Chapter 358: Sheep

Office building security office.

Xu Mo and his party disclosed their police identities, communicated with the security guard here, and then, with the guard's help, began checking the surveillance.

They first used the elevator's footage to locate the floor the suited man had gone to—the 22nd floor.

Next they reviewed the hallway cameras on the 22nd floor, and from the footage the several of them saw the suited man enter an office whose door bore a 'JuFeng Investment' sign.

"JuFeng Investment… this must be their stronghold, right?" a police officer said, looking at the three others beside him.

"I'd say it's eight or nine out of ten; this Sheer Cliff place is a classic sheep‑head‑on‑the‑wall selling dog meat—looks like an investment firm but is actually laundering money! Shall we go up now and arrest them?"

"Catch what? We're only four people right now; do you know how many they have? If they're many, us four rushing in would be like a meat bun hitting a dog—plus it would scare the grass and alert the snakes, making future arrests harder."

"True enough, I'll call for backup now; we'll keep watch here." Saying that, the officer pulled out his phone and began calling Li Yunfei and the others.

Xu Mo did not take part in the officers' discussion at all.

He turned to the security guard and asked, "Sir, could I borrow this computer?"

"Sure, use it as you wish, use it as you wish!" the guard said, nodding without hesitation.

He was happy to help his fellow police, especially since they only needed the computer briefly.

"Thanks."

After expressing his thanks, Xu Mo began operating the computer, intending to hack in and quickly look up JuFeng Investment.

Three local officers glanced at Xu Mo as he worked the computer.

Although they didn't know what Xu Mo was doing, watching his fluid, graceful keystrokes clatter on the keyboard, they instantly felt a solemn respect for him.

They exchanged glances, recalling that Xu Mo also had another identity—a hacker!

As police officers, they were fairly familiar with conventional money‑laundering methods.

Methods such as film production, tipping streamers on small Live Broadcast Platforms, running online gambling sites, and high‑price art auctions can all launder money.

A slightly more complex scheme splits large sums of dirty cash into many parts, funnels them into countless overseas accounts, where a single illicit sum circulates hundreds of times or more; after such manipulation the money's origin becomes hard to trace, and they later transfer the laundered funds back into a specific card.

Even more sophisticated, hard‑to‑detect laundering techniques are few in number.

Since most participants in money laundering lack strong personal abilities, those who are truly capable usually avoid the criminal path, so few can devise highly clever laundering schemes; most laundering methods are simple, and any diligent search will uncover clues.

After a few minutes, Xu Mo successfully hacked into the office's computer.

The target was at that moment carrying out money laundering, splitting the cash into overseas accounts and then transferring it back.

Because this requires massive manpower to split amounts and handle remittances, they had to recruit many staff and assign tasks, and Xu Mo, having hacked in, could see the employees' actions crystal‑clear.

"Confirmed: even if JuFeng Investment isn't their main base, it's one of the primary laundering workshops for the gang—sheep‑head‑on‑the‑wall selling dog meat; the investment firm is merely a front, and the staff there are laundering money by breaking the proceeds into pieces, funneling them into overseas accounts, cycling them a few times, and sending them back." After the inquiry, Xu Mo stated his conclusion.

"Oh, right, there are roughly seventy to eighty staff members upstairs; I suggest you call for more people, prepare thoroughly, and then move in to make arrests."

"Seventy‑eighty? That means we need more people…" the officer muttered, then phoned the bureau to report the situation.

Because many people are involved, to ensure the arrest operation leaves no gaps, the number of officers must be as large as possible; this time, officers from different jurisdictions are jointly handling the case, jointly arresting members of the Money Laundering Gang.

……

Half an hour later.

Police cars from all directions filled the area beneath the office building, and the arriving officers sealed off the building completely.

The passing Onlookers were startled.

"What the heck is going on? Why so many police!?"

"There can't be a murderer in this building, right?!"

"What? A serial murder case happened in this building?"

"What happened up front? Why are so many people surrounding it?"

"You don't know? There are terrorists in this building!"

"Holy crap, there are bomb‑carrying terrorists in this building! They want the whole floor to die with them!"

"What? The terrorists want to blow up this office building?"

"……"

The crowd grew larger, and as people chattered, the story became increasingly absurd… every kind of rumor spread.

The officers on site first made arrangements downstairs.

Some officers stayed downstairs to prevent gang members from escaping amid the chaos, while another group prepared to enter the office building to carry out the arrests.

22nd floor.

JuFeng Investment.

"Bang!" the office door was kicked open.

The officers surged into the office: "Everyone, don't move! Raise your hands, stay where you are, cover your heads and squat!"

Seeing the uniformed officers enter, the employees instantly realized something was wrong, and exclamations like "Whoa!" erupted from their mouths.

The entire office instantly descended into chaos.

Even with officers at the door, someone still thought about running.

Of course they couldn't escape; the police had come prepared, aiming to capture them all in one net.

Thanks to the many officers' efforts, the chaos was quickly quelled; most members of the Money Laundering Gang were arrested, while a few meekly crouched in the corner, heads covered, refusing to resist.

"Officer, you've got the wrong person; I'm a repairman! I'm here to fix the air‑conditioner!"

"I'm also a repairman; I'm here to fix the sewer!"

"I—I'm also here to repair the computer!"

"……"

People kept trying to play clever, claiming innocence, but the officers had heard that excuse too often and replied bluntly: "Go to the Police Station and explain there."

With the coordinated effort of the many officers, the seventy‑to‑eighty employees engaged in money laundering were all apprehended and then escorted downstairs in batches.