Chapter 680: Chapter 430: Important Information! (2)

"Fake?"

Yang Ruoxi’s face showed a hint of surprise, her eyes revealed bewilderment.

"As it stands, the name Zhuge Rong is the false identity used by the other party..."

Xu Liang nodded, sighed, and said.

With these words, silence fell inside the car.

It was clear that Yang Ruoxi understood the implication in his words.

Zhuge Rong’s identity might be fake, but it doesn’t affect the fact that an ID card with the name ’Zhuge Rong’ is genuine and legally binding!

In other words...

The other party...

"Hiding an identity!?"

Yang Ruoxi’s eye twitched, feeling like she was at a loss for words.

This person is truly adept at hiding, first lurking behind everyone, and only after great effort, through Si Mei and Wang Li, was a person named Zhuge Rong found.

Yet, after a slight investigation... the entire identity was fake!

Though sitting in the car, Yang Ruoxi felt as if she were in chaos.

"But this also indirectly confirms our previous suspicions about him."

Xu Liang exhaled a breath of stale air, his mind immediately switching gears.

"It’s hard to forge an ID card unless the other party has some influence."

"This aligns with our earlier thoughts on the status and identity contrast between Wang Chenghua and Zhuge Rong."

The Eastern Country scrutinizes the registration of identity information for unfamiliar adults very rigorously.

First of all, you must be able to prove your identity, such as having a elder, neighbor, or relative who has watched you grow for over a decade.

As well as your work record and your life trajectory within the country.

Meanwhile, local village leaders must vouch for you, and those aforementioned people must also guarantee you, before you can potentially obtain an identity in a short time.

"Yet Zhuge Rong’s identity lacks all these conditions but still obtains identity swiftly."

"Doesn’t this precisely confirm our previous suspicions about his identity?"

Xu Liang laughed a little, he was quite optimistic.

Yang Ruoxi, upon hearing this, thought it over and agreed.

The most important thing is...

"His identity underwent a transformation!"

Out of nowhere, Xu Liang placed this statement in front of the two of them.

"Before 1984, Zhuge Rong undoubtedly lived under his real identity!"

"Yet by 1984, he suddenly adopted the identity of ’Zhuge Rong’..."

To put it in perspective.

No parent would assign a fake identity to you upon your birth or fail to register you properly.

Especially a person with such influence!

So the question arises.

Why did the other suddenly need to change identity!?

One must know, in the Eastern Country or, rather, within society, proving one’s existence doesn’t rely on whether you are alive, but on personal information!

If your information declares you dead, the society will treat it as if you’ve ceased to exist.

Even if you’re alive, if the social machinery considers you dead, you will face obstacles, including but not limited to being unable to work or access the internet.

Identity transformation might even cause the loss of previous benefits like housing funds!

"To risk relinquishing these in pursuit of a new identity, unless..."

A flicker of realization struck Xu Liang.

His eyes flashed and an idea formed in his mind.

"His old identity had issues!"

Hearing this, Yang Ruoxi paused slightly and then suddenly raised her head, staring at him in shock.

"Are you saying..."

"That’s right."

Xu Liang nodded, "His old identity had problems."

"And the issue was significant enough that he had to abandon those so-called benefits to acquire an entirely new identity!"

For instance.

If you seriously injured someone and were later released from prison, that information would be engraved in your identity records, and society looks solely at your information. In this case, finding a job would meet with obstacles.

So, you acquire a clean identity.

This new identity has no fighting or imprisonment records.

To society, you’re no longer an ex-convict with a criminal record, but a true innocent, a respectable person!

And for the other party, being willing to abandon an old identity to become ’Zhuge Rong’...

"Death penalty!?"

Following Xu Liang’s train of thought, Yang Ruoxi’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Her heart, previously despondent over finding no clues at the welfare institution, now burned ardently.

"Are you suggesting that Zhuge Rong may have committed an irrevocable act, necessitating the abandonment of his past identity, thus becoming Zhuge Rong?"

Xu Liang nodded.

"Exactly."

Some crime lords often use such methods to go clean.

"However..."

Suddenly Yang Ruoxi hesitated, "But is simple death penalty truly enough?"

From the information from Zhao De and Wang Hai.

The other party’s influence is astronomical!

For someone like him, what deed would warrant a death penalty? Simply murder or arson, there might be countless people scrambling to take the fall!

So...

"The reason for abandoning the old identity must be very unique."

Xu Liang did not deny his line of thought, only kept exploring new angles.

Unique... how unique?

Firstly, that which prevents the use of an old identity must be linked to criminal law, hence death penalty is unavoidable.

Therefore, the death penalty must be unique, so unique that even someone of his stature couldn’t escape it.

Zhuge Rong’s registration year was 1984.

In other words, this unique factor occurred before 1984, and in that timeframe, plausible extraordinary factors...

Wait...

In a daze.

Yang Ruoxi suddenly thought of something, her pupils contracted, she then lifted her head, displaying a look of bewilderment on her face.

If there exists an extraordinary factor even someone of his stature couldn’t avoid...

There truly is one!

"I think I might have an idea."

Yang Ruoxi spoke in astonishment, her face revealed shock, and her heart pounded loudly.

She had an idea.

However, this idea was somewhat terrifying!

"Yes, I know."

Xu Liang nodded, clearly he sensed it too.

As for what this unique factor is...

Upon this thought.

Suddenly, a vibration sounded from his chest.

"Buzz buzz buzz~!"

Xu Liang was jolted awake, reaching into his pocket to pull out his phone.

[Caller ID: Uncle Wang]

He reached out, pressed a button, and chose to answer the call.

"Hello? Uncle Wang, do you have any updates on your end?"

As soon as he connected, Xu Liang unceremoniously inquired about the issue he had entrusted the other with.

"The one you mentioned named Zhuge Rong... I checked, and this person’s identity is as clean as a white sheet!"

"No records of any legal trouble, although significant portions of their information are missing or blank."

On the other end of the line.

Wang Hai’s heavy, puzzled voice came through.

"A very bizarre situation."

"I deployed people for further investigation, but found... there’s nowhere to begin, unless we individually interrogate each person who registered this identity!"

Zhuge Rong’s registration was too outrageous.

Of course, allocating vast resources could potentially crack it.

But that applies to ordinary scenarios!

"Judging from the pressure coming from Zhao De..."

Wang Hai’s tone turned heavy, as if foreseeing something.

"Once we commence individual investigations, resistance won’t fall short of pressures from the judiciary!"

Xu Liang understood.

He naturally wasn’t foolish enough to ask Wang Hai to formally investigate the opposing party’s identity.

Just the notifications directed at him faced such resistance.

Not to mention, peeling away the protective shell named ’Zhuge Rong’ might provoke a desperate backlash!

Hence... an alternate route could be pursued in this investigation!

"Uncle Wang, here’s new information from my side."

"The other party perhaps... encountered an incident before ’84, making the old identity unusable, forcing them to adopt ’Zhuge Rong’ in ’84." Xu Liang calmly narrated over the phone.

...

Meanwhile.

In the Upper City, inside the police station office.

Wang Hai sat in his chair, listening to the speaker with furrowed brows.

Crime?

For individuals who pressure Zhao De, what could warrant a death penalty!?

It was clear Xu Liang anticipated this line of questioning, because, the next moment...

"I suspect, this death penalty situation is unpreventable, irreversible, and factors are quite unique!" Xu Liang said.

Unpreventable, irreversible, uniquely factored...

Still prior to 1984?

If the occurrences were before 1984, does it indicate...

In a trance.

Wang Hai suddenly paused and then his face reflected surprise.

"You mean it happened around... "

"1983 or thereabouts!?"

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