National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 446 - 446 412 Employing Thunderous Tactics (Seeking Monthly Votes)

446: Chapter 412: Employing Thunderous Tactics (Seeking Monthly Votes) 446: Chapter 412: Employing Thunderous Tactics (Seeking Monthly Votes) Noon.

When lunch break came, Xu Xuewu didn’t have much of an appetite.

He brewed himself a cup of tea, settled by the window, took a couple of deep breaths, lit a cigarette, and gradually his anxiety began to ease.

In just a few days, the case center had gone from overcrowded to empty, and Xu Xuewu had been under no small amount of pressure.

So-called pleas for leniency over the phone, visits to pull strings – in these few days, they had peaked.

Fortunately, as the cases made rapid progress, and after the suspects were transferred to the detention center, Xu Xuewu finally felt a bit of relief.

Clack clack clack clack.

The sound of hard leather shoes on the floorboards reached Xu Xuewu’s ears and made his eyebrows furrow.

“Old Jiang, can’t you be like the youngsters, wearing some sneakers or something?

It would be more comfortable to run in.” Xu Xuewu didn’t need to look to know it was the brigade’s instructor, Jiang Yunli.

The two had been teamed up for a long time now, both having slowly climbed up from the grassroots, with a decent mutual understanding.

The only issue was Jiang Yunli’s love for leather shoes, particularly the hard soled ones.

Whenever they traveled together for work, his feet would stink like hell, yet he never changed his ways.

At this moment, Jiang Yunli didn’t even bother to argue with Xu Xuewu, simply saying, “You haven’t seen today’s ‘Miao River Daily,’ have you?”

“What?

People still read newspapers nowadays?” Xu Xuewu laughed, “Last time, I staked out at a newspaper kiosk for a whole day; only soft drinks sold — who would bother with newspapers, only morons, right?”

Jiang Yunli’s eyes sharpened a bit.

“Just say what you want to say,” Xu Xuewu caved in a little.

His instructor wasn’t just plagued by smelly feet; his nagging could truly be fatal.

Xu Xuewu felt like he already heard enough grumbling at home; he really didn’t want to listen to a man rant anymore.

Jiang Yunli casually took a cigarette from Xu Xuewu and started smoking before saying, “Today, quite a few media outlets are covering our arrest of those old and young thieves.

I mentioned the ‘Miao River Daily’ because their headline was good: ‘Striking with Thunderous Measures, Restoring the Clear Sky.’ Front-page headline, namedropping us by saying the Criminal Police Brigade has been outstanding in its recent work, solved cases effectively, safeguarded social production activities, improved everyone’s sense of security and happiness.

Official media words carry weight, and they sound nice, too.”

Xu Xuewu couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing that, finding these words of praise to be quite heartwarming.

Without a second thought, Xu Xuewu stubbed out the half-smoked Liqun cigarette and said, “Give me the details.

Did you bring the paper?”

With a smile, Jiang Yunli pulled out a stack of newspapers from behind his back, tucked inside his police pants, and handed it to Xu Xuewu.

Xu Xuewu paused for a moment, then asked, “Was it really necessary to tuck it behind you?”

Jiang Yunli wiped his hands, “I just picked up a delivery; I walked there and back, quite a distance.

See, the newspaper is all wet.

Are you going to read it or not?”

Xu Xuewu indeed wanted to take a look.

He took the other end, frowned, and spread it on the desk to start reading.

Just as Jiang Yunli said, the front-page headline of ‘Miao River Daily’ indeed read ‘Striking with Thunderous Measures, Restoring the Clear Sky,’ and the article took up two pages, detailing the Criminal Police Brigade’s solution of multiple theft cases.

Even Xu Xuewu himself only learned from the newspaper that in these past few days, Jiang Yuan had definitively solved 237 theft cases.

Of course, because most of those arrested were seasoned thieves, and thanks to interrogation techniques, on-site searches, and the suspects informing on each other, multiple cases could be attributed to each suspect.

Nevertheless, seeing such a number shocked even Xu Xuewu.

“This is outrageous!

Over 200 cases solved just like that?

Did you double-check?” Xu Xuewu asked Jiang Yunli.

“I’m the one who provided the numbers,” Jiang Yunli glanced sideways at Xu Xuewu and said, “You don’t think the ‘Miao River Daily’ has investigative capabilities, do you?”

“You…” Xu Xuewu burst out laughing.

“One case, 0.1 point, catching one person, 0.1 point, over 200 theft cases, that’s a total of forty or fifty points already, that’s half a murder case points-wise, and they only took three days.” Jiang Yunli shook his head, then turned to Xu Xuewu and asked, “You haven’t been watching short videos these past two days, have you?”

Xu Xuewu replied helplessly, “Where do I have the time for short videos, what’s up with short videos now?”

“Short videos are all about how ‘safe we feel with all the thieves being caught, how capable the police are…'” Jiang Yunli rambled on, then suddenly said, “Both the Municipal Bureau and the Provincial Department have called to inquire about this matter.

You should know that nowadays, the leaders are all watching short videos.”

“I know, last time at the meeting, Director Wang was scrolling through videos…” Xu Xuewu sighed, “We’ve toiled in obscurity for years, and suddenly, we’re famous overnight for finding a dog!”

Jiang Yunli said, “You can also say that catching thieves might seem low-end within the system, but in the eyes of ordinary people, including journalists, petty theft might be the main pain point they encounter daily.

Arresting so many thieves in one go made it visibly clear that the county’s environment has improved, which is indeed quite rare.”

Nowadays, every industry is saturated, and being a thief is no different.

Thieves from various places are, in theory, superfluous.

Especially those engaged in petty crimes like stealing e-bike batteries, it’s like today one is caught, and tomorrow another takes their place; they don’t really affect urban development or safety.

But with someone like Jiang Yuan implementing a strict crackdown policy, to say that many would be too scared to fill the gap, and without enough manpower to replace them, the impression it gives is entirely different.

Xu Xuewu took out his phone, switched to the local channel, and quickly browsed a few videos, indeed coming across ones about catching thieves…

Xu Xuewu turned up the volume of the video a bit and heard a man with a local accent vividly describing the changes in the snack street and welcoming tourists to visit…

On the outside, Xu Xuewu still appeared as that handsome, tall man.

But Jiang Yunli, who knew him well, knew that right now Xu Xuewu was wagging his tail in his crotch.

“It’s rare for our Miao He County to get a moment in the spotlight, I reckon the county head, the secretary, and even our chief might all want to talk to us afterward,” Jiang Yunli added.

Xu Xuewu was stunned, “Then…

what do I say?”

“Anything is fine, I think Jiang Yuan will cooperate too.

But, you know what he wants.”

“All for a dog?”

“So, will you help find it?” Jiang Yunli countered.

“Find…

Of course, I’ll find…

But how?” Xu Xuewu progressed from certainty to throwing the question back to Jiang Yunli.

Jiang Yunli mumbled, “Song Alley is a mess, those thief bosses know much more than what we see and hear.”

Brightened by the idea, Xu Xuewu found this approach to be effortless and much less costly than deploying more dog squads for Jiang Yuan.

…

Evening.

Inside the detention center, a piece of news started spreading.

“I heard that this clampdown is because of a dog.”

“I heard several big-time thieves were caught because of a dog.”

“I have a relative who works as a cop, not very close, but he said they mobilized a lot of people to find that dog, and our leads were all turned up by out-of-town officers.”

The atmosphere in a detention center is naturally more chaotic than in prison.

With the arrival of fresh news today, even more people joined the discussion.

“A dog?”

“Is a dog really worth more than a person now?”

“Boss, I’ve got dozens of dogs back home, should I send them over right away?”

“You want to keep dogs in the detention center?

I think you want to be a dog yourself.”

“Then what should we do?”

“Woof woof!”

“Ask around, say that finding the dog could lead to a reduced sentence.”

…

Song Alley.

Dazhuang relished the long-missed dog food with a conflicted expression on his face.

He wanted to bury his head and gobble it up but feared finishing it in just a few bites.

At the same time, Dazhuang’s front paws kept excitedly hopping.

Li Li watched helplessly from the side.

She had been through scenes like this many times before, each making her doubt her dog-training abilities.

Honestly, Li Li had also eaten Jiang Yuan’s dog food more than once.

Although it tasted quite good, Dazhuang’s reaction still baffled her.

“Eat up, you’ve got work to do after you’re full!” Li Li patted the dog’s head.

They were about to set out on a mission, and now was the time to cajole the dog.

After all, a dog following humans isn’t there for rigorous battle.

After the meal.

After a brief rest, the search team began to assemble.

Li Li, together with Dazhuang, took a car to the search location.

This was deep into Song Alley, where there were no cameras, and the houses were mainly ones from forty years ago.

Not only was the planning chaotic, but there were also many illegal constructions, and the population was dense.

The third squadron hadn’t made much progress in this area before.

Li Li got out of the car with Dazhuang and could see pictures of Guihua and missing dog notices pinned to the telephone poles, with the reward amount now raised to 10,000 yuan.

Li Li had been a criminal detective for ten years and, seeing this kind of environment and reward with still no leads, inevitably furrowed her brow.

However, there was nothing left to say at that point.

She called out to Dazhuang, gave him a couple of commands, and then took out the prepared nappy of the pug Guihua for Dazhuang to sniff.

Having sniffed the nappy, Dazhuang began to circle around non-stop.

A dog’s sense of smell is extremely acute; in an open countryside environment, a good hunting dog can detect the scent of prey several kilometers away.

But in the urban environment, it wasn’t so easy for police dogs to accurately locate a person or another dog.

After circling for a while without a hit, Li Li wasn’t in a hurry.

She led Dazhuang forward for a distance, let him sniff again, and then repeat…

After about an hour of this back-and-forth, just when everyone was on the verge of dozing off, Dazhuang suddenly let out a low bark and started running forward.

Li Li quickly followed, sprinting fast.

In a moment, Dazhuang led the team to an abandoned warehouse.

The warehouse was empty as if licked clean by dogs.

There wasn’t much dust on the ground, but there were a few footprints.

Dazhuang didn’t pay any attention to the footprints, instead running to a corner of the warehouse and barking at a shadowy spot.

Li Li walked over with a frown, thinking that the dog might have detected the scent of dog urine.

While she thought this, a slightly familiar, sweet and pungent odor hit her nostrils.

On closer inspection, the shadow in the corner was clearly a dried-up pool of blood.