Chapter 605: You Should Have Changed the Bag

No matter when, police must act according to the law.

You cannot confiscate all the money from a family just because someone in it committed a crime; there is no such provision in the law.

Besides, the Qing Dynasty fell over a hundred years ago, and the system of confiscating entire families has long been abolished.

As I said before, if you suspect this money is illicit, you must produce evidence to prove it.

Actually, Yu Dazhang was not wrong.

Seizing money without distinguishing right from wrong is no different from a home invasion robbery.

After taking the money back, Yu Dazhang handed it to the old man.

"Keep this money safe."

Seeing the old man clutch the cloth bag to his chest, he asked again:

"Did you see Tan Rui today? The second son of the Tan family."

Next came the process of gathering evidence.

Yu Dazhang also felt this money was illicit, but feeling it alone was not enough.

Moreover, the ransom was cash exchanged for gold bars; if gold bars were found at the Qi family's, the police would have grounds to suspect it was illicit money.

"I haven't seen him." The old man shook his head:

"Isn't the second son of the Tan family doing business in town? I haven't seen him in a long time."

He wasn't lying... this was something Yu Dazhang hadn't expected.

If this money wasn't given by Tan Rui, who else could it be?

All five people involved in the kidnapping have been caught; could there be others involved in this case?

There is another key point: this is five hundred thousand in cash.

Even if Tan Rui asked others to help deliver the money, such a large sum of cash could not be gathered all at once.

"Is this money really saved by you bit by bit?" Yu Dazhang asked tentatively:

"When we last met, didn't you say your family's money was taken away by your two sons?"

Upon mentioning this, the old man became panicked again.

He dared not look Yu Dazhang in the eye; instead, he lowered his head and answered in a low voice:

"I hid this money, fearing they would find it, so I didn't dare tell the truth to outsiders."

Lying again... Yu Dazhang realized the old man before him was no master of deep schemes.

Every time he spoke, he made no effort to conceal his emotions, indicating that this person rarely lied in his daily life.

Just as he was about to continue probing, Lu Zhongxin came to his side and patted his shoulder.

Yu Dazhang knew his master wanted him to go outside to speak.

Stepping into the courtyard, Lu Zhongxin spoke quickly:

"The officer just reported that five hundred thousand in cash was also found at Yu Chong's house."

Five hundred thousand again? Yu Dazhang knew very well that such a coincidence was almost impossible.

If it existed, it was man-made.

"Did you check Wu Rui's house?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"We checked, but found nothing." Lu Zhongxin shook his head:

"However, we cannot rule out that they deposited this money in a bank. I have already sent someone to investigate the accounts under their names; results will come soon."

Since five hundred thousand in cash had already been found at two houses, he naturally suspected whether the other kidnappers' families had also received money.

While they were speaking, the officer who had previously confiscated the Qi family's five hundred thousand walked out of the house.

"Dazhang, thank you."

He came before Yu Dazhang and said earnestly:

"Just now, my head was hot, and I took things for granted; fortunately, you reminded me in time."

At this moment, he also realized the situation; while still feeling a lingering fear, he was also filled with gratitude toward Yu Dazhang.

What he had just done was a family confiscation; as long as that money was taken out of this courtyard, the matter would be impossible to explain.

You were sent to search for gold at a suspect's home, yet you confiscated cash instead.

Who knows if you were blinded by greed or eager to make a name for yourself?

In short, if he had touched that money, he would certainly be accused of acting out of selfish motives.

For a police officer, once labeled with this tag, his career is surely at an end.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Yu Dazhang waved his hand indifferently:

"Actually, I also suspected that money was problematic, but without evidence, I could not act rashly."

What he was most curious about now was how those two brothers managed to get such a large sum of cash.