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The main body of the article tells the whole process of the deputy director verifying the oil tyrant.

"Recently, the TV stations have been broadcasting this. Many people are investing in this project. This is a rare opportunity." Li Jianguo's eyes were blazing with fire. "Everyone in the village is thinking about raising money to invest in this. Some people are even thinking about selling their chicken farming equipment."

Many people are raising chickens this year, but they certainly can’t make any money. However, it’s different for Oilba. A drop of water can be turned into oil. What a huge business opportunity.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't remember many things from her previous life, but if this magical new invention, Oil King, really existed, it would definitely shock the whole world. She clearly remembered that there was no such good thing.

If the oil tyrant really exists, why was the oil price so expensive in the past? Why did their country still buy oil from abroad?

Zhang Xiuhua said firmly, "Although I don't know how they cheat, it's impossible for such a good thing to happen. Besides, if there is such a good thing, it won't be our turn. He would have gone to the bank to borrow money long ago. I can't think of any other reason for them to think of such a good thing for ordinary people, except that it's a scam. I tell you, this is called illegal fundraising."

Seeing that she didn't believe him, Li Jianguo said, "The deputy director has personally verified it, how can you still not believe it? Besides, this is not called illegal fundraising. They have to sign a contract."

Zhang Xiuhua held his hand and said, "I just want to ask you one question."

Li Jianguo nodded, "You go ahead."

"If a talented person in our family invents a new dish and wants to promote it, who do you think he would ask for money to build a factory?" Zhang Xiuhua stared at him.

Li Jianguo thought about it carefully, "You, me, and the bank. If the bank doesn't have enough money, we'll ask the villagers for help."

"Has anyone in the village borrowed it from you?" Zhang Xiuhua continued to ask.

"If that's still not enough, open a few restaurants first, and then expand once you make money." After Li Jianguo said this, he was stunned, thought about it carefully, and then looked at her.

Zhang Xiuhua spread her hands, "Look, you didn't even think about helping a stranger get rich. Why would you believe that a stranger would help us get rich? Put yourself in his shoes. You have such a good opportunity to make money. At most, you can bless the villagers. How could you think about a stranger?"

Li Jianguo thought about it. He didn't help strangers to make money because his new invention was unique and he could make money sooner or later. Why should he give benefits to strangers? And now? He, the villagers of Lijiatun, were strangers to the inventor.

It was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, extinguishing Li Jianguo's burning heart. He couldn't believe it. "But it was reported in the newspaper? The deputy director personally verified it. It was also broadcast on TV."

In fact, it is not surprising that Li Jianguo was deceived. People at that time were very simple and honest, and they were naturally in awe of newspapers, television and officials, but they did not know that the media and officials could also make mistakes. She paused and said, "They were deceived."

Li Jianguo rubbed his brows and was in a dilemma. "Of course I believe you. But if you use this to convince others, I don't think it will work. They are even crazier than me."

Li Jianguo was originally suspicious and did not completely trust the so-called oil tycoon. He was just blinded by newspapers, television and officials. After Zhang Xiuhua said this, he certainly believed him more. But the villagers would definitely believe these people more. He asked tentatively, "Do you think we can call the police?"

Zhang Xiuhua really didn't know whether the police could intervene in this matter. This was an investment, and from what he had said just now, there were formal procedures. It was not illegal fundraising, so the police would not intervene at all.

She thought for a moment and said, "You can try going to the police station tomorrow."

Li Jianguo nodded.

After dinner, Zhang Xiuhua took a shower and returned to the house, where the two of them were very affectionate.

Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that he would be led astray by the villagers, so she did not rush to sleep afterwards. Instead, she praised him for his quick mind and for not being easily fooled like others. He was indeed well-informed. "Do you usually read the newspaper at home?"

Li Jianguo was a little flattered by her praise, because Xiuhua has always been very stable and serious about everything she does, so her praise seems more precious than others. He was a little complacent, "Yes. I am afraid that if I stay at home every day and don't see the outside world, my mind will be confused, so every time I go to town, I will buy newspapers and watch TV."

Zhang Xiuhua praised him at the right time, "That's right. We should always be skeptical and not believe everything others say. It's easy to be fooled. Television and newspapers are not omnipotent. They can make mistakes."

Li Jianguo nodded.

Zhang Xiuhua had a dreamless night. When she woke up early, Li Jianguo had already prepared breakfast. He went to the police station to report the incident first, fearing that he would be late and some villagers would be deceived.

Zhang Xiuhua put the cold breakfast in the microwave to heat it up again, and then finished her breakfast.

She took her changed clothes to the well, washed them, and was hanging them out to dry. Aunt Wang from next door came out of the house and saw her coming back. She immediately came over happily, "Xiuhua? You know about that, right?"

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned, and Aunt Wang ran over. "It's the oil tycoon! All the people in our village are saving money for investment. I can't catch up this time. The family can only collect 2,000 yuan. This is the salary my old man got from working in the south with great difficulty."

Her tone was filled with regret and sorrow, as if she had missed a great opportunity to make a fortune.

Zhang Xiuhua interrupted her thoughts and held her hand, "Auntie?"

Aunt Wang Er looked up at her halfway through her speech and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Wake up. How could such an invention be possible? I heard about this last night and called Jidong. He said it was impossible." Zhang Xiuhua pointed out, "This is not an investment, this is a scam."

She thought that using Jidong as a name might work better, after all, Jidong was a genius that had never been seen before in the surrounding area. If he said it was a scam, the villagers might really believe it.

When Aunt Wang heard that it was a scam, she shook her head and said firmly, "Impossible! The deputy director has verified it himself. It was broadcast on TV. There were also reports in the newspapers. How can a scammer be so capable?!"

Zhang Xiuhua thought: Li Jianguo is right! The villagers won't believe it. She used the words she used to test Li Jianguo last night to ask Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang Er, however, had a look on her face that said, "We are all from the same village. He is helping you to become rich, but you are still suspicious. How can you think so badly of him? Xiuhua, I am not saying anything bad about you, but you are a little narrow-minded sometimes!"

Zhang Xiuhua was choked up. She was narrow-minded? She was narrow-minded, but she was better than being stupid! What kind of person is this!

She said with a stern face, "Aunt, I advised you kindly, but you said I was narrow-minded. How can you not know what is good and what is bad?"

She wanted to scare the other person, but when Aunt Wang saw her angry, she got angry too. "I know an opportunity to make money and want to take you with me. It would be fine if you didn't invest, but you got angry. Why are you like this? Xiuhua, even if you go to work at the train station, you can't look down on others, right?"

Zhang Xiuhua waved her hands, "It has nothing to do with whether I go to work at the train station or not. You are confused! Think about it, when my uncle went to work in the south, the person in charge ran away with the money. It was not easy to get back half of the wages. That money is not easy to save. You climbed up and down, and you lost half your life. If you are really cheated, how are you going to live in the future?"

Unexpectedly, Aunt Wang's next words almost made Zhang Xiuhua lose her mind. She said, "My old man also wants to invest. He said this thing will definitely sell well! Now every production team has a lot of hand tractors, and our country is in great shortage of diesel. With the oil tyrant, it will definitely sell well."

Zhang Xiuhua felt exhausted. Last night, she thought Li Jianguo was hard to persuade, but now she suddenly realized that compared with Aunt Wang, Li Jianguo was the most sober-minded person. She persuaded him without much effort. And Aunt Wang? She had been completely brainwashed, and she could still be logically consistent. This was too scary.

She suddenly thought of the first time she was cheated in her previous life. A fellow villager knew it was a scam but didn't even try to persuade her. Now, looking at Aunt Wang who was in a trance, she wanted to go back in time and beat her stupid self to death.