National Forensic Doctor

Chapter 1360: Chapter 1286: Bloody Game (2)

Police Liaison Officer Chu Guanliang walked briskly into the police station’s reception room, emitting a hearty laugh reminiscent of an old statesman.

Huang Qiangmin stood up cooperatively, also emitting a bureaucratic laugh that felt soaked through.

Director Dama and others, including Ni Cha, chimed in with a harmonious laugh that resembled silver bells hanging on a rubber tree.

Back in the conference room, Huang Qiangmin arranged a workstation for Chu Guanliang and introduced him to everyone, "Mr. Chu is our ministry’s police liaison officer in Dama, quite familiar with the local political and police circles. While working on cases overseas, if you encounter issues, consult Mr. Chu often. If there’s something you should or shouldn’t ask, come to me... It will be a bit of trouble for Mr. Chu, as he’ll have to guide us through..."

"I’ll do my best to serve everyone," Chu Guanliang’s laugh felt like a spring breeze. "Since God Jiang gained fame, our police liaison work in Dama often encounters situations where people ask ’Do you know God Jiang?’ I usually say yes, and their attitude changes immediately, hahaha..."

Everyone joined in with a cooperative laugh.

"Regarding this case," Chu Guanliang turned and said, "The victim of the second case, Counselor Stewa, is a locally active political figure involved in numerous issues. Since the news of his victimization spread, it has impacted various areas such as real estate, construction, environmental protection, teacher treatment, and educational reform... Dama wants Jiang Yuan to take over, partly because we have few entanglements with local political and business circles."

Cui Xiaohu coughed twice and said, "It’s not that we can’t handle cases involving political figures, but such cases must be approached with caution. Additionally, Jiang Yuan’s investigative style has a certain advantage. We should concentrate on objective facts and evidence and avoid getting involved in local political ecology. We need not care what local politicians think, just focus on solving the case."

"Using objective evidence to solve the case?" Wang Chuanxing glanced at Liu Jinghui, deliberately asking on his behalf.

"Boldly hypothesize, cautiously gather evidence," said Cui Xiaohu fluently, clearly expressing his stance.

Liu Jinghui smiled, seemingly unconcerned. He’s worked in various levels of city support for years, only submitting cases for review when evidence and facts are fully transparent. Anyone claiming deduction without evidence is a Heizi!

After confirming there were no issues, a few made a call to Zhong Renlong, who quickly arrived with his team, pushing carts loaded with discs and USB drives to the office.

"Where should we start investigating?" Wang Chuanxing approached Jiang Yuan to ask.

"Let me take a look; you prioritize the first case," Jiang Yuan didn’t make decisions lightly.

First, the killer’s proficiency in the first case is certainly lower.

Second, the Stewa Villa case itself received significant police attention, with many personnel conducting intensive investigations, involving numerous leads and stages... From Jiang Yuan’s perspective, even reviewing these "secondary-created" leads would require a lot of time and effort. Without referring to the "secondary-created" leads and tracking the original evidence, much evidence has already been compromised during the investigation. noveldrama

However, the first case also has significant issues; as a roadside murder in the suburbs, evidence is very scarce, with even fewer usable clues.

Jiang Yuan spent an afternoon quickly reviewing it, then requested the physical version of the autopsy report for a closer read.

Zhong Renlong quickly transported a substantial amount of data inside, sitting in front while waiting.

In his free time, Zhong Renlong naturally gravitated toward the similarly bored and pondering Liu Jinghui, inevitably asking, "Where does Mr. Liu think this case is heading?"

"Hard to say now, we need to wait for Jiang Yuan’s report," Liu Jinghui said knowledgeably, "Jiang Yuan also reviewed your previous investigation report, so he’ll certainly find a breakthrough. We should focus on new breakthroughs to make the investigation easier."

"What if we can’t find one?" Zhong Renlong couldn’t help but ask.

Liu Jinghui smiled with Dragon Knight’s trust in a dragon, saying, "How could we not find one?"

Just as a dragon charges into battle, if a dragon desires a breakthrough, it will surely find one. It’s only a matter of how much effort the dragon is willing to exert.

If the enemy’s defenses aren’t strong, naturally less effort and strength are needed, but that’s the dragon’s choice.

"Robbery murders are inherently difficult to solve," noted Zhong Renlong, a frontline detective, aware of the robbery case’s challenges.

Especially cases with no stolen goods found and no rumors around, making the investigation even more difficult.

At this point, Liu Jinghui calmly said, "Actually, there’s a direction; if we politicize this case entirely, as the saying goes, whoever benefits the most is most suspicious..."

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu..." Zhong Renlong immediately interrupted, putting his hands together in surrender, "We also need to focus on politics."

"What are you afraid of, just some speculation," Liu Jinghui chuckled.

"Your investigative thinking is terrifying; even if we solve the case, with evidence found, it would still put us at risk," Zhong Renlong shook his head vigorously.

Liu Jinghui naturally understood, then said, "Trying to take shortcuts entails risks; if you don’t want risks, wait for Jiang Yuan’s report."

"Uh... Okay... By the way, the director ordered an excellent Cantonese chef for you; preparations are almost done. When’s dinner good for you? I’ll notify him in advance," Zhong Renlong switched back to hospitality, the recent awkwardness instantly vanishing.

Liu Jinghui frowned slightly, "A Cantonese chef? It’s not necessary; we just had hotpot a couple of days ago..."

"The director worried that you weren’t used to the food and considered you might want a change after local cuisine and hotpot over recent days?"

"Well... All right, thanks." Liu Jinghui lacked motivation to refuse.

Zhong Renlong revealed a smile, "The chef team prepared for days already. They’re traditional Cantonese chefs, using self-prepared seasonings and stocks, including oyster sauce, soy paste, each requiring tens of pounds of ingredients to produce minimal amounts..."

As Zhong Renlong spoke, he grew more confident, sensing Jiang Yuan would definitely enjoy it.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuan also gradually grew more confident.

Forensic investigation, when viewed broadly, offers little useful information, like ancient forensic doctors.

Yet the more detailed the information, the more it aids investigations.

For example, a simple gunshot wound, as referenced by Zhong Renlong and others, would be described as chest trauma, but to a forensic doctor, a gunshot victim’s body surely has an entry point, possibly an exit wound, and might display features like abrasion collars and wipe rings.

With two gunshot victims, the details double, and even more context allows even more details.

"We’ll resolve one issue at a time." Jiang Yuan scribbled in his notebook, placed the photos down, and approached Zhong Renlong.

Zhong Renlong quickly stood, "Of course, say on..."

Jiang Yuan flipped his notebook forward, summarizing:

"The first gunshot victim was 1.75 meters tall, with the bullet’s entry point on the chest at about 1.3 meters, near the fourth intercostal space. Using bullet entry-exit locations, I simplified a ballistic angle calculation formula and determined the shooting distance from ground traces, estimating the suspect’s height to be approximately 1.82 meters, assuming a normal firing position."

"The second victim, Counselor Stewa, stood 1.78 meters tall... Ultimately estimating the suspect’s height also at 1.82 meters."

"For two female victims stabbed with a short knife, tool mark trace evidence indicated the same weapon."

"So far, we can confirm, at the most basic level, these two cases indeed involve the same group of perpetrators, currently presumed to be two individuals."

After delivering all this, Jiang Yuan looked at Zhong Renlong, stating, "Two men, one over 1.8 meters tall. Collect more surveillance footage, that should help."