"Jingle bells! The bank's landline ** suddenly rang, and the director of the planning bureau picked up the earpiece. A man's voice came from inside: "I'm the secretary of the Prime Minister's Office. ** Explain things as soon as possible, don't make mistakes. The director who heard this was stunned. The Prime Minister's Office called ** urging, coupled with the urgent letter that came before, it seems that *** asked for appropriation should be true. So, the director who put down the ** immediately asked the people present to prepare as required. However, after the money was handed over to the other party, when the bank called the Prime Minister's Office to confirm the matter, he was told that there was no such thing at all! The people in the bank suddenly encountered a thunderbolt from the sky, and they were so frightened that their hands broke out in a cold sweat and their backs were cold. The bank was defrauded of 200,000! This is something that has never happened before in the history of the founding of the country, not to mention that it was 1960, a year when natural disasters were quite serious. **The prime minister was also furious when he learned what happened, and ordered the Public Security Bureau to investigate the matter immediately! So what kind of play is this? **How did you get this huge amount of money through layers of approval procedures? Let's take a look at this bizarre "high-IQ crime". 
On the afternoon of March 18, 1960, a man in a gray coat and a briefcase walked through the door of the People's Bank of China's headquarters. The staff of the bank rushed forward to receive them. He put down the briefcase in his hand, took out a "hair book" and said to the bank's staff: "I am a staff member of ***, and I am here to deliver urgent mail to the president." As he spoke, he asked the staff to sign for the letter. "Where is your person in charge? This is an urgent letter and cannot be delayed. The man's expression was serious, and the staff in the office did not suspect him, and hurriedly signed the notebook according to the process. In addition, because the president and vice president of the head office happened to be absent from a meeting in other places, the staff quickly contacted the director of the Planning Bureau, who was in charge of banking affairs in Beijing at that time. The man pulled out an envelope from his briefcase, which was no different from the one he usually received from ***. The words "Express Delivery" and "Personally Opened by the Governor of the People's Bank of China" were written on it, and a time limit was also approved. 
The director of the planning bureau did not dare to slack off after receiving the letter from the bank employee, and hurriedly opened the envelope. I saw that there was an official letter from the Prime Minister himself. Prime Minister: The chairman's office came to ** to tell him that at 9 o'clock tonight, ** Living Buddha will hold a lecture meeting, which will be attended by Chinese and foreign journalists, and a documentary film will be made. The President requested that some money be allocated for the renovation of temples, which would be an indication of our policy towards minorities and religious freedom. According to the above situation, it is proposed to allocate 15 to 200,000 yuan. —March 18, 1960. There is also *** written by the Prime Minister with a pen next to it"The People's Bank of China is requested to allocate 200,000 yuan immediately"instructions. Under the signature of ***, it is also noted: In order to avoid rumors spread by journalists in capitalist countries, 1old tickets to be circulated in the market; 2.Each bundle of yuan tickets should be packaged to look better, and at seven o'clock be sure to send the handwriting of Zhao Quanyi of the National Hotel (** Religious Affairs Department of the Working Committee) that instructions, isn't it the handwriting they are familiar with, **? But the head of the bank is not there, and in the face of such a big matter, the director still has some doubts in his heart. Although it is true that the official letter mentions that the person who came to Beijing is true, the repair money is such a large amount of money, but it is not in line with the usual style of doing things. And the process of withdrawing money is not the same as usual......Just as he was hesitating to give *** a **confirmation, the **bell rang first. When I picked it up, it was *** who called, asking him to cooperate with the work and prepare the money as soon as possible. That's what we had at the beginning......In this way, the director also dispelled his doubts. Looking at the words "received at 5:55" on the envelope, I hurriedly organized the staff of each branch and prepared 200,000 cash as required within 1 hour. 
200,000 is not a small amount of money today, let alone at the time. In those years, due to natural disasters and other reasons, the country's economy was in difficulty, and the capital reserves were not as abundant as in previous years, and it was difficult to raise these funds for a while. Moreover, the maximum amount in circulation in the market at that time was 10 yuan, and the official letter also required 200,000 old coins, which undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of fundraising. But fortunately, several branches worked together, and finally the money was collected before the time limit, and two whole sacks were filled. When the people from the bank came to the Minzu Hotel with the money, Zhao Quanyi had been waiting there for a long time. "This comrade, are you Zhao Quanyi? Several people from the bank looked at the man in front of them, confirming each other's identities. The visitor handed over a letter of introduction printed with the "Special Seal for Introduction of the Prime Minister's Office", which read: "I hereby introduce Comrade Zhao Quanyi of the Religious Affairs Department of the ** Work Committee to go to your bank to receive an allocation of 200,000 yuan, and I hereby send it to the People's Bank of China. ”
After receiving the money, Zhao Quanyi, who was about to leave, was stopped by the staff of the bank. "Comrade, we took the letter of introduction back. We still need to open another receipt, so we can go back and pay the errand. Zhao Quan smiled: "What else should I be." As he spoke, he tore a piece of paper from the notebook he was carrying, wrote a receipt, and handed it over. 
The bank's staff completed their task and finally breathed a sigh of relief. But I didn't expect that this was an earth-shattering **...A few days later, the governor of the People's Bank of China returned to Beijing from the meeting, but when he heard about it, he frowned. "Such a large sum of money, taken out in such a way? There has never been a precedent before. As he spoke, he picked up the ** dial, "I have to ask the prime minister how to account for this money." * After dialing, the president's expression changed drastically: "What? The Prime Minister did not approve such a payment? When the people around heard this, their eyes widened in horror. It wasn't until the original was sent to the Prime Minister's Office that everyone found out that this was actually a well-planned **! The always gentle *** was even more furious, and ordered the public security department to immediately investigate the matter thoroughly and solve the case as soon as possible. 
After receiving the instructions, the Ministry of Public Security immediately began its work. They first started with the people who had contact with **, and according to the descriptions of several people, they painted portraits of the suspects. It turned out that the "Zhao Qianyi" who went to collect the money and the person who came to deliver the urgent mail were the same person! From this, can it be concluded that this was an individual crime and there was no gang? After the portrait was issued, the Ministry of Public Security did not sit down and wait. They stared at the few pieces of evidence they had left behind, trying to find some useful clues from them. 4 pieces of evidence, namely the first envelope in which the letter was sent, and a letter of instruction inside; There was also a letter of introduction to prove the identity of the second time I received, as well as a receipt written at that time. It's no wonder that people on the banking side are fooled. **After investigation, it was found that this kraft paper envelope was indeed used for sending and receiving letters on a daily basis. But the lettering on the envelope has been altered, and it is impossible to see it without looking closely. And the handwriting on these four pieces of evidence, after analysis, should be from the same person. 
Although the handwriting of the prime minister's signature is similar, a closer look at it can still see the difference. The prime minister usually signs more wanton and chic, but the handwriting on the letter is obviously more restrained and regular, and it can be seen that it has been deliberately imitated. The various seals on the letters were also forged through wax paper. There are all kinds of indications that the suspect is a person with a high level of education. "Look here! As if he had found something, one of the investigators pointed to a place on the letter, "Is this written 'RMB'?" How did this word be written like this? Everyone gathered around to take a look, isn't it, the three words "RMB" were written by this person as a conjunction, "people" and "currency", if you don't read it in a sentence, you almost don't know what it is written. 
But the words in front of this are quite neatly written, huh? Why are these words written so sloppily? "It's not simple, I usually write it often, but if I write too much, I'm naturally too lazy to write it seriously." "If you want to say that, is this man a financial accountant?" Otherwise, how could ordinary people write so many words 'RMB' without any trouble. When everyone heard this, they nodded as if they had realized it, and the target range narrowed down a little bit. More attentive people found that the paper used by the suspect was a 15-line grid paper of a large agency. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it appeared in large quantities on the market, but after 1956, it was no longer circulated in the market, and only the units were still printing and using themselves. The scope of the investigation has narrowed down a bit. As a result, a lot of effort was put into finding the letterhead. Finally, after working tirelessly, it was found that the characteristics of the paper in the evidence were completely consistent with the paper of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. 
After the focus of the investigation was locked on the financial personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the progress of the investigation was suddenly opened. Although Zhao Quanyi's name was not found in the list of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, people from the Ministry of Foreign Trade reported that there was a person named Wang Zuo in the department who had behaved very strangely in the past few days. "Didn't the other day release the portrait of the suspect? Some people said that the painting was a bit like him, but he got angry all of a sudden, and he didn't usually react so much to these jokes. "The department asked him to write a few words and hand them in to cooperate with the investigation, but he didn't write them all the time. I caught a glimpse of it, and the words he wrote didn't look like his usual handwriting. ”
The people from the public security department listened to everyone's gossip and asked, "Then did he ask for leave on March 18?" The department manager thought for a while and patted his head: "Yes!" At that time, he said that his family was sick and needed to see a doctor, so he asked for leave in advance. "It's clearer here, but there's still one thing that hasn't been done. Although there are now reliable clues, it is necessary to find the huge amount of money that was defrauded in order to truly confirm Wang Zuo's identity as a suspect. According to the information that came up, the old banknotes were not in circulation. In other words, now those banknotes must still be hidden by him somewhere! After thinking about it again, ** targeted the search at Wang Zuo's home.
In early April, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau conducted a raid on Wang's home. There wasn't much to hide in the small house, and almost all of them were searched, and not a single bill in the case was found. At this time, the sharp-eyed search team found that the ground used by Wang Zuo's house to pile honeycomb coal seemed to have traces of new turning. After the ground was re-excavated, looking at the stacks of banknotes that had been shipped out, Wang Zhuo, who had just had a fierce confrontation with **, lowered his head, and there was nothing to quibble about. The "Zhao Quan case" was solved, and the criminal Wang Zuo's crime process was finally presented to the public.
Born in 1924, Wang had a wealthy family and joined the Kuomintang as a young man. On the eve of the victory of the Liberation War, having seen the revolutionary situation clearly, he speculated to join the North China People's Revolutionary University to study, and after the liberation, he mixed into the revolutionary ranks. Thanks to his experience of learning and revolution, he later got a job in the Ministry of Foreign Trade. But he, who has been used to living a good life since he was a child, can he endure these hardships? The salary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade is not high, and he is often greedy for pleasure, so he started to think crookedly. During his time in the army, he helped people forge handwriting and write fake notes, and successfully passed the test without being exposed. Later, when he was working, Wang Zuo saw that a letter from *** could command various departments, and his heart was very unbalanced. So one day, after seeing the *** inscription hanging in the auditorium, he had the idea of forging the prime minister's signature and defrauding a huge amount of money. He practiced at home for a long time, and finally learned seven or eight points of handwriting. But words alone are not enough, how can we make ** more credible? The Ministry of Foreign Trade sometimes comes into contact with letters sent by ***, and Wang Zhuo quietly found a suitable old envelope and stole it home to alter the words on it. According to the seals of the relevant departments he had seen before, he printed a fake one with wax paper and stamped it. Wang Zuo thinks that he has done it seamlessly, but the French Open is magnificent and not leaky. The details that he had not thought of, the habits of his pen, all became evidence of his guilt. The evidence is ironclad, and Wang Zuo confessed to the facts of his crime. The ** person in charge of investigating the case only took more than ten days to solve the case, which is really admirable.
After the case is solved, some people may think it is incredible: how can such a simple modus operandi succeed? In fact, judging from the situation at that time, in addition to the cunning and crooked minds of the criminals, it was also because the social atmosphere at that time was relatively simple, and most of the staff adhered to the style of doing things according to the rules and acting vigorously. But who knew that such an excellent work attitude would be used by criminals to produce such a bizarre case. In addition to the criminal Wang Zuo himself, other personnel who made mistakes in their work were also punished accordingly. **When Wang Zuo's home was searched, except for the thousands of yuan that were burned, all the remaining money was buried in the ground, and not a penny was spent. Wang Zuo did everything possible to set up **, but he was scared when he got the money. Afraid of being discovered, he not only dug a pit to bury the banknotes, but also burned a part of the stolen money that could not be buried in the pit. Because I am afraid of being discovered, I can only do these things while no one mentions them. He also went to the market to buy deodorant, for fear that others would find out that his house had burned something.
In the end, he was busy for a long time, but he still ended up in prison. Because the circumstances of his crime were too serious, which caused a great negative impact, it was finally decided to sentence Wang Zuo to death. A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. Using illegal means to obtain wealth that does not belong to oneself, in the end, what awaits these lawbreakers is only the severe punishment of the law and the guillotine on the head.