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Chen Jiaju scratched his head, chuckled, and said, "It's not quite right to say I found money, but I did make a little. I guess I was just lucky!"

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Lin Zhengyi asked with great interest, "How did you earn it?"

Chen Jiaju smiled again before explaining, "It's like this, this morning, I was having breakfast at a breakfast shop when I happened to run into two foreign tourists who were also having breakfast."

"But the foreigners didn't have our local currency, they only had some US dollars, and the shopkeeper wouldn't accept them, so a dispute arose between the two parties!"

"As a police officer, I couldn't just stand by and watch, so I went up and tried to mediate."

Hearing this, Lin Zhengyi nodded.

As a police officer, it's really not a good thing to watch something like this happen.

"What does this have to do with money? Are you suggesting I exchange US dollars for money with you? You should take a good look at that; the money might be fake!" Lin Zhengyi said with a smile.

“Of course not, I’m not stupid. If that were true, I would definitely suspect it was fake!” Chen Jiaju replied.

"That is?"

Lin Zhengyi asked in confusion.

Chen Jiaju then began to speak.

Chapter 898 Fake?

"Later, after my persuasion, both sides finally calmed down."

"However, the money still needs to be paid. So I had one of the foreigners go to exchange money, and the other stay behind to pay when the money changer came back!"

"But the foreigners said they had reached the bank's limit for exchanging money and couldn't exchange any more, so they asked me to pay for their breakfast and then asked me to go with them to the bank to exchange money. They hoped I could use my credit limit to help them exchange the money, and then they would give me the money back after the exchange was done!"

"When I saw it, I thought, 'No problem, this is a small matter,' so I naturally agreed. I paid for them and then went with them to exchange it."

"After they took out tens of thousands of dollars to exchange, they took out a thousand dollars from that stack of dollars and directly stuffed a thousand dollars into my hand, saying it was a thank-you fee."

"Of course I couldn't accept it, after all, I'm a cop, but they forced it on me, and I couldn't refuse, so I accepted it!" Chen Jiaju said embarrassedly.

He paused, then changed the subject, saying, "And this money is definitely real. After all, I only paid for breakfast, which added up to only ten or twenty dollars. If the other party can easily come up with tens of thousands of dollars, they can't possibly cheat me out of my ten or twenty dollars, right?"

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Lin Zhengyi laughed and said, "Such a small matter, and they gave you so much money? Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

After saying something with a smile, Chen Jiaju pulled out a small stack of US dollars from behind and handed it to Lin Zhengyi.

Lin Zhengyi took it with great interest and glanced at it, but his expression immediately changed.

“It’s fake!” Lin Zhengyi said in a deep voice.

"Huh!? It's fake?"

Chen Jiaju was stunned and said incredulously, "Impossible! I think they've already exchanged tens of thousands of dollars at the bank, and they wouldn't stoop to cheating me out of my ten or twenty dollars for breakfast, would they?"

Lin Zhengyi continued, "They're not trying to scam you out of your breakfast money, but rather out of the bank. These counterfeit bills are so realistic that they can even fool the bank. So they try to exchange money from the bank, but there are limits on the amount that can be exchanged by either foreigners or locals. That's why they came to you!"

"Giving you a thousand dollars wasn't really out of gratitude; I just didn't want to pay you back with real money!"

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Chen Jiaju was even more incredulous, saying, "Impossible! How could counterfeit money be made so realistically!"

Lin Zhengyi explained, "If counterfeit money isn't made to look real, how can it fool people? This small stack of US dollars in your hand looks very real; it could even fool a bank."

"But in reality, it's fake; it's three cards pressed together to form one. If I'm not mistaken, the other party did this to add a watermark, creating the effect of a real US dollar watermark!"

"But real US dollars don't require this much trouble; they're all just a single bill!"

Honestly, these banknotes look incredibly realistic.

In other words, Lin Zhengyi possesses the skill of a banknote maker, is very knowledgeable about banknote production, and has extraordinary eyesight due to his exceptional physique, which allows him to determine that the money is counterfeit.

otherwise!

Even a real banknote authentication expert might not be able to tell the difference without the most professional equipment.

"Ah~"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiaju immediately became dejected.

He didn't think Lin Zhengyi would lie to him, because there was no need for it.

If Lin Zhengyi wasn't lying to him, then what he said was true, and the banknotes in his hand were counterfeit.

Thinking about how he had used his credit limit to exchange for money for the other person, and then thinking about how he had paid for the other person's breakfast, Chen Jiaju felt terrible.

"Alright, to be honest, apart from me, it's very difficult for anyone else to tell if this banknote is real or fake. Even banknote experts might not be able to tell. In fact, you can definitely take it out and use it." Lin Zhengyi shrugged and said this.

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After a moment of hesitation, Chen Jiaju sighed and refused, saying, "Fine, I guess I'll just consider myself unlucky!"

As a police officer, he simply couldn't do such a thing.

Upon hearing his words, Lin Zhengyi didn't say much, but simply said, "In that case, I won't return the money to you. I'll take it to my superiors later and ask them to remind the bank."

"Ok!"

Chen Jiaju nodded and didn't say anything more.

After that, Lin Zhengyi took the money and walked towards his office.

"Three bills pressed into one, this technique, it feels like a movie," Lin Zhengyi murmured as he walked, looking at the US dollar in his hand.

Which movie is called "Project Gutenberg"?

The story is roughly about a criminal gang led by someone codenamed "The Painter" who has mastered the technology to produce counterfeit money that is difficult to distinguish from genuine currency. They then trade it globally for profit, which has attracted the attention of the police.

However, due to their cautious approach, the identities of "The Painter" and other members remained a mystery, posing an unprecedented challenge to the police's investigation.

Fortunately, at a crucial moment, Li Wen, who was skilled in painting, provided the police with a breakthrough in solving the case.

Among the counterfeit money manufacturing techniques mastered by the artist gang, the process of creating the watermark involves pressing three banknotes together to make the watermark look exactly the same as the genuine banknotes.

and so!

That's why Lin Zhengyi felt it resembled this movie.

Even if Lin Zhengyi had known about the existence of this group of painters, he wouldn't have had any intention of solving their case.

After all, the artists' group was making US dollars.

In the end, it was the United States that was being harmed, and Lin Zhengyi couldn't be bothered with anything related to the United States.

However, now that these people exchanging money have set their sights on banks in Hong Kong, Lin Zhengyi has no choice but to take action.

At the very least, the bank should be reminded.

Otherwise, if banks exchange counterfeit US dollars for large amounts of genuine Hong Kong dollars, and these counterfeit US dollars then circulate through the banks and end up in the hands of Hong Kong residents who want to travel abroad, then the Hong Kong residents will be the ones who suffer.

only!

Even if Lin Zhengyi directly reminds them, it may not necessarily attract the bank's attention.

A police superintendent is considered a high-ranking official within the organization, but in a place like a bank, it's not a particularly noteworthy rank.

therefore!

He needs to go through higher authorities to report this matter to the bank.

Thinking about it, Lin Zhengyi went to the office.

first timing!

He called Li Wenbin.

"Hello!"

Soon, Li Wenbin answered the phone.

"Officer Li, it's me. Here's what happened."

Lin Zhengyi recounted the entire incident, from its beginning to its conclusion.

"Are you sure it's counterfeit money?" Li Wenbin asked in a deep voice.

After all, Lin Zhengyi wasn't a counterfeit money expert, and he hadn't demonstrated any ability in this area before, so naturally he had his doubts.

“Sir, we can find someone to examine it with professional equipment and we’ll know!” Lin Zhengyi said.

"Okay, I'll have someone test it right away!"

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin readily agreed.

Professional testing can not only verify whether Lin Zhengyi's claims are true or false, but more importantly, the proof from professional testing can be provided to the bank as evidence.

Chapter 899 Pharmaceuticals

The test results came back quickly.

This proves that what Lin Zhengyi said was true.

Although these counterfeit bills are made to look very realistic, even passing through banknote detectors, they are still counterfeit bills no matter how realistic they are. Once professional testing is conducted, they can ultimately be detected.

Follow-up!

Li Wenbin reported the matter to higher authorities and notified the bank.

Lin Zhengyi stopped caring about what happened after that.

Although it's counterfeit money, it's not Hong Kong dollars. As long as it doesn't enter the Hong Kong market and harm the people of Hong Kong, he won't bother with it. And since the bank knows about it, they definitely won't accept it anymore, so there's basically no chance of harming the people of Hong Kong.

After all, who in Hong Kong would let someone use US dollars on their own territory?

The US dollar is not the currency of Hong Kong.

If a foreigner uses foreign currency, Hong Kong people will worry that it's counterfeit.

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A few days have passed in the blink of an eye!