Chapter 523: The Uncles and Aunties at the Police Station

Chapter 523: Chapter 523: The Uncles and Aunties at the Police Station

Sean Hughes, who had just arrived at the interrogation room door, overheard the conversation. Seeing Zoe Sawyer and Heath Hale walk out, his expression was hesitant and his tone held a hint of worry.

They only had a time and a place. They didn’t know what the person looked like, and it was even questionable whether this supposed daily accountant actually existed.

’Should Zoe really perform a high-intensity backtracking based on that one sentence alone?’

The arrests today had already taken a huge toll on her. ’If she keeps this up, will she really be okay?’

Heath Hale was worried about this too, but before he could say anything, Sean Hughes voiced his concern.

"It’s fine. The account audits either happened in the office at Cameron’s service point or in some secret room.

I’ll start by watching the service point, going backward from yesterday, to see if any stranger shows up at midnight sharp every night.

If that doesn’t work, I’ll rely on backtracking to follow yesterday’s Cameron. He’s the head of the service point, so he would definitely be the one to report on something like an audit.

As long as he was telling the truth, I’m bound to find a clue." Zoe Sawyer’s tone was light. Compared to Evan Keller and his team running around outside, her job was already quite easy.

If this person really existed, things would be much simpler.

She could memorize the man’s face, have Beau sketch it, and then look up his information and recent movements.

This information would help them quickly lock down the man’s range of activity, and maybe even the location of the mastermind behind it all.

Since Zoe Sawyer had put it that way, Sean Hughes had no choice but to swallow his worries, no matter how concerned he felt.

"Don’t push yourself too hard. If you feel unwell later, you have to tell us immediately. We still have time; you don’t need to go all out like this," Heath Hale said, reaching out to stroke Zoe Sawyer’s hair.

Zoe Sawyer nodded to show she understood.

"How are the interrogations on your end? Any new discoveries?" Not wanting them to dwell on the matter, Zoe Sawyer quickly changed the subject, tilting her head to look at Sean Hughes beside her.

They had arrested too many people this time to leave them all to Evan Keller.

So, Sean Hughes had conferred with the colleagues here and taken the others arrested at the service point for interrogation.

That left Theodore Hughes and the others, along with Cameron, to Evan Keller. Now, Evan Keller still had one suspect left, while Sean Hughes was finished with his side.

"They plead ignorance to everything. They said they knew they were involved in illegal activities and understood the risks.

But the boss paid too well—one month’s pay was what others make in a year. So every last one of them played dumb, pretending they didn’t notice a thing." Sean Hughes was fuming as he said this.

He originally thought he could get something out of them, but it turned out to be a dead end.

Heath Hale wearily rubbed the bridge of his nose. It felt both expected and unexpected at the same time.

The boss had kept each location’s operations strictly compartmentalized to prevent the different service points from contacting each other.

’How could these non-essential employees, who were tied to Cameron, possibly know too many inside details?’

Just as the three of them were about to reach the office, a young police officer came hurrying down the corridor from the other side. His eyes lit up when he saw Zoe Sawyer and Heath Hale. "Captain Sawyer! Coach Hale! There’s a crowd of seniors in the station lobby. They’re demanding to see Cameron by name and telling us to release him immediately."

The three of them froze mid-step, about to enter the office. They all turned to look at the approaching officer.

"Calm down. What happened? Start from the beginning," Heath Hale said, calming the young officer and telling him to catch his breath and relax before explaining the situation in detail.

The young officer took a deep breath and recounted what had just happened.

Cameron’s service point had been well-promoted from the start. To win over elderly folks in the area who had some savings, his team would go around the local neighborhoods every day, handing out free-range eggs and advertising their services.

Gradually, he managed to attract a group of loyal followers who trusted him.

Most of these seniors were retired and had a considerable amount of money saved up.

Once he was certain he had gained their trust, Cameron would casually mention that the service point where he worked had a special package: deposit a certain amount of money, and you could receive a certain amount of interest each month.

And the payout would increase month after month, with guaranteed monthly returns.

At first, people were skeptical, and the response was lukewarm. Cameron even considered cutting his losses and moving to a different area.

Then, one woman decided to test the waters by investing a small amount. To her surprise, by the second month, Cameron really did deliver her share of the profits right to her.

Once one person started, others were sure to follow.

Gradually, the first group of investors reaped the rewards. The onlookers who had been hesitating found it unbearable to watch and jumped in as well.

In the beginning, everyone was still rational, only depositing a small amount at the service point.

As they received more and more money, some people felt it was a sure thing and threw in their life savings, thinking such a large sum would surely generate substantial interest later on.

But not long after they had put their money in, Cameron and his team were taken away by the police.

Fearing they would never get their money back, these seniors called their friends and came to the police station in a large, boisterous group, demanding to see Cameron by name and have him explain everything.

These seniors were victims too, and given their age, the officers on duty felt a massive headache coming on. They quickly arranged for them to sit in the reception room while someone else rushed to get Zoe Sawyer and the others.

And that’s what led to the scene from a moment ago.

Heath Hale frowned and looked at Zoe Sawyer beside him. "Should we go take a look?"

Helping Evan Keller find the suspect was important, but calming down that group of seniors was important too.

Zoe Sawyer frowned, looking troubled, but finally nodded. "Let’s go see what’s going on!"

Soon, the group of four arrived at the reception room.

Before they even got close, they could hear angry questions coming from inside.

"You arrested him, so give us our money back first! You can’t just take the goods and not give a refund!"

"Exactly! If you can’t give us the money, then let Cameron go! Let him pay us back first, and once we have our money, you can arrest him again for all we care!"

"My life savings are in there! And the gold my grandson bought for me! It’s all gone, every last bit!"

The voices inside rose and fell, one after another, drowning out the soothing words of the police officers trying to keep order in the reception room.

Heath Hale sighed helplessly. He felt like he had already used up his sigh quota for the next few days.

"I’ll go see what’s going on."