Chapter 147 Pyramid Scheme (ETL) Part 2
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Chapter 147 I’ll Make You a Sow in Your Next Life!
Having grown accustomed to the increasingly good-looking ghosts surrounding Gu Ye, Xie Cheng had to take a deep breath every time the ghost child appeared. As he has always been in a team with Gu Ye and seen so many beauties, he was almost becoming a sucker for good looks himself. This kid was genuinely ugly, frighteningly ugly—ugly enough to scare ghosts and dogs alike.
With a stern face, Gu Ye said seriously to the ghost child, “Kid, use your dream-entering ability to become that old woman. Tell that person you know you’ve been deceived. Then scare him that either he pays with his life, or confess. Otherwise, you’ll kill him.”
The little ghost excitedly exclaimed, “I’m best at scaring people!”
As the ugliest kid in the family, and lacking any fighting skills, all he could do in the future was just be able to scare people. Gu Ye still thinks that the ghost child is not bad enough, so he teaches him, “You need to make it more realistic. Find two ghosts, dress them up as Ox-Head and Horse-Face. Next, you draw out one of his ‘hun’ and ‘po’1 in his dream, let him see his own corpse, and scare him.”
Xie Cheng gave a thumbs up, “Any kid in your hands becomes incredibly wicked.”
Gu Ye’s lips curled up, “That’s more interesting.” He waved his hand, “Go! Pikachu!”
The little ghost ran off, shouting “Pika pika~,” happily flying away.
Kuman Thong popped out of Gu Ye’s backpack, “I want to go too.”
Perhaps because they were both created (by someone, not natural existence), but they somehow became friends, always playing together. Gu Ye waved, “You go too, Fat Pikachu!”
The little fatty chased after the ghost child, shouting, “Pika Pika~”
Gu Ye’s lips twitched, “I can’t see how wicked he is, but I definitely saw how silly he is.”
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In the middle of the night, the ghost child arrived at the police station.
Previously, Li Yandong started a fire inside the house, and thick smoke billowed out in the middle of the night, almost setting the house on fire. This disturbed the neighbors and affected public order, so he was fined and detained for two days. He’s currently sleeping in the cell.
The ghost child quietly entered his dream, transforming into the old woman. Inside the dream, he re-created the scene in the cell where Li Yandong is sleeping. Seeing the person on the bed, the ghost child raised his foot and kicked!
Li Yandong was kicked awake. Seeing it was the old woman again, he cried out in despair, “Why are you here again! And you dare come here! This is the police station! The police station! Aren’t you ghosts afraid of the police?”
The old woman, who was actually the ghost child, said ominously, “Only ghosts who do bad things are afraid of the police. I don’t do bad things.”
Li Yandong was almost in tears. “Are you here to buy more goods again? Is your stock sold out again? You sell out way too fast!”
If he had had this business ability when he was alive, he would have been incredibly wealthy, like the national father, Gu Decheng.
The old woman snorted, “No, I’m not here to buy goods today, I’m here to take your life!”
The ghostly face approached, not its usual deathly pale appearance, but rather a purplish-blue face like that of a demon. Li Yandong was so frightened that he scrambled out, but just as he reached the doorway, 4 legs blocked his way. He looked up in terror and saw 2 beings, one with a bull’s head and another with a horse’s face!
Could this be the legendary Ox-Head and Horse-Face? The soul-reaping messengers?
Terrified, Li Yandong scrambled back to the corner, sobbing, “Great Grandma! Please spare me! I beg you! I’ll give you as much stock as you need! What do you want my life for? If I die, who will sell you the products?”
The old woman approached Li Yandong menacingly, each step feeling like a heavy crushing weight on Li Yandong’s heart. “It was your products that killed me!”
“No way! Even if they weren’t effective, they wouldn’t kill anyone!” Li Yandong explained anxiously, “Our products are all-natural, without any additives! They absolutely couldn’t harm anyone!”
The old woman said fiercely, “It was your lies that made me believe them, delaying my treatment! I resent you!”
“I never said you couldn’t go to the hospital. What does delaying your treatment have to do with me?” ”
The old woman said angrily, “If you hadn’t claimed to cure all diseases, would I have avoided going to the hospital? A dishonest person like you, the King of Hell will take you back and boil you in oil! After that, you’ll be reincarnated as a pig!”
Li Yandong asked in horror, “A pig?”
“You still want to be human?! Being a pig is already a favor, pork is so expensive these days!” After thinking for a moment, the old woman said seriously, “I’ll make you a sow! Give birth to ten thousand piglets a year! If you don’t produce them, you won’t get any food!”
Li Yandong was so frightened that his mind went blank, “No! Don’t capture me! My lying isn’t a capital offense that it’ll affect my next life! I’ll have the police arrest me! You have no right to arrest me! I’ll turn myself in! I’ll atone for my sins while I’m alive, and then I won’t be punished after I die!”
Unexpectedly, the other party was so easily frightened. But the task given by Gu Ye wasn’t finished yet. The ghost child thought for a moment, regardless of his fear, the soul (1 hun 1 po) still had to be extracted. “Yes, but you haven’t confessed to the police yet! Quick! Take him away!”
The ‘Ox-Head and Horse-Face’ demons rushed forward, grabbing Li Yandong’s soul and pulling it out. Li Yandong felt he was losing control, as if something was being ripped from his body. Looking in horror at his ‘corpse’ lying on the bed, realizing he was ‘dead’, Li Yandong was so frightened that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Before fainting, he wet himself in fright.
The ghost child emerged from Li Yandong’s dream and lifted the covers. Upon seeing the wet blankets, his face hardened. He thought for a moment, “…I’m, I’m sorry.” Then, terrified, he ran away, shouting, “Master Gu, something terrible has happened! I scared him so much he peed himself!!!”
Li Yandong slowly recovered, but when he saw the ‘Ox-Head and Horse-Face’ still standing by the wall, he screamed in terror. It wasn’t a dream, it was real! The old lady was gone, but the soul-reaping messengers were still there!
“Police! Police officer! Police officer, help me!!!”
Li Yandong screamed as he scrambled to his feet, calling over the officer on duty. Tears streaming down his face, he said, “I confess, police officer! The products I sold killed the old lady! Help!”
The police were completely bewildered, looking at Li Yandong as if he were a lunatic. Was this some kind of sudden turn of events? Was he dreaming?
Li Yandong cried, “I want to turn myself in! Please interrogate me! I’ll tell you everything!”
The policeman looked at his pants, half-laughing, half-crying, “Your pants…”
“It’s not important!” Li Yandong cried, breaking down, “The important thing is I’m going to die! I’ll turn myself in!”
Seeing how serious Li Yandong was, the policeman said, “Then tell me.”
“Paper! Pen! I’ll write it myself!” Li Yandong was unusually cooperative. Without being asked by the police, he readily agreed, quickly taking paper and pen and writing a full page, clearly outlining the entire process. “These people are all on my end. This is the process, this is the supply route!”
Holding the list, the policeman asked speechlessly, “Are you sure you’re not just messing around because you couldn’t sleep at night?”
“I wouldn’t dare!” Li Yandong cried, “Are you even policemen? Go investigate already, sentence me! I don’t want to die, and I don’t want to be a sow!”
The policeman: “…”
What a lunatic!
The police officer in charge of the interrogation gave the confession to his colleague (at the next shift) before leaving to get off work in the morning. With a mix of amusement and exasperation, he recounted what had happened the previous night. Upon seeing the words ‘Elderly Health Management Center’, the officer immediately became alert and said, “I’ve investigated this case before.”
“What? You’ve investigated it before?”
“Yes, someone reported it to the police before. We went twice, but we didn’t find anything. If this list is real, this is a big deal.”
The case was brought up again, immediately attracting the attention of the police. Now that so many lists and procedures have been handed over, the police began their investigation, both overt and covert, and they actually uncovered quite a bit.
Following Li Yandong’s lead, a trail was uncovered, eventually leading to a small workshop where the cushions were made. The entire production process was filmed, leaving the police speechless. “This kind of cushion, selling for several thousand yuan each? How did they manage to fool everyone? If they’re so good, why don’t they go play football2?”
Soon, the Elderly Health Management Center was shut down. Some elderly people were attending classes at the time, completely bewildered by what had happened. The police told them, “You haven’t been scammed yet, but the day you are, you’ll know why they were shut down.”
However, the elderly people were still unhappy, all indignant on behalf of the group. “Do you police have any evidence? How can you just put up these seal tapes like that?!”
“They were giving a perfectly good lecture. Why are you arresting them?”
“That’s right! They didn’t ask us for a single penny. Why are you arresting them? What evidence do you have?”
“I’m going to file a complaint against you. What you’re doing is outrageous! How can you serve the people like this?” ”
Faced with such a group of elderly men and women, the police dared not make any big moves. One particularly aggressive woman pushed them, forcing the officers to retreat step by step, afraid to advance for fear of being filmed and causing negative public opinion and trouble for the team.
Ruan Yuanfeng had moved here since his mother’s death. Today was his day off, and seeing so many people gathered around, he immediately understood what had happened. He hadn’t expected Gu Ye to act so quickly. Seeing the group of elderly people being so aggressive, Ruan Yuanfeng walked over and said, “My mother was just like you at first, completely trusting them. After being brainwashed, she didn’t even know to seek treatment when she was sick. She’s been dead for 2 months now. Do you want to go down and join her?”
His words were shocking. Ruan Yuanfeng’s suggestion of ‘going down to join her’ startled the group of elderly people. “Dead?”
“Oh, you’re that Aunty Ruan’s youngest son!”
“Didn’t your mother die of illness?”
Ruan Yuanfeng scared them, “My mother’s death is inextricably linked to them, and you’re still protecting them? Do you want to go chat with my mother?”
Only then did the group of elderly men and women stop protecting the shop. Watching the police arrest a string of people, they pointed and whispered, some angrily saying, “We haven’t even collected our eggs yet!”
“Yeah, I finally can collect my oil tomorrow! These police came at the worst possible time!”
Gu Ye watched this scene from a distance. He still had the old woman’s spirit in his car. The old woman was also anxious, “Why were they arrested?”
Gu Ye raised an eyebrow. “Can’t you see? They’re all scammers. That cushion of yours isn’t worth 3,500 at all.”
“But…” the old woman remained obstinate, completely brainwashed, “After using this stuff, my legs really don’t hurt anymore.”
Gu Ye said helplessly, “Mugwort is good for removing dampness; it’s not ineffective, but it’s only an auxiliary treatment. Didn’t you also use medicinal plasters?”
The old lady frowned. “My son gave me the medicine, but it didn’t work before.”
“Traditional Chinese medicine isn’t like hormones. It doesn’t work immediately like those after an injection.” Gu Ye said, then added seriously, “Anyway, you’ve run out of stock, and you won’t be able to sell it anymore.”
This case hasn’t even reached the final conclusion when it was exposed in the news. And it wasn’t just this one company; the arrest uncovered a whole gang selling fake health products! Why would elderly people who usually save money fall for such a scam? This has become a hot topic in society, and public opinion has exploded!
After returning home, Gu Ye was following the developments of this matter when an official Weibo account tagged him. After reading the message, Gu Ye was stunned. For real?!
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