National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1176 - 1106: Simple Pursuit

Lanyue City Criminal Police Brigade meeting room.

About 30 officers from Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team lined up in a row, each with a computer or dossier in front of them, all with serious expressions as they read.

Wei Shikan, who came over to deliver food, couldn’t help but secretly take a photo of the scene and show it to his squad leader Jian Louyuan when he got back, saying, "Look at how they work. Damn, over 30 people reading a single case file, a case that should be closed and currently has no further evidence. No wonder they can crack big cases..."

"If I gave you full funding, bonuses galore, and you do nothing but focus on one major case with all living necessities taken care of, you could also calmly focus on one case." Jian Louyuan said with a face as if he’d seen it all.

Wei Shikan got excited: "Then let’s give it a try. If we succeed, won’t it become the Jian Louyuan Cold Case Team?"

"Who says you’re oblivious." Jian Louyuan looked at Wei Shikan and said with a smile, "At least you didn’t name it the Wei Shikan Cold Case Team."

"I can’t handle the pressure. Liu Jinghui is basically guessing there’s a case within the case. If there isn’t, I can’t imagine how awkward it would be." Wei Shikan was indeed thoughtful, and at this thought, he couldn’t help but shudder.

"If you can’t handle it, how could I?" Jian Louyuan also felt uneasy.

Wei Shikan laughed heartily: "Being a workhorse is tiring; being a responsible workhorse is even more exhausting."

Jian Louyuan couldn’t imagine under what circumstances he would dare to make a conclusion like Liu Jinghui’s.

This, in his view, seemed somewhat unnecessary. An originally smoothly resolved case was now going to be reopened, and Jian Louyuan found it a pity. The key was the uncertain future, putting in so many resources just to dig deeper into the same case and the same suspect was not a decision Jian Louyuan could make.

The East Creek Lake cremation case might not compare to the previous Li Yaoji murder case, but solving a multi-person cremation case is quite an achievement.

If Jian Louyuan could solve this case and make decisions about it, he would be extremely careful and respectful.

"But, Jiang Yuan and his team just follow Liu Jinghui’s wild guesses, they’re truly willing," Wei Shikan remarked again with emotion. He joined the Lanyue City Criminal Police Brigade with the dream of becoming a detective, and it’s pretty much the top-tier criminal police organization in the province, with daily work similar to what you see in many TV dramas. But compared to Jiang Yuan’s work, he suddenly felt it wasn’t as impressive.

Jian Louyuan understood what Wei Shikan meant, calmly saying, "You don’t have to envy that. Jiang Yuan and his team can do it leisurely because they’re gambling with their reputation. If Jiang Yuan hadn’t solved so many cases, we wouldn’t be here awaiting orders. Liu Jinghui gives the command, with no evidence, and an entire team follows his lead. Shan Nan’s Deductive King isn’t just a title. But that kind of fame will be gone after just two failures."

Wei Shikan wasn’t as cautious as Jian Louyuan expected. Instead, he became more excited, saying, "All or nothing, right? Cool!"

"Do you have some misunderstanding about what ’cool’ means?" Jian Louyuan couldn’t understand Wei Shikan.

A nearby detective whispered, "Jian, Mr. Wei joined the Criminal Police Brigade because he thinks they look cool, so do you think he might have a misunderstanding about what ’cool’ means?"

Jian Louyuan suddenly realized, "Forget it, even his family can’t manage him, let’s not try. Well... Wei Shikan, just stay here and help out Captain Jiang and the team, report to me if anything comes up."

Jian Louyuan couldn’t stand the atmosphere here and turned to hide in a small office.

...

Liu Jinghui indeed didn’t seem as relaxed as he appeared, but he wasn’t particularly tense either.

The act of reasoning without evidence might be risky for other officers, and if things go wrong, they might have to bear the responsibility. But for Liu Jinghui, this is exactly what he pursues.

Of course, the pressure can’t be avoided. So many people are conducting the investigation out of trust in him, and if the direction turns out to be wrong, Liu Jinghui would feel a bit self-reproachful, but not much.

Experiencing investigative setbacks is common for a high-ranking provincial police officer like him. Apart from unsolved cold cases, it’s usual even to try three or five times on current murder cases and fail. Without this level of determination, Liu Jinghui wouldn’t have gained such a big reputation.

Remember, before Jiang Yuan became famous, Shannan’s true investigative ace was King of Deduction Liu Jinghui.

The members of Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team were equally calm and unshakeable. Having handled so many cold cases, they’ve long accepted the concept of delayed gratification. Or rather, even if they ultimately can’t be satisfied, what does it matter?

The only one seemingly idle was Jiang Yuan.

When it came to flipping through case files, Jiang Yuan’s abilities weren’t necessarily better than Wang Chuanxing’s. To say this is a bit boastful; when it comes to handling texts, Wang Chuanxing, who has been through the workplace ringer, is four workhorses stronger than Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan’s technical abilities were stronger, and his comprehensive abilities while reviewing files were better. But as for the current progress, Jiang Yuan hadn’t needed to look at these files in detail yet.

If they can’t sift out the cases that Liu Chengming might have been involved in, Liu Jinghui’s speculation cannot be confirmed, and if his speculation cannot be confirmed, then perhaps no previous cases exist at all...

Jiang Yuan brewed a pot of tea and drank leisurely.

After a while, seeing a WeChat message from Jiang Fuzhen, Jiang Yuan simply put on his headphones and called, "Dad?"

"Hey, how’s it going on your end? I’m having tea with your master, and we mentioned you. Your master found a monk to give you a reading." Jiang Fuzhen seemed quite happy, and the camera shifted to a mahjong table.

Jiang Yuan was a bit surprised, "Since when did you start playing mahjong?"

Jiang Fuzhen chuckled, "You know those groups that scam demolition residents? A group recently targeted me, playing mahjong and poker with me every day, and I got a bit hooked."

"Hmm... which scam group?" Jiang Yuan still focused on the main point.

"Captured them." Jiang Fuzhen thought for a moment, then turned to ask Uncle Qiang, "When were they captured?"

"Last Friday, the chief of Zoumadao Police Station personally led the team to capture them." Uncle Qiang’s large face appeared in the video, "They slipped up."

"What kind of slip-up?"

"They wanted to open a mahjong parlor and even tried bribing someone. The landlord here, upon hearing this, immediately informed the police station. The lease was signed and money handed over by noon, and they were caught by afternoon." Uncle Qiang added, "They didn’t refund the rent either, losing both the deposit and rent."

"And the transfer fee." Jiang Fuzhen clattered the mahjong tiles and said, "Just a few little punks, thinking this is our first demolition. Oh, and Jiang Yuan, I sent a chef with seafood over to you. It should be arriving soon, make sure to eat it. Share some with your colleagues, be generous, and if it’s not enough, let me know."

"I got it." After a few more fatherly ramblings, Jiang Yuan put down his phone and patted his forehead.

Mu Zhiyang, standing nearby, immediately asked, "Got any ideas?"

At these words, half of the people at the table looked over.

"No." Jiang Yuan put down his hand, "I just made a regular phone call, why would that give me ideas?"

"Oh..." Everyone couldn’t help but quietly express their disappointment.

"By the way." Jiang Yuan patted his forehead again, "My dad sent seafood over, save some room."

Everyone’s spirits involuntarily lifted again.