Chapter 2791: Rendering Meritorious Service While Atoning for Crimes

Jianming said proudly: "My sister, blood-related!"

Anjing was stunned, his facial expression becoming very colorful: "How could you have such a big blood sister? Could it be your father's illegitimate..."

Saying that, Anjing shook his head: "With Auntie's character, if Uncle had an illegitimate child, someone would have died long ago, you brat still have the mood to eat barbecue here?"

Qiuqiu chuckled: "I'll explain when I have time, the meat is here, let's eat first."

In front of Xiao Yuer, we can't say too much, to avoid making the child recall bad past, hurting the child's self-esteem.

"Good good good!" Anjing also knew there were inside details, he took the tongs and put the meat on the grill: "Let's eat!"

While they were eating barbecue with great enthusiasm, in an office on the fourth floor of Jingcheng branch of Yushi Real Estate, Cai Liyuan wore handcuffs, spirit listless, eyes dull, sitting on the chair.

Although this is a backup office, but the air conditioner has already been installed. The cold air was blowing whooshing, Cai Liyuan wore a white shirt, when Zhao Hong appeared, he had already been soaked in cold sweat, shivering from the cold air, goosebumps rose on his body, but the sweat on his face kept flowing down.

He had endured for almost two hours, already at the brink of collapse. The reason he still endured was because he still held hope. Thinking that Li Honghai knew the news, he would surely rescue him, if he confessed, then everything would be over.

Zhao Hong could sit in the position of captain of Jingcheng Criminal Police Brigade, how could he be undeserving of his reputation, what ruthless and vicious, what cunning criminals he hasn't encountered.

Zhao Hong could guess Cai Liyuan's thoughts roughly, and this nearly two-hour interrogation, Zhao Hong had been probing and observing all along, now there was no need to drag it on further.

"Cai Liyuan!" Zhao Hong walked over to Cai Liyuan's side, speaking calmly: "Your brother-in-law, your second aunt, your third aunt, your second uncle-in-law, your fourth aunt-in-law, your cousin-in-law, your sister-in-law-in-law opened bank accounts in sequence in March last year. These accounts, over the course of one year, through different channels, in batches, transferred a total of 380,000."

Hearing Zhao Hong's words, Cai Liyuan's facial sweat became denser and flowed down, he struggled to defend: "You... you say what I don't understand, they opened accounts, how much money they collected has nothing to do with me?"

"Hey!" Zhao Hong laughed once, he had seen many like Cai Liyuan, when embezzling money, their guts were huge, daring to do anything. Once things were exposed, they would desperately quibble and shirk responsibility, and if they couldn't shirk, they would bite people.

"Do you think we police are eating dry rice?" Zhao Hong's tone remained unhurried: "Since we can investigate these accounts, couldn't we also investigate the source of the money in these accounts?"

Zhao Hong patted Cai Liyuan's shoulder: "Xue Wei has already confessed everything, this you should be able to foresee. So, we have already grasped your solid criminal evidence, even if you don't confess, it won't affect the verdict.

Moreover, this case is not just economic crime, you are involved in forging, altering official documents, certificates, and seals. And there is premeditated use of substandard building materials, which may constitute a major safety accident in construction, already causing over 20 million yuan in huge losses, at least you will be sentenced to more than ten years.

Zhao Hong bent down, leaned close to Cai Liyuan's ear, and continued: "This is only the detected buildings 3-4-5, if other real estate projects are also detected with safety problems, as losses increase, your sentence will also increase accordingly."

Zhao Hong straightened his body, turned to face Cai Liyuan, his voice suddenly became grim and cold: "If all buildings under construction appear safety problems, losses will exceed 100 million. By then, it won't be just how much the sentence increases, but they will sell you a bullet, you won't be able to refuse buying it."

Fear instantly spread throughout his body, Cai Liyuan's body obviously began to tremble. He knew clearer than anyone that the building used substandard materials, he also knew in his heart how big the loss would be. When doing these things, he had no idea about the consequences in his heart. Or rather, he didn't think such a meticulous plan would be exposed.

Zhao Hong took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and brought it to Cai Liyuan's mouth, asking: "Want a smoke?"

Cai Liyuan doesn't smoke, but at this moment, to relieve his inner fear and pressure, he slowly opened his mouth.

Zhao Hong put the cigarette into Cai Liyuan's mouth, and said softly: "Your only chance now is to render meritorious service while atoning for your crimes, otherwise, you will definitely have to spend money to buy a bullet."

Cai Liyuan took a hard drag of the cigarette, the smoke entered his lungs through the trachea, that burning discomfort made his brain dizzy for a moment, followed immediately by a fit of violent coughing.

"Cough cough cough cough cough... cough cough... cough cough cough..."

Cai Liyuan coughed until tears and nasal mucus flowed together, this scene made Zhao Hong stunned for a moment, then he laughed: "Turns out you don't know how to smoke."

"Cough cough cough... cough cough cough cough cough..."

After a while, Cai Liyuan finally caught his breath, but his throat could no longer speak.

"Take it easy, don't rush, you also think it over well." Zhao Hong patted Cai Liyuan's shoulder again: "As long as you cooperate well, confess who the mastermind behind is, that bullet, the court definitely won't force you to buy it.

But Yushi Real Estate suffered such huge losses, if you persist in error, choosing to go down one path to the end. If they don't kill you, how can Yushi Real Estate's anger be appeased?"

At this moment, the criminal police in charge of interrogation said: "Cai Liyuan, if you confess honestly, not only can you save your head, but you can also get Yushi Real Estate's understanding. After all, you are not the mastermind, as long as Yushi Real Estate issues a letter of understanding, you can still get a reduced sentence."

"I..." Cai Liyuan threw away the cigarette he had only taken one puff of, his throat could make sound, but still a bit hoarse: "I will confess."

Zhao Hong's face showed a smile, he said to the criminal police in charge of recording: "Turn on the recording equipment, proceed with recording."

That criminal police pressed the record button on the recorder, then nodded at Cai Liyuan, speaking emotionlessly: "You can speak now."

Cai Liyuan took a deep breath, organized his language, and said: "I was previously the deputy general manager of Zhongyuan Real Estate in Zhengzhou City, and Zhongyuan Real Estate is an enterprise under the Provincial Civil Affairs Department.

As early as when the Chaoyang High-end Project was initiated, General Manager Gao Zhipei found me for a talk, letting me voluntarily resign and apply for a job at Yushi Real Estate Jingcheng branch.

At first he didn't mention the purpose, so I didn't agree. I, a deputy general manager of a state-owned enterprise doing well, why should I resign to apply for a job at a private enterprise?"

Saying this, Cai Liyuan fell silent for a moment, then continued: "That night, Gao Zhipei again invited me to dinner. What I didn't expect was that, besides me and Gao Zhipei, there was another person, namely Director Yu Zhengyi of the Welfare Department.

Hearing Cai Liyuan mention the name Yu Zhengyi, Zhao Hong frowned. Initially, Yushi Real Estate had no development qualifications, the Chaoyang high-end residential project needed to find a real estate enterprise with development qualifications to affiliate with.

So, they found Jingqi, a real estate enterprise under the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to affiliate with. But after Yushi Real Estate invested tens of millions, and the preliminary work was all done, Jingqi actually played an empty-handed white wolf trick, wanting to swallow this high-end residential project, and the mastermind behind it was precisely Yu Zhengyi.

"Yu Zhengyi has already been arrested." Zhao Hong looked at Cai Liyuan and said: "His problem is very serious, this has been almost a year, the investigation hasn't ended. If you know anything, confess now, it definitely counts as major meritorious service."