My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 687 Guess what I'm here for?
Wei Dong defined budget hotels as safe zones in chaotic environments.

When fighting monsters, you should make good use of return scrolls.

Even he only drove to the famous shelter nearby to take a look because Lao Fang was there.

It's not about complaining or exposing anything, but at least we need to know the actual situation.

Old Fang told him a story: "I won't tell you who it is, but he's about my age. He came here on business with a secretary and bodyguards. He has a habit of taking a walk by himself in the morning and evening. As a result, he accidentally encountered a similar situation. Guess whether he revealed his identity or not?"

Just from that tone, Wei Dong understood immediately.

There was no such thing as the Dragon King returning to his throne with an overwhelming, trembling body.

That's why he brought up the issue of surveillance cameras: "We started using these things at the Pingjing Automobile Manufacturing Plant two years ago. At that time, they were still very rare. The Tianjin Radio Components Factory assembled imported parts. We brought back two sets. We kept one set in the factory to form a complete access control system, which effectively deterred the antagonism between the old and new factories. The other set was sent back to the Xishan factory to be disassembled and used for research and development. Now, except for the CCD module, which still needs to be imported from Japan, everything else is produced domestically. However, the video recorder is a big problem, so we haven't fully promoted it. But this thing is the ultimate solution to all security problems."

The security situation in eastern Guangdong is still very far off; it's a long way off.

Wei Dong vaguely remembered a phase with motorcycle gangs, where two thugs would ride motorcycles past and snatch backpacks, jewelry, cell phones, anything they could get their hands on. Later, they would even carry knives and disappear in an instant. They were incredibly agile and difficult to deal with, even after a lot of effort.

Even Shangzhou was experiencing this kind of situation, which caused Ding Haifeng and his group a great deal of trouble.

The expansion of urbanization in prefecture-level cities due to reservoir area relocation has led to an increase in the floating population, which has brought instability.

The eastern part of Guangdong is a place where hundreds of millions of people from all over the country flock, so you can imagine how difficult it is to manage.

But after street surveillance cameras appeared, these kinds of crimes disappeared.

"Take yesterday's case for example. As long as you know roughly which road sections, spend a little money to install a few cameras to film that area. Even if you can't film the crime scene, there will always be records of vehicles passing by during the relevant time period. If they keep appearing, isn't that a criminal gang? It's very simple... I've seen it in Japan and North America."

This is the old security guard's specialty, and once Wei Dong started talking about it, he couldn't stop.

Old Fang was definitely taken aback by this crime-solving method: "So amazing?"

Chongchong, that simpleton, does nothing but eat and sleep, so he was held by Shitou and sat in the Mitsubishi SUV driven by the driver, while Mao drove the BMW with the deceased's family.

Xiaodie nestled comfortably in the old man's arms, watching her father describe the scene as he drove.

Describe the Skynet project.

He knew this thing really did come from abroad, but it was ultimately perfected domestically.
"At the beginning, we started recording in high-incidence areas. In addition to being able to prevent and alert police officers to prepare to arrest people in the monitoring center, it can also be used as evidence during the investigation. We gradually increased the coverage density and seamlessly connected the cameras. When there are cameras all over the society that can be used to monitor, no street crime will have anywhere to hide."

Old Fang leaned back in the passenger seat, squinting as he imagined, and after a long while, he asked, "What are the difficulties in promoting this on a large scale now?"

Let Wei Dong explain: "VCRs, these things inevitably do a lot of useless work, recording boring and tedious blanks. But if something really goes wrong, we often have to search through recordings from the past few hours, days, or even months. Now a single videotape is three to six hours long, so we need someone specifically responsible for replacing and storing them in batches..."

He hadn't experienced the video recorder storage stage; the Shangzhou Tax Bureau only came into contact with this thing after the Golden Tax Project had already begun to popularize computers.

So it's manageable to change the tapes for one or two surveillance cameras, but changing dozens or hundreds of tapes in rotation would probably require the staff to keep changing several tapes every minute – a massive undertaking!

"Essentially, surveillance cameras use technology to replace manpower and resources. When they develop into high-tech systems, they should automatically alert and record any unusual activity detected inside the camera. Computer technology is still developing, and the key lies in the recording method… I understand that the Ministry of Electronics Industry, also known as the Fourth Ministry of Machinery Industry, is promoting the Hualu Project, which aims to replicate the path of domestic television production and vigorously develop the VCR industry. I mentioned that this technology might be replaced by computers, and suggested it be suspended…"

He is now an undisputed computer expert, citing information derived from advanced technologies developed in Europe and America.

The Fourth Ministry of Machine Building hesitated for a moment, and it seemed that they had indeed stopped.

Wei Dong was unaware of when video recorders would be completely replaced by computer recording, or what technologies computers would need to develop to record video information cheaply.

But at least in this era of scarcity, spending huge sums of money to produce video recorders domestically is far less meaningful than producing rice cookers and microwave ovens domestically.

This thing was eventually replaced by VCDs in the general public.

For that limited purpose of recording information, imports or joint ventures are sufficient to make do.

Instead of spending so much effort on SLR cameras at this stage, it would be better to use the lenses on surveillance cameras.

Old Fang wouldn't doubt his "technological foresight": "The forefront of technology changes so fast. I'm already desperately learning and absorbing new things, and even that can't get these guys moving. But you student soldiers can hit the target exactly where you point it. Your combat effectiveness is so strong!"

Wei Dong was not pleased: "Universities are undergoing a huge transformation from guaranteed job placement to independent employment. These college students are just experiencing this era of change. It would be a pity if they were wasted and frustrated. Therefore, our hotel and hostel system aims to establish a role in guiding college students' employment in various provinces."

Old Fang nodded slowly: "Yes, that's good, but some people might worry about you... um?"

Wei Dong raised his white eyebrows, which made Wei Dong understand, but he braced himself and said, "Yes, I can hand this over to the education department or universities, but I don't believe any of them can do it better than me, so... for the next few years, I must take on the responsibility of supporting this gap period!" Old Fang smiled and said, "Most of the time you are quite shrewd, but you won't be ambiguous on key points. Okay, I'll hand over the West District Industrial Park and Guoji Group to you. I'll go to Hong Kong and you can switch shifts with me whenever you go to visit relatives."

Wei Dong, still righteous and indignant, said, "You should rest and recuperate in Hong Kong. Watch me work hard; I've already started working at the container factory these past few days..."

Old Fang hadn't started cursing yet, but he started cursing nonstop later!

After arriving in Pengzhen, we first went to the victim's workplace to resolve the issue.

In fact, both the old and the young man roughly understood the quality of this person.

The government has now imposed strict controls on all imported vehicles, especially luxury cars.

But this only applies to ordinary people; those who can import BMW 7 Series are not included.

Judging from the content of the commotion Wei Dong encountered at lunch, he wasn't some powerful figure; he was probably just a pawn trying to fish in troubled waters and develop new avenues.

Look, it was all because of that tiny bit of emotion that I didn't have time to think about during those ten minutes or so when I made a mistake.

It's right on Pengzhen Street.

Pengzhen is now a long east-west street running through the entire city, and all the high-rise buildings are being built along this avenue.

Two-thirds of the area, Old Fang's identity and position were completely unrecognizable; he seemed more like a mentor to new employees: "Look around here, it's close to the city center. These buildings belong to the group company. Yes, this area is divided up, and they're all subordinate units with a complex relationship. How do you deal with them? You'll have to adjust your way of speaking..."

Wei Dong was quite surprised to learn from it.

When several cars pulled up in front of the imported car dealership, he got out and faced the situation himself.

a mess!
It wasn't quite the grand and impressive scene of later 4S stores, but it definitely copied the style of car dealerships in neighboring Hong Kong.

Largest floor-to-ceiling windows and the largest possible storefront.

You can drive your car in and park it behind the glass to use as a showroom, or you can use a jack to do simple maintenance and upkeep on the front side, or it might be used for modification parts.

The walls were covered with posters advertising various car accessories, such as waterproof car wax, air fresheners, stereos, anti-theft devices, and car mats.

All of them are novelties that you can't see in mainland China.

Anything that can be obtained from Hong Kong can be used to make a fortune from the newly rich.

These days, getting rich is that easy.

There are no cheaper similar products online for comparison, so you can set the price however you want, and there are no competitors.

But there wasn't a single car in the entire scene, and not a single item on the shelves; everything had been emptied!

Perhaps it was just a phone call yesterday afternoon to confirm the deceased's identity, or perhaps it was just a call from the provincial police station asking about someone, that caused this place to be deserted in an instant.

Of course, there were still a lot of people left, sitting around the round tables and sofas in the reception area from the counter.

The deceased's widow got out of the car with her seven or eight-year-old child by the hand, while Mao'er followed a few steps behind them.

As Wei Dong carried his daughter inside, he leaned against the shop entrance, so he could hear what was happening inside and keep an eye on what was happening outside.

Anyway, Lao Fang sat in the Peugeot station wagon, watching this seemingly tall and sturdy young man, who was looking around with an air of superiority for his age, and his eyes gradually sharpened as he began to observe him.

Without needing to observe, Wei Dong immediately spotted a woman with a voluptuous figure among the dozen or so people, and instinctively felt that she was somewhat related to the deceased.

But his gaze didn't linger: "A robbery occurred yesterday on the side of the national highway leading to the provincial airport. The victim's family came here to settle the assets, and the amount of the assets is quite substantial."

Someone then spoke up: "Who are you?"

What made Wei Dong seem so strange was that, if you said he was on official business, he was holding a child, and if you said it was a private matter, his demeanor and the way he spoke seemed unusual.

"Who I am is not important. This guy's company is worth millions. It doesn't seem like that."

Who would have thought he was just there to test this communication skill?

(End of this chapter)