civil forensic

Chapter 1349 A cloud-piercing arrow
Jiang Yuan specifically requested a small office, sat inside, and waited for Wang Chuanxing to bring the list. He first scanned it himself, then marked some symbols on the paper before picking up the microphone.

Huang Qiangmin followed him in with concern. Having been pursued by others for many years, he knew all too well how difficult it was to beg for favors.

Huang Qiangmin was prepared to take over if Jiang Yuan's phone call didn't go smoothly.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan made the first phone call.

"Good morning, Chief Yu." Jiang Yuan's first call was to Yu Wenshu, the chief of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Changyang City Public Security Bureau.

On the other end of the phone, Yu Wenshu's laughter was as warm as if he were hearing a panda from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music on a business trip: "Hahaha, Jiang Yuan, good morning, good morning, is there a problem here?"

“There is a case that I would like to ask you to send someone to investigate it in depth.” Jiang Yuan emphasized the word “in depth” slightly.

Yu Wenshu agreed without hesitation, saying, "No problem. Have someone send over the details, and I'll arrange for someone to handle it immediately."

“Okay, it’s a backlog case. You’ll probably be in contact with Director Xu Taining later,” Jiang Yuan explained.

Upon hearing Xu Taining's name, Yu Wenshu immediately perked up: "Is it a big case?"

“A cold case from 15 years ago, with two victims, one of whom was a police officer’s family member.”

"Police family members?"

“Yes. It’s an old case from Ningtai County. We found clues in Anwan, Pingzhou.” Jiang Yuan briefly explained the basic situation of the case without saying too much. Yu Wenshu is the captain of the criminal investigation team in the provincial capital. He rarely handles cases directly anymore. Not wasting his time is the best respect.

"Now that you mention it, I remember you. She's Wei Zhenguo's wife, right? Her name is... Li Huimin?" Yu Wenshu's mind started working, and he immediately entered a state of photographic memory, recalling the files he had seen many years ago.

“It’s her,” Jiang Yuan replied.

“I understand. Our Changyang City Criminal Investigation Detachment will give our full support to this case…” Yu Wenshu assured Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan said a few more words, then hung up the phone and looked at Huang Qiangmin.

Huang Qiangmin gave a thumbs up. It was Jiang Yuan who made the call; he got the job done without any surprises or extra costs. If it had been him, the negotiation would have been completely different.

Although Yu Wenshu was quite familiar with the case, the level of help and support for this level of case was different. Normally, allowing out-of-town criminal police to come and check the information, and sending one or two young people to accompany them to question relevant personnel would be considered a very generous gesture.

Yu Wenshu didn't mention any of these things; he treated it like his own case, which was the most difficult and genuine form of support.

"Next, call Gao Changjiang, the director of the Guqi City Bureau," Jiang Yuan said, looking at the list.

Wang Chuanxing obediently helped dial the number, and after it was connected, he handed it to Jiang Yuan.

Because of Gao Yuyan, a police officer in the special task force for unsolved cases, Gao Changjiang and Jiang Yuan would occasionally contact each other by phone to consult on some technical issues.

After two beeps, Gao Changjiang's voice came through: "Hahaha, Jiang Yuan, good morning, good morning..."

Two minutes later.

Jiang Yuan rubbed his ears, glanced at the list, and said, "Guo Peichao, the director of the Changle City Bureau."

Wang Chuanxing dialed the number.

Immediately afterwards, the familiar vibration came from the microphone: "Hahaha, Jiang Yuan, good morning, good morning..."

Pingmeng City Bureau...

Litang County Bureau...

Chiyong City Bureau...

Miaohe County Bureau...

Liyuan City Bureau...

The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice...

Lanyue Municipal Bureau...

When Jiang Yuan made the calls, he received almost identical, resounding responses, with each party displaying an almost personified enthusiasm.

When Mei Yang called, Secretary Zhang Dinghui answered somewhat nervously: "Director Jiang? Why didn't you call at midnight? Has something serious happened?"

Jiang Yuan could only reassure them first, "No, it's just that we have a case here and would like to ask for your help."

"Hahaha, it's good that nothing bad happened..." Zhang Dinghui quickly got back on track.

After a series of phone calls, Jiang Yuan called Pang Jidong and Zhan Kan. Now was the time when his master needed people, so naturally he had to send his disciples to take charge.

While listening to Jiang Yuan on the phone, Huang Qiangmin gulped down three glasses of water.

Jiang Yuan finally finished typing out the entire list, stood up, swayed slightly, and asked, "Finished? Have you contacted Director Xu yet?"

Xu Taining couldn't be used for nothing; this was Ningtai County Bureau's own case, so it was Huang Qiangmin who made the call.

Huang Qiangmin grunted and said, "They'll arrive tomorrow. If needed, we can resolve some assembly and other issues remotely. It's the standard procedure, and we haven't been given any discounts."

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "The steamed bun isn't on the pleats."

“I understand, that’s why I didn’t say anything. The important thing is that these old guys didn’t try to shirk their responsibility; at least they had some consideration.” Huang Qiangmin stretched as he spoke. “I’m also thinking that if it really doesn’t work out, we don’t need all the cars here, so returning a few to them isn’t out of the question…”

Just then, the phone on the table rang.

Huang Qiangmin was taken aback, and couldn't help but lightly pat himself: "Don't listen to my nonsense, I was just bored..."

Jiang Yuan pressed his hand on the microphone, waited for Huang Qiangmin to finish speaking, and then answered, saying, "Hello..."

"Hahaha, Jiang Yuan? It's me, Song Tiancheng." A hearty laugh came from the phone.

"Hello, Director Song." Jiang Yuan then realized what was happening and mouthed to Huang Qiangmin: "Ministry."

"Hello, hello." Song Tiancheng and Jiang Yuan had cooperated many times before. He asked loudly, "I heard you've been searching the world for reinforcements. What trouble have you encountered?"

“There is a case that is lacking in clues…” Jiang Yuan then told the story of Li Huimin’s case.

Song Tiancheng listened with "hmm" and said, "If you keep going from city to city and county to county, how long will it take you to get it sorted out? Why don't you come to me? Am I, Old Song, not good enough?"

"Not at all. It's because you're so busy with your work that I didn't want to bother you." Jiang Yuan, putting aside his emotional intelligence, added, "Besides, we're considering that if the murderer is a frequent offender, we can probably identify him by contacting the criminal investigation teams in some cities and counties and finding one or two clues. If those cities and counties can't link the cases together, then we might have to consider other options."

"Yes, we'll definitely follow your case-handling approach. Here's what we'll do: write down a list of which cities and counties you need help with and send it to me via text message, and I'll talk to them for you."

"This……"

"I feel sorry for you as you keep making those calls. Alright, don't be polite, that's it." Song Tiancheng hung up the phone without giving Jiang Yuan a chance to refuse.

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but look at Huang Qiangmin.

But Liu Jinghui, who was standing next to him, said in a low voice, "It's a good thing. Let's cover the surrounding cities. I'll make the list."

"You're quite impolite. It's not easy to talk in unfamiliar places." Huang Qiangmin grumbled, but still let Liu Jinghui do it.

After the text message was edited and sent, the group discussed waiting a bit, as Song Tiancheng needed to make a phone call before they could contact him again.

Just as I was considering whether or not to go out for dinner, the phone suddenly rang.

"Hahaha, is this Director Jiang Yuan? This is Wang Kai from the Li Tao Municipal Bureau. I just received a call from Director Song..."