National Forensic Doctor -
Chapter 514 - 514 473 Striving Hard
514: Chapter 473 Striving Hard 514: Chapter 473 Striving Hard Early morning.
Bai Jian, who hadn’t eaten in over a day, sat in the detective squad’s main office with bloodshot eyes, watching the list of names on the wall grow and shrink.
He had assigned nearly all of his subordinates to fieldwork, spreading out over a hundred detectives.
More than twenty had gone to Ma Jiazhuang, about fifty or sixty to nearby villages, and the remaining officers were dispatched in groups of four to nearby towns and counties, with others heading to detention centers and prisons.
All the detectives were engaged in the task of taking statements for inquiry, which essentially was an examination of released convicts from Ma Jiazhuang and its adjacent areas.
This kind of work seem simple, yet executing it meticulously and without omission is a real test of grassroots security and governance abilities.
In European and American cities, where the police and residents often mistrust each other, such work would be impossible to carry out.
The Shiting County detectives often undertook similar tasks.
In fact, Bai Jian’s main strategy for solving cases relied on these careful screenings.
Contrary to what the general public might imagine, the investigative techniques of ordinary detectives, especially the veteran ones, are not much more advanced than those of amateur sleuths.
To be precise, experts typically know even less.
As for what veteran detectives rely on to solve cases, apart from accumulated experience and word-of-mouth knowledge, they depend more on a serious and fierce gaze, serious and fierce expressions, serious and fierce law enforcement, coupled with diligent legwork and a bit of luck.
Now, it was time to rely on that legwork and luck.
Despite being full of anticipation, Bai Jian had no idea whether the killer was actually among the ex-convicts, nor when they might be found.
It was this mix of hope and concern that kept Bai Jian’s emotions powerfully stirred.
It was like gambling, but many times more thrilling than any bet could be.
Ordinary people gamble with money or their entire fortunes, but what Bai Jian was gambling on was other people’s lives!
A case with three corpses, a break-in and murder—each word an aggravating factor for the death penalty.
Once caught, the perpetrator would not be able to escape execution, even with a major contribution to the case.
At most, execution might be delayed for two years.
“Captain Bai, how’s it going?” Huang Qiangmin entered with a debt-collector’s sly grin.
Bai Jian was beginning to dread seeing him.
With a forced laugh, he replied, “How could it be?
We’re still systematically checking each household.”
“Don’t rush; better to be three steps slower than to miss a single detail,” Huang Qiangmin said with unexpected mildness, soothing Bai Jian’s stress.
As a fellow captain of a detective squad, Bai Jian knew all too well the anxiety that came with the job.
If Rottweilers were known for their temper, one only had to look at the captains of detective squads to realize that Rottweilers were by comparison quite gentle dogs.
Suddenly, Bai Jian realized, “You’re worried I won’t catch the person and damage Jiang Yuan’s reputation, aren’t you?”
Huang Qiangmin acknowledged with a smile, “Jiang Yuan has been solving homicide cold cases in Shan Nan for so long, cracking more cases than some county bureaus.
If we miss something because of a lack of thoroughness on your part, it really would be cause for anger.”
“It’s just a few villages, we won’t fall short,” Bai Jian retorted with a snort.
Huang Qiangmin smiled, “Hopefully everything goes smoothly.
If not, we can call Xu Taining to help.”
Bai Jian stiffened, his brow slowly furrowing, “Are you threatening me?”
“Threat?
Hardly,” Huang Qiangmin laughed, baring his teeth, the very image of a clear threat.
If a three-yuan bowl of plain noodles isn’t up to par, we’ll switch to a three-hundred-yuan bowl of crab roe noodles.
Huang Qiangmin wasn’t just boasting.
Given the current fame of Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team, if he insisted on inviting Xu Taining, Shiting County would likely crumble under the pressure.
For a cold case with three dead bodies, why wouldn’t you invite Xu Taining if there’s a chance to solve it?
If you claim to lack funds, the Qinghe City Bureau and the Provincial Department would probably offer some financial support.
Shiting County Bureau would also contribute, and it would only be right for everyone to work overtime and get involved.
If they refused—well, they’d have to solve the case themselves.
Poor communication could lead to upper management imposing a deadline for a breakthrough.
To understand the pressure, imagine a student unable to solve the bonus question on a final exam.
The teacher suddenly announces an extension for the exam, but you must complete the bonus question, and your ranking will be based on its score.
In this world, there are no inconsequential zeroes.
“Don’t imagine that every county’s detective squad is like yours in Ningtai,” Bai Jian was genuinely fearful of Huang Qiangmin, and also worried about the case screening going awry.
He was even more afraid of the legendary Xu Taining leaving the county bureau famished over a single case…
But Bai Jian had his pride and spoke with unwavering firmness.
Huang Qiangmin replied with a stare, “Our Ningtai County’s investigative rankings have always been above yours in Shiting.”
“You just have more money, and a college graduate forensic doctor like Jiang Yuan.
But the tactical skills of our front-line detectives are undoubtedly on par with those in big cities!” Bai Jian boasted confidently.
Huang Qiangmin was too lethargic to counter.
He changed the topic, “Once you’ve screened the right people and gathered a few candidates, send them to Jiang Yuan.
He’s always ready to review them.
If we find the killer, there’ll be no need to continue screening.
Widen the scope, don’t narrow it, include anyone who’s been detained for public order offenses too.”
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