National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 663 - 607: The Limited Edition Chai

Chapter 663: Chapter 607: The Limited Edition Chai

Chai Tong left work early, and suddenly the atmosphere in the office improved markedly.

Everyone gathered around Huang Qiangmin and Jiang Yuan, saying pleasant courtesies and making the scene particularly comfortable.

Logically speaking, there were political commissioners and several deputy directors below Chai Tong, and Huang Qiangmin had only been promoted recently, ranking relatively low.

However, with Jiang Yuan’s strong support, and the impressive victory he had just secured, Huang Qiangmin now seemed very different in everyone’s eyes.

While laughing and chatting, they reflected on the case once again, and there were many sighs of emotion.

A deputy director lamented, "If it were not for Jiang Yuan, a case with one corpse and two felons would have been truly troublesome."

"The restaurant owner would have likely run away," Huang Qiangmin also commended, "Had this case been handed over to another county bureau, it would have required extensive publicity for months, but we’ve handled so many major cases that we haven’t had the time to publicize them."

"We do need to focus more on publicity," said the deputy director in charge of publicity, falling into deep contemplation.

"I think we can do segmented publicity," another deputy director said with a smile, "We can have one approach for domestic publicity, another for out-of-province, and even allocate some publicity resources for the ministry. It would be best if the leaders at the ministry could also see some of the work we are doing."

"That’s a tall order," immediately someone cast a sideways glance.

"How is it a tall order? Don’t we now have the resources brought back by Director Huang?"

"Director Huang probably doesn’t plan to use them here," came the response.

"We’re just discussing it," someone replied.

...

Jiang Yuan listened to their conversation and slowly left the meeting room.

Being young and of low rank, he had little to contribute to the conversation, and as for making pretenses or practicing emotional intelligence—after today’s case, based on the current situation, Jiang Yuan felt he didn’t need emotional intelligence for the time being.

He could return to the blissfully ignorant life of a technician, doing whatever he wanted, and Jiang Yuan certainly didn’t feel like chatting with a bunch of robust old men.

There was no point in having a good chat, and a bad one could offend someone, so it was better to just walk away.

Seeing this, Liu Wen Kai hurriedly followed him out, ostensibly chasing after Jiang Yuan to say something, but in reality, he was making his escape.

Catching up with Jiang Yuan, Liu Wen Kai said with a smile, "Captain Jiang, you’re not really going back to the police station, are you?"

"My home is within the jurisdiction of Zoumadao Police Station. Helping them with cases will also improve the area," Jiang Yuan stated his intentions directly.

"Oh, oh," Liu Wen Kai sounded, and then smiled, "How about I dig up some old unsolved cases from around Zoumadao, and we see what we can do?"

While Chai continued to hold his position, Jiang Yuan would not handle major cases temporarily, to avoid any risks. But Jiang Yuan didn’t want to take a vacation and rest either; he would instead work on minor cases. Liu Wen Kai’s thoughts were similar to Station Tan’s; such an effective Jiang Yuan was a "Chai-limited edition," and once this opportunity passed, there might not be another chance.

Jiang Yuan looked at Liu Wen Kai in surprise and said, "The second squad used to be the heavy case team; you must have cleared most of the old cases by now."

He had cleared the county bureau’s backlog before, and as the main force of the criminal police team, the second squad had the majority of cases resolved.

Liu Wen Kai chuckled and said, "You can count major cases, but who can count the minor ones? So many cases have passed the statute of limitations. Even for the first half of this year, there are still some cases that we haven’t cracked."

"There couldn’t have been that many cases this year."

"The total number has dropped a lot, especially professional crimes; those have decreased significantly. But we still have cases of non-professional crimes, and they are especially difficult to solve," Liu Wen Kai said with a sheepish laugh.

Professional criminals, like those who steal electric bikes, would have to steal a double-digit number of bikes a month if they specialized in it. Among these, some owners might report the theft and press charges, while others might not bother reporting it at all.

But no matter how many people report, such thieves won’t continue their activities after a few run-ins with the law. The punishments will grow more severe, and the sentences will get longer.

In other words, cracking down on these types of cases quickly will curb their prevalence. Shutting down the channels for disposing of stolen goods can have an even better effect.

And in Ningtai County, life for these professional thieves is certainly getting harder and harder.

Not to mention the countless surveillance cameras across the city, even their own cohorts, arrested and seeking leniency, might betray their bike-stealing partners. The channels for disposing of stolen goods are also moving from fixed locations to mobile ones, gradually distancing themselves from Ningtai County.

However, non-professional criminals are usually unaware of these developments.

Take, for instance, the older man who enjoys snatching things from others; if he gets caught after a habitual theft and is sentenced, he might try once more, but after a second sentence, he would likely refrain from future thefts.

More often, though, such thefts are impulsive. Other impulsive crimes include sudden threats, spontaneous rape, or opportunistic solicitation of prostitution, among others...

These kinds of cases, if the value involved is small, don’t typically attract much police attention; they fall into the category of ’catch if you can, let go if you can’t.’

"But if the value of the case is large, it would become a major case and thus enter the jurisdiction of the second squad. If it remains unsolved..."

"Let’s go take a look," Jiang Yuan readily agreed.

He was now playing the role of a little genius of the Ningtai County Bureau, helping whoever caught him with their case. In essence, that was the role of the Criminal Investigation Brigade.

Liu Wenkai therefore took Jiang Yuan with him and brought him back to the second squad.

The second squad’s office.

When the detectives saw Jiang Yuan coming, it immediately became chaotic—those tidying up desks, moving chairs, pouring tea...

"Captain Jiang, you’ve finally come!" One playful detective immediately lunged forward.

"Get out of here," Liu Wenkai pushed the person away. In his view, a limited edition technician like Jiang Yuan did indeed have the allure of a giant panda, but you couldn’t just reach out and grab a giant panda.

Polite admiration was sufficient.

"Folks, whoever has a case, bring it here quickly. Let’s make the most of our time," Liu Wenkai called out before sitting down next to Jiang Yuan to start filtering the cases.

The first detective who brought over the case files saw Liu Wenkai take two out and hand them to Jiang Yuan. The rest were sent back with the command, "Filter them yourself first, don’t bother with the overly simple ones."

Jiang Yuan smiled and began to review the case files.

Then, more detectives came over with their case files.

In the detective squad, major cases certainly require the involvement of the entire team, while ordinary cases are usually handled by one or two detectives. Most of these cases get delayed for some time before gradually being resolved, but there are always some cases that cannot be cracked for a while.

Some cases could even haunt someone for a long time.

But because of the different circumstances and severity of the cases, getting them assigned to Jiang Yuan was not easy.

Liu Wenkai didn’t want to waste the precious limited opportunity, so his selection was quite strict:

"There’s no need to bother Captain Jiang with these trivial cases."

"Why bring soliciting prostitution cases here? That’s for other teams to handle, our team doesn’t waste time on that stuff!"

"This scam involving swindling a young lady’s money is indeed excessive and involves telecom fraud, but let’s talk about that later. If it’s international, it could be impossible to catch the perpetrator, not interesting at all!"

Though Liu Wenkai rejected many, several cases still made the cut.

Jiang Yuan casually filtered through a few cases and without finishing, picked one out, saying, "Let’s start with this burglary."

"Isn’t that a bit too common?" Liu Wenkai was slightly embarrassed.

"It’s the residential area right in front of my house, let me have a look," Jiang Yuan recognized the affected Jinding Mingyuan Residential Area. It was only a few hundred meters away from Jiangcun Residential Area and also a redevelopment area, which he felt could potentially be dangerous.

The thought that someone could commit burglary within a kilometer of Jiang Village was quite frightening.

The homes in Jiangcun Residential Area indeed had valuables that could be stolen.

Liu Wenkai smiled, understanding Jiang Yuan to some extent.

The detective in charge quickly gathered the relevant photos and evidence. A whole box full.

Normally, reopening an old case would have a certain procedure, including considerations for time and personnel allocation. But everyone had seen the speed at which Jiang Yuan dealt with backlogged cases, including the detectives in charge, who preferred to avoid making multiple trips.

Jiang Yuan sipped his tea twice, then put on a mask and gloves before examining the evidence out of the evidence box, starting with the photos and case description.

It appeared to be from a household with the surname Shen in the Jinding Mingyuan Residential Area. Recently, their son returned home from school in the afternoon to find the front door open. He thought his parents, who were on a trip, had come back early. However, upon entering, he realized something was amiss as everything was in disarray—it was clear there had been a burglary...

After the police were alerted, it was discovered that 200,000 yuan in cash hidden under the Shen’s bed had been stolen. Mrs. Shen’s substantial collection of jewelry, worth nearly a million yuan in total, was also gone...

For Ningtai County, this was naturally a major case, but unfortunately, it had not been solved.

The lead officer, seeing that Jiang Yuan had started looking at the photos, said, "After the technicians conducted an on-site inspection of the house, they deduced that the criminal suspect broke in by knocking out the peephole and then picking the lock. It’s a crime that requires some skill, but we didn’t find any usable footprints or fingerprints of the perpetrator, so we didn’t call you..."

"Even if you had called me, it’s not guaranteed that I would have been able to solve it," Jiang Yuan said with a smile, looking at the photos.

The leading officer chuckled, "Everyone is saying these days that if a thief leaves footprints, they can’t get away. Who knows if this person heard about that..."