Chapter 12: Third-Class Merit

Lin Qing walked up to the unconscious tall man, squatted down, and grabbed the center of the handcuffs locking his hands; just as he prepared to perform fingerprint identification, he frowned slightly.

He turned his head to look at Team Leader Han and said, "Team Leader, this person must have a habit of grinding his fingerprints; the fingerprints on all ten fingers of both hands have been burned away."

"Oh? Then let's do facial recognition and iris recognition," Team Leader Han said.

In this era, most infants undergo iris and DNA identification records shortly after birth, which are uniformly entered into the database.

Even if not recorded at birth, when they grow older and undergo household registration changes or obtain identity cards, multiple collection requirements will apply.

The iris contains a series of complex texture characteristics that basically solidify after birth; they are difficult to obtain easily and almost impossible to copy or forge, possessing uniqueness and stability.

This makes iris recognition a high-precision biometric identification technology.

"Let me help you."

Qin Qin immediately took out the eyelid-fixing glue specifically for unconscious personnel, causing the unconscious tall man to open his eyes.

However—

"Team Leader, it still won't work."

Lin Qing frowned slightly and said, "Facial recognition and iris recognition are useless too; the database cannot find this person."

Team Leader Han narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems this person is either a black household or has undergone plastic surgery and even implanted artificial irises."

If it is the latter, he must have done so specifically to evade identification comparison.

Nowadays, many urban facilities require facial, fingerprint, and iris identification; even after plastic surgery, re-collection is required, so fugitives naturally need to purchase illegal 'fingerprint covers' and data-secure artificial irises to facilitate daily life.

But matching all three is very difficult; they can only cope with general identification.

Once a Patrol Officer personally verifies, it becomes troublesome.

"Perhaps this is a big fish..."

Team Leader Han immediately ordered, "Qin Qin, did you bring the DNA analyzer? Perform DNA identification right now."

"Yes." Qin Qin nodded, immediately took out a blood collector, and after drawing blood, quickly went to fetch the analyzer.

"Team Leader, performing DNA analysis now?" Lin Qing looked at Team Leader Han.

"No problem; the new generation microfluidic ultra-fast DNA analyzer only needs twenty minutes."

Team Leader Han shook his head, then glanced at the people at the scene and said, "I will watch here; you continue the search work; everyone must undergo identification verification."

"Okay." Lin Qing nodded and continued the search work.

After everyone at the scene completed facial and fingerprint identification and confirmed their identities, more than twenty minutes had passed.

Qin Qin sat at a booth; after uploading the DNA data analyzed by the DNA detector, she quickly found a matching person sample in the database.

Looking at the information on the computer, a look of surprise inevitably appeared in her eyes; she couldn't help but turn her head to look at Team Leader Han and said, "Team Leader, come look quickly!"

"Wang Hengyi, you maintain order at the scene; Lin Qing, come with me."

After giving the order, Team Leader Han immediately led Lin Qing toward Qin Qin.

"Team Leader, look quickly; it really is a big fish!" Although Qin Qin lowered her voice, the excitement in her tone was still audible.

Lin Qing also looked carefully and couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise.

【Jiang Chengwu, male, thirty-four years old, native of Yiyang, Xiangjiang Province.

Previously sentenced to life imprisonment for fighting black boxing matches and the Chongyang Reservoir family extermination case.

Two years ago, due to an explosion at Qingcheng Prison, he escaped along with dozens of other fugitives.

September 2118, Public Security issued an Class A wanted order, reward fifteen thousand yuan】

"Escaped from Qingcheng Prison?"

Lin Qing had heard of Qingcheng Prison; it belongs to the Class One Security Prison category and is also a prison with a very high security level.

Like that powerful fugitive discovered by his cousin, he escaped from Qinghu Island Prison.

Qinghu Island Prison is one of the three major prisons in the country, with a security level of 'Special Grade'.

Although Qingcheng Prison's security level is one grade lower than Qinghu Island Prison, the supervision intensity is also considered very high; if it hadn't been attacked, this person probably wouldn't have escaped.

Such a dangerous and ferocious criminal lurking in the street environment where he lives; no wonder the order level is so low!

"Making merit right upon arrival; your luck is good." Team Leader Han looked at Lin Qing and revealed a slight smile.

Lin Qing's heart stirred, and he immediately asked, "Team Leader, if we catch this guy, what class of merit can we get?"

"Look here."

Team Leader Han pointed at the screen and said, "The wanted order issued by Public Security is Class A; the main force resolving a Class A wanted criminal can generally receive one individual Third-Class Merit; this time it mainly relies on you to resolve it, so you should be able to receive one Third-Class Merit."

He paused, then added, "Of course, our team members' files will probably also have an additional commendation record."

Lin Qing couldn't help but reveal a look of joy.

His cousin transferred two Third-Class Merits to him; adding this Third-Class Merit for Jiang Chengwu, he can exactly apply to try learning a combat technique!

"Moreover, you have fifteen thousand yuan in reward money to collect." Qin Qin, standing nearby, wore a look of envy, "Little brother, you've struck it rich."

However, although she was envious, she also knew how dangerous this was.

If she were in Lin Qing's position, she might have died on the spot; let alone any merit or reward money.

Lin Qing pondered for a moment and asked, "Does the reward money require taxation?"

"Of course not." Team Leader Han looked at him.

Lin Qing breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good; I just need to gather another thirty thousand."

"Gather another thirty thousand?" Team Leader Han asked. "What do you want to buy?"

"High-energy sustained-release fluid." Lin Qing had nothing to hide. "Eighty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine yuan per set; this fifteen thousand isn't even enough to buy two sets."

"Oh?" Team Leader Han said. "I can help you buy it through the Patrol Bureau channel; it only costs sixty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, but you can only use it yourself, so you must consume it on the spot at the Patrol Bureau."

"Really?"

Lin Qing's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Thank you, Team Leader; if this works, I'll give all fifteen thousand to the Team Leader; the extra ten thousand can count as a service fee."

"No need." Team Leader Han shook his head. "You have merit this time; as long as you pass the professional exam, you can be promoted to Patrol Officer; all Patrol Officers have this channel; it's a small matter."

Lin Qing saw his seriousness, so he stopped persuading and simply said, "Then I'll treat the team leader to a meal."

"Fine." Team Leader Han did not refuse.

Lin Qing showed a hint of a smile.

In the blink of an eye, not only did he have a combat technique, but he could also obtain two sets of high-energy sustained-release fluid; it was truly a double joy.

With this, in just twenty-four days, he could repay the advance on the forty-sixth edition of the training method.

Catch more criminals and wanted fugitives, and wouldn't that make him rich? "Team Leader."

Lin Qing suddenly glanced at the camel not far away and said, "This Jiang Chengwu is a wanted fugitive who specifically hid his identity to stay here; he must be connected to the Blue Scarf Gang, right?"

"Mm."

Team Leader Han nodded slightly. "The method used to shatter the lampshade just now was probably done by the camel; later, call the forensic department to check for residual traces."

Qin Qin said, "Team Leader, I noticed the wounds on the camel's knuckles and neck just now; he might have also fought in underground boxing rings."

"Notify the Public Security Bureau," Team Leader Han said. "The rest is the Public Security Bureau's job."

Lin Qing then called forth the Entropy Reverser panel in his mind.

【Current Order Level: 0.5 Level】

The height of the Order Level signifies whether his living circle is peaceful and stable.

Previously, being targeted by this vicious wanted fugitive who intended to attack him caused the Order Level to drop by 0.2 levels.

Now that he had resolved the opponent and eliminated the hidden threat of a wanted fugitive lurking near his home, life naturally became more stable and peaceful.

Going back and forth, the Order Level was actually 0.2 levels higher than before.

He was still 0.5 levels short of reaching Order Level 1.

"That's quite simple..."

Lin Qing felt that Order Level 1 wasn't that far off; perhaps it wouldn't take too long.

However, he hadn't expected to learn the legendary combat technique so quickly, nor did he know which combat technique to choose.

(End of this chapter)