Quick Transmigration: Kitten's Healing Handbook - Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Infernal Labyrinth 19

Lu Junsheng, with An Jiayi, lost all their chips in several rounds of gambling. Before the person in charge could take them away to see the cross-border funds pool, Liuli saw Zhou Yonghou’s thumb tracing the edge of a black King card—in the police force’s coded language system, this meant to close the net early.

Liuli had no idea what net they were closing. Zhou Yonghou hadn’t told her the specifics of his work this time, perhaps a sign that he didn’t trust her.

So now, a bunch of police officers barged in, handcuffed her and Lu Junsheng, and took them away, leaving her completely bewildered…

My colleagues, we’re on the same side!

Zhou Yonghou didn’t appear; after all, he was undercover, and clearly couldn’t reveal his identity to Lu Junsheng yet.

The two of them weren’t taken far; the police station was right next to the casino, making it convenient for officers to respond directly to any incidents at the casino.

Liuli and Lu Junsheng were questioned separately. Liuli wasn’t foolish enough to tell them she was an undercover agent. Undercover agent files are only known to their respective contacts; telling anyone outside wouldn’t help, so she cooperated obediently.

But regarding Lu Junsheng’s affairs, Liuli naturally played dumb. She was just Lu Junsheng’s female companion out for fun; what could she possibly know? As a police colleague, she knew interrogation techniques; they could only get what she wanted them to know.

“We’ve investigated. You’re the deputy supervisor of Lu’s Finance Department. How is it possible you know nothing? ”

“Your questions have nothing to do with Lu’s financial problems. Isn’t it normal that I don’t know?

Haven’t you ever been a workhorse? Don’t good workhorses just do their own work and ignore the life and death of others?

We’re all here to work. Be responsible for your own work, and don’t waste your good heart helping others. Is your work not fulfilling, or is the other person a giant baby who needs a ‘mother’ to help with their work?

It’s a rare opportunity to accompany the company’s big boss on a business trip, and to go to the casino as a company benefit; it’s like a vacation. What’s the problem?

As a workhorse, I’m really resentful. I’ve rarely had time off, yet I’m being treated like a criminal. How much free time do you have?!”

“Ms. An, please calm down. We are simply following orders, conducting routine questioning. If there’s no problem, we’ll let you go. ”

One police officer, disliking An Jiayi’s unreasonable behavior, deliberately provoked her: “Ms. An, if your relationship with your boss is simply employee and superior, how did you get such expensive jewelry and clothes? Your salary couldn’t afford them. ”

“Our company has good benefits. The boss thinks that employees who go out with him should dress properly so as not to lower his status. So he bought me a decent outfit. Is there a problem? Oh right, your police force doesn’t have such a good boss; you all just get a fixed salary. ”

That police officer’s face turned ugly. Don’t make personal attacks!

The interrogating officer received a notification and signaled someone to unlock the handcuffs: “You’re all clear; you can leave. ”

Facing these officers, Liuli was hyper-aware of counter-surveillance. Even though she could leave, she latched onto their words: She was clear, but that didn’t mean Lu Junsheng was.

But Liuli didn’t ask further; she pretended not to know.

The casino shouldn’t back out of its promise to show her the cross-border funds pool; after all, they received the chips.

Without Lu Junsheng, she could observe more carefully. The casino and Lu’s might be cooperating in money laundering, but they acted more like a middleman. They had more than one client; even if there were anomalies, they might not report it to Lu Junsheng.

After leaving the police station, Liuli quickly returned to the casino and found the person in charge: “Hello, is the deal still on? ”

“Of course. Where’s Lu Sheng? It’s just you? Let’s be clear: we’re only opening it up once. Are you sure you don’t want to bring Lu Sheng? ”

“No, just take me. ”

The person in charge had no objections; after all, Lu Sheng was at the police station, and it was uncertain when he would be released. Maybe they were in a hurry.

Liuli pretended to search the database for cross-border financial transactions related to An Zhaotang. She also checked all transactions related to Lu’s. With a hidden camera on her pendant, Liuli searched quickly, leaving thinking and analysis for later, after recording everything.

To prevent unforeseen circumstances, Liuli also had Tuánzi help her remember. If the hidden camera didn’t record clearly, or if it was discovered and confiscated, she could still rely on Tuánzi to remember these financial transactions.

Although this might not be enough evidence, with this data, after careful analysis, she could find breakthroughs within the company, which would be better than nothing.

Seeing how fast Liuli was searching, the person in charge became suspicious: “Miss An, you wouldn’t have any camera equipment, would you? This data is for viewing only; you can’t take photos. ”

“I have a good memory; I can remember everything I see. You can test me on the data I’ve already looked at. ”

Seeing her calm demeanor, the person in charge was unsure. He asked someone to search the same data on another computer, randomly selecting a day’s transaction records for Lu’s and asking questions. Every record was correct.

The person in charge’s eyes lit up: “Miss An, you’re underutilized following Lu Sheng. Why not work at the casino? We have excellent benefits and high salaries. ”

“I don’t have any plans to change jobs. Can I continue now? ”

“Yes. ”

Liuli only searched the past three years, so she wasn’t slow. When she finished and left the casino, she saw the driver waiting in the car, but Lu Junsheng was nowhere to be seen. She asked, “Has the boss not come out yet? ”

“The boss gave instructions to take you back to the hotel first; he doesn’t know when he’ll be done. ”

Considering her relationship with Lu Junsheng didn’t warrant waiting for him at the police station all night, Liuli had the driver take her back to the hotel.

At this point, Liuli began to understand that the police force only needed a reason to arrest. Without sufficient evidence, they could detain someone for at most 48 hours; this time frame must be for Zhou Yonghou and his team to do something.

What they were doing exactly, she couldn’t guess; they weren’t investigating the same thing. Their intelligence gathering directions differed, and their methods of execution would naturally also differ.

However, Zhou Yonghou and his team wouldn’t wait for the full 48 hours. Once Lu Junsheng’s lawyer arrived, he could be released on bail, likely by tomorrow morning.

As for expecting any useful information from her colleagues, who couldn’t get anything out of her, hoping for useful information from Lu Junsheng was a pipe dream.