National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 474 - 474 436 Agreed

474: Chapter 436 Agreed 474: Chapter 436 Agreed The next day, noon.

Meeting room.

While Jiang Yuan’s Cold Case Squad was in a meeting, Huang Qiangmin called.

“Jiang Yuan, just stay put and relax.

If you’re tired of staying, you can come back too, you don’t need to bother with that stingy Hou Lejia.

Homicide, huh?

He’s daring enough to handle them on his own now, as if he’s lost his mind!” Huang Qiangmin shouted loudly, not seeming to care if others could hear him.

Or perhaps, he wanted others to hear a bit.

Jiang Yuan found it a bit amusing, and said, “They’ve handled homicides on their own before too.”

“Then, look at their track record,” Huang Qiangmin snorted with arrogance, saying, “Anyway, don’t meddle with them.

With so many cases on your hands, if you have time, work on your own cases first.

Nowadays, a flight to Beijing is only a few hours.

It’s unreasonable for us to rush over to handle a homicide case in Beijing whenever it happens.”

“That’s true indeed,” Jiang Yuan, who had spent a long time working externally, sometimes paid less attention to jurisdiction issues.

To be fair, Huang Qiangmin helped him straighten out most of these matters.

“In summary, if the case is simple, Hou the miser can handle it himself, and he wouldn’t need us.

If the case is complex, we can’t spoil him forever like his parents would,” Huang Qiangmin declared loudly.

“We’ll just wait and see if he comes looking for us again.”

On that note, Jiang Yuan actually agreed with Huang Qiangmin.

If the case was simple and didn’t need his assistance, there was no point in him forcing his help.

Moreover, criminal cases are different from ordinary company projects; a lot of follow-up actions are needed.

Sometimes a case, which seems simple on the police’s side, can generate many troubles once it’s referred for examination.

And when pursuing a sentence that incurs the death penalty, the approval process is very strict.

Just the evidence review alone has very high standards, and it’s not unusual for investigations to arise years later.

Hence, if a case is straightforward, Jiang Yuan really had no need to crowd the crime scene.

He had plenty of his own cases to choose from.

Compared to cooperation during a case and the level of involvement in a case, travel distance was indeed not an issue.

Upon seeing Jiang Yuan hang up the call, Wang Chuanxing said, “The three teams that Captain Hou sent out haven’t returned, from yesterday afternoon until now.

It seems like he doesn’t plan to call anyone back.”

Tang Jia asked, “Not even a single person was called back?”

“No,” Wang Chuanxing confirmed.

“I’ve heard that the progress in Kangzhou is pretty good, and the case isn’t too complex.

Captain Hou probably wants to close this case himself.”

If Hou Lejia could successfully handle this accumulated case without a hitch, he naturally wouldn’t want any complications.

The people who were just dispatched, if called back, would make him seem indecisive, not to mention they would be exhausted from traveling hundreds of kilometers back and forth, and likely wouldn’t be of use for a day or two.

Besides, in a homicide case, the most crucial time is the first 24 hours.

Furthermore, if he called back too few people, there wouldn’t be enough hands; if he called back too many, the Shang siblings’ case might be affected.

It also wouldn’t make sense to recall the elite without a good reason, nor to bring them back for no reason.

In the end, Longli County simply never had the capability to fight on two fronts, let alone juggle one remote and one local operation.

Right now, Hou Lejia just wanted to have his cake and eat it too.

He knew it was unlikely, but being the cheapskate he was, he still wanted to try his luck.

Huang Qiangmin, of course, wouldn’t indulge him.

Even so, Huang Qiangmin wasn’t necessarily supportive of Longli County’s case.

As he said, there were so many cases in the world, and he wasn’t Hou Lejia’s parent; it wasn’t his job to take over his work.

Jiang Yuan generally understood Huang Qiangmin’s perspective and wasn’t too bothered.

The difficulty of current cases and accumulated cases really aren’t comparable, especially accumulated murder cases, which you could say start at LV3.

The occasional LV2.5 accumulated case is usually due to special circumstances.

However, with active murder cases, the most common are actually LV0.5 cases, where a team is dispatched and there are fingerprints if needed, DNA if needed, and the weapon is left at the crime scene.

Occasionally, you get additional benefits like external surveillance footage to complete the evidence chain.

Of course, you also see LV0.1 cases.

Like those who turn themselves in, remain seated at the crime scene, or conspire with others and then offend their accomplices…

Now, with a strong team and technology at hand, Jiang Yuan really preferred to focus on bigger cases.

Of course, bigger cases don’t necessarily involve sending more people, and smaller cases don’t necessarily mean sending fewer.

“Let’s have something nice for lunch,” Jiang Yuan announced the end of the meeting.

With the conclusion of the 503 case in Anhai City, the only thing left for Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team to pay a bit of attention to was the Shang siblings’ case.

But even this case didn’t require the squad members to get involved.

Therefore, practically speaking, Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team had once again entered a rare period of rest.

As for the duration of this rest period, it was essentially up to Huang Qiangmin to decide, perhaps with Director Chai’s involvement as well.

Dong Bing said, “I asked this morning, and there’s a new place in Longli County known for its distinctive Luosi fish.

Want to give it a try?”

“Luosi fish?”

“Apparently, it’s fish cooked with the seasoning from Luosi noodles,” Dong Bing said, looking quite eager.

“I’m game.

Anyone here doesn’t eat Luosi noodles?” Jiang Yuan looked around.

None of the rough and tough guys made a peep.

As detectives, when they’re in a stakeout, they’ve even had stinky feet with old pickle noodle soup—and by stinky feet, they mean the added kind, since everyone spends long hours crammed in cars with few bothering to keep their shoes on.

Being unable to smell stinky feet or rather getting used to their master’s stinky feet is like a rite of passage for detectives.

Anyone who didn’t like Luosi noodles could pretend they were there for the master’s grilled fish instead.

Li Ji Luosi Fish Restaurant.

Once inside the door, you could see a large fish pond, and above it hung a sign that read “Li Ji Spotted Fish Cottage.”

A group of police officers with a high sense of vigilance immediately looked towards the restaurant staff.

The calm waiter taking the order said, “Our restaurant used to be called Li Ji Spotted Fish Cottage, but we’ve switched projects and now it’s called Luosi Fish Restaurant.

Do you want spotted fish or snakehead fish?”

“Spotted fish, and bring several,” Shen Yaowei stepped forward to take the initiative in ordering.

Everyone took seats at several tables inside a large private room, chatting and talking, and quickly the atmosphere grew lively.

When the Luosi fish was served, a strong, pungent odor of sour bamboo shoots wafted over.

The broth of the Luosi noodles, cooking the tender spotted fish meat to a jelly-like, springy consistency, was not only smooth but also had a sour and spicy flavor similar to Luosi noodles, which was very appetizing.

Those who enjoyed rice drizzled the orange-red thick soup over their rice, alternating bites with slices of fish, which was incredibly satisfying.

“Let’s have a few more orders of fish, make it another 10,” Jiang Yuan found it delicious and immediately ordered more.

Although they might have ordered a bit too much in total, everyone still made an effort to finish it all.

“It’s tastier than instant Luosi noodles.” Tang Jia ate an extra half bowl of rice and, rubbing her stomach with regret, summarized, “Freshly cooked Luosi noodles, especially the taste of this sour bamboo, is particularly strong, and the fish tastes good too…

The spotted fish is sliced so thin, really nice…”

“That’s right, and the sourness comes from adding lime and tomato, but you can’t actually see them, which is especially nice.”

“The stink of this sour bamboo is also very comfortable.”

“Yeah, it’s a very distinctive kind of stink.”

“Indeed, the smell is quite pungent, but it’s different from other kinds of stink,” Jiang Yuan said as he took a sip of the soup and found it very refreshing.

Those who liked the stink of the sour bamboo and those who didn’t were both silenced.

“Alright, let’s call the waiter to pay the bill.

Everyone can take it easy this afternoon,” Jiang Yuan, being a forensic doctor, was never surprised by other people’s silence when it came to food.

After all, only those who have seen the colorful darkness can appreciate the colorful light.

Only those who have immersed themselves in the long nights of the autopsy room can truly enjoy the variety found in the kitchen.

Without the thousands of flirty words in WeChat, where would the sweaty efforts of Valentine’s Day come from?

“Let’s head back.” Jiang Yuan took out his phone, ready to pay the bill.

Just then, the owner came over with a smile, “Captain Jiang, someone has already paid for your meal.”

Jiang Yuan frowned, “We don’t need others to pay for us.

We can pay for ourselves.”

Being a police officer, he couldn’t possibly accept even a bit of charity.

And the Jiang Village People didn’t need to either.

At this moment, Hou Lejia came in with a beaming smile.

“Captain Jiang, I just happened to be passing by.

Today’s meal is on the department.

Just enjoy yourselves in Longli County!” Hou Lejia laughed heartily.

Seeing Hou Lejia’s sincere smile, Jiang Yuan knew that he must have made a deal with Director Huang.