National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1174 - 1104: To See a Thousand Miles

Liu Jinghui arrived at the Lanyue City Criminal Police Team, and Wang Chuanxing delivered the latest progress of the case.

Liu Jinghui held it in his hand, it was a thick stack, and he couldn’t help but say, "In just one day, so much has been organized?" freewebnσvel.cøm

"All the units are working, no one expected we would catch the murderer so quickly. Captain Jiang turned Li Miaoyan’s house upside down, and collected hundreds of fingerprints and evidence samples." Wang Chuanxing paused and said, "Li Miaoyan’s younger sister even filed a complaint against Captain Jiang."

"A complaint? Isn’t Li Miaoyan’s sister just a teenager?" Liu Jinghui was momentarily stunned.

"Nowadays, teenagers are really something. They know how to search online on how to file a complaint against the police, know what numbers to call, and key point, they have perseverance, dialing repeatedly, going from unit to unit, complaining from the inspector to the procuratorate, and don’t even get tired. Moreover, they will also enlist friends to help, supporting each other..."

"What was the reason for the complaint?"

"For the extended closure of the house, rummaging through everything, the room was messed up, suspected of intending to steal, and so on."

Liu Jinghui, surprised and somewhat amused, remarked, "What valuable things are there in Li Miaoyan’s home? It’s practically bare. Besides, Jiang Yuan, a Jiang Village person... well, never mind, what did Dai Zhi say?"

"Dai Zhi sent officers from the police station to provide reassurance, and photographs were taken for evidence. Then he also apologized to Captain Jiang." Wang Chuanxing said.

"The complainant apologized to Captain Jiang?"

"How could that be possible?" Wang Chuanxing laughed, "It was Dai Zhi who apologized to Captain Jiang, probably mainly because he didn’t want Captain Jiang to be unhappy."

"Dai Zhi... alright." Liu Jinghui suddenly found it a bit absurd but somehow reasonable.

The position of Deputy Chief in the Criminal Police Brigade can be considered the highest position a police officer or civil servant can climb based on their professional abilities. Lanyue City is a provincial capital, and its Criminal Police Brigade’s level is even higher than the head of the Ningtai County Bureau. Dai Mingsheng certainly doesn’t have to bother with a complainant, let alone apologize to Jiang Yuandao.

But he did all this, maybe that’s why he could ascend to the position of Chief of the Criminal Police Brigade. Even with average business ability, he can, day in and day out, find people willing to support him. His reputation is decent in the national criminal police circle as well.

"Alright then. After all, the case is solved. Let’s just do our jobs." Liu Jinghui shook his head, feeling a bit at a loss, and said, "How is Jiang Yuan’s mood, must be pretty upset?"

"He seems okay... ordering food now." Wang Chuanxing whispered.

Liu Jinghui chuckled, "Alright then. This case..."

He turned his attention to the files in front of him.

Wang Chuanxing waited for a while, seeing Liu Jinghui had nothing to say, quietly left.

Early morning.

The meeting room of the Lanyue City Criminal Police Brigade was filled with the rich aroma of chicken soup.

The officers from the Cold Case Squad who came from afar from Ningtai were gathered with the Criminal Police Brigade officers, having a pleasant conversation.

Speaking of which, the temperament of officers from a county town like Ningtai should differ from those in the Criminal Police Brigade. However, most members of Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team were seconded from Changyang City, their temperaments matched well.

After a period of work and collaboration, both police sides not only became familiar but also, some even grew to admire each other mutually.

They are all officers who have solved major crimes, and when communicating with each other, there’s a distinct feeling.

Dai Mingsheng didn’t rush to rest, he specifically brought back a hotpot set for Jiang Yuan, even found someone in the frozen goods market to borrow an imported meat slicer, slicing all kinds of excellent A9, M9 beef, and also added scored squid and abalone into the pot.

The kitchen delivered a large basin of mashed garlic, specifically saying, "The prison labor ends after 5 o’clock, the delivered garlic mash didn’t look good, and this was freshly mashed by the kitchen staff."

Jiang Yuan tasted it, and it indeed had a strong spicy flavor.

"Those without wives should eat some garlic mash with it, eating meat without garlic loses eighty percent of its flavor!" Dai Mingsheng used his approachable manner, smilingly inviting everyone.

"Those with wives have already gone home." His deputy, Lin Xunlei, came and made a few jokes in coordination.

Dai Mingsheng glanced around, laughed, "I see there aren’t many people missing."

"It’s past curfew, better not go back." Jian Louyuan came up, aggressively scooping a ladle of garlic mash, then mixing soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, with chili, peanut crumbs, scallion, and cilantro.

"Pretty good, waking up the wife and kids at home will earn a pointless scolding and fill oneself with anger, might as well sleep at the office." Captain Hao, experienced, said.

Hearing this topic, Liu Jinghui also actively participated, "When working outside, focus on work; when at home, make amends properly. Running home with half-done work, not completing it well, leads to undue sulking. It’s unnecessary."

"Elder brother’s way is good. Have a piece of beef." Jian Louyuan offered Liu Jinghui a piece of A9.

"Together, together." Liu Jinghui returned with a piece of M9.

The hotpot scene was lively, quickly dispelling any lingering animosities.

Liu Jinghui deliberately sat beside Jiang Yuan, comforting, "It’s common for victims’ families to be ungrateful. The victim’s sister is only 14, in her rebellious phase, with what happened to her sister, she probably finds everyone unpleasant, just seeking to vent."

"I’m fine, it doesn’t affect me. But... the mood is a bit low." Jiang Yuan shook his head with a wry smile.

This case was not easy for him. An LV3 in forensic anthropology, with an additional temporary +1, even internationally this is at an expert level. Many small countries may not have experts of this caliber.

But for the East Creek Lake corpse burning case itself, even an LV4 in forensic anthropology is very strained. Moreover, the temporary +1 has time limits every time, Jiang Yuan pieced together the time day by day, gradually perfecting the judgment of the remains.

Furthermore, the Lanyue City Criminal Police Brigade deployed cyber police and technical investigations; technically speaking, it can be said the capacity was maxed out. In domestic criminal cases, unless it gains national attention, this is usually how far it can go.

Under such circumstances, solving the case quickly had a bit of luck involved. And Jiang Yuan rummaging through Li Miaoyan’s house was also to collect more evidence and clues. After all, before the murderer fully confessed, Jiang Yuan and others could not be certain that the case’s evidence and clues were complete.

Liu Jinghui coughed twice. He’s not good at providing emotional value either, so he straightforwardly opened a new topic, "Speaking of the case itself, I actually have an idea that might be worth trying."

"What idea?" Jiang Yuan asked while eating.

"Have you noticed, the murderer in this case is surprisingly strong." Liu Jinghui said, "He went from being desperately in love to a murderer in an emotional state. Typically, such a situation would lead to a crime of passion, but Liu Chengming didn’t; under the scenario of being outnumbered, he subdued two people and even got them to follow him."

Jiang Yuan nodded, "Indeed very strong. The male victim Wang Youming was a carpenter and probably had some strength, not someone who would surrender easily. And Liu Chengming’s emotional control was quite good. Instead of killing on the spot, he chose the method of burning the corpse, which indeed helped in evading capture."

"No blood was found at the scene?" Liu Jinghui asked Jiang Yuan.

"No." Jiang Yuan confirmed, "The scene was thoroughly searched."

"In such a situation, Wang Youming being willing to comply is still a bit strange, right?"

"Liu Chengming was armed; if Wang Youming didn’t comply, blood might have spilled. Weighing the pros and cons, not resisting can be understood, right?"

"No matter how it’s calculated, Liu Chengming’s performance exceeds the requirements of an excavator operator’s profession. Looking at his background, he shouldn’t possess such confrontation abilities. Additionally, the choice of location and method for burning the corpse was exceptionally well-executed; without encountering you, there was a good chance of him getting away."

Liu Jinghui continued to say, "I suggest intensifying Liu Chengming’s interrogation and further investigating him more thoroughly."

"Agreed." Jiang Yuan immediately concurred, adding, "I’ll also go to his residence to have another look."

"Great! He doesn’t have a sister, so we’re not afraid of complaints." Liu Jinghui made a poor joke.