National Forensic Doctor -
Chapter 625 - 569 Arch
Chapter 625: Chapter 569 Arch
"Property information from 20 years ago can only be found by checking the archives in each city and county."
Liu Jinghui had asked around before sharing this information at the meeting.
A police officer from the special case team stationed in Huo City said, "This shouldn’t be difficult. The victim made a cash transaction, right? Let’s find all the property transactions paid in cash within the three years before the incident. There couldn’t have been that many housing trades back then..."
Xu Taining pondered, "We can’t be sure it was bought in Huo City."
When the police officer from Huo City heard this, he realized the logic was sound. If the victim bought the property for himself, then it might indeed be in Huo City, but what if it wasn’t registered under his own name, and was bought for a secret lover?
If the secret lover turned out to be the murderer, and he committed crimes in three cities along the Jingyang Line, it proves that he is at least familiar with the train routes of these three places. Wouldn’t that mean the range of potential property purchases could extend to these three cities?
"So, it’s Huo City, Qingbai City, and Changyang City?" Liu Jinghui read out the names of these places, feeling a chill down his spine.
Huo City and Qingbai City were bearable, two prefecture-level cities. Going back 20 years, there couldn’t have been many property transactions, but Changyang City, being the provincial capital, was different. Even 20 years ago, there would have been at least tens of thousands of housing deals per year.
Xu Taining said, "There’s also the Railway Bureau."
"Hmm?"
"20 years ago, the Railway Bureau would have had welfare housing allocations, and it’s uncertain in which city they were located. We still have to consider the possibility that the murderer might have a background in the railways and could have used this identity to purchase property."
Liu Jinghui hissed in response. Xu Taining’s logic was sound, but the funds were as good as thrown into the water with such reasoning.
"Fine, this can be part of the investigation," Liu Jinghui said, feeling that this expense was a bit much. He often headed investigations himself, favored logic, and was skilled in logical analysis, but he would never spend money like this.
Nowadays, not many police stations are willing to hire a "King of Logic" to assist, and if you spend like this, the client is bound to explode.
However, Liu Jinghui couldn’t prevent Xu Taining from spending money, and he knew well that some clients naturally tremble when spending even a penny, yet facing someone like Xu Taining, maybe they would feel like throwing hundreds wasn’t a big deal at all.
Of course, Xu Taining’s judgment was correct. Housing allocated by the Railway Bureau a few years before the incident should indeed be taken into account.
Actually, to be accurate, housing throughout the entire province should be considered, since we don’t know where Liu Limin’s boyfriend is from. If he bought the property in his own hometown—this thought just crossed Liu Jinghui’s mind, and his thoughts quickly wandered off.
The tasks ahead were still daunting.
Xu Taining was also extremely busy.
This investigation was different from the norm. His previous investigations mainly involved large-scale personnel arrangements, task assignments, various logistical supports, and work progression.
This time, although the scale of the on-site investigation was not large and they were following several leads at once, the number of people assigned to each lead was only about a hundred or so. So far, Xu Taining had only mobilized around three to four hundred people in total.
These numbers were much larger than a typical investigation in Shan Nan Province but not out of the ordinary in the world of investigations.
In Beijing, an ordinary sub-bureau facing a live homicide case might organize a 3000-person-scale investigation as if it were nothing.
However, this investigation organized by Xu Taining had one distinct feature: it was a "hands-off" approach.
To put it simply, the police officers he sent out could not return for a while.
Whether it was now, checking real estate transactions, or previously tracing vendors in the market, or all the people associated with footprints found near the scene, once Xu Taining sent someone out to investigate, they couldn’t return shortly after they left.
These police officers, traveling across the country, had to thoroughly investigate the local situations wherever they went, and the more comprehensive the investigation, the higher the difficulty, and the longer it would take.
This was a significant change from Xu Taining’s past investigations.
The high-capacity, high-turnover model had been forcibly switched to a low-capacity, low-turnover model.
Xu Taining was scratching his head over this.
Frankly, getting 3,000 people to dig up bodies on the highway isn’t too demanding of a task. It is always possible to deploy 3,000 people somehow.
But now, things have become complicated. The requirements for the experience of the officers sent out to interview informants are high. Especially those who are sent out of town on business trips, they must be well-trained officers. Otherwise, what if they are taken advantage of?
It sounds like not a lot with just over 300 people, but that equates to switching them all out for elite ones.
It’s the same issue now with checking houses. Sending a few novices to sift through documents without producing results is also pointless.
But in order to produce results, for the three-locations-one-bureau system set up by Xu Taining, at least another forty or fifty people will be needed.
Xu Taining was also rubbing his eyebrows, contemplating.
It didn’t take too long for him to consider. By the afternoon, Xu Taining had transferred the heavy responsibility to the three-locations-one-bureau and naturally said, "Everyone should send 15 people, consider it additional support."
Those attending the meeting reflexively resisted: "Our bureau really has reached its limit. Now even the parking lot is congested, with section chiefs going down to direct traffic."
"It’s quite good to send section chiefs out, people parking have also reduced," Xu Taining did not offer any opportunity for rebuttal, emphasizing, "Each bureau should check their own area. Having fewer people and falling behind is definitely not acceptable."
He did not spell out the consequences of failing, but with such a big case, no one wanted to be the weak link.
Another representative from the municipal bureau cried out, "We’re already handling a lot of cases. If we divert more staff, daily operations will be affected. Director Xu, please be considerate and let’s use the staff we have currently..."
"That won’t do, working on such a big case without any reserves on hand is reckless," Xu Taining finished and also advised, "I need those experienced detectives who can review documents and cases this time, the demand is high but the task is not heavy. If your bureau doesn’t have enough operations officers, drawing a few from administration might also work, maybe even better."
Several representatives from the municipal bureaus looked a bit stunned and somewhat amused, but after thinking it over, all expressed willingness to go back and ask.
Those working on the front lines always enjoyed mocking the desk jockeys, but the workload in the offices was not trivial. In fact, the daily workload might be larger than that in the operations department. If these people were really dispatched, it would be like an army going to war, sending out the administrative troops and guard companies, with everyone giving their all.
Imagining how from now on the directors and deputy directors might have to make their own tea and dine alone, the representatives felt a vague excitement.
Only Xu Taining could make client work seem so humble.
Jiang Yuan didn’t care about these things; he had returned with the clothing and could only search through them one piece at a time.
Technical work is actually very masculine, often thought of as glamorous and incredibly rewarding. However, that feeling usually lasts only for a moment, disappearing after a mere ten seconds or so. But to achieve that brief moment requires long hours of cultivation, repeatedly engaging in mundane tasks.
Most technical work is exceedingly dull, with moments of innovation and explosive creativity being very rare. Or rather, the more advanced the technology, the lower the requirement for innovation and mental breakthroughs should be, in order for it to become more widespread.
Today, Jiang Yuan was using Forensic Material Evidence, a level 4 skill.
If one were to assign the simplest label to Forensic Material Evidence, it would be forensic techniques for finding DNA. More specifically, it includes blood, seminal fluid, milk, saliva, mucus, urine, amniotic fluid, hair, nails, bones, teeth, and so on.
In short, all the miscellaneous things on a person’s body fall within the scope of study of Forensic Material Evidence, with the most important aspect being the study and handling of evidence contamination.
Because most human tissue, once it scatters, is basically contaminated. For example, seminal fluid might contain oil or special antibacterial agents if it is trapped, dust if it falls on the ground, powder if it lands on a wall, saliva if it has passed through the mouth, and paper scraps if it sticks to paper...
A forensic doctor like the former Chief Medical Examiner Niu, who specialized in analysis and identification of household papers, would utilize techniques from Forensic Material Evidence to a considerable extent and at a high level.
Jiang Yuan kept an eye on the time and gave himself a temporary +1 skill, starting to go through each article of clothing one by one.
He mainly searched areas like the collars and cuffs, especially on woolen products, where it was very easy to find skin flakes or hairs in the gaps between fibers.
Searching for pollen was done in a similar way, although with a much lower probability.
Forensic Material Evidence is also a technique frequently needed by lower-level county bureaus. Many things that cannot be done in ordinary labs, when handed over to a higher-level lab, often yield better results, and this requires a higher standard of technology and equipment.
Jiang Yuan now had both, but whether he could obtain the samples was another matter altogether.
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