Chapter 428: You guys are connecting the dots quite well, aren't you?

It was Chen Li's shift again today at the Guangming Road Police Station.

Don't ask why; if you ask, the answer is she doesn't know. In any case, ever since a certain handsome guy moved to the Guangming Peak Residential Quarter, Chen Li's shifts had become more frequent.

At this very moment, Chen Li was chatting with a middle-aged police officer beside her.

"Lao Zhou can't be arrogant anymore. Ever since Zhou Yi moved to the Guangming Peak Residential Quarter, they haven't had any major incidents there for a while," the middle-aged officer laughed.

The "major incidents" he spoke of didn't refer to big cases, but rather some... special cases.

They were the kind of Criminal Cases that could be taken out and used directly for publicity.

Because particularly major cases would be handled by the branch's Criminal Police Team, only these cases—small but very special, enough to catch everyone's eye—could increase the appeal of their own unit.

Nowadays, every industry is truly caught in an internal rat race, even within the Public Security Bureau; publicity work is the top priority.

Not to mention anything else, because of Zhou Yi's various flashy maneuvers before, even the Guangming District Zhonglou Police Station had gained a bit of fame now.

As a result, Zhou Yi moved away, and Lao Zhou had lost quite a bit more hair.

Chen Li also smiled and said, "To be honest, I've never seen anyone like Zhou Yi before. Putting in such great effort just to make the other party go to jail—there's really nothing to say."

"By the way, that Lü Yan should be transferring to prison soon, right?"

The middle-aged officer nodded and said, "Soon. In a few more days, everything will be processed."

Chen Li didn't speak again, because someone had walked in.

After just one glance, Chen Li began to rub her eyes, because she found the handsome guy in front of her a bit familiar.

"Zhou Yi?" Chen Li said with a look of surprise, "You're here again?"

After saying that last sentence, she realized it wasn't quite right; it didn't fit her status.

So Chen Li quickly added, "No, what I mean is, have you encountered a problem again?"

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "It's not that I've encountered a problem again, but that problems always find their way to me."

As he spoke, he walked forward and placed the huge bag in his hand onto the table.

Looking at that huge bag, Chen Li swallowed hard. She thought of the time the other party came to report a case, and the feeling of her and her colleagues organizing evidence until they wanted to vomit.

On one hand, the person had laid the evidence right before their eyes, but on the other hand, this evidence was so detailed that even they themselves wouldn't have thought of some of it...

So, again?

The middle-aged officer shook his head. At this moment, he finally understood Lao Zhou's painful yet happy mood.

Looking at the bag in front of them again, Chen Li asked, "What's the situation this time?"

"Officer Chen, it's still the same as before; it's related to that Lü Yan," Zhou Yi said while sitting on a stool.

Still related to Lü Yan?

This completely stumped Chen Li.

"Zhou Yi, hasn't that Lü Yan already been sentenced? Our local Detention House is about to transfer him to the Jingzhou Second Prison."

Zhou Yi shook his head and said, "It's not the previous one. It's just that I suddenly discovered that, besides the Crime of Refusing to Pay Labor Remuneration, he might also be suspected of Contract Fraud."

"I really did just discover it; I didn't know before."

This was actually a missed crime? And Zhou Yi had found the evidence for it?

If Chen Li were an ordinary person, she would definitely say, just how much hatred and resentment must there be?

But she was a police officer. Since she was police, she couldn't say such things. If a crime was committed, then based on the facts and with the law as the standard, they would just do what needed to be done!

As for what kind of mentality the whistleblower had—whether it was revenge or something else—that had absolutely nothing to do with them.

The Public Security Bureau only looks at the objective situation. Zhang San says others are reporting him because of revenge, causing him to go to jail now.

And then he feels that the other party's revenge is wrong.

The Public Security Bureau doesn't care about that; wrong is wrong, there's nothing to say.

He is indeed engaging in a Retaliatory Attack, but if you haven't committed a crime, what can he do even if he reports you ten thousand times? He himself might even be suspected of the Crime of False Accusation...

So Chen Li became interested and began to ask for details.

"Actually, this matter, if it hadn't been a coincidence, I really wouldn't have discovered it. It's mainly because they are too practiced at this series of tricks."

"If it were their first time playing it like this, it would be absolutely impossible to be this practiced, so I felt that this definitely wasn't his first time doing this."

"Coincidentally, I learned from that Zhao Zhipeng that in the last running-away incident, he also played the role of the successor..."

Zhou Yi explained the general situation, selling out Zhao Zhipeng directly.

The money given before was for him to handle things; it wasn't said that it would clear his crimes.

In Zhou Yi's view, if it were truly confirmed, Zhao Zhipeng's status as an Accomplice should be inescapable.

Lü Yan ran away with the money; if he himself wasn't suspected of a crime, then Zhao Zhipeng would certainly be fine. But if Lü Yan was suspected of a crime because of running away with the money, then Zhao Zhipeng, who helped take over twice, would naturally become an Accomplice.

You say it's a coincidence?

You knew he took all the money, and then you still took over, twice at that, and you're trying to fool our police comrades with that answer?

Guess whether they will listen to you.

Chen Li and the middle-aged officer next to her began to flip through the evidence while listening. Needless to say, just like the last time they reported a case, it was all organized by the same person.

The content of the evidence was also more or less the same.

"So, Officer Chen, think about it. His family is especially rich, so he might have done this more than once or twice."

Logically, it really seemed to be the case, and having done such things several times in a row, even if Lawyer Fang were brought in, it would be unlikely for him to successfully defend it.

The word "fraud" in Contract Fraud is the key point; it must be about swindling money. With him doing it like this, who would dare say this isn't swindling money?

Chen Li's expression became serious. Even if it were only twice, at the very least, based on her experience, it was enough to be classified as Contract Fraud!

And looking at the situation of these two times, the amount involved in the fraud was not a small number.

As everyone knows, Fraud is also called a crime of amount; whether it's conviction or sentencing, it must be calculated based on the amount.

Good heavens, plus the previous four years, this fellow is going to sit in jail until the bottom wears out!

Not to mention there were some previous situations as well...

The amount involved in this Fraud can definitely be classified as a major case, and it will absolutely have a massive impact!

Although it seems like there are few victims right now, that is because many people have chosen to let the matter rest.

Therefore, it has not caused that kind of explosive Legal Aid, and so there is no real buzz.

But this does not mean the case is not important!

Right now, in places like gyms, beauty salons, and foot massage parlors, the situation of people running away is truly too common.

Many users pay in advance only for others to run away, and when they come to report it to the police, they cannot file a Criminal Case, which makes these police officers feel uneasy as well.

They are even scolded by others, saying that their Public Security Bureau doesn't care about this or that.

Now, if this case can truly be investigated clearly and the money can be recovered for those people, even if a portion has already been spent by his family, that would be enough to cause a sensation, wouldn't it!

It can also deter those bosses who run away at the drop of a hat; it perfectly fits the definition of legal education!

The more Chen Li thought about it, the more she felt it was feasible. She exchanged a look with the middle-aged police officer beside her and then said, "Zhou Yi, this case is quite significant; I need to go call our leader first."

Speaking purely of Case Filing, given the current situation, Case Filing is definitely not a problem.

It is just that the impact is too great, so a leader must make the decision.

Very quickly, the head of the Guangming Road Police Station, Wang, was called over. After understanding the situation, he wanted to laugh out loud.

What is it called to be able to earn merit while lying down!

The head of the neighboring Police Station, Liu, had bragged to him about it who knows how many times.

Previously, because of a certain handsome guy's large-scale Legal Aid, the Jingzhou City Public Security Bureau made arrests nationwide, but because that person first went to the neighboring station to report the crime, they were only assisting.

So, Liu Suo was arrogant for a long time during that period, receiving all kinds of praise, and Wang Suo was so envious his eyes turned red.

Now, he has finally waited for this opportunity!

No need to say more, they would file the case right now, and they had to start the investigation quickly.

"Zhou Yi, right? Well done. We have decided to file the case now. The Legal Affairs Section will give you the receipt in a moment. Young people really are full of energy!"

Zhou Yi left, and the Guangming Road Police Station began reporting the case while simultaneously starting a busy investigation.

After all, the impact is relatively large; it is unrealistic for the Guangming Road Police Station to use all its police force to investigate the case.

The jurisdiction of a Police Station is truly not small, and every day there are all kinds of disputes that require grassroots police officers to help with Mediation.

Therefore, they must let the professionals from the Economic Investigation Detachment do it; in any case, the credit for their side won't run away.

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In a Small Residential District in Guangming District, what was originally a residence had been converted into a card and mahjong room.

This is considered a relatively hidden card and mahjong room.

At this moment, Zhao Zhipeng is inside playing mahjong; once you get hooked on gambling and drugs, it is truly hard to change.

He has had quite a bit of money lately; the gym equipment counts as one sum, and plus what Lu Yan gave him, it is enough to enjoy himself for a while.

Just as he was having a blast, there was a knock at the door.

Because these are all rooms opened privately by everyone, someone shouted directly, "Who is it?"

No one spoke, and that person cursed, "What's wrong with them? Ignore them, let's continue..."

Before the word "playing" could even come out, that anti-theft door was pushed open.

Many burly men wearing police uniforms appeared at the door and rushed in directly, shouting continuously, "Don't move, hold your heads and squat down!"

Damn it! The man who was cursing just a moment ago didn't dare to let out a peep.

What is going on? Isn't it just playing for a while? Is such a big scene necessary?

Zhao Zhipeng also held his head and squatted down; he hadn't yet recovered from the thrill of gambling, just feeling a bit unlucky.

This means Detention and fines again; it is really troublesome.

As a result, just after he raised his head to take a look, he discovered that someone had seen him, and then, many people came to his side.

"Zhao Zhipeng? ID number... home address... is it you?"

The others looked over quietly; although everyone might be subject to Detention and fines, they still wanted to watch the show.

So, these... police are here for Zhao Zhipeng?

What exactly did this fat man do to be arrested by so many police?

As everyone knows, the more serious the matter, the more people will come to arrest you.

"Yes, it's me."

"You are suspected of Contract Fraud and are now being legally summoned by the Guangming Branch for a Criminal Case. Do you understand?"

Me? Contract Fraud?

Zhao Zhipeng looked incredulous; am I capable of such high-level operations?

But he is an experienced person, so he directly stretched out his hands; if he dared to resist at this time, it would only make the situation more serious.

The leading veteran police officer looked at the foul atmosphere around him and then said, "We are withdrawing; let our colleagues from the Police Station come to handle this."

Although the target was Zhao Zhipeng, since they encountered this, they had to handle it.

Thus, seeing these police officers leave, before everyone could even be happy, people from the Police Station walked in from behind, and at a glance, they were all familiar faces...

"Don't move, I'm talking to you, Li Laosan; why are you here every time there's gambling?"

Zhao Zhipeng was arrested and confessed to his previous actions without reservation; they had too much evidence.

According to him, this is the third time Lu Yan has done this; the first time he wasn't very familiar with it, so he didn't dare to swindle much, mostly for one or two months or three or four months, the kind that basically wouldn't be taken seriously.

The second time he was much bolder, and by the third time, he was even bolder...

The amount involved was shocking; one could never imagine that the profit would be this large!

Fortunately, he was finally caught... oh wait, he was already in the net.

Wang Suo prepared to make a call to have the Detention House wait a bit and not send the person to prison yet; after all, now that a new crime had been discovered, they needed to restart the investigation.

The call was connected very quickly.

"What? Already sent away? Alright then, I'll just look for the prison side."

Everything has a procedure; once a judgment takes effect and one is sent to prison, if an investigation needs to be restarted due to omitted crimes and the person needs to be brought back to the Detention House, that also requires procedure.

Then just get it done, it'll be quick.

Meanwhile, on the other side at Jingzhou City Second Prison, after going through layers of "entry procedures," Lü Yan finally settled in.

I have to say, the environment in this prison is really much better than the Detention House!

Not to mention anything else, there is a separate bed; at the very least, one doesn't have to squeeze onto a communal sleeping platform. That is truly not a place for humans to stay, so by all means, do not break the law or commit crimes...

No wonder that fellow at the Detention House said prison is better; many criminal suspects just hope to be sentenced early and get into prison early.

He and three other fellows formed a group, and then they needed to learn all sorts of things.

As it turned out, before anything could happen, he saw someone shouting.

"Lü Yan, come out!"

What is the situation? Could there be some change?

Or is it that his wife used some methods on the outside to make it so he doesn't have to serve time?

Although the conditions in prison are a bit better, if one can avoid serving time, one should avoid it!

He hurriedly followed the other person out and heard news that was like a bolt from the blue.

"What? I, I discovered new crimes again? I have to go back to the Detention House?"

"You all have this transition down quite well!"

Having just arrived, not even having sat on the single iron-frame bed yet, and he has to go back to sleep on a communal sleeping platform?

He did not ask on what grounds; having spent so much time in the Detention House, he already had experience. If there is something, just obediently listen and follow orders.

Consequently, a group of fellows in Jingzhou City Second Prison watched in a daze as a newcomer who had just arrived was taken back to the Detention House...

Lü Yan was numb, completely numb. How has even serving time become a luxury now?

I just want to serve my time!

But there is no way around it; once back, one must accept investigation.

It is just that everyone is very busy and cannot attend to it right now, so they are letting him return to the Detention House first.

And inside the Detention House, the fellow who had previously expressed envy toward Lü Yan was busy working when he suddenly looked up and saw Lü Yan.

"Why are you back? Can't bear to leave this place? Or were you resentenced to the Death Penalty?"

Lü Yan: "..."

Because under normal circumstances, only those with an Immediate Execution of Death Penalty will not go to prison and will only stay in the Detention House until execution.

The communal sleeping platform is the eternal god...

After explaining the situation to the fellow, the fellow was a bit stunned. What kind of luck is this? He felt that Lü Yan could go buy a lottery ticket after getting out.

Here, one cannot feel the passage of day and night; it seemed like a day had passed, or perhaps half a day, and Lü Yan was finally interrogated.

And now he also knew exactly where the problem had appeared again.

"Lü Yan, five instances of deliberately absconding with funds. You know that leniency is granted to those who confess and severity to those who resist. I can tell you that the evidence we currently possess is enough to handle the case with zero confessions!"

Lü Yan was silent.

After a while, he opened his mouth and said: "I will tell all..."

"Actually, I also heard someone doing this while eating one time, so I thought I would do it once, and then I wouldn't do it again..."

Many people who embark on the path of illegal and criminal activity have this kind of mentality.

I will just do this one time, and I will definitely not do it again in the future.

However, once you have seen that you can make big money like that, can you still adapt to earning that little bit of money step-by-step every day?

Lü Yan was just like that; he couldn't help himself later on, because making money that way was really so fast...

Why else would people say that the methods for making money are all in the Criminal Law? That is truly 'criminal'.

And now he was already tired; he wanted to go to prison early, as that is the warm home...

The case had a breakthrough, a real breakthrough!

Zhao Zhipeng said Lü Yan played this game three times, but in fact, it was not three times.

It was five times!!

Good heavens, even the police officers handling the case exclaimed 'good heavens'!

Of the five times, only the last two were in Jingzhou—that is, the two times he asked Zhao Zhipeng for help—so Zhao Zhipeng guessed there should have been others before.

And the first three times: the first was in the capital city of Hannan Province, the second in Hanxi Province, and the third in a northern provincial capital city.

After all, he knew that doing this was problematic, so he would 'fire a shot and change locations'.

Anyway, Fitness Gym Bosses run away too often; every year many gyms open, and many gyms close.

Unless those people make too much of a scene, basically there won't be any results; it is all suggested to go through legal channels...

As it turned out, after the first three times, he found that basically no one was investigating, so his courage grew even larger, and the last two times were completed directly in Jingzhou.

Then he met a guy like Zhou Yi who doesn't play by the rules, who dug all these things out from the bottom up.

And there was another breakthrough: from Lü Yan's mouth, it was learned that there are people in Jingzhou who specialize in doing this.

Open a shop, run away.

It involves many industries, among which the most numerous are foot massage parlors.

Because the situation in this place is special, many people don't even go to make a scene after knowing about the running away, which also makes those people even more unscrupulous.

It just so happened that Lü Yan knew them.

What is called "having a major discovery"? This is it!

Solving a case is like this; perhaps if you are not careful, you might drag out a whole bunch.

Then for the Public Security Bureau, once such a case has a lead, it must be handled.

It can be made into a batch, and then used for legal publicity.

But for now, I still have to notify Lu Yan's family again to see if they want to hire a Lawyer...

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At home, Wang Yanan is cooking for her daughter.

After what happened in court, her daughter has become much more depressed.

Her husband is inside, and Wang Yanan must now look after the child.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of money at home, so she just feels a bit empty inside.

She has already gotten used to spending money like this; it is easy to go from frugality to luxury.

She plans to take her daughter out for a trip to relax, and then buy herself some bags, clothes, and such to vent.

Shopping is a good channel for women to vent.

As for the compensation money, she just doesn't want to pay it; the person is already in jail, what more do they want!

Just then, a phone rings; she picks it up to look, and Wang Yanan answers it hurriedly.

This is the policewoman who called her before; could there be some change regarding her husband? Does he not need to go to jail anymore?

"Officer Chen, you, do you have something to ask me? Is it my husband..."

Chen Li's voice sounds on the phone: "Yes, it is indeed related to your husband. Ms. Wang, I am now notifying you that your husband... has had additional crimes discovered, so we need to reopen the investigation. He has currently been transferred from prison to the Detention House."

"This time the crimes are a bit serious. The purpose of my call is to tell you that if you want to hire a Lawyer or do anything, you can start now."

"After all, the situation is special this time. If everything is investigated clearly, the Procuratorate might intervene early, make an early Arrest, and proceed with Review and Prosecution..."

Chen Li speaks very clearly, but Wang Yanan is already stunned.

"No, Officer Chen, what is going on? Why isn't it already sentenced? What is there to investigate?"

"I cannot tell you the specific situation; you can have a Lawyer come to meet and communicate," Chen Li says very naturally.

"Why is this? How are you police handling things? It was clearly already sentenced! I am going to file a complaint against you!"

Chen Li curls her lips upon hearing this, but still says: "You can file a complaint; that is your right. But I will still tell you that we do everything according to the law."

"Alright, that is all. Ms. Wang, I won't disturb you further."

Listening to the busy signal on her phone, Wang Yanan sits dejectedly on the sofa.

Why is this? How can there still be trouble when he is clearly already in jail? What has happened to this world?

Lawyer Liu, who helped with the Appeal before, receives a call and is shocked.

"Other matters discovered? This..."

Lawyer Liu wants to say, your family is really taking too good care of my business...

But business delivered to the door, it would be a waste not to take it.

This time the situation is special, faster than before—Arrest, Review and Prosecution—Wang Yanan feels like everything is a dream.

"Lawyer Liu, what did you say? This time it might be a sentence of over ten years? How can this be? Didn't you go to find a way?"

Listening to Lawyer Liu's words, Wang Yanan is even more stunned. Four years, ten years—this is not a small difference.

Lawyer Liu shakes his head and smiles bitterly: "Ms. Wang, because the amount involved here is too large, you know? And, if your family can make up for these defrauded amounts, then perhaps there might be some benefit in terms of sentencing."

Make up the money?

"This, how much money is needed?"

"Currently, what can be clearly investigated is at least a few million..."

At this level, there is no difference between a few million and a few hundred thousand.

Because fraud of over five hundred thousand is considered an especially huge amount...

An especially huge amount is enough for Life Imprisonment under the Criminal Law...

"What? So much?" Wang Yanan is stunned.

Her husband was always running around doing business in previous years and earned a lot of money, but if this has to be compensated, the family might have to sell the house, and it might not even be enough.

Lawyer Liu says nothing, looking at this family's villa and then at those luxury goods—is money that easy to earn?

The Public Security Bureau has already dispatched many people to catch other members; the last two times were things Lu Yan did himself, and the relevant personnel were all found by him.

As for the earlier ones, that was a gang crime, and they must all be caught.

Perhaps those gang members didn't expect that after hiding for so many years, they would still be caught now...

Zhou Yi naturally doesn't know about Wang Yanan's efforts; he only knows that the money from these people is about to be in place.

The Civil Litigation last time was won, of course, but there was no property to execute.

But it doesn't matter; after going through the Criminal Case, it is different. Just wait for the restitution after the case is solved.

Lao Yang calls again, saying this time it really is a big case!

So, without saying more, he wants to see if Zhou Yi is willing to help publicize it.

Zhou Mouren naturally agrees; he doesn't care, if people know, they know.

Thus, the laborers at the Self-Media Studio receive a notice from the boss.

We have more material recently; everyone work hard, and some previous content also needs to be modified...

Days pass one by one in such an atmosphere; soon, the verdict for Lu Yan and his gang comes to an end.

The Principal Offender Lu Yan receives a Combined Punishment for Several Crimes and is given Life Imprisonment directly; he can stay in his warm home forever.

Besides going to jail, there are also additional punishments like fines.

Upon hearing the verdict, Wang Yanan faints on the spot; for her, the sky has truly collapsed.

Lawyer Liu, on the other hand, curls his lips; after working so hard for so long, it is still Life Imprisonment. There is no help for it—who told these people to be so crazy.

Or rather, many people thought it was just an economic dispute when they were caught; they lied to others until they even lied to themselves.

Zhou Yi in the gallery has a natural expression, because he has already heard from Fang Dazhuang that Life Imprisonment is already letting him off easy.

Economic crimes are actually truly terrifying; if someone has carefully studied the Criminal Law sections on economic crimes, they would know that it is very easy to break a record.

It's just that, being the one to send oneself to Life Imprisonment for the first time, the feeling is still a bit different.

The verdict results were sent to the Self-Media Studio; they are working hard over there, and the video will be able to be released today.

He reckons there will definitely be people saying he is too heartless.

Along with Lu Yan, Zhao Zhipeng was also sentenced; having stayed in the Detention House for a period of time, he has lost a whole circle of weight, and he looks much more spirited overall.

Right now, the look in his eyes toward Lu Yan is as if he wants to eat him alive.

He really hadn't intended to go to prison; although the time isn't long, he still has to serve time.

Once the verdict came down, Lu Yan did not file an Appeal; he was already numb.

As for Zhou Yi, he no longer concerned himself with these matters, including the thanks from those neighbors, which he didn't listen to at all, and the previous Legal Aid group was directly disbanded.

He only wants to go home now to finish making the video, so that everyone can see: when you think you have discovered a new trick to make money, first think about whether it is written in the Criminal Law!

A long chapter of over seven thousand words, goodnight everyone.

Thanks to Qingtang Zhugezi, JDHSUF, You Yige Xinshou, Wen Chi, Shuyou 2022, thank you brothers for the tips, thank you.

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