National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1151 - 1082: Magnanimously

Before dinner, Huang Qiangmin had already arrived in Lanyue City.

Judging by the time, Huang Qiangmin must have headed straight to the airport as soon as he received the call.

Dai Mingsheng was the first to come and greet Huang Qiangmin. The group found a small restaurant outside, booked a private room on the second floor, and sat down to talk.

Huang Qiangmin observed Dai Mingsheng’s expression, took a few sips of tea, exchanged a few pleasantries, then decisively asked, "Your opinion—should we act now, or what?"

Dai Mingsheng glanced at Huang Qiangmin, smiled faintly, and replied, "If you were in this situation, what would you choose, old brother?"

"Jianyuan Group is the largest enterprise in Qinghe City, a soon-to-be-listed major company. It employs tens of thousands of people and drives who knows how many service industry jobs in the surrounding areas. But in the end, it was brought down all at once. The CEO’s entire family—either dead or executed—none left standing." Huang Qiangmin recounted this story like it was second nature. If not for Jiang Yuan working under him, he could tell this story for a lifetime.

Dai Mingsheng laughed heartily, "I figured you’d bring up Jianyuan. But the circumstances are different—Jianyuan was into drug trafficking and manufacturing, a sure death sentence."

Huang Qiangmin smiled without responding.

"We have the same zero-tolerance attitude toward the eight major crimes." Dai Mingsheng took a deep breath, lit a cigarette, and slowly continued, "But there’s a problem now. If the evidence only consists of the suspect’s confession, that won’t hold. Of course, the victim’s statement is also crucial evidence, but I suspect this case involves some public figures, so will the victims be willing to testify?"

Dai Mingsheng posed the question to himself and answered, "I think some people would rather break their teeth and swallow them than admit they were raped. If we insist on pursuing this case, some victims might even turn into witnesses for the defense."

"This kind of situation is something we’ve encountered before. There are always ways to mitigate it and come up with solutions," Huang Qiangmin said indifferently. Such matters were par for the course in rape cases.

Dai Mingsheng nodded, "That’s true. But it can’t be that every angle is opposed. There are some individuals here... you see, the evidence needs to be solid."

As he spoke, his gaze naturally shifted to Jiang Yuan’s face.

Liu Jinghui sighed inwardly, feeling it was a bit unfair, yet deeply impressed.

Even with his reasoning abilities, this time he was entirely reliant on Jiang Yuan’s footprint analysis and crime scene investigation. Without them, forget about drawing conclusions—the final result would be a baseless guess.

Liu Jinghui felt somewhat like a Dragon Knight. As the knight, he was indeed powerful, but the dragon was critical too.

In terms of rarity and versatility, the dragon’s role was clearly immense. This was exactly why Dai Mingsheng had made the request.

Jiang Yuan looked at Huang Qiangmin. Today’s discussion was crucial; he needed Huang Qiangmin to oversee it.

At this point, Huang Qiangmin chuckled heartily three times and said, "Old Dai, the question you’re asking is identical to the one I posed to Jiang Yuan earlier."

"Oh? How did Jiang Yuan answer?" Upon hearing this, Dai Mingsheng felt slightly more at ease.

As long as there was evidence, especially objective evidence, his pressure would be greatly reduced.

Huang Qiangmin patted Jiang Yuan and said to Dai Mingsheng, "As long as you can provide the necessary resources, Jiang Yuan will be able to produce the evidence."

"What resources do you need?" This time, Dai Mingsheng looked directly at Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan replied, "The basics—technical investigation combined with surveillance will suffice. Technical investigation can pinpoint the timeframes in which the victim and perpetrator’s phones were in the same room, while surveillance confirms their location and state. Later, this can be supplemented by the victim’s testimony, forming a nearly complete chain of evidence. If that’s still insufficient, there are other options."

Although it was the first time Huang Qiangmin heard Jiang Yuan’s plan, he immediately added, "If the suspect claims they don’t know the victim, haven’t met them, or weren’t together during a particular time, we can use evidence to disprove them. As long as we prove the suspect is lying, the credibility of the testimony increases significantly. And if surveillance reveals further details, all the better."

"This method works." Dai Mingsheng, not one to rigidly adhere to rules, nodded promptly. "People with problems tend to speak untruthfully on topics like this."

Liu Jinghui interjected, "If they do speak truthfully, what they admit might be enough to convict them."

"That’s exactly correct. If we can confirm their movements on the day, as well as the relationships between individuals... the opposition doesn’t stand a chance," Dai Mingsheng said, then naturally added, "But..."

Huang Qiangmin sipped his tea, "But what?"

"Finding people via technical investigation isn’t hard, but when it comes to surveillance footage, you might not be aware—our Lanyue City’s surveillance system is generally quite outdated. The older systems installed nearly 20 years ago were decent at the time, but compared to today’s new equipment, they fall short. Of course, the newer installations are fine, but for this particular case, I suspect locating suitable footage will be difficult." Dai Mingsheng spoke very specifically.

There are plenty of surveillance cameras nowadays, but when it comes to practical application, opinions among different departments vary.

Take identity verification as an example—cameras capable of capturing facial features are relatively few, with most focusing on body shape and clothing. This is why, in movies and TV shows, spies evading pursuers often change clothes—an effective counter-surveillance tactic. It doesn’t guarantee evasion but does increase the pursuers’ workload, both online and offline.

As for this case, encountering 20-year-old surveillance equipment means blurred faces that prevent specific identity determination, and actions between the parties would be even harder to discern. While it’s not unusable, its effectiveness would undoubtedly be much lower.

At this point, Jiang Yuan spoke up, "Surveillance from 20 years ago doesn’t matter—Honeywell, Samsung, Sony, or Axis systems, I’m familiar with them all. Domestic systems are even less of an issue."

He wasn’t exaggerating, but rather giving Dai Mingsheng some confidence.

And also boosting Huang Qiangmin’s morale.

Huang Qiangmin’s smile revealed bright, gleaming teeth.

"If Captain Jiang thinks it’s feasible, then we’ll proceed with this plan!" Dai Mingsheng didn’t hesitate and further asked, "How much time will it take? A few days?"

"For this case, the sooner the better," Jiang Yuan glanced at Dai Mingsheng. "I’ll start working immediately. Vice Captain Dai can secretly assemble the team. Once we’ve confirmed the suspects, we’ll act under the cover of night. By tomorrow morning, I hope we’ll have all the targets apprehended."

This plan left Dai Mingsheng deeply impressed. It was undoubtedly the best option but placed all the difficulty squarely on Jiang Yuan.

"Understood. Since Captain Jiang is giving it his all, we can’t be left behind. I’ll make the call now to request reinforcements for the task force!" Dai Mingsheng was inspired by Jiang Yuan’s determination.

Jiang Yuan responded with a smile. A Level 6 Image Investigation—trajectory analysis—combined with Level 3 technical surveillance technology, Level 5 Image Enhancement methods, Level 5 Crime Scene Investigation, and Level 4 forensic material evidence work didn’t even count as "giving it his all." It was just business as usual.

Of course, he could still accommodate Dai Mingsheng’s enthusiasm.