National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 814 - 756: Powerful Output

Chapter 814: Chapter 756: Powerful Output

Body discovery scene.

"Jiang Yuan! Wait a second."

Jiang Yuan, Qi Changye, and others had just arrived not long ago and were still walking toward the slope where the bodies were buried when Tao Lu and a group in white shirts quickly caught up from behind.

Tao Lu, who was middle-aged and had average physical strength yet was a high-ranking leader, was still swift on his feet; his hurried trot made it easy for one to understand his urgent mood.

The people following him were a diverse group—there were familiar faces from the Zhengguang Bureau, semi-familiar faces from the police department, and somewhat new faces of Qi Changye’s colleagues from other departments.

At the very back, Huang Qiangmin, Liu Jinghui, and Wang Zhong were leisurely trailing.

"Did you report this from the car?" Jiang Yuan teased Qi Changye a bit.

"Six bodies!" Qi Changye took a deep breath, then looked at Jiang Yuan and said, "This case has blown up!"

"Don’t worry too much. Although we haven’t surveyed in detail yet, from the previous videos, I believe this case leans towards organized crime. The difficulty in solving it should not be too high." Jiang Yuan’s explanation was simple; from an investigative perspective, six bodies were not necessarily more complicated than one.

Even abroad, the focus of organized crime investigations is not on clues or suspects but on gathering and preserving evidence.

Domestically, with years of campaigns against organized crime, the difficulty in handling the case was likely not significant—organized crime meant multiple participants. Compared to individual serial killings, the likelihood of leaks in such cases was high. Most importantly, according to what Qi Changye had said earlier, the organization had already been cracked.

That meant just pulling the people from prison for another round of interrogations could very likely provide leads.

Yet, Qi Changye took advantage of the moment before Tao Lu and the others were in place to whisper, "You forgot when I handled this case before, I had looked for our special intelligence whereabouts. There are six bodies here, and not a single one has been accounted for..."

At this moment, Jiang Yuan started to react, "So, you think there’s more than just crime involved here?"

"Yes, it might indeed be organized crime, but it could also involve espionage or intelligence agency participation." Qi Changye let out a sigh, not hiding his use of the word "espionage."

In movies, espionage is quite an exciting term, but in reality, it’s a bit too thrilling.

Back when Jiang Yuan was handling cases in Qinghe County and investigating the organized Yuan Family, even construction vehicles would crash into him; if he encountered an even more threatening organization here...

Jiang Yuan carefully thought it over, then slowly said, "From the appearance of the corpses I’ve seen just now, the handling of the bodies is quite basic, unlike those trained professionally."

Regarding murder, the first kill certainly can’t be described as the work of an expert, but by the second kill, claiming to be professional is no problem—growth in this industry is indeed rapid.

But in true comparison to spy organizations, professionals from informal backgrounds definitely have too many shortcomings. Not to mention, all those jewelries and bracelets, why weren’t they taken? Throwing them into a river would be better than burying them like this.

Moreover, traveling this far to bury bodies isn’t the most cost-effective method. Of course, its concealment is strong, but for spy use, the workload is slightly excessive.

"The main thing is that this case has already ended." Qi Changye spoke again, helplessly saying, "Initially, it wasn’t a total roundup, but we caught almost everyone we could. These bodies that we found now show that we didn’t fully understand the full scope of the case back then..."

Qi Changye said this with a tight frown, his mind seemingly racing through countless thoughts.

Tao Lu caught up from behind and from far asked, "What’s the situation now?"

"Six human corpses, we are preparing to go take a look," Qi Changye snapped back to reality.

"Let’s go take a look." Tao Lu and Qi Changye walked side by side for a few steps, then Tao Lu asked, "Qi, what are you thinking? Do you need our help?"

Qi Changye gave him a troubled look before glancing over Tao Lu’s shoulder.

Tao Lu was the head of the Criminal Police Brigade; technically, he was Qi Changye’s direct superior. However, in certain operational aspects, Tao’s role was merely supportive, and when it came to those aspects, Qi had to liaise with other colleagues behind Tao.

Now, the question Tao asked was crucial. If it were deemed an ordinary criminal case, even if there were multiple bodies, it would still be a criminal case, and Tao would shoulder the case with him, perhaps even taking over and reallocating resources.

But if Qi Changye didn’t think it was an ordinary criminal case and involved spies or something similar, then Tao wouldn’t take the case. He would only respond to notifications from Qi’s side, maybe even through more formal channels. Concurrently, Qi’s work focus would shift toward cooperation with colleagues from other anti-espionage departments.

Naturally, the corresponding resources couldn’t come from Tao’s side anymore.

The problem was, the case was very difficult to judge. The conversation Qi had just had with Jiang Yuan aimed to conclude this, yet the situation was still evenly undecided.

"We still can’t say for sure," Qi Changye admitted honestly, "We’ve just discovered the bodies, and we still can’t clarify their specific sources."

"Then let’s take a look first," Tao Lu responded understandingly, smacking his lips, "What arrangements have you discussed with him prior? Huang came along too."

Qi Changye swallowed his saliva, barely concealing his reaction through his professional demeanor.

"Previously... We only discussed cases of special circumstances. Commissioner Huang... Huang is quite reasonable," Qi Changye exhaled, feeling physically limp, a tiredness that wanted to be firm but couldn’t.

Before the two could further discuss, Huang Qiangmin came jogging up from behind, taking three steps in two.

"Did I hear there are six bodies?" Huang Qiangmin asked right away.

Qi Changye cleared his throat twice and said, "Indeed, that’s the situation."

"A criminal case?" Huang probed further.

"Still uncertain," Qi Changye spread his hands.

"So will Tao’s team be involved?" Huang wasted no time. He himself had been the chief of a major criminal police team for over a decade and knew this area very well. His tasks in Ningtai County were at least fundamentally similar to those of Tao Lu.

If it was uncertain whether it was a criminal case, it was very likely that Tao’s team wouldn’t even participate. Qi Changye’s team was a typically well-equipped squad with a substantial volume of work and a peculiar shortage of personnel, making it even harder to spare staff for a dedicated case.

Qi Changye glanced at Huang Qiangmin’s expression and said helplessly, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"We can pull two squads from Ningtai County, 50 men, seconded to the Zhengguang Bureau for a month," Huang Qiangmin replied, a grin splitting his face.

The first and second squads he had painstakingly nurtured, one specialized in armed operations and the other in intellectual pursuits, were both excellent at solving cases. Now, with the caseload in the county being too low, not utilizing them would be a waste.

Regarding transfers, within this system, it was no longer rare—almost every young officer had experienced being seconded, from county bureaus to city bureaus and even to direct-administered municipalities or provincial Ministry departments.

Qi Changye sighed and silently moved towards the site.

On the hillside, several officers, leaning on their hoes and shovels, were resting.

Jiang Yuan himself, carrying a case, quickly climbed up.

Zhan Kan, Liu Jinghui, and others quickly followed, then members of Jiang Yuan’s Cold Case Team, followed by Pang Jidong, Sulei, and several botanists.

The group lined up, appearing almost as a platoon.

In fact, there were more than all the members of Qi Changye’s squad.

Tao Lu coughed twice and whispered to Qi Changye, "Those with money contribute money, those with strength contribute strength, that’s how it goes."