Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands...

In the meeting room, a group of people were curiously counting the numbers on the projection.

"67,389,287.13!"

Before everyone finished counting, Chen Jiang, who had his back to the screen, reported the number.

Sixty-seven million!

That was Liang Juan’s net worth.

"What I’m tracking here is only his cash; the property hasn’t counted his villa yet."

"That villa in Haizhou City is not bad, worth three to five million at least, so counting that villa along with the car, Liang Juan’s worth is over seventy million."

Seventy million!

A definite multimillionaire.

This number even surprised Lu Chuan.

Although he’s not short of money, he doesn’t have seventy million in his bank account.

"When Captain Lu arranged for me to investigate Liang Juan, I had an idea."

Chen Jiang continued reporting: "The three deceased were all retirees, all had pensions, and their financial situation was pretty good."

"So my first suspicion was that Liang Juan might have defrauded the three, deceived them to get their money, and then used other methods to make them commit suicide."

"So on the first day, after a brief encounter with Liang Juan, I focused on investigating his property."

Chen Jiang smiled bitterly: "The result is what you’re seeing now, Liang Juan has over sixty million cash deposits."

"Yang Juan herself is so wealthy, so is there really a need for her to deceive three retirees?"

"With her wealth, let alone retirees, it wouldn’t be hard for her to find an eighteen or nineteen-year-old youth."

"So I believed her words that the companionship with these three wasn’t for money but for character, mutual pursuits, and value companions."

"But there’s a doubt, it’s been swirling in my mind for days."

Chen Jiang switched the projection to show information about Liang Juan.

"Everyone’s seen the background, she isn’t highly educated, never had any formal career, hadn’t done business, nor traded stocks, so how did she get this money?"

Seventy million!

That’s no small number.

Moreover, it’s not something a normal person could earn from a job.

A normal person can easily make seventy thousand, and by saving they might reach seven hundred thousand.

However, if one aims to earn seven million, entrepreneurship seems the only path.

As for seventy million...

That’s an unimaginable figure for normal people.

"So I checked all the bank transaction records under Liang Juan’s name."

"Look at this!"

Chen Jiang switched the projection again, showing several large transfer record sheets.

"Starting ten years ago, large transfer records began appearing in Liang Juan’s accounts, the first being 158,000."

"The remitter was Chen Tao."

"In the ensuing half-year, Chen Tao made over ten transfers to Liang Juan, each between a hundred thousand and two hundred thousand, totaling 1.78 million."

"Then I investigated Chen Tao’s situation and found out he passed away three years ago."

"But everyone should note the circumstances under which Chen Tao met Liang Juan."

Emphasizing this point, Chen Jiang continued: "Chen Tao was 64 when he met Liang Juan, having been retired for four years."

"He was a deputy general manager at the Water Corporation before retirement."

"Single ever since his divorce at 44."

"Nine years ago, a person named Zhang He made 17 transfers to Liang Juan within half a year, each over two hundred thousand."

"Ultimately, Zhang He transferred 4.5 million to her!"

"Back then, Zhang He was 68, a retired chief engineer from Haizhou City’s transformer plant."

"He remained single after his wife died in a car accident when he was 47."

"Died of cancer six years ago."

"In the same year, someone named Song Hu transferred over 6.7 million to Liang Juan, he was 66 and a retired deputy bank manager in Haizhou City."

"He’s still alive; I’ve met him, suffering from Alzheimer’s."

"Eight years ago, someone named Zhao Jianglai..."

"Seven years ago... six years ago..."

Chen Jiang reported all the information of his three-day investigation to everyone at once.

"In ten years, along with the three who committed suicide, there are a total of 18 people!"

"These 18 people transferred all their savings to Liang Juan, which made her assets reach seventy million."

Speechless.

Stunned.

Lu Chuan looked incredulous at this moment as well.

Chen Jiang had been out investigating these days and hadn’t returned, so he was not fully informed about the situation; today was the first time he was hearing Chen Jiang’s report on this matter.

"You’re saying all of Liang Juan’s wealth was transferred to her by others?"

To Lu Chuan’s query, Chen Jiang nodded in affirmation.

"Not only that, even the villa where Liang Juan currently lives was given to her by someone else."

"And among these 18 people, I conducted a detailed investigation; apart from the 10 who have passed away, 8 are still alive."

Chen Jiang continued to operate the projector, displaying 18 photos on the screen, 10 of which were grayed out.

"Last night, when I compiled all the information, I discovered something particularly interesting and terrifying."

"These are eight people who once had relationships with Liang Juan, look at their occupational and experience traits."

The group studied closely and soon made a discovery.

"All retirees?"

Chen Jiang nodded: "Yes, all these people are retirees, and their retirement spans between four to ten years."

"Moreover, note that before retirement, most of these people were not ordinary, they had some savings and high pensions post-retirement."

"There’s another point, look at these people’s experiences..."

"The vast majority divorced or were widowed between 40 to 50 years old."

"Been bachelors for over ten years."

Wow!

The more they looked, the eerier it seemed.

"How did Liang Juan manage this?"

Among these individuals were Ph.Ds, Masters, Bachelors, and even those with a high school education.

There were managers, directors, company bosses, and school principals.

Eighteen people stretched across eighteen industries.

"Did you contact the ones who are still alive on your side?"

Lu Chuan asked the crucial question.

Chen Jiang nodded: "I have."

"I’ve had face-to-face meetings with five of them."

"It’s not fraud!"

Chen Jiang understood Lu Chuan’s implication.

He initially thought so too.

However, the issue wasn’t about fraud.

"These five willingly gave their money to Liang Juan, and they don’t want it back."

"They even feel that not being with Liang Juan is one of life’s great regrets."

"Moreover, Liang Juan had a habit of gifting watches to men she dated."

"When I engaged with these five, I noticed they all wore the same watch."