National Forensic Doctor

Chapter 1310: Chapter 1236 Rainy Night

"Captain Jiang is here, want a smoke?" Liu Cheng, the head of the Criminal Police Squad, stood at the entrance of the squad, pretending it was a chance encounter, although there were too many cigarette butts on the ground.

"Too early, I’ll pass for now." Jiang Yuan declined.

"Smoke mine then. Li Qun, a cigarette suited for young folks." Another squad leader Qian Tongyi came out from inside, quickly pulling out a cigarette.

"The case is under Director Liu’s charge, go find him." Jiang Yuan, having worked in multiple locations, knew what was going on and immediately sold out Liu Jinghui.

"Director Liu isn’t easy to talk to either." Liu Cheng sighed, lit his cigarette, and continued, "Captain Jiang, I reached out to you first from the Beijing Bureau, we cooperated so well back then."

"Indeed, it was nice." Jiang Yuan smiled, conveying hearty emotion to Liu Cheng.

Liu Cheng’s spirits lifted, and he hurriedly said, "I meant to come find you after you finished this batch of work, but look, old Cui here doesn’t play by the rules, at least queue up..."

"We also had pretty good cooperation." Qian Tongyi quickly chimed in.

"True." Jiang Yuan nodded warmly. When not handling cases, his emotional intelligence was adequate.

"Actually, our case is even more interesting..." Liu Cheng rushed to speak.

After the previous two cases, the various squad leaders of the Zhengguang Bureau’s Criminal Police Squad understood that it was impossible to queue up. Cui Qishan probably held some special Jiang Yuan password, thus he could consistently get Jiang Yuan’s support.

Even though this current case might not land with them, it was necessary to vie for the next one.

It’s not just about how the cold case squad solves cases, the thirty-plus people in the squad offer free labor, which would tempt any Criminal Police Squad—expenses covered by the squad, but the work truly benefits themselves.

Moreover, solving cases translates to boosting KPIs. The Ningtai County Bureau previously struggled every year, quarter, and month for the "combat effectiveness rankings."

Various rankings from county bureau to city bureau then to provincial department are vital projects in any police bureau. Jiang Yuan, such a cheat code, naturally becomes the focus of contention.

Jiang Yuan, too, adeptly smiled a few times, casually responded twice.

Meanwhile, Cui Qishan had already rushed downstairs.

"What’s going on...what’s everyone doing..." Cui Qishan spoke while blocking Jiang Yuan, "Stop gossiping, we’re all men here, you guys wouldn’t be good at palace politics..."

Xiao Si was also released by Cui Qishan, standing at the front door, glaring sharply at the two squad leaders.

Fellow squad leader Wang Chao pulled Jiang Yuan aside, whispering: "Let’s head upstairs first, all the dossiers, details, everything is ready."

Saying this, Wang Chao, under his colleagues’ cover, sent Jiang Yuan into the elevator.

Xiao Si and Cui Qishan each held one squad leader back, mainly using their gaze to calm them.

In the conference room.

The row of glass on the outer wall was polished to be bright and clear, letting warm sunlight shine on everyone inside the room.

Jiang Yuan sat at the head of the table, and without any gesture, coffee and tea were promptly set before him, and two monitors lit up.

No keyboard or mouse was set before Jiang Yuan; behind him, Wang Chuanxing operated the screen, saying, "Captain Jiang, shall I brief you on the case situation?"

"Alright." Jiang Yuan stepped back two paces, gesturing Liu Jinghui to have a look alongside, and then asked, "Where is Commissioner Huang?"

"Gone to check accounts," Liu Jinghui said, "Tao had intended to come and take a look, but was caught by Commissioner Huang."

"Where are the biggest disagreements?"

"This year, Zhengguang Bureau’s ranking went up three places, and the Criminal Police Squad also got more attention. Naturally, Tao and Commissioner Huang aim to maintain upward momentum." Liu Jinghui sounded rather provincial department-like as he explained.

Jiang Yuan chuckled, clearly understanding and found it quite realistic.

Funding is never sufficient—it’s not just insufficient for case funding but also high construction costs for the police squad. Not only does the Criminal Police Squad require development, departments like image investigation and technical investigation also need significant funding, even year-long recurrent investment. It’s not only Ningtai County Bureau needing development, but also Zhengguang Bureau requiring growth.

If initially the invitations for Jiang Yuan were to handle urgent cases, by now, some adept police bureaus are considering sustainable development.

Just like Zhengguang Bureau, they have numerous tasks with multifaceted competitive dimensions. And Jiang Yuan’s ability to maximize forensic work is like having a 1500 horsepower output power, other departments can capitalize on this and accomplish many tasks.

Of course, such matters, Huang Qiangmin would contemplate more thoroughly.

After briefly understanding the situation, Jiang Yuan turned and smiled, saying, "Let’s talk about the case."

"Yes, victim is female. Age 38. The body was found 3 years ago on March 26th, by the waterside in Bishui South Road Park. Upon discovery, the body had already decayed, face swollen, eyeballs had fallen out, there were 4 wounds on the body, and the uterus was removed. Through autopsy identification, confirmed as Zhengguang District resident Li Ningxia."

As Wang Chuanxing spoke, he began showing crime scene photos on the screen in front of Jiang Yuan.

There were many photos, indicating at least two cameras were involved in shooting, showing the considerable attention at the time. noveldrama

After watching for a while, Jiang Yuan asked, "Since the victim’s identity is confirmed, there should be suspects?"

"Yes. Li Ningxia has a relatively simple social background. She was native to Beijing, working in logistics at a private company. Married at 26, had a son post-marriage, divorced at 35 through agreement, with the house and son’s custody going to her husband, herself received cash and stocks totaling over 1.5 million. Afterwards, rented an apartment, dated two boyfriends..." Wang Chuanxing spoke up to here and glanced at Xiao Si.

Xiao Si cleared his throat twice, saying, "This case is actually an old case. I took over halfway. The previous special investigation team separately probed the victim’s social relationships and financial situations without finding clues. The victim’s ex-husband was a district civil servant, according to those around them, their relationship was relatively amicable, he hadn’t remarried, weekend visits were allowed."

Xiao Si opened his notebook and continued, "The victim’s financial situation was relatively stable, lost about half her stocks, spent half the cash, leaving around 700,000. Technical and image investigations also yielded no significant clues. Additionally, due to the rainy weather, very few clues were left at the scene."

"Murder on a rainy night." Liu Jinghui suddenly sighed, not sure how many classic scenes flashed through his mind.