Chapter 720: Anyone Would Swallow This Hard

His voice was not loud, but exceptionally clear.

After speaking, he looked at Yu Dazhang, seemingly waiting for his response.

"Go on."

Yu Dazhang nodded at him:

"Say exactly what you're thinking."

He had already guessed what this officer was about to say, but he neither stopped him nor objected.

It was a good opening, and a way to broaden everyone's thinking.

"First, financial resources."

The officer continued:

"If Gu Ding Wen is the mastermind behind this case, he simply couldn't come up with that much money to purchase those women of the right age."

"Although we still can't pin down the exact purchase amount, judging from the den we previously busted, the nationwide purchase total wouldn't be less than a hundred million."

He paused briefly, then went on:

"That's a conservative estimate; the actual amount is definitely higher."

"And that doesn't include other necessary expenses, like hiring people, setting up commercial venues, and so on—those all require massive funding."

A heavy, solemn note crept into the officer's tone:

"And Gu Ding Wen is just an OB-GYN; no matter how superb his medical skills, he absolutely couldn't earn that much money."

Actually, this wasn't much of a point of doubt.

At least Yu Dazhang hadn't given it any thought.

He believed the one who actually put up the money should be the person on that voice call with Zhang Jiangke.

But the one who actually carried it out was Gu Ding Wen.

Even he couldn't say for sure now whether this Gu Ding Wen was hired, or the mastermind behind the crime.

"Anything else?"

Seeing the officer look his way, Yu Dazhang took the cue and said:

"Keep going, speak freely."

As long as the content centered on the suspect, it wasn't off-topic; besides, what this officer said matched the actual situation.

"There's also the man Gu Ding Wen himself."

The officer took on a thoughtful look and said slowly:

"It's undeniable that anyone who reaches the level of chief physician must be highly intelligent, and often when such people turn to crime, they're the most troublesome."

"But I don't think Gu Ding Wen has the ability to plan a case of this scale."

He frowned:

"Pulling off such a major case requires not just high intelligence, but also sufficient insight and awareness."

"I even think Zhang Jiangke being detained by the casino was a setup; Zhang Jiangke must have sensed it too, but kept quiet to save face."

At the end, the officer shook his head:

"Everyone's read Gu Ding Wen's file; no matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem like someone who could toy with human nature."

Same old saying: every trade has its specialty.

His meaning was clear—Gu Ding Wen was certainly very smart, but he'd put that smarts into medicine.

If Gu Ding Wen were a businessman, or had done consulting or similar work, he'd have dealt with human nature.

But looking at his resume, he had absolutely no such experience.

"There's definitely someone behind Gu Ding Wen."

This time it was Captain Xu who spoke; he took a drag of his cigarette, his gaze sharp and deep:

"We just don't know what that person's purpose is yet."

"If it were just for money, there's no need to take such a huge risk and commit such a major case."

His voice was low and firm:

"Anyone who can put up hundreds of millions has plenty of ways to make money; there's simply no need to resort to such extreme measures."