Chapter 720: Everyone Would Swallow This Insult

His voice was not loud, but exceptionally clear.

After speaking, he looked at Yu Dazhang, as if waiting for a response.

“Keep going.”

Yu Dazhang nodded at him:

“Say exactly what you think.”

He had already guessed what this officer was about to say, but he did not stop him or contradict him.

It was a good start, and it helped open everyone’s thinking.

“First, finances.”

The officer continued:

“If Gu Dingwen was the mastermind behind this case, he could never have raised this much money to buy those women of childbearing age.”

“Although we still cannot determine the exact purchase amount, based on the den we previously raided, the total nationwide expenditure would not be less than one hundred million.”

He paused briefly, then added:

“This is still a conservative estimate—the actual amount is certainly higher.”

“Moreover, this does not include other necessary expenses, such as hiring personnel, operating commercial venues—these all require massive funding.”

The officer’s tone grew grave:

“But Gu Dingwen is merely an obstetrician. No matter how skilled his medical abilities, he could never earn this much money.”

This was not really a point of suspicion.

At least, Yu Dazhang had never considered it.

He believed the real financier was the person who had spoken to Zhang Jiangke over voice call.

But the one carrying out the actions was Gu Dingwen.

Even now, he could not say whether Gu Dingwen was merely hired—or the true mastermind.

“Anything else?”

Seeing the officer look his way, Yu Dazhang said casually:

“Keep going. Speak freely.”

As long as the content centered on the suspect, it was not off-topic—and what this officer said aligned with reality.

“Then there’s Gu Dingwen himself.”

The officer’s expression turned thoughtful as he spoke slowly:

“Undeniably, someone who reaches the level of chief physician must be a high-IQ individual, and such people who turn to crime are often the most troublesome.”

“But I do not believe Gu Dingwen had the capacity to plan a case of this scale.”

He frowned:

“Committing such a major crime requires not only high intelligence, but also sufficient insight and understanding.”

“I even suspect Zhang Jiangke’s detention at the casino was a setup—he must have realized it, but kept quiet to save face.”

At the end, the officer shook his head:

“Everyone has seen Gu Dingwen’s file. No matter how you look at it, he doesn’t seem like someone who could manipulate human nature.”

Again, the old saying: each profession has its own expertise.

His meaning was clear: Gu Dingwen was indeed intelligent, but he had applied that intelligence solely to medicine.

If Gu Dingwen had been a businessman or worked as a consultant, he would have encountered human nature.

But his record shows no such experience whatsoever.

“There must be someone behind Gu Dingwen.”

This time it was Xu Dui who spoke. He took a drag from his cigarette, his eyes sharp and deep:

“But we still don’t know what that person’s goal is.”

“If it were only about money, there would be no need to take such extreme risks for such a massive crime.”

His voice was low and firm:

“Anyone who can muster hundreds of millions has countless other ways to make money—they have no need for such extreme methods.”