National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 571 - 518 Encirclement

Chapter 571: Chapter 518 Encirclement

Dawn.

The sun had barely risen above the horizon, slow and steady, just enough to make things visible, a perfect moment to take a breath of fresh air and swear a little.

Many who had planned to watch the sunrise together last night had, after seeing it beforehand, slept in so deeply that they couldn’t wake up.

But in Qinghe City, many were wide awake all night.

Jiang Yuan was roused by the jangling of his phone.

"Captain Jiang, emergency announcement, they’re ready to make a move. Director Liu asks you to return to the command center," the junior detective informed Jiang Yuan, indicating that Liu Jinghui and others must already be busy.

The Yuan Family, driven to desperation, had mobilized workers to create disturbances, a situation the police had anticipated and for which they had prepared in advance.

Despite this, Liu Jinghui and his colleagues were still extremely tense.

This was a factory site involving thousands; regardless of the Yuan Family’s plans, even action not going according to plan could easily lead to danger.

Jiang Yuan said, "Got it," hung up the phone, washed his face quickly, and left the house.

He lived in Qinghe City in a small apartment that hadn’t been rented out. He had also called over Mu Zhiyang, Wang Chuanxing, Wu Junhao, and a few others; six people each took a suite, and the unrented apartments were lent to the officers from Ningtai.

In this way, by the time Jiang Yuan went down to the garage to drive, nearly 20 people were tagging along.

The temporary command center.

It was bustling with activity.

Police who often worked on special task forces knew that if a case didn’t go smoothly at the beginning, overtime was a given. If it did go well, that meant even more overtime.

Emergency calls began early in the morning, and after most detectives arrived, they all had composed faces.

Jiang Yuan obediently took a seat in the corner of the conference table, waiting for his tasks to be allocated from above.

Policemen came and went; the sound of engines from the street below merged into a continuous hum.

Due to the Jianyuan case, Qinghe had already received police support from numerous cities, and now their contribution was even more vital. Needless to say, there would surely be involvement from the armed police.

Theoretically, as long as the response was quick and steady, stability could largely be achieved. Because this was organized action against unorganized action, the latter required several times more time to form a command core, align on a unified goal, and formally start operations.

Not to mention this was a scenario for which they had prepared.

Theoretically, the higher-ups at Jianyuan should also have been aware of this dynamic. Once they lost the protection of the workers, their own positions would be at risk. So, the fact that Jianyuan still exposed their defenses showed one thing...

"The people from Jianyuan are planning to escape!" said Liu Jinghui, busy with his tasks, calling Jiang Yuan over, then to the detectives specialized in case-solving, "We need to think of a way to dig them out."

"Can Image Investigation lock down their location? Would using dogs work?" someone immediately suggested an idea.

Liu Jinghui shook his head: "Neither Image Investigation nor dogs will work."

A few people quickly laughed amidst the chaos to relieve some pressure.

Yu Wenshu cleared his throat twice and said, "We’ve always been on guard for their escape and destruction of evidence. We’ve made plans for it, and now the key is to execute them effectively with force!"

Hoping that a method conceived on the spot would be better than a carefully considered plan was naïve in itself.

Especially when dealing with so many people from so many departments, a strategy great on paper would still require half a day just for communication, agreement, task assignments, explaining demands to various department heads, overcoming bureaucracy to instill the spirit, arranging personnel, and ensuring proper execution.

Thus, at this moment, clever tactics were either simple, effective, and straight to the heart, capable of being carried out by a few people or small teams—or else, the most crucial task at hand for the command center was to ensure all departments and units follow the contingency plan without trying to outdo each other, without dragging their feet, without overinterpreting, and without exceeding their authority.

In summary, in the face of a major event, managing to execute the tasks systematically and completely according to plan was already first-rate handling.

Yu Wenshu, the chief of Yin brigade, the head of Qinghe Bureau, as well as leaders from the provincial department and ministries, each took their assignments and left the room one by one.

When there were only about a dozen people left in the command center, Liu Jinghui first loosened his tie, then plonked down opposite Jiang Yuan and asked, "Any ideas?"

Jiang Yuan spread his hands and said, "Send people directly to the core to strike at the heart?"

"It’s because we suspect that their core members are planning to flee," Liu Jinghui curled his lip. "Yuan Jiansheng might have stayed behind, but the rest are likely to run."

"The boss himself isn’t running?" Not just Jiang Yuan, but several others remaining in the conference room were surprised; drug cartels were known for their selfishness, and the saying ’even a tiger doesn’t eat its offspring’ didn’t apply to them.

Liu Jinghui nodded and said, "Yuan Jiansheng is over seventy, he definitely can’t climb mountains and wade through rivers anymore. He also has to take a fixed amount of medication daily, including treatments for heart and lung diseases, diabetes, nephritis, prostatitis, and so on. If he plans to travel a long distance now, he certainly needs to bring these long-term medications, a wheelchair, possibly a respirator and a doctor. We have people watching these things."

The last sentence also subtly revealed a bit of the prior arrangements.

For a company like Jianyuan, it is not easy for law enforcement to handle it completely; on the other hand, Jianyuan could certainly not maintain its previous control and cohesion.

The police could easily find a host of people who could serve as special informants; there were even more who could be contacted at any time to send a few photos and videos.

Under circumstances like today’s, people from Jianyuan knew they were done for. In their bewilderment and confusion, few would refuse a police request.

Therefore, starting in the morning, Liu Jinghui gradually entered a state of excitement.

If there was enough information, the deductionists could have a really good time, and such opportunities were truly rare.

Liu Jinghui confidently smiled at that moment and summed up, "If Yuan Jiansheng wants to leave, he must have vehicle assistance. In this regard, we have very strict control; they can’t do much. Moreover, Yuan Jiansheng probably wants to stay with Jianyuan. If he really abandons it, wouldn’t he feel heartache?"

"If Yuan Jiansheng is still with Jianyuan, he should be coming out to stabilize morale by now," Wang Chuanxing said thoughtfully.

Liu Jinghui nodded, "He should. As for why he hasn’t come out yet... there could be many reasons."

Liu Jinghui’s speculations were more in-depth, such as whether Yuan Jiansheng had any cards left to play or if he had any leverage over people. However, Liu Jinghui did not elaborate further on this point.

"So, you think that they’re not escaping by vehicle, but on foot?" Jiang Yuan followed Liu Jinghui’s train of thought.

Liu Jinghui nodded, "With Jianyuan’s factory as huge as it is, with roads leading in all directions, escaping over mountains and through valleys is a possibility."

"There are arrangements on the outside too," Jiang Yuan paused, then said. "If the entire gang runs, there should be informants reporting back, right?"

Informants could be outsiders to the gang, or possibly even members; Jiang Yuan wasn’t sure, but he had the feeling that the Narcotics Brigade couldn’t have failed to make arrangements.

It wasn’t just Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui in the conference room — Liu Jinghui just smiled and then said, "For now, there definitely are some abnormal signals. In any case, we have completed routine security measures, but we also need to consider manhunt issues or reinforcing against any oversights."

He discussed strategy, looking at Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan had limited information and was not proficient in deduction. As a technician, to arrive at more detailed conclusions, he could only seek additional evidence and clues.

Following Liu Jinghui’s train of thought, Jiang Yuan said, "Then... shall we proceed with a crime scene investigation?"

"Alright, let’s do it," Liu Jinghui had originally wanted to see if Jiang Yuan had any impressive techniques, but seeing none, he simply stood up.

Yu Wenshu and others had gone up, which meant the command post had also moved forward. Moreover, if an arrest was to be confirmed soon, it would certainly be commanded by someone at a higher level.

"Let’s go," Liu Jinghui grabbed his coat and left.

They quickly arrived at the scene and saw that the front-line command post had already been established within Jianyuan’s office building.

At the same time, the Image Reconnaissance Brigade began to identify locations with clusters of people.

Jiang Yuan asked for several computers and accessed the surveillance footage, sending people to each node to investigate based on the camera placements.

By this time, the walkie-talkie was already ringing, "We’ve found Yuan Jiansheng."

"Where?" Yu Wenshu grabbed the walkie-talkie.

"In the chemical plant’s storeroom, suspected of possessing explosives and a remote control..."

The voice on the walkie-talkie broadcasted publicly, immediately lowering the volume inside the room.

The chemical plant was capable of producing explosive and toxic compounds, and its power and lethality could be extremely large. Many movies that don’t know how to end eventually resort to a grandiose scene of flames shooting into the sky and thick smoke billowing to conclude the story.