civil forensic

Chapter 1344 Deja Vu
Jiang Yuan sat down calmly and continued comparing fingerprints.

The director first gave a cordial and friendly inspection of the work of others in the conference room, and then went to the non-smoking conference room next door to visit a group of young experts. After that, he began to report the situation to his superiors, emphasizing the "guarantee" of "Ningtaijiangyuan" and describing the police station's recent efforts and achievements!

Liu Zhuangshi's guarantee, or the bureau chief's guarantee, was not a guarantee due to past history. Jiang Yuan's guarantee, however, seemed exceptionally credible because of past history.

The bureau chief returned to Ningtai Jiangyuan's side with a broad smile. Just moments before, he had given his former leader a detailed account of the "fierce and raging" aspect, earning him extra recognition and generating considerable buzz.

As Jiang Yuan compared his illegible fingerprints to the Level 3 characteristics on the computer, the bureau chief called Liu Zhuangshi over and began to give detailed instructions: "A special task force for the Cuiling 211 case has been officially established. Old Sun will be the team leader, and you will be the executive deputy team leader, responsible for actual command... We know you are currently short-staffed, but the bureau will give you its full support. If you have any requests, just submit a report, and we will review it as soon as possible..."

The establishment of a special task force means additional support in terms of personnel and funds, but it also means an additional burden of responsibility. Without a task force, investigations are limited to the Criminal Investigation Detachment, using its own funds, and are the responsibility of the Criminal Investigation Detachment itself. However, with a task force, while various matters become more formalized and accounting becomes more convenient, failure to solve the case still needs to be recorded.

Liu Zhuangshi naturally agreed.

Unlike usual, the director didn't stop after a few words. Instead, he continued, "Regarding personnel arrangements, you need to have a focus... We're currently undertaking the fingerprint campaign. Although it's called the Anwan City fingerprint campaign, with the provincial department involved, it's essentially a provincial campaign. This area needs extra attention, but there needs to be a focus. Cases from other cities should be transferred accordingly..."

Director: "You've all been working very hard lately. As the leader of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, you should pay extra attention to the health of the officers and soldiers participating in the operation. This includes not only the police officers in your Criminal Investigation Detachment, but also the experts participating in the fingerprinting operation. I heard that many of them were invited by Jiang Yuan through personal connections. That's truly remarkable. You should also pay extra attention to Jiang Yuan's life and work..."

Director: "Jiang Yuan is still relatively young. It's common for young people to take advantage of their good health and work overtime late into the night, which is very damaging and not conducive to long-term healthy work. I have a few suggestions. First, we need to clarify the work and time. We can't just think about taking advantage of Jiang Yuan because he's from out of town. We need to think about the long term... Precisely because Jiang Yuan is from out of town, we need to take extra care of him. Even if it's not as close as his own family, we still need to fulfill our duties as his in-laws..."

Liu Zhuangshi listened intently, his ears practically brand new, brimming with eager enthusiasm. To him, the bureau chief's words could be summarized as: "Give me ten pounds of lean meat, finely chopped for the topping, not a single bit of fat on it; then ten pounds of fatty meat… then ten pounds of cartilage, also finely chopped for the topping…"

After the director finished giving his instructions, before he even left, Liu Zhuangshi knew he was going to personally cut... no, personally arrange the work.

There wasn't much to say at this point, so Liu Zhuangshi started assigning tasks by name.

Just setting up a special task force involves countless preliminary tasks, especially paperwork, such as attaching various analysis reports to the "Application Form for Filing a Special Case," and you can't just write it down randomly...

With information constantly pouring in from all sides, Liu Zhuangshi quickly became so busy that he lost himself in the task.

The bureau chief, watching from the side, seemed quite satisfied. It had been a while since he had been so close to a frontline project, and he was eager to learn more about it.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan got up again, took a few sheets of printed paper, and said, "After repeated analysis, I believe that the fingerprints submitted by Group 12 match the fingerprints of the suspect in the Cuiling 211 case. We can confirm that they are the same and arrange for the arrest and transfer."

Liu Zhuangshi, who was reviewing the newly printed "Application Form for Special Case Filing", couldn't help but look up at Jiang Yuan, unsure if he was so busy that he was hallucinating.

The bureau chief, who was still trying to boost morale with words, also looked up blankly, feeling that the voice he had just heard was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Liu Zhuangshi asked, "They said someone went missing?"

Jiang Yuan: "It's true that some people have gone missing, but we shouldn't need to contact them anymore."

Bureau Chief: "Is there no need to pursue the fugitives anymore?"

Jiang Yuan: "As long as Group 12 can bring the people back safely, we should be able to get rid of them."

Liu Zhuangshi glanced at his subordinates who were listening to his orders. His orders were all based on the Cuiling 211 case, and now the killer had been found through fingerprints…

His subordinate standing opposite him was also bewildered. He had accepted the mission, but the mission boss was dead. Could he still complete the mission? Or should he just turn it in?

A few moments later, Liu Zhuangshi carefully took the printed paper from Jiang Yuan's hand and said seriously, "Don't worry, I'll call them immediately to arrange things regarding the main culprit in Cuiling 211."

"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Yuan nodded politely.

"Of course, of course." Liu Zhuangshi felt as if he had received affirmation from his superiors, and was quite satisfied.

Jiang Yuan completed the fingerprint comparison, his IQ no longer needed an adjustment, and his EQ naturally kicked in. He then took a box of alternative evidence and began to examine it.

The bureau chief, feeling immensely satisfied with his emotional fulfillment, looked at Jiang Yuan and couldn't help but reveal the captivating smile he had worn in the past, thinking to himself: Jiang Yuan is truly a gift from heaven; if only I could have him…

Huang Qiangmin had slowly walked to the sidelines at some point, standing on Jiang Yuan's side, blocking the director's view, but he didn't say a word.

Jiang Yuan opened the new evidence box and first read the case description written by Wang Chuanxing. Feeling it was acceptable, he took out several important pieces of evidence and tried to scan their fingerprints with a high-definition spectral imager.

According to previous investigations by the Anwan City Police Department, this should be a carjacking and murder case from 15 years ago. After killing two people, the perpetrator abandoned the vehicle and the bodies on the wasteland of the Anqing River, skillfully removed the license plates, and burned the vehicle.

Because the parking location was remote, the vehicle had been discovered for over a month, and the vehicle identification number could not be retrieved due to the burning. Other evidence inside the vehicle had also been rained on, leaving very little usable evidence.

Wang Chuanxing and others selected this case because, although the vehicle was severely burned, the lower halves of the two corpses were remarkably preserved. This yielded two pairs of shoes, two belts, and four leg bones, which would certainly not be enough for an ordinary forensic technician, but it was quite promising for Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan looked at the photos of the scene and then took out the two pairs of shoes.

There were two pairs of shoes, one for a man and one for a woman. The man's shoes were a pair of fake Nikes, the outer layer of which was burned and curled up. The woman's shoes were a pair of flat, square-toed leather shoes, which were also burned beyond recognition.

Jiang Yuan focused his attention on the inside of the shoe, that is, the inner part of the upper.

Due to temperature and corrosion, the men's shoe uppers were no longer suitable for evidence collection. The women's shoe uppers were made of leather, and although they were deformed and damaged, they were still barely visible. However, the previous forensic technicians were unable to obtain suitable fingerprints from them.

Jiang Yuan used a high-definition spectral imager to scan the area little by little, especially the inner side of the upper part of the heel, where many people have the habit of lifting their shoes, and fingerprints are concentrated.

A technological gap spanning 15 years was manifested as several incomplete fingerprints under the camera of a high-definition spectral imager.

Jiang Yuan then skillfully enhanced the image on the computer, observing its secondary and tertiary features in turn.

As Jiang Yuan looked at it, his hands involuntarily stopped moving.

He had just recently examined the tertiary characteristics of this fingerprint.

That was when Jiang Yuan used the temporary +1 for fingerprint analysis (LV6), and he habitually picked out a few frequently reviewed suspicious fingerprints for calibration.

This similar fingerprint came from the right index finger of Wei Zhenguo's wife.

Next, I'll focus on finishing the book. Although it's an episodic format, theoretically it could be written indefinitely like Detective Conan, but for online novels, that's too drawn out.