National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 1244 - 1172: Distortion

Chapter 1244: Chapter 1172: Distortion

"Director Liu, time is tight, I’ve already dispatched two brigades from here, along with more than twenty officers from our city’s police stations and nearby areas for you to use. By the afternoon, I should be able to dispatch a few more teams." The commander of the Mei Yang City Criminal Police Brigade, Wang Sheng, explained softly to Liu Jinghui.

Liu Jinghui quickly replied, "That’s more than enough, it far exceeds my requirements."

Liu Jinghui understood the situation and knew that Wang Sheng’s mention of dispatching more teams was purely out of politeness. Of course, if Liu Jinghui insisted on having more people, Wang Sheng would definitely find a way, considering Jiang Yuan’s connections. But Liu Jinghui prided himself on being honorable and certainly wouldn’t exploit this.

In the Mei Yang City Criminal Police Brigade, a full brigade could have over fifty people, but obviously, this is impossible, as the Criminal Police Brigade itself enjoys no such privilege.

Therefore, Liu Jinghui estimated that getting more than twenty people was already quite good.

After all, everyone had their own cases to handle and couldn’t just drop everything to assist Jiang Yuan’s Cold Case Team in pursuing fugitives.

The police force today is always short-staffed, whether in criminal investigation or the police stations. It’s not like one case is completed before starting another; everyone is working on multiple cases simultaneously, progressing in parallel, or in other words, "multi-thread case handling."

Thus, the "special" in "Special Task Force" carries significant weight because it means multiple officers are focused solely on solving a single case. This is just like specific funds for specific purposes, theoretically so.

Manpower in the Mei Yang City Criminal Police Brigade is also insufficient. Jiang Yuan and his team arrived unexpectedly, and the Mei Yang City Criminal Police Brigade received no prior notice. Naturally, local criminals in Mei Yang City continue committing crimes without any understanding.

Jiang Yuan also expressed gratitude on the side, then added, "Ren Kuangshan lived and worked in Mei Yang City for a long time, so there are many networks to leverage here. With more hands, we can investigate faster. We’ll gladly accept it."

Jiang Yuan’s reason for bringing the Cold Case Squad to Mei Yang City wasn’t just Ren Kuangshan’s familiarity with the city, but also because, based on riding a motorcycle 300 to 400 kilometers daily, Mei Yang City, located 1200 kilometers northeast of Changyang City, is a very reasonable supply point for Ren Kuangshan.

Riding a motorcycle continuously for three days is extremely exhausting, even for an ADV. Riding on highways is slightly better, but on unpaved roads, possibly mountainous and even off-road, coupled with camping with tents, dining issues, outdoor restroom breaks, and stress, according to Liu Jinghui’s analysis, Ren Kuangshan would reach his limit after three or four days.

Assuming Ren Kuangshan understands anti-investigation techniques—currently, it seems likely he does—after 72 hours of escape, Ren Kuangshan should be starting to relax a bit.

By that time, even if he doesn’t actively choose a place to rest or recuperate, his body will send many signals, forcing him to choose to rest.

For instance, catching a cold or getting sick, suffering from diarrhea or constipation, backaches and pains, and considering Ren Kuangshan also suffers from cancer and is a long-time sedentary middle-aged man, enduring outdoor challenges over long periods is difficult.

By calculations, Ren Kuangshan might come to Mei Yang City today or tomorrow.

Of course, if his willpower is extraordinary or his physical endurance outstanding and he persists for two more days, he might not come to Mei Yang City, too.

Pursuing fugitives is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and Liu Jinghui doesn’t expect 100% accuracy.

But nonetheless, thoroughly checking Ren Kuangshan’s old relationships in Mei Yang City and his routes in and out of the city remains highly necessary.

For Liu Jinghui to lead the investigation, he naturally needs accompaniment by Mei Yang City’s police. Such operations like external police covertly making arrests locally, neither notifying in advance nor informing afterward, violate the mutual understanding among criminal investigators and can easily be misconstrued as kidnapping, tantamount to far-sea fishing.

However, such a high degree of support from someone at Wang Sheng’s level is only because of Jiang Yuan. Other criminal investigators within the same task force, including those like Ge Zhibing investigating southwest, would be thrilled to receive the support of three to five local policemen.

As long as Jiang Yuan is happy, Wang Sheng is happy too. Hearing Jiang Yuan say "thank you," he cheerfully said, "Captain Jiang, if you have any needs, just let us know. The secretary said yesterday that any person in Mei Yang City is at your disposal."

"That’s more than enough." Jiang Yuan said, then got up and added, "Director Liu will oversee the visitations here, I’ve scheduled to meet Jin from the Graphic Investigation Brigade."

"Old Jin has got something." Wang Sheng hummed twice. He’s from the Criminal Police Brigade, whereas the Graphic Investigation Group belongs to a different unit. They cooperate during major cases, but otherwise, operate independently.

Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui exchanged a glance and set out separately.

After three fruitless days of pursuit, many were on the verge of cracking. Jiang Yuan and his team couldn’t afford delay and were keen on getting things done promptly.

Jiang Yuan was in the Image Reconnaissance Brigade to check surveillance footage.

On the second day after the incident, the task force confirmed Ren Kuangshan’s identity. Therefore, on the day of the incident, Jiang Yuan couldn’t conduct surveillance comparison; at that time, everyone was searching for the car and motorcycle.

It wasn’t until acquiring relevant information about Ren Kuangshan, specifically his recent videos under other surveillance, that Jiang Yuan had images available for comparison.

From yesterday to today, Jiang Yuan was reviewing Ren Kuangshan’s dossier, then viewing surveillance footage sent from various sources.