Li Shi remembered wrongly. His second uncle's son, Zhou Lin, had already graduated from junior high school. His academic performance was poor and he was seriously tired of studying. After graduation, his family originally wanted him to go to a vocational high school, but he refused to go, so he found a job as a waiter in a hotel in the city. work.
Although the salary of a waiter is low, it is still a normal job. Unexpectedly, within a month, he suddenly called his parents and told his parents that he and his friends went to Nanyun Province to work. He also said that his friend had a job in Nanyun Province. Way, you can make a lot of money.
After that, he repeatedly asked his parents for money on the pretext of buying daily necessities, replacing his mobile phone, not being able to afford food, etc.
At first, when his parents looked at his posts on Moments, they thought it was quite normal and had no suspicion. But as time went by, they said he had a normal job, but at the same time they kept asking for money from his family. They also refused to make video calls and only wanted to After calling and sending WeChat messages, his parents gradually became suspicious, but no matter how they pressed, he refused to tell the truth.
It wasn't until a few days ago that he suddenly called back in the early morning and cried to his father to tell the truth.
It turned out that he was deceived by netizens into Nanyun Province and then sold to Myanmar.
"Your second uncle said that the person who deceived Zhou Lin was a woman. At first she said she wanted to be friends with Zhou Lin, and she also said she wanted to take him to Nanyun to make a lot of money. She could make millions a year." Zhou Xiaocui sighed. , "There will be no pie in the sky, Zhou Lin is just..."
Li Shi thought to himself that this was a scam at first glance, and the other party might not even be a woman at all, but just a fan of the so-called authorities.
Asked: "What now?"
Zhou Xiaocui sighed and said: "Those people sent a video to your second uncle. In the video, they beat Zhou Lin with injuries everywhere. They even asked for a ransom of 300,000 yuan. They said they would release him if he paid 300,000 yuan, otherwise they would beat him every day." , and even cut off Zhou Lin's fingers. Your second uncle is borrowing money everywhere now, and he also spoke to me today, Shitou, you said this..."
Li Shi knew what his mother meant as soon as he heard it.
Although I haven't had much contact with my relatives there in recent years, they are my mother's blood relatives after all. When encountering this kind of thing, my kind mother will definitely feel compassion.
It's just that her mother always puts herself first. Even if she wants to lend money to her brother, she still calls her first.
Li Shi did not express his position immediately and asked: "Have you called the police?"
"The other party threatened that if he called the police, he would immediately cut off Zhou Lin's hand and force him to sell his kidney. Your second uncle wanted to call the police at first, but your second aunt was too scared to let him go and report."
Li Shi asked again: "Did the second uncle say how much he wanted to borrow?"
"Said he wanted to borrow 100,000 yuan."
Li Shi pondered for a moment and said: "Mom, you can borrow this money, but you have to make it clear to your second uncle. You can't believe what a liar says. If you don't call the police and pay the ransom this time, the other party is very likely to They will continue to ask for more money... Anyway, we will only borrow this 100,000 yuan."
When Zhou Xiaocui heard what Li Shi said, she had always trusted her son the most, and she immediately said: "Shitou, you mean, it's best to call the police first, right?"
"Well, you first transfer 100,000 yuan to my second uncle before you say this, lest he think we are making excuses for not wanting to borrow money. You also make it clear that it is up to them to decide whether to report it to the police or not. "
"well."
After talking to his mother and hanging up the phone, Li Shi immediately transferred 200,000 yuan to his mother's account and checked the WeChat group at his grandmother's house.
There are no chat records in the group, and no one has spoken for several days.
He thought for a while and sent a message to Lu Congwei: "Brother, are you busy now? I have something to ask you."
Then he returned to the chat interface with Jiang Tianpeng. He had already sent several messages:
"You, a fellow countryman, studied fine brushwork figures. The Xijing Academy of Fine Arts is one of the top art academies in the country. Those who can get into it are not ordinary people for amateurs like us. You are just learning, and I will definitely be able to teach you enough." ”
"Just say it was introduced by Teacher Wang."
Contact information was sent later.
Li Shi quickly replied: "I'm sorry, brother, I just took a call because I had something to do. Thank you!"
"It's okay. By the way, will you go to Jieyang Public Sale next month?"
Li Shi replied: "I haven't decided yet. I'll see if I have time."
After chatting with Jiang Tianpeng for a few words, Li Shi looked at the contact information he sent: Baoqing Guo Film Studio, phone number 187...
Li Shi was not in a hurry to contact the other party. He first searched for this studio on the Internet, but found nothing.
He thought for a while, searched for the mobile phone number on WeChat, and then applied to add the other party as a friend.
"Let's get in touch first."
Li Shi put down his phone, clicked on the playback tutorial on his tablet, and continued to learn "Steps to Draw Beethoven's Half-face". After watching it for a few minutes, he found that he couldn't read it, and kept checking his phone to see if there were any new messages.
At first I thought I was waiting for the friend who just applied to be approved, but later I realized that what I was actually waiting for was Lu Congwei’s reply.
Picking up the phone, he clicked on WeChat and took a look, before calling Lu Congwei.
The call was answered quickly.
"Brother Shitou, what's wrong?"
"That's right, I have a relative..."
Li Shi told the story of his cousin being deceived into going to Myanmar, and asked for advice: "Brother, you are more familiar with Myanmar. How do you think this matter should be handled better? If the ransom is paid, what will happen there?" Will they be released directly?"
Lu Congwei immediately said: "It's hard to say this. I have seen many similar situations over the years. Some people were released after paying a ransom, but most of them would not be released. Most of the people who were finally rescued were rescued by various means. The efforts of the police and the National Immigration Bureau... If only a few years ago, I could ask someone to help you find out, but now it is too chaotic over there, and my relationship with my brother is beyond my reach, alas."
Lu Congwei is just an ordinary jade merchant. Now that he goes there by himself, he doesn't dare to run around and only visits and buys goods in relatively safe areas.
After chatting for a while, Li Shi hung up the phone and felt much calmer.
Although this phone call had no effect,
But he tried his best.
At least he felt like he was trying his best.
If he used the learning panel, he could go to Myanmar and rescue people, but that would involve taking a lot of risks, and he couldn't do that.
Not to mention a cousin who had not had much contact with him since he was a child and had not even spoken to him for a few words. Li Shi would not do this even if he was a close relative.
Currently, there is only one and a half people in the world who would let him take this risk. His mother is one, and Chen Qiuye can only be considered half of them for the time being.
He doesn't think he is being selfish either.
It’s just human nature.
Re-clicking the tutorial on the tablet to play, Li Shi studied carefully for more than ten minutes. WeChat beeped and Guo Ying passed the friend application.
"Hello, are you Mr. Li Shi? You want to learn sketching, right?"
Li Shi chatted and talked about his situation.
Guo Yingdao: "Mr. Li, if you are in a hurry to learn now, you may not have enough time. I have also brought a few students who will take the joint art exam in December. But if you just want to learn the basic skills of sketching, I can introduce my girlfriend to teach you." You, she graduated from Sichuan Fine Arts Education major, and her sketching skills are better than mine."
