Major Crimes Unit Starts with Police Academy Students

"Yes, Xiaojie is right. If all else fails, let us handle it."

Zhang Zhijie nodded in agreement.

"Yes, it's normal that you're new here and this situation is a bit tricky. Don't get too hung up on it."

Just then, the system's voice sounded again.

"Ding! The host has successfully triggered a random mission: successfully expose the owner of the counterfeit money and bring him to justice."

The mission reward is a specialized level counterfeit currency identification skill (possessing this skill allows the host to accurately identify various versions of counterfeit currency).

"Does the host accept the mission?"

Wu Mingcheng thought to himself that this skill was rather useless to him; he rarely used it when solving cases.

But he still responded to the system without hesitation.

　640 “Accept,”

After accepting the mission, Wu Mingcheng completely ignored the dissenting voices from the crowd when he heard them questioning him.

He said confidently,

"Thank you, Xiaojie; thank you, Uncle Chen; thank you, Uncle Zhang. Don't worry, I never do anything without a certainty."

While everyone was arguing, Wu Mingcheng had already gathered information from the landlady...

He went through various deductions and, based on the actual situation, calculated the most likely probability.

Wu Mingcheng's mind was exceptionally clear at this moment, and his thinking was very quick; he had almost completely grasped the situation.

He thought to himself, "It seems this is the system's master-level plausible reasoning ability at work again."

Amidst the skepticism of the crowd, he addressed the proprietress, saying...

"Ma'am, do you think this counterfeit bill is any different?"

Upon hearing Wu Mingcheng's voice, the surrounding crowd immediately quieted down.

They wanted to see how this handsome young policeman would handle the situation, and whether he really had something up his sleeve.

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The fruit shop owner, who sees countless banknotes every day, immediately blurted out her answer.

"The most obvious difference is the color; it's much darker than genuine coins,"

Wu Mingcheng nodded, then compared the other five banknotes with the counterfeit one. The difference between the real and counterfeit notes was immediately obvious.

He addressed the onlookers in the crowd.

"Everyone can come up and take a look. With the counterfeit and genuine coins placed side-by-side, you can clearly and intuitively feel the difference."

At that moment, a little girl of about seven or eight years old in the crowd suddenly screamed.

"Wow, the color difference is really huge!"

Many onlookers nodded in approval after seeing the banknotes in Wu Mingcheng's hand.

"That's absolutely right,"

"The color difference is really quite significant,"

"That counterfeit bill is a much darker color,"

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Xia Jie, standing to the side, asked curiously.

"But what does this have to do with people using counterfeit money?"

Wu Mingcheng smiled slightly, then walked over to the fruit shop owner and said with a smile,

"Of course there's a connection. This lady has been in the fruit business for fifteen years."

Having dealt with money for fifteen years, I naturally have a certain ability to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit currency.

The proprietress nodded vigorously in agreement.

"That's right, I was just busy at the time and I don't know why I accepted it."

After I finished packing the fruit, I noticed something was wrong with one of the bills, so I immediately stopped the three of them.”

Xia Jie instantly transformed into a diligent and inquisitive student, staring intently at Wu Mingcheng.

She said,

"Then what?"

Wu Mingcheng then continued,

"Think about it, even that seven or eight-year-old girl from earlier could tell at a glance that the color difference was huge."

"And how could the fruit vendor, who has been in business for fifteen years and deals with money every day, not know?"

As soon as Wu Mingcheng finished speaking, the scene erupted in an uproar.

"Yes, the difference is so obvious, how could you not see it?"

"Exactly, even my old eyes can see it."

"The main problem is that the difference is just too big,"

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Li Dawei nodded and said...

"Yes, Mingcheng, you're right,"

Then, Wu Mingcheng continued to explain,

"So the only explanation at the time was that the truck driver, who used a single banknote, prevented the woman from immediately recognizing whether the bill was real or counterfeit."

The other two used two banknotes and three banknotes respectively.

If there are counterfeit coins among them, and we hand them over to our boss lady, she'll definitely be able to spot them at a glance.”

After Wu Mingcheng explained it this way, many people suddenly understood.

They all felt that the seemingly difficult question had suddenly become clear.

At this moment, Xia Jie, unable to contain her excitement, pointed at the middle-aged, slightly overweight man and said,

"Oh, I see. So, this counterfeit bill is yours?"

The fat man was so panicked that he almost tripped over the roadside embankment.

He said in a panic,

"You...you...don't talk nonsense! These are just your speculations, and they don't represent the truth."

Seeing that the slightly overweight man was still being stubborn, Wu Mingcheng smiled slightly and said again,

“If you truly feel you’ve been wronged, then I have another inference: it’s almost certain that the money is yours.”

Upon hearing Wu Mingcheng's words, the slightly overweight man immediately looked up at Wu Mingcheng in surprise.

Based on the overweight man's reaction, Wu Mingcheng became even more certain that he was the owner of the counterfeit bill.

He reminded him at this moment,

"However, before that, I advise you that if you turn yourself in, we can treat you leniently."

At that time, as punishment, you will only need to pay a fine.

However, if I were to say it out loud, it wouldn't be as simple as just a fine.

According to relevant regulations, not only a fine is required, but also up to fifteen days of detention.

After Wu Mingcheng finished speaking, he paused noticeably, giving the slightly overweight man a chance to consider.

The slightly overweight man visibly tensed up after hearing Wu Mingcheng's words.

However, he still harbored a glimmer of hope, believing that Wu Mingcheng was trying to assassinate him.

As long as he can pull through, Wu Mingcheng can't do anything to him. Detention and fines are just scare tactics.

Chen Xincheng and Zhang Zhijie exchanged a glance. From their perspective, Wu Mingcheng's approach was flawless.

It neither rigidly adhered to the regulations nor lost some of the human touch in law enforcement.

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After all, the fact that an overweight man used counterfeit money isn't a major social problem, and there's no need to make a big deal out of it and keep harping on it.

Therefore, the two of them completely let go and let Wu Mingcheng handle it himself.

Meanwhile, Li Dawei, Zhao Jiwei, Yang Shu, Xia Jie, and others observed Wu Mingcheng's actions from the sidelines, learning from him.

When handling cases, Wu Mingcheng would never wrong an innocent person, nor would he let a guilty person go free; this was his principle.

The slightly overweight man then tried to muster his courage and said arrogantly,

"Even if you're a policeman, you can't frame me. I want to see how you prove this counterfeit bill is mine."

If you can't prove it in the end, I'm telling you, I'll file a defamation complaint against you, and I'll never let this go.

Chapter 256 Successfully Solved the Case