National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 710 - 653 Thank You very much

Chapter 710: Chapter 653 Thank You very much

The evening dinner organized by the Zhengguang Bureau took place at a Sichuan restaurant, where the taste was excellent, and the spiciness was not too overwhelming. It must be said, no matter how many cuisines exist domestically, the reach of Sichuan cuisine is definitely top-tier.

Moreover, as the penetration of Sichuan cuisine has strengthened, the prevalence of various seasonings and ingredients used in Sichuan cuisine has also increased. Many regional dishes, when taken out of their local context, might struggle to find all the appropriate ingredients. Sichuan cuisine doesn’t have this problem, though, as ingredients can usually be found unless choosing an exceptionally exotic dish, and if you consider the various fusion dishes, its tolerance for what is considered "authentic" is quite high.

The skill of Beijing chefs is even less of a concern, as evidenced by a single dish of fish-flavored shredded pork, which was stir-fried to perfection. The combined flavor of pickled chili, spring onion, ginger, garlic, and sweet and sour created a taste that was sweet, sour, hot, and salty. The vegetable used in the dish was winter bamboo shoots, also known as yulan petals. No matter what is considered authentic, Jiang Yuan would give his approval with a thumbs up.

Jiang Yuan mainly focused on this fish-flavored shredded pork, pairing it with two bowls of rice. As for the other large meat and fish dishes on the table, he tried them but in moderation.

These past few days, he had been sating his cravings with the jarred pork knuckles, beef, boiled mutton, stewed goose, roasted chicken, grilled lamb ribs, and slow-roasted brisket that his old man had sent over, so his yearning for pure chunks of meat had hit an all-time low.

Seeing his fondness for the fish-flavored shredded pork, Tao Lu asked the restaurant to serve another portion and then clinked beer glasses with Jiang Yuan, laughing, "The case this time has definitely been winding and complex. If handed to a journalist, it could fill several serialized issues. Legal Botany... it’s quite powerful, isn’t it? It should be applicable to many cases."

"There are quite a few restrictions still," Jiang Yuan replied. He did not want to treat Legal Botany as a standard tool; it was just that the case had become complicated. Under normal circumstances, he had LV5 and L6 techniques at his disposal—it didn’t need to come to this.

As for Tao Lu’s preferences, Jiang Yuan was not that concerned.

Before Tao Lu could say anything more, Jiang Yuan continued, "There are still a few doubts remaining in this case, especially regarding the corpse. Should we continue to search for it?"

After the cleaning lady had cut the body into pieces, she tossed them into the property’s large trash bin. These trash bins, made of metal with lids, had their contents removed daily by garbage trucks in an automated procedure.

Liu Huimin was aware of the garbage truck’s schedule and would discard the body parts in advance each time. Moreover, with the recent hot weather, no one had noticed the body parts among the garbage.

For the police, recovering the body parts now posed some difficulties, as combing through a landfill was an endeavor both challenging and deeply unpleasant, in disproportionate measures.

When Tao Lu heard Jiang Yuan’s question, his face filled with concern. He took a sip of his beer and sighed, "We still need to search for a bit."

Liu Cheng and the others, who had been heartily tucking into their meat, suddenly stopped chewing.

Everyone present was part of the criminal police, and it was easy to deduce a logical chain of thought: the body parts were in the landfill, searching for the body parts required digging through the trash mountain, and the people likely to be assigned to dig through the landfill were the plainclothes officers present...

In such hot weather, the idea of sifting through a trash mountain... just the thought of it diminished everyone’s appetite.

Tao Lu let out a hearty laugh and quickly raised his glass, saying, "We’ll definitely start by contacting the waste disposal company for coordination and use some of their manpower, and we’ll contribute some as well... Anyway, the case is essentially solved, which is fortunate, otherwise all these days would have been for nothing."

The group chuckled in amusement.

Jiang Yuan cleared his throat twice, bringing the conversation back on track, "There’s another issue. How did Liu Huimin know Wang Xin’s phone password?"

"Facial recognition," Liu Cheng responded briefly before adding, "That’s why I say these biometric technologies are unreliable. A password is actually the best. Both facial and fingerprint recognition are just asking for trouble."

Jiang Yuan did not express agreement or disagreement but continued, "Liu Huimin is quite old, and it’s impressive for a rural woman of her age to even understand how to use a smartphone. How likely is it that she knows how to unlock a phone with facial recognition and then send a message to Wang Xin’s direct supervisor?"

While eating his dish, Liu Cheng furrowed his brows and slowly laid down his chopsticks, "That is a problem. Especially since Wang Xin’s direct supervisor isn’t someone from within the company, it should have been difficult to figure out. However, having dealt with Wang Xin on a regular basis, she might have overheard something."

Tao Lu shook her head at this moment and said, "Looking through WeChat, as well as that...’Spur of the moment travel,’ it’s something an elderly person would hardly think of."

Liu Cheng: "Her daughter?"

"Yes, it means her daughter is more deeply involved than we imagined," Tao Lu said calmly. Coming across various problems while solving cases is common; the most they could affect was a year or two of sentencing, which wasn’t much.

Liu Cheng wasn’t surprised and immediately called the criminal police in the bureau who were conducting the interrogation.

The criminal police officer who had just mentioned the issue with the phone also took out his phone, browsed through the album for a while, found a photo, and said, "I suddenly remembered, Wang Xin’s company’s wall has the company’s hierarchy chart or something like that. Liu Huimin’s daughter could have seen it when she was there."

In the photo, there was indeed a corporate culture wall from Rui Cheng Company, boasting its flat management structure, with a propaganda graphic where the three-tier structure was clearly written.

"We can focus on asking about this aspect. It would be best if there were surveillance footage to prove it," said Jiang Yuan. "It would better explain the pollen found on her clothes."

This was also a matter of the chain of evidence. Tao Lu immediately made arrangements with emphasis.

The meal ended on a down note; Tao Lu and Jiang Yuan were in a relatively good mood, whereas Liu Cheng and the others felt the pressure mount.

The following day.

Liu Cheng and his team went on official duty to the garbage mountain.

Liu Huimin’s daughter was brought out early for interrogation, and in the face of new evidence, the young girl in her early twenties quickly fell apart.

As the criminal police had guessed, the facial recognition feature on Wang Xin’s phone wasn’t advanced. By pulling their eyes, the mother and daughter managed to unlock it, and Liu Huimin’s daughter did indeed go down to the 22nd floor. However, she initially intended to look for notes or something at Wang Xin’s desk, aiming to guess Wang Xin’s bank password, knowing that Wang Xin lived alone without any relatives around.

It was just that she was stopped when trying to enter Rui Cheng Company’s office area. After spouting some nonsense, Liu Huimin’s daughter returned to the roof to continue with the dismemberment.

Later, Liu Huimin’s daughter also visited Wang Xin’s rented house. In her words, the mother and daughter were bound to leave Beijing, and they needed some money on hand.

Upon hearing this, Liu Cheng and the others exchanged looks of astonishment, as this was equivalent to doubling the evidence. However, these pieces of evidence or clues were useless before the identification of the body.

Of course, Liu Cheng didn’t have much time to dwell on this.

The weather was hot, the garbage piled up like mountains at the dump, emitting an odor as potent as the heaps. Liu Cheng led his team, trudging with one foot deep and the other shallow, staggering like a wild boar trapped in a quagmire, stinking even worse than a wild boar.

Just as he was about to give up, a call from Tao Lu came through.

"Don’t say I don’t take care of you, this time when Jiang Yuan chose the case, the first I recommended were from your squad," said Tao Lu, laughingly buttering him up. "He picked the sewer dismemberment case from Wanlong Gardens the year before last."

Liu Cheng looked down at the rubbish under his feet and then up at the mountains of trash, sighed, and said, "Thank you."