Break out of the courtyard

Although the Shenzhen government has requested the Public Security Bureau to crack down on motorcycle thieves in advance, no one can guarantee that nothing will go wrong, so an emergency plan was developed.

Sure enough, at 6:1 p.m. on January 29, as the inspection team sat in the lobby of the Shenzhen Smart City Management Center, looking at the real-time satellite map on the large screen in front of them and listening to the Shenzhen government officials introduce the city's development achievements over the years, an unexpected incident occurred.

"Someone's snatching my bag!" a staff member in a blue coat suddenly exclaimed, startling everyone in the group.

Several other members of the inspection team saw this and pointed at the screen, reminding those around them.

"It was right downstairs from that building. A motorcycle was carrying two people, and the person in the back snatched a passerby's bag."

"They just said this is footage taken live by satellite. That means the robbery just happened!"

"No matter how fast a city develops, social security must still be maintained!"

……

While the inspection team members were discussing the matter, Old Zheng, who was in charge, just kept a sullen face and, like Old Hua next to him, did not express any opinion.

After the initial panic, the people in Shenzhen remembered the emergency plan and all looked at Zhao Jianguo, the head of the Shenzhen Smart City Management Center, because he was the primary person in charge of the emergency plan.

"Have you reported it to the emergency call center?" Zhao Jianguo asked casually without waiting for anyone else to urge him.

"The crime scene was located at the south gate of Shenzhen Hospital. The two suspects were riding a black motorcycle without license plates and were fleeing north along Jianshe Road."

"The satellite has located the suspect, and surveillance cameras along the route have identified the suspect's facial features. The footage and satellite location have been simultaneously shared with the 110 emergency call center. The Dongmen Police Station has received the report and is dispatching officers..."

"The images and satellite positioning data related to the case have been shared with the police officers' mobile phones. They are currently 760 meters away from the suspect."

"The suspect has fled across regions, and the 110 emergency call center has notified nearby police stations to assist."

"Xinyuan Police Station informed the 110 emergency call center that there were available officers available to assist, and requested a joint dispatch..."

At 14 minutes and 23 seconds after the incident, the police officers from Xinyuan Police Station, who were familiar with the surrounding terrain, were the first to block the two motorcyclists.

This scene was transmitted in real time from three cameras to a large display screen in the lobby of the smart city management center.

At the same time, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Hua, who were in charge, took the lead in applauding.

The inspection team and the accompanying pedestrians applauded even more enthusiastically, never expecting that the suspect would be caught so quickly in this case.

The applause lasted for half a minute before Old Zheng waved his hand, signaling the others to stop.

Then, everyone followed Mr. Zheng's gaze and looked at the large combined screen.

On the large screen, the police cars from Dongmen Police Station, which had set off first, also arrived at the arrest scene.

"Turn on the sound!" Zhao Jianguo suddenly said.

Immediately afterwards, the voices of the police officers and the suspects could be heard from the surveillance footage.

"You bastards, knowing that our leaders are coming to inspect Shenzhen, you still dare to come out and smear our city!" A police officer who arrived later kicked one of the suspects in the thigh.

The suspect, who had been kicked, fell to the ground and cried out, "The police are beating me! Help! The police are killing me!"

The police officer, who was collecting video evidence of the money and valuables in the stolen purse, yelled, "Shut up! If you dare to shout again, we'll starve you for three days before taking your statements!"

"Well done! You guys from Xinyuan Police Station are the ones who are always late in responding to calls, and you managed to get ahead of us and steal the credit!" said a police officer from Dongmen Police Station who had just gotten out of the car, as he took out a few cigarettes and offered them to the others.

"Old Qin, we're all serving the people, so stop thinking about those little achievements all the time."

"Alright, Chief Li is very conscientious. How about we take these two petty thieves back with us?"

"Ahem..." The person in charge of the deep-rooted organization coughed, gave Zhao Jianguo a look, and then said apologetically to Elder Zheng and Elder Hua:
“I have to admit my mistake to the leaders. In recent years, we have focused on economic development and have been too lenient in managing the migrant population, which has led to the occasional occurrence of such robberies.”

"However, please rest assured, leaders, we will continue to require local police stations and neighborhood committees to conduct regular investigations of the migrant population in their respective jurisdictions."

"We will also strengthen the registration of the migrant population and provide employment guidance to reduce related criminal cases."

While claiming to be admitting a mistake, it was actually a demonstration of the grassroots work that Shenfu usually does.

After receiving a look from the person in charge of Shenzhen, Zhao Jianguo quietly signaled to his subordinates to turn off the sound and switch the camera back to an aerial view of Shenzhen Hospital.

Old Zheng offered a few words of encouragement to the person in charge of the Shenzhen office, then beckoned Zhao Jianguo over and said with a smile, "I thought this scene of catching the thief was a pre-arranged act, but I didn't expect that the surveillance camera could also play sound."

"Comrade Jianguo, your Shenzhen Smart City Management Center's system has greatly impressed me. Is this how you usually assist the police in handling cases?"

Because the inspection team has been staying in the villa area of ​​Shenzhen Peace College for the past few days and has already met Zhao Jianguo several times, that's why Old Zheng addresses Zhao Jianguo as such instead of Director Zhao.

Zhao Jianguo smiled and replied, "Mr. Zheng, to be honest, today's events were quite unexpected."

“Normally, if a robbery like this happens, we usually only find out about it after the victim reports it to the police, and we can’t discover it immediately like we did just now.”

"Therefore, when a case is reported to us, we can only retrieve the surveillance footage after the incident and then track the suspect down the escape route."

"If you encounter a section of road where cameras have been deliberately or accidentally damaged, you may lose track of the suspect."

"However, Consultant Zhang said that once the space cloud computer and space cloud server deployment at Peace Aerospace are completed, an artificial intelligence system will be developed to assist us in monitoring the city's dynamics 24 hours a day."

"By then, if such a case occurs again, even if we don't discover the case immediately, artificial intelligence can help us discover it in time and issue an early warning immediately after the incident, without having to wait for the victim to call the police."

Mr. Zheng visited Peace Aerospace Company a few days ago, so he knows about their space-based computing project and has heard people there explain what artificial intelligence is.

He looked at the others and smiled, "A few years ago, I visited Tokyo, Japan, and saw their skyscrapers, bustling traffic, and advanced equipment."

"At that time, I thought, if the Japanese can do it, we can definitely do it too, and we will do it even better!"

"Shenzhen has shown me hope of surpassing foreign countries!" Old Zheng exclaimed, then spoke about the security situation and offered encouragement to everyone in Shenzhen.

Before parting, Zhao Jianguo said to the inspection team in front of everyone, "You leaders have seen our smart city management center today. Could you suggest to the capital that they also develop a similar system?"

Just as some people didn't understand why Zhao Jianguo made such a rash suggestion and suspected that he wanted to use this method to be transferred back to the capital to preside over the construction of the smart city management center system there, Zhao Jianguo continued:

"If the capital city had such a smart city management system, it wouldn't have treated Consultant Zhang as a murder suspect!"

"Trying to treat Consultant Zhang as a murder suspect?" Old Zheng was taken aback, then turned to look at Old Hua, clearly no one had mentioned this to him before. Old Hua hadn't expected Zhao Jianguo to hold back for so long, only speaking up for Zhang Heping now, so he smiled and said, "This matter is a bit complicated, I'll explain it to you slowly after we get in the car."

The person in charge of the deep office frowned. He had heard about this matter, but thought it had nothing to do with him. He didn't expect Zhao Jianguo to bring it up at this crucial moment.

As a result, some people will inevitably think that Shenfu is standing up for Zhang Heping, rather than simply that it is Zhao Jianguo's private act.

"Mr. Hua, I heard that when the Capital City Bureau was investigating and collecting evidence, they took statements from all of Consultant Zhang's family members, young and old, but not from the neighbors. I wonder if this is true?" The person in charge of Shenzhen was quite decisive and directly became Zhao Jianguo's accomplice.

Now that they've been forced to stand on the opposite side, the person in charge of Shenzhen should naturally take the initiative. In the future, it should be much easier to find Consultant Zhang to attract investment.

It's worth noting that the Peace Group's investments of 100 billion and 200 billion US dollars in Shanghai have made many people in Shenzhen extremely envious!
"This matter is very irregular, according to..." The head of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau was about to speak up when he was interrupted by Elder Hua.

"Alright, this has been confirmed as a misunderstanding," Elder Hua said simply, then invited Elder Zheng to walk out together.

Just as Mr. Hua was helping Mr. Zheng into the back seat of the car, Secretary Chen leaned over and whispered to Mr. Hua, "Mr. and Mrs. Aso from Rijima are here again. They are waiting for Advisor Zhang at the Peace Hotel."

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Because the inspection team was staying at the Shenzhen Peace College, when the Aso couple arrived, they were not even allowed to get close to the school gate before being ushered aside.

Finally, I managed to get through to Zhang Heping by phone and was able to enter the Peace Hotel across the street, where I waited in the lobby.

Why didn't the couple make an appointment in advance? Instead, they would call Zhang Heping only after they arrived at the destination.

The main problem is that making an appointment in advance is useless, because Zhang Heping's previous replies were all that he didn't have time.

Later, the Aso couple learned from those Hong Kong businessmen that as long as they went near Zhang Heping, they could usually get a brief meeting with him by making a phone call.

For example, just now, Zhang Heping was taking a walk after dinner when he received a call from Mrs. Aso, who hadn't contacted him in a long time, and he agreed to meet with the couple.

There are still several weapons experts at the Peace Hotel, so a group of guards are still stationed outside the hotel.

However, there are far fewer experts now than when martial law was first declared, so the security pressure is not as great, which is why Zhang Heping had the Aso couple wait in the lobby.

As for the others they brought, they could only wait in the cars parked on the side of the road.

"Mr. Zhang!" The Aso couple, who were waiting at the hotel entrance, bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle as Zhang Heping approached.

"Have you eaten?" Zhang Heping asked casually as he walked past the Aso couple.

His behavior is very impolite in Japan!
But the Aso couple didn't dare to correct them. Instead, Aso Taro excitedly followed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Zhang. We ate some bread on the way here."

Zhang Heping was just asking casually; this is very common in mainland China, and he didn't know why they were getting so excited.

"A pot of black tea!" Zhang Heping said to the lobby manager who was jogging over, which made the middle-aged female manager stop in her tracks.

The three sat down in the rest area next to the lobby, whereupon Zhang Heping asked without any pleasantries, "What brings you here today?"

Upon hearing the question, Mrs. Aso hurriedly took out a beautifully crafted hard-shell cardboard box with "Shouyuan Ke 100" printed on it from her bag.

After opening the box, she took out a small, palm-sized, openwork gold box.

Once the small, openwork gold box was opened, a small glass syringe was found lying on the golden silk inside.

When Zhang Heping saw the name on the box, he guessed that it was a counterfeit of the Longevity 100 potion, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Seeing that Zhang Heping wasn't very interested, Aso Taro quickly revealed his purpose, "Mr. Zhang, although you have made public the production technology of the Lifespan 100 Potion, the Heping Group has applied for patents for the Lifespan Potion in various countries."

“We have brought representatives from Mitsui Pharmaceuticals with us today to apply for the technology authorization of Shouyuan 100 medicine from you.”

"The relevant licensing fees will definitely satisfy you!"

Zhang Heping picked up the hard-shell packaging box, looked at it, then put it down. He picked up a cup of black tea that the lobby manager had just poured for him and said calmly, "The name has been changed. Don't use the words 'Shouyuan' anymore."

The technology for making the Longevity 100 potion has been public for so long, and they're only now remembering to apply for a patent.

Zhang Heping could see right through the Japanese islanders' schemes.

It's simply that many countries are producing generic versions of the Shouyuan 100 drug, and Japanese generic versions can't compete.

So, considering that the Peace Group did not sell the Lifespan 100 potion to the public, they wanted to use a similar name and the Peace Group's technology authorization to create a "genuine" product, hoping to gain a foothold in the international market.

"Hey!" Although he hadn't managed to gain an advantage over the drug's name, Aso Taro still quickly responded, then cautiously asked, "So, what do you think about the technology licensing..."

Zhang Heping took a sip of tea and said meaningfully, "Heping Group has only applied for a patent for the Shouyuan Pharmaceutical trademark and cannot manage the so-called technology licensing."

When the Peace Group was promoting Shouyuan Pharmaceuticals, they only applied for trademark patents for the relevant drug names in various countries. How could the Japanese not know that?

The Aso couple exchanged a glance, and then Mrs. Aso tentatively asked, "Mr. Zhang, can Mitsui Pharmaceuticals publicly claim that it has obtained the relevant technology license?"

“Peace Group doesn’t have the relevant technology patents, so we can’t and won’t manage it!” Zhang Heping patiently reminded him again.

The Aso couple now understood that Mitsui Pharmaceuticals could use the guise of technology licensing to sell generic versions of the Life-Extending 100 drug, and that the Peace Group would not interfere or collect licensing fees.

Thinking deeper, when Zhang Heping publicly announced the advantages and disadvantages of the Lifespan 100 drug to the world, he said that he would not sell such a drug with many side effects, but would only provide it free of charge to applicants who volunteered to try the drug.

It seems that Zhang Heping truly doesn't want to get any benefit from the Lifespan 100 potion.

Although the Aso couple suspected Zhang Heping's motives, they were not in a position to ask him directly about a question that was destined to remain unanswered.

Once the technology licensing issue is resolved, only the trademark issue remains.

Taro Aso spoke again, "Mr. Zhang, what do you think about Mitsui Pharmaceuticals renaming this medicine 'Longevity Elixir 100'?"

"Just don't use the words 'lifespan'!" Zhang Heping emphasized again.

The reason why the Japanese people changed the name of the medicine was because the two characters for "longevity" in Japanese happened to infringe on the trademark patent of the Peace Group.

"Hey!" Aso Taro hurriedly bowed in agreement.

Seeing that her business was finished, Mrs. Aso was worried that Zhang Heping would get up and leave, so she hurriedly brought up the second matter she had come for, "Mr. Zhang, I would like to purchase a life-extending potion for my father. Do you think that is feasible?"

...(End of chapter)