Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 601 How Did He Know I Was a Policeman?
But if someone is here to launder money, they should be sneaky and shifty-eyed.

The fat man in front of me wasn't flustered at all; he was just looking around, seemingly looking at something.

"that……"

The store manager hesitated for a moment before saying:

“Sir, even if you bought all the gold bars in our house, it wouldn’t cost that much money.”

She didn't know exactly how much money was in the eight black bags in front of her.

It's impossible to estimate.

She had never seen so much cash in her entire life.

"Buy as much as you can."

"Not spending my own money means I don't care," Yu Dazhang said magnanimously.

"By the way, please tell the other gold shops to bring out all the gold bars. I want to use all this money to buy gold bars."

How much gold can you buy with 20 million?
Based on the 2015 gold price of 235 yuan per gram, it could buy more than 85,000 grams.

That translates to 170 jin (85 catties).

Just as Yu Dazhang had guessed, the entire gold shop on the first floor couldn't possibly have gathered that many gold bars.

It's not that the gold shops lack the resources, but rather that the amount of gold bars they typically store depends on foot traffic and business conditions.

Gold shops in shopping malls typically keep about 50 kilograms of gold in stock, and this stock is mostly everyday jewelry, with very little gold bars.

If the customer needs it, they can make a reservation in advance.

So, for someone like Yu Dazhang who comes in wanting to buy so many gold bars, no gold shop can produce them all at once.

Yu Dazhang said indifferently:

"The remaining money should be used to buy jewelry, which must be made of gold; other materials are not acceptable."

The entire first-floor jewelry store was bustling with activity.

Counting money, weighing, converting...

Yu Dazhang stood at the entrance of the gold shop, seemingly watching the people working there, but in reality he was observing the escalator.

The shop manager, worried that he might get tired, thoughtfully brought him a chair.

He wasn't staring intently at the escalator; instead, he would occasionally turn his head to glance at it, as if he were just sitting there bored and looking around casually.

I sat there for about five minutes.

When he glanced at the escalator again, he saw a familiar face at the escalator entrance on the second floor.

Yu Chong!

He had already memorized the photos of those five people, so he recognized them at a glance.

In reality, the distance from the entrance of the jewelry store to the escalator is at least thirty meters.

Although the distance wasn't too far, it was still quite difficult for ordinary people to clearly recognize the other person's face at a glance.

However, Yu Dazhang is not included.

Given sufficient light, his eyesight is good enough to see the face of someone from 100 meters away.

Yu Chong also looked towards Yu Dazhang's direction, but with his eyesight, he could only see a fat man sitting at the entrance of the gold shop.

He was clearly more astute than his accomplices outside.

After glancing at Yu Dazhang at the escalator entrance on the second floor, he didn't linger but followed the flow of people onto the escalator, arriving on the first floor shortly afterward.

Then he strolled around casually, no longer looking towards the jewelry store.

At this moment, Yu Dazhang had already dialed Lü Zhongxin's number.

"The suspect, Yu Chong, was found on the first floor."

Instead of holding the phone to his ear, he turned to face the jewelry store and said quickly:
"He's moving towards the elevator, probably because he wants to take it back to the second floor."

Upon hearing this, Lü Zhongxin on the other end of the phone immediately replied:

"Wu Rui has been successfully captured. Let's go to the second floor immediately."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Dazhang glanced at the escalator again and saw Yu Chong still walking slowly towards the escalator.

As long as the direction is right, he can't escape.

Yu Dazhang is not worried at all that the suspect will escape.

With so many experienced, armed detectives, apprehending a suspect with no criminal record would be a piece of cake. Two more… Yu Dazhang silently counted the numbers in his mind.

Qi Jiandong, Tan Mou.

Which of you is the mastermind?

How do you two plan to get your hands on these 170 jin of gold?
Even if you get your hands on it, can you even lift it?
One hypothesis after another popped into his mind, only to be rejected one by one.

Ten minutes later, the store manager came to Yu Dazhang's side:
"Sir, your redemption has been completed. Please verify it."

Yu Dazhang waved his hand:

"Let me weigh it and see the total weight."

At this moment, the managers of various gold shops gathered at this one shop. They packed the gold bars and gold products into four separate bags.

After weighing, the total weight was 168.5 jin (approximately 84.25 catties).

Yu Dazhang had previously thought he could exchange for at least 170 jin of gold, but now he realized he was too naive.

It seems that gold jewelry has a much higher premium than gold bars, since the price includes labor costs.

"Sir, are you also putting these eight bags of money in your car?" the shop manager asked.

Yu Dazhang thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement:

"Put it in the car."

Each bag also contains a miniature tracker; it's inappropriate to throw away public property.

Even though the other party has already seen through it, it still needs to be retrieved.

The loading process went exceptionally smoothly this time, without even the need for security guards.

The managers of each gold shop personally carried bags, two people carrying one bag each, following behind Yu Dazhang as they walked out of the shopping center in a grand procession.

This strange group immediately attracted the attention of many passersby.

A fat man was walking at the front, followed by more than a dozen beautiful women in business attire, eight of whom were carrying bags.

If you didn't know better, you'd think there was a clubhouse inside the shopping mall.

After loading the gold into the car, the dozen or so professional women handed over their business cards and warmly invited Yu Dazhang to visit again.

Unable to refuse their hospitality, Yu Dazhang accepted all the business cards and put them in his pocket.

Back in his car, he waited for almost ten minutes before the other party called.

Before the other person could speak, he spoke first:
"Twenty million, exchanged for 168 jin of gold, divided into four bags. The bags for the gold were also provided by the gold shop according to your requirements."

After a pause, Yu Dazhang asked:
"Where to next?"

The reason he spoke first was to tell the other party: I didn't play any tricks, I did everything according to your instructions.

There was a two-second silence on the other end before they spoke:

"Officer, aren't you afraid I'll kill him?"

How did he know I was a policeman...? Yu Dazhang's heart skipped a beat.

One thing is certain: none of the five kidnappers, including the already deceased Qi Jianhua, had ever seen him.

Before setting off, Yu Dazhang also altered his voice when contacting the other party via telephone.

Therefore, neither his appearance nor his voice could reveal his true identity.

Moreover, he consistently followed the other party's instructions without the slightest deviation.

So, where exactly does the problem lie?
Even if their accomplices are caught, they shouldn't suspect themselves.

"What do you mean?"

Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided to play dumb and questioned Da Zhang:

"I'm just a driver, what's the point of you telling me this?"

By ignoring the other person's words and distancing himself from the situation, this is the only way he can deal with it now.

"Officer, it's okay if you don't admit it."

The synthesized voice on the other end said coldly:

"Then I'll trouble you to take these gold items to the West Suburbs Hotel. I'll contact you once we arrive."

(End of this chapter)