National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 597 - 542: The First Scene_2

Chapter 597: Chapter 542: The First Scene_2

This isn’t something that gets written into the case files. Jiang Yuan, grasping the key points, asked, "So the case drew a lot of attention as soon as it came out?"

Pang Jidong replied, "You could say that. But generally speaking, it’s an area where the middle class can afford to live, and the rich are willing to live as well, so it’s supposed to be a very safe neighborhood. Actually, we have a hypothesis, because there were surveillance cameras around the area at that time, any vehicle entering or leaving would have the risk of being exposed. We suspect that the killer might also live in this area."

Jiang Yuan neither agreed nor disagreed. This also counted as reasoning, though not very rigorous. Compared to Liu Jinghui’s reasoning, it lacked competitiveness and felt more like a guess.

Pang Jidong continued, "The problem is that there are many residents here, easily over a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand in total, and the area is actually quite large. Many residential communities nearby are quite remote since only people from the community come and go, with very few passing vehicles. The busier places are near schools, plus a little supermarket."

"So the crime scene could be anywhere?" Jiang Yuan understood what he was saying.

Pang Jidong nodded, "Before this case, some schools had school buses, while others relied on students walking or biking home on their own. It’s normal for middle school students to walk home by themselves. If the offender kidnapped someone on the way, just driving a short distance may lead him to a secluded area. After assaulting the victim, he could drive another short distance, possibly even back to his own home."

This was another guess, and Jiang Yuan listened without commenting.

At this moment, Mu Zhiyang, who was sitting with them, said, "Typical rapists tend to run away after the deed. Why would this person take the risk of doing it twice?"

This was a question everyone who saw this case would ask. Cases of secondary rape were extremely rare, many people hadn’t even heard of them.

Pang Jidong said, "It might be for the thrill. Or possibly, there’s some psychological issue?" Pang Jidong paused, then added, "We followed up with some criminal psychology earlier, like the FBI profiling. It was done with help from experts from the provincial department, but we still haven’t caught the person. They classified the offender as possibly impotent, needing specific scenarios to become aroused. The first time could be to relieve stress, as well as for the thrill."

After another pause, Pang Jidong continued, "The second time, we suspect it very likely took place at the offender’s location, his home, or a rented spot, where he might have also taken drugs himself. We estimated the timing based on the four victims’ accounts and even drew up a map, but it was futile..."

"It wouldn’t take place at the offender’s home, at least not at a fixed location." Jiang Yuan, who had been silent until now, spoke with certainty.

Pang Jidong had been following the double rape cases for a long time, and he dared not come to such a definitive conclusion. He inquired, "Why not a fixed location?"

"The types of pollen found on the clothing of the four victims all differ significantly, with large variations in proportions. It couldn’t have been inside a fixed building." Jiang Yuan had been working on pollen for several days straight. Now with some downtime, he had his own analysis of the case.

Pang Jidong could only nod. He was there to assist Jiang Yuan this time and naturally followed his line of thinking. Then he said, "So, eight different locations were selected for the four cases?"

"Correct." Jiang Yuan’s answer was completely different from the task force’s previous conjectures.

"We are almost at marker A," the driver reminded them at that moment.

Soon, the car stopped by a small riverside path.

The flow of the river was very slow, resembling a stagnant pool from a distance. A signboard by the road read ’Yongtong Canal’.

Jiang Yuan got out of the car and slowly walked along the path.

Pang Jidong followed closely. A few criminal policemen from another vehicle also got out and started observing the surroundings.

This place was about several hundred meters from where the first victim was electrocuted, still very isolated to this day, but the landscaping was quite beautiful. There were lush trees along the road, with green grass underneath and bushes about half a person’s height.

"It should be here." Jiang Yuan suddenly stopped in front of a lawn, took photos with his phone, then heaved a sigh and said, "Ask the landscaping maintenance personnel here if there’s been any major renovations in the past year or so."

"I’ll find out whether it’s managed by the municipal department, or the property management of the nearby area," Pang Jidong quickly made contact via phone.

Jiang Yuan gestured with his hand.

Mu Zhiyang immediately brought him gloves, a hood, and shoe covers, among other things.

Jiang Yuan slowly started putting them on.

They stood about 20 meters from the river, beside a two-lane asphalt road, next to a bicycle lane with no bicycles.

The crime location identified by Jiang Yuan was next to a thick plane tree, casting a large area of shade.

The lawn under the plane tree was about three to four meters wide. The bushes on either side were in two layers, one taller and one shorter, both trimmed to a flat top at a height of over one meter.

Jiang Yuan could imagine that if the offender brought the victim here, pushed them onto the lawn, and then lay down, the bushes could perfectly conceal their forms.

As for screaming... Once the victim opened their mouth to speak, they would be electrocuted. The offender clearly did not care whether the victim was conscious or even alive...

Using the language of the criminal psychology experts Jiang Yuan had read about in the case files, this was a type of extreme control. The offender wanted to carry out the most repulsive and offensive act possible in a location that was almost public.

The files also contained photos of the locations where the first victim was electrocuted four times.

For an average person, those four electric shocks would have been enough to be fatal.

One could say this was an act of violence even more brutal than ordinary beatings.

If possible, such a person should be sent to the underworld as soon as possible.

Jiang Yuan, fully dressed, crouched down and started looking around.

More than a year later, ordinary biological evidence was unlikely to be found. The focus now was whether there were any items unintentionally left by the offender or the victim.

After asking around, Pang Jidong returned to report to Jiang Yuan and started helping with the search.

Jiang Yuan searched an area of about twenty square meters, then stopped and shook his head, "It seems that nothing was left behind. Mark this place; let’s move on to the next one."

Pang Jidong did as instructed but paused after a few steps, looking back at the site with some uncertainty, "So, have we found the first scene of the first victim?"

"Correct."

"Do we just leave like this?" Pang Jidong was reluctant. If it were during the task force period, finding a victim’s first scene would have resulted in an exhaustive search.

Jiang Yuan merely said, "There are seven more places to check. Otherwise, leave two persons here to look further."

Upon hearing this, Pang Jidong quickly left two people to scout around, to see if they could find any eyewitnesses or the like, while also calling for additional personnel.

As an experienced detective, Pang Jidong knew well that if they could locate all eight scenes, the case would naturally lead to various clues.