I’ve Gone Viral Because of a Money-Saving Variety Show
Author: KinderPartTimer
Chapter 326 - 320: Did He Really Think Pretending to Be His Dad Could Scam His Money?
Bank cards are all real-name registered, he should be able to catch the damn scammer by directly providing the card number at the police station later.
The person on the other end of the phone agreed swiftly: "Okay, hurry up, I need it urgently!"
While taking down the card number, Zheng He said: "Alright, I know. Just wait, Iâll do it as soon as possible!"
Iâll send you right into jail soon!
As soon as Zheng He finished speaking, the person on the other line repeatedly said "Okay", and then mentioned to give him a call after transferring the money before hanging up.
Zheng He, looking at the disconnected call, repeatedly spat out several times: "Some âokayâ that is! Transfer money to you? Just wait to be jailed, you dead scammer! Watch how I personally deliver you to prison!"
Thinking he could scam me by pretending to be my dad?
Donât even think about it!
Zheng He spat again: "Iâm still your ancestor! Idiot!"
[Wow! Has Zheng He really grown up this time?]
[When Zheng He was asking for the card number earlier, my heart was in my throat, but who could have thought that Zheng He was just counter-scheming! Impressive!]
[Me too! I had the police number ready! Iâm truly dying, Zheng He can finally avoid being scammed!]
[Iâm so relieved, and it wasnât in vain that the police uncle gave him so many educational lessons! The police uncle would probably be moved to tears seeing this!]
Zheng He rushed to report to the police, but he had no transportation since the villager he borrowed the electric bike from wasnât home.
Fortunately, the village chief was driving to the train station to pick someone up at the time.
But the chief was in a hurry and couldnât go out of his way to drop him off at the police station.
Zheng He thought quickly and urged: "Itâs okay, just take me to the train station with you!"
There are many temporary police stations around the train station, and since itâs all about reporting, any police station would do!
Thatâs how Zheng He ended up in the village chiefâs sedan.
When he got into the car, he also pulled Hu Yun along with him.
Hu Yun originally wanted to refuse because she feared, just as Chen Xixi had mentioned, that her variety show debut could turn into her last show, or even the last job of her entertainment career...
But she couldnât win over Zheng He, and with the village chief rushing, she was dragged along.
The reluctant Hu Yun at this moment really wanted to report to the police.
[Why doesnât Zheng He just call and report to the police? Wouldnât calling be faster and more convenient? Why must he go to the police station in person?]
I donât know who raised that doubt, but this comment quickly sparked a discussion among netizens, who all felt that Zheng He had no need to go to the police station in person.
After the car started moving for a while, Hu Yun also realized the issue: "Why donât you just call and report to the police?"
"You wouldnât understand that!" Zheng He, sitting with one leg crossed over the other in a know-it-all manner, looked at Hu Yun. He was about to speak but, cautious of being overheard, looked around.
Then, leaning close to Hu Yunâs ear and covering his lips with his hand to prevent others from eavesdropping, he said, "If this card number doesnât lead to the scammer, we can directly call the scammerâs phone at the police station and have the police help us lure the scammer into revealing flaws, which increases our chances of success.
After all, we arenât professionals at luring scammers, so if we alert the scammer and they run away, wouldnât we miss the chance entirely!"
Hu Yun nodded: "That makes sense!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng He also seemed quite smart, why did those online clips portray him as dumb?
Hu Yun suddenly felt that those online clips of Zheng He getting scammed were possibly maliciously edited by Little Heizi.
Zheng He then said, "In a while, weâll need to turn off our devices, in case the scammer goes online and sees us trying to counter-scam him at the police station, that would be troublesome."
"Sure!" Hu Yun, somewhat excited, clenched her hand.
This was her first time being a crusader for justice, and she felt an inexplicable surge of passion!
If we can really catch the scammer this time, it might even make up for her buying fake followers scandal and attract quite a few new fans.
Hu Yun thought about it and got even more excited!
...
Meanwhile.
At the train station.
Zheng Heâs fatherâOld Zheng, stood in the station hall, glancing at his phone occasionally, fearing he might miss his eldest sonâs call.
He was eagerly waiting for this life-saving money to take the train to find Zheng Heâs mother!
Just last night.
Zheng Heâs mother watched Zheng Heâs live stream and unexpectedly learned about Old Zhengâs hidden money stash, which led her to have an outburst on the spot!
At the same time, Zheng Heâs mother took all the money from Old Zheng, leaving him not a single penny.
At this moment, Old Zhengâs pockets were cleaner than his face.
Zheng Heâs mother, after taking all the money from Old Zheng, didnât say a word, gave no chance for redemption, and locked Old Zheng in a dark room for reflection.
And Zheng Heâs mother packed her bags and went back to her parentsâ house overnight!
The next day when Old Zheng realized she was gone and tried to find someone, he found that his car keys, phone, wedding ring, watch, necklace, and all other valuable things were gone.
He almost thought their house had been visited by thieves.
Noticing something was wrong, Old Zheng quickly borrowed a neighborâs phone to call Zheng Heâs mother, but couldnât get through. It was not until he called his father-in-law that he learned his wife took all the belongings and went back to her parentsâ home.
Their home was not far from the train station, and it was only when he reached the station that he remembered he had no money for a ticket. Thatâs why he borrowed a phone from a station staff to call Zheng He and ask him to urgently transfer some money.
The bank card was not taken by Zheng Heâs mother, after all, there were no funds in it.
Now Old Zheng was just waiting for his âleaky military coatâ to quickly transfer some life-saving money, so he could go bring his wife back!
Seeing Old Zheng anxious, a staff member asked, "Hasnât your son called back yet?"
Old Zheng thought the staff was in a hurry to get his phone back and quickly said with a smile, "Soon, soon!"
The staff member looked at Old Zheng enviously, "Your son is really filial, you just ask for money and he transfers it without a question, truly a paragon of filial piety! Youâre going to be very blessed in the future!"
Old Zheng laughed awkwardly, "What blessing!"
Anyway, his filial piety is nearly killing him!
Without his son, he wouldnât be standing here in such an embarrassing situation!
...
At the entrance of the train station, Zheng He and Hu Yun got off the car and headed to the nearby police station, at the same time they manually turned off the camera on them.
To avoid startling the snake.
Just then, a young man holding a card started stuffing it into their hands, looking at them sternly and said, "We are plainclothes police, if you see a thief or encounter danger you can call the number on this card to report it, the response is quick and efficient."
Zheng He looked at the card in his hand, frowning slightly.
Are police really rolling out cards everywhere now to boost their KPI?
Zheng He hurriedly stopped the person, "Comrade, wait a moment, I was just about to report a crime!"
The young man looked at Zheng He, speaking earnestly, "Okay, tell me."
Zheng He, having been in and out of police stations many times, was experienced and couldnât help but feel puzzled, "Arenât we going to go back to the station to make a written record or something?"
"No need, we are plainclothes police, we canât expose our identity. Just tell me the situation now, after youâve explained, I will call my colleagues to get them to act quickly, we canât let the bad guys get away."
The young man then took out a small notebook and pen from his pocket, ready to take notes.
The person on the other end of the phone agreed swiftly: "Okay, hurry up, I need it urgently!"
While taking down the card number, Zheng He said: "Alright, I know. Just wait, Iâll do it as soon as possible!"
Iâll send you right into jail soon!
As soon as Zheng He finished speaking, the person on the other line repeatedly said "Okay", and then mentioned to give him a call after transferring the money before hanging up.
Zheng He, looking at the disconnected call, repeatedly spat out several times: "Some âokayâ that is! Transfer money to you? Just wait to be jailed, you dead scammer! Watch how I personally deliver you to prison!"
Thinking he could scam me by pretending to be my dad?
Donât even think about it!
Zheng He spat again: "Iâm still your ancestor! Idiot!"
[Wow! Has Zheng He really grown up this time?]
[When Zheng He was asking for the card number earlier, my heart was in my throat, but who could have thought that Zheng He was just counter-scheming! Impressive!]
[Me too! I had the police number ready! Iâm truly dying, Zheng He can finally avoid being scammed!]
[Iâm so relieved, and it wasnât in vain that the police uncle gave him so many educational lessons! The police uncle would probably be moved to tears seeing this!]
Zheng He rushed to report to the police, but he had no transportation since the villager he borrowed the electric bike from wasnât home.
Fortunately, the village chief was driving to the train station to pick someone up at the time.
But the chief was in a hurry and couldnât go out of his way to drop him off at the police station.
Zheng He thought quickly and urged: "Itâs okay, just take me to the train station with you!"
There are many temporary police stations around the train station, and since itâs all about reporting, any police station would do!
Thatâs how Zheng He ended up in the village chiefâs sedan.
When he got into the car, he also pulled Hu Yun along with him.
Hu Yun originally wanted to refuse because she feared, just as Chen Xixi had mentioned, that her variety show debut could turn into her last show, or even the last job of her entertainment career...
But she couldnât win over Zheng He, and with the village chief rushing, she was dragged along.
The reluctant Hu Yun at this moment really wanted to report to the police.
[Why doesnât Zheng He just call and report to the police? Wouldnât calling be faster and more convenient? Why must he go to the police station in person?]
I donât know who raised that doubt, but this comment quickly sparked a discussion among netizens, who all felt that Zheng He had no need to go to the police station in person.
After the car started moving for a while, Hu Yun also realized the issue: "Why donât you just call and report to the police?"
"You wouldnât understand that!" Zheng He, sitting with one leg crossed over the other in a know-it-all manner, looked at Hu Yun. He was about to speak but, cautious of being overheard, looked around.
Then, leaning close to Hu Yunâs ear and covering his lips with his hand to prevent others from eavesdropping, he said, "If this card number doesnât lead to the scammer, we can directly call the scammerâs phone at the police station and have the police help us lure the scammer into revealing flaws, which increases our chances of success.
After all, we arenât professionals at luring scammers, so if we alert the scammer and they run away, wouldnât we miss the chance entirely!"
Hu Yun nodded: "That makes sense!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng He also seemed quite smart, why did those online clips portray him as dumb?
Hu Yun suddenly felt that those online clips of Zheng He getting scammed were possibly maliciously edited by Little Heizi.
Zheng He then said, "In a while, weâll need to turn off our devices, in case the scammer goes online and sees us trying to counter-scam him at the police station, that would be troublesome."
"Sure!" Hu Yun, somewhat excited, clenched her hand.
This was her first time being a crusader for justice, and she felt an inexplicable surge of passion!
If we can really catch the scammer this time, it might even make up for her buying fake followers scandal and attract quite a few new fans.
Hu Yun thought about it and got even more excited!
...
Meanwhile.
At the train station.
Zheng Heâs fatherâOld Zheng, stood in the station hall, glancing at his phone occasionally, fearing he might miss his eldest sonâs call.
He was eagerly waiting for this life-saving money to take the train to find Zheng Heâs mother!
Just last night.
Zheng Heâs mother watched Zheng Heâs live stream and unexpectedly learned about Old Zhengâs hidden money stash, which led her to have an outburst on the spot!
At the same time, Zheng Heâs mother took all the money from Old Zheng, leaving him not a single penny.
At this moment, Old Zhengâs pockets were cleaner than his face.
Zheng Heâs mother, after taking all the money from Old Zheng, didnât say a word, gave no chance for redemption, and locked Old Zheng in a dark room for reflection.
And Zheng Heâs mother packed her bags and went back to her parentsâ house overnight!
The next day when Old Zheng realized she was gone and tried to find someone, he found that his car keys, phone, wedding ring, watch, necklace, and all other valuable things were gone.
He almost thought their house had been visited by thieves.
Noticing something was wrong, Old Zheng quickly borrowed a neighborâs phone to call Zheng Heâs mother, but couldnât get through. It was not until he called his father-in-law that he learned his wife took all the belongings and went back to her parentsâ home.
Their home was not far from the train station, and it was only when he reached the station that he remembered he had no money for a ticket. Thatâs why he borrowed a phone from a station staff to call Zheng He and ask him to urgently transfer some money.
The bank card was not taken by Zheng Heâs mother, after all, there were no funds in it.
Now Old Zheng was just waiting for his âleaky military coatâ to quickly transfer some life-saving money, so he could go bring his wife back!
Seeing Old Zheng anxious, a staff member asked, "Hasnât your son called back yet?"
Old Zheng thought the staff was in a hurry to get his phone back and quickly said with a smile, "Soon, soon!"
The staff member looked at Old Zheng enviously, "Your son is really filial, you just ask for money and he transfers it without a question, truly a paragon of filial piety! Youâre going to be very blessed in the future!"
Old Zheng laughed awkwardly, "What blessing!"
Anyway, his filial piety is nearly killing him!
Without his son, he wouldnât be standing here in such an embarrassing situation!
...
At the entrance of the train station, Zheng He and Hu Yun got off the car and headed to the nearby police station, at the same time they manually turned off the camera on them.
To avoid startling the snake.
Just then, a young man holding a card started stuffing it into their hands, looking at them sternly and said, "We are plainclothes police, if you see a thief or encounter danger you can call the number on this card to report it, the response is quick and efficient."
Zheng He looked at the card in his hand, frowning slightly.
Are police really rolling out cards everywhere now to boost their KPI?
Zheng He hurriedly stopped the person, "Comrade, wait a moment, I was just about to report a crime!"
The young man looked at Zheng He, speaking earnestly, "Okay, tell me."
Zheng He, having been in and out of police stations many times, was experienced and couldnât help but feel puzzled, "Arenât we going to go back to the station to make a written record or something?"
"No need, we are plainclothes police, we canât expose our identity. Just tell me the situation now, after youâve explained, I will call my colleagues to get them to act quickly, we canât let the bad guys get away."
The young man then took out a small notebook and pen from his pocket, ready to take notes.