Bai Siyu thought about it, and the more she pondered, the wronger it felt, until her body trembled with anger.
All signs indicated that Hu Kaiwen was by no means a good person.
His online romance with her had an ulterior motive; the only reason he was so perfectly considerate was to swindle her out of her money.
The so-called "pig-butchering scam" was nothing more than this!
"Yao Yao, I have a bad feeling. Hu Kaiwen's identity is fake. He's a thorough, out-and-out liar, and all he's after is my money!"
Hearing this, Yao Yao was both shocked and angry. She gently stroked Bai Siyu's shoulder and softly comforted her:
"Siyu, you've finally seen the light. I thought it was fishy from the start, but you were dead-set on protecting him, with eyes only for romance and love. You wouldn't listen to a single word. Still, people are blind when they're in the thick of it, so I don't blame you."
That Love-Curing Brain-Cleansing Pill really worked!
My cousin truly never steers me wrong!
After a pause, Yao Yao asked, "Siyu, did you agree to transfer money to Hu Kaiwen for his investment?"
"I agreed, but fortunately, all my money is in fixed-term deposits at the bank and can't be withdrawn right away. Hu Kaiwen said it was fine, telling me not to rush. Looking back now, he was just trying to keep me calm and steady."
"Play a long line to catch a big fish. Hu Kaiwen is probably specialized in telecom fraud. Once I leave the country and enter their stronghold, I'll never be able to come back..."
The more Bai Siyu thought about it, the more terrified she became. She had seen news reports about online romance pig-butchering scams before, and when she saw girls being tricked into Southeast Asia, she had even scoffed at the victims for being naive and ignorant.
Yet when her turn came, she had long since lost all reason and sobriety, letting herself be led around by the nose as she walked step by step into the scammer's trap...
"That's very likely. Everyone needs to be on guard because scammers use big data to accurately analyze all your information, plotting meticulously to tailor a scam specifically for you."
"It's not that we're smart; it's just that we perhaps haven't encountered the scam suited for us yet."
As she spoke, Yao Yao used her phone to check related cases. The more she looked, the more she felt that Hu Kaiwen was an overseas fraudster who intended to take Bai Siyu's money through a pig-butchering scam!
If Bai Siyu had really listened to him, transferred the money, and then gone abroad, there was a high probability she would have gone without a return trip.
She would have been shipped off to northern Myanmar by the fraud syndicate through all sorts of means, locked up as a hostage, and the bad guys would have demanded ransom from her family while subjecting her to every imaginable heinous act...
Yao Yao didn't dare to think any further. Bai Siyu had truly come within a hair's breadth of falling for it, narrowly avoiding becoming a pitiful, helpless victim in tomorrow's news.
Bai Siyu's complexion instantly turned pale. After careful consideration, she finally said, "No, we can't just let Hu Kaiwen off like this."
"Otherwise, there will be thousands of other girls just like me who will fall into his trap and get fleeced dry by him!"
Bai Siyu pulled out her phone and said in a resolute tone, "I'm calling the police right now. I'll go to the police station to make a statement later and let the police thoroughly investigate Hu Kaiwen and his backstage team."
"Good, I agree!"
Standing on the same side as Bai Siyu, Yao Yao said righteously, "We must not let a single scammer go! We need to rid society of this scourge and make those hateful villains pay the price they deserve!"
"However, before we go to the police station, there's still one thing I need to do..."
Yao Yao recounted everything from beginning to end—how she had bought the magical pill in Su Nanqing's livestream room and successfully cured Bai Siyu's lovestruck brain.
"That pill really works, so I plan to buy a few more."
Since the livestream room had a purchase limit of one order per person, Yao Yao asked Bai Siyu and a few friends to go to the livestream room and place orders right away.
Bai Siyu was half-skeptical: "According to you, I just ate a pill worth over fifty thousand? Oh my god..."
"It's fine. Being cured of lovestruck brain for over fifty thousand is a great deal. Compared to your happiness for the rest of your life, what does this little bit of money count for!"
Yao Yao spoke with utter nonchalance; fifty thousand yuan in her eyes was like five hundred yuan to an ordinary person.
Ah, who could blame her? She was a carefree second-generation rich kid who never had to worry about the rest of her life!
Yao Yao quickly transferred the money to Bai Siyu and her good friends. Though filled with a hundred doubts, Bai Siyu and the others still followed her instructions.
[Ding, one Love-Curing Brain-Cleansing Pill sold!]
[Sold 1]
[Sold 2]
...
Soon, all 10 Love-Curing Brain-Cleansing Pills were sold out!
Seeing the system notification pop up on the backend, Su Nanqing in the livestream room found it a bit hard to believe.
She widened her eyes just to confirm she hadn't read it wrong.
Why did so many people place orders in her livestream room all at once?
What on earth had happened to give her such a surge of orders?
"Friends who placed orders, can you tell me why you all collectively bought the Love-Curing Brain-Cleansing Pill at this exact time?"
Su Nanqing asked curiously into the mirror.
Seeing this, Yao Yao hurriedly logged into her alternate account to explain.
Immovable: [Live Streamer, don't worry, we're all good friends who know each other.]
[We placed orders because we have a need. We want to help more advanced-stage lovestruck brain patients escape their sea of suffering and return to a clear and rational state!]
[You have no idea, the pill you sell really has miraculous efficacy. You successfully saved a girl who was being deceived by a pig-butchering scam. Without your pill, the consequences would have been unimaginable...]
[Romance versus telecom fraud, abroad versus northern Myanmar, all hang by a single thought!]
[Around us, there are still quite a few innocent, deceived, and pitiful people like this. They are blinded by love, their minds clouded and their reason lost, unable to be persuaded no matter what their family and friends do.]
[Fortunately, your pill appeared. It truly is a ray of light that can illuminate the lives of lovestruck brain patients, making them clear-headed and lucid so they are no longer trapped by romance!]
[Over fifty thousand a piece—worth every penny!]
The onlookers watching the fun in the livestream room saw these words and began to discuss animatedly in the scrolling comments.
[Is what the person above said true or false?]
[Can this pill be that magical? It's as absurd as a collection of fairy tales!]
[Isn't the person above a shill hired by the streamer to boost sales?]
[Believe it if you want, or don't. Either way, the pill is real, 100% genuine.]
[It's a pity the streamer limits it to one per person, otherwise I'd want to stock up on a few more.]
[The person above is truly rolling in money. Rich people really do whatever they want!]
No matter what, the mission was finally accomplished. Su Nanqing breathed a sigh of relief; she didn't want to over-explain anyway.
For people unwilling to believe, no matter how much you talk until your tongue grows tired, it's just a waste of time.
"My friends, I only had 10 pills in stock, and they are now sold out, so I'll be ending the stream shortly."
"Anyway, it's still the same old saying: nothing is impossible. If you believe in miracles, miracles will happen."
[Wuwuwu, the pills are sold out? I just wanted to place an order!]
[Streamer, don't do this! Restock a bit more, one, two, three, put the link up!]
[I support the streamer bringing back more stock! My friends need it too!]
[I also want to buy one for my son. I beg the streamer to stock up more, putting up the link tomorrow works too...]
Su Nanqing wanted to keep selling as well; why wouldn't she want to make money?
It was just that the system only provided that many goods; it wasn't something she could decide on her own.
Things of rare value are treasured; if anything becomes as common as everyday sights, people stop cherishing it.
"Sorry everyone, I'm ending the broadcast. May we meet again if it's meant to be!"