Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 548 Unjust Case
(Due to the fact that Chapter 551 was confined to a small room, here's a brief recap: Chen Shu, through further examination, discovered the suspect's gold leaf at the end of the corpse's rectum. Afterwards, Li Meng left the autopsy room, leaving Wen Zhao behind who expressed his respect to Chen Shu and assisted in the investigation.)
Chen Shu and Wen Zhao knocked on the door of the dissection room and told Zhu Li to go to the office next door for breakfast.

In the autopsy room, Julie didn't go home either, staying up all night to examine the body again from head to toe.

She stood up, rubbed her eyes, and said slowly, "I've cut it again. There shouldn't be anything I missed this time."

Based on Chen Shu's earlier suggestion, the suspect's liquid was found in the XX area of ​​the body. As a forensic doctor, Zhu Li naturally had to take responsibility and subsequently worked overtime to examine the body again from beginning to end.

Julie took the breakfast Chen Shu handed her and said with a self-deprecating smile, "Real-life forensic doctors are different from those in TV dramas. Forensic doctors in TV dramas are more like omnipotent sorcerers who can predict the future and often deduce a lot of information about a suspect just by discovering a little detail, and then solve the case in one fell swoop."

Chen Shu nodded: "There are still similarities. For example, the female forensic doctors in TV dramas are all very capable and cool, which is basically consistent with reality."

Julie blushed and spat.

Wen Zhao, who was standing at the back, couldn't bear the suffering and left the dissection room under some pretext.

Seeing that no one was around, Julie approached Chen Shu and whispered, "Chen Shu, I'm a little curious, how did you guess that you would find the clues there?"

Chen Shu took the casual jacket hanging behind the door and helped Julie change out of her autopsy gown: "You probably don't know if you've never worked at a police station. Like when we handle cases of prostitution and prostitution, wow, the statements we take are incredibly detailed."

Julie blinked her big eyes: "How detailed? You wouldn't describe even how to take off your clothes in detail, would you?"

"Take off your clothes?" Chen Shu chuckled, a hint of teasing creeping in. "We'll even record exactly how many times we rummage around inside, whether it's halfway in or all the way in! At first glance, this record looks just like Liu Bei's."

Julie's face was flushed. She stole a glance at Chen Shu and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't seem to notice her.

She pretended to be used to this kind of scene and calmly said, "Oh, I thought it was something else. I helped with the major cases a few years ago by taking statements in several cases involving torture, so I guess it's similar."

In cases involving female victims, the police often need to take at least two statements from them, and female police officers are required to accompany them to the scene.

The format of the transcript often adopts a general-to-specific structure, which allows the victim to describe the overall victimization process, while also asking more in-depth questions and recording specific details or actions of the infringement.

I was repeatedly interrogated and forced to recall the process of being assaulted.

In addition to giving a statement, the victim also had to undergo a physical examination. This included collecting oral swabs, urine samples, blood draws, and taking nude photos. Then, she had to lie on the bed with her legs spread open for a vaginal examination and sample collection, which had to be done multiple times.

Chen Shu paused, recalling cases he had investigated before, and said in a low voice, "It's still a bit different. The statements taken in archery cases can cause secondary and tertiary harm to the victims."

The two discussed the case as they walked into the next office.

"Director." Xiao Ming, who was engrossed in eating breakfast, immediately stood up to greet his direct supervisor when he saw him arrive.

Wen Zhao, who was handpicked by Ren Guoqing to handle the case, had already eaten breakfast outside and was now sitting on the side flipping through the case materials. Although he had also stayed up all night, he looked extremely relaxed.

Julie hummed in agreement, walked over, pulled up a chair, and casually asked, "Did the suspect's DNA match?" Xiao Ming's face was slightly pale, and his puffy eye bags and dark circles indicated that he hadn't slept all night, but his eyes were bright and alert, clearly indicating that the DNA match was with the suspect.

He nodded repeatedly, clenched his fist in front of his chest, and said excitedly, "It's a direct match from the ex-convict list! This man is Zhao Zhiguo. Twenty years ago, he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for causing death by bow and arrow, and he was just released from prison last year."

A suspended death sentence, also known as a death sentence with a two-year reprieve, is a unique form of death penalty execution system in my country's criminal law. my country's criminal law classifies the death penalty into two categories: immediate execution and a suspended death sentence with a two-year reprieve.

A death sentence with a two-year reprieve means that a two-year probationary period is set after a death sentence is handed down. If no intentional crime is committed during the reprieve period, the sentence will be reduced to life imprisonment after the two-year probationary period ends; if there is a significant meritorious service, the sentence will be reduced to twenty-five years of fixed-term imprisonment after the two-year probationary period ends.

Even if the sentence is reduced to the maximum extent possible, a suspended death sentence still requires at least 22 years in prison.

However, although the sentence is subject to limited reduction, it generally involves a two-year probationary period plus a 25-year fixed-term imprisonment, totaling at least 27 years.

Chen Shu quickly realized something was wrong and asked in confusion, "If he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, how could he have been released last year? It hasn't even been twenty years."

Xiao Ming sighed deeply and said regretfully, "Last year, the neighboring province caught the real culprit, only to find it was a wrongful conviction, so they released him. Who would have thought, who would have thought, that he'd commit murder so soon after?"

“The wrongful conviction from twenty years ago was most likely due to torture and forced confession.” Chen Shu put down his chopsticks and sighed. “Having spent twenty years in prison for no reason, the suspect must be extremely resentful. Xiaoming, I don’t think we need to investigate the deceased’s identity anymore. Just contact the police officers who handled the wrongful conviction back then.”

He paused, then looked at Wen Zhao: "Have you caught him? Wen Zhao, Wen Zhao, um, have you caught him?"

For some unknown reason, Wen Zhao, who was looking through the documents, was a little dazed. It took Chen Shu asking him twice for him to come to his senses.

He closed the case file in his hand and nodded: "Li Da led the team away. As long as the suspect hasn't left China, they can be caught anywhere. There's no activity in the group yet, so I don't think there will be any bad news."

The police officer designated by the unit to be in charge is not necessarily the same officer who makes the arrest, and the officer who makes the arrest is not necessarily the same officer who handles the case after the suspect is brought to justice.

"They won't run away. If they really were going to run, wouldn't all that cover-up have been for nothing?" Chen Shu guessed, but he was still a little unsure.

Within the Zhengming District Public Security Bureau, Chen Shu wasn't the only one uncertain about the situation.

The most worried person was Ren Guoqing, the captain of the criminal investigation team.

On one hand, he hoped that the arrest team led by Li Meng would bring good news, and he was also a little anxious. But after all, he was the head of his unit and was over fifty years old; he couldn't always be at the forefront of everything.

On the other hand, he was also afraid of disappointment, after all, it was a murder case. The sword of "murder must be solved" was hanging straight over his head, so he had to urge the police officers with other leads to continue their work, including, naturally, the criminal investigation department where Chen Shu worked.

After the Criminal Investigation Department arranged the arrest mission, Ren Guoqing couldn't sit still. He drove his police car back to the funeral home, parked the car, and went to the office next to the autopsy room.

The people in the office, who had been relaxed, suddenly tensed up when they saw the captain enter, thinking that something unexpected had happened again.

(End of this chapter)