Rebirth 2014: I, the King of Criminal Investigation

Chapter 715 Not Every Place Has Laws

"What a good attitude..." Yu Dazhang couldn't see any rebellious emotion on his face, which reassured him a lot.

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Dazhang asked directly:
Who is your partner?

"I don't have a partner," Zhang Jiangke replied without hesitation.

"I took on this job all by myself. Each step was paid according to the number of people involved, and I just made a profit from the difference."

It was my fault… Yu Dazhang quickly realized that he had asked the wrong question.

After thinking for a moment, he changed the question:

"Who is your superior, that is, who was the person who asked you to do this in the first place?"

That's a perfectly valid question.

The concept of "partner" is too general and can easily be misunderstood as "accomplice".

In reality, their relationship is more like an employment relationship or a transaction between two parties, so they cannot be simply categorized as accomplices.

"This is a bit complicated to explain."

Zhang Jiangke pondered for a moment and said:

"Should we start from the beginning, or get straight to the point?"

Now that we're all seated here, the more detailed the better… Yu Dazhang looked at him, his eyes slightly narrowed:

"No need to beat around the bush, just start from the beginning, but also highlight the key points."

He believed that Zhang Jiangke could explain things clearly.

The human trafficker in front of me is definitely a clear-headed person, but out of habit, he always likes to speak in circles.

To put it bluntly, it's just pretending to be profound.

When Da Zhang pointed out his flaw, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhang Jiangke's face, but he quickly returned to normal.

"This all started when I was in Myanmar."

Zhang Jiangke said unhurriedly:

“In mid-September last year, I lost so much money at a casino that I was targeted by thugs.”

Seeing the fat man opposite him glare at him, he immediately explained:
"To lend money at exorbitant interest rates is what they call it in casinos."

Seeing Yu Dazhang nod, he continued:
"I acted impulsively and borrowed money from them, but I ended up losing it all."

"When they finally got me into custody, I realized I couldn't get away. You've probably heard of the 'nine outs and thirteen returns' of loan sharks, and the most terrifying part is the 'nail'."

"It means that interest is calculated at 10% per day, and the interest is calculated in a compound form over this cycle."

His voice trembled slightly as if he were recalling the scene:
"Once the interest starts to accumulate, it will snowball, making it virtually impossible to pay it back."

"At the time, I had some money and some properties, but it would take some time to come up with cash."

Zhang Jiangke took a deep breath, composed himself, and continued:

“I calculated at the time that by the time I had raised the money, the interest would have already ballooned to who knows where. These casino loan sharks are making money by taking advantage of this.”

Although Yu Dazhang had never been involved in loan sharking in casinos, he had heard about it from his colleagues.

There are many types of usury.

There are monthly, weekly, and daily interest rates, with the daily rate being the most ruthless, and this calculation method only appears in casinos.

Like the illegal online lending case he handled before, it involved weekly interest.

Professionals have calculated that, assuming interest is calculated on a seven-day cycle, if a debtor borrows one yuan and never repays the principal or interest, the debtor will have to repay more than two hundred million yuan after one year.

This is why those female college students were driven to jump off buildings.

Once the nail is driven in, it's the beginning of a nightmare.

If weekly interest is already this terrifying, then looking back at daily interest is downright chilling.

As a criminal police officer, Yu Dazhang naturally knew the dangers of loan sharks.

So when he heard that Zhang Jiangke had borrowed money at a daily interest rate, he knew Zhang was in deep trouble and would have a hard time getting out unless he had enough money to pay off the debt. He also realized that what happened next must be related to Zhang Jiangke's high-interest loan.

"On the third day of my detention, they were going to move me to a death cell."

Seeing that Yu Dazhang did not interrupt, Zhang Jiangke continued:

"Because the principal I borrowed was 500,000, which met the conditions for entering the dead single room, and they only gave me three days."

"At the time, I only had 100,000 yuan in cash, not even enough to cover the interest for three days."

Upon hearing the words "dead single room," Yu Dazhang immediately realized that Zhang Jiangke had gone to a border casino.

Because only this type of casino has single rooms for dead players.

Actually, there are three single rooms in total, which are divided according to the amount of money.

If you owe 3,000, you'll be forced into a detention room; if you owe 30 ...0,000, you'll be directly sent to a dead detention room.

Once you get to the single room, there are just too many programs to choose from.

The most common method is to dip the whip in iodine solution and disinfect it while striking.

Plucking a fingernail is worth a thousand, hitting someone with a stick is worth two thousand less, and selling a kidney is worth a hundred thousand.

Here, both the body and life can be put on a price tag.

They will show you that there are no laws here, only ledgers and violence.

"Just when I was in despair, a gambler named Lao Gu redeemed me."

When Zhang Jiangke got to this point, you could clearly feel a sense of relief, as if the heavy burden on his shoulders had been lifted instantly, and he felt much lighter.

This shows how desperate he was at that time.

He paused, took a deep breath, and continued:

"I met Lao Gu at the casino. He had also fled from China. Because we had similar experiences, we became close and often ate together."

"I really didn't expect him to save my life at such a critical moment."

Zhang Jiangke gave a wry smile:
"To be honest, when I saw him come to pick me up, I even wanted to kneel down and kowtow to him three times."

At this point, Yu Dazhang had to interrupt.

Because a new person had appeared, he had to find out the details.

"What's Old Gu's full name?"

As soon as the name is mentioned, Captain Xu in the observation room will immediately arrange for someone to investigate.

"I don't know his full name either."

Zhang Jiangke replied:

"Everyone who knows him calls him Lao Gu, and we never ask each other's names."

"People like us, even if we tell others our real names, it's all fake, so nobody cares what their real names are."

While he was speaking, Yu Dazhang kept observing his facial expressions but couldn't detect anything unusual.

If you think about it carefully, you'll realize that Zhang Jiangke wasn't lying.

How could someone who can make money in the country and successfully escape abroad be an ordinary person?

The first quality of such a person is that they are tight-lipped, especially when it comes to matters concerning themselves. They will not easily reveal anything, and they will carefully consider even the smallest details.

"Old Gu looks to be in his fifties, and he's not very tall, probably less than 1.7 meters."

Zhang Jiangke described it himself:

"He has a scholarly air about him, speaks politely and refinedly, and looks like a very learned person."

“Once when we were drinking, I asked him what he used to do, and he said he was a researcher.”

(End of this chapter)