Chapter 360: Backstab from the Criminals

Holding the two portraits drawn by Xu Mo, Li Yunfei was comparing them against the Facial Database to locate a person.

"Which art academy did you graduate from? Your portrait skill is impressive, seems far better than our department's Xiao Hu!" While waiting for the comparison results, Li Yunfei asked with a smile.

He had just seen Xu Mo's portrait ability with his own eyes; in terms of professionalism, Xu Mo was far superior to the portrait artists in their department, so he presumptively thought Xu Mo must be a graduate of a top‑notch art academy.

As soon as the words finished, Xiao Hu packed up his drawing board and brushes, walked out of the Interrogation Room, and happened to hear Li Yunfei's remark.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Hu's face instantly darkened.

He admitted that, in portrait drawing, he was indeed a billion points behind Xu Mo... but saying it outright was perhaps too hurtful to his pride!

Seeing this, Li Yunfei quickly added another sentence.

"But Xiao Hu is also quite skilled; many of our department's cases were solved thanks to his portraits! Without him, our case‑solving rate would have dropped dramatically!"

……

The comparison results of the two portraits came out quickly, and the specific information of the two individuals on the portraits was displayed before all the police officers.

It is worth noting that both individuals have criminal records, and they both once served time in the same prison—Nanwangshan Prison.

Yuan Weize, male, 24, was imprisoned three years ago for intentional injury and was just released at the beginning of this year.

Lu Wenyau, male, 33, was jailed seven years ago for robbery and also released this year.

After glancing at the two profiles, everyone instantly reached a conclusion.

The two must have met while incarcerated; after release, perhaps lacking money, they quickly teamed up and committed crimes again.

"The core members of this Money Laundering Gang are probably more than just the two of them; they may only be thugs, with a mastermind behind the scenes," Xu Mo said after a brief thought, pointing at the computer.

Xu Mo's suggestion was accepted by the other police officers.

"One committed intentional injury, the other robbery; both are rough types who likely wouldn't think of money‑laundering as a way to get cash—they could at most consider robbing a bank."

"Right, that's what I think too; they probably couldn't devise a laundering method, so the gang's core must be at least three people. The other person is likely the strategist behind the scenes, and, barring surprises, that person probably met Yuan Weize and Lu Wenyau in prison... perhaps they were involved in fraud or illegal fundraising."

However, the officers all knew that discussing this was pointless; the immediate priority was to capture them.

The officers entered Yuan Weize's and Lu Wenyau's identity information into Sky Eye, preparing to locate their current whereabouts and then arrest them.

"The results are in; the two are now at Yujing Haoting... let's move out!"

As soon as Sky Eye returned the query results, the officers wasted no time and set off immediately.

Yujing Haoting residential complex.

Building 6, Room 601.

"Four twos, nobody wants them, nobody wants a three, I win again, you three strip! No fun, I still haven't taken off a piece of clothing, and you all have stripped completely."

Then a rustling of clothing being removed echoed in the room.

Staring at the snow‑white scene before him, Lu Wenyau's face broke into an evil grin, and the next second he couldn't hold back, reaching out his hand...

At that moment, the lock in the room door clicked, followed by a "Bang!" as the door was kicked open, and dozens of police officers streamed in one after another.

The four people in the living room were all stunned.

*Bang! * The fun is over!

Just when the game reached its most intense moment, the police actually showed up!

Seeing the police burst in, Yuan Weize and Lu Wenyau instantly thought that something had gone wrong, the plot was exposed, and these officers were most likely there to arrest them.

After a brief stunned moment, Yuan Weize casually grabbed the ashtray on the table, ready to resist: "Damn, it's you dead‑beat cops again!"

"Put it down! Hands over head, squat!" Li Yunfei raised his pistol and shouted.

Before carrying out this arrest operation, the officers had all collected sidearms, because both Yuan Weize and Lu Wenyau have prior records, with serious robbery and intentional injury offenses, so arming themselves was to prevent unnecessary bloodshed.

A second ago Yuan Weize was considering fighting his way out to avoid capture, but this second, upon seeing the gaping barrel, he instantly lost his nerve, decisively flung the ashtray to the floor, and then slowly squatted with his hands over his head.

He who knows the times is a hero; he certainly doesn't want to become a peanut!

The other three in the room thought the same, also raising their heads and squatting, daring not to make any aggressive move for fear that Li Yunfei would fire because of any action.

……

Police Station.

The four were separated for individual interrogations.

After questioning, the police learned that the two girls among the four they had detained were providing door‑to‑door services and had no connection to the Money Laundering Gang.

Learning that all employees of JuFeng Investment had been caught in one sweep, the police also extracted evidence of their money laundering from the computer, and they had a personal witness—a suited man previously arrested.

With ironclad evidence, the two realized any denial was futile, immediately confessed, stating they indeed participated in illegal activities.

Moreover, having each served time before, they were familiar with the police, courts, and prison procedures; they knew that a proactive confession could earn Sentence Reduction, and that cooperating with the police could also reduce the sentence.

And since they were interrogated separately, each was a bit skeptical of the brother they met in prison, fearing the other might crack under questioning first.

Mutual suspicion is deadly; both thought that rather than letting the other confess and get a reduction, they'd better confess themselves.

Holding the belief that a dead comrade should not die in poverty, in the two separate interrogation rooms, both independently chose to betray the other members of the criminal gang.

Before the officers even began asking about other members of the criminal gang, the two honestly confessed.

"I confess, I confess, I'll admit everything! Our gang has four members, all brothers who served time together—one plans, one recruits customers, and Lu Wenyau and I act as the thugs..."

"Comrade police, I plead guilty and will definitely cooperate actively with your law enforcement! I shouldn't have let money cloud my mind; I now deeply realize my mistake and will never repeat it... Our gang includes not only me and Yuan Weize, but also two others; I will tell you who those two are..."