National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 1246 - 1173: Reorganization

Chapter 1246: Chapter 1173: Reorganization

"Is this Ren Kuangshan?" The officer from the Graphic Investigation Brigade knew he shouldn’t be doubting, but he still asked.

Though he had only a little contact with the case materials, this officer also knew that, 12 hours after the crime, no one had found Ren Kuangshan again.

Finding Ren Kuangshan within 12 hours of the crime was crucial for determining his escape route.

Even if this guy had exceptional counter-surveillance skills—which most fugitives don’t—even a mildly rational person wouldn’t make a turn 12 hours later.

Jiang Yuan also watched several times and confirmed with a nod, "It’s definitely Ren Kuangshan. He deliberately avoided the gas station’s surveillance. This guy likely scouted the location beforehand."

He had already watched several major surveillance videos from the gas station, but focused mostly on those monitoring the fuel pumps and entrances, not the convenience store or supermarket areas.

There were too many surveillance videos to review unless Jiang Yuan prepared a massive team of thousands, but this would not allow for using gait analysis to identify the culprit.

Jiang Yuan returned to find the same gas station and reviewed the surveillance footage from a short time ago. As expected, he saw that a gas station employee, holding a fuel pump, moved beyond the surveillance coverage.

"Bring the employees of this gas station in for questioning, including the manager. Also, retrieve all the surveillance footage from the gas station, and look for vehicles entering or leaving the station during the same timeframe. Request video footage from those with dash cams," Jiang Yuan quickly made the arrangements.

Wang Chuanxing came over, nodding as he wrote "D21" in his notebook, followed by the gas station’s name. This was his self-created code, as most of the commands from superiors were repetitive, including how to comprehensively and systematically retrieve relevant surveillance and evidence after identifying a suspect, and Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team had mature procedures for this.

Most of Jiang Yuan’s requirements were actually similar.

Jiang Yuan didn’t bother with these details. Once he found Ren Kuangshan’s traces, he immediately searched for more surveillance videos based on time and location, whether official or private, unless there were special counter-surveillance measures. With specific times and locations, even individuals with mobile phones could be found.

The officers borrowed from Mei Yang City Bureau’s Graphic Investigation Brigade all sprang into action.

The team leader who had been liaising with Jiang Yuan, Jin Sijun, was the first to come over and applied to the squad leader, bringing a few more people to help.

Aimless searching versus finding a target and expanding the outcome are obviously two different concepts.

Wang Chuanxing wore headphones, made phone calls, sent WeChat messages, and had to text those elder dignified individuals who cared about the experience, busy like a staff officer.

Soon, a call came from Changyang City’s side.

They couldn’t reach Jiang Yuan for a moment, so they naturally went to Wang Chuanxing.

Then, Huang Qiangmin hurried over because he couldn’t get through to Wang Chuanxing, and his phone rang instead.

"Did you find Ren Kuangshan?" Huang Qiangmin asked right after meeting him.

"The surveillance 16 hours after the crime. The location found should be where Ren Kuangshan refueled on the first day," Jiang Yuan pointed at the map on the table and said, "Shipozi Gas Station."

"Good, good, good. This clue is very important." Huang Qiangmin, having served as the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade for many years, his smile appeared immediately.

Watching Jiang Yuan solve cases was much easier than hosting cases himself.

"Commissioner Huang, Chief Yu also called." Wang Chuanxing reported bitterly. With him taking these calls, he wouldn’t be able to do anything else.

Huang Qiangmin understood Wang Chuanxing’s meaning, thought for a moment, and said, "I’ll let the task force hold a conference call."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chuanxing immediately felt the burden on his shoulders lighten and hurried to assist with the setup.

Soon, Yu Wenshu, Ge Zhibing, and others came online.

The direct external aid team called by Changyang City Bureau this time comprised eight teams, plus their own Criminal Investigation Brigade, Graphic Investigation Brigade, National Defense Squad, and leaders from the provincial and ministerial departments. The scale of the conference call quickly broke 20 participants.

After the number stably increased, Huang Qiangmin spoke a few formal words and then handed it over to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan briefly described the results but did not mention a single word about the process.

Yu Wenshu’s icon lit up immediately: "Shipozi? I remember here, Ren Kuangshan previously participated in activities with the mountain running team around here."

Skills like having a photographic memory sometimes defy reason. Parents who constantly urge their children to study and pressure them to excel likely have never seen such individuals.

Ge Zhibing’s voice was somewhat heavy, "That makes sense. So, it seems Ren Kuangshan might indeed have fled to the Northeast... I was heading in the completely wrong direction."

The task force members’ opinions on Ren Kuangshan’s escape method were relatively unified. Most believed he would flee abroad, though the team tracking him through video surveillance, like Jiang Yuan’s, was the only one. Other teams had headed directly for the border areas.

The task force was well-staffed and could arrange teams in all directions. After Jiang Yuan and others chose the Northeast direction, Ge Zhibing naturally chose the Southwest direction.

The strictest domestic management was in the Northwest, though there were mature border crossing strategies in the Southeast and South, but both usually involved ship travel. Considering Ren Kuangshan’s background as a truck driver, Ge Zhibing guessed that he would be more likely to head Southwest.

Unfortunately, Ren Kuangshan was singular, now appearing in the Northeast direction. Investigating the Southwest direction, Ge Zhibing effectively ran into a dead end.

At this time, the director of the task force from Changyang City Bureau spoke: "Trial and error is a sacrifice made for the bigger picture... Hmm, next, I suggest reorganizing the tasks for each team."

"Agreed." Everyone nodded in agreement.

This was also part of Jiang Yuan’s confirmation of Ren Kuangshan’s track’s important value. Since it was determined he’s fleeing towards the Northeast, other teams in different directions can naturally be recalled.

"Jiang Yuan, what do you think?" The director specifically asked Jiang Yuan, something that hadn’t happened in prior meetings.

"I’m still reviewing the surveillance," Jiang Yuan looked at Huang Qiangmin opposite him, "I’m planning to start from Shipozi and continue tracking forward to see if I can locate Ren Kuangshan."

"Good! Jiang Yuan is doing great like this, showing strong subjective initiative..." The director praised for a few phrases and then asked, "What about everyone else, any thoughts?"

"I can go to the China-Russia border to deploy defenses." Ge Zhibing still focused on sealing the national boundary, although it seemed a bit like waiting for rabbits. But he was very experienced in this area and always had ways for preliminary investigations.

Those attempting to cross national boundaries inevitably had to make extensive preparations, and watching them closely had a high probability of catching them.

Ge Zhibing’s tone was solemn, evidently dissatisfied with this failure.

The director naturally agreed.

The task force’s internal task distribution was quickly reorganized, but it took some time for everyone to deploy defenses.