Chapter 2145: Chapter 2145: 2146: New Case

Lin Yi quickly drove to the Xinshan branch office.

Surprisingly, Li Xianghui, Zhu Junchi, and Zhang Hui were not there, only Gu Yiran was there, seemingly organizing files.

“Why are you the only one here? Where are Brother Li and the others?”

“There’s a severe assault case, Brother Li and the others went to handle it.” Gu Yiran said without turning her head:

“The case isn’t that serious, so I didn’t go with them.”

“You make it sound noble, but I think there’s another reason.” Lin Yi said, sitting on the sofa.

“Why am I making it sound noble? If there weren’t enough people, I would definitely have gone.”

“I bet you didn’t go because you’re on your period.”

“Huh?”

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Gu Yiran was stunned for a moment, giving Lin Yi a strange look.

“How did you know?”

“You usually wear jeans, but you only wear loose pants when you’re on your period.”

“Who told you that wearing loose pants means I’m on my period?” Gu Yiran argued.

“If you think I’m wrong, you can prove your innocence by taking off your pants.”

“Lin Yi, I’m going to kill you!”

Gu Yiran grabbed a black notebook from the table and threw it at Lin Yi.

However, Lin Yi was quick to react and wasn’t hit.

But at that moment, Zhang Peng hurried over.

“Lin Bro, Ji Qingyan, there’s a tricky case. A woman called the police, saying her son is missing, and she can’t get in touch with him.”

Hearing this, both of them got serious. “How long has he been missing?”

“About two days.”

“What exactly happened? Did the caller give any details?”

“She said her son went to a lecture and then disappeared, and he hasn’t come home.”

Lin Yi and Gu Yiran exchanged a look.

According to the regulations, if someone is missing for more than 24 hours, the case has to be taken, as the situation can be minor or serious, so it had to be dealt with carefully.

“Let’s go, I’ll go with you.”

After saying that, Lin Yi looked at Gu Yiran.

“You’re in a special situation, you better not go.”

“How am I special?” Gu Yiran, looking embarrassed but pretending to be tough, said:

“I’ll go together.”

Gu Yiran didn’t care much about being on her period.

She was decisive and had a strong personality.

Soon, the three of them left together and drove to the caller’s home.

The scene was in an ordinary residential area located in the outer ring.

Originally, Xinshan branch office was in the suburbs, and the caller’s home was even further on the edge of the suburbs, very basic, not matching wealthy people.

The caller was a woman in her fifties, dressed very plainly.

Based on past experience, she seemed a relatively simple person.

This made handling the case much more convenient.

“Please, police officers, help me find my son. If something happens to him, I won’t be able to live,” the middle-aged woman cried desperately.

“Please calm down first,” Lin Yi said:

“Tell me about your son first, we need to analyze the specifics, try to provide us with as many clues as possible.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll cooperate.”

Over the next few minutes, the middle-aged woman described her family’s situation.

Her name was Ma Guilan, and her son was Zhu Xiangbin.

He had graduated with a master’s degree four or five years ago.

For various reasons, he hadn’t found a suitable job and was mostly staying at home.

But two days ago in the afternoon, he said he was going to a promotional meeting for cosmetic products and hadn’t come home since.

His phone was still reachable the night of that day, but about twenty-four hours later,

it was completely unreachable sometimes off, sometimes unanswered.

After getting the information, the three of them stood aside to analyze what might have happened.

“It doesn’t seem like kidnapping; the phone was still occasionally reachable, and initially, someone answered. Considering their family’s situation, we can rule out kidnapping.”

Thinking for half a minute, Lin Yi expressed his thoughts.

“It seems more like a pyramid scheme, what do you think?”

“I think so too,” Zhang Peng said:

“I’ve dealt with a few similar cases, feels almost the same, probably won’t be long before his relatives start getting calls from him.”

Lin Yi nodded, “I guess he’s undergoing the organization’s brainwashing and will probably contact his family afterward.”

“If that’s the case, there’s no need to worry too much. At least his life is safe as long as he doesn’t mess up,” Gu Yiran said.

“But we still have to see what kind of organization it is; better handle it quickly,” Lin Yi said:

“Let’s go and find out more, maybe we can follow the vine to get to the melon.”

They then returned to Ma Guilan and asked:

“Where was this cosmetic product agency meeting held that your son attended?”

“I’m not sure about that, but he mentioned a few days ago that he found an opportunity to make a fortune, but it needed fifty thousand dollars of capital. He was sure it would make money, so I didn’t think too much and gave him all our savings. Could he have been kidnapped after taking the money?”

“Aunt, please calm down,” Lin Yi consoled:

“Based on our experience, fifty thousand dollars isn’t worth a kidnapping by someone. It’s probably a pyramid scheme organization. It probably won’t be long until his relatives, including you, start receiving calls to invest money. Keep an eye on this. If there’s any news, contact us immediately.”

“Okay, okay, no problem.”

RING RING RING—

Just then, Ma Guilan’s phone rang.

“Hello, sister-in-law.”

“Did your son contact you?”

“Don’t give him any money, I’ve already called the police. It seems he was taken by a pyramid scheme organization, the police are right here with me.”

Lin Yi and the others exchanged glances, thinking of leaving to find other clues, but coincidentally, he had called.

“Pass the phone to me.”

Ma Guilan handed the phone over, and Lin Yi casually turned on the speaker.

“Hello, I’m a police officer from Xinshan branch office, dealing with Zhu Xiangbin’s case. Can you tell me what’s happening on your end?”

“Okay, okay, I’m Zhu Xiangbin’s aunt. He just called me, saying he’s got an international luxury brand franchise and wanted me to join him, asking for fifty thousand dollars. I felt something was off, so I called to ask, definitely seems like a pyramid scheme.”

“You’re right,” Lin Yi said:

“Come over to their place now, I’ll teach you what to do next, don’t alert him.”