National Forensic Doctor

Chapter 1337: Chapter 1263: Left Jab Punch

"Dare not, dare not bring it." Shan pleaded repeatedly, shameless in front of his little brothers. Of course, he knew that saving face now might mean he won’t need it later.

Clang!

Perhaps one of his little brothers behind him hadn’t expected their revered boss to show this kind of face, and his right hand loosened, dropping the steel pipe hidden in his sleeve onto the ground.

He hurriedly went to pick it up, but Shen Yaowei was faster.

Shen Yaowei stepped on the steel pipe and stared fiercely at him. noveldrama

The little thug tried pulling the steel pipe to no avail, tried again, then looked up at Shen Yaowei and shivered, retreating to one side.

Shen Yaowei snorted, bent down to pick up the steel pipe, pondered briefly, and shouted: "Found one Qimei Short Stick!"

The little thug froze, quickly shouted: "What Qimei Short Stick, I picked up this steel pipe by the roadside! I’m taking it home to sell for scrap!"

"Collect it, tag it." Shen Yaowei ignored him, turned to hand the steel pipe to the policeman behind him.

The policeman behind held back laughter, put it into evidence bag, intentionally tagged it, and wrote "Qimei Short Stick" on it.

The little thug was both surprised and angry: "Are you guys messing with me?"

"Stand properly, feet apart, hands on your head." Shen Yaowei pointed at him with a stun baton, ready to use it at any moment.

The little thug glanced at his boss in grievance, then reluctantly turned his back on Shen Yaowei, spreading his legs.

Shen Yaowei searched him from head to toe and found a Finger Tiger.

Shen Yaowei weighed it in his hand and said loudly: "One black Fine Steel Fist Blade, mark it."

He passed the Finger Tiger again to the policeman behind, pushed the dumbfounded little thug aside, pointed at the person behind and said: "You, come here for a pat down."

"No... I didn’t bring anything." The people behind started to push one another.

"What are you holding?" Shen Yaowei grabbed the guy who kept backing up.

"I..."

"Legs apart!" Shen Yaowei’s voice was loud, his tone severe.

The young man caught out glanced at his boss too but got no response. His shirt was unbuttoned, exposing his chilly chest, and he could only slowly spread his legs.

Shen Yaowei effortlessly discovered a watermelon knife from behind his waist.

"It’s not sharpened," the owner of the knife whispered.

"One lightweight unsharpened short knife!" Shen Yaowei turned, handed the knife, skillfully pulled out another person...

Shan finally understood, clasped his hands and pleaded: "Lead the way, tell me what you want!"

"Old Meng?" Jiang Yuan called Meng Chengbiao over from the back.

Meng Chengbiao got the hint, stood out with two other detectives, took Yu Mingxuan and Shan to a small corner of the bar.

After a mumble of conversation, Meng Chengbiao returned to whisper in Jiang Yuan’s ear: "Captain Jiang, this Shan is nicknamed Da Shanzi once he started in the business. He mainly deals in frozen goods, essentially acting as Yu Mingxuan’s superior. He never goes out to sea, just receives goods here, has a long-term crew of a dozen people responsible for road transportation, stockpiling, making a good profit."

"Confessed so quickly?" Jiang Yuan was a bit surprised.

"I told him about the history of our Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team and showed him documents with our names, he is sensible." Meng Chengbiao chuckled: "Smuggling with around ten people carries a much lighter charge compared to maintaining an active criminal organization with the same number."

Jiang Yuan and others laughed.

Meng Chengbiao continued: "Yu Mingxuan confessed everything too. Summing up, Yu Mingxuan does have a distant uncle who went missing, and the timeline fits with the victim’s death time, but Yu Mingxuan wasn’t familiar with this uncle, hardly any interactions. Lastly, the situation with this uncle being involved in smuggling, Yu Mingxuan and Da Shanwei aren’t clear about."

Meng Chengbiao’s narrative was slightly somber. Judging by the findings, the information confessed by Yu Mingxuan is probably something other members of the Yu Family also know; in other words, the presence of this distant uncle could be easily verified through others for a more comprehensive understanding.

As for confirming if the victim is the missing uncle, it’s simple enough to check the uncle’s home; if there’s leftover DNA, a comparison can yield a conclusion. Otherwise, gathering DNA from his children and parents also works.

Meanwhile, the aspect of limited communication regarding smuggling activities among everyone is understandable; who would keep babbling about their criminal deeds all day?

"Need to find someone in car smuggling; however, at Da Shanwei’s level of dealer, they typically handle only one operation due to the necessity of pressuring money and goods, it’s hard to operate multiple shops." Meng Chengbiao provided a conclusion.

"Have them bring someone over." Jiang Yuan waved his hand, then told Wang Chuanxing beside him: "Collect the victim’s information, sort out his interpersonal relationships, see if there’s any information."

Meng Chengbiao nodded, returned to the corner, and started intimidating Yu Mingxuan and Da Shanwei.

Watching Jiang Yuan’s team in action enviously, Qiu Jianye from Tianjin Police Station couldn’t help himself. As a fellow detective, Jiang Yuan’s Cold Case Squad operated in ways an ordinary task force couldn’t replicate.

Regarding the current case which just begun, already over ten suspects were brought in; further case expansion could involve over a hundred people, burying numerous detachees in paperwork.

Of course, if necessary, the Tianjin Police Station wouldn’t lack in manpower. But "if necessary" itself is a liability requiring a cost-benefit analysis.

For Qiu Jianye, given his career trajectory, he certainly wouldn’t deploy such resources during the early, unclear stages of the case. Nor did he have the authority to do so.

Factually speaking, whether smuggling or homicide, Qiu Jianye hadn’t seen clues directly leading to suspects. Meaning, the subsequent investigation risked hitting a dead end, and under such circumstances, he absolutely couldn’t afford a full-force attack.

"Captain Jiang, Yu Mingxuan, and Da Shanwei named several individuals, after discussion, it was unanimously decided that a second-hand car dealer named Li Lijun likely has links with a car smuggling group." Meng Chengbiao, having finished a round of intimidation, reported.

Jiang Yuan succinctly said: "Lure over and catch."

Meng Chengbiao acknowledged with "yes" and added: "They aren’t very familiar, if unable to lure him..."

"Try to catch him with bait first, saving manpower. If unable to lure him, then send people to arrest." Jiang Yuan appeared casual because the lead wasn’t guaranteed to yield results; anyway, those involved with car smuggling groups are quite many, if this one escapes, the next one will be easier, so he wasn’t concerned.

Moreover, smuggling is like an abnormal commercial behavior to some extent, inevitably connecting with many people, making complete concealment difficult.

Listening to Jiang Yuan’s tone, watching his actions, Qiu Jianye suddenly understood; Jiang Yuan wasn’t delivering a full-force blow, it was more like a casual left jab, but even so, its strength still led to dozens of arrests.

minutes later, Li Lijun arrived.

He was lured over by Da Shanwei.

In the smuggling circle, Da Shanwei was already considered a veteran, so when he proposed buying two luxury cars, Li Lijun didn’t think much, then...

He saw a bunch of cops in the bar.

Mu Zhiyang laughed as he brought him over, asking: "What are you looking at?"