National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 346 - 346 313 Advancement

346: Chapter 313: Advancement 346: Chapter 313: Advancement In the office bearing the signs “Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team” and “Jiang Yuan Youth Commando Team,” a group of people were busy at work.

Yu Wenshu came over, cleared his throat twice, and was greeted by a chorus of hellos, but from the expressions of everyone present, they all appeared quite indifferent.

Yu Wenshu visited every morning to the point where everyone had grown accustomed to his presence, unlike before, when seeing the detachment leader was a rare event, and everyone had to put on a diligent facade.

Jiang Yuan also stood up and politely said, “Chief Yu is here.”

Yu Wenshu suspected that when Jiang Yuan was at home, he greeted his uncles and older relatives in the same way, which sounded strangely intimate but lacked a strong sense of respect and was different from how the others behaved.

However, considering Jiang Yuan’s exceptional combativeness and his unique identity, Yu Wenshu absolutely decided not to dwell on these details.

“How is the progress on the case?” Yu Wenshu asked expectantly.

“All are steadily progressing, but none with results,” Jiang Yuan replied.

“Oh…

That’s normal, that’s normal…” Yu Wenshu’s voice didn’t betray much regret, but he still felt a bit of concern.

The Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment had reached a serious bottleneck today, and for Yu Wenshu, achieving a breakthrough during his tenure was very difficult.

Even merely contemplating and planning required a complex tangle of resources and support from various departments.

In simple terms, the advancement of modern criminal investigation forces relies on one hand on the training of personnel, and on the other on money, with organizational strength blending the two together.

Combining these three aspects amounts to the existence of a gold-consuming behemoth.

In comparison, Jiang Yuan’s breakthrough seemed particularly promising and filled Yu Wenshu with anticipation.

Therefore, he occasionally came over to check on the progress these past few days.

Alas, there had always been no decisive breakthrough.

Yu Wenshu couldn’t help but worry and question his own decision: Could giving Jiang Yuan a team end up making things worse?

At such times, thoughts like “do not multiply entities beyond necessity” would pop into Yu Wenshu’s head.

Jiang Yuan had always had the role of a pure technician or functioned as a kind of consultant.

Although his reliability and the level of obedience he commanded had continually increased due to his performance in solving cases, it was still somewhat different from substantive managerial work.

Yu Wenshu could see Jiang Yuan’s composure, but he was more worried that this composure was feigned.

“If there’s anything you need help with, just let me know directly,” Yu Wenshu instructed Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, “Several leads are being followed up on, and there should be results after some time.”

“Yes, I understand, I really do,” expressed Yu Wenshu, who truly comprehended but was also genuinely anxious.

If all these leads proved fruitless, wouldn’t the case just stall?

From Yu Wenshu’s perspective, this was not an unfounded worry but a frequent occurrence.

It’s not just cold cases we’re talking about; aren’t there plenty of fresh cases where leads completely dry up?

If the leads hadn’t dried up, how could this case have become a cold case?

Yu Wenshu didn’t quite understand Jiang Yuan’s approach.

In any other homicide task force, the person in charge would have been screaming for resources by now.

Although Jiang Yuan had enlisted the help of the Image Investigation Brigade and sent microscopic evidence to the lab, for a homicide case, these resources seemed too meager.

Using sheer manpower is a basic drill for homicide detectives, much like calling for fire support during a battle.

Who wouldn’t want fire support in their troops?

Jiang Yuan couldn’t fully grasp Yu Wenshu’s anxiety.

He believed his work arrangement was adequate, covering the murderer’s trail, simply waiting for the outcome to reveal itself.

With different lines of thought and no communication between them, Yu Wenshu was left to fret by himself.

Yu Wenshu lingered in the office for a while and, finding nothing else he could do, said, “Alright, I’ll head back if there are no updates.

If there’s anything you need…”

Buzz…

Jiang Yuan’s phone began to ring.

“You answer the phone first,” Yu Wenshu stepped aside.

Jiang Yuan answered the call, and a smile quickly spread across his face.

“Miao Liyuan has found the person,” Jiang Yuan put down the phone and reported to Yu Wenshu.

Yu Wenshu, whose toes were already pointing towards the door, spun around, “Found?

Who did they find?”

“They found the victim’s route of travel – it was a motorcycle that took a back road to leave.

The victim was sitting in the back, so the motorcycle driver must be an acquaintance,” Jiang Yuan blurted out the information he had just received, and then added, “The motorcycle had fishing gear and a tent, so they were probably going fishing.”

“Well done!” Yu Wenshu was suddenly invigorated.

He had just been looking at the office, doubting whether his decision had been the right one.

But now, looking at Jiang Yuan and the others, he felt his decision was absolutely correct.

With such progress in a murder cold case, it could be said that the breakthrough was very near.

Yu Wenshu also took out his cell phone and asked, “Have they confirmed the identity of the suspect, the motorcycle driver?”

That set the pace for an arrest following an identity confirmation.

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, “Very soon, Miao Liyuan is preparing to visit the site…

The photos and videos will be sent back soon.”

Before long, Jiang Yuan and the others saw the surveillance video footage Miao Liyuan had found on their computer.

The video came from a surveillance camera in front of a factory; the quality was fairly good and the victim’s face was clear.

The suspect wore a helmet, showing only half their face.

Despite this, everyone was beaming with joy.

Jiang Yuan processed the image on the computer, obtaining a higher-definition photo, which he promptly had printed out.

Wang Chuanxing suggested, “Shall I take this to the victim’s family to see?”

“Yes,” Jiang Yuan said, then added, “Take a few more people with you, just in case they are a relative or a local villager, we can arrest them on the spot.”

“Wait, I’ll send someone with you,” Yu Wenshu, not wanting to lose track of anybody at this moment, disregarded everything else and began making arrangements.

Deploying 10 detectives to catch a murderer might seem too many in a TV drama, but in real-life operations, it was surely not enough.

Especially in situations involving local villagers, extra precautions needed to be taken.

At the same time, Jiang Yuan made a call to Shen Yaowei outside, informing him of the latest situation and instructing him to try locating the primary crime scene again.

On receiving the call, Shen Yaowei was so frustrated he felt like he could spit blood.

“All the trouble of these last few days was in vain,” Shen Yaowei wanted to smash his phone in irritation.

His partner took out a map and silently pointed a finger to the middle of it.

A cross marked on the map indicated a farm that offered fishing, dining, and lodging.

It was close to the village of the incident and on the outskirts of Changyang City.

The cross meant it required follow-up inspection, but Shen Yaowei and his team had originally been investigating towards Changyang City, placing this location lower on their priority list.

“Let’s go; we’ll take whatever credit we can get,” his partner suggested in a heavy voice.

Shen Yaowei grunted in agreement; it was all he could do.

Afternoon.

The chiefs of the Graphic Investigation Brigade and the Public Security Brigade both arrived in the “Jiang Yuan Accumulated Case Team” office.

They deemed themselves involved in the case and wanted to have a go, regardless of whether there was any benefit to reap.

Yu Wenshu didn’t mind – as the head of the Criminal Police Detachment, solving criminal cases meant his credit was maxed out.

The extent of cooperation and credit from other departments didn’t affect his detachment’s achievements.

Jiang Yuan, on the other hand, received two PPTs prepared by Tang Jia.

The PPTs explained the situation and process of cracking the case from different angles, and this was done without any request from Jiang Yuan for PPTs.

“Changyang is quite competitive, huh?” Jiang Yuan commented upon reviewing the PPTs.

Tang Jia felt like she was about to cry at that moment.