Chapter 32: Recording (Collect!) Ask for follow-up! )
"About two days ago, someone sent me a tip-off that Ethan International Shipping had recently been remitted to a large amount of assets of unknown origin, amounting to more than $50 million, but no record of that was found in the public accounts."
After revealing the true mastermind behind the scenes, Vicky combed through the whole thing from the beginning.
"The person who sent the tip claimed that the $50 million was black money, and that the real source was the leader of a criminal organization in Gotham, and for unknown reasons, the organization wanted to launder the money as soon as possible."
"Every Gotham knows that there is only one place to launder black money here, and that is the Iceberg Club."
"As we all know, the Penguins never refuse to be sent to their doors, so he planned to launder the money at this auction by auctioning off a low-cost counterfeit diamond at a high price, and he decided to use Ethan International Shipping to do so."
"Because this company, which looks like a clear account on the surface, is actually nothing more than a penguin's white-glove company!"
At this moment, Vicky turned to look at the handcuffed Gray Lettard Ethan.
"The head of Ethan International Shipping Company, Gray Letard Ethan, is just a puppet of the Penguins, specializing in money laundering on his behalf!"
"'Pink Dream' was ostensibly brought in by Gray Letard to auction, but in fact his identity is only the agent in charge of auctioning the diamonds, not the owner of 'Pink Dream'!"
"Once 'Pink Dream' sells for a whopping $50 million, the Penguin's consignor will get the laundered money."
Immediately afterward, Vicky turned to look at Lack.
"To ensure that Pink Fantasy would get the desired bid, the Penguins also had one of his henchmen, Iceberg Casino manager Lark Finn, enter the auction as a bidder."
In this way, the division of labor for each person is clear.
The client hoped that the penguin could help him launder the money, so he remitted 50 million illegal assets to the penguin's white-glove gray letard, and then the gray letard went to auction the fake diamonds instead of the consignor, and Luck was responsible for the normal auction of the fake diamonds, so that the consignor's original 50 million illegal assets would become legal auction proceeds.
Cicero's role was to ensure that the fake diamond was brought to auction.
If any unfortunate rich man happens to take a fancy to this 'pink dream' and intends to bid for it at a higher price than Lac, then Lark will naturally not bid with him, so he will let the lucky man auction the diamond, and the penguin will get 50 million for nothing.
As for how to launder the 50 million illegal assets remitted to Ethan International Shipping Company, it is too simple for the Penguin people's forces, and he has countless ways to turn the money into legal.
In the whole process, the penguin people do not appear in any link, but at the same time, they are everywhere.
"It turned out that the pink diamond was actually used as a tool to assist in money laundering, and there were so many man-made gems in Cicero's office, what a huge illegal trade was still hidden in it......"
After listening to Vicky's narration, every bidder present suddenly realized, and couldn't help but gasp and be afraid.
"I really thought about buying that pink diamond before, because the condition is so good, in case I did pay more than 50 million yuan to buy a fake diamond...... Don't dare to think about it, don't even dare to think about it! ”
"Humph!"
At this moment, a cold snort sounded from the side, and I saw Gray Letard Ethan have a righteous indignant expression on his face, staring at Vicky viciously.
"Vicky Vale! What you say sounds plausible, but do you have proof? I swear to God that Ethan International Shipping Company has no such illegal remittances at all, and our company's accounts have always been open and transparent, and we are always open to investigation! ”
"You're even slandering me as a white glove for criminals to launder money? I have nothing to do with the penguins, do you know this slander? It's an insult to my personality! ”
"And why do you say 'Pink Dreams' is fake just because a hotel manager has a bag of beautiful glass balls? Now the situation is that Kidd the Strange Thief stole the 'Pink Dream', I lost the world's largest pink diamond, and I was the victim, so why was it me who was handcuffed by the police and charged? GCPD, is the taxpayers' money handed over to you to be used to wronged the good guys? ”
"Vicky Vale, and Jim Gordon, wait to get my lawyer's letter!"
Grey Letard was clearly trained and experienced, and it was impossible to convict Vicky without direct evidence.
Such a tough attitude made everyone in the audience murmur again, Gray Letard's words are right, Vicky really did not come up with practical evidence.
Ethan International Shipping Company has not had any negative press, why did it suddenly become the white gloves of the penguins?
I can't guarantee that Gray Lettard is really wronged......
"I can't see that you dead fat man has quite a brain, and you stopped that bitch at once."
Beside him, Lark whispered to Gray Letard, a sneer on his face.
"Say less at this time."
Ash Retard whispered in response.
"Do you think I have no proof? Ash Lettard, look what this is! ”
However, Vicky's attitude was not soft, and she was seen from the bag of fake gems she put down, and a black object was lifted high from her bosom.
It was a small, slender box, the recorder that had just been thrown to her by Kidd, the thief.
"What?"
Ash Lettard couldn't see the big screen from his vantage point, and he wasn't close to Vicky to see what it was.
But it doesn't matter if he can't see it, because he can hear it clearly.
"Today's auction has been completely disrupted, and it is almost impossible for Mr. Penguin's transaction to proceed normally...... It's O'Kilvie, and the Penguins sent him to talk to me about this business......"
A recording of Cicero confessing that he did have a deal with the penguins and was coerced.
"How dare you betray us!"
Ash Letard and Rak turned their heads in an instant, and at the same time looked at Cicero with fierce eyes and hideous faces, especially Lac, with an expression of wanting to kill Cicero.
Cicero, who had long been like a lost soul, had not said a word since he was dragged in by Robin, his face was expressionless, his eyes were empty, and he was unaware of the angry glare of the two Gray Letard.
Just then, another recording played, this time in a woman's voice.
"It's still a long time before that fake stone comes out...... Don't forget that I've been working under my boss much longer than you...... As long as I don't want to, no one can hear me. ”
Rak's face suddenly froze when he heard the voice.
Gray Lettard looked at Cicero and then at Lac, falling silent.