As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 235 Golden Iris Entertainment Center

"In theory, it is not difficult to find this industrial chain, or rather, the difficulty does not lie in the investigation."

A seasoned war correspondent, having witnessed countless underhanded dealings and encounters with humans more despicable than the ancient monsters during her long years of interviews and investigations, said, "Take the Shattered Star Club as an example. The prepaid membership fees deposited by members into the company's account through the bank wouldn't be so easily withdrawn by Sheikh Krat. Even if there were transfers, they would leave traces. If there weren't insiders at the bank involved, how could such a huge hole have been created so quietly?"

"That's the problem."

Long Jianhuan said helplessly, "The main corporate accounts of the Shattered Star Club are concentrated in three banks. Two of them are well-known banks headquartered in the core area of ​​the alliance, which can influence the economic development of the entire alliance to some extent. The other one is 'Dawn Financial' under Dawn Heavy Industry, which also has an unfathomable background."

"In addition, there seem to be some problems with the accounts between Shattered Star Club and Aurora Life. Originally, the sales of the sealed cards entrusted by Aurora Life to Shattered Star Club should have been settled quarterly. However, according to insiders, Sheikh Krat has not settled the relevant payments with Aurora Life for more than half a year. However, instead of urging payment, the other party has scheduled the annual new product launch conference to be held at Shattered Star Club."

"There's more to this than meets the eye, but it's not something we can easily investigate."

"In short, the current problem is that, firstly, the Dawn City Security Bureau is just a local security agency in a border city, and it is impossible for them to obtain sufficient authority to investigate the relevant bank accounts and files."

"Secondly, even if we manage to obtain the necessary permissions, given the other party's level of expertise, they would have already meticulously prepared the accounts, ensuring they are flawless and absolutely legal."

"Furthermore, there are too many eyes watching the Shattered Star Club now. I'm afraid that as soon as we show our faces, before we've even checked a few accounts, all of your personal information, past experiences, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities will be in the enemy's hands."

"At that point, the other party might destroy all evidence at best, or even resort to coercion, bribery, or even underhanded tactics against us, leaving us in a passive position."

"Therefore, I am not going to continue pursuing the Sheikh Krat lead. Only by finding a different path can I achieve a surprising victory!"

Everyone was cheered up when they heard this.

They knew that Long Jianhuan must have found new clues.

Without further ado, Long Jianhuan gestured to Li Xinglan to bring up a very clear 3D stereoscopic photo.

The photo shows a blond, blue-eyed, middle-aged man with a full head of curly hair. Below his enormous nose is a meticulously groomed mustache, and he looks like a court noble from the Phantom Demon Civilization, fond of wearing makeup.

"Jean-Jacques, owner of the Golden Iris Entertainment Center."

Long Jianhuan said, "The Golden Iris Entertainment Center is the largest underground casino in Dawn City. In addition to betting on the Spirit Battle, it also offers the most luxurious catering and entertainment services in Dawn City. Its biggest feature is that the interior decoration is completely modeled after the Golden Iris Dynasty in the mid-period of the Illusionary Demon Civilization. In addition to the magnificent furnishings, even the waiters are dressed as court maids. There are also various sealed cards from the First Era, creating a dreamlike and realistic feeling. It is said that as long as the customer's wallet is thick enough, they can enjoy 100% authentic Illusionary Demon Civilization services here."

As he spoke, three more profile pictures appeared below Jean-Jacques's photo.

He is a senior coach and two key members of the Shattered Star Club.

A few weeks ago, they conspired to rob an underground gambling den owned by the Golden Iris Entertainment Center, looting the warehouse.

Two of them were quickly arrested by the security department.

Another robber was cornered by Jean-Jacques' men, and the two sides engaged in a fierce firefight in the downtown area, causing a great deal of chaos.

Only afterward did Long Jianhuan learn that the robber's only sister was hospitalized for treatment due to congenital heart disease and urgently needed a large sum of money for surgery.

He had fought hard in the ring for many years, and half of his hard-earned savings were lost, while the other half was swindled away by Sheikh Krat.

Forced into a corner, he resorted to this desperate measure. Before fleeing Dawn City, the robber had visited his sister in the hospital, which is why he was a step too late and was found by the victim, and most of the stolen money was recovered.

However, when he left the hospital, he secretly gave his sister an exceptionally pure crystal coin, which ended up in the hands of Long Jianhuan of the Security Bureau.

The crystal coin stolen from the underground warehouse of the Golden Iris Entertainment Center is exactly the same as the crystal coin that Sheikh Kratt was planning to take.

Long Jianhuan was not at ease with the internal technical staff of the Dawn City Security Bureau.

We specially invited Li Tong, a senior card maker from Rolling Stone Castle, to conduct the appraisal.

The result was that the internal structure and psionic ripple pattern of the two coins were more than 99% similar.

It can be concluded that they were collected from the same vein, or even the same crystal cluster.

If it's just a top-grade crystal coin, it wouldn't be surprising to find it anywhere.

However, it is quite intriguing that two top-quality crystal coins from the same crystal cluster appeared in the hands of the owner of the Shattered Star Club and in the underground warehouse of the Golden Iris Entertainment Center, respectively.

"So, you suspect that this Jean-Jacques is also part of the underground money laundering chain?"

Xu Yan asked, "What's his background?"

"To be able to create the largest underground casino in Dawn City, they must have quite a background."

Long Jianhuan pulled up Jean-Jacques's background information.

Somewhat unexpectedly, before making a name for himself in the gray area, this guy was actually a professionally trained mining engineer who had once served as the manager of a large-scale mine at Dawn Heavy Industry.

However, more than a decade ago, a serious mining accident occurred at the mine he was in charge of. A series of explosions and collapses resulted in the deaths of many innocent miners, destroyed the entire mine vein, and abandoned the entire mine.

Although the tragedy may not have been directly caused by him.

But as the supervisor, he had no choice but to shoulder the greatest responsibility and leave Liming Heavy Industry in disappointment.

As for how a down-on-his-luck engineer, who was fired from his company, managed to obtain astronomical sums of money to replicate a luxurious palace of the Golden Iris Dynasty in a border city, and to make connections with various people to run his shady business smoothly, that remains a mystery.

Upon seeing this part of the information, everyone immediately noticed something strange.

Even Han Zhong, who seemed honest and kind, frowned deeply.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Jean-Jacques should be connected with some people inside Dawn Heavy Industry, or even be a puppet put out by them."

He said solemnly, "Sheikh Krat and the top-quality crystals from the Golden Iris Entertainment Center might very well have come directly from Dawn Heavy Industries' secret warehouse!"

(End of this chapter)