National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 454 - 454 418 Remaining True to Our Original Aspiration

454: Chapter 418: Remaining True to Our Original Aspiration 454: Chapter 418: Remaining True to Our Original Aspiration Feng Qiong examined the evidence with a plump face and immediately headed to the detention center, planning to personally interrogate Liao Baoquan.

The 503 case of that year was committed by two people, and now that one of them, Liao Baoquan, had appeared, the identity of the other accomplice had become the focus of the investigation.

If Liao Baoquan was willing to confess truthfully, all that was left for the case would be a new round of arrests, interrogations, and evidence gathering.

However, this task was obviously not so easy to accomplish.

It was after taking various factors into account that Xu Xuewu decided to report the case in a timely manner.

Otherwise, he could have conducted the interrogation and investigation himself, gathered evidence, and then announced the crack of a major case supervised by the ministry.

As far as Jiang Yuan knew, Xu Xuewu had a good relationship with the head of the detention center; the two were classmates from the police academy.

During the few days Liao Baoquan had stayed in the detention center, an experienced policeman would have had enough time to assess his condition.

Xu Xuewu spent such a long time on the phone yesterday, probably because he lacked confidence in completing the interrogation.

That’s why he decided to hand over the difficulty.

It should be said that Xu Xuewu made a very mature decision.

In the 503 case, there were not only opportunities but also great difficulties—if Liao Baoquan’s interrogation didn’t yield results, where would the case go?

If one were to only look at the bright side, naturally it would mean interrogating Liao Baoquan by surprise, with Liao Baoquan spilling everything out like beans from a bamboo tube, sobbing and confessing all the details of the cases, while Xu Xuewu and others were decorated with red and stood on the podium, enjoying waves of applause, and sharing their successful experience in solving the case…

But what if the interrogation failed…

A case from 10 years ago that even ministerial supervision failed to solve, and now Miao He County had handled half of it.

To say it was stuck in their throat would be putting it mildly.

If it turned out to be something they couldn’t push out or suck back in, that would be truly sickening.

In fact, by handing the case over, Xu Xuewu simplified the situation.

Firstly, Liao Baoquan was caught in Miao He County, and Jia Chengfeng’s interrogation was also conducted in the interrogation center of Miao He County.

The criminal lived in Miao He County for a few years, and to investigate starting from Liao Baoquan, Xu Xuewu’s involvement was inevitable.

If the case was successful, he would be there to receive the commendations.

If the case wasn’t successful, it wouldn’t be much related to him as the head of the Miaohexian Criminal Police Brigade.

Xu Xuewu, with the mindset of a landlord, watched Feng Qiong and Kang Zhichao leave in the car, then turned to Jiang Yuan with a smile, “The rank is too high, I am just afraid of making mistakes, and the pressure is too great.”

Xu Xuewu, who had released his pressure, looked like a handsome uncle, impeccably dressed in uniform today, looking very just and intelligent.

Jiang Yuan glanced at his phone and then said, “Xu Da, I have to report to you that I have called over the police officers from my team who weren’t on vacation; they should arrive in an hour or two.”

“That’s great.” Xu Xuewu, who knew how to read the room, smiled in turn, raised his eyebrow expressively, and poked at Jiang Yuan, “I was worried that you wouldn’t understand.

Right, your Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team should make a name for itself at this time.

You see, Director Feng and his team are quite severe, but if the case is done well, they will be more generous than the provincial department.”

Jiang Yuan smiled in response, then said, “I also want to ask you to assign two people to me.”

“No problem, let’s have Zhang Qi follow you.”

“Well…

actually that’s not necessary, just two regular police officers will do.”

“Sure thing,” said Xu Xuewu seriously, “Don’t underestimate Zhang Qi because he’s a team leader; he can speak for himself in any part of the county, whether it’s a police station or elsewhere.

Between us, some rookies can be clueless and waste time.

Don’t worry about Zhang Qi being unhappy; he will be too happy to have the opportunity to follow a ministry case.

What’s wrong with running errands?

I myself run errands…”

Jiang Yuan’s expression grew even richer, and at last, he said helplessly, “I am not ready to follow up on the 503 case just yet.

So…”

He dragged out that “so” hoping Xu Xuewu would catch on by himself.

Xu Xuewu didn’t catch on and stared at Jiang Yuan for a long time, then tentatively said, “You’re not going to…

continue with…

that, are you?”

“I was thinking it’s better to finish what I started,” Jiang Yuan paused before saying, “While the 503 case hasn’t fully kicked off in the next couple of days, I want to find Guihua.”

To be honest, striving for a few months to master the Level 3 Skull Restoration Skill was not shameful.

But Xu Xuewu didn’t know that.

The philosophically posed Xu Xuewu suddenly looked off-balance, blurting out loud, “Captain Jiang, don’t say finding Guihua, people might misunderstand you for searching for a missing person.

I mean…

just looking for a dog, we can find it later.”

“If we wait, it won’t be found,” Jiang Yuan understood the reasoning but was left with no choice.

Xu Xuewu, as saddened as if he had eaten a Neanderthal, said, “If we can’t find it, we’ll think of something else.

Captain Jiang, I volunteer, let me go and coax the child, shall I?

Honestly, I have a knack for consoling children.”

He was a policeman, handsome, and a father; naturally, he was good at consoling children.

But is that what Jiang Yuan needed?

Jiang Yuan sincerely wanted to find Guihua!

Skull restoration skill is so hard to come by; if it were to be exchanged with time, a normal person would need at least LV1.8 in Forensic Anthropology, LV1.5 in fine arts, LV1 in manual dexterity, LV1 in computer-related skills, and LV1.5 in art appreciation to learn it…

Just for LV1.8 in Forensic Anthropology alone, it would take three to four years for someone with good talent to learn, while for those with average talent, those who can comfortably read from a 211 university, a master’s degree wouldn’t suffice—they would need a Ph.D.

The other skills may not seem very strong on their own, but they all need to be mastered.

They’re more like life experiences than something learned from books.

After all, forensic science is still somewhat of a niche field, and not many people practice the prerequisite skills from a young age to become a forensic doctor.

All of these are for LV1 skull restoration skill.

To reach LV3, the prerequisite skills must be enhanced and practice must continue, talent is naturally indispensable.

Just look at fingerprint experts, in the entire Shan Nan province, those who reached LV3 could be counted on the fingers of a giant panda or a slow loris, and for LV3 skull restoration skill, given the talent and prerequisites, the training time can only increase.

Nationally, experts in this field are woefully few.

Although it’s not like mastering skull restoration skill would translate into solving numerous cases—if that were true, there wouldn’t be so few experts around.

In a country as large as China, should a specific skill be needed, a multitude of highly talented individuals could be found in an instant.

But for someone like Jiang Yuan with a passion for forensic science, the allure of skull restoration isn’t just in case-solving.

In fact, the scope of forensic anthropology isn’t limited to criminal case investigations.

Take, for example, if Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s tomb were excavated and the coffin opened only to find no immortal emperor but rather a pile of dry bones, then to see what Qin Shi Huang looked like when he was alive, skull restoration would be needed.

Another example is the reconstruction images of Peking Man and the Southern Apes from textbooks, which could also be done using skull restoration skill.

And if one day, the bones of a young Cao Cao or the skeletal remains from when Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei took their oath of brotherhood were discovered, they too could be reconstructed using skull restoration skill.

Recently, when Jiang Yuan had free time, he was looking at related materials.

To say they would stop searching for Guihua now—Jiang Yuan was the first to disagree!

Jiang Yuan was so adamant in his stance that Xu Xuewu, who could not understand or concern himself with the matter, could only look up to him, thinking: It’s really somewhat true that those who grow tall without growing wise lack common sense.

…

Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team regrouped in Miao He County.

Having just finished their vacations, everyone was full of vim and vigor, both physically and mentally, all eager to continue their success and solve major cases.

However, psychologically, the officers of Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team underestimated themselves, the world, and Jiang Yuan.

This was especially true for the newcomers, who, though they had learned about the developments from the group, still felt a strange air when a photo of Guihua was handed to them.

“So this is the bug dog,” said Shen Yaowei, who understood Jiang Yuan the best.

Holding the picture, he was rather sentimental.

“Let’s aim to find it within two days.

Once the 503 case restarts, it’s going to be difficult to take action,” Jiang Yuan said realistically.

Once the 503 case officially begins, all sorts of cases in Miao He County would have to make way for it, making it inconvenient to search for the dog.

Liu Jinghui also came, and at this point, he found it somewhat amusing to ask, “How do you plan to search?”

“You tell me,” Jiang Yuan said, finding himself too lazy to think with Liu Jinghui around.

Liu Jinghui chuckled and said, “You’ve done about as much as you can with the direct search.

If this were a person we were looking for, it would be time to control the territory.”

“What do you mean?” Jiang Yuan listened attentively.

“It means using the needs of the criminal, or in this case, the current owner of the bug dog, such as their potential needs for eating, clothing, living, and entertainment, and controlling all the related places.

For the bug dog, where its dog food is bought, pet stores, supermarkets, online stores, and pet hospitals all sell these.

If you think it’s necessary, you could check all these stores one by one…” Liu Jinghui casually analyzed, speaking truthfully but with a teasing tone.

Jiang Yuan nodded without hesitation, “Then we’ll go with this approach!”

“Not really…” Liu Jinghui was dumbfounded: “Are you really going to make such a big deal?”

“Let’s complete the task within two days!” Jiang Yuan stopped the small talk and began directing his teammates, preparing to control the pet-related businesses.

The members of Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team, along with people like Zhang Qi from the third squad, could only silently follow orders and execute the tasks.

The only concern was whether the pet industry practitioners of Miao He County would understand the reason for being controlled and refrain from posting about it on social media.