National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1152 - 1083: Capture One Person

Command center of the Graphic Investigation Brigade at the Lanyue City Bureau.

Being wealthier than the Changyang City Bureau, the Lanyue City Bureau’s Graphic Investigation Brigade boasts a more lavish and impressive command center.

Silver walls, red-and-black color scheme, resembling a satellite launch base command center—with rows of computer screens lined up in an orderly fashion. The content on the screens can be mirrored onto the large central screen or displayed in split view on the large screen. The presentation effect is top-notch, often the highlight when leaders come to visit and inspect.

Wang Chuanxing quickly got familiar with the setup and was having a blast, taking a break to circle around Huang Qiangmin: "This kind of command center really suits Captain Jiang... They just use it to show off, while we actually need it... We should have this reasonably reallocated to us... If we had a system like this, wouldn’t our operational efficiency improve by 20%?"

Initially, Huang Qiangmin didn’t react much, but as Wang Chuanxing kept talking, he started to look swayed. Finally, he licked his lips and said, "This system is too expensive. We can’t just take it. Let’s wait... until their city bureau or the film studio needs something a few more times."

Wang Chuanxing was tempted and said, "If we had a command system like this, taking down every suspect in their film studio would be worth it."

"Cutting off the source!" Huang Qiangmin criticized Wang Chuanxing, saying, "Comments that affect unity shouldn’t be made in the future. The purpose is not merely capturing suspects; it’s about maintaining social stability, serving the public, punishing crime, and pursuing fairness and justice... That’s our direction for development. Command centers like this are also meant to serve the police force and should not be prioritized above everything else."

"Understood." Wang Chuanxing obediently responded.

"You all focus on your work and show the Lanyue City Bureau what we’re capable of first," Huang Qiangmin carefully arranged.

Wang Chuanxing got the message, replied affirmatively, and turned to get busy in the command center.

When it comes to multitasking, Wang Chuanxing has quite a knack for it.

This time, using multiple computers was not just for speeding up the process but to accommodate surveillance videos in different formats.

Compared to Changyang City, Lanyue City’s better economic condition meant their surveillance infrastructure was established earlier, resulting in more legacy issues. Various surveillance systems from different companies inadvertently employed diverse independent formats. Trying to make one computer compatible with all of them was too difficult.

Jiang Yuan still refrained from operating the computers, standing at the front of the command center while watching the videos imported by Wang Chuanxing.

The time-consuming part wasn’t just viewing the videos, but also navigating the process of locating surveillance footage—different surveillance systems had varied methods for storing and managing their videos. Some had dedicated data centers, while others used advanced cloud storage connected directly to the Graphic Investigation command center.

In such cases, they could only view footage from those areas where the images were available.

Wang Chuanxing coordinated between image data and technical investigation. Liu Jinghui stood to the side and began analyzing the evidence chain.

Positioning himself in the role of a "Dragon Knight," Liu Jinghui imagined every image decoded by Jiang Yuan as potential evidence to prove relationships between suspects and victims, their behaviors, or their whereabouts in time and space, among other things...

"Suspect No. 11 and victim No. 18." Liu Jinghui confirmed the targets,

"11-18. Scene one. Act one. Begin." Wang Chuanxing pulled up the video.

The video was displayed on the central screen. When slightly enlarged, it revealed numerous patches and noise.

The timestamp in the video suggested it was evening. However, the screen kept flickering with white specks. The video quality itself was lackluster; even a human head the size of a fist appeared composed of merely a dozen polygons. While discernible within the overall environment, isolating it to identify a face seemed almost impossible.

"The very first video is already quite challenging—nighttime footage." Dai Mingsheng commented, observing from the sidelines—not as a supervisor, but more like a spectator assessing the situation.

"Most of this batch of videos are nighttime footage. Nighttime incidents are more frequent." The command center lead from the Graphic Investigation Brigade accompanied him beside the monitors.

"It’s the nighttime escapades that are frequent." Liu Wenkai, intrigued by the case and having studied it for a while, remarked, "Some suspects in the videos seem deliberate in avoiding the cameras—they’re definitely experienced."

"Surveillance isn’t omnipotent. If we really can’t crack it, we’ll find another way." Dai Mingsheng spoke half-heartedly. Without surveillance footage, making further progress would be nearly impossible for him.

In fact, if today went smoothly, Dai Mingsheng intended to stick around in the command center without leaving—not even for bathroom breaks unless accompanied by Huang Qiangmin or Liu Jinghui.

However, looking at this crude, unrefined video during analysis, Dai Mingsheng began to worry. If Jiang Yuan couldn’t deliver results, or couldn’t produce them within the promised timeframe of one night, there’d be plenty of complications ahead.

Gathering so many "long-arm troops" alone would draw criticism from others.

Dai Mingsheng was aware of Jiang Yuan’s reputation in handling scenes, traces, and bodies. As for Jiang Yuan’s expertise with surveillance footage, Dai Mingsheng wasn’t entirely convinced.

Frequent traveling to the film studio had made Dai Mingsheng well aware of the complexities in video analysis technology. Those experts earning millions in annual salaries were at that level because of their highly specialized skill sets.

The few he had encountered were exceptional—technical geniuses entirely dedicated to their craft. When considering Jiang Yuan’s age, background, and current breadth of skills, Dai Mingsheng felt it was unlikely Jiang Yuan could surpass those top-tier specialists.

Of course, those experts were also often challenging to utilize for police purposes. The invitation process was cumbersome and their results not always reliable...

"Pause." Jiang Yuan’s voice called out.

Wang Chuanxing immediately pressed the pause button.

Jiang Yuan stepped to the right and began operating at the control panel.

The paused frame from the video was displayed on the central screen and started becoming clearer. freewebnøvel.coɱ

The Level 5 image enhancement was now demonstrating its amazing clarity.

Dai Mingsheng’s pupils focused instantly, like a cat staring at the screen. He was someone who recognized valuable things—though he didn’t know much, he understood what technology was rare and precious.

"Run the license plate number search." Jiang Yuan’s image enhancement targeted the vehicle’s license plate in the footage. Once the number was retrieved, it would lead to a series of clues.

Wang Chuanxing promptly recorded the information and began sharing it in the group chat.

Jiang Yuan waved his hand, signaling the operator to keep playing the video.

"It stops here. There’s no additional footage beyond this." The operator played for two more minutes, watching the suspect move off-screen.

Jiang Yuan didn’t respond and said, "Pull up the surveillance map."

Soon, a high-resolution map of Lanyue City appeared on the central screen, dotted with countless camera locations.

Jiang Yuan motioned to zoom in on the map and trace the street where the incident occurred.

Within the next 2 kilometers, there truly wasn’t any surveillance footage available.

Nonetheless, having the vehicle’s license plate made a difference now.

After scanning the map briefly, Jiang Yuan identified several vehicle checkpoints farther ahead and said, "Track down this vehicle."

The team below immediately began working diligently.

Not long after, somebody stood up and reported: "The car belongs to Deer Park Entertainment Co., Ltd. Its actual controller, Wang Xiangjun, is a shareholder of suspect No. 11 Zhang Yingkui in Litoya Film Industry. Wang Xiangjun likely lent the car to Zhang Yingkui."

"We’ve located Zhang Yingkui." Another person swiftly reported.

"The car is parked at a party house."

"Victim No. 18’s car appeared outside the neighborhood where the party house is located and entered the premises."

Updates rolled in swiftly, with no need for Jiang Yuan to give extra direction.

As the information was nearly consolidated, Liu Jinghui looked toward Dai Mingsheng and said, "Dai Zhi, we can proceed to apprehend suspect No. 11, Zhang Yingkui. Simultaneously, we can deploy personnel to the neighborhood where the party house is located. If we can collect surveillance footage within the neighborhood, that would be ideal."

"Are we really apprehending him now?" Dai Mingsheng’s eyelids twitched—not due to hesitation about the arrest itself, but simply because everything was moving so quickly.

"Let’s proceed." Huang Qiangmin chuckled from the side and said, "The night is long—better to act early and free up the police force sooner."