Chapter 366: Even Solving Cases Has a Bottom Line

It does seem to be the case.

This made Zhang Sen much more at ease. He had been a little worried before, but now he was completely relaxed.

As a criminal investigator, one should try to avoid ineffective work.

The workload was already heavy enough; there was no need to slave away just for other people's opinions.

In truth, Yu Dazhang was more anxious than anyone. He wished he could crack the case immediately and return to Songhai.

His girlfriend had caught someone's eye — faced with something like that, what man could still sleep well?

If he were generous about this sort of thing, he'd basically be born with the Holy Physique of the Cuckold.

But there was no use being anxious now; he had to leave time for the provincial bureau.

The most important thing now was no longer the interrogation and arrests, but rescuing those cheap laborers.

Today's operation was already a major breakthrough for the entire case.

Wang Hao was arrested in the morning, and right after in the afternoon, Zheng Ting was caught.

Although Zhang Chao had not been netted, his identity had been exposed.

Next, it was Captain Hua's turn to act.

Zhang Chao's side must already know Wang Hao had been caught, and with Zheng Ting's arrest as well, there was no need to keep things secret on the Jianning side either.

During the earlier meeting, Yu Dazhang had asked Captain Hua to prepare the rescue work, precisely to avoid giving people something to talk about.

With this step, it was as if the rescue work had been carried out right from the start.

Some readers might not quite understand.

Couldn't they wait until the case was solved before rescuing those mentally disabled workers?

That way, they wouldn't tip off the suspects either.

Including the Yancheng industrial zone side, they shouldn't have gone to rescue so quickly either.

They should have gone undercover, and followed the trail from the factory owners and the "feet" to catch the main culprits.

If Yu Dazhang had really arranged things this way, he definitely wouldn't be able to remain a criminal investigator.

Let me put it this way.

What if the case never gets solved?

Those cheap laborers just keep working away, then?

If this case becomes a cold case, those cheap laborers work for the rest of their lives?

Let me give another example.

Look at those bank robbery cases — is solving the case more important, or rescuing the hostages?

Much clearer now, isn't it?

If the on-site commander were to say: forget the hostages for now, let's solve the case first.

Anyone who dared give such an order would be stripped of rank all the way down that very day.

Solving the case is important, but one must not stop at nothing just to solve it.

#Always put the protection of the people's lives and property safety first#

Does this sentence sound familiar?

And clearer now, right?

That's right — this is the bottom line!

When they were in Yancheng, the fact that Yu Dazhang and the others chose to stake out first was actually already brushing against the bottom line.

Fortunately, Captain Hua didn't take part in the stakeout, but had been preparing the rescue operation the whole time.

So that time could be explained as: the investigation and the rescue were being carried out simultaneously.

This time, Yu Dazhang arranged things the same way; he and Captain Hua had already developed a tacit understanding.

Therefore, the provincial bureau was more than happy for him to slow down a bit, so as to leave Captain Hua's side enough time.

This is rhythm.

Coordination isn't just on the surface — it also requires synchronicity in action. Only this way can things be watertight.

In Yu Dazhang's expectation, support from other cities would arrive in Jianning one after another tomorrow.

For an operation of this scale, the various police units would definitely have to meet and discuss specific plans, even going over the routes of action.

So there would be no operation tomorrow.

Mainly, there wasn't enough preparation time.

If it were counter-terrorism, no preparation time would be needed — just go in and do it.

But rescue operations involve the safety of personnel, and many other factors have to be considered, so there are many complicated things to discuss.

"Wang Hao is going to have a rough couple of days."

Yu Dazhang muttered to himself, recalling that just before leaving the municipal bureau, he had still seen Wang Hao being interrogated.

As the manager of all the "feet," Wang Hao's role was beyond doubt.

At the same time, he also knew which factories used cheap laborers, and even had a grasp of the specific numbers.

He also knew the information of every "foot" like the back of his hand.

Therefore, before the rescue operation, everything he knew had to be extracted from him — the more detailed the information, the better.

And then there was that Zheng Ting.

She was surely an important figure in that criminal organization as well.

Otherwise, Zhang Chao wouldn't have entrusted such an important task to her.

"She should be a manager too."

Yu Dazhang murmured, his mind racing as he ran through one by one the possible management positions that might exist in that organization.

Combining that with what she did...

A hidden sentry!

Hiding in the residential building, secretly observing the movements below Wang Hao's home—wasn't that exactly what a hidden sentry does?

"Could she be in charge of all the hidden sentries?"

Yu Dazhang could not confirm this deduction; it could only be considered a hypothesis.

At this moment, the mobile phone placed by his bedside suddenly rang.

He picked up the phone and saw it was a call from Seeing Qu Tuotuo; Yu Dazhang couldn't help but smile.

Just feeling depressed, chatting with her would be just right to relieve his mood.

After answering, he asked directly:

"Did you miss me?"

"Stop joking, I have something serious to tell you." Seeing Qu Tuotuo's voice sounded somewhat urgent:

"Do you still remember that adopted son I mentioned to you last time?"

Why bring him up again... Hearing the two words "adopted son," Yu Dazhang now instinctively felt disgust.

Someone who covets another person's girlfriend can't be a good person.

"It's only been such a short time, of course I remember." He answered very reluctantly:

"What's wrong with him now?"

The disgust was mainly because he felt powerless regarding this matter.

No matter what, Seeing Qu Tuotuo calls that person "brother"; based on this relationship, Yu Dazhang couldn't be too excessive.

And constrained by his identity as a police officer, he couldn't privately seek trouble with that person either.

"I checked the new company he opened these past two days and found their transaction model is extremely complex."

Fearing Yu Dazhang wouldn't understand, Seeing Qu Tuotuo added an explanation:

"That company uses methods like cross-border transfers and multi-layered corporate structures to disperse funds."

"I also found they have signed several Yin-Yang contracts."

Tax evasion? Yu Dazhang felt completely confused hearing this.

He knew absolutely nothing about finance.

It's still the same saying: different trades are like different mountains.

The reason he could think of tax evasion was because in his past life, he saw "Bingbing" get fined hundreds of millions due to Yin-Yang contracts.

It wasn't that he was gossipy, but that scandal was simply too huge, and moreover, it was an educational one.

"Didn't I tell you not to get involved?"

Yu Dazhang's tone carried some reproach; compared to whether that adopted son was involved in crime, he cared more about Seeing Qu Tuotuo's safety.

"I have no choice but to get involved."

Seeing Qu Tuotuo said helplessly:

"After all, he grew up in our family, and my mother has always treated him like her own son; with this relationship existing, I cannot sit idly by."

If that's the case, it really is difficult to handle... From Seeing Qu Tuotuo's perspective, Yu Dazhang also felt this matter couldn't just be left alone.

If that adopted son truly did something heinous, it would very likely implicate the Qu family.

"Do you suspect his company is evading taxes?" Yu Dazhang decided to help her analyze it first.

"It doesn't look like tax evasion." Seeing Qu Tuotuo denied:

"In my opinion, his company is laundering funds."

Laundering funds? This term was somewhat unfamiliar to Yu Dazhang.

However, he quickly realized what it meant.

The meaning of laundering is easy to understand: making illegal matters legal.

So...

Laundering funds in the business field becomes another, even more straightforward term in the hands of the Economic Crime Investigation unit.

Money laundering!

(End of this chapter)