National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 565 - 512

Chapter 565: 512

When Director Song Tiancheng arrived at the Qinghe City Bureau, he was accompanied by members of the Shannan Provincial Department.

Director Song had specifically instructed not to make a ceremony out of his arrival and not to put on a spectacle, but upon arrival, there was still a crowd that came out to greet him.

All Director Song could do was sigh and then turn to Shen Xiaofeng from the Shannan Provincial Department, saying, "It’s not easy for everyone."

Shen Xiaofeng laughed heartily, "To receive such comment from you, everyone feels it’s worth it."

"Well..." Once the car stopped, Director Song opened the door, got out, and shook hands with Sha Yingren, Yu Wenshu, and the others who were approaching quickly.

The routine pleasantries were completed.

Director Song quickly changed the subject, "Director Sha, I’d like to have a chat with Jiang Yuan first, if that’s convenient?"

Director Sha hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does Director Song know Jiang Yuan?"

Director Song smiled and said, "I haven’t met him in person, but I’ve been hearing a lot about him lately, and some have strongly recommended him to me. I just want to meet him first."

He actually didn’t want to understand the situation from the perspective of the leaders of the special task force. From his understanding, a technical officer with a promising future like Jiang Yuan, is usually upright and honest, or at least stricter with himself than others.

Instead of looking down on the situation from the leadership of the special task force, Director Song preferred to understand the specific details of the special task force through a technical officer like Jiang Yuan.

After all, his role did not necessarily involve directing work; understanding the work might be a more important aspect for him.

If the special task force’s investigative work was going smoothly, he could then shift to purely supporting the work.

However, solving cases is usually not accomplished overnight, and there’s not only the direction of solving cases to consider, especially in major drug trafficking cases, involving more than a hundred criminals, maybe even several hundred, and the related personnel involved could exceed a thousand. The number of officers in the special task force, as well as the police cooperating with the team, would be even greater.

So many people, in another unit, might be equivalent to a smaller college in terms of scale, and moreover, a college with very prominent internal and external conflicts—just think of how many things can happen in a day at a college, how many people’s joys and sorrows are affected, and people fight, cause trouble, or even jump off buildings.

The situations involved in a special task force could only be more, not less, and Director Song Tiancheng and Sha Yingren, representing the ministry and the provincial department, were all for more positive outcomes, fewer negative ones.

For example, the shorter the detention of the involved persons, the better in theory, but obviously, this would affect the work of the special task force; finding the right balance is also very challenging.

Sha Yingren was not meeting Director Song for the first time and had a rough understanding of his style of work. He smiled and said, "Jiang Yuan caught quite a few people yesterday, stayed up all night gathering evidence, and went back to rest at noon. I’ll have someone notify him in a moment."

"Isn’t Jiang Yuan a technical person?" Director Song was a bit surprised. This was different from his understanding.

Sha Yingren described the events of the previous night and laughed, "To describe it with two idioms, it’s like falling into one’s own trap, and Jiang Yuan emerged victorious when they met on a narrow path."

Director Song listened with wide eyes, also catching the critical point, "That’s a bit dangerous. Did the members of the drug trafficking gang not have guns?"

"Yuan Yushan’s bodyguard might have had one, but he didn’t use it. They withdrew, and Jiang Yuan and the others didn’t pursue," Yu Wenshu interjected. In fact, he also didn’t know whether the opposition had guns; they might have brought them, they might not, either could be true.

Director Song nodded, "That’s good there were no casualties... How is the public safety situation in Qinghe City?"

Sha Yingren knew what Director Song meant and immediately responded, "It’s been very stable in the past few days. The occasional cases are just incidents of drunken brawls and injury incidents caused by enmity disputes..."

The presence of a drug trafficking gang, if it caused harm to the lives and property of innocent citizens, might necessitate an immediate eradication.

But if the situation is still stable and controllable, the Jianyuan Group, as Qinghe City’s largest enterprise, which involves thousands of workers, incremental progress like cutting up a sausage might be more feasible.

"Since Jiang Yuan stayed up late, there’s no rush to call him now," Director Song felt the progress of the special task force was good, so he wasn’t in a hurry.

The appearance of Yuan Yushan was quite significant. His presence in Qinghe City indicated that the leaders of the drug trafficking gang had not yet fled. Moreover, Yuan Yushan’s hasty visit to Jiang Yuan and his panicked escape also suggested that they did not have a clear or effective plan to break through.

With that thought, Director Song asked about the issue of blocking the city’s periphery.

Modern cities are well-connected, giving the impression that one could go anywhere.

However, in fact, the construction of cities has considered the control of entry and exit from the onset.

The ancient city walls and gates served as entry control for cities; similarly, the modern network of highways and railways has checkpoints. As for how effective, just look at how many people managed to escape during the pandemic lockdown, and you’ll get the picture.

A cursory analysis of media reports would reveal that, during the lockdown, those who managed to escape basically used the waterways.

In Qinghe City, there are several rivers, such as the Tai River that passes through Ningtai County. However, these rivers have limited water flow and navigation capabilities. With a little bit of enhanced management, it is possible to effectively prevent the escape of criminals.

A few people chatted as they entered the conference room, exchanged a few more words, and then began to inspect the special case group.

In this period, various units within the special case group had also made preparations.

Song Tiancheng, dressed in a white shirt and with a slender figure showing clear signs of fitness, walked at the front of the team, exuding a sense of authority even without anger.

The Qinghe City Bureau had already devoted an entire building to the special case group, befitting the scale expected of the Jianyuan Group.

Song Tiancheng visited and offered condolences office by office.

Not many frontline officers remained in the office, as Yu Wenshu and others wouldn’t summon their frontliners back just to accommodate Song Tiancheng’s visit. It was unnecessary and impossible.

As a result, Song Tiancheng’s tour was quite swift, with most offices getting nothing more than a fleeting glance. It wasn’t until he reached the third floor and met the female forensic doctor Wang Lan that Song Tiancheng paused and asked, "Forensic Jiang Yuan works here, right? Does he have an office on this floor?"

Wang Lan replied, "Captain Jiang has his own office, but we forensic doctors report to Doctor Jiang."

In truth, as the head of Qinghe City’s forensic doctors, Wang Lan was supposed to provide guidance to the forensic doctors at the county bureau.

But to be honest, this "supposed to" should never occur in front of Jiang Yuan. Since there was a substantial difference in technical expertise, using administrative power for remote guidance was feasible only if the gap was not too wide. But if the disparity was too great, you would need Jiang Yuan’s cooperation even with administrative measures.

You don’t even need to mention anything else. Just consider the determination of the time of death. If Wang Lan dared to guide Jiang Yuan and he chose not to listen, that’s one thing. But if he came back with a different time, the Forensic Unit of Qinghe City could expect a social death.

Once or twice might be alright, but after three or five times, would Qinghe City’s Forensic Unit dare to guide Jiang Yuan? They wouldn’t be able to run away fast enough.

Persevering in providing guidance without justification would only result in a loss of authority.

On the other hand, if Jiang Yuan wanted to guide Qinghe City’s forensic doctors, it would be easy for him. The procedure was always the same, and he simply needed to offer guidance whenever you made a mistake. Would you listen or not? Would you change or not?

Of course, for the most part, the forensic doctors from the subordinate county bureaus had a strong sense of autonomy. If the city bureau’s forensic doctors didn’t intervene, it was fine. This kind of guidance was usually meant to be helpful. If a county bureau suddenly excelled, the city bureau would be happy to have one less burden.

However, this approach doesn’t work during a special case group operation.

Everyone is gathered to face the same issues, with similar objectives, but there is only one truth—in the end, they would still have to listen to Jiang Yuan.

This outcome was a result of the vast gap in technical skills.

At first, Wang Lan and others were not used to it, but honestly, over time, they grew accustomed to it.

Song Tiancheng, not sure whether he got the point or not, smiled and nodded, asked a couple more questions about the Skull Restoration Skill, and then moved on to the next Trace Evidence Office.

As usual, Song Tiancheng inquired about the person in charge, and a trace evidence technician stepped forward, saying, "Our office primarily reports to Forensic Jiang Yuan at the moment; operationally, we’re led by Captain Jiang."

"Is that so," Song Tiancheng nodded in acknowledgment.

Continuing on to the third office, the Image Reconnaissance Brigade had a team on duty reviewing videos. They also declared, "We are currently managed by Forensic Jiang Yuan and report to Doctor Jiang."

The Physical and Chemical Laboratory...

The DNA Laboratory...

The Bloodstain Analysis Office...

Everyone reported being under Jiang Yuan’s management.

As Song Tiancheng walked on, he suddenly laughed, "After this visit, I really do want to meet Jiang Yuan."