Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 479 Run

“Look here, the right heel print is deep, while the left heel print is shallow. This characteristic indicates that this person has a problem with his right foot. However, there are only two samples, so we can't be 100% certain. We can only say that it is very likely that he is lame.”

Julie took a photo of the footprints from the scene, then took out her phone and pulled up a photo of the Wei people's daily life, placing it next to the footprints. She pointed to the steel ruler next to the footprints in the photo: "These two footprints may look a bit large because the person was wearing soft rubber overshoes over leather shoes. In reality, this person's feet should be around size 41."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Hao was speechless. He was first surprised by Julie's familiarity with the local Min ethnic characteristics, and then felt ashamed for Tursunjan, who was standing aside looking like he had just realized something.

He kicked the local forensic doctor, Tursunjan, and said, "Tursunjan, are you one of our bureau's trace evidence examiners, or this beautiful lady?"

Tursunjan blushed and wanted to say something in his defense, but then he remembered that it was thanks to this female forensic doctor who came to investigate that the case had been resolved. So he lowered his head and remained silent.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Chen Shu joked, "Let's put the limp issue aside for now. How do you, a forensic doctor, know so much about Shao Min's local clothing and appearance? I'm impressed."

Julie scoffed, "He crammed in at the hotel. Unlike someone who uses public funds to treat business trips like vacations, and goes around fooling around with those shady women. Hah."

Chen Shu remained silent.

The way the others looked at Chen Shu was quite interesting.

The atmosphere immediately became lively.

After reprimanding Tursunjan, the outgoing Wang Hao approached and formally greeted Zhu Li for the first time, starting a conversation: "Hello, Forensic Doctor Zhu. The climate here is dry, the temperature difference between day and night is quite large, and the ultraviolet rays are strong outside, so please bring plenty of sunscreen and moisturizing products when you go out. You must be adjusting at first, but you'll get used to it next month."

Will the weather be better next month?

"No, you'll get used to it by next month."

Julie was speechless.

The others remained silent.

The group chatted about all sorts of things, and after a while, Tursunjan's phone rang. It was Team Leader Zhao calling.

To ensure everyone could hear the progress of the case, Tursunjan put the phone on speakerphone.

"Hey! Tursunjan, can you hear me?" Zhao's signature loud voice.

“I’m on speakerphone, Captain Zhao, just say it.”

"Ugh! I just finished filtering, and there are too many matches. It would take too much time to eliminate them one by one. Do you have any results yet?"

Chen Shu raised his chin, signaling Tursunjan to explain.

"Hey! Captain Zhao, we have some results. According to forensic doctor Zhu's examination, the murderer is likely a member of the Wei clan, with a shoe size of around 41, and most likely a limp in his right leg."

"Are you sure?" Zhao's tone suddenly rose.

Tursunjan looked up and around, then said with certainty, "I can confirm it."

"Alright! I'll do another round of screening, and I think that will reduce the number of people by quite a bit! Okay, that's settled then. Tursunjan, please thank my brothers and sisters for me!"

Just as Captain Zhao was about to hang up, Jiang Hai, who had been standing to the side clenching his fists and listening intently, suddenly shouted, "Captain Zhao! You should also investigate those people with prior convictions for rape who went to jail and were later released. If they have a history of being sexually assaulted or abused in prison, pay special attention to them!"

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"Is it Xiao Hai? No problem, don't worry. I'll pull up the relevant personnel information again later as you suggested."

The phone's speaker went silent for a moment, and just as Jiang Hai was feeling a little annoyed at his own wishful thinking, Zhao's powerful reply came through the phone.

Team Leader Zhao was momentarily stunned, not recognizing who had just spoken. Having witnessed the capabilities of this group of talented individuals, he too dared not underestimate the young man, Jiang Hai.

After all, they are all graduates of the police academy, so they definitely know more than a peasant cop like him.

"After going through so many twists and turns, this person is easy to find. Thank you, young man."

Team Leader Zhao hung up the phone with a "click".

After speaking, Jiang Hai felt somewhat ashamed of his presumptuousness. He gestured nervously as he tried to explain, "Brother Shu, I'm sorry. I just felt that although the example you gave earlier was rare, it was still possible."

Chen Shu waved his hand dismissively: "We don't have a one-man show here. I think it's great that you have ideas to discuss. Although I've never been to the Criminal Investigation Department and don't know how their Major Crimes Unit handles cases, the old saying 'three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang' has its own logic."

"Brother Shu, I've heard my sister say that you've solved three murder cases. You're already a really awesome policeman. Whether you go to the Criminal Investigation Division or not makes no difference!" Jiang Hai looked at Chen Shu with admiration.

"You little rascal, a police officer's prowess isn't just about solving cases; that's just one of their many functions. While some aspects of the police profession might challenge your understanding of it, it's based on my genuine experience." Chen Shu was preparing to take this opportunity to share his understanding of the police profession with Jiang Hai.

Suddenly, he felt a chill down his spine. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Julie, who had been working diligently on the charred corpse, had gotten up at some point and was staring at him coldly.

"???" Chen Shu was momentarily at a loss for words, and stopped what he was saying.

The outgoing Wang Hao didn't stand on ceremony at all. He slapped Chen Shu on the back and said excitedly, "Brother, I didn't know you'd solved a murder case! This is the first time I've seen a SWAT officer solve a serious case. I'll definitely have a good chat with you later!"

"It was all an accident and luck."

Just then, Lin Da called. Due to the delays caused by the communication with the local police, and because Director Han had extended a warm invitation for them to stay and investigate their police stations and police offices, the original plan to go to the Gobi Desert prison that afternoon was postponed to next week.

Chen Shu clapped his hands and concluded, "Today's research is over, time to go back. Tonight, let's go to the food street, it's on me! Wang Hao, Tursunjiang, come on over!"

"Brother Shu is awesome!" Jiang Hai laughed heartily, feeling that this research trip was really great.

After the autopsy was completed, while Tursunjan was cleaning up the body and changing clothes, Wang Hao grabbed Jiang Hai and pulled him to a secluded spot.

Two empty cardboard boxes were handed over, containing a few new or used scraps of paper.

"Xiao Hai, do you have a lighter? Let's burn some."

"Burn money for a corpse?" Jiang Hai's mind was still filled with the images of the autopsy he had just witnessed, and he couldn't quite process what was happening.

"Hey." Wang Hao stamped his foot, too lazy to explain, and ran over to Chen Shu, finally managing to get a lighter. He then lit the cardboard box.

Wang Hao called out to Chen Shu, who was following behind, "Chen Shu, let's step over a bonfire together to get rid of bad luck."

Chen Shu turned and glanced at Zhu Li, who was still changing clothes in the inner room: "This... isn't necessary?"

Jiang Hai stared wide-eyed: "Brother Hao, you have a master's degree! The one with the highest academic qualifications among us!"

"You know I'm highly educated and you still don't listen to me?" With that, Wang Hao jogged over and jumped over the burning cardboard box.

"If you don't listen to the elders, you'll stumble, even if you're a master's student, you'll fall!" After landing, Wang Hao patted his chest and let out a long sigh of relief. "Much better. You two really aren't going to jump?"

Just as Chen Shu and Jiang Hai were hesitating, Tursunjan, who had changed his clothes, came out of the house and, without saying a word, stepped over the threshold with his left hand on his police cap.

After stopping, he slightly adjusted his hat towards the direction of the ice coffin, paying homage to the charred corpse he had previously dissected.

"You're a forensic doctor? Aren't you from the Wei clan? You guys do this too?" Chen Shu was shocked.

Tursunjan chuckled: "Listen to Brother Hao, safety first!"

Tursunjan was originally supposed to stay at his workplace to work because his master was attending a meeting in the bird market. But Wang Hao got him leave with just one phone call.

Tursunjan was still incredulous at the time, saying that there were only two people in the bureau's forensic laboratory, him and his master, and neither of them were at the unit. How could Captain Zhao possibly approve his departure?

Wang Hao laughed and patted Tursunjiang on the shoulder, jokingly saying, "Anyway, the work that you, aspiring forensic doctor, can do can be done by those criminal police officers. Why don't we give you two half-days off to spend time with the guests? It's a way of thanking them for their help earlier."

"Two half-days?" Tursunjan had just recovered from the surprise of having his leave approved when Wang Hao confused him again. "Brother Hao, how did you calculate these two half-days of leave?"

Wang Hao smiled and straightened Tursunjan's crooked police hat: "Drinking tonight counts as half a day, then you can sleep for half a day tomorrow morning, and come to work in the afternoon!"

Tursunjan glanced at the pretty female forensic doctor who had come from another province for research, and as if afraid she would think he had a bad work attitude, he quickly explained to Wang Hao, "Brother Hao, one night is enough. I'll still be at work on time tomorrow morning, I can get up!"

"Hey, why are you wearing a police hat when you're going out for drinks?" Wang Hao took the police hat he had just straightened for Tursunjiang and threw it onto the control panel next to him.

He laughed and looked at Chen Shu with a smirk: "Tursunjan, we have to let Officer Chen and the others see the passion of Xinjiang men! If you can get up on time tomorrow, that will be a real slap in our own face."

Before Tursunjan could react, Wang Hao pulled him out the door.

Chen Shu and the others exchanged glances, smiled, and followed him out.

The group arrived at the hotel entrance in Wang Hao's seven continental cruise ships.

Lin Dakai laughed and said that he was too old to join in the young people's antics. He got out of the car and prepared to go to the hotel restaurant to grab a bite to eat. However, Wang Hao persuaded him to stay, saying that it was a rare opportunity for everyone to meet from all over the country, and that it was only right to have a meal and some drinks together.

Julie originally wanted to go back to the hotel with Linda, but seeing that Tursunjiang was eager to continue exchanging forensic experiences with her, and remembering that she had borrowed their equipment in his autopsy room and fiddled with the corpses for a long time earlier, she felt a little apologetic and agreed to go out for dinner together.

Chen Shu glanced at the time and saw that it was only around 8 p.m., which was just dinner time. He suggested that they go to the nearby food street to try some local specialties.

"Eat meat and drink wine to your heart's content!" Wang Hao shouted enthusiastically, then gestured for the others to get out of their cars and wait for him in the lobby so they could park in the parking lot behind the hotel.

After Chen Shu got out of the car, he happened to bump into Shelly, who was returning from outside the hotel and was live-streaming with a selfie stick.

Chen Shu was startled and instinctively turned to leave, only to hear a cold snort behind him: "What? You ran away after checking into a room with me, feeling guilty?"

(End of this chapter)