Chapter 541: Disposal Method, People Missing, and Expansion

The speed of evidence collection for the police corruption issue was very fast, much faster than Lans and Prosecutor Dean had imagined.

Under Chali's management, the judicial system of New Jincheng had long been like damp flour, clumping together and sticking firmly.

You have me, I have you.

Perhaps in the past period, someone had tried to report it or do similar things to seek justice.

But the final result wasn't necessarily a good result. They tried to let Chali and the others investigate themselves to solve their problems; it was simply a joke in the system!

As time went on, these subordinates of Chali discovered that no matter how excessive the things they did were, it wouldn't become their trouble, so they became even more unscrupulous!

The more unscrupulous they were, the harder it was for them to hide during the interrogation process.

For example, the simplest item: unknown sources of large funds. They didn't hide these things at all; they just placed them there.

These branch directors almost all lived in large detached houses or lived in villas, and the cars they drove were all luxury cars worth thousands or tens of thousands.

No one tried to hide the fact that "I shouldn't be this rich." They generously displayed their wealth, which also became one of the reasons why their psychological defenses collapsed rapidly!

Coupled with Lans's deterrent power here, under the threat of having an entire family disappear at the drop of a hat, and under huge pressure, people couldn't persist for much time at all.

One person opening their mouth meant more people would open their mouths.

In the past, they used these tricks to deal with those suspects and criminals, but now that this set was used on them, it was also exceptionally easy to use!

Soon, a series of cases were confessed. Originally, Prosecutor Dean still felt that this was just a low-level "squeezing."

And what he had to do was provide ammunition for this "squeezing."

Someone wanted to get rid of Chali, so he was arranged to investigate Chali.

He even considered whether he should help Lans fabricate some evidence and cases if these people didn't confess enough confessions that could directly press Chali to death.

Regarding the ability in this aspect, Prosecutor Dean was also outstanding.

After all, this job was entrusted to him by Chief Prosecutor Terry. Whether for his own work performance or to satisfy Chief Prosecutor Terry's instructions, he definitely had to do this matter beautifully.

But the things these people confessed were more and more, more and more shocking, and he increasingly didn't need to do anything extra; instead, he became a bit nervous and a bit unbelievable because of the things they confessed.

As a prosecutor of the State Prosecutor's Office, the cases he usually came into contact with were definitely of a relatively high level. This type of case might have great influence and might cause great losses, but wouldn't be too shocking.

And these cases...

"I don't know how to say it...", Prosecutor Dean looked at the transcript in his hand, his expression a bit unexpectedly complex, "I originally thought I could organize it in three or five days, but now it looks like it might need more time."

He held the telephone receiver in one hand and opened the organized file with the other.

For example, the one he was looking at now: a branch director confessed to the investigation team that Chali had once instructed him to find trouble with a small businessman.

For this kind of small peddler who had no anti-risk ability, the police were one of the most lethal natural enemies.

He just used a very simple method, temporarily inspecting this small peddler's goods, saying someone reported he was selling maple iris grass, and then when checking his goods, put a small bag of maple iris grass into his goods.

This was a little trick that almost all police officers knew!

There was a not-so-funny joke that said if you were driving a good car on the interstate highway.

You weren't speeding, weren't overloaded, didn't have any behavior that could be illegal, but still had a police car follow up and signal you to stop.

Then you'd better watch those highway police closely, because you don't know what those officers can find from your trunk.

It could be a small bag of maple iris grass enough to make you go to jail, it could be a bloody handgun directly related to some murder case, or it could be a kitchen knife stained with someone's blood!

The branch director at the time just put a small bag of maple iris grass into the small peddler's goods, then refused to listen to the other party's defense, and arrested the small peddler.

Subsequently, this small businessman was arrested for "transporting and selling contraband" and was soon sentenced.

Later, less than three months after this small businessman went to prison, he had a conflict with the gangs in the prison, and during a break, he was stabbed in the heart by those gangs with a self-made sharp object, ultimately dying in prison.

There were quite a few things like this, and some even confessed that Chali or Hunter sometimes would let them handle some corpses—putting these corpses into oil drums and then sinking them into Angel Lake.

These cases, just based on the descriptions of these people, were enough to make people feel terrible. Chali, as the director of the New Jincheng Police Department, should have been upholding justice and presiding over fairness for people.

But now, he had instead become an executioner hidden in the shadows, chilling people to the bone.

Wanting to know more details about these cases, including whether they were real, required time—a lot of time.

They were different from cases like taking bribes to provide convenience for others; the nature of the case itself was simple.

As long as one checked the bank's capital flow situation, one could largely restore the real situation of these cases.

Your annual income was only one thousand dollars, you worked for forty years, at most you only had forty thousand, but you now have four hundred thousand, and there were three hundred sixty thousand that couldn't be explained clearly where it came from, then this was evidence of bribery.

But these cases were different; these cases were very complex and weren't simple duty crime cases. There were many people, many things, and many mysteries involved here.

If they wanted to move these cases to court, they had to investigate these cases clearly, at least figure out the cause and effect as well as the motive, before they could be used in court.

And investigating these old cases clearly definitely wasn't something that could be investigated clearly in three or five days.

Lans frowned when he heard this, "About how long will it take?"

Prosecutor Dean flipped through the file bags on his desk, "It might take two or three months, or even longer; one or two years are possible."

"These cases they confessed span about thirty years. We can consider not handling those that are too long, but we definitely have to handle those that happened five to ten years ago."

"So in a short time, we can't really use these people's confessions."

Like the small businessman's case, if they wanted to investigate clearly, they had to figure out what the motive was and what benefits Chali ultimately obtained from this matter.

They needed to investigate many things, and some investigation content couldn't be done openly.

In short, this matter indeed required a long time and also required quite a bit of manpower.

However, Prosecutor Dean actually didn't want to investigate these cases; the impact of these cases was too bad!

If it were a group of heinous gangs that harmed them, or did those things that made people angry, then investigating these cases clearly and catching the people who should be caught and sentencing those who should be sentenced,

this would be the victory of justice and the judiciary!

But now, the creators of these cases were law enforcers themselves, people who maintained the law and justice. The detection of these cases would not only not make people feel comfortable, but would instead make people feel uneasy.

What he could do now was explain the problem clearly, and then let Lans make the decision.

Lans thought for a while and changed the way of saying it, "What if we only consider using some relatively simple and straightforward cases first, and try to send him in?"

Prosecutor Dean wasn't the kind of novice who didn't know anything. He had been a prosecutor for a long time and was very clear about some unspoken rules in federal politics.

He understood the meaning behind Lans's words—

Get rid of his "politician status," and then use other ways to fabricate him!

Prosecutor Dean pondered for a good while before asking, "I think your idea is no problem."

"Just the bribery issue is enough to make him lose his politician status, but you have to tell me how you intend to handle him in the end."

Prosecutor Dean lowered his voice a bit, "If you just want to find trouble for him, but he will still be alive, or you hope to make him disappear through legal channels, then we still have to continue investigating."

"But if you intend... you know, to make him shut up in your way, then some of our investigations don't need to continue."

"You should be able to understand what I mean?"

Lans immediately said, "Yes, I understand what you mean."

"You guys prepare to go through the process, the other cases...", he paused for about four or five seconds, "... don't worry about them."

Prosecutor Dean understood his meaning, "Good, I'll have people arrange it."

If Chali died accidentally for various reasons, then they wouldn't waste time investigating meaningless cases. There wouldn't even be a defendant, so investigating would only be a waste of time.

Prosecutor Dean had encountered this kind of thing many times. For example, the suspect under investigation couldn't bear the huge psychological pressure and committed suicide directly. And some suspects were silenced by certain forces while in custody?

Or, like playing basketball with gangs, being shot eighteen times on the basketball court, and so on.

As long as these suspects died, the investigation would all be terminated, and then the judicial process would be followed.

After confirming that the prosecutor's side had no fault, the file would be sealed, and whether the case would continue to be investigated and promoted required comprehensive assessment, but it was highly likely it wouldn't move again.

After all, someone had already sacrificed their life to stop the case investigation. If they continued to investigate, who knew what would happen.

The two reached a consensus. Lans smiled and said, "Good, I'll trouble you to pay more attention to this matter."

"You're welcome, this is what I should do."

Prosecutor Dean hung up the phone. He looked at the dozen or so thick file bags on the desk for a while.

He dialed Chief Prosecutor Terry's phone. After the two chatted for a while, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief and threw a portion of them into the file box.

This also meant that these documents and files would highly likely not be used again.

Prosecutor Dean took his people and soon took action. The simplest thing to investigate whether Chali accepted bribes was to investigate his economic situation clearly.

Please... you.... collect_(!)

This required the cooperation of the bank side.

Before, Prosecutor Dean called Chief Prosecutor Terry for this matter. When they arrived at the bank, the bank people had already prepared for cooperation.

Investigating these things clearly wouldn't take long.

However, no matter what, this case would definitely have a great impact, even if they tried their best not to let it heat up.

Chali's bank capital flow situation was healthy, but he definitely used other accounts, which required a little bit of tracing.

Prosecutor Dean personally led people to look for some clues in countless accounts—

The villa Chali bought was a clue. They found the account that paid for the villa, and then based on this account, tracked the flow of every sum of money, ultimately locking onto some things they wanted.

This was a meticulous and boring job. When they lowered their heads, it was still broad daylight, but when they raised their heads, the sky was already a bit dim.

A subordinate walked to Dean's side with a strange expression, hunched over, and whispered a few words. Prosecutor Dean looked back at him with an abnormal expression for a while.

This subordinate nodded repeatedly to confirm. Prosecutor Dean picked up the phone and called Lans.

"Is there anything I can help you with?", Lans asked.

Prosecutor Dean lit a cigarette. He licked his lips, "I'm at the bank side, I've already had some gains, but we encountered a problem."

"What problem?", Lans raised his hand to signal others to go out first.

There were many people in his office, all brought by Mo Lisi, operators of private casinos.

The first moment they heard Lans wanted to collect their money, their minds were blank, and then they immediately wanted to scold people, but soon smiles appeared on their faces!

Collecting money meant Lans would take good care of them. They could stop hiding everywhere like mice as they did in the past!

So the operators who knew about this all came. They were discussing these things.

Prosecutor Dean didn't know how to open his mouth, but this matter definitely needed Lans's help, "Chali and his family have disappeared."

"Disappeared?", Lans didn't even react at first, "You mean, he and his people are no longer in New Jincheng?"

Prosecutor Dean nodded, "I arranged for people to monitor them, because our work here has reached the stage of actual evidence collection."

"And we also hope to find some additional supplementary evidence through the consumption and actual situation of his family."

"But the people we arranged didn't find them in the places where he and his family appeared."

"They might have already fled."

"Fled?", Lans couldn't help but laugh a few times, "I know, I'll arrange for people to find them."

He said and laughed a few more times, "I'll notify you if there's news."

He had thought of many possibilities, for example, Chali taking the initiative to find Councilor Williams to make peace.

Now Lans and Councilor Williams were on the same side, so it was hard for him to make peace with Lans, but making peace with Councilor Williams was much easier.

Councilor Williams, as a qualified politician, didn't just consider simple likes or dislikes; he had to consider many other things, and it was possible he might accept Chali's surrender.

He had also considered that Chali might persuade some people in the Bay Area to avoid investigation from a higher level, for example, finding someone like Mr. Hoff, who had a certain influence in the state government, to stop the investigation work.

This possibility was relatively large, which was also what politicians did most often, the exchange of interests.

He had even considered that Chali might have burst out with unprecedented courage when facing a desperate situation, for example, he... holding a weapon and coming to the door alone, on the surface wanting to say something to himself, and then taking advantage of his inattention to shoot him!

Lans had many guesses, but he never guessed that he would run!

He had too many interests in New Jincheng; was he really willing to give them up?

Struggling for a lifetime, being a dog for nearly forty years, only then possessing everything he has now, was it really given up so easily?

Lans felt he wasn't that kind of person; he couldn't do these things!

But unexpectedly, now the person couldn't be found.

He shook his head.

Subsequently, he called Director Bulu.

"Lans?"

"Yes, it's me. There's a matter for you to do."

"What matter?", Director Bulu, although he had become the police chief, didn't get cocky.

At least he didn't get cocky with Lans; he was still in the appearance of being able to be dispatched by Lans at any time.

"Chali is missing. Get your people moving. After finding him, don't alert him, pass the news back."

"You should know how to find him, right?"

Director Bulu hurriedly said, "Find his car..."

New Jincheng was a big city. If one didn't drive in such a big city, it would be very troublesome. Chali had his own car, and the license plate number was known to the entire police force.

No matter where he went, as long as his car was found, he would definitely be nearby.

After hanging up the phone, Lans also let Luo Ben and Mo Lisi go find him. Subsequently, he called the people outside back in.

"Where were we just now?", he asked.

One of the gentlemen, who was slightly fat with a protruding belly, smiled obsequiously, "You said we could expand operations..."

Lans recalled for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, expand operations."

"This is the main reason I asked you to come today."

"You all should have heard that I've been fighting with the Koda family recently..."

The small casino bosses in the room all nodded one after another, and quite a few people even flattered him, "Mr. Lans, the Koda family is completely not your opponent. Their destruction is just a matter of time."

Lans smiled, raised his hand to signal them to be quiet, "The battle between gangs is like this. As long as their strength can be weakened a little, for me, it's the best choice."

"Your business has expanded, their business will be affected, and it can also weaken their influence."

"I can guarantee that their tentacles won't reach into my territory, and guarantee that your business won't be affected."

"And you, only need to pay thirty percent of your income..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 542 =====