Even downturns are not all bad for corporate gumshoes .

因此，经济衰退对于公司内部调查者而言也不尽是坏事。

Insiders crow that the gumshoes found no smoking gun .

内部人员称调查组并未发现证据。

Law firms have long been big clients of the gumshoes , but they too are looking to do more investigations in-house .

法律事务所历来是这些调查公司的大客户，但他们也在尝试做更多的内部调查。

They are the first places foreign governments or private-sector gumshoes look when they are tracking down tax evasion or ill-gotten gains .

当国外政府或私人行业的调查人员追踪逃税行为或不法收益时，这些地方将首当其冲。

Corporate compliance departments often bring gumshoes in to assist their own investigations .

公司的监察部门常常设置暗哨来帮助他们调查。