National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 449 - 449 414 The Investigation (Seeking Monthly Pass)

449: Chapter 414: The Investigation (Seeking Monthly Pass) 449: Chapter 414: The Investigation (Seeking Monthly Pass) “Keep searching,” Jiang Yuan had finished collecting evidence in the warehouse and came out to find Li Li and Dazhuang.

The current aimless search was a bit like hunting in the mountains.

You didn’t know where the prey was or even in which direction, it was better to let the dogs lead the way than to walk around blindly.

Li Li responded, asking with concern, “Was there a problem with the case just now?

Do we need to follow up?”

“It’s pretty much solved, the two involved will probably have records, just match them later and then we can arrest them to take statements,” Jiang Yuan shook his head slightly, “This case isn’t difficult to find suspects for, but the ambush was somewhat interesting, it’s a rare scenario.

If it weren’t for the large difference in body sizes and the fact that the ambushed individual was still very capable of fighting, this would have turned into a murder case.”

“People these days really are malicious,” Li Li shook her head, “Well, I won’t deal with that, I’ll just take Dazhuang to find the dog.

Honestly, searching for dogs is more comfortable than looking for suspects.

For some people, if you let the dog bite them, I still have to brush Dazhuang’s teeth when I get back.”

Jiang Yuan comforted her with a smile.

In recent times, Li Li’s frequency of fieldwork had increased, and she had witnessed many grisly cases that exceeded the Ningtai County standards, revealing too much of the hideous side of things.

Even as criminal police, there’s a limit to how much ugliness one can endure—certain heinous crimes seen too often can truly disgust you.

For female criminal cops like Li Li, her initial motivation for joining the job was because she liked dogs, not out of a desire to uphold justice or pursue social equity and so forth.

Jiang Yuan patted the Rottweiler’s head and said, “Take a good rest after this business trip is over, rest for ten days to half a month, and when you come back, you’ll feel like biting people again.”

“When Director Huang used to be Captain Huang, he never approved half a month’s leave for me,” Li Li pouted.

“This time you’re part of our team.

After we finish a big case, we always have leave remaining; we can allocate some more to you,” Jiang Yuan said breezily.

Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team was a semi-independent unit.

For matters like vacation time, all Jiang Yuan had to do was report it, and it would be approved without anyone saying much.

After all, he was on duty every moment and technically overworked.

Li Li’s mood suddenly lifted, her sturdy chest thrust out; she crouched down and started to let the Rottweiler sniff the cloth pad of the dog cage that Guihua had touched.

Dazhuang didn’t understand why the trainer was happy, but as a dog, there’s not much need to overthink.

If the owner is happy, the dog is happy too.

Thinking more about values, responsibilities, lofty ideals, and the meaning of life is just looking for trouble.

Zhang Qi left a few people to continue the search task with the Ningtai County Police Dog Squad.

He, on the other hand, led most of the team directly to the nearby logistics center.

Serious injury cases certainly can’t compare with murder cases, and they’re even less comparable to cold murder cases.

But from another angle, serious injury cases are also ranked among the eight major types of serious crimes.

On an ordinary day, working such a case for the entire team for one or two weeks would be worthwhile.

Today, skipping the initial investigative phase and going straight for arrest and statement-taking saved a lot of time.

This experience of only eating the yolk of salted eggs, the sweet flesh of watermelons, and the crab roe of hairy crabs felt exceptionally good.

Three hours later.

Zhang Qi, who had cleverly taken a bunch of statements, easily located Zhu Yinglong Hospital nearby through an informant he had developed and caught Jia Chengfeng, who was still recovering there.

Zhu Yinglong Hospital, as the name implies, was founded by Dr.

Zhu Yinglong.

He was a former county hospital doctor who later started his own hospital, which initially focused on abortions but gradually began treating all kinds of medical cases.

Jia Chengfeng had stayed here more than once.

He was comfortably eating grapes, watching TV, when he turned his head unintentionally and saw that the hospital room was filled with police.

“Jia Chengfeng, remember me?” Zhang Qi had arrested Jia Chengfeng before and remembered him as a healthy, slightly overweight, sanda athlete.

But this time, Jia Chengfeng looked particularly miserable, his head wrapped in bandages, arms and legs in bandages, his chest and abdomen also bound up, looking like a big bubble wrap.

“You should see the other guy,” Jia Chengfeng muttered disdainfully, seeing the sympathetic look on Zhang Qi’s face, using a line he picked up from movies.

Zhang Qi chuckled, “Who’s the other guy?”

Jia Chengfeng preemptively asked, “How did you find me?”

Zhang Qi motioned for his team to turn on the camera and explained, “With you in that state, I’ll take your statement here, which is more comfortable for you and easier for me.

Let’s have a good talk, okay?”

There was not a hint of a smile on Jia Chengfeng’s face as he asked, “When did you start watching me?”

From his perspective, unless someone reported a crime or the police were watching him, there was no reason for the police, even if both men bled quite a bit—in the absence of a public outcry, there was no reason for Zhang Qi to formally come looking for him.

Zhang Qi naturally wouldn’t explain, he just smiled and said, “Your injuries are evidence enough.

Just confess properly and we might be able to take care of you.

Besides, you don’t want to take the fall for this case on your own, right?”

After much hesitation, Jia Chengfeng said, “I’m the victim, it’s not my turn to take the fall for the case.”

“Then you should really talk to us properly, right?”

“The other guy had a knife, if I hadn’t resisted, I’d only have died.

I am purely a victim, I was just afraid you guys would pin it on me…

I know I have a record, but just because I have a record doesn’t mean I should be the one to die,” Jia Chengfeng hissed, adding, “I can’t take it anymore, I’m feeling too dizzy.”

He feigned death, leaving Zhang Qi helpless.

However, Jia Chengfeng did make some good points.

He was ambushed, the opponent was armed with a blade, clearly intent on taking his life.

If it hadn’t been for someone else’s help, Jia Chengfeng might have actually died.

On the other hand, even though he resisted fiercely, with his weight of over 200 pounds, it was unlikely he could outrun the ambusher who weighed around 130 pounds.

Besides resistance, he really had no other option.

From these perspectives, Jia Chengfeng did seem to have a case for self-defense.

Even the blood traces of the ambusher at the scene could be attributed to the person who had come to Jia Chengfeng’s aid.

In such a situation, even if Jia Chengfeng were taken in for interrogation, it was likely that nothing would come of it.

Of course, with his current condition, the case processing center definitely wouldn’t allow him inside.

If he died during interrogation, they wouldn’t know who to blame.

Zhang Qi was in no hurry; he treated the situation as though he were picking apart a crab shell.

The main character of this case should have been the ambusher, and originally he had wanted Jia Chengfeng to spit out a name.

When his bluff didn’t work, he didn’t ask further to avoid showing his own fear.

He warned Jia Chengfeng a couple of times, then arranged for two people to watch over things here.

Zhang Qi once again took his team out and contacted the DNA laboratory at the same time.

Sure enough, the identity of the ambusher was confirmed through a blood match.

With the advances in modern DNA identification techniques, the process had become very mature.

In the beginning, DNA could only identify a very limited part of human tissues; hair, for instance, required the follicle, and identifying fluids other than semen was quite difficult.

The cost and time for identification used to be infuriating.

Nowadays, there are many more options, and blood is the easiest part to identify.

Using reagents specifically for blood, results could be produced in three hours.

Muscle tissue tests were also quick, but things like cigarette butts and sheets would take about a day.

“Liao Baoquan, also runs a logistics company, owns three trucks, two of which are refrigerated.

He is also a former serviceman.

His age and height match.

He has a prior record for assault.” Zhang Qi got the name, checked the police database, and all sorts of information jumped out at him.

Zhang Qi casually informed his team, then asked, “Does anyone know this Liao Baoquan?”

Miao He County is a small city; such a dangerous individual would likely have attracted some police attention.

Someone raised their hand and said, “I know him, he used to transport frozen goods.

He’s quite strong.”

Zhang Qi didn’t ask why they knew him and simply said, “Let’s go arrest him.”

If one could say that Jia Chengfeng still wore the cloak of a victim, then Liao Baoquan, who carried a dagger, ambushed Jia Chengfeng, and caused multiple injuries, could not escape the charge of aggravated assault.

Zhang Qi felt no burden in arresting him, and he certainly didn’t need to extend the courtesy to Liao Baoquan that he had to Jia Chengfeng.

Two hours later.

Liao Baoquan was sitting in the interrogation center of the Miao He County Bureau.

The chairs were still warm.

Zhang Qi personally interrogated Liao Baoquan.

Under full questioning, the record was quickly completed.

Watching Liao Baoquan sign and write “I have read the above record, and it is consistent with what I have said,” Zhang Qi couldn’t help but reveal a broad smile.

After leaving the interrogation center and completing all the paperwork, and with time to spare before the end of the workday, Zhang Qi headed straight for the office of the Commander.

In the office, Jiang Yuan was discussing staffing issues with Xu Xuewu.

Zhang Qi, intending to show off, reported the case to Xu Xuewu in front of Jiang Yuan and said, “Liao Baoquan claims to have been oppressed by Jia Chengfeng, and that’s true.

His refrigerated truck often carried things for Jia Chengfeng, and Jia Chengfeng even used it for a while, which resulted in substantial losses…”

“There must be more to the story,” Jiang Yuan, already familiar with the case, shattered Zhang Qi’s excitement with just one line.

Zhang Qi paused, not daring to battle with Jiang Yuan, and asked softly, “Why?”

“Jia Chengfeng’s logistics company is just a few people; they haven’t formed a vibrant group.

At most, they have a tough style but haven’t reached the level of bullying or dominating the market.

Jia Chengfeng hasn’t done similar things to others, so why did he specifically target Liao Baoquan?”

Zhang Qi’s brain quickly worked, and he said, “Liao Baoquan comes from a military background; could he have offended Jia Chengfeng and been targeted by him?”

“It’s true he was targeted, but whether the reason is that he offended Jia Chengfeng…

that could be investigated,” Jiang Yuan replied, then said, “From the scene, it seems that Liao Baoquan was intent on killing.

He drives a refrigerated truck; he doesn’t necessarily need to make a living in Miao He County.”

The scope of Miao He County wasn’t extensive, nor was it a hub for logistics, so Liao Baoquan could have easily left it all behind.

Commander Xu Xuewu, understanding the implication, asked, “Is there a case within a case?”

“It’s not necessarily a criminal case.

Maybe Liao Baoquan had some leverage over Jia Chengfeng,” speculated Jiang Yuan, who had considered this question before.

Sharing this was a smooth move in criminal investigation thinking.

Xu Xuewu found no fault with it, so he told Zhang Qi, “Then continue to investigate further.

Also, have you found the dog?”

Zhang Qi shook his head blankly.

“About finding the dog,” Jiang Yuan sat up a bit straighter and said, “I looked into recent dog theft cases and found that Dongyan Machinery Factory had a concentrated period of losing dogs.”

“Dongyan is quite far from Song Alley; Guihua ran over there?” Xu Xuewu was surprised.

“It’s not related to Guihua.

However, during the time Dongyan was losing dogs, their warehouse was frequently burglarized as well.

I investigated and it seems to be an inside job.

The violent break-ins were actually staged after the fact—they opened the chains with keys and then cut them with hydraulic shears…” Jiang Yuan briefly explained and then added, “I had Wang Chuanxing write a report, which I’ll give you later.”

“So, the theft at the Dongyan warehouse is solved?”

“It’s about there.

If you question the warehouse manager, you should be able to lead to the other criminals,” said Jiang Yuan nonchalantly.

Dongyan was a state-owned enterprise, which had approached Xu Xuewu before, asking for his help.

Xu Xuewu couldn’t wait to flaunt his role in solving the case.

Zhang Qi, meanwhile, detected a familiar scent, feeling that something was amiss.