Tiger Police

Chapter 257
Business is all about making money, and so is cross-border transactions.

Those who do business are afraid of fines, especially this kind of false reporting, which is equivalent to fraud to a certain extent, and the punishment is even more severe.

This heavy-duty truck with the tail number "C226" is located in Kaizhou, Jiangdong Province.According to computer data, in the past two years, this truck has been traveling between Kaizhou and Myanmar, and has four customs clearance records.

Neither the cargo owner nor the driver has changed, and they are still the original registration information.

In short, this is not the first time they have done foreign trade.

When doing business, pay attention to the word "credibility".

Taking elephant woodcarving as an example, there is a big difference between mahogany and ordinary materials, but as long as it is faked by technical means, it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the real from the fake.

In recent years, woodcarving workshops in Southeast Asia have also produced fake products.After all, the raw materials of mahogany are expensive, and the exquisite wood carving products are even more valuable.If you want to make fakes lifelike, in addition to working hard on the appearance, you have to think hard and ponder the inside.

Some so-called mahogany handicrafts have actually been hollowed out and filled with metal.In this way, the weight is exactly the same as that of real mahogany products, and with the special splicing method, it is difficult for even experts to distinguish the authenticity.

The amount of goods entering and exiting the border inspection station every day is huge, and it is impossible for Hu Pingtao to pay attention to every commodity.But he is good at figuring out people's hearts and seeing the inner world through the surface.

The "C226" truck had problems when it was weighed, mainly because the weight of the goods did not match the corresponding table.Hu Pingtao had seen the random wood carvings, and concluded at the time that they were fakes made of mahogany.

He faintly felt that things might not be as simple as they seem on the surface—a businessman who is engaged in foreign trade, and has traveled back and forth on this line four times, and has accumulated corresponding contacts and resources. When the sword took a slant and played with fakes?
Doesn't he plan to continue eating this bowl of rice in the future?

Or are you planning to find another way of life?

Hu Pingtao planned to give it a try.

"A fine of [-]" was just what he said casually. The actual amount of the fine was not so much at all, and it was impossible to "add an additional fine of [-]" as he said.

Sixty-five thousand is not a small number, especially for a foreign trade business of this scale, a fine of this level is absolutely heart-wrenching.

Hu Pingtao casually said that the owner of the goods was asked to pay the fine, but the other party did not even ask, and went straight away.

When he stopped him and said the number "sixty-five thousand", the owner turned around and left without any hesitation.

This is not normal!

No matter how much money there is, this is not the way to do it!

There is only one possibility—the owner of the cargo is in a hurry to complete the inspection procedures and clear the customs as soon as possible.

why?
Unless there is a problem with the cargo on the truck.

It is by no means as simple as an ordinary wood carving pretending to be a mahogany elephant.

Facing a huge fine of up to [-], he didn't even frown, indicating that the profit of this business far exceeded this figure.

double!double!It is even very likely to continue to double!
smuggling?

In a poor place like Myanmar, what smuggled goods can satisfy such a huge profit gap?
What's more, the carrying space in the car is limited, and it can't hold too many things.

There is a high probability that it is a drug!
Looking at the cargo owner and driver escorted by the armed police to the direction of the interrogation room, Hu Pingtao turned around and walked quickly to the side of the truck, bent down to pick up an elephant target, and at the same time ordered the others: "Check carefully, pay special attention to the wood carving itself. wooden texture."

Forging, stuffing, hollowing out...all of these inevitably involve object repair.Exterior textures are very important and can be very deceptive.

Hu Pingtao first put the elephant wood carving on the scale, weighed it with special weights, and calculated the difference with the material through the density table.With detailed data, he became more sure of his judgment.

Then, gently wipe the surface of the wood carving with a damp rag soaked in hot water.

There is definitely something wrong with this elephant wood sculpture!But directly smashing the wood carvings open is the most rude and inappropriate way.

The elephant wood carving should be empty.However, upon careful inspection, nothing was found on the belly of the wood carving.The surface of this handicraft is smooth and there are no traces of splicing.

Hu Pingtao patiently wiped away any bumps with a rag.

Glue must be used for splicing and bonding.According to the habit of Burmese people, most of them use wood glue and fish glue.

Along the edge of the elephant's ear, Hu Pingtao searched carefully.

Further down, is the elephant's nose.

He finally discovered——just at the bottom of the wooden elephant's long trunk, where it connects to the ears, there is an imperceptible thin and dense black line.

The sharp knife tip pierced little by little along the black line, and the complete wood carving began to loosen.After repeated soaking with a hot water rag, the elephant's nose finally loosened, and when it was pulled out forcefully, the cavity was immediately exposed, filled with small plastic bags filled with white powder.

Hu Pingtao smiled with satisfaction.

He casually handed the wood carving to Li Tong who was standing next to him: "The opening is right under the elephant's nose, do like this, check carefully... Also, don't let the car itself go. Check it carefully, maybe there may be something extra. reward."

Holding the elephant in his hand, Li Tong said in admiration, "Station Master, you are really good! You can even see this."

Hu Pingtao smiled, and his heart was filled with unprecedented pleasure: "That's what we do. The police are like natural enemies when confronted with drug dealers."

Li Tong looked up at the high fender of the truck: "If all the wooden carvings in this truck are like this, at least hundreds of kilograms of private goods are hidden."

Hu Pingtao made a rough estimate: "It will not be less than half a ton. The owner of the cargo has a big appetite, and he carried so much at one time. No wonder he didn't even blink his eyes when he heard the fine of "[-]."

Li Tong asked suspiciously: "I don't understand, why doesn't he use real mahogany wood carvings, but use ordinary wood carvings to pretend?"

Hu Pingtao approached Li Tong's ear and lowered his voice: "This is what a smart person does. He deliberately filled in mahogany on the customs declaration form to let us find out the problem. Think about it, there are many fake and shoddy goods, but he The goods do not involve food or industrial raw materials, as long as they find out that they change the list and pay fines according to the regulations, they can pass the customs."

Li Tong immediately realized: "The reason for doing this is to deliberately throw out the bait?"

"Yes! Use one problem to cover up another problem." Hu Pingtao nodded: "According to the logical thinking of normal people, as long as it is found that these elephant wood carvings are not mahogany, but fake and inferior ordinary materials, the subconscious mind will feel This is the truth, and we will not continue to dig deeper, not to mention that the owner of the goods has accepted punishment... Hehe, he is using this mentality to think that we will not continue to investigate."

Li Tong couldn't help but gasped: "This guy is really cunning."

Hu Pingtao raised his right hand and tapped his forehead lightly: "Everyone is fighting wits and courage. Blocking people's way of making money is like killing parents. They want to come in, but we are determined not to let them in. So no matter what time it is, we must put it on." Eyes, keep alert at all times."

Li Tong nodded vigorously.

For some reason, he thought of Zhang Qingbao again.

……

傍晚的时候，检查结果出来了————整车藏匿的毒1品多达750公斤。其中有四百公斤海1洛1因，350公斤冰块。

The cargo owner and driver confessed to the crime.

When he was escorted out of the interrogation room, the cargo owner was paralyzed.

He kept crying.

"Forgive me! I won't dare again."

"I can't do anything about it. Business is difficult. I haven't made any money these years. There are old and young in the family, and they are all waiting for me to make money to go back. If I go to prison, the whole family will be finished."

"I was really confused for a while, so I believed those people's words and helped them bring the goods... Police officer, please show your hand, I really dare not, never dare again."

Seeing his snot and tears, Hu Pingtao took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it over, sighing: "I knew today, why bother. It's useless for you to tell me these things, the smuggled drug 1 The amount of goods is too large, no matter how much you admit your mistake, it is useless. You are at least indefinite, and you may even be sentenced to death directly."

The owner of the goods was stunned, his mouth was open, and he couldn't speak for a long time. He was frightened and stupid.

He was dragged away by two police officers.

……

More than 700 kilograms of drugs were seized at one time, which is rare in the history of Xiluo border checkpoint.

For dinner, the master chef in the cafeteria specially added dishes to Hu Pingtao's inspection team: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, canned fried luncheon meat, and cold green mango.

As soon as he picked up his chopsticks and took two bites, Hu Pingtao received a call from Zhang Guangbei, the station master.

"Come over to my office."

Hu Pingtao was a little puzzled, and when he swallowed, he said, "Stationmaster, what's the matter? I'm eating!"

"Come as soon as I tell you." Zhang Guangbei smiled on the phone: "Ask the people in the cafeteria to pack you a bag. Hurry up, your family is here."

"Ah!" Hu Pingtao suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Who is it?"

"You'll know when you come." Zhang Guangbei hung up the phone.

……

Carrying the lunch box, Hu Pingtao walked into the station master's office anxiously and expectantly, and saw his father sitting on the sofa.

He was wearing a uniform, although it was a thin training uniform, but it was meticulous.Wearing a military cap and buttoning up his style, he maintained a standard military sitting posture.

Looking at Hu Pingtao who was hesitantly standing at the door, Zhang Guangbei kept holding back his laughter.

He stood up from his chair and waved to Hu Pingtao: "Little Tiger, come in."

Zhang Guangbei immediately gave up his seat and said with a smile, "I'll change shifts for you in the evening, so you can talk to your father for a while longer."

Walking out of the office, he closed the door behind him.

Only father and son were left in the room.

Hu Pingtao had a half-smile and a slightly embarrassed expression on his face: "Dad, why are you here?"

Hu Chongxian's eyes are as hard as steel, his upper lip is full and slightly moist, his beard is clean-shaven, but he is old, and his face is mixed with many black and brown-gray spots.

"I'm here for a meeting. Lao Yang from the State Armed Forces Department is also here. You used to call Lao Yang from the engineering battalion Uncle Yang when you were young. You should have an impression."

Hu Pingtao nodded: "I remember."

Hu Chongxian released a trace of gentleness on his hard face: "He knows you are in Xiluo. He kept praising you during lunch today, saying that you have performed well and made continuous contributions. Recently, you also solved a case of armed drug trafficking. I thought that it’s not too far away anyway, so I don’t need to attend the seminar tomorrow morning, and I’ll go back for the summary in the afternoon, if I have time, I’ll come to see you tonight when I’m free.”

Hu Pingtao smiled, his heart was full of joy.

He is very aware of his father's temper, the typical knife-mouthed bean curd heart.It should be true to come to the prefecture for a meeting, but if it is said that it is just "seeing my son when I have time at night", this statement is very watery.

No matter what, my father would never admit that this trip was a special trip. Even if he knew it, he didn't need to reveal it.

"Have you eaten?" Hu Pingtao felt a wave of excitement surging in his body, especially in front of his father, there was a kind of innate fear that would probably exist forever.

"No." Hu Chong answered very simply, and then his eyes fell on the plastic bag that his son had been carrying in his hand since he entered the office.He raised his hand, pointed, and asked, "What is this?"

"I was eating in the cafeteria just now, and just halfway through eating, I received a call from Zhang Zhang, saying that someone from my family came to see me." Hu Pingtao raised the plastic bag in his hand: "I packed a bag and took it with me. Eat later."

Hu Pingtao's majestic face showed a bit of kindness, and he always spoke directly: "Is there any suitable restaurant nearby?"

Hu Pingtao knew what his father meant by the word "suitable".That means the price is cheap and the taste is good.

Of course, if the two cannot be combined, the former should be considered first.

"Yes." He smiled happily, "I'll take you there!"

……

The border checkpoint is three kilometers away from the nearest stockade, which is not too far.

Hu Chong first asked the guards and other entourage to arrange meals in the cafeteria.He got into Hu Pingtao's car, sat in the co-pilot seat, and maintained a habitual majesty. Only those who are most familiar with him will notice that the corners of his mouth are slightly curved upwards, a kind of expression that is difficult to see on him. Satisfied...or should I say proud.

There is a restaurant in the village, which is run by a woman named Yi Guanghan.Although he is over 50 years old, he maintains a good figure and has good hands and feet.

Small but complete.Yi Guanghan's restaurant is the same, although it is small, it is still separated by a bamboo fence, and two private rooms with poor sound insulation effect are made.

The fish was fresh, tilapia delivered in the morning from a nearby fish pond.Add the sour bamboo shoots that are cut into thin shreds and soaked in jars to ferment naturally, and add some bright red peppers. The soup is delicious, hot and sour.

The chicken is freshly slaughtered.There is no habit of eating chicken blood here, and it is a free-range chicken. The head of the chicken is cut off with a knife, the chicken feathers are pulled out a few times, the internal organs are hollowed out, and then various seasonings are stuffed in, and the whole chicken body It was cut in the middle and placed on the grill made of barbed wire... The series of actions were dizzyingly fast, and a seductive aroma soon spread out in the air.

The dish "grilled pork belly" often appears in Korean dramas, and it is also available in Dai restaurants, but it is marinated with salt and pepper, and the whole meat is directly roasted on the fire until it is half-cooked, then cut with scissors, and spread out on the grill. Sprinkled with various seasonings.

(End of this chapter)