National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 1039 - 972: Featherweight Class

Chapter 1039: Chapter 972: Featherweight Class

"Get some young guys over here." Wu Zhisu, the head of the Jianjiang Municipal Bureau’s Criminal Police Brigade, waved his hand and stepped down to the shore himself, trying to step on the firm ground as he moved forward.

Several young criminal police officers, all in brand-new clothes, hurried to follow.

When they reached him, Wu Zhisu turned his head and saw: "Damn, what are you guys just standing there for? Hurry up and get over here."

The criminal police officers standing in front exchanged glances, then pointed to their noses: "Didn’t you just call for young guys..."

"What’s the matter, you’re not a young guy anymore? Let me tell you, being a young guy isn’t about whether you’ve slept with a woman. Anyone under 35 is a young guy. Got it?" Wu Zhisu gestured with his hand: "Hurry up."

Once the head of the brigade spoke, the criminal officers under the age of 35 had no choice but to jump down, run to the riverbank, put on their gloves, and look for equipment, ready to retrieve the body.

Amid the chaos, someone said: "Commander Wu, there are still some young guys on the bank who haven’t come down."

Wu Zhisu turned to look back, smiled, and said: "Deputy heads don’t count as young guys."

"You make so much sense!" The young guys were subdued.

At that moment, Jiang Yuan, whom they were talking about, arrived at the location.

"Hurry and help Captain Jiang." Wu Zhisu once again directed the young men into action.

Several young guys around thirty years old stepped forward and helped twenty-five-year-old Jiang Yuan off the rubber dinghy.

"Thanks a lot." Jiang Yuan said, as two young men supported him and helped him jump over the muddy ground.

Similarly assisted by the young men in their thirties, Jiang Yuan put on his shoe covers.

In the office, the skill of serving the leadership is not something you learn; as you age, it naturally becomes part of your growth rings.

"Shall we retrieve the body?" Out of respect, Wu Zhisu asked Jiang Yuan first.

"Let’s retrieve it. That... let’s try our best not to damage the body," Jiang Yuan specifically reminded. It’s not that such reminders are superfluous; messy body retrievals are not uncommon.

In fact, in many places, it’s not the police who retrieve bodies but seemingly professional body retrieve teams. With these civilian organizations, you can forget about demanding the preservation of evidence or proper care for the body.

Drowning cases are particularly difficult to solve, and this is one of the contributing factors.

Wu Zhisu waved his hand, pointing to several older criminal police officers: "You older guys go retrieve it."

What could the seasoned officers say? They simply cooperated with the Jianjiang City forensic doctor and bowed their heads to retrieve the body.

They actually knew the reason for Wu Zhisu’s request; more experienced criminal officers were more likely to protect the body. Otherwise, if a few novices were sent in, who knows what might happen...

"Ugh..."

A young officer, eyes gleaming and face full of collagen, looked at the body being pulled ashore, its shape somewhat distorted, clearing up and beginning to give off a smell, and suddenly could not hold back, sprinting away while vomit erupted from his mouth.

"It’s good it’s not the primary crime scene." The forensic doctor from Jianjiang City shrugged his shoulders and continued to lift the body onto the stretcher.

This was only because Jiang Yuan was present; ordinarily, they wouldn’t bother with such trouble and would simply place the body in a body bag.

Jiang Yuan stepped forward to examine the scene.

On the Tai River, the rubber dinghy’s engine continued to rumble as it ferried people across.

The second group to come ashore included Huang Qiangmin.

"Commander Wu." Huang Qiangmin’s teeth were somewhat yellow and crooked, giving him a feral appearance.

"Cough... cough cough... cough... cough..." Wu Zhisu cleared his throat several times before he could speak smoothly, laughing, "Huang, aren’t you afraid of making a wasted trip?"

"Even if the body is found on the south bank, there still needs to be a leader in charge to direct the scene." Huang Qiangmin smiled, "We are just a small county town; we can’t compare to your prefecture-level cities."

"No no no, our Jianjiang City is at the bottom in Shannan Province, and currently, we can’t even compare to Ningtai County. Cough... damn, my throat is not holding up, we just handled a series of cases, I’ve been running around for days without sleep..."

Huang Qiangmin cut off Wu Zhisu’s words, bringing the topic back: "No matter what, Jianjiang City is still better than Qinghe City. Our economic performance was at the bottom last year, and the senior leaders are furious..."

Wu Zhisu quickly praised, "But the scale of your investment attraction is among the top in the province..."

"That aspect is indeed... haha, because in terms of solving criminal cases, and public security management, we are indeed leading the province... If you, Wu’s team, are willing to support us, that would be perfect." Huang Qiangmin’s teeth danced in the air, flitting like moth wings, causing Wu Zhisu to feel dizzy.

"Cough cough... The development of Ningtai County is obvious to all of us..." Wu Zhisu praised, not too smoothly, causing the surrounding criminal police to clench their toes, but Wu Zhisu persisted, no matter how hard, is it as tough as when there’s funding? Is it as tough as staying up all night on surveillance for seven days and nights?

By this time, Jiang Yuan had already completed the external examination of the body, stood up straightening his back, changed his gloves, washed his hands with river water, and then turned to Huang Qiangmin. He slowly took the two-colored Lord Guan pendant out of his pocket, lightly touched it, and then put his hand down.

Huang Qiangmin was stunned, then looked at Jiang Yuan seriously for confirmation.

Jiang Yuan nodded his head, touched Lord Guan once more, and then put it back into his pocket.

Based on the previously agreed upon secret signal between them, touching Lord Guan meant there was a case, but the case was of the lowest priority. According to Huang Qiangmin’s interpretation, it was a case that could be resolved by praying to Lord Guan, and only needed to pray once.

However, such a judgment was based on Jiang Yuan’s opinion.

For any regular Criminal Police team, the difficulty of a case often does not change according to one’s will. The evidence and materials that Jiang Yuan could use, might not necessarily be usable by others.

Especially some of the more forceful techniques that are incredibly powerful and valuable are differentiated among people.

Such as DNA technology, although it is a forceful technique, it doesn’t require too many tricks, a match means the end. There is also the Skull Restoration Skill, which has many technical nuances in itself, but once completed, combined with facial recognition, it can achieve a very strong breakthrough.

In comparison, many traditional criminal police techniques, such as canvassing, investigation, or Sherlock Holmes-style reasoning, usually require the cooperation of others. Without relatively precise cooperation, these techniques will be difficult to apply.

Without forceful techniques, one’s words will not hold enough weight.

On the contrary, Huang Qiangmin started to speak more fiercely.

He glanced at Jiang Yuan and asked loudly, "Jiang Yuan, is it a case? Or an unnatural death?"

An unnatural death doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a criminal case; falling into the water accidentally, or drowning while swimming alone – these are all unnatural deaths, but the police don’t need to seek justice for these victims.

Jiang Yuan calmly said, "Blunt force trauma to the back of the head, occurred before death, it should be a case."

"Could it be that he hit his head on a rock in the water, passed out, and then drowned?" A detective nearby asked. This is a common question in case discussions. When the criminal investigation team has large meetings, it’s about following orders, but during smaller meetings, most teams are allowed to speak freely.

Jiang Yuan shook his head, "The blunt force trauma is ante-mortem and also the cause of death. The victim didn’t drown, this can be confirmed with an autopsy by examining the lungs. Moreover, the victim’s head injury is a typical ante-mortem injury with bruising around the edges of the skin and pronounced bleeding."

"So, it’s confirmed to be a case." Huang Qiangmin looked at Wu Zhisu, smiled again, and said, "Wu, Jiang Yuan has finished the external examination, do you want to take over, or should Jiang Yuan continue?"

Wu Zhisu quickly said, "Naturally, we hope that Jiang Yuan will continue."

"Alright. Then you guys discuss it, we’ll go to the autopsy room and wait." Saying this, Huang Qiangmin prepared to head back to the car.

Wu Zhisu grabbed him in a hurry, then took him a bit further away, whispering, "We can just discuss it here. I see that the body’s clothing and everything is present, the case might not be that difficult... Hear me out, my point is, for this case, I hope Jiang Yuan personally takes charge, with Jiang Yuan’s Cold Case Squad involved, the quicker the better."

"What do you mean?"

"If you handle it well, it’ll make it easier for me to persuade the leaders to let Jianjiang City join the Taihe Working Group, right." Wu Zhisu earnestly said, "Everyone knows how tough it is to deal with drowning cases, with so many unsolved cases, right? If you can handle it, I am willing to cooperate, but we need more tangible evidence, right?"

A vision of the bicolor Guan Yu pendant flashed through Huang Qiangmin’s mind as he grinned at Wu Zhisu with a toothy smile, "Let’s meet with your leaders then."