Wu Lei felt a headache coming on, unsure how to resolve the current dispute.

"Xiao Wang, when you were giving Lao Huang change, was there a fourth person in the store?"

"No, we don't have that."

Wang Peng shook his head. If there are witnesses, then there's nothing more to say; just say "no responsibility after leaving the counter" and that's it.

"Both sides have their own reasons, which makes things difficult." Wu Lei felt a headache coming on.

If the person involved is not Wang Peng, you can simply try to smooth things over, for example, by giving each party a 50-point penalty and having the merchant refund 25 yuan.

However, Director Feng specifically instructed that no one should be favored and that the matter must be thoroughly investigated.

“Officer Wu, you’re not biased towards him, are you? I’m the victim here,” Huang Hao said.

Wu Lei immediately flew into a rage and shouted, "Which eye of yours saw me favoring them?"

"Not yet, hehe." Huang Hao quickly smiled ingratiatingly, "But I'm the victim, I'm a little worried."

"What are you worried about? The police will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly," Wu Lei said in a deep voice, another headache nagging at him.

Wang Peng smiled slightly and pointed to the counterfeit fifty-yuan note on the counter.

"Officer Wu, I have an idea. Let's collect my fingerprints and the shop assistant's fingerprints and compare them with the fingerprints on the counterfeit bills."

“If the counterfeit bill has both of our fingerprints on it, I will apologize to Mr. Huang and compensate him an extra 500 yuan.”

"On the other hand, if it weren't for my and the shop assistant's fingerprints, Mr. Huang would apologize to us and give me an extra 500 yuan."

"As for the fingerprint identification fee, the liar will pay for it separately. Mr. Huang, do you dare to play a game with me?"

After finishing his sentence in one breath, Wang Peng stared at Huang Hao and sneered.

Huang Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly lit a cigarette for himself.

"Brilliant! That's a brilliant idea!" Wu Lei clapped his hands and gave Wang Peng a thumbs up.

This way, not only can the problem be solved, but revenue can also be generated for the bureau.

It is reasonable for parties involved in civil disputes to charge fees for fingerprint comparison.

"I think this is a good idea. The fingerprint identification fee is three hundred yuan."

"Furthermore, I don't care how you gamble, whoever is found to be lying will have to pay the authentication fee."

"Boss Wang, Boss Huang, staff, please come with us."

Wu Lei winked at a colleague.

The comrade put on white gloves, took out an evidence bag from his briefcase, and used tweezers to put the counterfeit fifty-yuan bill into the bag.

"Boss Wang, is this really necessary?" Huang Hao glared at Wang Peng. "You can just give me back fifty yuan. You'll have to pay another three hundred yuan for the appraisal later."

"Heh!" Wang Peng sneered, "Money doesn't matter, I just don't want my shop and my employees to suffer an injustice."

"What injustice? It's just fifty yuan, is it really necessary to make such a big fuss?"

Huang Hao pointed at Dong Shishi, "She's just a saleswoman. Is it really necessary for you to take the risk for her? Just fine her fifty yuan, isn't that enough?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Shishi's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly turned to look at Wang Peng.

"Boss Huang, are you trying to teach me how to do things? Who do you think you are?"

"Shop assistants are human beings, the great proletariat. I would rather throw money away than let my people suffer."

"Huang Hao, are you chickening out? Are you too scared to play with me?"

Wang Peng pointed at Huang Hao's nose, his face growing increasingly sinister.

The air was very quiet, and everyone was silent.

Dong Shishi felt a lump in her throat. "The shop assistants are human beings." "I'd rather throw money away than let the shop assistants suffer."

When she first finished the college entrance examination, she worked a summer job at a restaurant, washing dishes in the kitchen.

I accidentally broke a plate and was not only scolded by my boss until I cried, but also had five yuan deducted from my wages.

Keep in mind that a plate costs less than a dollar.

Thinking about that boss and then looking at the boss in front of her, Dong Shishi felt like a human being, and tears welled up in her eyes.

“Huang Hao,” Wu Lei said, “I have two suggestions for you: either admit that you’re trying to extort money, apologize to the shop assistant and Boss Wang, and we’ll consider this matter settled.”

"Or we can do as I just said, collect the fingerprints of the clerk and the owner, and compare them with the fingerprints on this counterfeit bill."

"At that time, you will not only have to apologize and pay for the appraisal, but you will also face the possibility of administrative detention."

Wu Lei sneered, and after observing the behavior of both parties, he was 100% certain that Huang Hao was trying to extort money.

"It's just fifty yuan, can't I just take it? Why make such a fuss?"

Huang Hao put his hands in his pockets and said, "I don't need that fifty yuan. I'll accept the loss."

“I don’t need the fifty yuan. What I want is fairness and an apology.” Wang Peng said to Wu Lei in a deep voice, “Officer Wu, I will not accept that his people have been taken advantage of.”

Wu Lei nodded, turned to look at Huang Hao, and smiled, "Old Huang, it's not too late to admit your mistake and apologize now."

"I did nothing wrong, they're the ones who ganged up on me to extort money," Huang Hao said, forcing a smile. "I admit I'm at a disadvantage, I'll forget about the fifty yuan."

Among the onlookers, there are many scoundrels like him.

It's normal to back down in front of the police. If you apologize to a "lower-class" store, you'll lose face and how will you ever be able to face others in the future?

"Okay, all three of you, come with me to the branch office to assist with the investigation," Wu Lei said.

Huang Hao didn't expect the police to be serious, and tried to slip away, but the two officers immediately subdued him.

At this moment, Du Lei squeezed through the crowd, "Brother Peng, what's going on?"

He was carrying a plastic bag. He had just gone to the public bathhouse to take a shower, and when he came back, he saw a group of people, police cars, and police officers. He felt uneasy.

"It's alright, you watch the shop." Wang Peng patted his shoulder and smiled, "Shishi and I are going to the police station, we'll be back soon."

"Sister Shishi, let's go," Wang Peng said.

Dong Shishi nodded, hurriedly stepped out from behind the counter, and followed Wang Peng out of the store.

"Officer Wu, shall we ride in your car, or drive our own?" Wang Peng asked with a smile.

“Our car is too small, Xiao Liu, you can ride in their car,” Wu Lei said.

"Okay." Xiao Liu immediately walked over to the Santana, which was much more comfortable than the police van.

Wang Peng drove his own car slowly, following the police car, while Officer Liu sat in the back seat.

Inside the police car, Huang Hao smiled apologetically, "Officer Wu, I admit it all. I was just trying to scam a little money. I apologize to them."

"Really?" Wu Lei smiled slightly.

"Of course it's true. I admit my mistake and promise I won't do it again," Huang Hao said hurriedly.

If he has to undergo fingerprint identification, he will definitely lose the case and will also have to pay an additional 300 yuan for the identification fee, which he cannot afford.

"Okay, apologize and pay Wang Peng fifty yuan for emotional distress, and this matter will be over."

Wu Lei sneered, "If you agree, then pretend I didn't say anything."

"I agree, I agree, okay?" Huang Hao's heart was bleeding.

Wu Lei rolled down his car window and waved to Wang Peng's Santana, signaling Wang Peng to stop the car.

After both parties got out of the car, Wu Lei said, "Boss Wang, Boss Huang has decided to apologize to you and compensate you for your losses by fifty yuan. Do you accept that?"