National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 1253 - 1180: Quick!

Chapter 1253: Chapter 1180: Quick!

Nighttime.

Ren Kuangshan found it impossible to sleep.

His ultimate goal after this hit-and-run was to indulge in women, to his heart’s content, until he died.

Ren Kuangshan even once considered that he needn’t bother with protection anymore, since he was a dying man anyway, and illnesses wouldn’t have time to claim his life.

Yet, now that things had calmed down, Ren Kuangshan was already unbearably anxious.

But tonight’s scene, with those two sudden appearances of out-of-town cops, had really frightened Ren Kuangshan.

Being caught and sent to jail was the outcome Ren Kuangshan couldn’t accept. At the very least, he didn’t want to go to jail before the cancer in his body became visibly apparent.

And in a small place like Heshan, what reason was there for two out-of-town policemen to appear?

Most likely they were here on a case, or perhaps for a meeting, but no matter how much Ren Kuangshan thought about it, it just didn’t seem right.

Heshan is a prefecture-level city. If they were here for a meeting, odds are they’d be county policemen. County cops wouldn’t stand so confidently at the biggest business entrance in the city, and more importantly, the attitude of the kid causing trouble at the business entrance would be different.

Ren Kuangshan had seen plenty of these arrogant guys, many of whom were locals with deep roots but unwilling to settle while doing business. When they mentioned "out-of-town cops," they likely weren’t talking about county cops; otherwise, they might have specifically mentioned "so-and-so county."

Ren Kuangshan turned over, continuing to think. It’s possible that even police from other cities in the province might be identified by mentioning the city names.

Saying they’re out-of-town most likely means they’re from outside the province.

Ren Kuangshan tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He didn’t know if his guesses were correct or if he was overthinking. He wasn’t familiar enough with Heshan and had no idea how people talked and chatted around here, which made him feel like he was unnecessarily anxious.

Thinking and thinking, Ren Kuangshan didn’t know when he fell asleep. When he woke up again, it was already daylight.

Downstairs, the sound of a vehicle driving in woke Ren Kuangshan. A thought suddenly occurred to him: I need to buy a car first.

Ren Kuangshan had driven big cars all his life, traveling far and wide, and he believed that with a car, he could go anywhere.

Now, he didn’t dare to exit through the Northeast port. The plan handed to him by his financial backer, he didn’t dare use anymore, but the decision to leave the country was even more definite.

Two out-of-town cops had already scared him so much he couldn’t sleep all night; staying in the country would eventually lead to being scared to death.

As for how to leave, Ren Kuangshan had a clear idea: he would just repeat the plan from the day he killed someone in the accident.

After such a long time, the police still hadn’t come knocking, suggesting that the plan was effective.

Given this, Ren Kuangshan felt that replicating it once more would only be safer!

As he thought about it, Ren Kuangshan sprang into action.

He was the kind who acted faster than he thought, but previously, the decisions were minor, at most about whether to buy a big car or go somewhere new.

This time it was still about buying a car, but for Ren Kuangshan, it truly related to life and death.

Ren Kuangshan expertly searched online and found that car dealers in Heshan seemed like government employees moonlighting as shopkeepers, speaking as if they already knew everything, and when asking directly about purchasing a car, question after question arose.

Buying a new car was relatively easy, but places like 4S shops had cameras everywhere, lots of paperwork, some models couldn’t be collected straight away, and even more problematic, they enforced loan requirements, involving face recognition and so on, easily exposing him.

Ren Kuangshan thought it over and decided to catch a ride-share, taking along a suitcase, heading straight to the provincial capital, and near the Automobile Repair City, he disposed of his mobile phone and bank cards and activated his final set of identification documents.

This set, initially prepared for when he got out of the country, would be useful for money and document requirements, not to mention all the online apps needing ID, SIM cards, and bank information for registration and login.

After switching to a new set of identification, Ren Kuangshan memorized his new name, "Li Yongxiang," repeating it several times, then he approached a young man flipping a sign at the Automobile Repair City, using some jargon to buy a reasonably maintained Toyota Prado, under someone else’s registration, for nearly a hundred thousand cash.

After parting with this money and taking his small bag filled with cash and gold, Ren Kuangshan felt even his bag had lightened.

Ren Kuangshan originally thought he was thoroughly prepared, but unexpectedly, he had reached a point of near exhaustion, prompting him to recall words he’d often heard while driving long-hauls in the past: spend for the road, not at home.

Escaping really costs money.

Ren Kuangshan even felt that, if he procrastinated any longer, the money he earned with his life would all be consumed on the journey.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Ren Kuangshan did a final check of the vehicle, then sat in the driver’s seat, filled up at a nearby gas station, and drove out of the city, not staying in the provincial capital for even a day.

After driving silently for two hours, he found a roadside automobile repair shop, bought two spare fuel cans, siphoned out the fuel from his tank, then found another petrol station to fill up. He took out his phone, opened the map app, and somewhat awkwardly typed in: Manzhouli...

...

"We’ve determined Ren Kuangshan’s location!"

At 3:30 in the morning, the phone beside Zhang Dinghui’s bed rang crazily. Upon answering, the first thing he heard was this sentence.

Zhang Dinghui stared blankly for a while, then clutched his chest and swallowed the quick-acting heart pills from the medicine box, saying, "What does this case have to do with us in Meiyang City?"

The excited captain of the Graphic Investigation Brigade on the other end of the phone hesitated for a few seconds before whispering, "Weren’t you the one who instructed us to report to you as soon as there was any progress on the case?"

"Hmm... I did say that..." Zhang Dinghui glanced at his watch, "I said that when Jiang Yuan was still in Meiyang City, right."

"Yes, but at that time... we hadn’t made any significant progress yet..."

"Well... tell me about it." Zhang Dinghui simply sat up; there was no chance of him going back to sleep now.

"Alright, we followed Jiang Yuan’s directive, coordinated with Director Song’s instructions, reexamined and analyzed the videos related to Ren Kuangshan. We can basically determine that he took a train from Zhu Yuan County, arrived at Yanquan County in the northeast border, then took a black cab outside the train station to Heshan City. His location in Heshan City is also confirmed..."

"Well done!" Zhang Dinghui suddenly became pleased, "Have you reported this to Director Song and them?"

"They’ve synchronized the information on their side, but Director Song probably hasn’t received the news yet."

"Then..." Zhang Dinghui glanced at the clock on his bedside table, his eyes reflecting the light of a heart attack, "You should report to Director Song."

The captain of the Graphic Investigation Brigade agreed immediately.

Zhang Dinghui hung up the phone, crossed his arms, and drifted back to sleep with peace of mind.

...

Morning.

Jiang Yuan felt a slight vibration and opened his eyes to find a bowl of tofu pudding and fried dough sticks placed in front of him.

Without asking, Jiang Yuan started to eat, while someone beside him naturally began to explain.

Wang Chuanxing, who had also stayed up all night, didn’t have the chance to catch up on sleep. His small eyes wide open, said, "Ren Kuangshan’s residence in Heshan has been confirmed. Our men, along with the local criminal police, raided the place; it’s already empty."

"What about the phone?" Jiang Yuan slurped several spoonfuls of tofu pudding, recovered a bit, and asked, "Is the position locked?"

The three treasures of criminal police aren’t just talk; ever since humans have mobile phones, criminal police have locators.

Wang Chuanxing’s expression was grave, "We’ve locked onto the phone number, confirmed Ren Kuangshan went to the provincial capital early yesterday morning, then appeared near the Automobile Repair City, and finally disappeared from the signal, suspected to have shut off or destroyed it."

"He probably repeated his old trick." Liu Jinghui approached with a bowl of porridge, sat down in front of Jiang Yuan, and said, "Same tactics as when he fled Changyang City."

Jiang Yuan let out a breath, saying, "Then let’s continue to find the surveillance video. In the provincial capital, the monitoring should be quite comprehensive."

"Director Song has already arranged for people to do this overnight." Liu Jinghui paused, "I suggest we capture that phone dealer, the command center also dispatched people."

Jiang Yuan’s eyes lit up, "That’s a good plan."

Now, it’s known that Ren Kuangshan used at least 3 different phone numbers. Regarding current telecom management, these numbers under different names are clearly illegally obtained.

Normally, a person wouldn’t go through three dealers to buy three phone numbers. So if you capture the dealer of these numbers, you can naturally find out about other phone numbers Ren Kuangshan purchased through his transaction records.

With the current level of technical investigation, knowing a phone number is akin to knowing the exact location.

Liu Jinghui smiled and added, "You’d better call the command center and tell them to prioritize this lead."

Even a small-time dealer can be troublesome to catch. The worst are those small-time tech-savvy wild dealers, especially various fly-by-night undergraduates, who haven’t committed any other offense but suddenly get this wild urge, inexplicably getting into some gray industries...

It’s not difficult to catch these kinds of people, just a matter of overcoming a few obstacles along the way, but even spending a few extra hours drags down the task force’s time significantly.

Liu Jinghui, experienced and knowledgeable, understands that at any time, such a big task force will have many leads aggregating, particularly in these multi-territory team-coordinated operations. Everyone feels the lead they are investigating is important, and resource allocation always needs prioritizing...

Ultimately, it comes down to which team receives attention, who has higher skill levels, greater clout, and rank, becoming the weight on the scales.

Jiang Yuan put down the spoon, picked up the phone, saying, "I’ll call Director Song first, then the command center."

No skill points are needed, simply based on many case experiences, it’s enough for Jiang Yuan to judge which is faster between watching surveillance videos and catching people.

Liu Jinghui gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up, capturing the minions and the King Yan in one go, my Monkey King, my White Dragon Horse indeed.