Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 413 - 301: We Can’t Let Him Off So Easily!_2

Chapter 413: Chapter 301: We Can’t Let Him Off So Easily!_2

There was no need to ask about the deposit, they certainly wouldn’t know anything about that.

"Alright then." Sean Knight thought for a moment, and asked:

"Do you know anyone domestically associated with this? Once we take down Edward Tomlinson, we need a reliable person to reclaim this money, right?"

As soon as he said this, Elijah Hastings and the others’ gazes towards him instantly changed.

Sean asked in confusion:

"What’s the matter? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Lincoln Harrington answered honestly:

"We thought you’d take the money for yourself after taking care of him..."

"I’d like to," Sean chuckled. "But I’m afraid I’d have nightmares if I took this money."

The three men’s gazes changed again.

Sean wasn’t a great man. He had desires and ideas, but he knew what he should and shouldn’t do.

"We all have enough money now, and mine is even more. I’m afraid of becoming a slave to money." Sean said candidly, "I need to stick to the bottom line. For the sake of money, I don’t want to lose my conscience and humanity. I’m afraid my grandfather would beat me with his walking stick when I go back."

"You have a good grandfather," Douglas Cooper said sincerely.

"Screw you," Sean laughed, "You’re acting like you’re my elder. Alright, let’s settle on this. Do you have any connections on this matter?"

"I don’t."

"Me neither."

"No."

Alright, Sean thought, he’d have to make the connections himself.

Through the people at the Provincial Museum, he should be able to make contact, right?

Next was the planning.

Edward Tomlinson’s route had been basically confirmed. Through Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper’s reports, Sean could see that Edward was truly living a debauched life, yet timid and fearful as a mouse.

He had hired at least ten bodyguards, some for his villa, some for his car, and some to accompany him.

The amount of money he spent daily was enough for an ordinary person to live on for five or ten years.

Such a person deserved to die!

"We’ll start with finding an empty house," Sean said. "I guess you guys are experienced in this..."

"We’re not experienced!" Elijah hastily cut in, "This is not our main business."

"Alright, anyway, we’ll discuss it together. First, we’ll find a place, then clarify our relationship. Create the illusion that we’re not present — this step might be redundant, but let’s be prepared."

"What’s next...?" Lincoln asked.

"Next, find a suitable place to abduct him. Ask him everything we need to know, sign all the necessary documents for the transfer, complete the transfers, and then..."

Sean spread his hands, and there was no need to say more about what came next.

The three men all agreed.

Douglas suddenly asked:

"What if he refuses to give the information?"

Sean smiled:

"Don’t worry, such a person can’t be a martyr. We’ll find a way to make him talk."

On the second and third day, Elijah Hastings, Douglas Cooper, and Lincoln Harrington took turns watching Edward Tomlinson’s movements, ultimately deciding to act the night after tomorrow.

Because Douglas found out that the night after tomorrow, Edward Tomlinson would attend a gathering organized by a local rich second-generation member and would return to his villa late.

It was a dark and windy night, perfect for their plan.

Sean initially planned to go there himself, but Elijah and the others wouldn’t let him.

The more they admired Sean, the more they didn’t want him to take the risk.

So Sean had no choice but to stay in the room and set up the scene as if the four of them were playing cards.

Of course, at least it looked plausible on the surface - Elijah and the others took unusual routes out of the hotel. If anyone was to check, the video they would find would show Elijah and the others playing cards and sleeping in the hotel.

At midnight, Elijah called:

"Mission accomplished. We’re starting the transfer procedures now."

Sean asked:

"Are you guys alright?"

"We’re fine. Douglas had some scratches - we overestimated them. They’re just a bunch of unorganized rabble."

Alright, Sean thought, you guys are really on a different level from them.

"Didn’t he resist?"

"He resisted for a bit. But when Douglas threatened to cut off his balls, he confessed."

"Alright," Sean said, "Finish up as soon as possible and come back."

Elijah hung up the phone.

By the time the three of them came back, it was nearly daybreak.

Luckily, they had been well-prepared these few days, and the three of them returned to the hotel through unusual routes.

Elijah Hastings handed a bag of documents over to Sean Knight:

"Eight property villas, not only here, but also in America, Harbor Island, and Temasek.

Two islands, both in Indonesia, but judging by the transaction records, they must have suffered losses.

One Big Island is right at the border, practically uninhabited, full of mountains, and quite large, costing several hundred million. The Small Island is good for tourism though.

There is a deposit of nearly five hundred million US dollars – we asked why so much, and he said there were many levels of managers, so it wasn’t just him taking that much."

"Alright, I’ll contact the domestic side after daybreak." Sean Knight really didn’t plan to take this money.

This money, here, was too hot to handle.

As for the ending of Edward Tomlinson, Sean Knight didn’t ask.

After daybreak, before Sean Knight could make a call, Joseph Davis called him.

Deputy director Joseph Davis’s tone was extremely excited:

"Mr. Knight, do you know? The few words you wrote down in the museum at that time, after being examined by the instrument, turned out to be right!

Hahahaha, Mr. Knight, do you know how colorful the faces of those old experts were at that time? They exclaimed at the inconceivable, that you solved a problem they couldn’t as experts!"

Sean Knight thought to himself, I have hacks, bro!

While Joseph Davis was happy about that, Sean Knight didn’t feel much, but instead asked if Joseph Davis had any connections to the police who handle scams.

Joseph Davis indeed did and gave Sean Knight the phone number of a department chief from the provincial department.

Sean Knight called the number, and a generous middle-aged man’s voice came from the other side.

"Is this Richard? I was introduced to you by Curator Joseph Davis." Sean Knight went straight to the point.

"Oh, I know, Mr. Sawyer told me." Richard Churchill laughed, "Mr. Knight, just say what you need help with, as long as it is within policy, we can handle it!"

"Does Richard know about the PTF foreign exchange scam?"

Richard Churchill was a bit puzzled:

"Mr. Knight, do you know about this? You wouldn’t have been scammed, would you? This scam company went bust years ago, right? They cheated countless people, and many in our Xinjiang province were deceived..."

"Here’s the situation. One of their senior executives, named Edward Tomlinson, is in Indonesia. I happen to be here too, and after a friendly exchange, he has now entrusted the money he scammed to me."

Richard Churchill thought to himself, what the hell!

This was definitely illegal!

He was in this line of work, how could a swindler willingly entrust the money they scammed to someone else?

Wasn’t it obvious they were using... what kind of means?

However, why did it feel so satisfying?

Richard Churchill had seen people report the case at that time.

The main thing was that these swindlers cheated mostly elderly people of their hard-earned retirement funds, their old-age protection money!

But, they got away scot-free, and the money was gone too.

Due to international law, it was not easy to chase them!

Now that Sean Knight suddenly mentioned it, if Richard Churchill didn’t know what kind of person he was, then he wouldn’t need to be the department chief!

So, suppressing his excitement, Richard Churchill immediately asked:

"What does Mr. Knight mean...?"

"You guys send someone over to take over. I can’t stay here for too long." Sean Knight was straightforward.

"Take over?" Richard thought, couldn’t the money be transferred there instead?

"Most of it is real estate, and I’m unfamiliar with the place, so I can’t deal with it!"

Richard thought to himself, with you being unfamiliar with this place, you’ve already done so much. If you were really familiar, would you try to change the President or what?

But Richard was truly delighted inside!

This was a big case with victims all over the country!

If they could really recover the scam money, the merit would be huge!

"Alright, alright, alright, I’ll report to the department immediately!" Richard Churchill was so excited that his words were barely coherent!

Sean Knight hung up the phone and said to Elijah Hastings:

"Alright, let’s lay low for the next few days. Once the domestic team arrives, we can consider this matter settled."

Elijah Hastings also went to sleep with peace of mind.

But Sean Knight had trouble falling asleep.

He still had to contact the buyer of the gold ingot.

And he had to think about possible backup plans – for doing this, he feared that the people in Indonesia who had been treating Edward Tomlinson like a sheep would not let the matter rest so easily!