Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 543 Isn't there still Gaode Maps?

After a long while, two people from the Major Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department finally arrived.

One of them was Wen Zhao, a veteran investigator. Chen Shu had worked with him in his early years at the Zhongshan Police Station, and they had completed the preliminary handling of several cases.

When Chen Shu was in the police station, he seemed quite capable. I never expected that in just a few years, he would become the complete opposite of Chen Shu, who was transferred to the special police force and trained every day.

Staying up late, smoking, drinking heavily, high-intensity work pressure, and irregular and chaotic work and rest schedules directly led Wen Zhao to head straight for a greasy middle-aged man.

With prominent eye bags, a stubble beard, and a protruding belly wrapped in a police belt, he looked every bit the greasy middle-aged man.

Young people in crisp, smart police uniforms, squinting and pointing out criminal suspects with an air of authority—that's the idealized portrayal in TV dramas. In reality, most criminal investigators are typical middle-aged men who are often perceived as greasy and unsophisticated.

The other one was a trainee police officer with two stripes on his armband, which is not common in serious crime cases.

Criminal investigation teams, or frontline investigative departments such as economic crime investigation and public security, highly value seniority and experience. Generally, they do not accept newly recruited police officers or police academy graduates.

Without a few years of experience at the grassroots level, in a department like the Criminal Investigation Department where experienced veterans abound, you're considered a greenhorn who's inexperienced and unreliable, and nobody will pay you any attention.

Serious cases are taken even more seriously.

"Director Zhu, where is the scene?"

Upon their arrival, Wen Zhao immediately greeted Julie, then noticed the designer cosmetics bag Julie was carrying and Chen Shu, who was also dressed casually, standing behind her.

Wen Zhao's expression remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

The young man who came with Wen Zhao was named "Xiao Liao". He was looking around curiously with his hands in his pockets, looking so relaxed that he didn't seem like a serious crime investigator who had come to investigate a murder case.

Julie pointed to the area cordoned off under the bridge: "The body was found near the bridge pier. Well, Xiaoming has already put the body in the trunk of the car, and we'll go to the funeral home for an autopsy later."

"An autopsy is needed?" Wen Zhao asked instinctively upon hearing this. "Are you sure it's a murder case?"

Unless it involves a murder case, an autopsy always requires the consent of the deceased's family. Before the identity of the body was confirmed, Julie's statement about wanting an autopsy was, in Wen Zhao's ears, tantamount to clearly indicating that it was a murder case.

Logically speaking, the handling of the scene should be directed by the criminal investigation department, and Zhu Li, as the director of the criminal investigation department, should not overstep her authority.

However, in cases like this where a body is found in a river, the crime scene is definitely not at the location where the report was filed.

The scene where the body was found yielded virtually no useful information, and all clues had to be gathered from the body itself. Since a floating corpse decomposes rapidly after being removed from the river, it was only natural for Julie to decide to remove the body first.

Afterwards, Wen Zhao took Xiao Liao to the trunk to open the body bag and take a look. Then they walked around the bridge a few times, but did not take any pictures.

During the incident, police officers from the water police station arrived.

The man who arrived was about forty years old. When he arrived at the scene, he admitted that he had just been transferred from the detention center and did not understand the scene. He said that he was only there because he was on duty and had come to handle the case. He said that the criminal investigation department should take the lead in handling the case.

After saying that, the guy didn't even glance at the corpse. He just stood on the shore, frowning and smoking. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was pondering the details of the floating corpse case.

Chen Shu couldn't bear to watch any longer.

He had dealt with the water police station before. Although they were slow to arrive, they had a proper work attitude and were highly competent. Compared to the person in front of him, they were worlds apart.

At this moment, Brother Huang noticed Chen Shu's dissatisfaction and came over to pull Chen Shu aside mysteriously, saying that this guy had gotten into trouble in the detention center and was demoted to the water police station, so it was best not to provoke him.

Chen Shu chuckled and declined to comment.

After circling around under the bridge without finding anything, Wen Zhao returned to the shore to discuss the situation with Zhu Li.

Meanwhile, Xiao Liao approached Xiao Ming, and the two chattered away, seemingly having a great time. Every now and then, Xiao Liao would burst into laughter, indicating that they were enjoying their conversation.

This made Chen Shu feel uncomfortable.

After all, a murder has occurred, and the victim might even be a police officer. Chen Shu admitted that he couldn't possibly joke so easily under such circumstances.

After some time, most of the people had left, leaving only Chen Shu, Zhu Li, and Xiao Ming on the shore.

Chen Shu and Zhu Li looked at each other, neither of them speaking. Chen Shu had considered working on the case with Zhu Li; after all, he had nowhere to go today since he was off work. Besides, they had worked on a case together in NX not long ago, so it wouldn't seem out of place.

But for some reason, he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

Julie lifted the gift bag in her hand, said thank you generously, and then called to Xiaoming to prepare to leave.

Was the scene recorded?

"Recorded, Director."

Have you checked the video?

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A few minutes later.

"Director, the inspection is complete."

"Was the on-site investigation document signed by witnesses?"

"I signed it." Xiao Ming scratched his head, sounding unsure. "But, sir, I couldn't find anyone for a moment, so I had the auxiliary police officer from Brother Huang's station sign it for me..."

Julie asked suspiciously, "When did you sign it for him? He didn't come down during the inspection, did he? You've been here the whole time."

Xiao Ming stuck out his tongue and whispered, "I gave him a blank sheet of paper to sign before we got ashore."

Julie got angry as soon as she heard this, and her tone became much harsher: "Don't let it happen again!"

Xiao Ming stood at attention and said, "Yes, Director."

Crime scene investigation is an investigative activity in which investigators examine and inspect crime scenes that may be involved in criminal cases.

Throughout the entire inspection process, a witness is required to observe the entire process and sign the inspection record for confirmation.

According to the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Law, witnesses cannot be employees of the investigating unit. This is because their status has a direct interest in the case, making it impossible for them to determine the authenticity and legality of the identification process.

This statement effectively shuts down the practice of using auxiliary police officers as witnesses at the grassroots level. Therefore, Xiaoming, who was in the Criminal Investigation Department, asked an auxiliary police officer from a police station that was not in the same unit as him to act as a witness.

In fact, it was a clever trick, but since the on-site inspection was accompanied by simultaneous audio and video recordings that could prove the authenticity and legality of the identification process, the procuratorate turned a blind eye as long as there were no major problems.

It's not that the police are unwilling to use bystanders to do this. Firstly, they have to explain it to them in detail every time they do it. After all, while Chinese people are willing to watch the spectacle, they can't actually make them sign documents and take legal responsibility.

Another point is that after having members of the public as witnesses, some people may become overly enthusiastic and wander around the scene, affecting the work of the police, or they may become impatient and turn around and leave because they have something to do.

A few years ago, our workplace hired members of the public to serve as witnesses during business hours. They would come whenever they had free time, and they were paid to do so.

Later, the prosecutor's office discovered and stopped him because he had signed the same name too many times in different cases in different places. He was everywhere; the prosecutors could recite the names of these witnesses more easily than some veteran investigators.

Julie urged him, not scolding him, "Get in the car quickly."

Seeing "Zhu Wuchang" frowning and only greeting him softly today, Xiao Ming immediately perked up, feeling that the power of love was truly great.

"Right away, Director!"

Xiao Ming happily got into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and the car shot off.

Chen Shu, standing at the back, couldn't help but sigh softly. He was about to pack up and go home when the car that had sped ahead suddenly stopped, and Zhu Li leaned out of the window.

"Chen Shu, have you been to the funeral home?"

Chen Shu immediately realized that this was an invitation to the dissection room.

Even if I've never been there, I can't talk about it.

Isn't there also Gaode Maps?
(End of this chapter)