Chapter 76: The Big Case (6)

  "So you two stop bluffing and trying to deceive me. Don't think that just because we're not with you, we can't get good goods. I've seen your stuff before, and I admit the technology is okay, but that's all it is - the ink color adjustment doesn't even know what was added, this smell is suffocating, a good nose can smell it out in one sniff. The paper used is even more unrefined, feels brittle to the touch, but not durable, turns into trash after a few uses; people who make Braille labels probably don't even understand Braille. Look at the workmanship of this Braille strip, I'm speechless. Can only fool around with it. Blindly touching it and you can tell it's fake; the only highlight is this metal wire, indeed very well made. I believe that this batch of goods can pass a normal currency detector. So, this technology is just so-so, slightly better than Taiwan's version, but worse than Vietnam's. You're selling the same 6-point Braille, not even dry yet and it falls apart. I don't believe that without you two brothers, we really can't buy goods."

  Luo and Zhang didn't expect Tian Miao to turn her face so quickly. In an instant, her expression changed to be as vicious as possible. Upon hearing the price, Luo Mingwei's face twisted in anger. Zheng Shiyuan was also extremely tense. Why wasn't this lady following the usual script? This kind of ruthless haggling... what if the deal falls through? How can they proceed with the performance?

  The people around were also stunned. The old policeman in the car was furious and questioned Luo Lin: "What's wrong with this girl from your team? She's like a money counter. Doesn't she know we're on a mission?" Gao Xiang turned his head away. Zhang, who had higher intelligence, glared at him: "You've never done business before. You don't understand, so don't talk nonsense. A real buyer would complain about the quality of the goods; if they don't ask the price, it's like being a fool. They just say how much merchandise they want without even bargaining. Isn't that equivalent to directly telling others that I'm an undercover agent? It's like setting a trap for you."

  The old policeman made Gao Xiang so angry that he couldn't speak. But in his heart, he had already figured it out. He secretly admired Tian Miao's cleverness even more.

  They stared at each other for a while. Luo Mingwei spat out a mouthful of tea foam and said with difficulty: "Sister, add a bit more. Everyone is not easy. If we weren't waiting to use the money, we wouldn't have taken on such a big deal at the beginning of the year, nor would we dare to take it."

  "Alright, alright. We're old customers now. I'll give you the original price. For more and faster chapters, please visit... 5 for 100, 3 for 10. This price is already very reasonable. If you want to bargain again, we'll both be out of business. We also need to celebrate the new year, don't we?" Zhang Biao also put on a smiling face, busily pouring tea and offering cigarettes with great enthusiasm.

  Zheng Shiyuan thought for a moment and understood the connection. He couldn't help but look at Tian Miao with even more admiration. This girl was born to be a detective, her grasp of human psychology was simply incredible.

  After a while, Tian Miao finally relaxed: "Okay, I'll give you 6.5 points. Three bundles. Two bundles of 100 yuan each and one bundle of 10 yuan each. The money will be in your account within two hours."

  "Bye bye. 8 o'clock. 8 o'clock. Three zero one hundred. Two seven ten."

  "No, no. For more and faster chapters, please go to Biaozi Ge. This is too expensive. There's no way we can sell it. The risk we're taking on is huge. How tightly the Flower Waist is staring at us doesn't need me to tell you."

  "Brother and sister, let's compromise. 7.5 points."

  "No way. Only 6.5."

  Zhang Biao took a deep drag on his cigarette, exhaling slowly as he said, "Seven, just seven. Consider it taking care of these two old faces. We'll throw in some extra goods from other versions for you."

  Tian Miao Miao seems to have thoroughly integrated into the role of a swindler. He picked and chose, left and right, for half a day. Until Luo Mingwei and Zhang Biao were almost foaming at the mouth. Only then did he say with false sincerity: "Ah, you two brothers are really impressive. You've said enough to make me feel embarrassed. Alright, I agree to this price. It's settled."

  Three people spoke slang in front of Police Officer Zheng Shiyuan, discussing the exchange rate between real and fake money. They finally settled on an exchange rate of 2.7 yuan of real money for a 10-yuan counterfeit bill, and 4.4 yuan of real money for a 100-yuan counterfeit bill.

  Isn't it quite unbelievable? This is normal. The smaller the denomination, the more expensive; the larger the denomination, the cheaper it is, this is common sense. Three people haggled for over ten minutes. They said a few percentage points off the original price. In the end, Tian Miao was pressed down to 7% and Zhang Biao reluctantly agreed to give an extra hundred fake notes of another version. Only then did Tian Miao relent.

  Zheng Shiyan couldn't help but laugh at the sight. As for this price-fighting skill, it's hard to say whether anyone in the task force can surpass Tian Miao Miao.

  The last seemingly bumpy but actually smooth transaction has finally been settled. The time is tomorrow morning at 1 o'clock. The location will be notified separately.

  Fish. It's been caught. When the news was transmitted back to the command center, in the command center, Deputy Director Su rarely showed a smile. The leaders' hanging hearts also fell back into their stomachs. They were no longer anxious or on fire. Deputy Director Su also said: "Everyone should smoke less. Smoking is harmful to health, you know. I think recently everyone's nerves have been quite tense. Let's go to the amethyst foot bath and relax. Relax, let's all go...

  Who would have thought that this temporarily grabbed Tian Miao Miao was not only good at identifying counterfeit currency, but also had a set of skills for negotiating prices. In front of Luo Mingwei and Zhang Biao, she calmly and successfully pushed the transaction amount down to 7 points. From this moment on, the deal was basically sealed, and everyone's efforts were almost guaranteed to be rewarded. Within a few days, they would all be able to celebrate a happy and peaceful Spring Festival. Everyone was looking forward to how much bonus and capital they could gain from this achievement, but it seemed that the big bosses and other police officers present had forgotten that Tian Miao Miao was still just a rookie who had never been on an external mission before...

  In the multi-functional conference room of the Economic Investigation Brigade. Comrades from Special Police, Economic Police, Criminal Police, plus Heavy Case Team and Armed Police temporarily formed a special case team. More than a dozen people are watching surveillance videos and replaying recordings in a smoke-filled room.

  The speaker is Qin Da Dui: "Our scout Comrade Xiao Tian said that the quantity word 'a bundle' refers to ten knife paper currency. According to Henan Provincial Police's sudden audit materials, one bundle is 10 million yuan in counterfeit bills, and one knife is 1 million.

  Let's take a look again. This is one million counterfeit currency codes stacked up. It's XXX centimeters long, XXX centimeters wide and XXX centimeters high, equivalent to the volume of this package box in the picture." Captain Qin finished introducing it. He paused for a while to give everyone else some time to digest it.

  "Lao Qin, your meaning is that the paper money will be packed in boxes. It will only get bigger." The speaker was Deputy Director Su. One sentence hit the nail on the head. This shows that Deputy Director Su has put in hard work on criminal investigation. First time update.

  "That's right, Director Su. For such a large quantity of printed materials to be packaged, it can only be covered with oil paper first, then wrapped in plastic cloth, and finally nailed into a wooden box; so it can be inferred that there must have been vehicles involved in the transaction. And for such a large shipment, people are also indispensable. At least three or four people, or even more. Now, the three main suspects are under our close surveillance. The only problem at present is that considering the criminal records of suspect Zhang Biao and Cao Yu, it cannot be ruled out that they may have privately stored weapons. What we need to solve now is how to ensure the safety of our two undercover comrades while maintaining a tight connection between the outside and inside."

  Captain Tan finished speaking. Everyone fell silent. The leader of the special police detachment took over and said: "According to the information provided by the Henan Provincial Public Security Department, at the first time, they updated their chosen transaction locations, most of which were in the urban fringe areas. Sometimes, they even started trading outside the municipal district. If that's the case, our entire capture line is too long. If the message is not transmitted in a timely manner, we cannot guarantee that we will arrive at the scene in the first time."

  "What's your take on this case? Any ideas?" Deputy Director Su nodded at Lao Qin.

  "We are preparing to proceed with the original plan. With the two insiders in charge of the transaction as the core. I will lead Team One and Team Three to closely follow the insiders. Maintain a perimeter response of two to three kilometers. Ensure the safety of the transaction funds and the two insiders. The purpose is to prevent these people from cheating each other. However, considering that one of the two insiders is a female team member who is also an internal staff, the combat effectiveness is relatively weak. Moreover, the transaction location has not been determined yet, so we cannot set up an ambush. Also, taking into account their possible tricks, I suggest that we first take Ro Mingwei and Zhang Biao in for questioning."

  "Alright, let's all think about it." Deputy Director Su, who was presiding over the meeting, paused for a moment before saying: "Now that the suspect has surfaced, catching them is easy. But with cases involving counterfeit currency transactions, if we can't catch everyone involved and form a complete chain of evidence, there will be significant difficulties in sentencing and punishment later on. And it's highly likely that this case will end up being a mess. Comrades, we've worked hard for a year now, and if we can successfully conclude this case, our faces will all be saved. The bureau will definitely take that into consideration next year; but if this case ends up being a mess, with so many personnel and resources mobilized, it'll become a joke. How about it, everyone? Don't you want to avoid becoming the laughing stock of the new year?"

  "So I suggest we stick to the original plan. Let the two insiders continue trading. If we make a big move and alert the suspect, it'll be hard to catch them again. As for safety concerns, let's arm both insiders with guns. With guns in hand, they'll have more confidence."

  "I agree." The head of the criminal investigation team confirmed first.

  "I agree too." The leader of the special police also had no objection.

  "Agreed." The leader of Jing's investigation team...

  Every leader expressed no objection. They all said that in the officialdom, the opinions of superiors represent the organization's opinions; since Deputy Director Su has made up his mind, this plan is also settled. Only Team Leader Qin of the Major Crimes Unit thought about the situation reported by Zheng Shiyuan and considered Tian Miao's previous behavior. With his many years of frontline experience, this matter was indeed a bit difficult. Even if he was eloquent during negotiations and gave people a bright impression, it would be a challenge to let Tian Miao go and make the arrest. Unfortunately, all the big shots present nodded in agreement. Frowning and hesitating for half a day, when Deputy Director Su called his name, he also said, "Agreed."