National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1178 - 1108: Move Over

Liu Jinghui was deeply invested in Liu Chengming’s case.

He was somewhat different from Jiang Yuan. Compared to Jiang Yuan’s "utilitarian mindset," Liu Jinghui was more pure in his approach to the detective profession. To some extent, Jiang Yuan just wanted criminals to die, while Liu Jinghui contemplated how to play with criminals artistically.

Therefore, although Liu Chengming was already very likely to receive the death penalty due to the East Creek Lake body burning case, Liu Jinghui did not relent and stubbornly dug up a previous case.

Of course, this was of great significance to the Lanyue City Criminal Police Team. It was equivalent to solving another cold murder case, and it could even be considered a timely resolution. Otherwise, if they waited for the death penalty review and executed Liu Chengming, it would become difficult to solve the previous cold murder case.

This is also one of the reasons why cold murder cases are hard to solve. People die, and murderers are no exception. Furthermore, speaking from another perspective, murderers occupy a profession with a high mortality rate. Hence, the current case is easier to solve in time, but after a few years, the murderer always runs the risk of dying outside. Even if some physical evidence is found by then, it is still unfortunate without the suspect’s confession.

Jiang Yuan confirmed the completion of Liu Chengming’s case at noon. At that time, he was re-examining the corpse at the funeral home when suddenly a blue shimmering object appeared from a box of burnt bone fragments.

Jiang Yuan picked it up and saw Li Miaoyan’s legacy:

Youth Emotional Guidance (LV1) — Li Miaoyan never felt love and happiness, at least not before adulthood. Her sister was the first person to love her unconditionally. Li Miaoyan tried her best to meet all of her sister’s needs, hoping to make her sister feel love and happiness. Only after making this decision did Li Miaoyan realize how difficult it was. Nevertheless, she believed she could persist until her sister entered puberty and suddenly turned into a stranger...

Jiang Yuan glanced at the system interface in silence.

The two victims in the East Creek Lake case, including the murderer Liu Chengming, had not experienced a happy life. As for whether they had felt love, outsiders had no way to explore that.

If these three were from famous and distinguished families, their tangled stories might have been eagerly adapted into a movie.

Or to say, if these three were from prestigious backgrounds, they might not have had such tangled stories.

Li Miaoyan herself didn’t necessarily want to find two men; it was more because a single man, Liu Chengming, could not afford to support her and a younger sister who was studying in a better school with a higher quality of living.

Liu Chengming was likely a charming man, as evidenced by the first female victim of his murder case who found him attractive.

However, Liu Chengming was obviously not good at making money, or rather, his earnings as an excavator driver were neither enough for romantic expenditures nor for high-quality family support.

From an emotional trigger perspective alone, what stirred Liu Chengming’s murderous intent was merely 800 yuan.

Beep...

Jiang Yuan’s phone rang.

Jiang Yuan picked it up and asked, "Has Liu Chengming confessed?"

Liu Jinghui laughed heartily on the other end, "You understand reasoning as well now."

"Considering the timing, he should have confessed," Jiang Yuan sighed and asked again, "Did he confess to the head?"

He was referring to the decapitated male victim’s head.

"He confessed. If he hadn’t confessed to this, I wouldn’t have called you. This guy cut off the head, put it in a red paint bucket, filled it with stones and sand, and threw it into East Creek Lake. The visibility in East Creek Lake is quite okay; the red paint bucket we sent divers to search for has been found." Liu Jinghui chuckled, clearly more satisfied with what he gained from the case itself rather than solving it.

Finding the head also indirectly confirmed Liu Chengming to be the murderer.

This deadly secret would not belong to anyone other than the murderer or an accomplice. Unless Liu Chengming’s lawyer could produce strong evidence, the court would generally accept this as truth.

In other words, Liu Chengming was doomed.

So, Jiang Yuan also felt satisfied.

"In that case, I won’t return today, and the officers with nothing to do should take a holiday." Jiang Yuan hurriedly made arrangements.

The officers in Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team, like ordinary criminal police, have no days off during case handling. Although civil servants and police don’t follow labor laws, the bosses should follow human principles.

When there’s no time for holidays usually due to ongoing cases, now that the case is resolved, a holiday is naturally in order. Otherwise, when the next case comes, the holiday might be postponed indefinitely.

Dragging it day by day, some holidays are bound to be dragged away.

Liu Jinghui agreed with a happy smile. He was in a leisurely state, not anxious to jump into another case.

Dai Mingsheng and others, similarly sensible, made calls to say a few words and went off to do their own things.

The case being solved supposedly warranted a celebration, but for Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team, no one placed much importance on distant celebrations because they had solved many cases.

The next day, however, a group of officers surprisingly gathered on their own initiative.

Jiang Yuan was also called over by Liu Jinghui.

Liu Jinghui looked serious, and for a moment, said nothing upon seeing Jiang Yuan.

"Is there a major case?" Jiang Yuan immediately sensed something.

Liu Jinghui slowly and firmly shook his head, but said, "Dai Mingsheng, that old fox, bought tickets for the special case team’s families and invited them to travel to Lanyue City."

"So generous?" Jiang Yuan was taken aback. "Is it compliant?"

"Right! Who does things like this? It’s like the Farmer and the Snake story!" Liu Jinghui criticized sharply, "He even sent official letters to request leave for family members who needed it, utterly driven by selfish desire!"

Jiang Yuan was dumbfounded, "He’s inviting families and has to reimburse travel expenses, right? How do you account for accommodation and meals, they surely can’t expect families to pay that, right?"

"Their Lanyue City Bureau has plenty of money; what’s reimbursement compared to that?" Liu Jinghui snorted, "But they can’t just do whatever they want because they’re rich!"

Just then, Wang Chuanxing ran over, "Director Liu, your wife’s car has arrived."

"Coming." Liu Jinghui quickly wiped his face and hurried off to meet her.

...

Dinner.

Just in time, a Wuding broiler chicken sent by Jiang Fuzhen, along with a cook, was arranged by Jiang Yuan for steam pot chicken.

The Wuding broiler chicken is a superb variety of chicken native to China, though the taste isn’t purely attributed to the breed but rather because local people are adept at cooking it.

Compared to the commonly seen capon in Hainan, the top-quality Wuding broiler is a rare capon hen in China.

It’s well-known that in today’s big cities, spaying a male cat costs a few hundred yuan, while spaying a female cat costs over a thousand. Yet for the more difficult task of spaying a hen, it only costs a few dozen yuan per kilogram. Eating just the cost of this surgery makes it highly cost-effective.

Moreover, the Wuding broiler is castrated at a young age, which causes it to secrete a small amount of male hormones, making it more rooster-like as it matures. Better plumage, crowing, making it an LGBT chicken variety — a global trendy product worthy of a place on any dining table.

In terms of taste, the capon hen has its unique qualities. It’s fattier than a capon, yet not as tough as regular hen meat. Imagine someone with high female body fat and large male muscles, naturally tender and juicy when you eat it.

Over 30 criminal police officers, along with more than a dozen family members, enjoyed it and were all full of praise.

Dai Mingsheng also found a moment, holding a wine glass, came to Jiang Yuan’s side and said cheerfully, "They say people in the south know how to eat chicken, but the Wuding broiler chicken tastes even more special. Captain Jiang introduced us to another good thing; thank you, thank you..."

Jiang Yuan replied with a smile, "Castration is the best way to improve the breed."

"Makes sense. Europeans don’t castrate pigs, which results in pork being inedible," Dai Mingsheng immediately picked up the pace.

With such a notable squad leader accompanying the chat, even Jiang Yuan felt a bit pressured. He glanced at Huang Qiangmin, who was busy socializing with others, and said with a smile, "Director Dai, you’ve been considerate this time. Do you have any thoughts?"

"I just want you to spend a few more days here. No other intentions." Dai Mingsheng, like a playboy, first lowered expectations before adding, "Speaking of which, our City Bureau has a few apartments empty in the city center. Staying in hotels every day isn’t ideal; why not move in?"