those who can enter the German Federal Criminal Investigation Bureau are considered elites. They all took out their biubiu immediately, found cover at the same time, and made preparations for shooting.
Seeing this scene, the kidnapper who had just rushed forward was also stunned.
"Is this a five-star hotel? Even the doorman who carries the luggage is equipped with biubiu?"
(End of this chapter)