Right where the two stood, about seven or eight ters away.
A human figure, with a loud "bang," fell onto the roof of a car.
The car alarm imdiately sounded.
The roof was also dented.
The windshield quickly shattered.
The body bounced once on the roof before rolling onto the ground, twitching a few tis before becoming completely still.
This happened so suddenly.
There were quite a few people coming and going at the hotel entrance, and many on the scene imdiately scread in fear.
Chen Fang reacted quickly.
He instantly covered Guan Qingyao's eyes, so she did not witness the most horrific scene.
The fallen person was a male, about thirty to forty years old, and blood began to spread from his body. In such a situation, anyone who saw it would feel frightened and regretful.
"Ah..."
Inside the hall.
A sudden scream pierced through.
It was the anguished cry of a woman.
Then.
The woman dashed out like a madwoman, throwing herself over the man's body and crying hysterically, leaving those around deeply affected.
The hotel employees reacted quickly.
The police were called imdiately.
Within five or six minutes, police cars and ambulances arrived at the scene, beginning the investigation and rescue of the falling incident.
The road was completely blocked at the ti.
Chen Fang could only lead Guan Qingyao back into the hotel lobby to prevent her from seeing the grueso scene.
"Sigh! I don't even know how many this month; those scamrs are so despicable, yet the governnt is doing nothing. At this rate, who knows how many will end up like this."
In the distance.
The mumbling of two middle-aged n reached Chen Fang's ears.
He didn't intend to ddle.
But hearing the word "governnt," his natural sense of duty was stirred.
He comforted Guan Qingyao and approached the two, taking out cigarettes and handing one to each, chatting while smoking: "Brother, you seem to know why he jumped?"
"Please, it's nothing new, not in the whole Xiaxiang City, even just this hotel; it's happened twice this month, all because of scams."
Said the glasses-wearing man.
Chen Fang was stunned and asked: "Scams? What scams?"
The bearded man beside him asked: "You don't know? Such scams have been rampant lately, countless families have been ruined, look it up online, it's everywhere. I tell you, these cops are useless, always cleaning up the ss, never catching those damn scamrs..."
After chatting for about a few minutes.
Chen Fang got a grasp on the situation.
The man who just jumped was a small business owner.
He ran a restaurant nearby.
About ten days ago.
He received a call claiming to be from the Public Security Bureau, saying that one of his overseas credit cards was suspected of money laundering and required his cooperation for investigation.
Driven by fear.
The small business owner followed the phone "police's" instructions and transferred all of his family's savings to a supposed "safe account" provided by the "police."
The outco was predictable.
He was scamd.
Everything he saved painstakingly over half his life was completely "cleared out."
Unable to bear such reality.
He went to the tallest nearby hotel, ascended to the top floor, and jumped down, resulting in the scene Chen Fang witnessed.
After a deep conversation with the two n.
Chen Fang also learned that scams took many forms.
They were diverse and full of tricks.
Including sches focusing on order fraud, investnt rebate fraud, even obscene video chat scams, and so targeted specifically at the elderly and children, sins that truly defy description.
All of these exploit common psychological weaknesses.
Like the man who just jumped.
The scamrs used fear to put pressure on him, prompting him to make a mistaken choice without having ti to think clearly.
There's also the psychology of greed.
The temptations of money and sex.
These are ans by which scamrs repeatedly succeed.
But that's not the most terrifying part.
Upon understanding the whole situation.
Chen Fang called the Director of Jindu City Public Security Bureau, Ruan Panxiong.
Ruan Panxiong described even more startling circumstances to him.
That similar scams are not just exclusive to Xiaxiang City, but Jindu City too is a disaster area, and nationwide, there's been a rising trend in recent years, with conditions growing increasingly severe.
Just in the last quarter.
There were 300,000 reported scam cases nationwide.
This includes quite a few that weren't reported due to small losses or other reasons.
Upon hearing this.
Chen Fang was sowhat perplexed.
Asked: "With scams being this serious, why isn't the police taking action to eliminate these criminals? Logically, it shouldn't be too difficult given current investigation techniques?"
Ruan Panxiong sighed.
Said: "Secretary Chen, it's not that the police won't act, they can't. These scam groups aren't dostic but abroad, most hidden in Wanggan Country, where we have no legal jurisdiction, so it's quite powerless."
Now Chen Fang finally understood the reason behind police "inaction."
Wanggan, a country bordering dostically, has inherently complex political ecology, making intervention not an easy matter.
"Secretary Chen, there's another situation, increasingly severe recently, where many dostics have been tricked into leaving, then controlled by these telecommunication fraud groups, serving as tools for their scams. Our police report filings on this front have shown an explosive trend, growing increasingly serious..."
Over the phone, Ruan Panxiong's voice was filled with helplessness.
Chen Fang was inclined to continue the conversation.
At that mont, another call ca in.
Helplessly, he had to hang up Ruan Panxiong's call.
"Comrade Chen Fang, where are you?"
A familiar voice ca through the phone.
None other than the Minister of the Supre Organization Departnt, Wen Fengyou.
"Hello, Minister Wen; I'm in Xiaxiang City? Is there sothing you need?"
Chen Fang asked.
Wen Fengyou paused and said: "If you're not too busy, take so ti to co to Yuanjing City; I have so matters to discuss with you in person."
Chen Fang was taken aback.
Because Wen Fengyou's tone sounded very serious.
He thought for a mont and said: "Alright, I'll book a ticket and try to get there by tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow morning would be too late; instead, quickly pack up, head to the airport now. I'll arrange a plane, aiming to take off within two hours."
Wen Fengyou said.
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