National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1197 - 1127: Gun

"With guns, the problem becomes serious." In theory, Director Xu could tolerate the appearance of drugs; a bit more wouldn’t be an issue.

Although domestic anti-drug efforts are very serious, there are still 5 million existing addicts in the country, and drugs for them are essential. If supply is scarce, it only increases their purchasing cost, slightly reduces their consumption, but overall, the country consumes about 5 million levels of drugs yearly.

So, for a city bureau chief in a provincial capital, catching drug dealers or seizing drugs is a part of daily work.

As for firearms...ordinary firearms are also part of daily work, but if the big box in the video is filled with firearms and ammunition, Director Xu would be a bit nervous.

These guys are taking the boxes on the highway; in other words, these firearms are essentially in circulation, completely different from those buried in collectors’ basements.

The number of cases a long gun can commit is quite a lot. No need to think about things like bank robbery; nobody does that nowadays, but turf wars are a necessity. Not only active organizations fight for territory, but also many in mining, underground factories, even in power plants excavating coins, are highly interested in firearms.

Director Xu suddenly jolted, saying, "Is Zhang Lei with that Binren Gang? Is he trying to buy guns?"

"It’s possible." Liu Jinghui had been pondering the question, but he thought deeper, unlike leaders like Director Xu who can speak without restraint—although he engages in reasoning, it’s based on dragon...no, it’s based on evidence to judge.

Liu Jinghui had long noticed Jiang Yuan muttering to himself nearby.

Now, hearing the question, Liu Jinghui turned his head and asked, "Jiang Yuan, what do you think?"

Jiang Yuan had been watching the screen, and when he heard the query, he straightened up and said, "I need to find more videos; I want to observe their gait..."

When Jiang Yuan spoke, the room fell silent.

Director Xu’s eyebrows furrowed; in this aspect, his feelings are the deepest because he frequently enjoys this kind of treatment. Today, they are in the bureau’s Image Investigation command room, yet not everyone present is from Luojin City Bureau, which makes it seem as if Director Xu’s speech is not receiving enough attention.

Jiang Yuan talked about specific details relevant to solving the case, and everyone on the scene viewed it as the most valuable content—something that evoked curiosity, naturally leading to silence as everyone listened intently.

Director Xu’s eyebrows relaxed slightly; respect purely derived from technology or reputation is what every leader seeks, but most often seek in vain.

Director Xu silently took out his phone, opened WeChat, and sent a message: Buy more big cherries, the imported ones, and have them delivered.

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At this point, Jiang Yuan turned to look at the screen twice and said, "It seems they are definitely transporting heavy objects, with the center of gravity basically in the middle of the box. Judging by the state of these two people carrying the corpse, the weight of the box should be over forty kilograms."

"Forty kilograms? With this size of a box, it definitely can’t be drugs," Liu Jinghui said, looking at the narcotics squad police.

The narcotics squad officer was very stern, saying, "Two boxes equal 80 kilograms; if it were drugs, it’d merit a first class distinction."

He seemed to crack a joke, but he didn’t smile, nor did anyone else find it amusing.

"Two boxes of ammunition are more troublesome...where has it been transported? Where is it now?" Director Xu asked more gravely.

"Most likely sent to Lanyue City," Liu Jinghui responded just as seriously. "If it’s ammunition, a plausible explanation might be Zhang Lei tried to buy goods, but due to various issues, he was killed. The opponent likely took him and the ammunition directly to Lanyue City’s film studio. With so many firearm props in the film studio, blending in would be convenient."

Jian Louyuan instantly tensed up.

The pressure shifted to Lanyue City Bureau.

Jian Louyuan pondered deeply, saying, "It’s also possible they’re prop firearms. The film studio is full of scammers; those dealing with props—didn’t we catch a prop master last time? They might have intended to deceive Zhang Lei, but Zhang Lei, being an expert and having a gangster background, could have been provoked into conflict."

The narcotics squad officer nodded, saying, "This conjecture has a certain rationality. If they were professional traffickers, they should have a professional or relatively mature method for handling corpses. Discarding a corpse right outside its home base seems rather foolish."

"This possibility can’t be excluded," Liu Jinghui replied, still reasoning based on the detective model, while the world the narcotics police interacted with is evidently more brutal than the detectives’.

As they spoke, several people looked at Jiang Yuan.

Director Xu felt slightly envious but also looked at Jiang Yuan.

"As for the final destination, just keep tracking the car; colleagues from Image Investigation, please continue following the two vehicles they switched to. On my end..." Jiang Yuan glanced down at his notebook, "I’ve traced the switched-out Audi; it’s likely entered a repair shop. We can apprehend these who provided cover for them first, which should give more leads."

"These should be local thugs, right? Can you identify the people?" Director Xu felt a glimmer of hope.

Jiang Yuan nodded, "I’ve already identified several people; identifying them isn’t hard. Hold on, I’ll print the information here."

Soon, the printer started whirring.

Simultaneously, the electronic version of the information was sent to the Ping Meng City Bureau.

The criminal police sent by the Ping Meng City Bureau immediately grabbed his phone to report to his superiors, his face turning red.

Whether or not they could catch the big boss was a topic for later. For now, catching the small fry could earn a collective third-class distinction as the base price; if the case were large enough—truly involving two boxes of ammunition—winning a second-class distinction in the first battle wouldn’t be excessive, right...at least, thinking this way, it wouldn’t be excessive!

The Ping Meng City Bureau detective was delighted, and the director likewise acted quickly upon receiving the call.

After a round of calls, Jiang Yuan’s side began requesting new surveillance video materials.

Then it was about finding witnesses and the witnesses’ vehicles...

Jiang Yuan and the others were immersed in the tedious process of evidence collection and excavation.

For technicians, tedium isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Tedium means mature methods and stable output.

The more creativity, innovation, and lightbulb moments a job required, the more it could endure tedium.

Because innovating is exhausting, where there is tedium, water filler, and mature modeling, it offers a sense of security. Those engaged in creating novelty find, after a lengthy period, that when tedium sets in, happiness follows.

...

Two hours later.

In Luojin City’s Image Investigation command room, the face of Ping Meng City Bureau Director Wang Zhancheng flashed on screen.

"Director Xu. Hello." Ping Meng is a prefecture-level city, with the director just past the level for white shirts.

Director Xu cheerfully greeted, "Lao Wang, you’re personally taking action? Watch for safety, huh. This case may involve ammunition, differing in level of danger..."

"Rest assured, we’ve already prepared over here. Take a look..." Wang Zhancheng said while shifting the camera, revealing a squad currently inspecting equipment. Behind the squad, an armored wheeled infantry fighting vehicle stood steady, its barrel aimed upward and rotating leisurely.

Jiang Yuan watching the screen nearly spat out water.

Although domestically there are indeed 92-type wheeled IFVs modified into armored anti-riot vehicles, modified versus unmodified, they’re two different concepts. Modified ones, certainly, don’t have such large barrels.

It is widely known that for unprotected targets, barrels of this size 25 are extremely terrifying. It has sufficient penetration power and considerable explosive impact. The key is an extremely high firing rate with agile movements, capable of causing tremendous damage even in urban settings.

It just feels like excessive firepower.

Director Xu was also shocked, saying, "If you’re contemplating an assault, thermal imaging plus high-caliber sniper rifles can be effective."

Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui exchanged a glance; Director Xu’s experience was another level of alarm.

Wang Zhancheng laughed twice, saying, "We considered that plan, however, the repair shop we’re planning to breakthrough into is concrete structure; general anti-material rifles may not penetrate it. The long-gun squad down there mentioned the situation, saying applying for anti-material was equally frustrating... Additionally, I’m considering we aim to capture them alive as much as possible."

"Grasping live targets with a rapid-fire cannon?" Director Xu smiled.

Wang Zhancheng also grinned, further saying, "My plan included, if their firepower is normal, I could let the IFV approach, take some shots, and see if it’s unable to penetrate, they’ll comply."

Director Xu’s emotions surged, sincerely stating, "Lao Wang is considerate."

"It’s only right; it’s also our case. By the way, is Captain Jiang satisfied with our arrangements?" Wang Zhancheng slightly smiled.