Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

"Brother Jiang!"

"Kobayashi, you're here too!"

"Hey, just dropping by for a bit of fun. This time, the person involved is my classmate. He got scammed out of nearly 20,000 yuan. You know, we haven't even graduated yet, this isn't a small amount."

Inside the mediation room, after being frightened by Miss Yuan, Lin Mo's way of greeting people became much more normal.

He then gave everyone paper cups and told them to pour their own water, and then began asking questions.

There was nothing he could do. Normally, he wouldn't have needed to come in person for such a small problem, but he automatically received the message after Miss Yuan came in.
It's important to know that three generations of Jiang Feng's family have been deeply involved in the local public security system in Jiangning. His grandfather even served as a gunman, and his father is still active. In fact, if you really compare them, their family is even more powerful than Miss Yuan's family.

There's no way around it; their positions are what they are. Although they're not as wealthy as Sister Yuan's family, in essence, Miss Yuan's family is even slightly inferior.

Although we live in an economic society, real power is the foundation.

"Xiao Lin, tell me what exactly happened," Jiang Feng asked.

Aside from his cousin, he only knew Lin Mo among them, and he trusted Lin Mo's communication skills more than his cousin's.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo called He Xiaoyue to his side and then briefly explained the background of their relationship.

In short, it was an online romance where the man transferred a lot of money from her account within a few days, and then suddenly broke up with her and blocked her.

This kind of thing can be a big deal or a small deal. After all, it's a minor issue between couples. Even if they break up, at worst it's just a matter of returning some money.

However, the situation changes when Li Chao tricks his partner into transferring money.

Not only are his name, address, job, and education all fake, but he is also dating multiple girls at the same time.

That's not a big deal; at most, it's just a moral issue. After all, cheating after marriage isn't illegal, let alone infidelity. But the key point is that many girls have suffered financial losses from him before, and the amounts are not small. Several girls have come to identify him today, which involves fraud.

"Leaving aside what happened on the other side, have you preserved all the evidence and records of your losses?" Jiang Feng asked.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo looked at Miss Yuan, after all, how would he know these things?

"Don't worry, cousin, I've saved everything—transfer records, shopping receipts, and I've left the items with the lawyer," Miss Yuan said smugly.

Jiang Feng rolled his eyes at him: "You're quite well prepared. Alright, I've got a pretty good understanding of the situation."

My advice is, you've already fought, made a scene, and vented your anger, so just get your money back, and that'll be the end of it for you!

"Why should he? That scumbag should go in!" Miss Yuan immediately objected.

With righteousness as her top priority and a strong sense of justice, Miss Yuan is intolerant of even the slightest injustice.

"First of all, you went to cause trouble for them today and even scratched them. Secondly, you even did a live stream!" Jiang Feng said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, the Sichuan girl raised her hand: "I'm sure I didn't capture any footage of him in my live stream, but I don't know if others did!"

"The impact is too great, so my suggestion is to try to resolve this peacefully. If you push him too far, even a rabbit will bite when cornered, right?"

"Besides, why are you so stubborn? You've reconciled, but there are still other people involved. You're not the only victims," ​​Jiang Feng whispered a subtle reminder.

Hearing this, everyone understood, and Lin Mo and the others all looked at He Xiaoyue. "Sister Yuan, you can decide for me, I'm fine with anything," He Xiaoyue said.

Since her friend was standing up for her, it's best not to cause trouble for her friend if possible.

"Okay, let's do it this way then, we'll listen to Brother Jiang," Lin Mo nodded.

Jiang Feng breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Lin Mo with admiration.

In short, as long as Li Chao returns the money, the two will simply and peacefully break up. They will then sign a mediation agreement, and the matter will be considered closed.

Moreover, now that things have escalated to this point, Li Chao's family's life will inevitably be affected. Putting aside everything else, the pressure from the internet alone will make him feel ashamed.

It's important to understand that Li Shiya is no ordinary internet celebrity. With the situation escalating to this point, Li Chao's desire to live a normal life is simply wishful thinking.

Once the mediation agreement is signed and they are removed from the picture, the remaining girls will either have to pay compensation to settle the matter, or the other party will unite to sue, and Li Chao will face charges of fraud, leaving him with no solution.

"Alright, you guys stay here. I'll go outside and check the situation. You can wait for news here!" After saying that, Jiang Feng walked out.

With someone handling things here, they don't have to worry about anything.

"Wait for me a minute, I'm going to talk to the lawyer. I promise I'll teach that bastard a lesson." With that, Miss Yuan ran out.

Meanwhile, Li Chao's parents also arrived.

"Officer, how can this be considered fraud? They're willing to spend money on my son, that's their own fault, they deserve it. Who spends money on a relationship and then gets it back after a breakup?" a middle-aged woman with a slightly sharp appearance shouted, resembling a certain actress surnamed Fu.

The police didn't mince words and slammed the evidence submitted by Ms. Yuan's lawyer onto the table: "First of all, if expenses are excessive during a relationship, one can request a refund after breaking up. Moreover, your son's behavior—using a false name, false address, and false job, and then decisively breaking up and blocking her after receiving the money—constitutes illegal behavior, and the other party has the right to demand a refund."

According to your logic, if your son is about to get married and the bride price is given, but the bride doesn't want to get married anymore, then it's reasonable not to return the bride price, right?

"How can that be the same? Hey? What kind of attitude is this, police officer! My son was beaten! Look how badly they beat my son!" The woman felt offended and realized that she couldn't win the argument by reasoning with them, so she started to escalate the issue to her attitude.

Fortunately, it was a police officer, not her husband, so he wouldn't talk to her about attitude issues.

Finally, when the police told her that she could either return the money and reach a settlement, or wait for the other party to sue her, as her son might be suspected of fraud involving a huge sum of money and could face imprisonment, the woman finally stopped being arrogant.

At 2 p.m., in the mediation room, representatives from both sides sat on opposite sides.

"Where did you get 20,000? You've put all your shared expenses in there! Are you desperate for money?!" Li Chao's mother shouted, pointing at the figures on the settlement agreement.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan slammed her hand on the table: "Sign it or not, take it or leave it. Do you really think we care? Believe it or not!"

Before Miss Yuan could finish speaking, Lin Mo took off the mask from the girl from the side and said to Li Chao, "You know him, right? He's the famous internet celebrity, Li Shiya. Xiaoyue is both our classmate and an employee of his studio."

Whether we sign or not doesn't matter. We're just short on material anyway. We can film this, break it down into several episodes, and maybe even make it into a TV series to teach everyone how to avoid scumbags. What do you think?

Upon seeing the Sichuan girl, whom no one else recognized, Li Chao's eyes widened immediately. During the few days that He Xiaoyue had been with him, she had only mentioned that she worked at a media studio, but she hadn't said that she and Li Shiya were classmates!
The thought of potentially facing massive cyberbullying made Li Chao immediately back down.

"Okay, twenty thousand it is!"

(End of this chapter)