National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 737 - 680 Concluding

Chapter 737: Chapter 680 Concluding

"I noticed Han Xu very early on," Mei Gangzou, sitting in the interrogation room, showed no signs of resistance. "A rather gloomy young man, with not much money and a strong malicious aura, but very steady-minded, and very vicious when he strikes, he just seemed especially in need of training."

Having done everything he needed and wanted to do, he casually killed his lover’s ex-husband today, putting an end to this wicked relationship, and he felt very relaxed emotionally now.

The police interrogator, not minding his arrogant demeanor for the moment, followed up on his statement, "You said you noticed him early on, how early? When exactly?"

"About three years ago," replied Mei Gangzou without much thought.

"And then, what did you train him to do?"

"To kill."

"How did he kill?"

"With a towel. At first, I taught him to use a chain, but that kid found it cumbersome and later started to use a towel like I did. If he’s going to, he might as well, he did it fine, people are so unguarded nowadays, especially after doing that, they just lie down and scroll on their phones. A slip knot goes around their neck, they could even say it was for a game, haha... So stupid." Mei Gangzou said with a reminiscent look.

The interrogating officer listened without showing any particular emotion, but his gaze could not help but drift toward the camera.

After a few seconds, the officer continued to ask, "You initially used a chain... Have you ever used a chain to kill someone?"

"Of course, I have."

"How many people have you killed?"

"Three," responded Mei Gangzou casually.

"Where are the bodies?"

"Buried." Mei Gangzou said this and shook his head, "This kid, Han Xu, is very rebellious. What I taught him wasn’t to just sink them in the pond; it’s a dirty water tank right at his doorstep. Too lazy. Of course, I didn’t expect that even though the corpses were rotten like that, you could still trace it back to us."

Once Mei Gangzou loosened up, the volume of information he released made the interrogating officer feel dizzy, and he had no choice but to quickly take notes and then question each point.

In the monitoring room, a group in white shirts looked at each other.

The director of the Zhengguang Bureau couldn’t help but voice his opinion, "Utterly arrogant!"

Tao Lu, squished into a corner, could only rant in his heart. A serial killer destined to die could only act tough and set up a front; what more could he do?

Despite the rant, Mei Gangzou’s words stirred waves in Tao Lu’s mind.

Han Xu had also killed three people with a chain, meaning the number of victims in this case alone had risen to nine.

What about Mei Gangzou himself? Not only Tao Lu wanted to ask, the interrogating officer was asking as well.

But Mei Gangzou just chuckled and did not respond.

The officer wasn’t in a hurry, as there were already many details to inquire about, like the locations of the three bodies mentioned earlier.

The bureau chief couldn’t wait around all day; after listening for a while longer and giving a few reminders, he went to check on Jiang Yuan along with a few in white shirts.

This case had several breakthroughs all thanks to Jiang Yuan’s efforts, which were indeed eye-catching.

Huang Qiangmin was also smugly following the white shirts. Before leaving, he grabbed Tao Lu, saying, "According to our previous agreement, the bodies discovered during the interrogation shall also count. We’ll calculate them at a discount, the more we find, the greater the discount. Don’t be anxious..."

He also reassured Tao Lu with these last words.

Tao Lu’s expression was indifferent. "That’s the bureau chief’s business. I can’t worry about that now; my only concern is my case. By the way, Jiang Yuan needs to find new cases quicker. We should launch into action rapidly to prevent any further mishaps."

Huang Qiangmin gave Tao Lu a meaningful look. As a former head of the criminal police squad, he was too familiar with this scene; he just patted Tao Lu’s shoulder before turning to leave.

...

Forensic office.

Jiang Yuan and the others had received notice and were waiting in the office in advance, having tidied up the room a bit.

In the vast precinct of the Zhengguang Bureau, with thousands of staff, it’s actually rare to see the top leader in person. Some young people like Zhan Kan might occasionally see a deputy bureau chief and seem to recognize them but at times can’t recall exactly who they are.

Compared to the dissection center, the forensic office feels much fresher. If one didn’t scrutinize the display cabinets, it would barely differ from an ordinary middle school chemistry lab.

The leadership of the police bureau is naturally quite familiar with this, and the focal point of a group was indeed directed at Jiang Yuan.

The personnel of Zhengguang Bureau, clad in their white shirts, had seen powerful external assistance before and had heard of expensive expertise. But external help that was both so strong and so costly was truly being deployed by the Zhengguang Bureau for the first time.

Of course, the result was nothing short of extraordinary.

Frankly, although those in white shirts didn’t understand what Level 6 Tool Trace Identification, Level 6 Time of Death Identification, Level 5 Crime Scene Investigation (temporary +1), Level 4 Forensic Material Evidence... meant,

those who had earned their white shirts, even if they had moved away from the front line, still possessed the necessary acumen, especially those from the Beijing Bureau’s Zhengguang Sub-bureau, who had been steeped in the strongest technical talent pool in the country. All sorts of techniques—powerful, front-line, and even nonsensical ones—converged here.

Indeed, it was true that the technicians from this bureau could not collectively master this suite of skills.

The bureau chief started with some formalities and then asked, "I see that Jiang Yuan is quite young. With so many skills, I wonder how he learned them all."

"That, I just gradually learned over time," Jiang Yuan said vaguely.

"It’s mainly a matter of talent," Huang Qiangmin had thought this issue through very clearly.

The wide array of techniques mastered by Jiang Yuan, if left for an ordinary person to learn, might take a lifetime. But Jiang Yuan, in just a few short years, had visibly enriched his arsenal and was clearly self-taught.

This extraordinary learning ability was seen by Huang Qiangmin as a sign of genius.

Tao Zhexuan learned calculus at the age of eight and published a book, won a bronze medal in the math olympiad at ten, and no one thought there was anything wrong with the child. Of course, he couldn’t possibly have had a system because even as an adult, he was still often outperformed by other mathematical prodigies.

The bureau chief also found it incredible, and said, "Even studying day in, day out, without a teacher, to hone the skills to this level now..."

"Ever since Jiang Yuan joined the bureau, one could say he has been working tirelessly on cases..." Huang Qiangmin used a slightly exaggerated expression and took the opportunity to introduce several major cases Jiang Yuan had cracked, such as the Wu Long savage case and the Yuan Family of the Jianyuan Group massacre in Qingjiang, among others.

In just a few minutes of explanation, the white shirts felt as if background music should be playing in their ears.

The bureau chief sighed, his eyes fixed on Huang Qiangmin, and said, "You’re quite lucky."

Huang Qiangmin laughed heartily and said, "Jiang Yuan is a native of Ningtai, returning to work in Ningtai, there’s no help for it."

"The case closure rate in Ningtai County must be quite high, right?" asked the bureau chief, a bit curiously.

Huang Qiangmin chuckled, "We can’t say it’s a hundred percent, as there are still occasional factors in some theft cases. We’ve cleared cases going back as far as 30 years..."

The white shirts looked at each other in disbelief; to them, this answer was like something out of a story.

The bureau chief, even more so, pulled Jiang Yuan aside and kept asking questions.

The initially planned one-hour meeting was postponed multiple times by the bureau chief.

Almost three hours later, Tao Lu came running up.

"Han Xu has started to confess. We showed him a few sentences from his mentor’s testimony, and he gave up," said Tao Lu, her mood gradually stabilizing. After all, having solved one of the largest cases in recent years, even if there were snares, it wouldn’t lead to severe demotion.

The bureau chief postponed the meeting once again and said, "Let’s hear it."

Immediately, Tao Lu said, "The basic process is similar to our speculation. Han Xu used social media to make friends and thus filter his victims. He was very devoted to chatting, and with his good looks, dating went smoothly. But there was one issue with Han Xu: after killing, he tended to dump bodies rather than bury them... which ran contrary to the principles of Mei Gangzou."

"At the start when Mei Gangzou took Han Xu as his protégé, Han Xu would reluctantly dig a hole to bury the bodies. Later, when he started acting alone, he reverted to his habit of dumping bodies; at first, he left them in his car trunk, then placed them on vacant land, hoping to make it easier to dispose of bodies later and reduce the workload."

"Mei Gangzou didn’t want to argue with Han Xu about the merits of the two methods, only to dig up and rebury the bodies when he had free time..."

"The fourth body was killed by Mei Gangzou; he did it on a whim and later dug a hole to bury it alone."

"Han Xu was indeed bisexual; when he later realized that men put up stronger resistance, he specialized in targeting women..."

"Many of Han Xu’s techniques and equipment were provided by Mei Gangzou, so from the beginning of his criminal activities, he had a high capacity for counter-investigation."