Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 399 This amount doesn't even require sentencing.
That's a huge sum of money.

Yu Dazhang didn't have much of a concept of the unit "hundred million," after all, he had never done economic investigation work.

However, he still knew that this number was something an ordinary person couldn't earn in several lifetimes.

"Where are the others?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"Aren't any of Zhang Chao's relatives involved in the case?"

In his view, entrusting money to one person is too risky.

Once the police find out, they will all be arrested.

However, from the other party's perspective, concentrating the money in one person's hands would reduce the probability of exposure.

It has both advantages and disadvantages.

"No other discoveries have been made yet."

Team Hua replied:

"The various groups have now identified all of their relatives and launched a covert investigation, but so far they have only found that Yang Jieru's cousin is involved."

Yu Dazhang then mentally calculated the days.

Eight days have passed since the main culprit was apprehended.

Yang Jieru's cousin transferred the money the day after they were arrested. Why didn't he run away when so much time had passed?
Also, why is it taking so long to transfer all this money out now?
Yu Dazhang has seen far too many cases of criminals transferring assets in advance.

They usually transfer their assets to safe places, such as overseas, before things are exposed.

Given Yang Jieru's intelligence, she should have thought of this long ago and made plans to transfer her assets in advance.

"Has Yang Jieru's cousin been interrogated?" Yu Dazhang asked with a serious expression.
He always felt that this matter was not so simple, because there were some illogical aspects to it.

"We haven't had time to review it yet." Team Leader Hua's tone was somewhat helpless.

"We're a bit short-handed right now, but the people have been brought back."

What he said is true.

Despite having a large task force, they found themselves stretched thin when it came to conducting a full investigation into the social relationships of the main suspects.

"Let's go and interrogate them together."

"There must be at least two people present during an interrogation," Yu Dazhang said, looking at Captain Hua.

"I have something I need to ask him in person."

Twenty minutes later.

In the interrogation room.

"Name?"

"Yang Ziliang".

"age?"

"29 is old."

"..."

After asking for basic information, Yu Dazhang got straight to the point:
Why did you suddenly transfer the money a week ago?

To his and Hua's surprise, Yang Ziliang answered without even thinking:

“My cousin told me to do this. The day before the transfer, she called me and told me to transfer the money as soon as possible and not to leave it in the company account.”

Yu Dazhang stared at his face and found that his expression was natural and he did not seem to be lying.

The day before the transfer was the day Yang Jieru and her group were trapped on the mountain, so the timing matched up.

"What time did Yang Jieru call you that day?"

Yu Dazhang's voice was deep and serious, as if he were scrutinizing every word Yang Ziliang spoke.

Yang Ziliang answered without hesitation:
"It was 4:30 in the afternoon. My cousin rarely contacts me during the day, so I made a point of checking the time when I answered the phone."

Upon hearing this, Yu Dazhang was certain that he was not lying.

Because at 4:30 pm, I had just had the surveillance cameras at the resort removed.

At that time, Yang Jieru already realized that the police would definitely find them, so she made arrangements for the aftermath in advance.

"Why didn't you hide after you transferred the money?"

Yu Dazhang then added:
"Even if you flee abroad, it shouldn't be difficult for you. As long as you have the money, you have plenty of ways to leave the country even without a passport."

This is what he can't understand the most.

Provincial police officers arrested Yang Ziliang at his home, which means he had no intention of escaping.

"Why should I run?"

Yang Ziliang looked puzzled, seemingly finding the question difficult to understand. He countered with a question:

"My cousin just told me to transfer the money, she didn't say that the police would come to check on me, why should I run away?" His question left Yu Dazhang speechless.

Even Hua, who was in charge of taking notes, was stunned.

"Didn't Yang Jieru tell you what happened?"

Yu Dazhang stared incredulously at Yang Ziliang across from him:

"She just wants you to transfer the money?"

How could this be... He could hardly believe his ears.

After such a big incident, would Yang Jieru not inform her cousin and hide away?

What's the point of just transferring money? If the person is arrested, won't the money still be frozen by the police?

How could Yang Jieru make such a basic mistake?

"Yes, I already said that."

Yang Ziliang's tone revealed impatience:

"She just asked me to transfer money; how would I know what happened?"

Yu Dazhang turned to look at Captain Hua and found that Captain Hua was also staring at him with the same puzzled look.

That makes sense now. It's not just that he feels there's a problem... Yu Dazhang also figured out where the problem lies.

"Do you know what Yang Jieru does?" he asked, staring at Yang Ziliang.

"Of course I know," Yang Ziliang answered readily.

"She works in finance."

"Works in finance?" Yu Dazhang looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"Didn't you ever suspect why Yang Jieru wanted you to help her launder money?"

“She’s my cousin.” Yang Ziliang looked at Yu Dazhang with the same expression:
"With such a good opportunity to make money, of course she would think of her relatives first."

"Are you desperate for money?" Yu Dazhang was speechless.

This person must be mentally disabled.

Even after being arrested, he still believed that Yang Jieru was taking care of him.

It must be said that Yang Jieru has a very accurate eye for people.

The simple-minded Yang Ziliang is, the more suitable he is to manage money.

Throughout the conversation, Yu Dazhang had been observing Yang Ziliang's changing expressions.

His every expression was natural and spontaneous, without any unusual reaction.

"That's it."

Yu Dazhang said to Yang Ziliang:
"Someone from the Economic Crime Investigation Department will contact you later. We hope you can tell the truth."

There was no need to ask any further questions. He had figured it out: Yang Ziliang was just a tool used by Yang Jieru to launder money.

The key point is still with Yang Jieru.

What was this woman thinking, letting Yang Ziliang transfer the money without telling him to hide?

Could it be that they're afraid Yang Ziliang will run off with the money?
Twenty minutes later.

In another interrogation room.

Yu Dazhang looked at Yang Jieru across from him and said:

"Yang Ziliang has been captured."

Upon hearing his words, Yang Jieru was only stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. Her face did not show much surprise or other expressions; instead, she appeared very calm.

"You still managed to find us," she said, seemingly helplessly.
"He wasn't involved in our affairs, so I hope you won't make things difficult for him."

What nonsense are you spouting… Yu Dazhang glared at her:
"Money laundering is also a crime."

People like Yang Ziliang should be severely punished.

The amount of money is there for all to see.

Money laundering exceeding five million is considered a serious offense, punishable by a minimum sentence of five years.

The amount involved exceeded ten million, which constitutes a particularly serious offense, and the maximum sentence was ten years imprisonment.

Yang Ziliang laundered hundreds of millions of yuan; there's no need for sentencing him, he can just be sentenced directly.

He should be thankful that money laundering doesn't carry the death penalty; otherwise, given the amount of money he laundered, he would definitely be shot.

Seeing Yang Jieru lower her head and remain silent, Yu Dazhang frowned and asked:

"Why didn't you tell Yang Ziliang to hide when you called him?"

"I forgot." Yang Jieru looked up and smiled at Da Zhang:
"Given the situation, we were trapped underground, so it's understandable that we panicked a bit."

(End of this chapter)