Chen Tao's Story
Li Yao held his phone, his brow furrowed. "What happened?"
The roar of a car engine could be faintly heard over Cao Rui's phone. He drove with one hand and said, "That kid's been hooked up with a pyramid scheme! I'm on my way to your shop, we'll talk in detail later!"
Li Yao: "Okay, drive carefully."
Cao Rui: "Alright!"
Putting down his phone, Li Yao pursed his lips, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table, making a "tap-tap" sound. The University City was actually quite a distance from Drum Tower Road, so Cao Rui was probably still some distance away. Li Yao glanced at his phone, wanting to call Chen Tao, but he held back.
Li Yao decided to discuss it after Cao Rui arrived.
A dozen minutes later, Cao Rui stormed into the Lost Tavern: "Fuck the hell out of him!"
Li Yao pushed a glass of water over to him. "Drink some water and calm down."
Cao Rui picked up the glass and took a sip, but spat it out with a "pfft": "This is fucking vodka!"
Li Yao nodded. "Calmed down?"
Cao Rui gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the table. "That kid said he was going out with his girlfriend half a month ago, but unexpectedly they ended up in a pyramid scheme together. A few days ago, he called me and talked nonsense, saying that he was out of money and asked me for some help. So I transferred him five thousand yuan. But later I realized something was wrong."
Li Yao nodded.
Chen Tao's family wasn't exactly rich, but they were considered well-off.
Both of Chen Tao's parents are teachers. Although Chen Tao and Cao Rui both inherited the Siberian Husky's personality, Chen Tao is actually more mature than Cao Rui.
I would never go out with my girlfriend to the point where I have to borrow money from my roommates.
That phone call was probably a signal.
Cao Rui continued, "A few days later he returned the money to me, and then asked me to borrow another 20,000 yuan. I suddenly became suspicious! Something's not right... Later, I subtly probed him and found out that he had joined a pyramid scheme!"
Li Yao asked, "Do you know where he is?"
Cao Rui: "I only know it's in Lu Region."
Li Yao took out his phone and called Chen Tao, signaling Cao Rui to keep quiet.
soon,
When the call connected, Chen Tao said in a relaxed tone, "Da Yao, what's up?"
Li Yao: "Where are you? Come over to my tavern sometime."
Chen Tao paused for a moment and said, "Da Yao, you're a smart man, so I won't beat around the bush. I'm doing something very important, so don't worry about me. I'm confident in my abilities. I'll be back in a few days, trust me."
Cao Rui is getting anxious!
That's the nature of pyramid schemes! Back then, a relative of theirs was like that. They said there was a great project with government backing, and that making money was no problem. In the end, they invested all their savings and got nothing in return!
The key issue is that he has been brainwashed to the point that he won't listen to anyone. He threatens to divorce his family if they try to stop him, and even threatens to burn down the house!
Therefore, Cao Rui hates pyramid schemes to the core.
They're all a bunch of damn bastards who deserve to be skinned alive.
Li Yao held Cao Rui down and calmly asked, "Are you sure?"
Chen Tao: "Confirmed."
Li Yao: "That's good. I've prepared some wine, waiting for you to come back and drink it."
Chen Tao: "Mm."
After the call ended, Cao Rui shouted angrily, "What are you doing? You believe what he says? He's been brainwashed!"
Cao Rui and Chen Tao are the closest of friends and have a deeper bond.
But Cao Rui is a straightforward person and can't tolerate roundabout ways.
Li Yao analyzed for Cao Rui: "It's like this. When you called, Chen Tao's tone was normal, and his thinking wasn't as obsessive as you described. I think you've misunderstood him. He is indeed doing something important, but I don't know what it is. Besides, Chen Tao has indeed taken a risk."
"Fart!"
Cao Rui turned to leave. "I'll use my family connections to investigate. I fucking refuse to believe that a pyramid scheme operator can get away with anything! I'll eat my Laozi if I can't take them down!"
Li Yao stopped Cao Rui: "You've slept together for three years, trust Chen Tao this once."
Cao Rui gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with fury. "How can you be so sure?"
Li Yao: "If Chen Tao was really brainwashed and wanted to make money, why didn't he ask me for money just now? Or ask me to come over? He didn't want to involve us. On the one hand, it shows that he still has rationality, and on the other hand, it also shows that he is confident."
Cao Rui's concern leads to confusion.
After listening to Li Yao's analysis, he stubbornly asked again, "Then why did he ask me for money again?"
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "I don't know. It might be to lull the pyramid scheme into a false sense of security, or it might be a setup. We'll have to ask Chen Tao to find out."
The meaning is quite clear.
Chen Tao will definitely come back.
Cao Rui sat down again. "Okay, you've always been the one with the best ideas in the dorm, I trust you. Bring me some wine."
Li Yao gave Chen Xi a wink.
Chen Xi quickly brought up the strongest liquor.
That day, Cao Rui got completely drunk, so Li Yao put him in an empty room upstairs to rest and took care of him all night. Only after Cao Rui had fallen into a peaceful sleep did Li Yao begin practicing Meditation Technique in his room. Several times during the night, Cao Rui cried for water, and Li Yao woke from his meditation each time to pour him some.
Fortunately, this guy has a decent drinking habit.
He was drunk but didn't cause any trouble or vomit; he just slept peacefully.
The next day, Cao Rui woke up patting his head, looking somewhat pained.
He paused for a moment when he saw Li Yao beside him, and asked, "You're staying here all night?"
Li Yao nodded.
Cao Rui took a deep breath and said listlessly, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Li Yao got up and handed him a towel wet with hot water. "Stop talking nonsense, go back and do what you need to do. Chen Tao will definitely come back. Bring him over then."
Cao Rui struggled to his feet. "Okay."
In the following days, Cao Rui couldn't sit still at all and came to the Lost Tavern every day.
On the fourth day, he took Chen Tao into the Lost Tavern.
Chen Tao was dressed casually, with a smile on his face, and his demeanor had become much more composed.
Li Yao was somewhat dazed.
Chen Tao, who used to fool around carefree with Cao Rui, seemed to have vanished all at once. Li Yao smiled, cleared a table for them, placed some snacks and drinks on it, and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"
Chen Tao laughed and said, "It's all a small matter."
It turned out that it wasn't Chen Tao who actually went to the pyramid scheme, but Chen Tao girlfriend.
She was brainwashed by a classmate from high school who told her they would make a lot of money together, and when she got together with Chen Tao, she was thinking of dragging Chen Tao into it as well.
Logically speaking, Chen Tao should have dumped her long ago, but Chen Tao really fell in love with the girl. So he pretended to dream about making a lot of money with her, while secretly studying and training in various brainwashing and counter-brainwashing techniques. This was also the reason why Chen Tao was preoccupied during that period.
later,
Chen Tao pretended to be lured to a pyramid scheme den. Using his knowledge, he first pretended to cooperate, then rose to the position of manager, gradually developing his own cronies within the den, and eventually taking control of most of the victims.
Finally, he tied up the original ringleader of the pyramid scheme and called the police! At this point,
Chen Tao smiled wryly and said, "Later, those people still believed that I could lead them to make money, and believed that I was capable. They insisted on working with me. How can you reason with that?"
Li Yao was shocked! Chen Tao,
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