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[Ordinary Greatness]

[Episode 35]

[A Late Consolation]

I am thinking

how malicious

the world is.

He had deprived Wu Yu of all of her money.

That was a large sum of money.

But before he left,

he still borrowed a large sum from loan sharks

for Wu Yu to repay.

For a girl

who had infinite trust

in him,

didn't he have any sympathy?

This is the characteristic of internet fraud.

During the Holocaust,

the Nazi Germany also thought of many ways

to stop the murderers

from feeling guilty.

Besides brainwashing them,

most importantly,

they wanted to normalize murdering

as a routine job.

The victims

were objectified.

In other words,

the murderers were persecuting objects instead of people.

Their daily job was not murdering.

Just like ordinary people,

they went to work

to kill some pests.

Then they got off work and went home.

At home, those murderers

were all breadwinners,

who acted as kind and responsible fathers.

Every morning,

he would gently tell his wife and kids

that he was leaving for work.

He would tell his kids to be good.

Then he went to work.

What did he do at work? Murdering.

They had no moral feelings of guilt.

That was horrific.

This is the same for pig-butchering scams.

Think about it.

The Internet separated the scammers and victims.

What does a scammer do at work?

Scam.

The victims

were already objectified into pigs.

For scammers,

the more money they tricked out of the victims,

the higher their KPIs were.

So they wouldn't feel guilty at all.

That's why

we must

arrest all the scammers,

and bring them to Wu Yu.

They must face

the victim themselves

so that the victim

can pull herself together again.

Gao Chao.

No matter how many cases can be solved

among that many cases.

No matter how much money can be recovered for Wu Yu,

I require you and your task force

to catch all the criminals

in this case.

Bring them to Wu Yu.

They must be punished by law.

Yes sir.

All of these websites were forged?

Yes, all forged.

When Wu Yu scanned the QR code,

she had entered into a website

built just for her by the scammers.

All of the lottery information

was all fake.

It was forged just for her.

Now all of these QR codes are expired.

See.

Okay. Forget about these websites.

Let's check the cash flow.

We need to know where Wu Yu's money is.

[Telecoms Fraud Task Force]

See.

This way please.

-This is an overseas account. -Follow me.

I can be sure

that as long as the victim's money

went into this account,

it would flow into an overseas cash pool.

It was like a bucket of water flowing into the ocean.

It was totally submerged.

You mean,

we can't look into it after this stage.

Even if we're abroad,

we aren't able to trace the money.

The cash pool was like a pipe.

Money came in.

It went into another cash pool through the pipe,

like water flowing through a water pipe,

and then into a reservoir.

Even if all the water in the reservoir was drained,

you wouldn't be sure

which part of the water

came from her account.

See.

There's only 2.5 left in her account.

This means

as soon as money came in,

they would immediately transfer it.

They would transfer it into another cash pool.

The money may be transferred from the cash pool again.

After several transfers,

the money would completely disappear.

Thank you.

We'd like to record these account information.

No wonder

it's more difficult to solve telecoms frauds.

In the past,

when we captured the criminals,

besides the money they spent,

we could return the rest to the victim.

The criminals would be punished according to the law.

But now,

we can't identify the criminal nor the money.

Chief Gao,

how's the victim doing?

The instructor said she looked quite calm.

She barely talked nor ate.

This is the most worrying situation.

She still has her mother by her side.

Chief Gao,

it doesn't matter if we can get the money back.

Arresting the scammer

is very important

to the victim.

Now since we can't count on the cash flow,

let's arrest the criminal first.

Okay.

I see.

Since the cash flow didn't work out,

let's work on the information flow.

Start from the scammers on the Internet.

Let's start from the Internet.

I'm so hungry.

So selfish of you eating noodles alone.

It's suffocating.

I just took a bite.

Eat mine if you don't mind. I'll cook.

Okay.

The fraud case

had obstacles everywhere.

Today we finally made some progress.

You caught the scammer?

Dawei, you are not selfish.

Give me some.

Give me some.

I...

Let me eat first.

I'm asking you. Did you find the scammer?

Not really.

Now we know

he used other's information to register.

But we can confirm

the scammer is in Haiming county.

We've contacted the local police for assistance in investigation.

The local police is cooperating with us.

I believe the case

can be cracked soon.

This afternoon,

I visited the hospital with my master.

The victim

was still feeling miserable.

It occurred to me

that being a police officer is really meaningful.

Without the police,

who could the victims ask for help from?

Zhao Jiwei, why didn't you leave some for me?

Didn't you say you were going to cook noodles?

Why are you sitting here?

I'm listening to you.

It's pleasant to listen to me.

Why are you so cheeky?

Xia Jie meant you two.

Zhao Jiwei.

A sensible man

would treat himself as air.

Li Dawei.

You are sensible.

Why don't you treat yourself as air?

You're in a good mood today.

Did anything happen?

Yeah. Tell us about it.

Nothing specific.

I'm just happy.

Have you adapted to the Household Registration Department?

Not totally.

I used to think, like you guys,

being on duty and solving emergencies

and the tension were meaningful.

Now I think

it's also meaningful to work at the Household Registration Department.

Good.

I'll cook noodles for you.

Me too.

Why are you blocking me?

Scan the code.

What code?

Cooking noodles so you aren't scanning it.

Not yet. I'm hungry. Eat...

You just...

I'm not hungry?

My job. Go away.

From the information flow, we can confirm

that the scammers are located

in Haiming county.

It's not hard to understand

why they chose this place.

Because Haiming county

is at the border of Southeast Asia.

If anything happens,

they can flee abroad anytime.

We suspect

that the scammers

have colluded with foreign powers.

After tracing to this point,

the clue was blocked.

Because in Haiming county

there are more than two million people.

The population of permanent residents is more than one million.

The area is not small.

The Public Security Bureau of Haiming County said

if we didn't provide more accurate information,

they would be not able to locate them properly.

Don't we have

the identity information of the scammer?

It's fake.

That Tian Gaoping

died two years ago.

The scammer only

stole his QQ account.

Up to this point,

we have lost

all the clues of the scammer.

We've lost him.

Anyway, this is the end of the clue.

No way.

The victim

is still lying in the hospital.

We can't say we've lost the clue,

and give her the runaround.

I require

whatever it takes,

wherever you go,

you have to capture the scammer.

Yes.

I know it won't work.

We're

now opening our minds and expanding the leads.

So we...

Dawei,

and Jiwei, tell us about your ideas.

Chief, Jiwei and I thought about it.

We think

there's a way.

What way?

Wu Yu met the scammer

through the website Long Distance Romance.

According to our analysis

of other pig-butchering scams,

using online dating sites to find victims

is one of the most common ways of the fraudulent group.

So we traced down

another victim

on Long Distance Romance website.

[A victim of online dating sites]

Her name is Fan Wenxiu, [A victim of online dating sites]

[A victim of online dating sites]

54 years old. [A victim of online dating sites]

[A victim of online dating sites]

She is a widow with a daughter. [A victim of online dating sites]

She is a widow with a daughter.

Mrs. Fan

[A victim of online dating sites] Mrs. Fan

[A victim of online dating sites]

raised her daughter on her own. [A victim of online dating sites]

Now her daughter has been fully grown up [A victim of online dating sites]

[A victim of online dating sites]

with a boyfriend. [A victim of online dating sites]

with a boyfriend.

They were planning to get married.

Thinking about her elderly years,

she planned to find a reliable man.

She met this person

via Long Distance Romance.

[A predator on Long Distance Romance]

His registered profile showed [A predator on Long Distance Romance]

his name was Tong Lei. [A predator on Long Distance Romance]

He claimed to be an website maintenance engineer. [A predator on Long Distance Romance]

He claimed to be an website maintenance engineer.

Based on the current information,

even if this person is different from

Wu Yu's scammer,

they should belong to the same fraudulent group.

Why?

Because the short videos they used in the chat

were the same.

The scammers tricked Mrs. Fan the same way

they tricked Wu Yu.

The only difference was

after Tong Lei

tricked Mrs. Fan into giving him over a million,

suddenly one day,

someone claimed to be Tong Lei's sister.

She contacted Mrs. Fan

through Tong Lei's QQ account.

She said Tong Lei died of a sudden illness.

What?

She didn't say how he died.

It was said when he was maintaining the lottery website,

he inhaled poisonous gas.

Being poor has limited my imagination.

I can't imagine

how a lottery website contains any poisonous gas.

Mrs. Fan

at first believed him.

She even replied to Tong Lei's sister

and offered her condolence.

Tong Lei's sister replied

to thank her.

Zhao Jiwei and I were thinking.

About what?

Don't hesitate. Say it.

We

looked through their chat log.

Mrs. Fan told Tong Lei

[QQ chat log] Mrs. Fan told Tong Lei

[QQ chat log]

that her house might be demolished. [QQ chat log]

[QQ chat log]

Tong Lei was very interested in it. [QQ chat log]

Tong Lei was very interested in it.

But due to changes in urban planning,

Mrs. Fan's house

was eventually not demolished.

Tong Lei may concern

that he already robbed her of over a million.

We analyzed that he was probably afraid of

messing up a sure thing,

so he didn't wait for the demolition compensation.

He told Mrs. Fan in advance

that he was dead.

Based on the situation above,

we wondered,

would it be possible...

What possible?

Don't stammer.

Say it.

Let's show the slides.

We thought,

would it be possible

if we pretended to be Mrs. Fan,

and sent a message to the scammer.

We would write,

[Fan Wenxiu chat log]

"Sister, don't blame it on yourself. [Fan Wenxiu chat log]

[Fan Wenxiu chat log]

Life and wealth are up to the fate. [Fan Wenxiu chat log]

[Fan Wenxiu chat log]

Your brother also didn't want

things like this to happen.

Luckily, the demolition project

suddenly is about to start.

I heard that I'd get over 6 million in compensation.

It can totally cover the previous loss.

So,

you don't need to worry about it."

You brat

must stay on the right track.

This was our idea.

Chief, is it okay?

Go for it.

You're still awake in the middle of the night.

What are you doing?

Come on. Sit down.

Let me read it for you.

Start from the first line.

"Madam, I'm so sorry.

I didn't notice your message until now.

Too many things have happened these days.

Our whole family has been in a mess.

Madam,

do you believe in coming back to life?

This happened in my family.

To put it simply,

three days after my brother was buried,

he came back to life."

What the heck?

The second one.

"Madam, we have a custom

of burning paper for the dead after burial.

This morning,

when I burnt paper for my brother,

I heard a noise in the grave.

I was terrified.

When I listened carefully,

it was my brother's voice.

He asked

what time it was. Was it dawn?

I rushed home to ask for help to dig the grave.

When the coffin was opened,

my brother sat up from the coffin.

He was alive.

He said he was hungry.

He said he wanted porridge."

What? My goodness.

Shouldn't he ask about Mrs. Fan?

Don't rush.

It's in the next line.

"Madam,

his second sentence was about you.

He said he felt sorry

for losing your money in the investment.

During his long nap,

he had a few dreams.

In his dreams,

he was thinking how to make up for your loss,

and get the money back.

He said he already found a way.

Madam, my brother is very serious about you.

As his sister, I'm even a bit jealous."

I'm jealous too.

"Madam, I showed

your text to my brother.

My brother is still feeling weak,

so he can't reply to you in person.

He wanted me to tell you

your demolition compensation belongs to you.

Don't give it to anyone.

He will definitely make up for

all the losses in the investment."

See.

These sentences

make people feel so touched.

How should I reply to him?

I'll write,

"Take care of yourself. We have a long way to go."

What's wrong with you?

What time is it?

In the middle of the night.

Do you think it's appropriate?

What should we do?

I...

I have to wait for a few hours to reply to him.

I can't wait.

These scammers

won't give up until they reach their goals.

They won't stop

until they drain every drop of your blood.

Chief Gao, you should plan it well.

Don't rush and startle the scammers.

Okay. Don't worry.

He came to life because of the demolition compensation.

Maybe we can use it as a bait?

No way.

If he was reborn,

and Mrs. Fan didn't suspect anything,

it may sound too foolish.

The scammer might be suspicious.

In my opinion,

let's be suspicious of

his return to life,

and ask him to prove himself.

What do you think?

It's risky.

He might not show up.

We only ask questions.

The scammer needs to figure it out himself.

I think we can give it a try.

"Are you really Tong Lei?

Are you really alive?

Where are you?

How's everything?

I want to see you, okay?"

Just like this.

"Don't come here.

I don't want you to see

me like a living dead person.

Honey,

if love between both sides can last for aye,

why do they need to stay together night and day?

I need to recover,

and make up for your losses I made.

I want to show up to you

in the best way possible.

Honey,

it won't be long before that day arrives."

Applause. It's well written.

Thank you. Thank you.

"I can get off bed today.

My legs are a bit weak.

When I took the first step

with my sister's help,

I thought it was great to be alive."

"Honey, don't worry.

When I get better,

I will find my uncle in Macau,

and get your money back."

"Honey,

I took this from the window of the hospital ward."

We have a clue.

Good. Inform the police in Haiming county.

With this video,

they are able to locate them exactly.

After receiving your video

and other clues,

we used technology

to locate their position.

We can confirm

the person who took the video

is in room 602 in this building.

[Photos of surroundings] [The Public Security Bureau of Haiming] is in room 602 in this building.

[The Public Security Bureau of Haiming] [Photos of surroundings]

We secretly investigated

the internal situation of that building.

We found there were dozens of men and women

living in 601 and 602.

And also

they rented the whole fifth floor.

There were around forty people living inside.

[Based on undercover investigation, there is a fraud training course in the building.] There were around forty people living inside.

There were around forty people living inside.

[Table of residents living in the suspect's building] There were around forty people living inside.

[Table of residents living in the suspect's building]

They were constantly

shouting slogans and taking lessons.

According to our initial assumption,

there might be a fraud training course on the fifth floor.

What?

Scammers are setting up schools?

The scammers here

have all been trained in Southeast Asia.

At the end of last year, we cracked down

a training organization for scammers.

They had special training materials.

The fee was expensive.

When trainees graduated,

the organization would get a high commission

from the scam money they got in the first two years.

Their lives were controlled by the fraudulent group.

In the end,

with Southeast Asia acting as the head,

the telecoms fraud has become an industry.

In other words,

it has become a centipede with hundreds of legs.

Getting rid of one group

means we are

getting rid of only one in hundreds of legs.

It won't hurt its core.

If we want to crack down the illegal industry,

we need to rely on international cooperation.

Sir, I'd like to use your toilet.

Brother, what do you want to eat?

Have a seat.

Boss, we'd like to order.

Please have some.

Give us a menu.

Okay.

Thank you.

Chief Gao, this is the place.

Old Pier Hotel.

[Old Pier Hotel] Old Pier Hotel.

[Old Pier Hotel]

They have somebody guarding downstairs.

When it comes to capturing the client mindset,

how do we do it?

To put it simply, five words.

Pressure. Cherish.

Progress. Motivation. Enjoyment.

What is pressure?

What is pressure?

It is

when you're talking with a client,

you can subtly mention

the difficulties and pressure in his or her life.

Are you clear?

Yes!

Cherish? What is cherish?

It is to tell clients

that they need to seize the opportunity.

Ask clients

whether they have missed any chances.

Chief Gao,

we will be in charge of this operation.

Please cooperate with us.

Don't act hastily.

Don't worry. We'll be behind you.

Later...

Chief Gao, we've learnt our lessons.

It won't happen again.

What won't happen?

Zhao meant he wouldn't wet his pants again.

Good.

Later, let's arrest the guard first.

-Okay. -Got it.

Look!

This idiot

really believed I came back to life.

What?

She wanted to see me.

You can't let her do that.

Tell her

you're going to Macau tomorrow.

Your uncle rigged the lottery machine.

You are sure to win

everything back.

Don't forget to increase the bet.

Got it.

Don't directly ask for money.

Make sure she'll raise the issue first.

Understood.

Action!

Leave two people here.

Don't let the residents on the fourth floor come up.

Jin, go to the seventh floor.

Chief Gao,

the scammer replied to me.

He told me he would win the money back in Macau.

Just cut in. Got it?

Yes!

Are you clear?

Yes!

Do you want to be rich?

Yes we do!

Do you?

Yes we do!

Do you?

Don't move! Don't move!

Ms. Bao. Ms. Bao.

What's wrong?

She insisted on coming.

She said she's here.

Police!

-What? -Police! Freeze!

Don't move! Don't move!

Don't move!

Hands off the computer!

Police! Freeze!

Hands up!

Hands off the computer!

-Hands off! -Hands off the computer!

Off the computer!

Hands up!

Who used this computer?

Say it! Who used it?

Ms. Bao. Ms. Bao taught me.

Ms. Bao taught me.

Ms. Bao taught me.

Okay. We'll act now.

We'll act now.

Did you just eat?

Yes.

We got a case.

Okay. Okay.

Put on more clothes.

Okay.

Qian, you look after the station. Let's go.

Dawei.

Hello master.

We caught them. All of them.

People involved in chatting, transferring money and training.

We arrested them all.

Great job! Well done!

What about the lost funds?

Can they be recovered?

The lost funds

may not be recovered much.

The chief asked you

to get at least some back.

Whether it's 10 or 20 thousands,

it's an explanation

to the victim.

Right.

When I heard Chief Gao reporting to the chief,

it was what the chief meant.

The chief said,

even though the funds couldn't be fully recovered,

at least

the suspect who tricked Wu Yu

should apologize to Wu Yu in person.

I agree.

But now,

the handover is a bit difficult.

Haiming Police won't let them go.

It must be difficult.

You should work with Chief Gao.

Yes sir.

We'll try our best

to bring the suspects back as soon as possible.

Good.

Dawei, take care!

Got it.

Chief Gao.

Officer Zhao.

I just told you.

You all saw it.

We only froze

the scam money they got yesterday,

which they didn't transfer in time.

Just over a million.

To find out how much they stole,

it might take a long time.

I suppose the one million

is just a tip of the iceberg.

I understand, Officer Zhao.

It is impossible

to fully recover the stolen funds.

But we must do our best.

There are two victims,

who are on the verge of suicide.

So I hope

we can redeem their losses a bit more

in order to rebuild their

courage to live.

I'm sorry, Chief Gao.

Until the case investigation is completed,

no one is allowed to access the stolen funds.

Not only your victims have committed suicide.

It's the same for our victims.

So please understand.

I totally understand.

Can we escort

the two suspects

who are directly linked to our victims?

I'm sorry. This won't do either.

Officer Zhao, don't refuse right away.

I know.

Victims have attempted to commit suicide

after being cheated.

It didn't happen only with ours.

This is a challenge posed to the police.

Are we able to be in victims' shoes

thinking from their perspectives?

Please understand.

Officer Zhao.

After the arrest,

I called our station.

They told me,

one of our victims

attempted suicide again in the hospital.

I know

our request is a bit too much.

We aren't following the rules.

But it's a matter of life and death.

We can talk about the rules.

Officer Zhao, it's serious.

If we can escort the suspect back,

we may be able to save a life.

Let me ask for permission.

Thank you.

Thank you.

-Instructor. -You're heading out.

Instructor.

Instructor.

Instructor.

Instructor! Instructor! Instructor!

What's the matter?

I was catching up with you.

What's the matter, chief?

You look so excited.

I am excited.

We arrested all members in the fraudulent group.

Last night, Gao Chao called.

He said after negotiating with

Haiming Police,

they would escort the two suspects back tomorrow morning.

Great! That's great!

Yes indeed.

By the way,

I have better news.

You visit the hospital now,

and tell Wu Yu the good news.

Tell her

once the suspects are back,

they will be taken

to apologize to her.

Chief.

Can you ask others to do it?

Why?

Actually,

I visited the hospital yesterday.

I really don't know

how to counsel this girl.

You...

I...

What happened?

I can't find a way.

You can't find a way?

There's a way now.

You used to

just console her with words.

But now?

We have good news. We arrested them.

Tell her the good news

to rebuild her confidence in life.

Xia Jie. Xia Jie.

Come here. Come here.

Yes, chief?

Well,

you'd better go to the hospital with the instructor.

You don't feel well, instructor?

No.

The chief wanted us to go to the hospital

to console Wu Yu,

and tell her

the suspects have been arrested.

But I have work to do at the Household Registration Center.

It's just for a short while.

Li Daiwei and Zhao Jiwei

tricked the scammer.

You know about this.

You should

tell her

like telling a story.

Hope can be rebuilt when it is lost.

Just go.

I'll go get changed.

I'll be right down.

I'll send a document first.

Off you go.

A person lost faith in life,

and completely lost faith in herself.

How can we give counseling to her

so that she'll regain

the courage in life?

The people who hurt her got arrested.

It should be a consolation.

I don't know.

Instructor.

From what you said,

I think if Wu Yu had known the scammers were arrested,

she would feel relieved.

But I suppose

it's only temporary relief.

Because the scammer not only tricked her for her money

but also devastated her courage to live.

In this situation,

I think the psychologist must intervene in it.

Did I say something wrong?

No.

Then...

I just thought

after you joined the Household Registration Department,

you completely changed.

Really?

Of course.

We're almost there.

When you meet Wu Yu,

you should talk more and give her some advice.

Okay.

The Inpatient Department is over there.

Talk to her.

-Give her some advice. -Okay.

What's wrong?

Wu Yu!

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Wu Yu! Wu Yu! Wu Yu!

Don't do anything stupid!

Don't jump.

I'm telling you. The scammers were caught.

I'll make the call.

Don't jump!

Don't jump!

Call the police!

Li Dawei.

It's so cold in the middle of the night.

Why are you sitting here?

It's stuffy in the room.

I came out for some fresh air.

Why are you sitting down?

For...

I've been sitting with you at the hospital for a long time.

Let's go.

What are you doing here?

Are you going to keep watch in the yard?

Dawei,

I already told you.

We tried our best.

It was not our fault.

I know it wasn't our fault.

I didn't think it was our fault.

I was just thinking

we had done our best,

and yet we still couldn't do anything.

I saw Wu Yu jumping off the building.

It was really close.

It was right

in front of my eyes.

I can't describe what I had felt.

But this time,

it was different from Dr. Zhuo.

I wasn't that scared.

On the contrary, I thought

it was something I must go through.

I just asked myself

if I still wanted to be a police officer.

The answer is yes.

I think,

that moment

reminded me of Dr. Zhuo.

When I saw Dr. Zhuo's body

with a dozen of wounds,

I felt helpless.

Scammers emerge everyday.

Crimes happen everyday.

It is almost impossible

for the police

to stop all crimes.

What is the meaning

to be a police officer?

Last night,

when knowing the suspects were arrested,

Mrs. Fan, the victim

called me.

She said

she was forgiven by her daughter and son-in-law.

She would go on with her life.

I think

this is the meaning of our work.

We may neither be able to eradicate crimes

nor to protect everyone,

but with the police,

the defense of the society exists.

There are kindness and justice.

For those who were rescued,

the police's work has been very meaningful.

Regarding the anti-fraud,

Gao Chao, the floor is yours.

Comrades, I have something to say.

About the anti-fraud operation,

the station believes it is

as important as combating crimes.

Prevention always matters more than intervention.

Our station

has made a booklet on anti-telecoms frauds.

Recently,

we will invite some experts

to give lessons to the citizens in our community.

After the meeting,

all teams should collect these booklets.

Requirements.

Remember the requirements.

Distribute them to all the neighborhoods

and every residents.

Educate all the residents

on anti-fraud issues.

Are you clear?

Yes sir.

And also, our station has decided

to include the anti-fraud operation

to our routine work.

We must persist with this work.

Do you have the confidence?

Yes!

That's all.

Okay. Dismissed.

Madam.

Yang Shu,

why are you here?

My master is getting out today.

I'm here to welcome him back.

You're the only one who remembers him.

No, madam.

The chief called to remind me to come.

He wanted to come,

but he was too busy at the station.

He had no choice.

I understand.