Original sin

Shen Chen's mind became even more chaotic.

He can be sure that his father had a deep meaning in letting his mother keep the two counterfeit banknotes, perhaps because of the moment when he got two half banknotes.

But what is the significance of these three counterfeit banknotes together, and what kind of secret is hidden in them?

Naturally, it will not be as simple as an ordinary counterfeit banknote case.

"Mom, think about it again, what else did Dad say when he gave it to you?" Shen Chen was afraid that Qiu Yuzhen might have missed something, and he believed that every word his father said at that time was very important.

Qiu Yuzhen squinted her eyes, thought and thought, and finally said, "It seems to be gone."

Shen Chen was a little disappointed, could it be that these two banknotes have nothing to do with this one?Just a coincidence?

Shen Chen didn't believe there was such a coincidence.

"Mom, why did you suddenly think of these two banknotes in your hand when you saw this banknote? Also, don't you remember the numbers of these two banknotes?" Shen Shen was a little curious. No interest in serial numbers on banknotes.

"In any case, it was left to me by your father. Sometimes when I am bored, I will dig out the things left by your father and read them again. After a long time, I will naturally remember some of them. That's why I said your money The number looks familiar, but I'm not too sure. By the way, where did you get the money?"

Shen Chen said he picked it up, he didn't want to tell his mother too much, for fear that she would be worried.But Qiu Yuzhen is not those young people who are not deeply involved in the world. Ever since Shen Shen asked her to see if this banknote was different from other banknotes, she felt that this banknote should hide something, and it was a good banknote. How could it be torn in two?

It's just that Qiu Yuzhen couldn't figure it out either.

"Okay, then you can stay by yourself first, I'll go buy some side dishes, and I'll make dinner later." She left the study room without taking the two banknotes away, and stayed here with Shen Chen.She felt that maybe Shen could use it, or maybe this was why Shen reserved it for Shen at all.

She vaguely felt that Shen Shen was still investigating her father's case, which made her feel relieved but at the same time worried. She was afraid that Shen He would follow in Shen He's footsteps. She had already lost a husband, and she could no longer lose her son.

Of course, she also knew that Shen Shen was suspended before, and she even knew that it was a kind of protection from Tan Ke and the others.But she knew her son better, not to mention the suspension, even if Shen Shen was asked to take off his police uniform, he would still check if it was time to investigate, but without the protection of this layer of identity, Shen Shen would be even more dangerous.

So she quietly went to Tan Ke and Huang Xinfa behind her back, and told them about the serious relationship. Naturally, it was impossible for Tan Ke and Huang Xinfa to sweep her face. Anyway, she was their old sister-in-law. Now that they knew that Shen Chen had made up his mind to investigate to the end, they could only let Shen Shen go.

It's just that Tan Ke and Huang Xinfa will secretly pay attention to the development of the situation, and the two of them have been telling themselves in their hearts that nothing should happen to Shen Shen.

Shen Shen leaned back in the chair, lit a cigarette, but still didn't take his eyes off the three banknotes on the table.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he called Yang Zheng and asked him to check the case files in the bureau to see if his father had ever investigated a case of counterfeit banknotes.

If my father had really investigated such a case back then, then the secret was not in the money, but in the case.

Soon there was news from Yang Zheng, and he guessed right, he actually cracked a case of counterfeit banknotes four months before his father's accident. Although the amount involved in this case was not too large, only a few hundred However, the craftsmanship of those counterfeit banknotes was first-rate, and even the bank's banknote detectors could not distinguish the authenticity from the fake banknotes, just like the three banknotes in hand.

"Who else handled the case back then besides my father?"

"There is also the Xiao team. He was helping your father at the time. By the way, there are two other old people, but they retired last year and the year before last."

Shen Chen thanked Yang Zheng, and immediately called Xiao Qiushui.

Xiao Qiushui was investigating another case, and he was a little surprised when he received a call from Shen Shen: "Boss, why are you thinking of calling me? Aren't you investigating the case of Old Fu?"

"Old Xiao, can you come to my house?" Shen Chen asked directly.

Hearing Shen Shen's serious tone, Xiao Qiushui replied, "I happen to be doing some research nearby, so I'll be here right away."

Xiao Qiushui arrived within a quarter of an hour after hanging up the phone.

"I'm talking about the head, what's the big deal about summoning me in such a hurry?"

Shen Chen led him to the study room, pointed to the three banknotes on the desk: "Do you know them?"

Xiao Qiushui was confused, he sat down, but when he saw the three banknotes, his face changed slightly: "Where did they come from?"

Shen Chen just asked, "Have you seen this banknote?"

Xiao Qiushui nodded: "Of course, this banknote is the batch of counterfeit banknotes from the counterfeit banknote case that your father cracked a few years ago, but the criminals involved in the case at that time had already been caught and sentenced. Now They should still be serving their sentences. The lightest of them was also sentenced to seven years."

Shen Shen squinted his eyes and sat down on the sofa. Xiao Qiushui also stood up from the chair in front of the desk and sat on the sofa next to Shen Shen. Shen Shen handed him a cigarette: "Old Xiao, the counterfeit banknote case back then Is there anything special?"

"It's nothing special. Back then, one of your father's informants provided clues to this case, and then your father took the lead, with the assistance of me and the police from the other two teams, and the cooperation of the police station. The banknote gang was taken away, and their sales chain was uprooted in a follow-up manner."

Shen Chen asked again: "Who is that informant?"

Xiao Qiushui shook his head: "I'm not sure about this, but the relationship with your father should be very good, and your father trusts him very much."

"Old Xiao, do you think this counterfeit money case has anything to do with my father's case?"

Xiao Qiushui was a little puzzled: "Probably not. This is a small case. Although the other party's counterfeiting methods are very clever, in the end we still got it together. We seized about 600 million counterfeit banknotes, plus the seven, 80, and the target of the case is not particularly large. It has not caused much impact on society. Boss, you don’t think these people are taking revenge on your father, do you? This is impossible. When your father had an accident, they all Serving sentences in prison, we have checked carefully, and no one slipped through the net at all."

Shen Chen stopped talking, frowned and smoked, as if thinking about something.

My father left these two banknotes and told my mother that way, so there must be some clues left on these two banknotes.Also, the two and a half banknotes I got obviously pointed to the counterfeit banknote case that year, but there was nothing wrong with the banknote itself, so the problem should be with the person involved in this case.

Just who is this person?

The informant?

But even Xiao Qiushui didn't know who his father's informant was, and the only one he knew was Liao Yuancheng. Could it be that the counterfeit money case was also an informant provided by Liao Yuancheng?

Seeing Shen Shen in a daze, Xiao Qiushui didn't speak, he knew Shen Shen very well, and knew that Shen Chen's appearance should be thinking something in his heart.

Shen Shen sighed, it seems that I have to go to Liao Yuancheng, if my father has other informants, maybe Liao Yuancheng will know a thing or two, if my father has no other informants, then Liao Yuancheng should be the informant of the counterfeit money case , he should know the meaning of the two counterfeit notes left by his father.

"Well, head, if there is nothing else, I will go first. I still have some things to deal with."

Shen Chen nodded to Xiao Qiushui: "Okay, I'm going to go out too, I'll see you off."

"No need to deliver, I drove the car myself."

Naturally, Shen Chen would not be polite with Xiao Qiushui. When he went downstairs with Xiao Qiushui, he happened to meet Qiu Yuzhen who came back from buying vegetables. Shen Chen said that there were some things in the bureau, and he might not come back for dinner at night. Qiu Yuzhen didn't say anything, just let him Take care of yourself, no matter how busy you are, you still have to eat dinner.

Shen Chen drove to the mental hospital, and on the way he called Long Xuejun first.

Long Xuejun was still waiting for him at the gate of the mental hospital as usual.

"I really don't know that old beggar, but there is one thing I haven't told you, that is, some of the things I know are actually what he told me."

When Shen Chen asked Long Xuejun about the old beggar, Long Xuejun explained.

Shen Shen sneered: "Couldn't he be your long-lost father?"

Long Xuejun's eyes widened: "Do you really dare to think, if it's really my father, wouldn't I recognize it myself? I'm thinking too much. But this old man should hide a lot of secrets. Anyway, he gave me It feels very mysterious, and I tried to follow him, trying to figure out his details, but all failed. He can easily find me, but I can't contact him at any time."

Shen Chen told Long Xuejun that he got the other half of the coin from the man named Luo Kun.

"He told you that the old beggar asked him to give it to you?" Long Xuejun also had an unbelievable expression when he heard it, Shen Shen felt that he didn't seem to be pretending.

Shen Shen said: "You have had the most contact with that old beggar, since he wanted to give me the half of the banknote, why didn't he just give it to you, but made a detour like this? It's the same with the previous half of the banknote. He put it in Xu Jing’s mailbox in the same way, and deciphering passwords, he can really play. Why is it that he makes things so complicated when they are obviously very simple?”

Long Xuejun smiled wryly: "Why else? Either he is really like what you said, and he likes to play such mysterious tricks, or Luo Kun lied, and the person who wants to give you the half of the money is not at all. Old beggars, but others."

Shen Shen nodded slightly: "Then who do you think that old beggar is?"

Long Xuejun's face became less playful and more serious: "You really want me to say it?"

Shen Shen nodded: "Yes, your brain has always been good, I want to hear your real opinion on him."

Long Xuejun pursed his lips: "Didn't you just wonder if he was my father who had been missing for many years? I can say for sure that he is not. On the contrary, I suspect that he is your dead father."

Shen Shen was shocked, he didn't expect Long Xuejun to say that, but then Long Xuejun laughed: "Just kidding, you can suspect that it is my father, of course I can also suspect that it is your father, don't do that Don't be scared."

Shen Chen stopped talking, he didn't expect Long Xuejun to be so naughty at this time.

"I want to see Liao Yuancheng."

"can."

Long Xuejun led Shen Shen to Liao Yuancheng's residence.

Liao Yuancheng was reading a book, which should be a novel.

Seeing Shen Chen coming, Liao Yuancheng asked: "How long will I stay here? To be honest, I feel really bored in this place."

Shen Shen said: "Uncle Liao, don't worry, they are in the dark, we are in the light, and we are also thinking about your safety, but I believe you will be able to leave here soon."

Liao Yuancheng also understood that what Shen Chen said was right, the other party would definitely attack him in order to get what he had.

Liao Yuancheng took a deep breath: "You didn't just come to see me today, did you?"

Shen Chen smiled awkwardly: "It depends on you, but I also want to ask Uncle Liao about one thing."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Liao Yuancheng asked with a smile.

Shen Chen then told about the counterfeit money case that his father cracked a few years ago, and then asked, "Did you provide the clues to this case, Uncle Liao?"

Liao Yuancheng nodded, but he didn't deny it: "Yes, I heard about this counterfeiting gang by chance at that time. At that time, I was thinking that this is a big case. If these people can be wiped out, then I will It shouldn’t be like this anymore.”

Shen Chen asked again: "Later, is there anything special about this case, I mean, did my father encounter any strange things when they were handling this case?"

"No, the case went smoothly in the end, and nothing strange happened at all. What's the matter, why do you ask such a question?"

Shen Chen told the story of the half bill again.

"Hearing what you said, it seems that there is something wrong with this matter, but I don't know why your father left those two banknotes. Besides, who is the old beggar you mentioned?"

Shen Chen originally hoped that Liao Yuancheng could point out a way for him, but now it seems that Liao Yuancheng himself is in a daze, and asking is useless.

"I remembered. If there is anything strange to say, it is the main criminal in this case, that guy named Zhao Xianren. Your father's attitude towards him is a little different."

"Why is it different?" Shen Chen and Long Xuejun asked in unison.