Chapter 197: Is That a Fake Badge?

Being reminded like this by Shenhu Yi.

Bald Man actually recalled a very suspicious person.

That suspicious person was the officer named 'Richuan Gangban' who, under the pretense of an inspection, came to the museum yesterday to inquire about various security measures.

Of course, it's not that his behavior seemed suspicious.

But his credentials are suspicious!

Bald Man suddenly remembered a detail.

The photo on Richuan Gangban's badge looked exactly like him, even the hairstyle was identical.

The problem lies in that exact sameness.

You have to know that a credential photo can be used for several years.

Who could look exactly the same as the person in their own credential photo?

Unless the photo on the credential was taken just now.

And the photo could have been taken at most three days ago.

If only Richuan Gangban's credential photo matched his appearance, Bald Man wouldn't be overly suspicious.

After all, it's possible Richuan Gangban's credential was lost not long ago.

The credential shown to Bald Man yesterday was one he had just reissued.

But Bald Man remembered it clearly.

The cover of the credential Richuan Gangban showed him was very old, and the paper inside with the photo, name, and position was yellowed, clearly having been used for a long time.

The photo was newly taken within three days, yet the credential was an old, long‑used one… what's going on?

"Fake badge!?", Bald Man thought to himself, "That's not good."

He finally figured it out.

The reason he felt a sense of déjà vu when he saw Richuan Gangban that day was because he had indeed seen Richuan Gangban before!

The person who knocked him down at the Restroom entrance and helped him up was Richuan Gangban himself.

That wasn't a coincidence.

Because last night, after he got home, he discovered his Police Badge was missing!

That collision was probably an opportunity to steal the badge.

After sorting it out, Bald Man roughly understood the sequence of events.

Stealing the badge, impersonating the person above to obtain the museum's security measures, and carrying out the theft…

Thinking of that, Bald Man couldn't help but swallow dryly.

He never would have imagined that the museum theft was actually connected to him.

And it was a huge connection, because the criminal left right under his nose, and he himself let the culprit escape.

That's a serious professional blunder!

At this moment, Bald Man was agonizing over whether to reveal his discovery.

If they speak up, it would be a serious work mistake, and because of their error a great calamity resulted; once the superiors learn of this, they will certainly face an inescapable fate.

If they stay silent, the chance of solving the case becomes very slim, because this is a crucial clue; moreover, even if they don't speak, the case might still be solved, and the superiors will still learn of their serious work mistake.

Noticing Bald Man's expression was a bit odd, Shenhu Yi instantly asked.

"What's wrong? Did you think of some suspicious person?"

"I…," Bald Man hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth: "It's not just suspicious, I think it's him!"

Hearing that, Shenhu Yi instantly perked up: "Who?"

The next second, Bald Man laid out the cards.

He recounted exactly what had happened that day.

After listening, Shenhu Yi was stunned.

"So you're saying… he first bumped into you, conveniently stole your badge, then swapped the paper proof inside the cover with a pre‑forged one, and immediately impersonated the higher‑up to extract all of the museum's security measures?"

That thief's audacity is just too great!

But soon, Shenhu Yi felt relieved.

A thief bold enough to target a museum certainly isn't lacking courage.

Ordinary petty thieves stealing a bit of money or a phone are nothing compared to that.

Someone daring enough to plan a museum heist must be of the big‑time outlaw caliber.

He wouldn't find anything this person does surprising.

With the crucial clue provided by Bald Man, the case became much easier to investigate.

Shenhu Yi even wondered whether they could bring the criminal to justice before sunset today!

"Do you remember when you first encountered that criminal?"

"Around eleven in the morning!"

"Good, someone, pull all the surveillance footage after eleven yesterday."

…

In no time, all the footage after eleven yesterday was retrieved.

Bald Man lightly clicked the mouse and found the footage captured by the camera facing the Restroom entrance.

He then slowly dragged the timeline.

His figure appeared in the surveillance video.

He was seen clutching his stomach, hurrying toward the Restroom.

The next second, someone walked out of the Restroom, collided solidly with him, and knocked him to the ground.

Seeing this, the Bald Man pressed the keyboard's pause key and paused the video.

He extended his hand, pointing at the person who emerged from the Restroom.

Because the surveillance camera was facing the Restroom door.

That person happened to come out of the Restroom.

Thus the camera captured his full face.

"That's the person!"

"Are you sure it's him?" Shenhu Yi asked.

The Bald Man gave a definite answer without a second thought.

"No mistake, one hundred percent it's him; when he showed me his documents yesterday, I examined his appearance closely!"

Hearing this, Shenhu Yi waved his hand and said to the officer nearby.

"Notify the tech department, check the identity of the person in the surveillance footage, and report back immediately once the results are in."

Immediately after, Shenhu Yi pressed the play button on the video again.

The following surveillance footage.

Matched what the Bald Man had said.

Slowing the footage, one can clearly see the Police Badge that the Bald Man had placed in his jacket pocket being smoothly taken away.

The person who stole the Police Badge looked around warily, and seeing no one nearby, slipped aside to tamper with the badge.

After that, he coaxed the on‑duty officer into giving him a tour of the museum.

And because of the documents, the officer didn't suspect him at all.

Instead, he spent a full half hour leading him around the museum.

"No wonder he knows the museum so well… his method of scouting is really unusual; others do it stealthily, but you came in broad daylight and even duped the officer," Shenhu Yi sneered.

At this point, Shenhu Yi even began to feel that the case was practically solved.

Because from the moment he saw the Bald Man's Police Badge being stolen, he could basically confirm that the person captured on camera was the thief who stole all the museum's collections.

The identity is confirmed; the next step is to make an arrest.

Isn't catching someone simple?

Now it's the information age, with surveillance everywhere on the streets!

It's hard to avoid being filmed.

A short while later.

"Chief Shenhu, we've identified the person in the footage; here is all his information."

……

Anman Hotel.

"Dong dong dong"

The knocking sound rang out…