Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 117 The Army of Justice 19
The anti-money laundering department was investigating the inflow and outflow of funds, while the criminal investigation team was busy conducting another round of interrogations.

This time, Qu He is the one being investigated.

Compared to Jin Xiangyuan, who was emotionally distraught after suffering a great ordeal, Qu He was clearly more severely brainwashed.

She strongly identified with her noble identity as a righteous force, was very protective of her superiors, and would not utter a single word about money laundering gangs.

The interrogators tried to provoke her, but were met with a glare and a laugh.

"If you're so capable, sentence me to prison right now. I didn't kill anyone, and I didn't launder much money. The steamed bun shop and the fake medicine business aren't really my business. How many years can you sentence me to?"

Even Tan Jia, who was listening from outside, thought it was arrogant.

But she was telling the truth. Qu He's position in this criminal gang should be higher than Jin Xiangyuan's, and her responsibility was to recruit more people to join.

Jin Xiangyuan ran the steamed bun shop, while Yang Shun was in charge of the counterfeit medicine business. Even the scheme to have Zhao Qingxiang steal things was merely something she "casually complained about too much"; she didn't directly instigate it. The amount of money going in and out of their bank accounts wasn't significantly more than others.

Strictly speaking, he wouldn't get a sentence of more than a few years.

But she plays a very important role. Since her status is higher than Jin Xiangyuan's, she knows more secrets, so we need to pry her out of her mouth.

Zheng Yan slammed his fist on the table in the interrogation room: "Qu He, don't be so arrogant! What was the point of gathering so many people to launder money? It was to get more money so that you and your son could live a better life. But now you have no money, no son, and the people behind you know you've failed and have probably given up on you long ago. What do you have left? Jail time! And a bad reputation that will make your parents, relatives, and friends lose face!"

"Don't think you're so clever. The simplest link in your perfect scheme, the person you despised the most, killed your son, allowing us to uncover the truth behind the whole thing. Now we'll start with you, this nobody, the person your superiors despise the most, to uncover an even bigger case behind you!"

Qu He laughed, "All you know how to do is use reverse psychology? What do you mean by 'the person you look down on the most'? Even if I were a thug, I wouldn't be on Zhao Qingxiang's level, otherwise you wouldn't have had to pry my mouth open."

Tan Ming chuckled beside him.

Qu He's face darkened: "What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at you for thinking that your parents, teachers, and classmates only love you, just like your son. This isn't the first time we've dealt with this money laundering gang, and you're not the first loyal henchman we've encountered. To be honest, among all the downlines your superiors have recruited, you and Jin Xiangyuan are the dumbest, and the amounts involved are the smallest. I don't know what you're so smug about."

"What did you say?" Qu He refused to believe it. "Impossible!"

"Why is it impossible? The previous thug at least owned a film company and could launder tens of millions of dollars. Your superior even gave him advice on how to retaliate against people with whom you had conflicts. What about you? Have you ever met your superior? Have you ever communicated with him? Has he given you any guidance? No, you haven't. Instead, you've lost a son."

The sense of importance she felt in front of her superiors became a facade, and recalling Jin Zixuan's gruesome death, Qu He's breathing gradually quickened.

Zheng Yan and Tan Ming exchanged a glance; something was up.

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Before the interrogation had yielded any results, the police working outside had already identified the person who had helped Jin Baozi secure a hotel deal through connections.

He was the hotel's finance manager and a member of the money laundering gang, but he didn't have much contact with Jin Xiangyuan and his group. He was in charge of tax-related money laundering, which involved a larger amount of money.

Continuing to trace the finance manager's line, they discovered that one of the accounts used for fund transfers a year ago was the same account that internet celebrity Qiu Chenxing used to return the tips.

The person behind this account is someone the anti-money laundering department has been closely monitoring recently.

The outside help brought in became the organizers, and a large portion of the anti-money laundering department staff were reassigned to support the case.

The office of the Criminal Investigation Team Two was empty. Tan Jia was idly enjoying the air conditioning, continuing to sculpt her dough figurines, this time in the image of Qu He. After she finished, she would place them together with the dough figurines from the toxic yogurt incident, tying the deceased Qiu Chenxing, the mysterious person, and Qu He together with a string, representing the close connection between the two cases.

Make another postcard stained with red ink, write the words "Army of Justice" on it, and place it between the two dough sculpture scenes.

Imagine, it should be a very suspenseful and excellent work.

Who would have thought that these two cases would be connected? When she dreamt that the killer was frantically hacking and slashing the victim, she thought it was just a slightly bloody, ordinary murder case.

Tan Ming strode in hurriedly as he was halfway through sculpting the dough lotus.

"We've found an important person!"

An important character is called Brother Zhou, nicknamed the Messenger. He is responsible for relaying important information and items to his subordinates and is a celebrity agent.

"Qu He said that this was the person who gave her the mutton fat jade jewelry. As for why they would give a batch of valuable jade items to these small fry to whitewash their reputation, it was because it was a 'promotion test'."

Qu He recruited Yang Shun, who sold counterfeit medicine, adding another source of income for the organization. Coupled with her plan to win over Lü Rongzhi, a key figure in the money laundering gang, the executives believed she was worthy of a promotion and a raise. So, they used jade to set up a test. If the scheme was successful and she gained the organization's approval, the commission she would receive for the next money laundering would be 0.2 percentage points higher.

Tan Ming pulled up Zhou Ge's public photos and showed them to Tan Jia.

"Look, doesn't his figure match the person who sent you the postcard? Coincidentally, he was in Jiujiang recording a program with one of his stars the day you received the postcard."

Tan Jia looked at it and said, "It does look a bit like him, but he should just be a messenger. The person who wrote that postcard must be a higher-ranking leader."

The mentally ill members of criminal gangs are usually the founders; who would want to hire a mentally ill person as a subordinate?

Tan Ming nodded: "We suspect that the celebrities he represents, or the capital that invests in those celebrities, are the boss of this money laundering gang. We are currently investigating them."

"It feels like there must be capital behind it." Tan Jia searched for information about this agent online.

"Brother Zhou is managing two rising male and female stars. The male star is of average appearance but has great resources. He's been in several dramas in a row, and in recent months, he's become so popular that shopping malls are full of his support banners. The female star takes a serious drama route and is also currently in the spotlight, with rumors that she's going to be nominated for some award."

"Both celebrities are making a lot of money, the investors behind them are making a fortune, and even the agent is living in a villa and running a company."

"However, his reputation isn't very good. Some fans have dug up several of his alternate accounts, saying he frequently changes identities to stir up trouble in the comments section, creating topics to incite arguments and increase the popularity of the two celebrities. But his methods are quite shrewd; many investors are willing to buy into his schemes, and he's very good at securing resources..."

She suddenly fell silent halfway through her reading.

Seeing her stunned expression and tightly furrowed brows, Tan Ming asked, "What's wrong?"

"I suddenly remembered the tainted yogurt case. The mysterious person fabricated an identity and was active everywhere. Isn't that similar to the behavior of this agent, Brother Zhou, in the comments section? That person is a bit immature, keeping up with the times, and even personally getting involved, choosing which internet celebrity to tip and which to choose as gay. If it were a powerful backer, they wouldn't have so much free time. Do you think it's possible that he deliberately created the identity of a messenger for himself, and that he's actually the head of a money laundering gang?"

Tan Ming's eyes widened: "The boss is pretending to be a subordinate?"

Then, thinking back to the onion-peeling disguise technique used in the "no such person" case, he realized it was normal.

"Very likely. I've instructed someone to investigate him thoroughly."

This case is about to end.

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