National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 457 - 457 420 Well-Known_2

457: Chapter 420: Well-Known_2 457: Chapter 420: Well-Known_2 He had not been involved in this case from the beginning.

To him, finding a dog was serious business, and other tasks were handled by specialized personnel, so there was no need to act as though nothing could be done without him.

It was not until now that Jiang Yuan had the time to carefully examine the photos related to Case 503.

He looked at them slowly.

Liu Jinghui glanced at him and guessed that Jiang Yuan’s thoughts were on Guihua, and he shook his head, saying, “As for our side…

because we have recently been assisting Miaoheshire in controlling this position, if needed, we can also help…”

Kang Zhichao suddenly chuckled and said, “Finding a dog.”

With a “leader” from Beijing leading the laughter, everyone else in the meeting room couldn’t hold back and laughed along.

This ridiculous matter had almost become a fixed joke at Miaoheshire Bureau in recent days.

Feng Qiong, who was not as technical as Kang Zhichao, still wanted to utilize both of them and the police forces of Ningtai County.

He cleared his throat and said, “First, we must affirm Miaoheshire as well as Jiang Yuan’s Cold Case Squad for digging deep into the case and apprehending Liao Baoquan, the long-absconding suspect of the 503 case.

As for another accomplice in the same case, my current thinking is this…”

“Liao Baoquan worked and lived in Miaoheshire for several years.

During that time, he probably felt more relaxed and free.

By comparing the people he associated with during that time to those from before the case occurred, we might obtain some clues.”

“Next, we must thoroughly check through Liao Baoquan’s family possessions.

Liao Baoquan’s refusal to confess could be due to his personal will, or possibly because an accomplice has some kind of leverage over him.

Of course, it could also be due to personal emotional demands; we need to make a clear determination on this aspect.”

“Lastly, we can start with Liao Baoquan’s family and partners to see if we can dig up some clues.”

Feng Qiong was quite competent, speaking in an orderly manner and quickly outlining the key points of the investigation.

However, Jiang Yuan was used to collaborating with Liu Jinghui and could clearly see that Feng Qiong’s judgments, while cautious and based on current information, lacked the depth of Liu Jinghui’s reasoning.

In summary, it boiled down to three points: searching Liao Baoquan’s house, investigating his social relations, and examining changes in Liao Baoquan’s life in the years before and after the crime.

In terms of breadth, Feng Qiong’s investigative scope was sufficient.

However, what he lacked was Liu Jinghui’s depth of reasoning.

When Liu Jinghui made deductions, he always dared to step boldly forward based on available information.

This might not always yield results, but if a case was seen as a chess game, Liu Jinghui’s deductions often formed an exquisite move.

Feng Qiong was more procedural.

In Jiang Yuan’s opinion, this expert from the ministry was, at least in the specific field of criminal investigation, just competent—level 2.3 at most, not more.

Nevertheless, for major cases like the 503 case that dated back ten years, being cautious and steady was not a mistake.

Like the Guihua disappearance case, if there were no clues, there just weren’t any.

Aside from helping establish a steady and solid control system, Liu Jinghui hadn’t had a burst of inspiration to make an exquisite move.

Jiang Yuan thus lowered his head and continued to look at the photos one by one.

After finishing his remarks, Feng Qiong deliberately looked at Jiang Yuan and said, “When this case reached the ministry, Anhai City had already organized two thousand-person searches without success in cornering both suspects.

Therefore, it was concluded that the two must be locals of Anhai City, or at least familiar with the area.

In addition, it was predicted that the two had a rather meticulous plan…”

Feng Qiong summarized the previous investigations, “Later, my mentor Yu Shuguo and I went to Anhai City.

We had reservations about the city bureau’s judgments at that time, as the attack on the armed police was too aggressive to be considered a meticulous plan…

Nevertheless, the criminal investigation work done by Anhai City was very solid.

The fact that the case remained unsolved was truly regrettable, but we must both re-evaluate and investigate the foundation of some of the previous cases and maintain a certain level of trust…”

“What I’m mainly thinking are two points: first, we should adjust our mentality.

We definitely made many mistakes before, and we need to correct them if so.

Second, in the short term, we can focus our criminal investigation on Liao Baoquan’s recent years.”

At present, the main evidence and clues in Case 503 were Liao Baoquan, and Feng Qiong’s focus of solving the case could only rely on this.

Despite this, given that Liao Baoquan had spent the first few years driving a refrigerated truck across the country, conducting a thorough investigation would be quite difficult.

Feng Qiong then looked at Jiang Yuan and then at Guan Xingfu, saying, “Director Guan, could you please help coordinate the manpower?

In the initial stages, there might be heavy and frequent travel for business…”

“No problem,” Guan Xingfu replied, glancing at Jiang Yuan but still clearly prioritizing the matters at hand.

Jiang Yuan looked up, took a sip of water, and said, “I have a couple of comments.”

“Go ahead,” Feng Qiong replied with a smile, ready to dismiss Jiang Yuan when he mentioned the dog.

Then Jiang Yuan said, “As we all know…”

A knowing smile emerged on everyone’s faces in the meeting room.

Then, Jiang Yuan continued, “As a forensic doctor, I have some insights into the determination of the time of death of bodies…”

He wasn’t boasting—Jiang Yuan was Level 6 in determining the time of death.

The number of people worldwide who had more expertise in this field than him could be counted on the paws of a dog or a cat.

Of course, the others in the meeting room had not yet realized the vast difference, and their faces still showed smiles at the thought of Guihua.

Then Jiang Yuan went on to say, “I have just focused on the first victim, the armed policeman He Boyong, as well as the second victim Dou Dingqiang.

From the photos, both died from fatal stab wounds resulting in blood loss, and the time of death for both was within eight hours.

However, when it comes to how many hours each had been dead, I believe there has been an error in judgment.”

Jiang Yuan paused, slid the two photos towards Feng Qiong and Kang Zhichao, and said, “The first victim should not have been He Boyong but Dou Dingqiang.

The time of death between the two differ by one to two hours, leaning towards one hour.

Meaning, Liao Baoquan and his accomplice killed Dou Dingqiang first, and then He Boyong.”

Feng Qiong looked at Kang Zhichao immediately, hoping for confirmation.

If what Jiang Yuan said was true, then the direction of the investigation had to undergo a fundamental change.

And it should start from Anhai City on the day the crime was committed!

The representatives from Miaoheshire present were amazed, looking at Jiang Yuan with various degrees of respect, from different levels, aspects, and perspectives.