National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 453 - 453 417 Wholehearted

453: Chapter 417: Wholehearted 453: Chapter 417: Wholehearted Xu Xuewu made endless calls.

When he found a moment, he dispatched a team to dig up the yard and another to catch Grey Donkey.

By the time he returned, Meng Chengbiao’s interrogation was already finished.

A few people stood bored in the hospital corridor waiting for Xu Xuewu.

The only person who had the authority to take over the case was Jiang Yuan, but Jiang Yuan wasn’t interested.

All he wanted now was to find Guihua and exchange it for a set of LV3 Skull Restoration Skill.

The system didn’t issue tasks frequently, and when it finally did, it was just a simple task of finding a dog.

There was no reason for Jiang Yuan not to complete it.

If he didn’t seize this chance, he didn’t know how long it would be before he could learn the Skull Restoration Skill again.

Jiang Yuan was still very interested in this.

Even within Forensic Anthropology, the Skull Restoration Skill was a very high-end ability.

It had a permeation from science to art, was extremely difficult to master, and had a broad range of uses, not just for solving cases.

If he could acquire it, it would significantly broaden his path in forensic science.

As for the issue of who would take ownership of the case, from Jiang Yuan’s perspective, he didn’t care much about it.

When the time came, if the higher-ups wanted him involved in the case, he would participate; if not, it was all the same to him.

The bigger the case, the less interesting it sometimes was with too many constraints; a pure investigative environment was hard to come by, so Jiang Yuan didn’t bother competing for it.

Besides, competing didn’t necessarily mean he would gain anything.

Below Jiang Yuan, the other officers didn’t even dare to take out their cell phones, each choosing to stand in the hospital corridor where there were cameras and colleagues.

Everyone knew the rules.

At times like this, they just waited for instructions from their superiors.

Taking initiative didn’t come with any benefits.

When Xu Xuewu came back, he went straight to asking Jiang Yuan, “What did your Director Huang say?”

“I haven’t asked yet,” Jiang Yuan said.

“This case is going out of the province, right?

I am not going to work on it.”

Xu Xuewu couldn’t help but smile and quickly said, “You might not know yet, but the ministry plans to send experts over.

This case has attracted high-level attention now; if solved, it will be in the spotlight throughout the system.”

“That has nothing to do with me.”

“How can it not be related?

Strictly speaking, you were the one who found the clues and unearthed the case.

Others might want to participate but could be scrutinized by the experts, but if you want to join, it’s just a matter of saying so.”

“Let’s not talk about me for now.

What are you guys planning to do?” Jiang Yuan thought to himself.

With such a complicated case, by the time I finish working on it, I might need to travel.

By the time I come back, even if Guihua had managed to endure earlier, it would have turned to shit by now.

Furthermore, whether it’s a lost dog, sheep, or person, the sooner you search, the easier it is to find them.

Not finding Guihua meant the Skull Restoration Skill that was almost within reach would be lost.

Xu Xuewu found it a little strange.

The difficulty of solving a major case was not necessarily higher than that of an ordinary case.

The difficulty of a case was not determined by its importance, a fact everyone understood.

Thus, having the opportunity to take part in solving a major case was what many detectives, especially young ones, looked forward to the most.

Jiang Yuan was willing to casually come to Miao He County to work on cases, yet he unexpectedly declined such a notable 503 robbery and murder case, leaving Xu Xuewu perplexed.

However, at this point, Xu Xuewu had other concerns besides Jiang Yuan.

He began by arranging for people to guard Jia Chengfeng’s hospital room more carefully.

Now, Jia Chengfeng was a key witness in a major case.

Even if he were to die, he had to die looking the part.

Having taken such thoughtful precautions for Jia Chengfeng, they had to be even more careful with Liao Baoquan, the more important suspect and potential witness.

Xu Xuewu called the director in the middle of the night and then communicated with the detention center.

They moved Liao Baoquan into a single room.

As for the interrogation, Xu Xuewu planned to wait for news from the ministry.

Despite Xu Xuewu mentioning to Jiang Yuan about the case reaching “high-level” attention, he himself was only prepared to play a supporting role.

It was because high-profile attention for a major case would come only if the case was solved and if someone played a key role in the process.

That’s when they qualified for attention.

Xu Xuewu was no longer a young man.

After more than a decade in criminal investigation, he was clear about his capabilities.

Did he really expect to impress the ministry’s supervising leaders with his talents?

Xu Xuewu had aspirations, but he wasn’t foolish.

Therefore, he didn’t even dare to interrogate Liao Baoquan, afraid that a half-baked interrogation could leave him stewed by someone else.

Liao Baoquan probably didn’t even realize he had been sold out by Jia Chengfeng yet, but surely, he had already sounded the alarm inside.

Interrogation was not easy, but not interrogating was out of the question.

After settling everything, Xu Xuewu returned home, lay in bed, and kept pondering how to receive the leaders the next day.

His wife, half-asleep and half-awake, felt him up a couple of times and noticed Xu Xuewu’s “merchandise” was still intact, so she reassuredly pushed it to one side, not needing it, but started a conversation, “Our son said he wanted to buy a new pair of sneakers today.

I gave him 300, but he says it’s not enough, so I told him to save up for it himself.

Do you know any fake sneaker dealers who could hook him up with a pair?”

“All the fake sneaker dealers I know are in prison.

Don’t you have a bunch of fake bag sellers in your WeChat contacts?

Ask them for the contact of a fake sneaker dealer,” Xu Xuewu said offhandedly.

“Right, I could do that,” his wife said, suddenly fully awake, and picked up her phone to start chatting.

Xu Xuewu said helplessly, “I’m going to sleep now, I have an important reception tomorrow…”

“Then wear that belt I bought for you tomorrow.

Look sharp,” his wife reminded.

“You mean that fake Goldlion belt?”

“Everything I buy for you is super A goods, indistinguishable from the real thing,” his wife continued, nagging, “I usually just buy high copies for myself, the workmanship on super A goods is very fine.

It’s just that some details aren’t as precise, not recognizable unless by a professional.”

“Got it, got it,” Xu Xuewu quickly gave in.

As he was embracing his pillow, trying to fall asleep, an idea suddenly popped into his head: If only he could get a super A-quality dog.

A super A Guihua, that little girl wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.

…

The following day.

The two supervisory officials from the ministry took the first flight in the early morning, had a layover in Changyang, and after a stern struggle and half a day’s journey, they finally arrived at Miao He County.

Their diligence, as seen by everyone, signaled the importance they placed on the case.

“I am Feng Qiong, and this is our technical expert, Kang Zhichao.

Let’s look at the evidence first; after that, we can discuss,” said Feng Qiong, a man with a chubby face, speaking in a calm tone like someone going about a regular day at the office.

Kang Zhichao looked a bit more casual.

He was an external technical expert, the type to be called upon when needed and sent away when not.

However, for the leaders of Miao He County, both were important personnel sent from the higher authorities, and they cooperatively agreed, then followed Xu Xuewu directly to the squadron’s evidence room.

Jiang Yuan saw them return to the county bureau and went out to greet them.

Feng Qiong, with much grace, stayed behind and chatted casually with Xu Xuewu and others.

Kang Zhichao, the technical expert, vanished into the evidence room.

After a while, Kang Zhichao came out and nodded lightly to Feng Qiong, saying, “Indeed, it is the handgun used in crime 503 involving theft, robbery, and murder!

The police badge is also authentic.”

Xu Xuewu couldn’t help but think, is this guy decked out in real stuff?

“Let’s go meet the person,” Kang Zhichao said as he got up again.

Feng Qiong stood up, accommodatingly, and casually said, “We could check the place where Liao Baoquan lived before, to see if anyone reported a fake policeman or something similar.”

Xu Xuewu and the others looked at each other, unsure who should respond.

Then, Feng Qiong turned around and asked, “Doctor Jiang, what do you think?”

“It’s a good direction to investigate,” Jiang Yuan replied quickly.

Feng Qiong smiled and said, “He kept the police badge and gun in a safe, making it convenient to use.

It’s unlikely for him to have remained this law-abiding.”

Someone said, “Keeping the police badge, isn’t that too risky?”

Feng Qiong replied, “The gun has a serial number on it, a quick check can tell you who owns it.

They’ve been on the run, having a gun and a badge is better than just having the gun.”

Xu Xuewu couldn’t help asking, “Did they use the police badge on the road?”

“Don’t know.

We started investigating this aspect later, but by then there were no leads,” said Feng Qiong with a tone full of regret.

Only then did Xu Xuewu realize that Feng Qiong had participated in the previous case investigation.