Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

Guo Jing went home, but the case still needed to be investigated.

According to Guo Peng's confession, he stole a total of over 96,300 yuan from Zhang Yanhua, plus about 20,000 from selling gold jewelry.

As for the second robbery, because he accidentally killed Xu Jun, in his panic he only managed to grab Xu Jun's wallet.

Inside were more than 1,000 yuan in cash; the rest were all bank cards. However, he didn't know the PINs, and bank transfers or withdrawals would leave a trace, so he only took the cash and shredded the other items before flushing them down the drain.

In total, the two robberies together amounted to 117,500 yuan in stolen money.

Aside from spending 43,000 on buying a gun, he used the remaining money entirely on game recharges.

This was very easy to verify; by checking his game's recharge record, they found several large recharges during the time period in question, and the amounts happened to match the stolen funds.

The only complication was that the money wasn't directly deposited into his bank account but was transferred to his WeChat account in small amounts by others, which he then used for recharges.

As it turns out, from watching short videos, he learned that if someone suddenly receives a large sum of money from an unknown source, it could easily draw attention.

So every time he needed to recharge, he simply exchanged cash with merchants under his building, giving them cash, and they transferred to him via WeChat.

This undoubtedly added a lot of extra work to evidence collection, as Zhao Donglai immediately tasked groups 234 with investigating these shops for evidence.

To confirm the money's origin, they also needed to question Guo Peng's parents to prove that the money did not come from them.

But fortunately, they didn't have to make a separate trip because shortly after Guo Tianlai and his son left, Qiao Guilan came with her husband.

As soon as they entered, the couple started wailing and demanded the release of their son.

"You have no evidence and are carelessly arresting people. If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation today, I'll definitely expose you!"

Qiao Guilan shouted like a shrew in the police station's lobby.

Zhao Donglai got annoyed, "You want evidence, right?"

"Alright, we've found that since after the New Year last year, Guo Peng has recharged a total of seventy to eighty thousand yuan into games. Please explain this to us."

"Seventy to eighty thousand? How is that possible!"

Zhang Guilan gasped, her first instinct was that they were lying.

Although the couple had bought a new house, it was funded by selling their old house and taking out a bank loan, so the family's life was quite tight.

They only gave Guo Peng three to five hundred per month as pocket money; how could he have so much to spend on games?

"Officer, there must be a mistake; my son is just a child and doesn't have that kind of money."

Guo Tiandong, confused about the situation, tried to explain.

Zhao Donglai remained stern, "The game account is his, and the money was transferred via his payment account. Do you think there's a mistake?"

The couple was dumbstruck.

After a long silence, Qiao Guilan said incredulously, "So you mean to say... this money came from his robberies? How is that possible..."

"Whether it's possible or not isn't up to you or me; it requires evidence to decide."

"So now we must ask you to cooperate with making a statement, as well as providing your financial records from last year; we need to investigate."

The couple lost their initial aggressive demeanor and obediently went aside to make statements.

Initially, Qiao Guilan was protective of her son and attempted to falsify her testimony, suddenly claiming that she gave the money to Guo Peng.

With years of experience handling cases, Zhao Donglai had seen cases like this many times.

"You claim you gave it to him, so when and where did you do so, how much was given, was it cash or a transfer, do you have withdrawal or transfer details?"

Of course, Qiao Guilan couldn't answer these questions and soon stammered.

"Qiao Guilan, I must remind you that your testimony carries legal responsibility. If there's any concealment or lying, we can pursue it legally."

Zhao Donglai knocked on the table, solemnly reminding her.

The couple finally dared not harbor any more ill intentions.

Mostly because any attempt was futile; as soon as they opened their mouths, they were exposed.

After confirming that they didn't know the origin of the money, Zhao Donglai had them sign their statements and sent them off.

Soon, there was also progress on Liao Xingyu's end.

Since Guo Peng routinely exchanged money at a few specific merchants, even after a long time, they still had some recollection.

After obtaining their testimonies and transfer records, the stolen money's flow became clear.

The remaining issues were the sources of the gold jewelry and the gun.

To resolve the case quickly and give an explanation to the public, Zhao Donglai decided to have everyone work overtime that weekend.

Upon receiving the notification, Luo Fei immediately called Yang Mei to inform her.

Learning that he couldn't return that weekend, Yang Mei was understandably a bit upset, but she knew that business was important, so she was understanding and didn't say anything.

Over the next two days, everyone worked tirelessly on the investigation.

Through relentless efforts, they finally found the person who bought the gold. According to him, the gold had already been melted and sold to a gold shop.