Every time the man strikes, a woman in a white dress walks into the store and pretends to buy something to chat with the store owner, diverting the store owner's attention and providing cover for the man.

The surveillance cameras in the market can only capture major intersections and "ten" corners. However, more than ten surveillance records are enough to prove the crime of this man and woman.

Hu Pingtao found the market management staff, pointed to the freeze-frame on the screen, and asked: "Do you know these two people?"

The manager shook his head and looked confused: "I don't know him."

The answer is normal. There are so many people coming and going every day, and it is impossible for managers to remember every face.

…

The next day.

After a busy night, Tan Tao brought back good news from the network monitoring detachment.

After not sleeping all night, he trotted into the police station office, put the compiled documents in front of Hu Pingtao, and said excitedly: "I found it, it should be this person!"

The network supervisor can't just check it just by asking. It must go through the procedures and declare it through the branch office first, and then the network supervisor will conduct a search.

Hu Pingtao is not idle here either. Although the surveillance video provided by the market management is not high in pixels, the facial features of the criminal suspect are very obvious. Through facial scanning, more than 200 suspected targets were obtained. After review and search,

The twelve most suspect people were identified.

The final judgment can only be made based on a combination of various conditions such as age, permanent residence area, and workplace.

Hu Pingtao opened the folder, scanned it quickly, and immediately found the suspected target that matched the conditions of the surveillance video.

"Zhang Xingwen, ID number...a native of the provincial capital, lives at No. 91 Sanlin Street."

Tan Tao was so hungry that he bought a meat bun on his way back from the city bureau. While chewing on it, he asked vaguely: "How is the situation... over there at Long Xu?"

Hu Pingtao knew that what he said meant something: "Long Xu has almost checked. Most of the scan code payment records were concentrated yesterday morning, that is, before Zhang Xianglin discovered that something was wrong and followed the customers to find out and cause trouble. The amount involved was quite large.

It’s already over 50,000 yuan.”

Tan Tao was stunned and didn't have time to eat the buns that were brought to his mouth. He asked in surprise: "So many? Eh... that's not right! Didn't it say yesterday that there were more than 40 merchants that posted counterfeit QR codes?

Even if each family pays a sum of one hundred yuan, it is only a few thousand yuan at most, which is less than ten thousand yuan. How can the loss be as high as more than fifty thousand yuan?"

Hu Pingtao explained: "You are right. Not all of these more than 40 merchants have records of scanning QR codes to pay. In fact, only 11 merchants, including Zhang Xianglin, have had their money transferred. In addition,

Seven other people discovered on the spot that there was something wrong with the QR code at the entrance of the store, but none of them said anything."

Tan Tao asked in confusion: "Why don't you tell me? Isn't that their own money?"

Hu Pingtao explained: "The single transaction of these seven merchants is only a few dozen yuan. The most expensive one is forty-two and a half yuan. That is a beef seller, and the boss is a woman. The customer bought some beef from her at that time.

The tenderloin was said to be stir-fried at night. She minced the beef for the customer, but she didn't pay attention when the customer scanned the code to pay. Only after the customer left did she realize that the money had not arrived."

"The reason why she didn't say anything at the time was that she felt it was embarrassing, and if she told it, it would only be treated as a joke. Secondly...she told Long Xu: If her husband knew about this, he would be scolded at best, and at worst, he would be scolded.

Otherwise she would be beaten. So she didn’t dare to mention it at all and could only accept it as bad luck.”

Tan Tao nodded slowly: "I understand. The beef sellers at Sanlin Market are all Huihui. Some people have a different attitude towards women than us. Not to mention beatings and scoldings, there are also deliberate abuses...

But we can’t get involved in this kind of thing unless the other party reports it.”

Hu Pingtao said seriously: "The other six people are in a similar situation to her. In short, they are just out of face, or they are afraid of being blamed by their families, so they don't say anything."

Tan Tao sighed: "If Zhang Xianglin hadn't called the police, maybe this matter would have continued to this day... By the way, these eleven plus seven, plus Zhang Xianglin, a total of nineteen people, how could the money be lost?"

As many as fifty thousand?”

Hu Pingtao explained: "During the market survey yesterday, didn't Wang Qinian say that there is a merchant that sells frozen products? There is a "Shengyang Frozen Products" that imported a batch of goods from the coast a few days ago, including chicken legs and chicken feet.

The chicken wings and chicken breasts arrived the night before. He received the goods and counted the numbers. Because he bought the goods for a friend, the buyer was very happy. He scanned the QR code to pay and then took the goods away. "

"Wait a minute!" Tan Tao interrupted him and asked in a daze: "Why don't I understand who bought whom?"

Hu Pingtao slowed down his speech: "Shengyang frozen products are just changing hands in this business. The real buyer is a friend of the owner of the frozen product store, who is in the braised food business. He used to purchase goods from Annan.

, then the border inspection became stricter and the rules were changed. Annan frozen products could not enter the customs, and the line here was cut off, so he had to ask the boss of Shengyang frozen products for help to get the goods from the coast."

"This purchase was actually ordered by Shengyang Frozen Products, and it was transferred to the person who makes braised food. There is no profit in the process, it is just a help."

When Tan Tao said this, he understood: "In other words, the boss of Shengyang Frozen Products bought chicken legs, chicken feet, and wings for him. When the goods arrived in the provincial capital, they were inspected at Sanlin Market, and his friend then

Transfer money to him?"

Hu Pingtao nodded: "That's the process. When it was time to pay, the person making braised food scanned the QR code outside the Shengyang Frozen Food Store with his mobile phone. Neither party paid attention at the time, and Shengyang didn't see it.

There is a message on my mobile phone that the payment for goods has come in, and

I thought it was a friend who was busy picking up the goods and went home, so I didn't pay attention. After all, the two of them were very close and the money had to be paid sooner or later. But I didn't expect that the money still didn't come the next day. Shengyang couldn't calm down and called.

Asked, both sides met, and then they realized something was wrong."

"Long Xu led people to investigate in the market and happened to find Shengyang frozen products. That's what happened."

Tan Tao swallowed the food in his mouth and said sympathetically: "These two people are really unlucky, they are brothers and sisters!"

Hu Pingtao smiled and said: "Why do you feel like you are a little gloating?"

Tan Tao quickly said: "I just said it casually, but don't take it seriously... By the way, since we have locked the target, when will we start arresting people?"

Hu Pingtao turned around and made him a cup of tea using Tan Tao's cup and handed it over: "You have been busy all night, so you should rest in the morning. Long Xu and I will go out later and we will review it together when we come back."

…

Noon, police station interrogation room.

Zhang Xingwen sat on the interrogation chair, looking at Hu Pingtao and Tan Tao sitting opposite, feeling uneasy.

Hu Pingtao was in a very good mood.

The arrest went smoothly, the ID card information was confirmed, it was this guy.

He lit up a cigarette and took a slow drag: "If you confess, you will be lenient, if you resist, you will be stern. Speak!"

Like all criminal suspects who had just come in for interrogation, Zhang Xingwen also took chances. He pretended to be dumbfounded: "...What are you talking about? What you said...I...I don't understand."

Tan Tao became angry, slammed the table hard, and shouted: "Be honest with me. As for the things you did, we have sufficient evidence. Now we are giving you the opportunity to take the initiative to explain the problem yourself."

Tan Tao's mood is completely different from that of Hu Pingtao. He took this case; the payment QR codes of a large number of merchants in the Sanlin Road Market were transferred. If the case cannot be solved in time, once public opinion is triggered, things will become very difficult.

, difficult to clean up.

He knew about Hu Pingtao's situation. Those who had meritorious service were registered in the office and put on the grassroots level for training and temporary employment. After having been in contact for a long time, Tan Tao admired the young director's talents, and he knew it very well.

Hu Pingtao will not stay at the police station for long. From now on, it will be two or three months, or half a year.

Tan Tao also has his own connections in the bureau and the office. Although gossip is unreliable, the higher the government agency, the more accurate the gossip is.

Once Hu Pingtao leaves, he will be the next police station chief.

An acquaintance told Tan Tao that this was the result of Hu Pingtao's recommendation to his superiors.

Tan Tao was very grateful to Hu Pingtao, but his anxiety and expectations were increasing.

Needless to say, looking forward to it, everyone likes to get promoted.

The uneasiness comes from comprehensive thinking about all aspects of the new position. Sometimes, when Tan Tao is alone, he even feels at a loss. He doubts whether he is qualified for the position of "director"?

Not to mention that the work performance is better than when Hu Pingtao was in office, at least it cannot be better than him!

The case at Sanlin Road Market happened to happen at a critical time point, so Tan Tao was a little nervous and eager to get to the bottom of the case and show off his work ability.

Zhang Xingwen wanted to get away with it, but his psychological activities were completely different from Tan Tao's. He pretended to be stupid and said: "What did I do? I...I didn't do anything!"

Tan Tao was a little anxious, and his anger suddenly jumped up. He stood up suddenly, pointed at Zhang Xingwen, like a beast that chooses people to devour, and roared through gritted teeth: "If you have the guts, try saying it again? Believe it or not?"

I’m going to punish you to death?”

Zhang Xingwen was frightened. He huddled up and his teeth chattered. He hurriedly avoided Tan Tao's fierce gaze and could not say a word.

Hu Pingtao raised his hand and patted Tan Tao's arm gently, then grabbed his clothes and tugged twice. He leaned over and comforted in a low voice: "Don't be so nervous. There is no good in being too hasty. Take your time."

After being persuaded by him, Tan Tao also calmed down. He slowly sat down and took several deep breaths, but he was still not happy. He reached for the cigarettes that Hu Pingtao put on the table, took out one, and used his own

lighter lit.

Hu Pingtao returned his attention to Zhang Xingwen.

He said calmly: "I didn't see it, you are quite brave."

Zhang Xingwen raised his head slightly and glanced at Hu Pingtao secretly. He felt that this pleasant young policeman should be easy to talk to and easier to deal with than the fierce and violent Tan Tao.

"Officer, I...I was wronged!" He pleaded pitifully, "I really didn't do anything!"

Hu Pingtao slowly smoked a cigarette: "So, until now, you still don't understand why we want to arrest you?"

Zhang Xingwen hurriedly climbed up the pole: "I really don't know. When you went to my house, you looked at my ID card, and you said something about the QR code of the merchant at Sanlin Road Market... I heard this inexplicably. It was obviously me.

Why should I admit to something I haven't done?"

Hu Pingtao suddenly smiled, and his smile seemed very strange to Zhang Xingwen.

"Your psychological quality is quite good. But there are some things that you can't just deny by denying them."

Hu Pingtao emphasized his tone little by little: "There are many surveillance cameras installed in the Sanlin Road Market, and all your movements are clearly captured."

Raising his hand, Hu Pingtao gently pressed his cheek with his index finger: "And this, the face recognition system. Have you ever seen a spy movie? There have been similar things in movies. It's very high-end.

Right? In fact, this thing is very common. The police have already equipped this kind of equipment. As long as the camera captures it, they can make accurate judgments based on facial features."
To be continued...