National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 606 - 551: Going the Distance

Chapter 606: Chapter 551: Going the Distance

The plane landed at Luojin Airport when it was already deep into the night.

Jiang Yuan had left early the morning of the previous day, flew half the day, then worked for a whole day, and spent another half a day flying back, totaling two days of time, during which his work was at full capacity.

Upon arriving in Luo Jin City, Jiang Yuan had nowhere to go, so he booked a hotel room next to the airport and slept until daylight.

Early morning.

Back at the Luojin City Bureau, in the temporary meeting room, a crowd of leaders were already waiting.

Applause broke out incessantly.

The bureau chief stepped forward with a beaming smile, firmly shook Jiang Yuan’s hand, and said, "Welcome back, Jiang Yuan, you have worked hard. The Malaysian side has given you very high praise, the ministry has also sent a letter over... Our Luojin City Bureau also takes pride in this..."

He was good with words, linking Luojin City with Jiang Yuan in just a few sentences. If it weren’t for Huang Qiangmin, an average technician would have been overwhelmed by now.

Jiang Yuan now didn’t need to deal with these matters. Before coming, Huang Qiangmin had briefed him—it was sufficient to show respect.

Jiang Yuan then demonstrated respect accordingly, and after the bureau chiefs finished speaking, he approached Pang Jidong and asked, "Pang Da, how have your days off been?"

Pang Jidong’s inner thighs involuntarily began trembling—a more elegant way to put it would be ’quaking’—and he whispered, "My rest has been alright. That... Bao Wenxing should almost be ready for the forensic examination."

With four domestic cases of aggravated rape and three international ones, combined into one murder case, the chances of Bao Wenxing being sentenced to life imprisonment or even the death penalty were quite high, as he had multiple aggravating circumstances against him. Even if he were lucky enough not to receive the death penalty, after his sentence ended, he would still have to continue serving time in Malaysia.

Therefore, Jiang Yuan no longer needed to concern himself with Bao Wenxing.

Jiang Yuan also said, "Bao Wenxing’s case is in the past now, shall we move on to the next one?"

"Sure," Pang Jidong readily agreed and asked, "Which case?"

"Let’s pick one," Jiang Yuan said to Pang Jidong, also utilizing his familiarity with the cases in Luo Jin City.

Pang Jidong was very willing in this regard and chuckled, "Should we find an easy one or a more difficult one?"

Huang Qiangmin’s agreement with the Luojin City Bureau included three homicide cases, and two have already been solved. If the goal was purely to complete the task, naturally the easiest homicide case would be the best choice.

Of course, the definition of an ’easy’ homicide case itself still needed further clarification.

However, from the recent interaction, Pang Jidong felt that Jiang Yuan’s thoughts were extremely unconventional, often completely divergent from ordinary thinking.

At this moment, the bureau chief noticed Jiang Yuan and Pang Jidong whispering to each other and laughed, "What are you two discussing so privately? You seem very happy."

Pang Jidong hastily responded, "We are discussing the selection of the third homicide case."

"Oh, you’re already planning the third homicide case?" The bureau chief was somewhat surprised.

"I still need to take a little rest, but we can start preparing beforehand," Jiang Yuan said. "I plan to rest for a couple of days while also deciding on the case to tackle."

The bureau chief naturally nodded, "A combination of work and rest is the most rational approach. What kind of case are you preparing for?"

"That still needs to be determined," Jiang Yuan smiled, obviously unable to mention something as juvenile as choosing a case where the victim was a chef.

After all, he was the one solving cases, not committing them.

The welcome event in front of the building ended, and the Criminal Police Brigade returned to tranquility.

Then, in the office, Jiang Yuan met Wang Zhong, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.

As the LV0.9 forensic technician in Ningtai County, Comrade Wang Zhong only appeared when there was a shortage of people. After Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team became strong and robust, he gradually stopped appearing.

Seeing him this time, Jiang Yuan was quite surprised.

Yet, a confident smile surged on Wang Zhong’s face as he said, "Captain Jiang, Captain Wu heard you took a trip to Malaysia and specifically sent me here to bring you something."

With that, Wang Zhong took a delicately-made small canister out of his backpack.

Made of stainless steel with a large lid, upon opening and overturning it, several red eggs rolled out clattering.

"I guess it’s just..." Jiang Yuan wasn’t surprised at all, the gift from Wu Jun was red chicken eggs, isn’t that supposed to be the case?

Wang Zhong said, "Captain Jiang, eat them while they’re hot. The eggs are all laid by Captain Wu’s own chickens, they’re really tasty."

"My master has started raising chickens?" Jiang Yuan took a red egg, knocked it open, peeled it, and asked while eating.

"He raised five, and almost every day there are about five eggs. Captain Wu said that even if you’re in a terrible mood, he can at least guarantee a supply of red eggs."

Jiang Yuan laughed.

"By the way, I also brought something else, should I set it up here?" Wang Zhong patted his backpack, his expression becoming serious.

Although he had practiced for a long time in Ningtai, this was still his first time working independently since coming out. And he was facing Jiang Yuan, who had just returned from abroad.

Jiang Yuan sensed the gravity from Wang Zhong.

It must be said, just this demeanor alone was not something a mere LV0.9 could withstand.

"Alright then. You come with me, let’s find an office." Jiang Yuan then went out, found Pang Jidong, entered his office, first locked the door from the inside, and then drew the curtains.

Pang Jidong didn’t understand why, but his expression turned serious in an instant.

"Captain Jiang, is there a case?" Pang Jidong asked while glancing at Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong too looked back at Pang Jidong with an extremely solemn gaze, adding another person could easily result in not having enough materials, but fortunately he was well-prepared...

"My master brought some special products for me, borrowing your esteemed place for a moment," Jiang Yuan explained to Pang Jidong.

Pang Jidong nodded even more seriously.

In the saying "Once a teacher, forever a father," although it’s not as strict in the current era, Wu Jun, Jiang Yuan’s master, could pretty much be considered Pang Jidong’s grandmaster.

Therefore, the "special products" Wu Jun sent, Pang Jidong naturally took them even more seriously.

Under the extremely solemn gaze of Pang Jidong, Wang Zhong’s confidence was once again elevated.

He took off his backpack, unlocked the clasps, unzipped it, then took out a cloth bag, untied the string on top, revealing the inside—a copper furnace.

Pang Jidong’s brows twisted into a knot: "Is this... evidence?"

"It’s for jumping over a fire basin," Jiang Yuan answered promptly.

Without waiting for Pang Jidong to ask further, they saw Wang Zhong busily taking out charcoal, pulling out a blowtorch, then placing the charcoal into the copper furnace to light it with the blowtorch...

The charcoal quickly turned red.

Wang Zhong then took out a stack of yellow paper, saying, "Captain Jiang, this was specially prepared for you by Captain Wu, there’s English on it."

Jiang Yuan squatted down, took the yellow paper, and looked at it. The yellow paper was solid color, and indeed, there were red stamped characters on it: don’t.

"Don’t?" Jiang Yuan asked.

"Captain Wu carved the stamp himself with a radish," Wang Zhong said as he stepped aside, letting Jiang Yuan jump over the fire basin.

Once.

Twice...

Pang Jidong watched numbly from the side: "Captain Jiang, what are we doing?"

"My master believes jumping over the fire basin can dispel bad luck, it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe," Jiang Yuan stepped diagonally, stepped straight, stepped left and right...

The fire was lit; not jumping over it would be a waste.

After hesitating for a moment, Pang Jidong finally followed Jiang Yuan, jumping over the fire basin together.

Jiang Yuan glanced at Pang Jidong.

Pang Jidong declared calmly, "Consider it laying down a marker."