Although the first generation of ID cards was introduced in 1984, it also adopted the form of screen printing and lamination for anti-counterfeiting. In mainland China in the 1980s, printing plants were basically state-owned, and ID cards were not universally available until around 1990.
Therefore, even the police rarely see cases of forged ID cards.
Throughout the 1990s, a large number of extremely vicious murderers escaped the law by forging ID cards, then using photocopies to report the loss and obtain new genuine ID cards.
Those cases were mostly solved around 2000, after fingerprint and blood type comparison technologies were developed and computer databases were available.
In the early days of reform and opening up, when population mobility accelerated but technology lagged behind, many veteran criminal police officers worked themselves to death on the road to solving cases or on the job.
After being reminded by Chen Rou, Minister Xue rubbed the fake ID card again and took out his own to compare it. He then discovered the problem: "It really is true. The plastic of this fake ID card is obviously not as good as the quality of my real ID card."
But he added, "I remember what the young man looked like. I'll go to the police station after get off work and have them draw his likeness."
Cameras aren't common these days, but criminal profilers are amazing; they can draw a picture of the person they've described.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble."
Minister Xue scratched his head: "Serving the people is what we should do."
He was about to ask Chen Rou why she was here when he turned around and saw a row of sleek Mercedes-Benz W14s parked on the side of the road. A young man, dressed impeccably, with a suit that looked like it had just been ironed, walked over, and he quickly reached out his hand.
Unbelievable! Such incredible luck! Even though he's just a wage earner, he's shaken hands with Hong Kong's richest man.
Since the matter of the female prosecutor was not important to Boss Yu, Liang Lisheng had never mentioned it to Nie Zhao. It was only when Chen Rou brought it up after he got into the car that Nie Zhao found out.
He said, "Mainlanders seem to be even better at underhanded tactics than we Hong Kongers."
Liang Lisheng, sitting in the passenger seat, said with a smile, "Wherever there are people, there is a world of its own. It's perfectly normal."
Nie Zhao had a lingering worry: he had actually framed the Guo brothers for drug trafficking.
What if that brother is acquitted, released from prison, and then they find out about him?
But he didn't understand, so he asked Chen Rou, "If they want to take down the prosecutor, they can just get a car without license plates, step on the gas, and that's it. Anyway, vehicle management in mainland China is so chaotic right now, there are plenty of unlicensed cars on the market, why would they bother?"
The reform and opening up had just begun, and the current vehicle market was chaotic, with many smuggled imported cars. If someone really wanted to commit a crime, they could just hit someone and leave, and the police would have no way to investigate. Why didn't the Guo brothers do something earlier, but instead had to resort to surveillance?
In this regard, Chen Rou, who has served as a special police officer for many years, will naturally be more knowledgeable.
She said, "What they're doing isn't just killing a prosecutor, it's destroying all the evidence."
Nie Zhao understood: "They sent people to keep an eye on her every day, just to see when the prosecutor would carry crucial evidence with her. The only reason she hasn't gotten into trouble yet is because she has never carried evidence with her."
Liang Lisheng said with a smile, "I heard Lao Xue mention that the woman was like a playing card. She was always the first to arrive at work and the last to leave. I guess she was afraid that a nobody would get a big case and dare not bring out the evidence."
If someone is a bit careless and not so cautious, they might inevitably take case files and evidence home instead of staying up until the wee hours of the morning in the office every day.
The female prosecutor, whom Chen Rou had never met, was a nobody. She dared not overstep the boundaries, but the fact that she is still alive today is also due to her reluctance to cross the line.
It has to be said that good deeds are rewarded.
Before Chen Rou arrived, she hadn't expected the case to be so complicated.
Of course, she wasn't familiar with Minister Xue and it wasn't appropriate to talk to him face-to-face, so she had to come back and communicate with Liang Lisheng.
Liang Lisheng said, "Boss, pull over. Xiao An will take you to the construction site. I'll go talk to Lao Xue."
The situation was more serious than they had imagined, and Minister Xue needed to be even more cautious before the special police team took over.
The driver had already pulled over, and Liang Lisheng got out of the car and rushed towards the Armed Forces Department.
The car in front had Secretary An, who was leading the boss on a site tour; it was the same thing.
Mr. Nie tapped his thigh lightly with his fingernail and suddenly asked Chen Rou, "Arou, are you tired after coming out with me?"
Chen Rou replied straightforwardly, "I'm not tired, not hungry, and not thirsty."
Mr. Nie was caught off guard by two questions at once, so he could only purse his lips and say, "That's good."
His thoughts seemed to run wild, and his mind was always racing.
Suddenly, he turned his head and said, "Chairman Liang was supposed to go to the capital in July, but because he was busy with work here, I didn't let him go. But I think I should send someone over to share some of his work so that he can go to the capital."
Although Chen Rou didn't understand his business dealings, she was, after all, a mainland Chinese.
After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Do you want President Liang to find out who Qin Qianqian's backer is?"
He then asked, "Has anyone over there asked to collaborate with you?"
Nie Zhao said first, "It's us."
He firmly believed that Chen Rou belonged to Hong Kong and was one with him.
He added, "Yes, and he's a reformist from a prominent family. I'll have to meet him after you give birth, because he talked to me on the phone about housing price increases and issues related to people's livelihoods and the economy... He's very concerned about people's livelihoods."
After a long silence, he finally said, "You know, I'm just a businessman, and I only wanted to make money, but... it would be good to help out, after all, we have plenty of experience, and the information left by Chairman Han is very comprehensive."
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