National Forensic Doctor
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Members of Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team traveled back to the headquarters by car and high-speed train.

Jiang Yuan took the high-speed train back.

Wei Zhenguo, who was at home, specially drove to pick him up and asked, “Did the trip go smoothly?

I heard that the ministerial officials even came.”

“Yes, we accidentally uncovered a major case that they had previously supervised,” Jiang Yuan briefly explained.

Wei Zhenguo clicked his tongue in admiration, “That’s great, are you guys on vacation again?”

He was guessing based on Jiang Yuan’s previous routine.

To his surprise, Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, “We can’t take a break these few days, I want to work on a few more cases.”

“Such a rush?” Wei Zhenguo was astonished and also a bit boredly curious.

He used to be the captain of the sixth squad that specialized in catching thieves.

But now, with so many cameras installed everywhere, and all the shrewd thieves having been sifted through, the cases suitable for the sixth squad had greatly diminished.

Wei Zhenguo, who had been busy all his life, suddenly found it a bit too leisurely.

Jiang Yuan smiled humbly and said, “Just trying out some new techniques I’ve developed.

If it doesn’t work, then so be it.

But if it does, we should hurry and solve a few cases.”

“You went out to solve cases and even came up with new techniques?” Wei Zhenguo was just expressing his amazement.

He wasn’t a technician and had no idea how difficult it was to research a new method that could be applied to investigations, or to put it another way, how outrageous it could be.

They quickly arrived at the detective squad.

After the car entered the gates, what Jiang Yuan saw first was the green curtain cordon in front.

The area around the curtain was piled with a lot of construction materials, and the sound of banging and clanging was occasionally heard.

“Is this…

building another floor?” Jiang Yuan was a bit surprised.

In big cities, where people talk about day-to-day dramatic changes, in a small city like Ningtai, time seemed to stand still.

New urban construction was very rare; sometimes there would be no new major construction sites for three to five years.

On the contrary, Jiang Village in the Sining Mountain Scenic Area was more likely to receive high-level funding for construction and demolition.

Wei Zhenguo smiled happily.

He didn’t mention it on the way deliberately, because he wanted to see Jiang Yuan’s reaction.

He said, “Director Huang and Director Chai often remark in meetings both big and small, ‘It’s all thanks to Jiang Yuan’…

What we’re building isn’t another floor this time, we’re digging downwards to make a parking lot.”

Looking at the construction site he had returned to, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but feel moved and asked, “Is there no room for parking anymore?”

“Right now there’s just enough space, but we’re planning for the future.

Like a few days ago, Director Huang brought a Passat and a pickup truck from Miao He County.”

Jiang Yuan knew about Xu Xuewu’s Passat, and he felt a little sympathy, but not much.

He didn’t know about the pickup truck.

So he asked what that was about.

Wei Zhenguo was surprised and said, “I thought you knew.

The pickup truck is like a down payment from our neighbors in Longli County.

They’re so poor they’re almost broke.

Captain Hou personally visited us, invited us to meals and such.

Still, Director Huang managed to get two vehicles out of them.

He likes pickup trucks, so he took an old pickup from Longli County first.”

“Down payment…” Jiang Yuan had not expected Comrade Huang Qiangmin to start playing with presale schemes.

Wei Zhenguo drove directly to the new building of the detective squad.

A group of people led by Huang Qiangmin were standing on the steps, welcoming Jiang Yuan.

In the county, this kind of reception was super high-level.

Jiang Yuan also quickly got out of the car, courteously shaking Huang Qiangmin’s hand and then asked the colleagues in the office to take a photo.

It had been some days since they last met, and Jiang Yuan noticed a trace of fatigue on Huang Qiangmin’s face, suggesting that the position of Deputy Director was a challenge for him too.

Huang Qiangmin patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder, exchanged pleasantries, and inquired about his situation in Miao He County.

Before long, they arrived at his office.

The two sat down on the sofa in the office, and Huang Qiangmin continued, “A few days ago, old Hou from Longli County—Captain Hou, whom you’ve met—came to see me, wanting to borrow you.

Right here in this office, the old fellow nearly got down on his knees…”

Recalling the scene of that day, a simple joy spread across Huang Qiangmin’s face.

Ningtai County and Longli County are adjacent, and over the years, the two criminal police captains had been in constant rivalry.

It was only with Jiang Yuan’s arrival that Huang Qiangmin had managed to outshine Hou Lejia, leaving him far behind.

As for Hou Lejia coming to seek help, that added an extra layer of enjoyment.

“I couldn’t resist at the time, so I agreed,” chuckled Huang Qiangmin, and looking at Jiang Yuan, he added, “This dream has to be fulfilled by you.”

“What kind of case is it?” asked Jiang Yuan with a smile.

“There’s no specific case, but a cold case needs to be cracked,” paused Huang Qiangmin, and continued, “You might not have noticed being out there, but this is something the Qinghe City Bureau announced a month ago.

They said that this year is the ‘Cold Case Breakthrough Year’, demanding that all subordinate counties and districts solve at least one homicide cold case, and for those with more than five cases, other types of cold cases…”

Ordinary cold cases are not too difficult to handle, especially theft cases—when it really comes down to stacking numbers, catching a few habitual thieves is not an issue.

However, homicide cases are no joke; they’re the ones that previous detectives have racked their brains on and failed to solve, leaving them behind.

Such cases pose a serious challenge even to a unit like the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment.

And with Longli County’s police capabilities generally weaker than Ningtai County’s, it becomes even more difficult to overcome this challenge.

Unfortunately, this is an important year for Hou Lejia, and naturally, he dares not show weakness during the ‘Cold Case Breakthrough Year.’

Jiang Yuan was almost certainly the best option Hou Lejia could find, of course, speaking softly to Huang Qiangmin was probably the most difficult part.

Without reinforcements, Longli County’s criminal police team’s strength alone wouldn’t suffice, potentially relegating them to the very bottom of the list.

It’s common knowledge, even an established promotion can be at risk if you end up at the bottom—the position could be lost.

This situation was, in part, due to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan’s itinerant way of solving cases had given the Qinghe City Bureau hope and a guarantee for soliciting accolades.

On the other hand, while the various county and district bureaus were keen to invite Jiang Yuan for cases and he was likely to agree, only Longli County might face the prospect of being blocked by Huang Qiangmin.

On a day without issues, Huang Qiangmin wouldn’t hinder his shopping, but when there was a matter at hand, enthusiasm and funding alone wouldn’t suffice.

If Huang Qiangmin decided not to lend out Jiang Yuan, or scheduled him for a much later date, there would inevitably come a time when Hou Lejia would need to ask for help.

Better to ask first and quickly.

“There’s no rush on when to do it for him.

However, if I were to refuse outright, Hou Lejia would become furious,” Huang Qiangmin keenly aware of his “old foe,” continued to relieve Jiang Yuan’s stress with a smile.

“If it’s to be done, then it’s to be done,” said Jiang Yuan, not dwelling on it too much, recalling, “I remember Longli County had a case involving an unidentified body, didn’t they?

I could take that case.”

Huang Qiangmin promptly said, “That unidentified body case is a tough one to handle.

Moreover, that body has been decaying for so long, it might have been cremated for all we know.”

“Why wasn’t it cremated initially?” In China, the usual protocol is to cremate the body after an examination, and keeping it in a refrigerated coffin costs 80 a day, which is indeed a real expense.

“A specialist from the provincial office came to examine it, and afterwards suggested that a deeper investigation should be conducted from all aspects, which led to the body being kept,” Jiang Yuan nodded as he listened, this kind of case was clearly within his scope.