National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 1046 - 979: Fellow Travellers

Chapter 1046: Chapter 979: Fellow Travellers

"Captain Chen, hello, this is Jiang Yuan." Jiang Yuan, bearing a full emotional quotient, holding the handset of the landline phone, greeted with a smile: "Yes, we have a case here and we hope to get your support... Thank you... Alright, we’ll get in touch later."

After finishing the call, Jiang Yuan put down the handset. Cui Qishan hurriedly took it over respectfully, handing over a cup of tea with a smile, and said, "Captain Jiang, you’ve worked hard. Please wait a moment, next we have Director Liu from Pushan Municipal Bureau... Director Liu is 45 years old this year, also comes from a detective background, likes to lead from the front, often is on the front line, and he often mentions you in meetings..."

Jiang Yuan nodded, took another sip of tea, and gestured with his eyes for Cui Qishan to begin.

Cui Qishan quickly picked up the extension phone to dial, and when the call connected, he said in a hurry: "Director Liu, please hold on, Jiang Yuan will speak with you..."

Jiang Yuan picked up the handset, with an emotive expression:

"Director Liu, hello, this is Jiang Yuan... Yes, I am the forensic doctor from Ningtai County Bureau... Haha, I am still just a junior forensic doctor... Yes... Captain Cui is from Zhengguang Bureau’s Criminal Police Squad, I have cooperated with him on several cases before, this time we’ve hit a snag with a case... Okay, thank you for your trouble..."

After a three- or four-minute conversation, Jiang Yuan ended the call and nodded to Cui Qishan again.

Cui Qishan quickly picked up a pen and found Director Liu’s name on the printed list, then marked a check next to it.

In the corner of the conference room, Wei Changxue, while typing on the laptop in front of him, said in a low voice, "Just with one phone call, and one city is sorted out?"

"You are joking about Wang Ningtai Jiangyuan’s calls," Mu Zhiyang was also waiting nearby, with a laptop in front of him, browsing the news while commenting, "Captain Jiang usually doesn’t make direct contact; this time it’s to save you two."

Wei Changxue nodded vigorously, lowering his voice to say, "I understand."

"What do you understand?" Xiao Si glanced at Wei Changxue.

"I... What should I understand?" Wei Changxue looked towards his mentor Xiao Si.

After a brief contemplation, Xiao Si sighed and said, "There’s no way to repay, so you can only pledge yourself, I guess."

"Mentor, you are joking again." Wei Changxue couldn’t quite manage to laugh.

Xiao Si turned his face away and asked, "Do you see me laughing?"

Wei Changxue was stunned for a moment, and after pondering, said softly, "Master, even though I thought my mentor would be like Captain Jiang when I first joined the Criminal Police Brigade, I am now your disciple, and I can’t go to Captain Jiang..."

"Nice thinking. That would be rewarding you then?" Xiao Si glared at Wei Changxue and then slowly said, "Anyway, from now on, you are a man of Jiang Yuan; even if you don’t want to admit it, this label has been attached to you. Be vigilant in your actions."

He said this in front of Mu Zhiyang. Mu Zhiyang remained expressionless, as if he hadn’t heard a thing.

Wei Changxue is somewhat simple-minded but not stupid, and he couldn’t help but say: "What about you?"

"I am your junior brother, of course," Xiao Si glared emphatically at Wei Changxue.

Wei Changxue understood and chuckled twice more, then fell silent.

One and a half hours later.

Cui Qishan marked off the entire list with checks, exhaling deeply: "Even if this kid is fast on his feet, there’s no way for him to fly the coop now."

"If he gets on the high-speed train, he could be out of our encirclement in half a day," Liu Jinghui reminded.

Cui Qishan frowned slightly and said, "It’s not that easy to get into the high-speed train."

"It depends on how much risk he is willing to take. If he tries to enter the high-speed train station, it’s certainly dangerous," Liu Jinghui paused before adding, "However, those who dare to escape from prison are surely bold."

Cui Qishan slowly nodded and asked earnestly, "So how should we prevent it?"

"Let’s wait and see; it’s not necessarily a bad thing," Liu Jinghui said, "If he wants to take the high-speed train, he’ll need money, a change of clothes, and someone’s help."

"Yes. If so, he might need to contact his relatives and friends. It seems he doesn’t have many living relatives, so it’s likely his unscrupulous friends," Cui Qishan said.

"Right, so we need to continue releasing information and apply the pressure where we can," Liu Jinghui said, "This is the best time to utilize privileged information."

In fact, privileged information could remain effective for several days, especially in similar cases where the suspect has just escaped and is in a state of panic, possibly delaying contact with acquaintances. But for Cui Qishan, these first 24 or 36 hours were the most critical.

"Alright. I’ll make a few more calls, and we’ll see who can outlast whom," Cui Qishan gritted his teeth.

"Now is the time to review the cases involving the suspect," Jiang Yuan was here and certainly ready to take the initiative.

Cui Qishan had been waiting for Jiang Yuan to say this and quickly gestured, "Bring the files!"

Someone immediately brought over large boxes of files and began to spread them on the conference table.

The influx of people carrying box after box of files seemed endless; they were all prepared in advance or perhaps it was a premeditated plan.

The files were spread out, occupying space for only two cases; the rest of the files were piled in the corner of the room.

Soon, the conference room looked like the operation center for a task force.

"Over here is the last case committed by suspect Zhang Weili, a series of breaking and entering thefts, the one with the highest case value; one victim didn’t lock their safe, resulting in the loss of a Longines watch, a Glashütte Original, 12 pieces of gold jewelry totaling less than about 150 grams, other platinum jewelry, jade..."

Cui Qishan gave a brief report, a case that he initially did not follow up on. In terms of the case’s severity, such a series of cases was suitable for Xiao Si, an experienced detective. Fundamentally, it was a burglary case, albeit with more severe circumstances of breaking and entering, but the investigation approach and process did not require significantly more manpower.

Jiang Yuan, however, listened attentively. His task was not merely to crack the case but use the process of solving the case to aid the search for the escapee.

After carefully listening to Cui Qishan’s report, Jiang Yuan began to read the files intently.

The suspect Zhang Weili worked solo; thus, the goal of the investigation was not just to identify the perpetrator of a certain case, as it would naturally be Zhang Weili without a doubt.

On the other hand, Zhang Weili could not possibly be a true lone wolf.

Regarding income and purpose, he needed help to fence his stolen goods; otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with the loot from such a series of crimes in such a short time.

As for the execution and preparation of the crime, Zhang Weili needed lockpicking tools and transportation. At the minimum, he couldn’t possibly be stealing things while riding a shared bicycle.

With these thoughts, a systematic interface popped up in front of Jiang Yuan:

Mission: Eradicate Them!

Mission Content: Criminal Zhang Weili has chosen a path of no return and is boldly moving forward. Send him and his ilk to their due destination.