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Can a police record be used to sell a house?
Seeing their precious son, whom they had raised for over 20 years, go astray like this, the parents' hearts were broken.
But what could they do? They didn't even know where he was, and reporting it to the police was useless since they couldn't provide any evidence.
The police couldn't just go out of their way to find someone based on a single word from you, unless you had connections.
Just as the family was on the verge of despair, the police called them today to inform them that their son had been arrested for engaging in pyramid schemes.
This news left them both shocked and delighted.
They were shocked that their son had broken the law and worried he might be sentenced.
They were delighted that their child had been found and they no longer had to live in fear.
They had thought their son had run off to hide somewhere in another province, but unexpectedly, he had been in West Sea City all along.
When she gathered a group of family members and went to the police station to understand the full situation, her mood was as joyful as during the New Year.
Their son, whom they couldn't persuade despite all their efforts before, finally realized he had fallen into a pyramid scheme under the police's guidance.
All his dreams of getting rich were shattered. After sobering up, he cried profusely to his parents, expressing that he knew he had made a mistake.
Not only that, her son was released after just a warning.
Firstly, engaging in pyramid schemes is definitely illegal, but illegal does not equate to criminal.
Only violations of the criminal law are considered crimes, meaning only serious illegal acts are crimes.
In most people's impression, being arrested means going to jail; this actually refers to crimes, not ordinary illegal acts.
For example, participating in the 1040 scheme is an illegal act, but it doesn't necessarily constitute a crime; it only becomes a crime if the circumstances are serious.
Referring to Article 224 of the Criminal Law on the crime of organizing and leading pyramid schemes, one must bear the responsibility of organizing and leading within the pyramid scheme organization to constitute a crime.
This is also why pyramid schemes still exist today.
Even if the police receive a report and arrest someone, they can only release them after registering the incident.
Unless it's like the Northern-style pyramid schemes that involve violence, assault, kidnapping, extortion, or even murder, only then will they be sentenced.
From this, it can be seen that Southern-style pyramid schemes appear gentle, but are actually more terrifying.
They turn a normal person into a mental slave and can still operate openly, like a cancer that can never be completely eradicated.
After understanding the detailed process, Lin Yuan was also a bit surprised and waved his hand with a smile, "I was also tricked into it, and I didn't help much. Don't worry too much about it. Go back and educate your child well."
The middle-aged man next to him replied with a smile, "I heard them say you're an agent, selling houses."
"Now that my son is back and has turned over a new leaf, I want to buy him a house so he can live a stable life. Can you recommend some to me?"
At these words, Lin Yuan's expression froze, and his mouth slightly opened, finding it a bit hard to believe.
This is possible too?
The netizens in the live broadcast room were also stunned at this moment.
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--- [Alright, alright, so this is how you sell houses, huh? This is forcing me. There's a pyramid scheme den near us too. Tomorrow, I'll go check it out; maybe I can sell a few units.]
--- [Brother, listen to my advice, let's not go. I'm afraid you'll go and never come out. It's not worth it just to sell a house.]
--- [This is too infuriating! He's supposed to sell houses, but he runs off and tricks the pyramid scheme leader into getting a loan to buy a house, and then conveniently busts the pyramid scheme den. Now, a family member pops up to thank him. He's gaining both fame and fortune!]
--- [Just now, I told my deskmate the story of Lin Yuan tricking the pyramid scheme. She laughed happily and gave me a cookie. After eating it, my face turned red. Then she giggled and said she picked it up from the ground. I said it didn't matter because you fed it to me. The setting sun's afterglow streamed into the classroom, and I saw her face turn red too... because I slapped her!]
In life, often the known things can no longer bring us surprises.
But those unexpected surprises can bring us immense joy.
This is a typical example.
Lin Yuan never expected that someone would come to the police station to buy a house from him, and it was someone he had never met before.
He found it amusing to even think about.
However, he gladly accepted this unexpected surprise, after all, good news lifts one's spirits, and buying a house to celebrate is not bad at all.
After greeting Director Yang, Lin Yuan took the family members, including the son who was previously involved in the pyramid scheme, to the real estate agency.
The moment Xiao Hu saw Lin Yuan, it was as if he had seen a celestial being.
He shouted excitedly, "Brother, you're amazing! Can I follow you? I'll do anything!"
Lin Yuan gave an awkward smile, "No, go back and listen to your parents. You have to believe that money doesn't fall from the sky. Even if it did, why would it hit you?"
Xiao Hu looked a bit disappointed after being rejected, but then he nodded heavily, "I'll remember that!"
Half an hour later.
When the boss saw Lin Yuan return to the company with another group of people, he was dumbfounded.
He approached, looking bewildered, and asked, "Weren't you at the police station to make a statement? Why did you bring people back? What are they here for?"
Lin Yuan casually waved his hand, "To buy a house!"
"What?" The boss was stunned on the spot, "To buy a house?? You can sell houses even when you're at the police station making a statement?"
"What exactly did you do?"
Holy cow!!
The boss screamed frantically inwardly; he felt like he was starting to doubt his life.
After Lin Yuan left, he printed and watched the recording of Lin Yuan's live broadcast.
After watching the entire process, he was completely stunned. He never thought one could trick people into buying houses like that.
He had originally planned to give Lin Yuan the Client information when he returned, so he could continue his good work!
But now, after only an hour out, he's brought people back to buy houses again?
Lin Yuan smiled faintly, "Give me the keys to Emerald Lake Garden. I'll take them to view the property. Prepare the contract in advance; we'll sign it when we get back."
The boss nodded blankly, "Oh, oh!"
He was already numb.
He walked to the office desk, opened the safe, took out the keys, and handed them over.
Lin Yuan took the keys, greeted the Client, and took them to view the property.
After several hours of viewing properties and signing contracts, everything was finally settled by past 8 PM.
The boss eagerly transferred over 20,000 in agency fees to Lin Yuan and even treated them to a big meal.
Later that night, past 9 PM, in the hotel room.
Lin Yuan held the Client information printed by the boss, flipping through it continuously.
When he came across one particular Client, he immediately became interested.
[Name: Miss Zhang]
[Age: 24]
[Client Intent: Very high intent]
[Client Basic Information: Makeup artist, often works night shifts, reason unclear. Due to her special job, she wants to buy a house close to work and at a low price. Several recommendations were made, but none were satisfactory.]
Lin Yuan was drawn to the information in front of him; this was actually a potential Client.
Since he couldn't sleep anyway, he might as well call her and chat; it would be nice to just chat with a Girl.
However, he found it a bit strange: why would a makeup artist work night shifts?
And she wanted to be close to her workplace. Did she want to buy a house in the city center?
But that didn't make sense either; previous colleagues had recommended places in the city center, but houses there were extremely expensive. How could they be cheap?
With a puzzled mind, Lin Yuan dialed the Girl's number.