Economic Crime Investigation Squad Interrogation Room.

After being apprehended, Sun Yuting was sent back to Haizhou City overnight.

The related bank accounts have been frozen, but the fraudulent money left is only over five million.

One of the major issues in solving fraud cases has always been the restitution of illicit funds involved in the case.

Li Song was transferred from the Economic Crime Investigation Division of the City Public Security Bureau to the Economic Crime Investigation Squad ten years ago, focusing on solving economic crime cases, and has handled hundreds of cases.

However, the cases where all the illicit funds were recovered can be counted on one hand.

One distinct feature between solving economic crimes and criminal cases is the time span of the investigation.

In criminal investigations, emphasis is placed on swift action to arrest suspects and complete interrogation, evidence gathering, and trial seamlessly.

Especially in cases involving homicide, major injuries, and other serious offenses, the faster they are solved, the better.

However, solving economic crime cases often takes a longer period.

A week, a month, or even a year to

pursue a case is quite common.

Especially in cases involving large sums, even if the suspect is caught, the recovery of funds isn't guaranteed just because the person is apprehended.

In fact, Li Song has encountered many cases where suspects voluntarily turned themselves in, but the money was already spent.

But the reality is, the suspects intentionally transferred the funds.

Turning themselves in was merely to reduce their sentence; after all, it's just fraud, nobody died.

Even if it's determined to be an exceptionally large amount, the most they would get is life imprisonment.

In reality, few with a life sentence actually serve more than twenty years; with good behavior inside, they might be out in twelve to thirteen years.

With ten years, embezzling over ten million, that's almost like earning a million annually.

In reality, there are never fewer fools, nor fewer clever people.

Many understand this calculation.

But Sun Yuting's situation is different.

"Sun Yuting, do you have any questions about the fraud charges against you?"

Sun Yuting shook her head: "I just want to know, the case where I was defrauded... when will it be solved?"

Li Song furrowed his brows.

Sun Yuting's case was relatively simple in process, although the amount defrauded was huge, she didn't actually hide the funds.

The money defrauded from the likes of Lu Yao was immediately used to pay off her debts.

Sun Yuting met a man a year ago.

In Sun Yuting's impression, this man's appearance was like a Prince Charming falling from the sky.

The man was handsome, wealthy, humorous, witty, and crucially, he was extremely good to Sun Yuting.

As a second-generation rich, Sun Yuting used to have many suitors, but none of them passed the two tests she set — money and beauty.

But this man, in the face of Sun Yuting's deliberate tests, showed absolute loyalty and wealth.

The scheme Sun Yuting used to defraud Lu Yao was learned from this man.

Or rather, it was the very method that man used to defraud her.

The tragic difference for Sun Yuting compared to Lu Yao is that she not only got scammed out of her money, but also accrued over five million in debt.

And right after successfully defrauding Lu Yao and others, the first thing she did was pay off her debts.

What's certain is that money obtained through fraud is illicit.

Whether the creditors should return the funds used for debt repayment depends on the situation.

The key is whether the creditors knew they were receiving fraudulent funds.

If the other party didn't know the repayment money was from fraud or illegal proceeds, it wouldn't be subject to recovery.

Moreover, most fraudsters aren't caught immediately after scamming a victim.

Therefore, in reality, how frozen illicit funds are distributed after suspects are caught varies based on different circumstances.

So, recovering five million out of Lu Yao's ten million is probably the limit.

As for Sun Yuting's creditors, if they admit to knowing her repayment was from fraudulent means, they'd have to be out of their minds.

This is also one of the differences between economic and criminal offenses.

Li Song couldn't answer Sun Yuting's question.

The place where Sun Yuting was scammed was in Qinzhou.

The agency that filed the case last year was also the Qinzhou City Public Security Bureau's Economic Crime Investigation Squad.

Being scammed out of thirty million in one go is a major case anywhere.

But solving economic crimes isn't like criminal cases; the real identity of the person who defrauded Sun Yuting hasn't been determined yet.

"Your case... Qinzhou is still following up on it, I can only help you check the progress."

"Hehe..."

Li Song felt that Sun Yuting's laughter was like a knife.

Although it had no blade, it could still hurt someone.

As an economic crime detective, Li Song wanted to tell Sun Yuting, just because someone defrauded you doesn't mean you can defraud others.

But somehow, the words weren't easy to say.

Because Sun Yuting's scam led her originally affluent family to the brink of bankruptcy.

Her father was already prepared to sell the house and car to pay off her debts.

In Sun Yuting's words, she couldn't just watch her parents end up sleeping on the streets.

Moreover, since her incident, the whole family had to accept the glares of her father's mistress.

Li Song, familiar with Liu Guodong, called him directly after finishing the case examination.

"Five million..."

Upon learning the news, Lu Chuan nodded silently, even getting five million back is good.

It's better than having nothing at all.

"That Sun Yuting scam case... I wonder how Qinzhou's investigation is going, thirty million isn't a small amount, and it's been over a year, yet there's no progress?"

Liu Guodong, though often sentimental, just sighed.

Sun Yuting is tragic, but she's also better off than most officers, after all, she had thirty million to be scammed out of.

Most officers might have savings of ten thousand or a few thousand, at most up to a hundred thousand.

Scammers like the one who targeted Sun Yuting and the man who scammed her wouldn't set their sights on them.

Of course, before committing fraud, be it telephonic or real-life scams, the con artists always have the victim's information.

In reality, it's rare for anyone to scam a police officer.

Lu Chuan noted down mentally, though he didn't know anyone in Qinzhou before, he got acquainted with some officials there while assisting the provincial bureau in solving the Minghe Bridge remains case a few days ago.

Wang Haiyi's recent days weren't going well.

As the deputy captain of Qinzhou City's Economic Crime Investigation Squad, Wang Haiyi is in charge of case handling.

But in the past two years, the number of economic crime cases has surged, especially fraud cases, and even more so telecommunications scams, with numerous cases even daily.

Luckily, most cases involve small amounts, a few thousand, or tens of thousands, usually handled by local police stations.

But there are also cases involving huge sums, like last year a girl was scammed out of nearly thirty million.

Such a large fraudulent amount was unprecedented in Qinzhou City's Economic Crime Investigation Squad history.

But from the time the case was opened until now, there hasn't been any progress at all.

The true identity of the perpetrator hasn't even been confirmed, so how could the case be solved?

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