When Zhuo Minglan returned, she was not wearing handcuffs. But one look at the panic on her face and the "murderous air" around the investigators beside her told him that her situation was far from good.
In 1993, the economic investigations division had not yet been separated from criminal investigations, so the people handling economic fraud cases were the same lot who handled murderers. It was only natural for them to carry that sort of air.
Moreover, their style of handling cases was swift as thunder and decisive as a blade. The moment they entered, they demanded to see the person in charge of Jingnan Group.
Because of Zhuo Minglan's special relationship with Shang Bin, Ma Zhaoxian felt it would be inappropriate to have subordinates receive them. Gossip might make for exciting listening, but it would damage the company's image, so he had no choice but to send Li Ye, who knew the inside story.
Captain Wu, who led the police team, met Li Ye alone and said bluntly, "Zhuo Minglan is a suspect in a major fraud case. According to her statement, she is a formal employee of your Jingnan Group.
"Furthermore, all five million yuan she previously swindled was transferred into Jingnan Group's account. Therefore, this fraud was a collective act directed by your group.
"If her statement is true, you must immediately return the defrauded funds. Otherwise, we will proceed with the next course of action."
Li Ye asked calmly, "Excuse me, but what exactly does the next course of action mean?"
Captain Wu said coldly, "Freeze the group company's accounts and pursue criminal liability against its legal representative."
Li Ye nodded, then asked again, "I still don't quite understand. If you believe our group carried out the fraud, why arrest Zhuo Minglan personally? And if you