National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 394 - 394 361 Let's Talk First

394: Chapter 361 Let’s Talk First 394: Chapter 361 Let’s Talk First “”The murderer might have left footprints in the yard, but judging from the photos, the traces in the yard are too chaotic,” Jiang Yuan said.

“The villagers and officials who came later basically destroyed the crime scene there.

If we want to do an analysis, we need to go back to the site and see if we can retrieve anything useful.””

“”There’s no sign of damage or forced entry on the doors or windows.

However, we can’t make a definitive judgment without seeing the actual scene.

But based on the living room where the confrontation between the perpetrator and the male homeowner took place, it’s most likely that the murderer entered through the main door.””

“”Once inside, the intruder threatened the male homeowner, who resisted and got beaten, before being carried into the elderly parent’s room downstairs.

The whole process must have been quite quick, which can be deduced from the blood drops on the floor.””

“”Judging from the victim’s own bloody footprints, after his head was struck, he staggered as if trying to flee and perhaps even scream for help.

Soon after, he was struck again.

The second blow must have been with a blunt object, likely a swing of a hammer.

It must have been quick, too; judging from the blood spatter on the walls, the murderer is quite tall, over six feet, heavy, and skilled with a hammer.””

“”From the positions of the blows, apart from the male homeowner downstairs, the murderer aimed primarily at the head.

The killing was decisive and not a case of self-defense; it was likely premeditated.

The infant who survived was probably spared because she was seen as no threat.””

“”However, the subsequent rummaging through drawers and such suggests that robbery was ultimately the motive.””

“”No fingerprints of value were found at the scene, the DNA from defensive wounds didn’t match any in the system, and there were very few footprints left, which were highly incomplete.

This suggests the intruder had experience.””

“Minute by minute, Jiang Yuan delivered a stream of information.

Tang Jia, without being prompted, quickly began to record everything.”

“Utilizing Bloodstain Analysis, footprint identification, and crime scene investigation skills, Jiang Yuan methodically reviewed the evidence, clarifying Liu Jinghui’s train of thought.”

“After Jiang Yuan finished, Liu Jinghui stood up and said, “The main gate of the outer wall where the victim lived might have been left unlocked, allowing direct entry by the murderer.

Even the doors inside the villa might not have been properly closed, which would mean that the victim and the perpetrator encountered each other in the center of the living room.””

“”However, the male homeowner likely didn’t anticipate being killed at first.

This indicates that the assailant wasn’t a deeply resentful enemy or a creditor.””

“”The elderly lady upstairs, the eldest son, and the female homeowner probably didn’t hear the noise from downstairs—at least not the sounds of the fight.

They were killed by the intruder in the midst of their daily routines…””

“”So it seems they didn’t initially intend to kill.

Maybe they murdered the male homeowner in the chaos of his resistance.

Rather than leave things half-finished, they decided to kill the entire family?

Of course, it’s also possible they had the intention to kill to silence the witnesses from the beginning, just not immediately upon entering.””

“Liu Jinghui reasoned step by step, working with Jiang Yuan to try to reconstruct the crime scene.”

“However, just by looking at the photos, they had reached about as far in their analysis as they could go.”

“Tang Jia quickly filled several pages with notes.”

“”Let me take a look,” Liu Jinghui said, reaching for them.

He read through them once more, then highlighted the part about ‘the murderer being quite tall, over six feet, heavy, and skilled with a hammer,’ saying with a smile, “Let’s send this part to Chiyong City.

They should be interested.””

“”Sure, that’s fine.” Jiang Yuan had used level 5 Bloodstain Analysis and level 3 footprint analysis to create this report.

Even if they had called in specialists from the ministry, the analysis wouldn’t likely be better, and in many cases, it might not even reach this level.”

“After all, there are so few experts in Bloodstain Analysis with real-world experience that it’s difficult to maintain professional standards.

Chiyong City probably couldn’t even borrow one of the rare experts.”

“”As for crime scene reconstruction, I think we should start now and continue once we get to the scene,” Liu Jinghui, though a fan of deduction, still relied on evidence or clues.

He absolutely loved the crime scene reconstruction techniques of Jiang Yuan.”

“Deductive detectives always prefer to restore the case to its original state.”

“…”

“Chiyong City.”

“In the cramped office, only the begonia on the windowsill stubbornly exuded signs of life.”

“A dozen cigarette butts piled up in the begonia’s pot as if stars encircling the moon.”

“Yuan Ben faxed the dossier, sent the photos, and even ran some errands for Wang Chuanxing and others before taking a short break.

He stood by the begonia, lighting a cigarette, silently smoking.”

“Since confirming Jiang Yuan’s identity, Yuan Ben had become even more diligent and tired.”

“Only those in criminal investigations understand how rare experts really are, especially those who truly aid in solving cases.

They’re absolute scarcities.”

“Each province has a limited number of experts, and those who make a name for themselves in one province are few.

If you’re selecting from the entire country, they’re even scarcer.”

“You might think the cases in Chiyong seem crucial, but let’s be honest, aren’t all criminal cases important?”

“An expert focusing on a single case might invest weeks, even months, while new cases across the country continuously arise.”

Yuan Ben had been contacting the technical experts within the province with utmost courtesy lately, let alone those from other provinces.

Knock knock.

Wang Chuanxing knocked on the door of the large office and entered with a smile, “Everyone’s here.”

Hearing the sound, the police officers nodded at him and then pointed towards Yuan Ben’s location.

Wang Chuanxing saw him too and quickly walked over.

He took out a cigarette and offered it to Yuan Ben, saying, “Thank you for just now, our side has also mostly completed the procedures.”

“As long as the procedures are done, it’s good.” Yuan Ben was all smiles.

“Thanks to you, otherwise we would have been delayed much longer.

I just hope it didn’t affect your case work.”

“I’m just a small fry, the family annihilation case is a job for the whole team, and I actually had nothing to do today.

The director put it on the board, the brigade commander is personally directing, I just obey orders,” Yuan Ben said, waving his hand.

Actually, one of his tasks was to seek out and contact various experts.

If he could get in touch with Jiang Yuan through people like Wang Chuanxing, he would be very happy.

Thinking this, Yuan Ben said in a low voice, “To tell the truth, at this point, the case has not progressed at all.

Even if we want to assign people, even if we wanted to send people out to investigate for clues, it’s useless.

Because there are no clues.”

Yuan Ben spread his hands and said, “We’ve just gone over the neighbors again, and been all through the village, to no avail.”

Wang Chuanxing, feeling a bit nostalgic and understanding, couldn’t help but laugh, “I understand, we’ve had situations like that too in the past.”

“In the past?”

“That’s since we’ve followed Captain Jiang, these situations have become less frequent,” Wang Chuanxing said with a laugh, “Captain Jiang usually screens the clues first, then assigns people for follow-up, rarely resorting to mass manpower anymore.”

Yuan Ben laughed twice, only believing a third of what Wang Chuanxing said.

There might be one or two cases that could be handled more easily, but for most cases, it’s quite unlikely to be relaxed.

Especially with cold cases and homicide cases, realistically, none of them are easy.

While they were talking, Wang Chuanxing’s phone rang.

Wang Chuanxing answered the call with a smile already on his face, “Captain Jiang has sent an analysis.

He texted, please wait a moment.”

“What analysis?” Yuan Ben was mostly curious now.

Then Wang Chuanxing showed him the text message.

The short sentence on the screen read: Based on Bloodstain Analysis and footprints, one of the murderers is judged to have a height of 1.8 meters, substantial weight, and expertise with a hammer.

Just a few elements made Yuan Ben swallow hard.

Although it was still a very broad range, this was by now a very useful clue since the family annihilation case began.

“Is this a profile of the perpetrator given by Jiang Yuan?” Yuan Ben asked.

Wang Chuanxing shook his head, “It’s not really a profile.

Look, Captain Jiang mentioned Bloodstain Analysis.

It must be based on things like blood droplets on the wall.”

“Right, our technicians actually had similar analyses, but none were very certain,” Yuan Ben shook his head slightly.

One of the problems the Chiyong special case team had encountered was that the influx of information was too disordered and too cluttered, which made it difficult to refine useful clues from it.

Looking at Wang Chuanxing, Yuan Ben hesitated a bit and said, “If this is definitely Captain Jiang’s judgment, then I’ll report it.”

“It’s Captain Jiang’s work, go ahead and report it,” Wang Chuanxing responded.

Yuan Ben nodded and turned to make a phone call.

After a while, Yuan Ben came back excitedly and said to Wang Chuanxing, “Our brigade commander would like to have a talk with Captain Jiang.”

“Here’s Director Huang’s phone number.

You can have a talk first.” Wang Chuanxing had also just been authorized.